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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery

Management Council (Council) will

convene a public meeting of its Stone

Crab Advisory Panel and Scientific and

Statistical Committee via conference

call on Monday, December 15, 1997,

beginning at 8:30 a.m. eastern standard

time.

ADDRESSES: A listening phone will be

located at each of the following

locations:

NMFS Southeast Regional Office,

9721 Executive Center Drive North, St.

Petersburg, FL; telephone: 813–570–

5301;

NMFS Miami Laboratory, 75 Virginia

Beach Drive, Room 200, Miami, FL;

telephone: 305–361–4259.

Council addressy: Gulf of Mexico

Fishery Management Council, 3018 U.S.

Highway 301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa,

FL 33619.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Wayne E. Swingle, Executive Director,

at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery

Management Council, 3018 U.S.

Highway 301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa,

FL 33619; telephone: 813–228–2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

meeting is being held to review Draft

Amendment 6 to the Stone Crab Fishery

Management Plan. The amendment

proposes to extend a moratorium on

registration on commercial stone crab

vessels by the Regional Administrator of

NMFS for a period not to exceed 4

years. The purpose of the moratorium is

to provide time for the state of Florida

to implement a limited access system

for the fishery and for the Council to

develop and implement an amendment

extending the limited access system to

the exclusive economic zone.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before the

Panel/Committee for discussion, in

accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens

Fishery Conservation Act, those issues

may not be the subject of formal Panel/

Committee action during this meeting.

Panel/Committee action will be

restricted to those issues specifically

identified in the agenda listed in this

notice.

Special Accommodations

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Anne Alford at the

Council (see ADDRESSES) by December 8,

1997.

Dated: November 21, 1997.

Gary C. Matlock,

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–31247 Filed 11–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 102097D]

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of three applications

(1071, 1081, 1093) and one modification

(1044) for scientific research permits;

issuance of modifications to two

scientific research permits (1028, 1051).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the U.S. Forest Service, Pacific

Southwest Research Station (USFS) in

Arcata, CA (1071), the U.S. National

Park Service, Redwood National and

State Parks (NPS) in Orick, CA (1081),

and the U.S. Geological Survey,

Humboldt Cooperative Fishery Research

Unit (USGS) in Arcata, CA (1093) have

applied in due form for permits, and the

National Marine Fisheries Service,

Southwest Fisheries Science Center

(SWFSC) in Tiburon, CA (1044) has

applied in due form for a permit

modification authorizing takes of a

threatened species for scientific research

purposes. Notice is hereby also given

that on November 12, 1997, NMFS

issued Modification #1 of Permit #1028

to Mr. Steven Serfling, of Mote Marine

Laboratory, and that on November 19,

1997, NMFS issued Modification #1 of

Permit #1051 to Mr. Jorgen Skjeveland,

of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

DATES: Written comments or requests for

a public hearing on any of the

applications or the modification request

must be received on or before December

29, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The applications, permits,

and related documents are available for

review in the following offices, by

appointment:

Applications for Permits 1071, 1081,

and 1093, and modification request for

permit 1044: Protected Species Division,

NMFS, 777 Sonoma Avenue, Room 325,

Santa Rosa, CA 95404–6528 (707–575–

6066).

Modification requests and Permits

1028 and 1051: Director, Southeast

Region, NMFS, NOAA, 9721 Executive

Center Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33702–

2432 (813–893–3141).

All documents may also be reviewed

by appointment in the Office of

Protected Resources, F/PR3, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring,

MD 20910 (301–713–1401).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

Permits 1044, 1071, 1081, and 1093:

Tom Hablett, Protected Resources

Division, NMFS Santa Rosa Office (707–

575–6066).

