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813.08, 325 Broadway, Boulder,

Colorado 20899. He can be reached by

phone at (303) 497–5703 or by e-mail at

repjar@boulder.nist.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

NIST seeks to assess economic

impacts of its program for near-field

measurements of antennas. The

respondents will be U.S. suppliers and

users of microwave antennas used in

satellites, earth terminals, radar and

communications systems. The results

will be applied by NIST for program

evaluation purposes.

NIST conducts economic impact

studies to (1) provide management with

information on the nature and

magnitude of NIST research projects, (2)

to convey to the policy and budget

processes the rates of return to society

for expenditures by NIST, and (3) to

provide data necessary to comply with

the Government Performance and

Results Act requirements. The resulting

information is used both for evaluation

of completed and ongoing research and

related projects and for strategic

planning.

The range of technology infrastructure

developed in NIST laboratories and

through cooperative projects with

industry leverage the productivity of all

stages of U.S. domestic economic

activity (R&D, production, and

marketing) and thereby increase

economic growth and economic well

being.

II. Method of Collection

Personnel of organizations in the U.S.

microwave industry may respond to

questionnaires by mail, fax, E-mail, or

telephone.

III. Data

OMB Number: None.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular submission

for a new requirement.

Affected Public: Personnel of

organizations in the U.S. microwave

industry and their customers.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

50.

Estimated Time Per Response: 30

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 25 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $2,500

(25 hours × $100 per hour for a senior

level technical manager to respond). No

equipment or maintenance costs are

associated with this data collection.

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the function of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden

(including hours and cost) of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they also will become a matter of public

record.

Dated: November 10, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and

Technology

Announcing a Meeting of the

Computer System Security and Privacy

Advisory Board

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards

and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal

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

notice is hereby given that the Computer

System Security and Privacy Advisory

Board will meet Tuesday, December 9,

Wednesday, December 10, and

Thursday, December 11, 1997 from 9

a.m. to 5 p.m. The Advisory Board was

established by the Computer Security

Act of 1987 (Pub. L. 100–235) to advise

the Secretary of Commerce and the

Director of NIST on security and privacy

issues pertaining to federal computer

systems. All sessions will be open to the

public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

December 9, 10, and 11, 1997, from 9

a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place

at the National Institute of Standards

and Technology, Gaithersburg,

Maryland in the Administration

Building, in Lecture room A on

December 9 and 10 and in Lecture Room

D on December 11.

Agenda

• Welcome and Overview

• Issues Update and Briefings

• Federal Security Impact—Pending

Legislation Updates

• NIST Program Updates

• CIO Federal Briefings

• Discussion

• Pending Business

• Public Participation

• Agenda Development for January

Meeting

• Work Plan for 1998

• Wrap-Up

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The Board agenda

will include a period of time, not to

exceed thirty minutes, for oral

comments and questions from the

public. Each speaker will be limited to

five minutes. Members of the public

who are interested in speaking are asked

to contact the Board Secretariat at the

telephone number indicated below. In

addition, written statements are invited

and may be submitted to the Board at

any time. Written statements should be

directed to the Information Technology

Laboratory, Building 820, Room 426,

National Institute of Standards and

Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–

0001. It would be appreciated if fifteen

copies of written material were

submitted for distribution to the Board

by December 2, 1997. Approximately 20

seats will be available for the public and

media.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Edward Roback, Board Secretariat,

Information Technology Laboratory,

National Institute of Standards and

Technology, Building 820, Room 426,

Gaithersburg, MD 20899–0001,

telephone (301) 975–3696.

Dated: November 12, 1997.

Elaine Bunten-Mines,

Director, Program Office.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 111297B]

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;

Essential Fish Habitat; Public meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: NMFS is convening a meeting

of the west coast salmon essential fish

habitat (EFH) technical team to review
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EFH descriptions for salmon and

adverse affects on salmon EFH. The

meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The technical team meeting is on

November 18, 1997, from 9:00 a.m. to

5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be at the

Lloyd Center Doubletree Hotel, 1000 NE

Multnomah, Portland, OR.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe

Scordino, NMFS, 206/526–6143.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS is

in the process of developing

recommendations on EFH for west coast

salmon in accordance with recent

amendments to the Magnuson-Stevens

Fishery Conservation and Management

Act. EFH recommendations to be

presented to the Pacific Fishery

Management Council for an amendment

to the salmon fishery management plan

include a description of EFH for coho

salmon, chinook salmon, pink salmon

and sockeye salmon; a description of

adverse effects to EFH, including fishing

and nonfishing threats; and a

description of measures to ensure the

conservation and enhancement of EFH.

