4552 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 20 / Thursday, January 30, 1997 / Notices

Federal Bureau of Investigation

DNA Advisory Board Meeting

Pursuant to the provisions of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice

is hereby given that the DNA Advisory

Board (DAB) will meet on February 20,

1997, from 1:30 pm until 5:00 pm and

February 22, 1997, from 8:30 am until

12:00 pm at the Marriott Marquis, 1535

Broadway, New York City, New York

10036. All attendees will be admitted

only after displaying personal

identification which bears a photograph

of the attendee.

The DAB’s scope of authority is: To

develop, and if appropriate, periodically

revise, recommended standards for

quality assurance to the Director of the

FBI, including standards for testing the

proficiency of forensic laboratories, and

forensic analysts, in conducting analysis

of DNA; To recommend standards to the

Director of the FBI which specify

criteria for quality assurance and

proficiency tests to be applied to the

various types of DNA analysis used by

forensic laboratories, including

statistical and population genetics

issues affecting the evaluation of the

frequency of occurrence of DNA profiles

calculated from pertinent population

database(s); To recommend standards

for acceptance of DNA profiles in the

FBI’s Combined DNA Index System

(CODIS) which take account of relevant

privacy, law enforcement and technical

issues; and, To make recommendations

for a system for grading proficiency

testing performance to determine

whether a laboratory is performing

acceptably.

The purposes of the meeting on

February 20 are to review minutes from

the January 1997 meeting and allow for

public comment on draft quality

assurance standards for forensic DNA

analysis. At the February 22 meeting,

the Board will consider and vote on any

changes to the draft standards, and then

vote to recommend DNA analysis

standards to the FBI Director.

These meetings are open to the public

on a first-come, first seated basis.

Anyone wishing to address the DAB

must notify the Designated Federal

Employee (DFE) in writing at least

twenty-four hours before the DAB

meets. The notification must include the

requestor’s name, organizational

affiliation, a short statement describing

the topic to be addressed, and the

amount of time requested. Oral

statements to the DAB will be limited to

five minutes and limited to subject

matter directly related to the DAB’s

agenda, unless otherwise permitted by

the Chairman.

Any member of the public may file a

written statement for the record

concerning the DAB and its work before

or after the meeting. Written statements

for the record will be furnished to each

DAB member for their considerations

and will be included in the official

minutes of a DAB meeting. Written

statements must be type-written on 81⁄2′′

× 11′′ xerographic weight paper, one

side only, and bound only by a paper

clip (not stapled). All pages must be

numbered. Statements should include

the Name, Organizational Affiliation,

Address, and Telephone number of the

author(s). Written statements for the

record will be included in minutes of

the meeting immediately following the

receipt of the written statement, unless

the statement is received within three

weeks of the meeting. Under this

circumstance, the written statement will

be included with the minutes of the

following meeting. Written statements

for the record should be submitted to

the DFE.

Inquiries may be addressed to the

DFE, Dr. Randall S. Murch, Chief,

Scientific Analysis Section, Laboratory

Division, Federal Bureau of

Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover Building,

Room 3266, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue,

Northwest, Washington, D. C. 20535–

0001, (202) 324–4416, FAX (202) 324–

1462.

Dated: January 22, 1997.

Randall S. Murch,

Chief, Scientific Analysis Section, Federal

Bureau of Investigation.

[FR Doc. 97–2138 Filed 1–29–97; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (97–009)]

NASA Advisory Council, Advisory

Committee on the International Space

Station (ACISS); Meeting

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub.

L. 92–463, as amended, the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration

announces a meeting of the NASA

Advisory Council, Advisory Committee

on the International Space Station.

DATES: Tuesday, February 18, 1997,

from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and

Wednesday, February 19, 1997, from

12:30 p.m. until 2:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: NASA Headquarters, MIC 7,

300 E Street, SW, Washington DC,

20546.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. W. Michael Hawes, Code M–4,

National Aeronautics and Space

Administration, Washington, DC 20546,

202/358–0242.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

meeting will be open to the public up

to the seating capacity of the room, on

Tuesday, February 18, 1997, and from

12:30 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. on

Wednesday, February 19, 1997. The

agenda for the meeting is as follows:

—Program Status Update

—SPACEHAB Presentation

—Task Group Reports

It is imperative that the meeting be

held on this date to accommodate the

scheduling priorities of the key

participants. Visitors will be requested

to sign a visitor’s register.

Dated: January 23, 1997.

Leslie M. Nolan,

Advisory Committee Management Officer,

National Aeronautics and Space

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–2253 Filed 1–29–97; 8:45 am]

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to

submit an information collection

request to OMB and solicitation of

public comment.

SUMMARY: The NRC is preparing a

submittal to OMB for review of

continued approval of information

collections under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Information Pertaining to the

Requirement To Be Submitted

1. The title of the information

collection: Reports Concerning Possible

Non-Routine Emergency Generic

Problems.

2. Current OMB approval number:

3150–0012.

3. How often the collection is

required: On occasion.

4. Who is required or asked to report:

Nucler power plant and materials

applicants and licensees.

5. The number of annual respondents:

210 (110 reactor licensees: 100 materials

licensees).