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company must not be owned or

controlled, indirectly or directly by a

foreign government.

Consistency of the company’s goals

with the scope and desired outcome of

the mission as described herein.

Past, present and prospective business

in Turkey.

Diversity of company size, type,

location, demographics, and traditional

under-representation in business.

An applicant’s partisan political

activities (including political

contributions) are irrelevant to the

selection process.

Other Trip Objectives and Events

In addition to the mission scenario

described above, Secretary Daley will

also support the inaugural meeting in

Ankara of the U.S.-Turkey Business

Development Council in order to

establish an improved bilateral business

and government cooperation for

expanding commercial, trade and

investment relations. The Secretary will

seek to accomplish several commercial

policy objectives in bilateral

government to government meetings

with Turkish officials in Ankara and

with the press and private sector in

Istanbul. Our bilateral policy agenda

includes addressing IPR issues,

investment barriers to U.S. companies,

insuring compliance with international

arbitration agreements, regulatory issues

related to the privatization of

telecommunications companies,

Caspian pipeline construction and

supply issues, and investment policies

related to ‘‘Build-Operate’’ and ‘‘Build,

Operate Transfer.’’

Dated: December 12, 1997.

Catherine Vial,

Acting Director, Energy Division/OEIM/BI/

TD.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Notice of Opportunity to Apply to

Serve on the Board

AGENCY: International Trade

Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Opportunity to Apply

to Serve on the Board of the United

States-India Commercial Alliance.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

is currently seeking applications for

three individuals to serve on the U.S.

section of the Board of the United

States-India Commercial Alliance

(USICA). On January 16, 1995, Ronald

H. Brown, U.S. Secretary of Commerce,

and Pranab Mukherjee, India’s Minister

of Commerce, signed terms of reference

creating USICA. On October 17, 1996,

Michael Kantor, U.S. Secretary of

Commerce, and B.B. Ramaiah, India’s

Minister of Commerce, signed an

agreement extending USICA for two

years, until January 15, 1999. The

purpose of USICA is to facilitate the

further development of commercial

relations, trade, and investment between

U.S. and Indian private sector

businesses. USICA is administered and

its activities are coordinated by a Board

composed of an equal number of private

sector representatives from the United

States and India. U.S. and Indian Board

members are selected by the U.S.

Secretary of Commerce and Indian

Minister of Commerce, respectively. The

work of the USICA, which includes

trade missions, conferences, and

roundtables bringing together business

persons from the United States and

India, currently is focused on four

economic sectors: information

technology, transportation and

infrastructure, food processing and

packaging (‘‘agribusiness’’), and power.

Individual Board members generally

concentrate their efforts on one of these

sectors.

Further Information: Private sector

representatives will be appointed to the

Board for a two year term, or until

January 15, 1999, if USICA is not

extended beyond its current expiration

date. Applications are now being sought

for private sector members to serve for

a term beginning February 9, 1998.

Private sector members will serve at the

discretion of the Secretary. They are

expected to participate fully in defining

the agenda for USICA and in

implementing its work program. It is

expected that private sector individuals

chosen for the USICA Board will attend

at least 75% of USICA meetings which

will be held in the U.S. and India.

Private sector Board members are

fully responsible for travel, living and

personal expenses associated with their

participation in USICA. The private

sector Board members will serve in a

representative capacity presenting the

views and interests of the particular

business sector in which they operate;

private sector Board members are not

special government employees.

USICA works on issues of common

interest to encourage bilateral trade and

investment, including, but not limited

to, the following:

—Implementing trade/business

development and promotion programs

including trade missions, conferences,

exhibits, seminars and other events,

and

—Adopting sectoral or project oriented

approaches to expand business

opportunities and discussing

concerns relating to expanding

commercial opportunities

Selection: There are ten positions on

the U.S. side of the USICA Board, of

which three are currently vacant. This

notice is seeking applications for those

three positions.

Eligibility requirements. Applicants

must be:

• A U.S. citizen residing in the

United States or a permanent United

States resident;

• A CEO or other top management

level employee of a U.S. company or

organization involved in commercial

activities between the United States and

India;

• A member of a leading business

association; and

• Not a registered foreign agent under

the Foreign Agents Registration Act of

1938 (FARA).

In reviewing eligible applicants, the

Commerce Department will consider:

• The applicant’s expertise in one of

the following business sectors in which

USICA is active: transportation and

infrastructure, and food processing and

packaging (agribusiness);

• Readiness to initiate and be

responsible for USICA activities in the

business sectors in which USICA is

active;

• Ability to contribute in light of

overall Board composition (for example,

to ensure balance in representation of

industry sectors):

• Diversity of company size, type,

location, demographics or additional

under-representation in business.

