1948 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 9 / Tuesday, January 14, 1997 / Notices

Dated: January 8, 1997.

Richard Harron,

Tax Forms Coordinator.

[FR Doc. 97–858 Filed 1–13–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 2497]

United States—Egypt Science and

Technology Joint Board; Public

Announcement of a New Science and

Technology Program for Competitive

Grants to Support International,

Collaborative Projects in Science and

Technology Between U.S. and

Egyptian Cooperators

January 15, 1997.

AGENCY: U.S. Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 15, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Catherine Bourgeois, Program

Specialist, Office of Cooperative Science

Programs, Bureau of Oceans and

International Environmental and

Scientific Affairs (OES/SCP), U.S.

Department of State, 202–647–4662.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: This program is established

under 22 U.S.C. 2656d and the Agreement for

Scientific and Technological Cooperation

between the Government of the United States

of America and the Government of the Arab

Republic of Egypt.

A solicitation for this program will

begin January 15, 1997. This program

will provide small grants for

successfully competitive proposals for

collaborative projects and other

activities submitted by United States

and Egyptian experts. Projects must

help the United States and Egypt utilize

science and apply technology by

providing opportunities to exchange

ideas, information, skills, and

techniques, and to collaborate on

scientific and technological endeavors

of mutual interest and benefit. Proposals

considered for funding in Fiscal Year

1997 must be received by March 1, 1997

by the Program Administrators. All

proposals will be considered; however,

special consideration will be given to

proposals that address priority areas

defined/approved by the Joint Board.

These include priorities in the areas of

biotechnology, standards and metrology,

environmental technologies, and

manufacturing technologies. More

information on these priorities and

copies of the Program Announcement/

Application may be obtained upon

request.

Anne K. Solomon,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Science,

Technology, and Health, and Chair, United

States—Egypt S&T Joint Board.

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[Public Notice No. 2500]

United States International

Telecommunications Advisory

Committee (ITAC), Standardization

Sector (ITAC–T), Study Group A and

ITAC–T; Meeting Notice

The Department of State announces

that the United States International

Telecommunications Advisory

Committee (ITAC), Telecommunications

Standardization Sector (ITAC–T)

National Study Group and Study Group

A has scheduled the following sessions

to develop United States positions and

contributions for upcoming ITU–T

meetings dealing with standardization

activities of the International

Telecommunications Union.

The U.S. National group, ITAC–T,

will discuss and prepare for the March

3–7, 1997, Telecommunications

Standardization Advisory Group

(TSAG) meeting, while U.S. Study

Group A will discuss and prepare

positions and contributions for (1) ITU–

T Study Group 3’s (Tariff and

Accounting Principles including related

telecommunications economic and

policy) meeting now scheduled for May

22–30, 1997 and (2) the ITU–T Study

Group 2 meeting scheduled for Geneva,

May 20–30, 1997. A more extensive

agenda will be developed and

distributed by fax or electronic mail to

members prior to the announced

meeting including the announcements

of two ad hoc group meetings, one for

numbering and routing and one for

accounting rates and call back

applications.

ITAC–T Preparations for TSAG

February 6, 1997 at AT&T, 20th & L

Streets, Washington, DC, 9:00 a.m. to

1:00 p.m.

March 20, 1997 at the Department of

State, room 1207, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00

p.m.

ITAC–T Study Group A Preparations for

ITU SG2 and SG3

March 19, 1997 at the Department of

State, room 1207, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00

p.m.

April 30, 1997 at the Department of

State, room 1207, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00

p.m.

Ad Hoc Group for Numbering/Routing

Issues (SG2)

March 13, 1997 at Bellcore, 2101 L

Street, NW, Washington, DC, 9:00

a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

March 14, 1997 at Bellcore, 2101 L

Street, NW, Washington, DC, 9:00

a.m. to 12:00 noon

April 8, 1997, at Bellcore, 2101 L Street,

NW, Washington, DC, 9:00 a.m. to

5:00 p.m.

April 9, 1997, at Bellcore, 2101 L Street,

NW, Washington, DC, 9:00 a.m. to

5:00 p.m.

Members of the General Public may

attend the meetings and join in the

discussions, subject to the instructions

of the chair. Admittance of public

members will be limited to the seating

available. In this regard, entrance to the

Department of State is controlled.

Questions regarding the meeting may be

addressed to Mr. Earl Barbely at 202–

647–0197. If you wish to attend please

send a fax to 202–647–7407 not later

than 5 days before the scheduled

meetings. Please include your name,

Social Security number and date of

birth. One of the following valid photo

ID’s will be required for admittance:

U.S. driver’s license with picture, U.S.

passport, U.S. government ID (company

ID’s are no longer accepted by

Diplomatic Security). Enter from the

‘‘C’’ Street Main Lobby.

Dated: December 31, 1996.

Earl S. Barbely,

Chairman, U.S. ITAC for Telecommunication

Standardization.

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[Public Notice No. 2503]

Shipping Coordinating Committee

International Maritime Organization

(IMO) Legal Committee; Notice of

Meeting

The U.S. Shipping Coordinating

Committee (SHC) will conduct an open

meeting at 10:00 a.m., on Thursday,

February 6, 1997, in Room 2415 at U.S.

Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second

Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. The

purpose of this meeting is to report on

the ninth session of the International

Maritime Organization (IMO)/United

Nations Conference on Trade and

Development (UNCTAD) jointly

sponsored intergovernmental group of

experts (JIGE), which met in Geneva

from December 2–6, 1996, to consider

revisions to the 1952 Arrest Convention.

This SHC meeting will also prepare for

the 75th session of the IMO Legal

Committee, which will be held April