Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 48 / Wednesday, March 12, 1997 / Notices 11417

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: CRITFC

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).

CRITFC (P513) requests modification

8 to scientific research permit 825 for

increases in the takes of adult and

juvenile, threatened, Snake River

spring/summer chinook salmon

(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and

juvenile, threatened, Snake River fall

chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus

tshawytscha) associated with additional

sampling locations and a new study

designed to measure the survival,

migration rate, and growth of hatchery

and wild subyearling fall chinook

salmon emigrating from major mainstem

tributaries of the Snake River above

Lower Granite Dam. Also for

modification 8, CRITFC requests a take

of adult, threatened, Snake River fall

chinook salmon associated with

spawning ground surveys. Permit 825

currently authorizes CRITFC takes of

adult and juvenile, threatened, Snake

River spring/summer chinook salmon;

juvenile, threatened, Snake River fall

chinook salmon; and juvenile,

endangered, Snake River sockeye

salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)

associated with six studies: Juvenile

chinook salmon surveys, Imnaha River

subbasin monitoring, spawning ground

surveys, scale sampling,

cryopreservation of chinook salmon

gametes, and a gas bubble trauma study.

ESA-listed adult salmon are proposed to

be captured at Bonneville Dam on the

Snake River, anesthetized, examined

and sampled for scales, allowed to

recover from the anesthetic, and

released. ESA-listed adult salmon are

also proposed to be observed during

spawning ground surveys and carcasses

collected. Post-spawned, ESA-listed,

adult male salmon are also proposed to

be collected, anesthetized, sampled for

scales and gametes, allowed to recover

from the anesthetic, and released. ESAlisted juvenile salmon are proposed to

be observed by snorkeling; captured,

handled, and released; or captured,

anesthetized, examined or sampled for

scales or tagged with passive integrated

transponders or marked with dye,

allowed to recover from the anesthetic,

and released. An increase in juvenile,

ESA-listed, Snake River spring/summer

chinook salmon indirect mortalities is

requested. Juvenile, ESA-listed, Snake

River fall chinook salmon indirect

mortalities are also requested.

Modification 8 would be valid for the

duration of the permit. Permit 825

expires on December 31, 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 6, 1997.

Robert C. Ziobro,

Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–6194 Filed 3–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS

Notice of Meeting

The Commission of Fine Arts’ next

meeting is scheduled for 20 March 1997

at 10:00 AM in the Commission’s offices

in the Pension Building, Suite 312,

Judiciary Square, 441 F Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20001 to discuss

various projects affecting the

appearance of Washington, D.C.,

including buildings, memorials, parks,

etc.; also matters of design referred by

other agencies of the government.

Inquiries regarding the agenda and

requests to submit written or oral

statements should be addressed to

Charles H. Atherton, Secretary,

Commission of Fine Arts, at the above

address or call the above number.

Dated in Washington, D.C. 5 March 1997.

Charles H. Atherton,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–6144 Filed 3–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6330–01–M

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY

COMMISSION

Commission Agenda and Priorities/

Government Performance and Results

Act (GPRA); Public Hearing

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of public hearing.

SUMMARY: The Commission will conduct

a public hearing to receive views from

all interested parties about its agenda

and priorities for Commission attention

during fiscal year 1999, which begins

October 1, 1998, and about its draft

strategic plan, to be submitted to

Congress September 30, 1997, pursuant

to the Government Performance and

Results Act (GPRA). Participation by

members of the public is invited.

Written comments and oral

presentations concerning the

Commission’s agenda and priorities for

fiscal year 1999, and strategic plan will

become part of the public record.

DATES: The hearing will begin at 10 a.m.

on May 13, 1997. Written comments and

requests from members of the public

desiring to make oral presentations must

be received by the Office of the

Secretary not later than April 29, 1997.

Persons desiring to make oral

presentations at this hearing must

submit a written text of their

presentations not later than May 6,

1997.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be in room

420 of the East-West Towers Building,

4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda,

Maryland 20814. Written comments,

requests to make oral presentations, and

texts of oral presentations should be

captioned ‘‘Agenda, Priorities and

Strategic Plan’’ and mailed to the Office

of the Secretary, Consumer Product

Safety Commission, Washington, D.C.

20207, or delivered to that office, room

502, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda,

Maryland 20814.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

information about the hearing, a copy of

the strategic plan (available April 1,

1997), or to request an opportunity to

make an oral presentation, call or write

Rockelle Hammond, Office of the

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety

Commission, Washington, D.C. 20207;

telephone (301) 504–0800; telefax (301)

504–0127.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Statutory Requirements

Section 4(j) of the Consumer Product

Safety Act (CPSA) (15 U.S.C. 2053(j))

requires the Commission to establish an

agenda for action under the laws it