Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 206 / Friday, October 24, 1997 / Notices 55393

Department will direct United States

Customs officers to terminate

suspension of liquidation and release

any cash deposit, bond or other security

for vector supercomputers from Japan

on shipments entered, or withdrawn

from warehouse, for consumption prior

to October 16, 1997, the date of the

publication of the ITC’s final

determination in the Federal Register.

Effective on the publication date of this

notice in the Federal Register, the U.S.

Customs Service must require the

following cash deposits for the subject

merchandise:

Manufacturer/producer/exporter

Margin

percentage rate

Fujitsu Ltd. ...................................... 173.08

NEC Corp. ...................................... 454.00

All Others ........................................ 313.54

This notice constitutes the

antidumping duty order with respect to

vector supercomputers from Japan,

pursuant to section 736 (a) of the Act.

Interested parties may contact the

Central Records Unit, Room B–099 of

the Main Commerce Building, for copies

of an updated list of antidumping duty

orders currently in effect.

This order is published pursuant to

section 736 (a) of the Act (19 USC 1673e

(a)) and 19 CFR 353.21.

Dated: October 20, 1997.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–28308 Filed 10–23–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and

Technology

Announcement of a Meeting to

Discuss an Opportunity to Join a

Cooperative Research and

Development Consortium on

Flammability of Polymer

Nanocomposites

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards

and Technology; Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The National Institute of

Standards and Technology (NIST)

invites interested parties to attend a

meeting on November 21, 1997 to

discuss the possibility of setting up a

cooperative research consortium on

Polymer Nanocomposite Flammability

technology. The Consortium is

dedicated to further research on the

basic science of the technology as

applied to specific applications.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

Friday November 21, 1997 from 10:00

a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Room B245, Building

224, at NIST in Gaithersburg, MD.

Interested parties should contact NIST

to confirm their attendance at the

address, telephone number or FAX

number shown below no later than

November 14, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

10:00 a.m., Room B245, Building 224,

National Institute of Standards and

Technology, Gaithersburg, MD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Jeffrey Gilman, Building 224, Room

B256, National Institute of Standards

and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD.

20899. Telephone: 301–975–6573; FAX:

301–975–4052; e-mail:

jeffrey.gilman@nist.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any

program undertaken will be within the

scope and confines of the Federal

Technology Transfer Act of 1986 (Pub.

L. 99–502, 15 U.S.C. 3710a), which

provides federal laboratories including

NIST, with the authority to enter into

cooperative research agreements with

qualified parties. Under this law, NIST

may provide ‘‘personnel, service,

facilities, equipment or other resources

with or without reimbursement (but not

funds to non-federal parties)’’—to the

cooperative research program.

The meeting will be held on Friday

November 21, 1997 from 10:00 a.m. to

2:00 p.m., Room B245, Building 224, at

NIST in Gaithersburg, MD, for interested

parties. The meeting will discuss the

possible formation of a research

consortium including NIST and

manufacturing industry to conduct

research in this area.

Members will be expected to make a

contribution to the consortium’s efforts

in the form of personnel, data, and/or

funds. This is not a grant program.

Dated: October 16, 1997.

Elaine Bunten-Mines,

Director, Program Office.

[FR Doc. 97–28230 Filed 10–23–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 101597B]

International Whaling Commission:

Final Environmental Assessment

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce

ACTION: Notice of availability of the

Final Environmental Assessment (EA)

on Makah Whaling.

SUMMARY: The Makah Tribe (Tribe) has

indicated that it wishes to harvest up to

five gray whales per year for subsistence

and ceremonial purposes. NOAA

prepared a draft EA that weighed the

impacts of supporting the Makah

interest in whaling and considered

alternatives to concurrence. Comments

were solicited from the public. NOAA,

having first considered the public’s

comments, has concluded that there

will be no significant effect on the

human environment.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the final EA may

be obtained from the Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910;

telephone: 301–713–2332.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Payne, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

Phone: (301) 713–2322.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Tribe

has indicated that it wishes to harvest

up to five gray whales per year for

subsistence and ceremonial purposes.

Within the U.S. Government, whaling is

managed by the Department of

Commerce, which must therefore

consider whether to support the Makah

interest in continuing its tradition of

whaling. This EA weighs the impacts of

supporting the Makah interest in

whaling and considers alternatives to

concurrence. The EA analyzes

alternatives, including the proposed

action. The alternatives are (1) support

the Tribe’s decision to whale after

receiving approval from the

International Whaling Commission

(IWC) [proposed action]; (2) delay

consideration of support until the 5 year

monitoring program of the eastern

Pacific stock of gray whales is complete;

(3) persuade the Tribe to engage in

alternative activities, such as ecotourism

instead of whaling; and (4) take no

action. NMFS published a draft EA on

August 22, 1997, and solicited

comments from the public. The public

comment period ended on September

22, 1997. The final EA incorporates

comments from the public and

concludes that the proposed action will

have no significant effect on the human

environment.
55394 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 206 / Friday, October 24, 1997 / Notices

Dated: October 20, 1997.

