Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 44 / Thursday, March 6, 1997 / Notices 10259

[I.D. 022897C]

Marine Mammals; Scientific Research

Permit (PHF# 848–1335)

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Southwest Fisheries Science Center,

Honolulu Laboratory, NMFS, 2570 Dole

Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822–2396,

has applied in due form for a permit to

take Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus

schauinslandi) for purposes of scientific

research.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before April 5, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The application 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);

Regional Administrator, Southwest

Region, 501 West Ocean Boulevard,

Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802–

4213 (310/980–4001); and

Protected Species Coordinator, Pacific

Area Office, 2570 Dole Street, Room

106, Honolulu, HI 96822–2396 (808/

973–2987).

Written data or views, or requests for

a public hearing on this request, should

be submitted to the Director, Office of

Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 EastWest Highway, Room 13130, Silver

Spring, MD 20910. Those individuals

requesting a hearing should set forth the

specific reasons why a hearing on this

application would be appropriate.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register,

NMFS is forwarding copies of this

application to the Marine Mammal

Commission and its Committee of

Scientific Advisors.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject permit is requested under the

authority of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, 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, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and

the regulations governing the taking,

importing, and exporting of endangered

fish and wildlife (50 CFR 222.23).

The application encompasses all

research and enhancement activities to

be conducted on Hawaiian monk seals

by the NMFS Honolulu Laboratory for

the next 5 years. The proposed activities

will also include all takes currently

authorized under the Center’s Permit

No. 898, thereby making that permit

null and void. Research activities will

involve population assessment, disease

assessment, recovery action, and pelagic

ecology studies.

In compliance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969

(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial

determination has been made that the

activity proposed is categorically

excluded from the requirement to

prepare an environmental assessment or

environmental impact statement.

Dated: February 28, 1997.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–5539 Filed 3–5–97; 8:45 am]

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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Sunshine Act Meeting

Pursuant to the provisions of the

Government in the Sunshine Act (5

U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given of

the following meeting of the Board of

Directors of the Corporation for National

and Community Service (Corporation).

Date and Time: Thursday, March 13, 1997,

from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Place: The Ritz Carlton Hotel, 401 Ward

Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64112.

Status: The meeting will be open to the

public up to the seating capacity of the room,

except that Board deliberations addressing

personnel matters will be closed, pursuant to

exemptions (c)(2) and (4) of the Government

in the Sunshine Act. The basis for this partial

closing has been certified by the

Corporation’s Deputy General Counsel. A

copy of the certification will be posted for

public inspection at the Corporation’s

headquarters at 1201 New York Avenue NW,

Suite 8200, Washington, DC 20525, and will

otherwise be available upon request.

Matters To Be Considered: The Board of

Directors of the Corporation will meet to

review (1) reports from committees of the

Board of Directors on Corporation activities,

(2) a report from the Chief Executive Officer,

and (3) the status of Corporation initiatives.

Accommodations: Those needing

interpreters or other accommodations should

notify the Corporation by March 10, 1997.

This notice may be requested in an

alternative format for the visually impaired.

For Further Information: Contact Rhonda

Taylor, Associate Director of Special Projects

and Initiatives, the Corporation for National

and Community Service, 1201 New York

Avenue NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC

20525. Telephone (202) 606–5000 ext. 282.

Dated: March 4, 1997.

Stewart Davis,

Deputy General Counsel, Corporation for

National and Community Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Meeting of the Military Health Care

Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Defense,

Military Health Care Advisory

Committee.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the

forthcoming meeting of the Military

Health Care Advisory Committee. This

is the sixth meeting of the Committee.

The purpose of the meeting is to have

discussions centering around medical

personnel for the Military Health

Service System which will include

recruitment, retention, and support for

readiness; and the healthcare benefit;

and approaches to meeting medical

personnel requirements. A meeting

session will be held and will be open to

the public.

DATES: March 25, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Sheraton Crystal City Hotel,

1800 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA, unless otherwise

published.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Gary A. Christopherson, Senior Advisor

or Commander Sid Rodgers, Special

Assistant to PDASD, Office of the

Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health

Affairs), 1200 Defense Pentagon, Room

3E346, Washington, DC 20301–1200;

telephone (703) 697–2111.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Business

sessions are scheduled between 9:30 am

and 5:00 pm, on Tuesday, March 25,

1997. Contact Elaine L. Powell, CMP, in

the MHCAC Conference Support Office

at (703) 575–5024, if you are interested

in attending or need additional

information concerning the agenda,

directions, and maps to the meeting

location.

Dated: February 28, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 97–5455 Filed 3–5–97; 8:45 am]

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