For Permits 1028 and 1051: Terri

Jordan, Endangered Species Division,

Office of Protected Resources, (301–

713–1401).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USFS

(1071), NPS (1081), USGS (1093) and

SWFSC (1044) have requested permits

or modifications to permits under the

authority of section 10 of the

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA)

(16 U.S.C. 1531–1543) and NMFS

regulations governing ESA-listed fish

and wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 217–

227). NMFS has issued modifications to

permits held by Mr. Steven Serfling, of

Mote Marine Laboratory (1028), and by

Mr. Jorgen Skjeveland, of the U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service (1051) under the

authority of section 10 of the ESA and

NMFS regulations governing ESA-listed

fish and wildlife permits. USFS (1071)

requests a five-year permit for takes of

juvenile, threatened, southern Oregon/

northern California coast (SONCC) coho

salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)

associated with fish population studies

in the Eel and Van Duzen River

Drainages within the Evolutionarily

Significant Unit (ESU). The studies

consist of juvenile coho salmon

distribution for which ESA-listed fish

are proposed to be taken. ESA-listed

juvenile fish will be captured,

anesthetized, handled (identified, and

measured), allowed to recover from the

anesthetic, and released. ESA-listed

juvenile salmon indirect mortalities

associated with the research are also

requested.

NPS (1081) requests a five-year permit

for takes of juvenile, threatened, SONCC

coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)

associated with fish population studies

in NPS regulated drainages within the

ESU. The studies consist of four

assessment tasks for which ESA-listed

fish are proposed to be taken: 1)

Presence/absence, 2) population

estimates, 3) habitat quality evaluation,

and 4) spawner surveys. ESA-listed fish

are proposed to be observed or captured,

anesthetized, handled (identified and

measured), allowed to recover from the

anesthetic, and released. ESA-listed

salmon indirect mortalities associated

with the research are also requested.
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USGS (1093) requests a five-year

permit for takes of adult and juvenile,

threatened, SONCC coho salmon

(Oncorhynchus kisutch) associated with

defined fish population studies

throughout the ESU. The studies consist

of five assessment tasks for which ESAlisted fish are proposed to be taken: 1)

Presence/absence, 2) population

estimates, 3) spawner surveys, 4) genetic

sampling, and 5) habitat quality

evaluation. ESA-listed fish will be

observed or captured, anesthetized,

handled, allowed to recover from the

anesthetic, and released. Indirect

mortalities are also requested.

SWFSC (1044) requests a modification

to its five-year permit to include takes

of adult and juvenile, threatened,

SONCC coho salmon (Oncorhynchus

kisutch) associated with fish population

and habitat studies throughout the ESU.

The studies consist of five assessment

tasks for which ESA-listed fish are

proposed to be taken: 1) Presence/

absence, 2) population estimates, 3)

spawner surveys, 4) genetic sampling,

and 5) habitat quality evaluation. ESAlisted fish will be observed or captured,

anesthetized, handled, allowed to

recover from the anesthetic, and

released. Indirect mortalities are also

requested.

Mr. Serfling is authorized under

Permit 1028 to hold shortnose sturgeon

(Acipenser brevirostrum) eggs and yolksac fry obtained from the Huntsman

Marine Laboratory, in St. Andrews, New

Brunswick, Canada, at Mote Marine

Laboratory in Florida to determine the

effects of toxins on egg viabilty and

yolk-sac survival rates. These viability

and survival rates will be compared

against those of fish from the USFWS

hatchery in South Carolina and the St.

Johns, St. Marys and Altamaha Rivers in

Florida and Georgia, the collection of

which was previously permitted on

March 6, 1997. The volume of eggs and

fry will not exceed 1.0 liter in volume.

Mr. Skjeveland is authorized under

Permit 1051 to take up to thirty (30)

listed shortnose sturgeon from the

Chesapeake Bay, an increase of 5 from

the original permit, and to take up to

thirty (30) listed shortnose sturgeon

from the Delaware Bay/River estuary to

determine the genetic relationship of

these two stocks and to determine if

there is migration back and forth

between the Chesapeake and Delaware

Canal. The sturgeon will be measured,

tagged, tissue sampled, and released.

Issuance of these modifications, as

required by the ESA, were based on a

finding that such permits: (1) Were

applied for in good faith, (2) would not

operate to the disadvantage of the listed

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.

