Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 206 / Friday, October 24, 1997 / Notices 55395

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 100397A]

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit 1057, permit

1058, and modification 4 to permit 823.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

NMFS has issued a permit to the

Umpqua National Forest of the U.S.

Forest Service at Idleyld Park, OR

(USFS), a permit to the Idaho Fishery

Resource Office of the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service at Ahsahka, ID (FWS),

and a modification to a permit to the

Idaho Department of Fish and Game at

Boise, ID (IDFG) that authorize takes of

Endangered Species Act-listed

anadromous fish species for the purpose

of scientific research, subject to certain

conditions set forth therein.

ADDRESSES: The applications 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 Resources Division, F/

NWO3, 525 NE Oregon Street, Suite

500, Portland, OR 97232–4169 (503–

230–5400).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert Koch, Protected Resources

Division, (503–230–5400).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

permits and the modification to a permit

were issued 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 217–222).

Notice was published on July 3, 1997

(62 FR 36049) that an application had

been filed by USFS for a scientific

research permit. Permit 1057 was issued

to USFS on August 22, 1997. Permit

1057 authorizes USFS an annual take of

adult and juvenile, endangered,

Umpqua River cutthroat trout

(Oncorhynchus clarki clarki) associated

with research designed to determine

whether the fish is present in the Fish

Creek watershed of the upper North

Umpqua River in southwest Oregon.

The primary reason for determining the

presence/absence of resident cutthroat

trout in the Fish Creek Basin is to clarify

the degree of impact that projected

timber harvests in the basin would have

on ESA-listed cutthroat trout. The

research also has significance in

ongoing discussions on whether fish

passage facilities should be constructed

at Soda Springs Dam. Permit 1057

expires on December 31, 1998.

Notice was published on July 30, 1997

(62 FR 40802) that an application had

been filed by FWS for a scientific

research permit. Permit 1058 was issued

to FWS on September 5, 1997. Permit

1058 authorizes FWS an annual take of

adult, threatened, Snake River fall

chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus

tshawytscha) associated with research

designed to monitor and evaluate adult

returns of hatchery-origin fall chinook

salmon released as juveniles above

Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River

in the Pacific Northwest. Information on

ESA-listed, natural-origin fish is needed

to assess the impacts of fish

management actions (e.g., hatchery

supplementation), as well as other

human activities (e.g., regulated river

flows), on wild fish populations. Permit

1058 expires on December 31, 2001.

Modification 4 to permit 823 was

issued to IDFG on August 29, 1997.

Permit 823 authorizes IDFG annual

takes of adult and juvenile, threatened,

naturally-produced and artificiallypropagated, Snake River spring/summer

chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus

tshawytscha); adult and juvenile,

threatened, Snake River fall chinook

salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha);

and adult and juvenile, endangered,

Snake River sockeye salmon

(Oncorhynchus nerka) associated with

scientific research activities in Idaho.

For modification 4, IDFG is authorized

an increase in the annual lethal take of

ESA-listed juvenile sockeye salmon

associated with monitoring research at

Alturas Lake. In July 1997, IDFG

released approximately 22,000 juvenile

sockeye salmon from their captive

broodstock program into Alturas Lake,

as authorized by modification 8 to

permit 795 (62 FR 29331, May 30, 1997).

The Alturas Lake O. nerka population

structure must be monitored to build

trend data by time, essential for the

development of future release plans.

The lake will be sampled by midwater

trawl surveys. Trawl captures, and

subsequent tissue and stomach analyses,

will contribute to the understanding of

population make-up (genetic origin),

growth, diet, and population age

structure. Modification 4 is valid for the

duration of permit 823. Permit 823

expires on November 30, 1997.

Issuance of the permits and the

modification to a permit, as required by

the ESA, was based on a finding that

such actions: (1) Were requested/

proposed in good faith, (2) will not

operate to the disadvantage of the ESAlisted species that are the subject of the

permits, and (3) are consistent with the

purposes and policies set forth in

section 2 of the ESA and the NMFS

regulations governing ESA-listed

species permits.

Dated: October 15, 1997.

Nancy Chu,

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office

of Protected Resources, National Marine

Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–28260 Filed 10–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Technical Information Service

NTIS Advisory Board Meeting

AGENCY: National Technical Information

Service, Technology Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of partially closed

meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app.

2, notice is hereby given that the

National Technical Information Service

Advisory Board (the ‘‘Board’’) will meet

on Tuesday, November 25, 1997, from

8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and from 1:30

p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The session from 8:30

a.m. to 12:30 p.m., will be closed to the

Public.

The Board was established under the

authority of 15 U.S.C. 3704b(c), and was

Chartered on September 15, 1989. The

Board is composed of five members

appointed by the Secretary of Commerce

who are eminent in such fields as

information resources management,

information technology, and library and

information services. The purpose of the

meeting is to review and make

recommendations regarding general

policies and operations of NTIS,

including policies in connection with

fees and charges for its services. The

agenda will include a progress report on

NTIS activities, an update on the

progress of FedWorld, and a discussion

of NTIS’ long range plans. The closed

session discussion is scheduled to begin

at 8:30 a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m. on

November 25, 1997. The session will be

closed because premature disclosure of

the information to be discussed would

be likely to significantly frustrate

implementation of NTIS’ business

plans.