Hilda Diaz-Soltero,

Director, Office of Protected Resources,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–28214 Filed 10–23–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 100797C]

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 (1095).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation at

Denver, CO (USBR) has applied in due

form for a permit that would authorize

a take of a threatened species for

scientific research.

DATES: Written comments or requests for

a public hearing on this application

must be received on or before November

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 Resources Division, F/

NWO3, NMFS, 525 NE Oregon Street,

Suite 500, Portland, OR 97232–4169

(503–230–5400).

Written comments or requests for a

public hearing should be submitted to

the Chief, Protected Resources Division,

Portland.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert Koch, Protected Resources

Division, (503–230–5400).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USBR

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).

USBR (1095) requests a 1-year permit

for a take of juvenile, threatened,

Southern Oregon/Northern California

coast coho salmon (Oncorhynchus

kisutch) associated with research

designed to collect data on seasonal fish

distribution and abundance, particularly

during spring and late summer, in Bear

Creek and its principal tributaries, Little

Butte Creek and its tributaries, and Big

Butte Creek in southwest Oregon. The

information is needed to support

management decisions associated with a

water conservation feasibility study in

the Rogue River Basin, authorized by

the U.S. Congress and the Oregon Water

Resources Congress. The purpose of the

feasibility study is to support a proposal

to implement habitat enhancement

activities designed in part to increase

instream flows, improve the reliability

and efficiency of existing water

supplies, improve water quality and

environmental values, and conserve

water. Data to analyze the potential

impacts of proposed activities on

salmonid distribution and abundance

are inadequate, as are the fisheries data

needed to develop and compare

alternatives. ESA-listed juvenile fish are

proposed to be captured by

electrofishing, handled (identified,

measured, weighed, and scanned for

injuries or diseases), allowed to recover,

and released. An indirect mortality of

ESA-listed juvenile fish associated with

the research is also requested.

Those individuals requesting a

hearing (see ADDRESSES) should set out

the specific reasons why a hearing on

this application would be appropriate.

The holding of such hearing is at the

discretion of the Assistant

Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA. All

statements and opinions contained in

this application summary are those of

the applicant and do not necessarily

reflect the views of NMFS.

Dated: October 9, 1997.

Nancy Chu,

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office

of Protected Resources, National Marine

Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–28215 Filed 10–23–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 100697D]

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of request to modify

scientific research permit 1051.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Jorgen Skjeveland, of the Maryland

Fisheries Resource Office of the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service has applied in

due form for a modification to Permit

1051 to take listed species for the

purpose of scientific research, subject to

certain conditions set forth in the

permit.

DATES: Written comments or requests for

a public hearing on this request must be

received on or before November 24,

1997.

ADDRESSES: The application, permit,

and related documents are available for

review by appointment in the following

offices:

Office of Protected Resources, F/PR3,

NMFS, 1315 East-West Hwy., Room

13307, Silver Spring, MD 20910–3226

(301–713–1401); or

Director, Northeast Region, NMFS,

NOAA, One Blackburn Drive,

Gloucester, MA 01930–2298 (508–281–

9250).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Terri Jordan, Endangered Species

Division, Office of Protected Resources,

(301–713–1401).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May

29, 1997, Mr. Jorgen Skjeveland was

issued Permit 1051 take shortnose

sturgeon (Acipensery brevirostrumy) for

scientific research activities, subject to

certain conditions set forth therein, as

authorized under the Endangered

Species Act of 1973 (ESA)

(16 U.S.C. §§ 1531–1543) and the

NMFS regulations governing listed fish

and wildlife permits

(50 CFR parts 217–227).

The applicant has requested

authorization to increase the take of

shortnose sturgeon in Chesapeake Bay

from 25 to 30; as well as adding the

Delaware River and Bay system to his

permit and to take 30 fish in the same

manner described in Permit 1051. In

addition, the applicant has requested

the permission to determine the genetic

relationship between the Chesapeake

and Delaware Bay sturgeons and

determine if there is migration through

the Chesapeake and Delaware (D and C)

Canal.

Those individuals requesting a

hearing should set out the specific

reasons why a hearing on this particular

application would be appropriate (see

ADDRESSES). The holding of such

hearing is at the discretion of the

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

NOAA. All statements and opinions

contained in this application summary

are those of the applicant and do not

necessarily reflect the views of NMFS.

Dated: October 15, 1997.

Nancy Chu,

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office

of Protected Resources, National Marine

Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–28216 Filed 10–23–97; 8:45 am]

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