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regulations governing the taking,

importing, and exporting of endangered

fish and wildlife (50 CFR 222.23).

Permit no. 873 authorizes the permit

holder to biopsy several species of

cetaceans off the Pacific, Southern, and

Indian Oceans, as well as U.S. territorial

waters of the Pacific and Southern

Oceans and the Gulf of Mexico; and to

import biopsy tissues collected outside

of U.S. waters. The permit has been

amended to extend the expiration date

from December 31, 1997 to February 28,

1998. This is a time extension only and

involves no increase in the number of

animals authorized to be taken under

the permit.

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.

Dated: December 19, 1997.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–492 Filed 1-8-98; 8:45 am]

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, January 14,

1998, 10:00 a.m.

LOCATION: Room 420, East West Towers,

4330 East West Highway, Bethesda,

Maryland.

STATUS: Open to the Public.

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED:

Bunk Beds

The Commission will consider

options for Commission action to

address entrapment hazards associated

with bunk beds.

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: January 6, 1998.

Sadye E. Dunn,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–695 Filed 1–7–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Notice of Availability for the

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

on the Disposal and Reuse of the

Former Fitzsimons Army Medical

Center, Now U.S. Army GarrisonFitzsimons (USAG–F), Aurora,

Colorado

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The proposed action

evaluated by this EIS is the disposal of

USAG–F, Aurora, Colorado, in

accordance with the Defense Base

Closure and Realignment Act of 1990,

Pub. L. 101–510. The EIS addresses the

environmental consequences of the

disposal and subsequent reuse of the

577-acre installation except for a 21.8

acre enclave for the McWhethy Army

Reserve Center.

The EIS analyzes three disposal

alternatives: (1) the no action

alternative, which entails maintaining

the property in caretaker status after

closure; (2) the encumbered disposal

alternative, which entails transferring

the property to future owners with

Army-imposed limitations, or

encumbrances, on the future use of the

property; and (3) the unencumbered

disposal alternative, which entails

transferring the property to future

owners with few or no Army-imposed

limitations, or encumbrances, on the

future use of the property. The impacts

of reuse are evaluated in terms of land

use intensities. The Fitzsimons

Redevelopment Authority developed

the reuse alternatives based on their

Reuse Plan. The resource areas

evaluated for potential impacts by the

proposed action (disposal) and the

secondary action (reuse) include: land

use; climate; air quality; noise; geology,

soils, and topography; water resources;

infrastructure; regulated substances;

biological resources and ecosystems;

cultural resources; sociological

environment; quality of life; installation

agreements, and permits and regulatory

authorizations.

COPIES: Copies of the EIS will be

available for review at the Aurora

Central Public Library, Aurora, CO and

USAG–F, Aurora, CO.

DATES: A final decision on the FEIS will

be made after a 30-day waiting period,

which commences with the publication

of the Environmental Protection

Agency’s NOA in the Federal Register.

The action will be documented with a

Record of Decision.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the EIS can be

obtained by writing to the U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

Office, ATTN: Mr. Gene Sturm, 215

North 17th Street, Omaha, NE 68102–

4978, or by facsimile at (402) 221–4886.

Written comments and suggestions

should also be sent to this address.

Dated: December 19, 1997.

Raymond J. Fatz,

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army,

Environment, Safety and Occupational

Health) OASA (I,L&E).

[FR Doc. 98–083 Filed 1–8–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Committee Meeting Notice

AGENCY: School of the Americas,

Training and Doctrine Command.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 10

(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463),

announcement is made of the following

committee meeting:

Name of Committee: School of the

Americas (SOA) Subcommittee of the

Army Education Advisory Committee.

Dates of Meeting: 27 and 28 January

1998.

Place: School of the Americas,

Building 35, Fort Benning, Georgia.

Time: 0900–1700 on 27 January,

0900–1600 on 28 January 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

School of the Americas, Attention:

TMD, MAJ Clemente, Room 333,

Building 35, Fort Benning, GA 31905.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposed Agenda: Presentation by the

Commanding General, Training and

Doctrine Command on the

Subcommittee’s report of the previous

meeting and issues requested from that

meeting.

1. Purpose of Meeting: This is the

fourth SOA Subcommittee meeting. The

subcommittee will receive a report from

the Commander Training and Doctrine

Command, and briefings they requested

as a result of the third subcommittee

meeting.

2. Meeting of Advisory Committee is

open to the public. Due to space

limitations, attendance may be limited

to those persons who have notified the

Committee Management Office in

writing at least 5 days prior to the

meeting date of their intent to attend.

3. Any member of the public may file

a written statement with the committee