Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 73 / Wednesday, April 16, 1997 / Notices 18587

Certificate was published in the Federal

Register on June 9, 1986 (51 FR 20873).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: W.

Dawn Busby, Director, Office of Export

Trading Company Affairs, International

Trade Administration, (202) 482–5131.

This is not a toll-free number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of

the Export Trading Company Act of

1982 (15 U.S.C. Sections 4001–21)

authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to

issue Export Trade Certificates of

Review. The regulations implementing

Title III are found at 15 CFR Part 325

(1996).

The Office of Export Trading

Company Affairs (‘‘OETCA’’) is issuing

this notice pursuant to 15 CFR 325.6(b),

which requires the Department of

Commerce to publish a summary of a

Certificate in the Federal Register.

Under Section 305(a) of the Act and 15

CFR 325.11(a), any person aggrieved by

the Secretary’s determination may,

within 30 days of the date of this notice,

bring an action in any appropriate

district court of the United States to set

aside the determination on the ground

that the determination is erroneous.

Description of Amended Certificate

Export Trade Certificate of Review

No. 85–00018, was issued to USSA on

June 3, 1986 (51 FR 20873, June 9,

1986), and previously amended on

January 16, 1990 (55 FR 2543, January

25, 1990); November 13, 1990 (55 FR

48664, November 21, 1990); September

22, 1993 (58 FR 51061, September 30,

1993); and on June 28, 1994 (59 FR

34411, July 5, 1994).

USSA’s Export Trade Certificate of

Review has been amended to add the

following companies as new ‘‘Members’’

of the Certificate within the meaning of

section 325.2(1) of the Regulations (15

CFR 325.2(1) (1996)): NOVA Chemicals

Inc., Monaca, PA (Controlling Entity:

NOVA Corporation, Calgary, Alberta,

Canada); Pecten Chemicals Inc.,

Houston, TX (Controlling Entity: Royal

Dutch Petroleum Company, The Hague,

The Netherlands); and Phillips

Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, OK.

A copy of the amended Certificate

will be kept in the International Trade

Administration’s Freedom of

Information Records Inspection Facility,

Room 4102, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.

Dated: April 10, 1997.

W. Dawn Busby,

Director, Office of Export Trading Company

Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–9885 Filed 4–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 040997C]

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of applications for

modification 6 to research/enhancement

permit 848 (P507D) and modification 1

to research/enhancement permit 1011

(P211J).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Washington Department of Fish and

Wildlife in Olympia, WA (WDFW) and

the Oregon Department of Fish and

Wildlife in La Grande, OR (ODFW) have

applied in due form for modifications to

permits authorizing takes of threatened

species for research/enhancement

purposes.

DATES: Written comments or requests for

a public hearing on either of these

modification applications must be

received on or before May 16, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The applications 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: WDFW

and ODFW request modifications to

permits 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 ESAlisted fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR

parts 217–227).

Permit 848 (P507D) authorizes WDFW

takes of adult and juvenile, threatened,

Snake River spring/summer chinook

salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

associated with a supplementation

hatchery program and scientific

research/monitoring. For modification 6

to permit 848, WDFW requests takes of

juvenile, threatened, Snake River fall

chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus

tshawytscha) associated with scientific

research designed to answer questions

on fall chinook salmon production in

the lower Tucannon River. ESA-listed

fish are proposed to be captured,

handled, and released; captured,

marked with fin clips or tagged with

passive integrated transponders,

transported, and released; or captured

and sacrificed for genetic analysis or

pathologic studies. An indirect

mortality of ESA-listed juvenile salmon

associated with the research is

requested. Also for modification 6,

WDFW requests to return adult, ESAlisted, Snake River spring/summer

chinook salmon carcasses from the

supplementation program back to the

Tucannon River for nutrient

enrichment. Modification 6 is requested

for the duration of the permit. Permit

848 expires on March 31, 1998.

Permit 1011 (P211J) authorizes ODFW

takes of juvenile, threatened, Snake

River spring/summer chinook salmon

(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) associated

with a captive broodstock program for

Catherine Creek, upper Grande Ronde

River, and Lostine River populations.

For modification 1 to permit 1011,

ODFW requests to collect a percentage

of the returning adult, ESA-listed,

naturally-produced fish from these

watersheds in 1997 to begin a

supplementation program. ODFW

anticipates sufficient adult returns to

these watersheds in 1997 to allow the

collection of ESA-listed adults for

hatchery broodstock. ODFW proposes to

transport the collected adults to

Lookingglass Hatchery where they will

be spawned, the resulting eggs

incubated, and the juveniles reared.

ODFW believes that the collection of

ESA-listed adults for hatchery

supplementation will increase the

probability of the persistence of the

populations because of the survival

advantage provided by the hatchery.

