Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 52 / Tuesday, March 18, 1997 / Notices 12801

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Helen Allen, 907–

271–2809, at least 5 working days prior

to the meeting date.

Dated: March 11, 1997.

Bruce Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–6706 Filed 3–17–97; 8:45 am]

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[I.D. 031097C]

Marine Mammals; Permit No. 765

(P70E)

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of amendment.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

permit no. 765, issued to Dr. William A.

Watkins, Oceanographer Emeritus,

Woods Hole Oceanographic, Institution,

Woods Hole, MA 02543, to take marine

mammals was extended until December

31, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The amendment and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following offices:

Permits Division, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Room 13130 Silver Spring,

MD 20910 (301/712–2289); and

Northeast Region, NMFS, One

Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA

01930–2298 (508/281–9250).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject amendment has been issued

under the authority of the Marine

Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the

provisions of § 216.29 of the Regulations

Governing the Taking and Importing of

Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216), the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

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

and the provisions of § 222.25 of the

regulations governing the taking,

importing, and exporting of endangered

fish and wildlife (50 CFR part 222).

Issuance of this permit as required by

the ESA was based on a finding that

such permit: (1) Was applied for in good

faith; (2) will not operate to the

disadvantage of the endangered species

which is the subject of this permit; and

(3) is consistent with the purposes and

policies set forth in section 2 of the

ESA.

March 7, 1997

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–6707 Filed 3–17–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Revised Non-Foreign Overseas Per

Diem Rates

AGENCY: DoD, Per Diem, Travel and

Transportation Allowance Committee.

ACTION: Notice of Revised Non-Foreign

Overseas Per Diem Rates.

SUMMARY: The Per Diem, Travel and

Transportation Allowance Committee is

publishing Civilian Personnel Per Diem

Bulletin Number 193. This bulletin lists

revisions in per diem rates prescribed

for U.S. Government employees for

official travel in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto

Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands and

possessions of the United States.

Bulletin Number 193 is being published

in the Federal Register to assure that

travelers are paid per diem at the most

current rates.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 1, 1997.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

document gives notice of revisions in

per diem rates prescribed by the Per

Diem Travel and Transportation

Allowance Committee for non-foreign

areas outside the continental United

States. It supersedes Civilian Personnel

Per Diem Bulletin Number 192.

Distribution of Civilian Personnel Per

Diem Bulletins by mail was

discontinued. Per Diem Bulletins

published periodically in the Federal

Register now constitute the only

notification of revisions in per diem

rates to agencies and establishments

outside the Department of Defense. For

more information or questions about per

diem rates, please contact your local

travel office. The text of the Bulletin

follows:

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