DATES: The meeting will convene on

November 25, 1997, at 8:30 a.m. and

adjourn at 4:00 p.m.
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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

Room 2029 Sills Building, National

Technical Information Service, 5285

Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia

22161.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The meeting will

be open to public participation from

1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on November 25,

1997. Approximately thirty minutes will

be set aside on November 25, 1997, for

comments or questions from the public.

Seats will be available for the public

and for the media on a first-come, firstserved basis. Any member of the public

may submit written comments

concerning the Board’s affairs at any

time. Copies of the minutes of the open

session meeting will be available within

thirty days of the meeting from the

address given below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Linda Lucas, NTIS Advisory Board

Secretary, National Technical

Information Service, 5285 Port Royal

Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161

Telephone: (703) 487–4636; Fax (703)

487–4093.

Dated: October 20, 1997.

Donald R. Johnson,

Director.

[FR Doc. 97–28220 Filed 10–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–04–M

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Sunshine Act Meeting

Pursuant to the provisions of the

Government in the Sunshine Act (5

U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given of

the following meeting of the Board of

Directors of the Corporation for National

and Community Service (Corporation).

DATE AND TIME: Friday, October 31, 1997,

from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

PLACE: The meeting will be held at the

Union Planter’s Bank, 900 S. Gay Street,

24th floor, Knoxville, Tennessee.

STATUS: The meeting will be open.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Board

of Directors of the Corporation will meet

to review reports from Committees of

the Board regarding Corporation

activities, deliberate and decide on the

Corporation’s annual plan, and review

the status of various Corporation

initiatives.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rhonda Taylor, Assoc. Dir., Special

Projects and Initiatives, Corporation for

National Service, 1201 New York

Avenue, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC

20525. Telephone (202) 606–5000 ext.

282. (T.D.D. (202) 565–2799)).

Dated: October 22, 1997.

Stewart Davis,

Acting General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 97–28432 Filed 10–22–97; 3:23 pm]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Armored Security Vehicle (ASV)

AGENCY: U.S. Army Tank-automotive

and Armaments Command, Army, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

SUMMARY: The Program Manager, Light

Tactical Vehicles (PM LTV) has

prepared a Life-Cycle Environmental

Assessment (LCEA) which examines the

potential impacts to the natural and

human environment from the life cycle

activities of the Armored Security

Vehicle (ASV). Based on the LCEA, PM

LTV has determined that the proposed

action is not a major Federal action

significantly affecting the quality of the

human environment, within the

meaning of the National Environmental

Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969. Therefore,

the preparation of an environmental

impact statement is not required and the

Army is issuing this Finding of No

Significant Impact (FONSI).

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be sent to, U.S. Army Tank-automotive

and Armaments Command (TACOM),

ATTN: AMSTA–DSA–LT (ASV),

Warren, MI 48397–5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information, or to obtain a copy

of the ASV Life-Cycle Environmental

Assessment contact Mr. Anthony Shaw,

Weapon System Manager (810) 574–

8654.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

a. Proposed Action

This LCEA examines the potential

impacts to the natural and human

environment from the procurement of

the ASV to satisfy the Army’s need for

survivability in a Military Police (MP)

mobile platform. The ASV will be used

by MP three-man teams in highly

exposed threat environments. Current

funding is available to procure up to 195

vehicles.

b. Environmental Impacts

The ASV life-cycle includes the

transport of vehicles to test sites, testing,

vehicle production, deployment and

operation of production vehicles and

their eventual demilitarization.

Potential environmental impacts of

these life-cycle stages may include Air

Quality, Noise, Water, Soil and

Groundwater, Hazardous Materials and

Hazardous Wastes, and Flora, Fauna

and Threatened or Endangered Species

at each of these life-cycle phases.

c. Additional Findings

Impacts from the proposed action

would be minimal and not significant

for the following reasons:

(1) The ASV will be used in its

intended environment. This intended

environment includes vehicle

production and some testing at the

Contractor’s facility, and the remainder

of life-cycle activities at Army

installations and facilities.

(2) The ASV is very similar to

vehicles produced commercially and

vehicles already in the Army inventory.

It is being produced in low to moderate

quantities and will not significantly

increase the vehicle population at Army

installations and facilities.

(3) The overall environmental risk

associated with the ASV is very low. It

does not introduce any new

technologies or processes. Vehicle life

cycle activities do not introduce any

potential environmental impacts that

are not already currently mitigated by

Army policy and procedures.

(4) The ASV Project Manager has

ensured that the Contractor producing

the vehicle is environmentally

compliant, has no permit violations, and

has commercial practices for Hazardous

Material Management and Pollution

Prevention in production of the ASV.

(5) The ASV Product Manager

recognizes that Army installations and

facilities have environmental plans and

measures in place to address vehicle life

cycle activities very similar to that of

the ASV to prevent, mitigate and

remediate environmental damage

caused by vehicle operation. Vehicle

operations at these Army installations

and facilities are in conjunction with

normal activities that are already

addressed in their site specific

environmental impact statements.

d. Determination

It is therefore concluded that this

program:

(1) Is not a major federal action

significantly affecting the quality of

human environment.

(2) Will not have a significant impact

on the environment.

(3) Is not likely to be environmentally

controversial.

(4) Will not likely result in litigation

based on environmental quality issues.