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9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.—Receive a

report of the Habitat Protection

Committee.

9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.—Receive a

report of the Law Enforcement

Committee.

10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.—Receive a

report of the Administrative Policy

Committee.

10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.—Receive a

report of the Stone Crab Management

Committee.

11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.—Receive a

report on the South Atlantic Fishery

Management Council Liaison.

11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.—Receive

Enforcement Reports.

11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.— Receive

Director’s Reports.

11:45 p.m. - 12:00 noon—Other

business to be discussed.

Committees

March 10

9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.—Convene the

AP Selection Committee. (CLOSED

SESSION).

1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.—Convene the

SSC Selection Committee. (CLOSED

SESSION).

4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.—Convene the

Administrative Policy Committee.

March 11

8:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.—Convene the

Reef Fish Management Committee.

12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.—Convene the

Shrimp Management Committee.

4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.—Convene the

Stone Crab Management Committee.

4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.—Convene the

Habitat Protection Committee.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Anne Alford at the

Council (see ADDRESSES) by March 3,

1997.

Dated: February 11, 1997.

Bruce Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–3951 Filed 2–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Public Information Collection

Requirement Submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

Review

ACTION: Notice.

The Department of Defense has

submitted to OMB for clearance, the

following proposal for collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35).

Title and OMB Control Number:

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation

Supplement (DFARS) Part 232, Contract

Financing, and the Clause at 252.232–

7002, Progress Payments for Foreign

Military Sales Acquisitions; OMB

Number 0704–0321.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Number of Respondents: 414.

Responses Per Respondent: 12.

Annual Responses: 4,968.

Average Burden Per Response: 30

minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 7,452

(includes 4,968 recordkeeping hours).

Needs and Uses: The Arms Export

Control Act requires, in the absence of

a special Presidential Finding, that the

U.S. Government purchase military

equipment for foreign governments

using foreign funds and without any

charge to appropriated funds. In order to

comply with this requirement, the

Government needs to know how much

to charge each country as progress

payments are made for foreign military

sales (FMS) purchases. The Government

can only obtain this information from

the contractor preparing the progress

payment request. The clause at 252.232–

7002 requires contractors, whose

contracts include FMS requirements, to

submit a progress payment request with

a supporting schedule which clearly

distinguishes the contract’s FMS

requirements from U.S. contract

requirements. The Government uses this

information to determine how much of

each country’s funds to disburse to the

contractor.

Affected Public: Business or other for

profit; not for profit institutions.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Peter N. Weiss.

Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Mr. Weiss at the Office of Management

and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room

10236, New Executive Office Building,

Washington, DC 20503.

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. William

Pearce.

Written requests for copies of the

information collection proposal should

be sent to Mr. Pearce, WHS/DIOR, 1215

Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204,

Arlington, VA 22202–4302.

Dated: February 12, 1997.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 97–3881 Filed 2–14–97; 8:45 am]

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Defense Science Board Task Force on

Underground Facilities

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee

meetings.

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board

Task Force on Underground Facilities

will meet in closed session on March

12–13, 1997 at U.S. Strategic Command,

Omaha, Nebraska.

The mission of the Defense Science

Board is to advise the Secretary of

Defense through the Under Secretary of

Defense for Acquisition and Technology

on scientific and technical matters as

they affect the perceived needs of the

Department of Defense. At this meeting

the Task Force will address the threat to

U.S. interests posed by the growth of

underground facilities in unfriendly

nations. The Task Force should

investigate technologies and techniques

to meet the international security and

military strategy challenges posed by

these facilities.

In accordance with Section 10(d) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act,

Public Law 92–463, as amended (5

U.S.C. App. II, (1994)), it has been

determined that this DSB Task Force

meeting concerns matters listed in 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) (1994), and that

accordingly this meeting will be closed

to the public.

Dated: February 12, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 97–3879 Filed 2–14–97; 8:45 am]

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Defense Science Board Task Force on

Stealth Technology and Future S&T

Investments

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee

meetings.

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board

Task Force on Stealth Technology and

Future S&T Investments will meet in

closed session on March 19–20, April 1–

2, and April 28–29, 1997 at Science

Applications International Corporation,

4001 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington,

Virginia.

The mission of the Defense Science

Board is to advise the Secretary of

Defense through the Under Secretary of

Defense for Acquisition and Technology
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on scientific and technical matters as

they affect the perceived needs of the

Department of Defense. At this meeting

the Task Force will explore the

relationship between low observable

and electronic warfare technologies in

providing future weapon system

survivability.

