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authority to expand its zone in the New

Orleans, Louisiana area, within the New

Orleans Customs port of entry. The

application was submitted pursuant to

the provisions of the FTZ Act, as

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the

regulations of the Board (15 CFR Part

400). It was formally filed on November

18, 1997.

FTZ 2 was approved on July 16, 1946

(Board Order 12, 11 FR 8235, 7/31/46)

and expanded on April 9, 1984 (Board

Order 245, 49 FR 15006, 4/16/84); May

8, 1986 (Board Order 331, 51 FR 17783,

5/15/86); and, November 13, 1991

(Board Order 544, 56 FR 58682, 11/21/

91). The zone project currently consists

of the following sites: Site 1 (19 acres)—

at the Napoleon Avenue Wharf; New

Orleans; Site 2 (76 acres)—within the

Almonaster-Michoud Industrial District

(AMID) on the Inner Harbor Navigation

Canal and the Mississippi River Gulf

Outlet, New Orleans; Site 3 (700

acres)—Newport Industrial Park,

adjacent to AMID, New Orleans; Site 4

(159,000 sq. ft)—warehouse facility at

200 Crofton Road, adjacent to the New

Orleans International Airport, Kenner

(Jefferson Parish);. and, Site 5 (23,500

sq. ft.)—warehouse facility at 2445–2447

Aberdeen Street, adjacent to the New

Orleans International Airport.

The applicant is now requesting

authority to expand the general-purpose

zone to include two Mississippi River

port terminal facilities at the Port of St.

Bernard in St. Bernard Parish, adjacent

to New Orleans: Site 6 (136 acres)—

Arabi Terminal and Industrial Park, at

Mile Point 90.5 on the Mississippi

River, Arabi; and, Site 7 (216 acres)—

Chalmette Terminal and Industrial Park,

one mile downriver from the Arabi

Terminal. Both sites are owned and

operated by the St. Bernard Port, Harbor

and Terminal District, and the entire

Port site is an Enterprise Zone. No

specific manufacturing requests are

being made at this time. Such requests

would be made to the Board on a caseby-case basis.

In accordance with the Board’s

regulations, a member of the FTZ Staff

has been designated examiner to

investigate the application and report to

the Board.

Public comment on the application is

invited from interested parties.

Submissions (original and 3 copies)

shall be addressed to the Board’s

Executive Secretary at the address

below. The closing period for their

receipt is January 27, 1998. Rebuttal

comments in response to material

submitted during the foregoing period

may be submitted during the subsequent

15-day period (to February 11, 1998).

A copy of the application and

accompanying exhibits will be available

for public inspection at each of the

following locations:

U.S. Export Assistance Center, Suite

2150, One Canal Place, 365 Canal

Street, New Orleans, LA 70130

Office of the Executive Secretary,

Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room

3716, U.S. Department of Commerce,

14th & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230.

Dated: November 20, 1997.

John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–31284 Filed 11–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 79–97]

Foreign-Trade Zone 33—Pittsburgh,

Pennsylvania Area Application for

Expansion

An application has been submitted to

the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board

(the Board) by the Regional Industrial

Development Corporation of

Southwestern Pennsylvania, grantee of

FTZ 33, requesting authority to expand

its zone in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

area, within the Pittsburgh Customs port

of entry. The application was submitted

pursuant to the provisions of the

Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended

(19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the regulations

of the Board (15 CFR Part 400). It was

formally filed on November 17, 1997.

Zone 33 was approved on November

9, 1977 (Board Order 124, 42 F.R. 59398,

11/17/77) and expanded on March 16,

1981 (Board Order 172, 46 F.R. 18063,

3/23/81). The general-purpose portion

of the FTZ project currently consists of

two sites: Site 1 (43 acres)—within the

500-acre RIDC Park West, Park West

Drive, Findlay Township, Allegheny

County; and, Site 2 (3 acres)—S.H. Bell

Company’s London Metal Exchange

warehouse facility, One Third Street,

Allegheny County, Braddock.

The applicant is now requesting

authority to expand both existing sites

and to add two new general-purpose

sites to its zone project as follows: Site

1—add 6 acres to the existing 43-acre

Site 1 within the RIDC Park West

complex (includes 3 acres that was

previously transferred to Site 2 in 1994);

Site 2—add 6 acres to the existing Site

2, covering the entire S.H. Bell

Company’s warehouse facility; Proposed

Site 3 (5,427 acres)—within the 10,000-

acre Pittsburgh International Airport

complex (includes an aviation fuel

depot consisting of four storage tanks),

approximately 10 miles from Pittsburgh;

and, Proposed Site 4 (140 acres)—

Leetsdale Industrial Park, First and

Center Avenues, Leetsdale. The

proposed changes to Sites 1 and 2

would increase these sites to 49 acres

and 9 acres respectively. With the

changes, the new FTZ plan would cover

some 5,625 acres with 25 buildings (1.4

mil. sq. ft.). The two additional sites

would be used primarily for

warehousing/distribution and air cargo

activity. No specific manufacturing

requests are being made at this time.

