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certificate holder’s failure to file an

annual report.

In accordance with Section

325.10(c)(2) of the Regulations, each

certificate holder has thirty days from

the day after its receipt of the

notification letter in which to respond.

The certificate holder is deemed to have

received this letter as of the date on

which this notice is published in the

Federal Register. For good cause shown,

the Department of Commerce can, at its

discretion, grant a thirty-day extension

for a response.

If the certificate holder decides to

respond, it must specifically address the

Department’s statement in the

notification letter that it has failed to file

an annual report. It should state in

detail why the facts, conduct, or

circumstances described in the

notification letter are not true, or if they

are, why they do not warrant revoking

the certificate. If the certificate holder

does not respond within the specified

period, it will be considered an

admission of the statements contained

in the notification letter (Section

325.10(c)(2) of the Regulations).

If the answer demonstrates that the

material facts are in dispute, the

Department of Commerce and the

Department of Justice shall, upon

request, meet informally with the

certificate holder. Either Department

may require the certificate holder to

provide the documents or information

that are necessary to support its

contentions (Section 325.10(c)(3) of the

Regulations).

The Department shall publish a notice

in the Federal Register of the revocation

or modification or a decision not to

revoke or modify (Section 325.10(c)(4)

of the Regulations). If there is a

determination to revoke a certificate,

any person aggrieved by such final

decision may appeal to an appropriate

U.S. district court within 30 days from

the date on which the Department’s

final determination is published in the

Federal Register (Sections 325.10(c)(4)

and 325.11 of the Regulations).

Dated: November 20, 1997.

Morton Schnabel,

Acting Director, Office of Export Trading

Company Affairs.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Modernization Transition Committee

(MTC)

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

Time and Date: December 10, 1997

beginning at 8:00 a.m.

Place: This meeting will take place at

the Silver Spring Holiday Inn, 8777

Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring,

Maryland.

Status: The meeting will be open to

the public. The time between 11:30 a.m.

and noon will be set side for oral

comments or questions from the public

and approximately 50 seats will be

available on a first-come first-served

basis.

Matters To Be Considered: This

meeting will cover: Consultation on 12

combined Automation and Closure

Certifications including the NWS report

and consultation on Evansville, 10

combined Consolidation, Automation

and Closure Certifications, and 1

Automation Certification; consultation

on the FY 1999 National

Implementation Plan; and reports on the

NWS Modernization status and NWS

interactions with the Astoria

community.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Mr. Nicholas Scheller, National Weather

Service, Modernization Staff, 1325 EastWest Highway, SSMC2, Silver Spring,

Maryland 20910. Telephone: (301) 713–

0454.

Dated: November 20, 1997.

Nicholas R. Scheller,

Manager, National Implementation Staff.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 111497B]

Marine Mammals; Permit No. 1004

(P595)

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service, (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Scientific research permit

amendment.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a

request for amendment of scientific

research no. 1004 submitted by the

Whale Conservation Institute, 191

Weston Road, Lincoln, MA 01773, has

been granted.

ADDRESSES: The amendment and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment,

in the following offices:

Permits Division, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring,

MD 20910 (301/713–2289); and

Director, Northeast Region, NMFS,

One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA

01930–2298 (508/281–9250).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

September 16, 1997, notice was

published in the Federal Register (62

FR 48611) that an amendment of permit

no. 1004, issued June 21, 1997 (61 FR

33906) had been requested by the abovenamed organization. The requested

amendment has been granted under the

authority of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972 (MMPA) as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the

regulations governing the taking and

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR

part 216), the Endangered Species Act of

1973 (ESA) as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531

et seq.), and the regulations governing

endangered species permits (50 CFR

parts 217–227).

Permit No. 1004 has been amended to:

(1) extend the expiration date of the

permit from June 30, 1998 to November

30, 1998; (2) increase the number of

imported southern right whale

(Eubalaena australis) tissue samples

taken at Peninsula Valdez, Argentina

from 20 to 340; and (3) redefine these

‘‘tissue samples’’ from southern right

whales to include baleen, blood and

bone, skin/blubber and organ tissues

(from dead/stranded whales), and

sloughed skin (from live free-ranging

whales).

Issuance of this amendment as

required by the ESA of 1973 was based

on a finding that the permit: (1) was

applied for in good faith; (2) will not

operate to the disadvantage of the

endangered species which is the subject

of this permit; and (3) is consistent with

the purposes and policies set forth in

Section 2 of the ESA.

Dated: November 19, 1997.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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