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OMB Desk Officer: Jerry Coffey, (202)

395–7314.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Linda Engelmeier,

DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202)

482–3272, Department of Commerce,

room 5312, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to Jerry Coffey, OMB Desk

Officer, room 10201, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: March 14, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–6986 Filed 3–19–97; 8:45 am]

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Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

DOC has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

clearance the following proposal for

collection of information under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

Agency: National Institute of

Standards and Technology (NIST).

Title: Phase Equilibria Data for

Ceramics.

Form Number(s): None.

Agency Approval Number: None.

Type of Request: New Collection.

Burden: 400 hours.

Number of Respondents: 200.

Avg. Hours Per Response: 2 hours.

Needs and Uses: NIST seeks to assess

the economic impact of its joint program

with the American Ceramic Society on

the evaluation and distribution of

relevant phase equilibria data. The

respondents will be U.S. ceramic

producers and their customers. The

results will be used by NIST for program

evaluation purposes.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit organizations, Not-for-profit

institutions, and the Federal

Government.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

OMB Desk Officer: Virginia Huth,

(202) 395–3785.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Linda Engelmeier,

DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202)

482–3272, Department of Commerce,

Room 5310, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to Virginia Huth, OMB Desk

Officer, Room 10236, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: March 13, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–6987 Filed 3–19–97; 8:45 am]

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National Institute of Standards and

Technology

Government-owned Invention;

Availability for Licensing

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards

and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a government-owned

invention available for licensing.

SUMMARY: The invention listed below is

owned by the U.S. Government, as

represented by the Department of

Commerce, and is available for licensing

in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37

CFR part 404 to achieve expeditious

commercialization of results of federally

funded research and development.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Technical and licensing information on

this invention may be obtained by

writing to: National Institute of

Standards and Technology, Industrial

Partnerships Program, Building 820,

Room 213, Gaithersburg, MD 20899; Fax

301–869–2751. Any request for

information should include the NIST

Docket No. and Title for the relevant

invention as indicated below.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIST may

enter into a Cooperative Research and

Development Agreement (‘‘CRADA’’)

with the licensee to perform further

research on the invention for purposes

of commercialization. The invention

available for licensing is:

NIST Docket Number: 95–029/30

Abstract: A permeation tube sealed

internally in a commercially available

automatic sampler vial provides a

simple and convenient method of

preparing, using, and storing long-term

samples such as retention index

standards. The approach is especially

suited to the handling of volatile organic

compounds (VOCs). Sample can be

dispensed at very low concentration,

even at infinite dilution.

Dated: March 14, 1997.

Elaine Bunten-Mines,

Director, Program Office.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 011597A]

Pacific Salmon Fisheries Off the

Coasts of California, Oregon,

Washington, Alaska and in the

Columbia River Basin

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of intent; scoping

meeting; extension of comment period.

SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of

January 27, 1997, NMFS announced its

intent to hold scoping meetings, prepare

Environmental Assessments (EAs) and

an Environmental Impact Statement

(EIS) on ocean and in-river fisheries that

may result in the incidental take of

Pacific salmonids currently listed or

proposed for listing under the

Endangered Species Act. In the Federal

Register of March 4, 1997, NMFS

announced the time and place for the

Alaska meeting and extended the

comment period. Due to severe winter

weather conditions the Alaska meeting

was postponed. NMFS is therefore

announcing a new scoping meeting in

Alaska and is also extending the

comment period on the EIS and EAs.

DATES: Written comments will be

accepted through March 31, 1997. The

scoping meeting will be held on March

20, 1997, 1:30–3:30 p.m., Sitka, AK.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

requests to be included on a mailing list

of persons interested in the EIS should

be sent to Joseph R. Blum, Office of

Protected Resources, Endangered

Species Division (PR3), NMFS, 1315

East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD

20910.

The scoping meeting for Alaska will

be held at the Sitka Centennial Building,

330 Harbor Drive, Sitka, AK 99835.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph R. Blum (301) 713–1401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Background and rationale for this

action were provided in the notice of

intent (62 FR 3873, January 27, 1997)

and are not repeated here.

NMFS announced the time and place

for the Alaska meeting and extended the

comment period (62 FR 9750, March 4,

1997).

Special Accommodations

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Tamra Faris (907)
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meeting date.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.; 42 U.S.C.

et seq.

Dated: March 13, 1997.

Gary C. Matlock,

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–6974 Filed 3–19–97; 8:45 am]

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Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee;

Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of

meetings of the Marine Fisheries

Advisory Committee (MAFAC), Bycatch

Subcommittee, from April 14 to April

15, 1997.

