10544 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 45 / Friday, March 7, 1997 / Notices

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C.

Docket Number: 96–122. Applicant:

University of Nebraska-Lincoln,

Lincoln, NE 68588–0304. Instrument:

Diamond Anvil Cells, Model Diacell.

Manufacturer: Diacell, United Kingdom.

Intended Use: See notice at 62 FR 979,

January 7, 1997.

Comments: None received. Decision:

Approved. No instrument of equivalent

scientific value to the foreign

instrument, for such purposes as it is

intended to be used, is being

manufactured in the United States.

Reasons: The foreign instrument

provides: (1) high pressure capability to

750 kbar, (2) metal membrane drive for

precise control and (3) hemispherically

movable diamond cups for superior

alignment. A domestic manufacturer of

similar equipment advised on February

3, 1997 that (1) these capabilities are

pertinent to the applicant’s intended

purpose and (2) it knows of no domestic

instrument or apparatus of equivalent

scientific value to the foreign

instrument for the applicant’s intended

use.

We know of no other instrument or

apparatus of equivalent scientific value

to the foreign instrument which is being

manufactured in the United States.

Frank W. Creel,

Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.

[FR Doc. 97–5637 Filed 3–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 030397A]

Advisory Panel on Atlantic Billfish

Fisheries

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of intent; request for

nominations.

SUMMARY: NMFS solicits nominations

for the Atlantic billfish advisory panel

(AP). The purpose of the AP will be to

assist NMFS in the collection and

evaluation of information relevant to the

amendment of the billfish management

plan. The AP will include

representatives from all interests in

Atlantic billfish fisheries.

DATES: Nominations must be submitted

on or before April 7, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be

submitted to Rebecca Lent, Highly

Migratory Species Management

Division, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD, 20910.

Nominations may be submitted by fax;

301–713–1917.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

Kelly, 301–713–2347.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Introduction

In accordance with the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and

Management Act, (Magnuson-Stevens

Act), 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., as amended

by the Sustainable Fisheries Act, Public

Law 104–297, an Advisory Panel (AP)

will be established to consult with

NMFS in the collection and evaluation

of information relevant to the

amendment of the Atlantic billfish

fishery management plan.

The purpose of the AP is to assist

NMFS in the development of an

amendment to the billfish management

plan. The first action will be

development of definitions (i.e.,

bycatch, overfishing) and other

requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens

Act.

Procedures and Guidelines

A. Procedures for Establishing the

Advisory Panel.

Individuals with definable interests in

the recreational and commercial fishing

and related industries, environmental

community, academia, governmental

and quasi-governmental entities will be

considered as members of the AP.

Selection of AP members will not be

limited to those that are nominated.

Nominations are invited from all

individuals and constituent groups. The

nomination should include:

1. The name of the applicant or

nominee and a description of their

interest in or connection with highly

migratory species (HMS) and billfish in

particular;

2. A statement of background and/or

qualifications;

3. A written commitment that the

applicant or nominee shall actively

participate in good faith in the tasks of

the AP.

B. Participants.

The AP shall consist of not less than

seven (7) members who are

knowledgeable about the pelagic

fisheries for Atlantic HMS, particularly

billfish fisheries. Nominations will be

accepted to allow representation from

recreational and commercial fishing

interests, the conservation community,

and the scientific community. NMFS

does not believe that each potentially

affected organization or individual must

necessarily have its own representative,

but each interest must be adequately

represented. The intent is to have a

group that, as a whole, reflects an

appropriate balance and mix of interests

given the responsibilities of the AP.

Criteria for membership include one or

more of the following: a) Experience in

the recreational fishing industry

involved in catching billfish; b)

experience in the commercial fishing

industry involved in billfish bycatch; c)

experience in connected industries

(marinas, bait and tackle shops); d)

experience in the scientific community

working with HMS; e) former or current

representative of a private, regional,

state, national, or international

organization representing marine

fisheries interests dealing with billfish.

NMFS will provide the necessary

administrative support, including

technical assistance, for the AP.

However, we will be unable to

compensate participants with monetary

support of any kind, because no funds

were appropriated to support this

activity in fiscal year 1997. Members

will be expected to pay for travel costs

related to the AP.

C. Tentative Schedule.

Meetings of the AP will be held twice

or thrice yearly. The initial activities

include consideration of definitions of

overfishing, etc., to be developed for

amendments to the Billfish Management

Plan. Amendments and regulations will

be submitted for Secretarial review by

October 11, 1998.

Dated: March 3, 1997.

