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cummulative studies consist of: (1)

juvenile coho salmon distribution and

abundance surveys; (2) habitat typing;

(3) spawner surveys; (4) out-migrant

studies; and (5) the acquisition of tissue/

scale samples for genetic studies. ESAlisted juvenile fish are proposed to be

observed or captured, anesthetized,

handled (weighed, measured, sampled

for tissues and/or scales, and finclipped), allowed to recover from the

anesthetic, and released. ESA-listed

adult fish carcasses are proposed to be

collected, handled (measured and

sampled for tissues and/or scales), and

returned to the water at the collection

site. ESA-listed juvenile fish indirect

mortalities associated with the research

are also requested.

Those individuals requesting a

hearing on this request for a permit

should set out the specific reasons why

a hearing would be appropriate (see

ADDRESSES). The holding of such a

hearing is at the discretion of the

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

NOAA. All statements and opinions

contained in the above application

summaries are those of the applicants

and do not necessarily reflect the views

of NMFS.

Dated: September 18, 1997.

Nancy Chu,

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office

of Protected Resources, National Marine

Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 091697D]

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of an application for a

scientific research permit (1089).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Entrix Inc. At Walnut Creek, CA has

applied in due form for a permit

authorizing takes of an endangered

species for scientific research purposes.

DATES: Written comments or requests for

a public hearing on this application

must be received on or before October

24, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The application and related

documents are available for review in

the following offices, by appointment:

Office of Protected Resources, F/PR3,

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver

Spring, MD 20910–3226 (301–713–

1401); and

Protected Species Division, NMFS,

777 Sonoma Avenue, Room 325, Santa

Rosa, CA 95404–6528 (707–575–6066).

Written comments or requests for a

public hearing should be submitted to

the Protected Species Division in Santa

Rosa, CA.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Entrix Inc.

requests a permit under the authority of

section 10 of the Endangered Species

Act of 1973 (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1531–

1543) and the NMFS regulations

governing ESA-listed fish and wildlife

permits (50 CFR parts 217–227).

Entrix Inc. requests a five-year permit

for takes of adult and juvenile,

endangered, southern California coast

steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

associated with fish population and

habitat studies in the Santa Ynez, Santa

Clara and Ventura Rivers and their

tributaries within the Evolutionarily

Significant Unit. The studies consist of

five assessment tasks for which ESAlisted fish are proposed to be taken: (1)

Presence/absence, (2) population

estimates, (3) spawner surveys, (4)

genetic sampling, and (5) habitat quality

evaluation. ESA-listed fish are proposed

to be observed or captured,

anesthetized, handled, allowed to

recover from the anesthetic, and

released. ESA-listed adult and juvenile

salmon indirect mortalities associated

with the research are also requested.

Those individuals requesting a

hearing on this request for a permit

should set out the specific reasons why

a hearing would be appropriate (see

ADDRESSES). The holding of such a

hearing is at the discretion of the

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

NOAA. All statements and opinions

contained in the above permit

application summaries are those of the

applicants and do not necessarily reflect

the views of NMFS.

Dated: September 17, 1997.

Nancy Chu,

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office

of Protected Resources, National Marine

Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

The Department of Defense has

submitted to OMB for clearance, the

following proposal for collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35).

Title: Department of Defense M256A1

Outreach.

Type of Request: New collection;

Emergency Processing requested with a

shortened public comment period

ending October 1, 1997. An approval

date of October 8, 1997 is requested.

Number of Respondents: 777.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 777.

Average Burden Per Response: 45

minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 583 hours.

Needs and Uses: The information

collection is necessary to facilitate the

investigation of possible, positive

M256A1 chemical warfare agent

detections at different dates and

locations in the Kuwait Theater of

Operations. The information collected

will be used to determine which Gulf

War units and veterans may have

further information about these

incidents, discover if there were any

other observed detections, contribute to

a better understanding of the events

during and after the Gulf War, and

encourage enrollment in a DoD or VA

clinical program. Respondents are Gulf

War veterans who are not serving on

active duty and whose units were in the

vicinity of the detection.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Allison Eydt.

Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Ms. Eydt at the Office of Management

and Budget, Desk Office for DoD, room

10235, New Executive Office Building,

Washington, DC 20503, or via facsimile

at (202) 395–6974.

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert

Cushing.

Requests for copies of the information

collection proposal should be sent to

Mr. Cushing at OSD/WHS/DIOR, 1215

Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204,

Arlington, VA 22202–4302, or via

facsimile at (703) 604–6270, or

requested telephonically at (703) 604–

4582.

Dated: September 18, 1997.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 97–25270 Filed 9–23–97; 8:45 am]

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