To be considered for membership,

please provide the following: name and

title of the individual requesting

consideration; name and address of the

company or organization sponsoring

each individual; company’s product or

service line; size of the company; export

experience and major markets; a brief

statement of why each candidate should

be considered for membership on the

USICA Board; the particular segment of

the business community each candidate

would represent; a personal resume; and

a statement that the applicant is not a

registered foreign agent under FARA.

Deadline: In order to receive full

consideration, requests must be received

no later than: January 20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Please send your requests

for consideration to Richard D. Harding,

Director, Office of South Asia and

Oceania, U.S. Department of Commerce,

Room 2308, 14th St. and Constitution
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Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230, fax

(202) 482–5330.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard D. Harding, Director, Office of

South Asia and Oceania, U.S.

Department of Commerce, Room 2308,

14th St. and Constitution Ave., N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20230, telephone

(202) 482–2955, fax (202) 482–5330.

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1512.

Dated: December 12, 1997.

Peter Hale,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia

and the Pacific.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 120897A]

Endangered and Threatened Species;

Revision of Species on Candidate

Species List Under the Endangered

Species Act

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of modification to list of

candidate species.

SUMMARY: NMFS revises its candidate

species list in regard to Atlantic salmon

(Salmo salar).

ADDRESSES: Comments and reliable

documentation concerning this revision

should be sent to the Chief of

Endangered Species, NMFS, Office of

Protected Resources, 1315 East-West

Highway, F/PR3, Silver Spring, MD

20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy Chu or Terri Jordan at (301) 713–

1401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice

published today, NMFS and the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

renamed the Seven Rivers Distinct

Population Segment (DPS) of Atlantic

Salmon the Gulf of Maine DPS in order

to allow future inclusion in the DPS

those extant populations from the

Kennebec River north to, but not

including, the St. Croix River. NMFS

believes that the populations previously

identified in Togus Stream, a tributary

to the Kennebec River, and Cove Brook,

a tributary to the Penobscot River, and

other extant river populations warrant

further investigation and may warrant

future inclusion in the Gulf of Maine

DPS.

NMFS previously identified

populations of Atlantic Salmon in the

Kennebec River, Penobscot River, Tunk

Stream, and St. Croix River as candidate

species and included them in the July

14, 1997, candidate notice of review (62

FR 37560). With this notice, NMFS

revises its List of Candidate Species to

include the Gulf of Maine DPS of

Atlantic salmon, which includes some

of the populations previously identified

as candidate species. In addition, NMFS

notes that the proposed rule to list the

Seven Rivers DPS as threatened under

the ESA (60 FR 50530) was withdrawn

in a notice published today.

Dated: December 15, 1997.

Hilda Diaz-Soltero,

Director, Office of Protected Resources,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

TABLE 1.—Revised List of Candidate

Species

Common

name

Scientific

name Family Area ofconcern

Atlantic

salmon*.

Salmo

salar.

Salmonidae.Gulf of

Maine

DPS.

*This is a revision of the listing for ‘‘Atlantic

Salmon’’ found in the table at 62 FR 37562,

July 14, 1997.

[FR Doc. 97–33043 Filed 12–17–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 120497A]

Marine Mammals; Scientific Research

Permit No. 1016 (P167H)

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 permit no. 1016 submitted by

Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute,

2595 Ingraham Street, San Diego, CA

92109, has been granted.

ADDRESSES: The amendment and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following office(s):

Permits Division, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring,

MD 20910 (301/713–2289); and

Director, Southwest Region, NMFS,

501 West Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA

90802–4213 (562/980–4001).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

October 28, 1997, notice was published

in the Federal Register (62 FR 55787)

that an amendment of permit no. 1016,

issued October 16, 1996 (61 FR 53901)

had been requested by the above-name

organization. The requested amendment

has been issued under the authority of

the Marine Mammal Protection Act of

1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et

seq.) and the regulations governing the

taking and importing of marine

mammals (50 CFR part 216).

The permittee currently has

authorization to harass several species

of stranded rehabilitated and

permanently captive pinnipeds and

small cetaceans in order to measure

their interaction with fishing gear and to

determine the effect of introducing an

auditory stimulus (i.e., pinger) on

responses. The research is authorized to

be conducted over a five year period.

The permit has been amended to

authorize: the addition of 2 pinger trials

and 2 net trials with 14 of the 18

California sea lions (Zalophus

californianus) currently authorized to be

involved in motivational state trials; and

an increase in the number of California

sea lions to be used in the naive trials

from 30 to 40.

Dated: December 12, 1997.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Patent and Trademark Office

Soliciting Applications for Membership

on Public Advisory Committee for

Trademark Affairs

AGENCY: Patent and Trademark Office,

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Patent and Trademark

Office is seeking five members for the

Public Advisory Committee for

Trademark Affairs. Member terms

would begin on January 1, 1998. A

member must be an organization that is

representative of the intellectual

property community, e.g., a bar group,

a business organization or an academic

institution. Organizations interested in

membership should send a letter

expressing that interest and containing

the information set out in the