Gary C. Matlock,

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–5695 Filed 3–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

[I.D. 022897F]

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of an application for

modification to research permit 900

(P770#66).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Coastal Zone and Estuarine Studies

Division, Northwest Fisheries Science

Center, NMFS in Seattle, WA (CZESD)

has applied in due form for a

modification to a permit authorizing

takes of endangered and threatened

species for scientific research purposes.

DATES: Written comments or requests for

a public hearing on any of these

applications must be received on or

before April 7, 1997.
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ADDRESSES: The application and related

documents are available for review in

the following offices, by appointment:

Office of Protected Resources, F/PR3,

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver

Spring, MD 20910–3226 (301–713–

1401); and

Environmental and Technical

Services Division, 525 NE Oregon

Street, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97232–

4169 (503–230–5400).

Written comments or requests for a

public hearing should be submitted to

the Chief, Environmental and Technical

Services Division, Portland.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CZESD

requests a modification to a permit

under the authority of section 10 of the

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA)

(16 U.S.C. 1531–1543) and the NMFS

regulations governing ESA-listed fish

and wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 217–

227).

For the modification to permit 900

(P770#66), CZESD requests takes of

juvenile, threatened, Snake River

spring/summer chinook salmon

(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha); juvenile,

threatened, Snake River fall chinook

salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha);

and juvenile, endangered, Snake River

sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)

associated with a new study designed to

determine the relative survival of

juvenile salmon passing through the

spillway of The Dalles Dam. The takes

associated with the study is requested

for a duration of three years. ESA-listed

fish will be captured at Bonneville Dam,

anesthetized, tagged with passive

integrated transponders, transported to

The Dalles Dam, allowed to recover

from the anesthetic, released in front of

the spillway and downstream from the

dam, and electronically detected at

Bonneville Dam. This request for

modification to permit 900 supplements

a previous request for modification 4 to

permit 900 (62 FR 9178, February 28,

1997).

Those individuals requesting a

hearing on the permit modification

request 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 summary are

those of the applicant and do not

necessarily reflect the views of NMFS.

Dated: March 3, 1997.

Robert C. Ziobro,

Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–5696 Filed 3–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

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: Navy

Advertising Effectiveness Study (NAES);

OMB Control No. 0703–0032.

Type of Request: Revision of a

Currently Approved Collection.

Number of Respondents: 2,000.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 2,000.

Average Burden Per Response: 30

minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 1,000 hours.

Needs and Uses: This collection of

information measures advertising

effectiveness and provides data for

strategies to be used in advertising. This

information is used by the Navy

Recruiting Command to determine

management decisions on objectives

and strategies of advertising, media

selection, and the evaluation of the

advertising and recruiting process.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Frequency: Annually.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Edward C.

Springer.

Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Mr. Springer at the Office of

Management and Budget, Desk Officer

for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert

Cushing.

Written requests for copies of the

information collection proposal should

be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR,

1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite

1204, Arlington, VA 22202–4302.

Dated: March 4, 1997.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 97–5652 Filed 3–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

Department of the Army

Extension of Comment Period on the

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

(DEIS) for Proposed Projects at the

Massachusetts Military Reservation,

Cape Cod, MA

AGENCY: National Guard Bureau,

Department of the Army.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The public comment period

for the DEIS will be extended for 30

days from the date of this

announcement’s publication in the

Federal Register.

This 30-day extension is to provide all

interested persons additional time to

review and provide comments on the

DEIS.

The DEIS was originally released for

a 90-day public comment period from

the Department of the Army in 61 FR

63832 (Monday, December 2, 1996) and

the Environmental Protection Agency in

61 FR 64742 (Friday, December 6, 1996).

COPIES Copies of the DEIS can be

obtained from the EIS Project Officer at

the below listed address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

EIS Project Officer, Captain Tracy

Norris, Massachusetts National Guard,

Unified Environmental Planning Office,

Building #1204, Camp Edwards,

Massachusetts 02542, telephone: (508)

968–5824.

Dated: March 3, 1997.

Raymond J. Fatz,

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army

(Environment, Safety, and Occupational

Health) OASA (I,L&E).

[FR Doc. 97–5656 Filed 3–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3710–08–M

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

List of Approved ‘‘Ability-to-Benefit’’

Tests and Passing Scores

AGENCY: The Department of Education.

ACTION: Correction notice.

SUMMARY: This document corrects the

passing scores for the Test of Adult

Basic Education (TABE)—Forms 5 and

6, Level A for both the Survey Version

and the Complete Battery Version; and

the Test of Adult Basic Education

(TABE)—Forms 7 and 8, Level A, for