Those individuals requesting a

hearing on these requests for permits

should set out the specific reasons why

a hearing would be appropriate (see

ADDRESSES). The holding of such a

hearing is at the discretion of the

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

NOAA. All statements and opinions

contained in the above application

summaries are those of the applicant

and do not necessarily reflect the views

of NMFS.

Dated: November 21, 1997.

Nancy Chu,

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office

of Protected Resources, National Marine

Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–31246 Filed 11–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND

COMMUNITY SERVICE

AmeriCorps: National, Indian Tribes,

and U.S. Territories Programs

AGENCY: Corporation for National and

Community Service.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds

for new and renewal grants, notice of

availability of 1998 application

guidelines.

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National

and Community Service (Corporation)

announces the availability of funds for

new and renewal AmeriCorps program

grants in the approximate amounts of:

(1) $40 million for AmeriCorps National

program grants (CFDA # 94.004); and (2)

$4.5 million for AmeriCorps Indian

Tribes and U.S. Territories program

grants (CFDA # 94.004). The application

forms and guidelines for completing

new applications are contained in (1)

the ‘‘AmeriCorps National 1998

Application Guidelines’’, and (2) the

‘‘1998 AmeriCorps Application

Guidelines for Indian Tribes and U.S.

Territories’’ respectively. Grantees in

their first or second year of operation

should contact their Corporation

program officer for information about

the renewal process.

DATES: Applicants for new AmeriCorps

National grants must be received by 3:30

p.m. (E.S.T.), February 6, 1998. Notice

regarding the renewal application

deadline for AmeriCorps National grants

will be provided to existing grantees at

a later date. All AmeriCorps Indian

Tribe and U.S. Territory applications

must be received by 3:30 p.m. (E.S.T.),

May 12, 1998.

ADDRESSES: All applications should be

submitted to the Corporation for

National Service, 1201 New York

Avenue, NW, Box ACD (for AmeriCorps

National), Box ITT (for AmeriCorps

Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories),

Washington, D.C. 20525. Facsimiles will

not be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of the ‘‘AmeriCorps National

1998 Application Guidelines’’ may be

requested by calling (202) 606–5000,

ext. 125. Copies of the ‘‘1998

AmeriCorps Application Guidelines for

Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories’’ may

be requested by calling (202) 606–5000,

ext. 475. If potential applicants have

questions about the AmeriCorps

National application guidelines or the

application process, they should contact

the Corporation for National Service,

AmeriCorps Direct, 1201 New York

Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20525.

Phone: (202) 606–5000, ext. 125. If

potential applicants have questions

about the AmeriCorps Indian Tribes and

U.S. Territories application guidelines

or the application process, they should

contact the Corporation for National

Service, AmeriCorps Indian Tribes and

U.S. Territories, 1201 New York

Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20525.

Phone: (202) 606–5000, ext. 188.

Organizations interested in applying for

AmeriCorps National program funds

may participate in a conference call on

Monday, December 15, 1997, during

which Corporation staff will provide

technical assistance to potential

applicants. The call will begin at 1:00

P.M. and end at 3:00 P.M. (E.S.T.). To

register for this call, please contact

Jimmie Bonah at (202) 606–5000,

extension 286. The Corporation staff

will also conduct conference calls to

provide technical assistance to potential

applicants seeking AmeriCorps Indian

Tribes and U.S. Territories program

funds on February 3, 1998, and

February 10, 1998. Both calls will begin

at 4:00 P.M. (E.S.T.). To register for

these calls, please contact Pattie Howell

at (202)–606–5000, extension 188. In

addition, there will be technical

assistance conferences for potential

applicants seeking AmeriCorps Indian

Tribes and U.S. Territories program

funds on January 9, 1998, in Las Vegas,

NV and on February 6, 1998 in

Memphis, TN. To register for either of

the conferences, please call Pattie

Howell, at (202) 606–5000, ext. 188. The

Corporation’s T.D.D. number is (202)

565–2799.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Corporation’s requirements for

AmeriCorps programs are set forth in

the Corporation’s authorizing statute (42