Such requests would be made to the

Board on a case-by-case basis.

In accordance with the Board’s

regulations, a member of the FTZ Staff

has been designated examiner to

investigate the application and report to

the Board.

Public comment on the application is

invited from interested parties.

Submissions (original and 3 copies)

shall be addressed to the Board’s

Executive Secretary at the address

below. The closing period for their

receipt is January 27, 1998. Rebuttal

comments in response to material

submitted during the foregoing period

may be submitted during the subsequent

15-day period to February 13, 1998.

A copy of the application and

accompanying exhibits will be available

for public inspection at each of the

following locations:

U.S. Department of Commerce, Export

Assistance Center, Federal Building,

Suite 2002, 1000 Liberty Avenue,

Pittsburgh, PA 15222.

Office of the Executive Secretary,

Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room

3716, U.S. Department of Commerce,

14th & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230.

Dated: November 20, 1997.

John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–31283 Filed 11–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Certificate of Eligibility for Billfishes;

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to
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take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before January 27, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington

DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Jill Stevenson, F/SF1,

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring,

MD 20910 (301–713–2347).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

A Certificate of Eligibility for

Billfishes is required under 50 CFR

Section 644 to accompany all billfish

except for a billfish landed in a Pacific

state and remaining in the state of

landing. This documentation certifies

that the accompanying billfish was not

harvested from the Atlantic Ocean

management unit (described on the

form). The certificate must accompany

the billfish to any dealer or processor

who subsequently receives or possesses

the billfish. This collection is necessary

to implement the Atlantic Billfish

Fishery Management Plan whose

objective is to reserve Atlantic billfish

for the recreational fishery.

II. Method of Collection

Completion of certificate and

recordkeeping.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0216

Form Number: None assigned. Type of Review: Regular submission. Affected Public: Businesses and other

for-profit (seafood importers,

distributors).

Estimated Number of Respondents: 10

for completion of certificate and 250 for

recordkeeping. Estimated Time Per Response: 20

minutes for completion of certificate

and 2 minutes for recordkeeping. Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 117 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0 (no

capital expenditures are required).

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions 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 20, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–31174 Filed 11–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D.111497A]

Ecosystem Principles Advisory Panel;

Advisory Panel Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of advisory panel

meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 406 of the

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act

(Magnuson-Stevens Act), which requires

NMFS to establish an advisory panel to

develop recommendations to expand

the application of ecosystem principles

in fishery conservation and management

activities, NMFS is announcing the date,

time, and location of the second of three

advisory panel meetings scheduled as

follows:

DATES: The second advisory panel

meeting will be held Monday, December

15, 1997, 9 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. and

Tuesday, December 16, 1997, 8:30 a.m.

to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Edmond Meany Hotel, 4507

Brooklyn Ave. NE, Seattle, Washington

98104.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ned

Cyr, Office of Science and Technology,

NMFS, 1315 East-West Hwy., Silver

Spring, MD 20910; Telephone: (301)713-

2363, Fax: (301)713-1875.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

406 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act

requires NMFS to establish an advisory

panel, no later than April 11, 1997, to

develop recommendations to expand

the application of ecosystem principles

in fishery conservation and management

activities. The panel will consist of no

more than 20 individuals with expertise

in the structures, functions, and

physical and biological characteristics

of ecosystems. The panel will also

consist of representatives from the

Regional Fishery Management Councils,

states, fishing industry, conservation

organizations, or others with expertise

in the management of marine resources.

The panel is required to submit a report

to Congress by October 11, 1998, to

include the following: an analysis of the

extent to which ecosystem principles

are being applied in fishery

conservation and management

activities, including research activities;

proposed actions by the Secretary of

Commerce and by Congress that should

be undertaken to expand the application

of ecosystem principles in fishery

conservation and management; and

such other information as may be

appropriate.

The first Advisory Panel meeting was

held Wednesday, September 10 and

Thursday, September 11, 1997, in

Washington, DC.

Time will be allotted for public

comments at the meeting. Persons

planning to comment at the panel

meeting should notify NMFS at least 2

weeks prior to the meeting (close of

business Monday, December 1, 1997).

Special Accommodations

The review panel meeting is

physically accessible to people with

disabilities. Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Ned Cyr at (301)

713-2363 at least 10 days prior to the

advisory panel meeting.

Dated: November 21, 1997.

David L. Evans,

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–31191 Filed 11-26-97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 111997B]

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management

Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and