In accordance with Section 10(d) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act,

Public Law 92–463, as amended (5

U.S.C. App. II, (1994)), it has been

determined that this DSB Task Force

meetings concern matters listed in 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) (1994), and that

accordingly this meeting will be closed

to the public.

Dated: February 12, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 97–3880 Filed 2–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Office of Educational Research and

Improvement (OERI), National Institute

on Educational Governance, Finance,

Policy-Making, and Management

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of proposed priority for

fiscal year 1997.

SUMMARY: The Secretary proposes a

priority for a National Research and

Development Center. The Secretary

takes this action to support research on

policymaking and policies to support

excellence in teaching.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before March 20, 1997.

ADDRESSES: All comments concerning

this proposed priority should be

addressed to Ron Anson, U.S.

Department of Education, 555 New

Jersey Avenue, NW., room 608F,

Washington, DC 20208–5510.

Comments can be faxed to Mr. Anson at

(202) 219–2159 or e-mailed through the

internet to: ronlanson@ed.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron

Anson, telephone: (202) 219–2214.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office

of Educational Research and

Improvement, authorized under Title IX

of Public Law 103–227 (20 U.S.C.

section 6001 et seq.), supports

educational research and development

activities. The National Institute on

Educational Governance, Finance,

Policy-Making, and Management is one

of five research institutes that carry out

coordinated and comprehensive

programs of research, development,

evaluation, and dissemination activities

designed to provide research-based

leadership for the improvement of

education.

The National Institute on Educational

Governance, Finance, Policy-Making,

and Management supports a range of

research, development, and

dissemination activities focused on core

issues in education. Activities are

carried out by national research and

development centers, field-initiated

studies, and a variety of directed

research, development, and

dissemination activities.

The Secretary believes that increasing

the capacity of the nation’s education

system to improve the quality of

education depends on knowledge

generated by an enduring program of

education research and development.

Knowledge gained from education

research and development can help

guide the national investment in

education and support local and State

improvement efforts. Because they carry

out sustained, long-term research and

development, centers are a primary

mechanism for pursuing new

knowledge about education. Center

awards are made to institutions of

higher education, institutions of higher

education in consort with public

agencies or non-profit organizations,

and interstate agencies established by

compact that operate subsidiary bodies

to conduct postsecondary education

research and development.

The Secretary invites comments on

the priority described in this notice.

Prior to this announcement and in

conjunction with planning for

Educational Research and Development

Center competitions in 1996, OERI

engaged in a series of meetings, regional

hearings, and Federal Register notices

that solicited advice from parents,

teachers, administrators, policymakers,

business people, researchers, and others

to identify the most needed research

and development activities. Following

these activities and subsequent research

priorities planning meetings in which

OERI engaged, OERI prepared this

notice of proposed priority. The subject

matter of this proposed priority has

been reviewed by OERI’s National

Research Policy and Priorities Board,

whose mandate includes the

development of a Research Priorities

Plan.

The Secretary will announce the final

priority in a notice in the Federal

Register. The final priority will be

determined by responses to this notice

and other considerations of the

Department. This notice does not

preclude the Secretary from proposing

or funding additional priorities, subject

to meeting applicable rulemaking

requirements.

Note: This notice of proposed priority does

not solicit applications. A notice inviting

applications under this competition will be

published in the Federal Register concurrent

with or following publication of the notice of

final priority.

Proposed Priority: Policy and Teaching

Excellence

Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) the

Secretary will give an absolute

preference to applications that meet the

following specific priority area. The

Secretary intends to fund only one

application that meets the priority listed

below. Funding this priority will

depend on the availability of funds, the

nature of the final priority, and the

quality of applications received. The

Secretary proposes to support a national

center to conduct research and

development in the priority area of

improving policymaking and policy

structures to achieve excellence in

teaching.

A: This center must:

(1) Conduct a coherent, sustained

program of research and development to

address problems and issues of national

significance in the specific priority area,

using a well-conceptualized and

theoretically sound framework;

(2) Contribute to the development and

advancement of theory in the specific

priority area;

(3) Conduct scientifically rigorous

studies capable of generating findings

that contribute substantially to

understanding the field;

(4) Conduct work of sufficient size,

scope, and duration to produce

definitive guidance for improvement

efforts and future research;

(5) Address issues of both equity and

excellence in education for all students

in the specific priority area; and

(6) Document, report, and disseminate

information about its research findings

and other accomplishments in ways that

will facilitate effective use of that

information by decisionmakers and

others as appropriate.

B: In carrying out its program of work,

the center must also:

(1) Conduct research and

development on the full range of policy

issues relevant to teaching excellence

and other associated policy issues;

(2) Conduct a program of research and

development that will aid policymakers

throughout the Nation at all levels of

government and at all levels of the