NMFS has formed a technical team

consisting of fishing industry, state,

tribal, university, and Federal

individuals to provide technical input

and advice on the development of the

NMFS recommendations. The technical

team will meet 2 to 3 times between

November and March to review draft

EFH documents as they are prepared.

The first meeting of the technical team

is scheduled for November 18, 1997.

The meetings will be open to the public,

and the public will have an opportunity

to comment. EFH documents will be

available at the meeting. EFH

background material can also be found

on the Pacific States Marine Fisheries

Commission website at www.psmfc.org/

efh.html.

Special Accommodations

The meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be requested at

least 5 working days prior to the

meeting date.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Dated: November 12, 1997.

Bruce Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 111097B]

North Pacific Fishery Management

Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery

Management Council (Council) and its

advisory committees will meet in

Anchorage, AK.

DATES: The meetings will be held during

the week of December 7, 1997. See

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific

dates and times.

ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held at

the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 500 W. 3rd

Avenue, Anchorage, AK. All meetings

are open to the public with the

exception of a Council executive session

tentatively scheduled for noon on

Wednesday, December 10, to discuss

personnel, international issues, or

litigation, as necessary.

Council address: North Pacific

Fishery Management Council, 605 W.

4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK

99501–2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Council staff, telephone: 907–271–2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Ecosystems Committee will meet

Sunday, December 7, beginning at 8:00

a.m. and ending at 4:00 p.m.

The Scientific and Statistical

Committee (SSC) will meet beginning at

8:00 a.m. on Sunday, December 7,

continuing through Tuesday, December

9.

The Advisory Panel (AP) will begin

meeting at 8:00 a.m. on Monday,

December 8, and continue through

Thursday, December 11.

The Council’s regular plenary session

will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday,

December 9, and continue through

Sunday, December 14.

Other workgroup or committee

meetings may be held during the week.

Notices of these meetings will be posted

at the hotel.

The agenda for the Council’s plenary

session will include the following

issues. The Council may take

appropriate action on any of the issues

identified.

1. Reports from NMFS and Alaska

Department of Fish and Game on the

current status of the fisheries off Alaska,

and NMFS and U.S. Coast Guard reports

on enforcement;

2. Initial review of a draft analysis for

a third-party arrangement (joint project

agreement) for observer procurement

services;

3. Receive report on the 1997 Halibut

and Sablefish individual fishing quota

(IFQ) fisheries;

4. Review proposals received for

changes to the Halibut and Sablefish

IFQ fisheries and give direction to staff

for analyses;

5. Initial review of research priorities;

6. Review and consider releasing to

public review draft environmental

assessment/regulatory impact review for

the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI)

pollock Community Development Quota

program for 1999 and beyond;

7. Appointments to the SSC and AP

for 1998, and to the Pacific Northwest

Crab Industry Advisory Committee

through 1999;

8. Review and give final approval to

Amendment 3 to the Scallop Fishery

Management Plan. Amendment 3 would

delegate authority to the State of Alaska

to manage the scallop fishery off Alaska;

9. The Council will receive and

approve the final 1998 Stock

Assessment and Fishery Evaluation

reports for Gulf of Alaska and BSAI

groundfish and approve final 1998

harvest allocations, including vessel

incentive program rate standards,

bycatch allowances, and halibut discard

mortality rates; and

10. Other groundfish issues to be

addressed include:

a. Initial review of an amendment for

stand-down and/or preregistration

requirements in the Western and Central

Gulf of Alaska. Direction to staff to

release for public review and/or revise;.

b. Initial review of options to

streamline the setting of total allowable

catches; directions to staff to release for

public review and/or revise;

c. Initial review of an amendment to

allocate shortraker/rougheye quota to

fixed gear; directions to staff to release

for public review and/or revise;

d. Discussion of limited processing for

catcher vessels; direction to staff;

e. Discussion of overfishing

amendments; direction to staff;

f. Discussion of catch reporting

accuracy;

g. Discussion of gear storage and

preemption issues in the BSAI;

direction to staff;

h. Discussion of salmon retention

revisions for the BSAI; direction to staff;

and

i. Discussion of pollock ‘‘B’’ Season

adjustments in the BSAI; direction to

staff.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before this

Council for discussion, in accordance