18588 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 73 / Wednesday, April 16, 1997 / Notices

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]

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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.

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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]

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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:
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Major Defense Equipment* .. $175 million.

Other .................................... 25 million.

Total .............................. 200 million.

*As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms

Export Control Act.

(iii) Description of Articles or Services

Offered: Fifteen UH–60L BLACKHAWK

helicopters, 30 GE turbine engines, four spare

GE turbine engines with containers, external

rescue hoist provisions, rotor brake system,

spare and repair parts, tools and support

equipment, publications and technical data,

personnel training and training equipment,

U.S. Government Quality Assurance Team

(QAT), contractor engineering and technical

support services and other related elements

of logistics support.

(iv) Military Department: Army (YPR).

(v) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid,

Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None.

(vi) Sensitivity of Technology Contained in

the Defense Article or Defense Services

Proposed to be Sold: See Annex attached.

(vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress:

April 8, 1997.

Policy Justification

Israel—UH–60L BLACKHAWK Helicopters

The Government of Israel has requested the

purchase of 15 UH–60L BLACKHAWK

helicopters, 30 GE turbine engines, four spare

GE turbine engines with containers, external

rescue hoist provisions, rotor brake system,

spare and repair parts, tools and support

equipment, publications and technical data,

personnel training and training equipment,

U.S. Government Quality Assurance Team

(QAT), contractor engineering and technical

support services and other related elements

of logistics support. The estimated cost is

$200 million.

This sale will contribute to the foreign

policy and national security of the United

States by helping to improve the security of

a friendly country which has been and

continues to be an important force for

political stability and economic progress in

the Middle East.

Israel, which already has Blackhawk

helicopters in its inventory, will have no

difficulty absorbing the additional

helicopters.

The sale of this equipment and support

will not affect the basic military balance in

the region.

The prime contractors participating in the

program will be United Technologies,

Sikorsky Aircraft, Stratford, Connecticut and

General Electric, Lynn, Massachusetts. There

are no offset agreements proposed to be

entered into in connection with this potential

sale.

A United States Government Quality

Assurance Team will be required in-country

for a minimum of one week during the

delivery and initial operation of the

helicopters. A U.S. contractor field service

representative will also be required incountry for approximately six months to

support the new helicopters.

There will be no adverse impact on U.S.

defense readiness as a result of this sale.

Annex Item No. vi

(vi) Sensitivity of Technology:

1. The UH–60L BLACKHAWK helicopter is

Unclassified. The highest level of classified

information required to be released for

training, operation and maintenance of the

BLACKHAWK is Confidential. The highest

level which could be revealed through

reverse engineering or testing of the end item

is Confidential. This information includes

Confidential reports and test data, as well as

performance and capability data, classified

Confidential/Secret.

2. If a technologically advanced adversary

were to obtain knowledge of the specific

hardware in this sale, the information could

be used to develop countermeasures which

might reduce weapon system effectiveness or

be used in the development of a system with

similar or advanced capabilities.

3. A determination has been made that the

recipient country can provide substantially

the same degree of protection for the

sensitive technology being released as the

U.S. Government. This sale is necessary in

furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy and

national security objectives outlined in the

Policy Justification.

[FR Doc. 97–9740 Filed 4–15–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Defense Science Board Task Force on

Advanced Modeling and Simulation for

Analyzing Combat Concepts in the

21st Century

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee

meeting.

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board

Task Force on Advanced Modeling and

Simulation for Analyzing Combat

Concepts in the 21st Century will meet

in open session on April 28–29, 1997 at

Strategic Analysis, Inc., 4001 N. Fairfax

Drive, Suite 175, Alexandria, Virginia.

The mission of the Defense Science

Board is to advise the Secretary of

Defense and the Under Secretary of

Defense for Acquisition on scientific

and technical matters as they affect the

perceived needs of the Department of

Defense.

Persons interested in further

information should call Mr. Ted Stump

or Mr. Dave Bicksler at (703) 527–5410.

Dated: April 10, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 97–9737 Filed 4–15–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Defense Science Board Task Force on

Innovative Support Structure, Phase II

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee

meetings.

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board

Task Force on Innovative Support

Structure, Phase II will meet in closed

session on May 13, 1997 at Strategic

Analysis, Inc., Arlington, Virginia.

The mission of the Defense Science

Board is to advise the Secretary of

Defense and the Under Secretary of

Defense for Acquisition and Technology

on scientific and technical matters as

they affect the perceived needs of the

Department of Defense. At this meeting

the Task Force will participate in an

advisory capacity to the Infrastructure

Panel Chairman, Quadrennial Defense

Review, and provide appropriate

analysis and inputs to the Infrastructure

Panel deliberations.

In accordance with Section 10(d) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act,

P.L. No. 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C.

App. II, (1994)), it has been determined

that this DSB Task Force meeting

concerns matters listed in 5 U.S.C.

§ 552b(c)(1) (1994), and that accordingly

this meeting will be closed to the

public.

Dated: April 10, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 97–9738 Filed 4–15–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Defense Science Board Task Force on

Deep Attack Weapons Mix Study

(DAWMS), Phase II

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee

meetings.

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board

Task Force on Deep Attack Weapons

Mix Study (DAWMS), Phase II will meet

in closed session on April 24, 1997 at

the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia.

The mission of the Defense Science

Board is to advise the Secretary of

Defense through the Under Secretary of

Defense for Acquisition and Technology

on scientific and technical matters as

they affect the perceived needs of the

Department of Defense. At this meeting

the Task Force will develop an

independent assessment of the analytic