DATES: The meetings are scheduled as

follows:

1. April 14, 1997, 1:00 p.m. - 5 p.m.

2. April 15, 1997, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at

the Falmouth Inn, 824 Main Street,

Falmouth, MA. Requests for special

accommodations may be directed to

MAFAC, Office of Operations,

Management and Information, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring,

MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Wheeler, Executive Secretary;

telephone: (301) 713–2252.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As

required by section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5

U.S.C. App. (1982), notice is hereby

given of meetings of MAFAC or MAFAC

Subcommittees. MAFAC was

established by the Secretary of

Commerce (Secretary) on February 17,

1971, to advise the Secretary on all

living marine resource matters that are

the responsibility of Commerce. This

Committee ensures that the living

marine resource policies and programs

of this Nation are adequate to meet the

needs of commercial and recreational

fisheries, and environmental, state,

consumer, academic, and other national

interests.

Matters To Be Considered

Matters to be considered include

Bycatch Subcommittee business only:

April 14, 1997

(1) Briefing on NMFS Bycatch Task

Force

(2) Briefing on Atlantic States Marine

Fisheries Commission Bycatch

Initiatives

April 15, 1997

(1) Discussion of Impact of MagnusonStevens Act on bycatch considerations

within the Fishery Management Plan

process.

(2) Briefing and discussion of Take

Reduction Team Efforts on Harbor

Porpoise and Large Whale TRT efforts.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to MAFAC (see

ADDRESSES).

Dated: March 14, 1997.

Charles Karnella,

Acting Director, Office of Operation,

Management and Information, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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Pacific Fishery Management Council;

Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings to

discuss various issues.

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery

Management Council (Council) and its

advisory entities will hold public

meetings.

DATES: The Council meeting will be

held April 8–11, 1997. Various advisory

groups will be meeting on Monday,

April 7. The Council meeting will begin

on Tuesday, April 8, at 8 a.m., in a

closed session (not open to the public)

to discuss litigation and personnel

matters. The open session begins at 8:30

a.m. The Council meeting reconvenes at

8 a.m., Wednesday through Friday, and

will adjourn when Council business has

been completed.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at

the Clarion Hotel, 401 East Millbrae

Avenue, Millbrae, CA 94030, (415) 697–

8735.

Council address: Pacific Fishery

Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth

Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lawrence D. Six, Executive Director,

Pacific Fishery Management Council,

2130 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 224,

Portland, OR; telephone: (503) 326–

6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Council Agenda

A. Call to Order

B. Salmon Management

1. Tentative Adoption of 1997 Ocean

Salmon Management Measures for

Analysis

2. Clarify Council Direction

3. Methodology Reviews for 1997

4. Identification of Stocks Not

Meeting Escapement Goals for 3

Consecutive Years

5. Final Action on 1997 Measures -

Including Halibut Incidental Catch

C. Habitat Issues

Report of Steering Group - Consider

Adding Marine Habitat Expertise to

Steering Group

D. Groundfish Management

1. Status of Federal Regulations

Implementing Council Actions

2. Status of Fisheries and Inseason

Management Adjustments

3. Revised Stock Assessment Process

4. Review of Harvest Policy

5. Development of Groundfish Fishery

Capacity Reduction Program

6. Scoping for Plan Amendments

7. California Gillnet Regulations in

the Exclusive Economic Zone

8. Status Report on Oregon Observer

Program

9. Report of the Industry Meeting on

Salmon Bycatch Avoidance in the

Whiting Fishery

10. Composition of the Groundfish

Advisory Panel

11. Member, Staff, and Agency Work

Load

E. Administrative and Other Matters

1. Report of the Budget Committee

2. Status of Legislation

3. Draft Agenda for June 1997

Other Meetings

The Groundfish Management Team

will meet on Monday, April 7, at 8 a.m.

to discuss final action on Federal gillnet

regulations off California, inseason

management adjustments, and initiation

of the plan amendment process to meet

new requirements of the MagnusonStevens Conservation and Management

Act.

The Salmon Technical Team will

convene as necessary Monday, April 7–

11, to address salmon management

items on the Council agenda.

The Scientific and Statistical

Committee will convene on Monday,

April 7, at 9 a.m., and Tuesday, April

8, at 8 a.m., to address scientific issues

related to Council agenda items.

The Habitat Steering Group will

convene on Monday, April 7, at 10 a.m.,