Releases of fish from the

supplementation program is not

requested at this time. ODFW will

request a modification to permit 1011

for authorization to release fish prior to

any fish releases. The future request for

a modification to the permit will

include a detailed plan on proposed fish

releases and a plan for the disposition

of any excess hatchery fish. The

collection of ESA-listed adults for

broodstock is proposed for 1997 only.

The incubation of eggs and the rearing

of ESA-listed juveniles is requested for

the duration of the permit. Permit 1011

expires on December 31, 2000.

Those individuals requesting a

hearing on either of these permit

modification requests 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
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Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA. All

statements and opinions contained in

the above application summaries are

those of the applicants and do not

necessarily reflect the views of NMFS.

Dated: April 10, 1997.

Robert C. Ziobro,

Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc 97–9822 Filed 4–15–97; 8:45am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 041097B]

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of application

for a research permit (P45Z).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Jorgen E. Skjeveland of the U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service (P45Z) has applied

in due form for a scientific research

permit to take listed shortnose sturgeon.

DATES: Written comments or requests for

a public hearing on this application

must be received on or before May 16,

1997.

ADDRESSES: The application and related

documents are available for review by

appointment in the following offices:

Office of Protected Resources, F/PR3,

NMFS, 1315 East-West Hwy., Room

13307, Silver Spring, MD 20910–3226

(301–713–1401); and

Director, Northeast Region, NMFS,

One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA

01930–2298 (508–281–9250).

Written comments, or requests for a

public hearing on this application

should be submitted to the Chief,

Endangered Species Division, Office of

Protected Resources.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Jorgen E.

Skjeveland, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service (P45Z), requests a research

permit under the authority of the

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA)

(16 U.S.C. 1531–1543) and NMFS

regulations governing listed fish and

wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 217–227).

The applicant requests a five year

permit to take listed shortnose sturgeon

to determine the status of the species in

Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Bay

with emphasis on the waters around the

Aberdeen Proving Grounds (APG). The

sturgeon will be tagged, measured,

tissue sampled and released to collect

range, migration and genetic

information, and to identify dredged

material disposal sites that will have

minimal environmental impact to

sturgeon species.

Those individuals requesting a

hearing should set out the specific

reasons why a hearing on this particular

application would be appropriate (see

ADDRESSES). The holding of such

hearing is at the discretion of the

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

NOAA. All statements and opinions

contained in this application summary

are those of the applicant and do not

necessarily reflect the views of NMFS.

Dated: April 10, 1997

Robert C. Ziobro,

Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–9854 Filed 4–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety

Commission.

TIME AND DATE: Friday, April 25, 1997

10:00 a.m.

LOCATION: Room 410, East West Towers,

4330 East West Highway, Bethesda,

Maryland.

STATUS: Closed to the Public.

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED:

Compliance Status Report

The staff will brief the Commission on

the status of various compliance

matters.

For a recorded message containing the

latest agenda information, call (301)

504–0709.

CONTACT PERSON FOR ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION: Sadye E. Dunn, Office of

the Secretary, 4330 East West Highway,

Bethesda, MD 20207 (301) 504–0800.

Dated: April 14, 1997.

Sadye E. Dunn,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–9994 Filed 4–14–97; 3:04 pm]

BILLING CODE 6355–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 97–12]

Section 36(b)(1) Arms Sale Notification

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense

Security Assistance Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is

publishing the unclassified text of a

section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification.

This is published to fulfill the

requirements of section 155 of P.L. 104–

164 dated 21 July 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. J. Hurd, DSAA/COMPT/FPD, (703)

604–6575.

The following is a copy of a letter to

the Speaker of the House of

Representatives, Transmittal 97–12,

with attached transmittal, policy

justification, and sensitivity of

technology pages.

Dated: April 10, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

In reply refer to: I–04140/97.

April 8, 1997.

Honorable Newt Gingrich,

Speaker of the House of Representatives,

Washington, D.C. 20515–6501.

Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the reporting

requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms

Export Control Act, we are forwarding

herewith Transmittal No. 97–12, concerning

the Department of the Army’s proposed

Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) to

Israel for defense articles and services

estimated to cost $200 million. Soon after

this letter is delivered to your office, we plan

to notify the news media.

Sincerely,

Thomas G. Rhame,

Lieutenant General, USA, Director.

Attachments

Same ltr to:

House Committee on International

Relations

Senate Committee on Appropriations

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

House Committee on National Security

Senate Committee on Armed Services

House Committee on Appropriations

Transmittal No. 97–12

Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer

Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms

Export Control Act

(i) Prospective Purchaser: Israel.

(ii) Total Estimated Value: