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from June 8–12, 1998. One public

meeting will be held during the week.

This public meeting will be on Tuesday,

June 9 at 7:00 P.M. in the Admiral

Room, Raymond M. Blasco M.D.

Memorial Library, 160 East Front Street,

Erie, Pennsylvania 16507.

The Alaska Coastal Management

Program site visit will be from June 9–

18, 1998. One public meeting will be

held during the week. The public

meeting will be on Thursday, June 11,

1998, at 7:00 P.M. at the Anchorage

Legislative Information Office, 716 W.

4th Avenue, Suite 200. Teleconference

connections will be provided between

Anchorage and the coastal communities

of Ketchikan, Sitka, Juneau, Cordova,

Valdez, Kenai, Kodiak, Dillingham,

Bethel, Nome, Kotzebue, and Barrow.

Each State will issue notice of the

public meeting in a local newspaper at

least 45 days prior to the public

meeting, and will issue other timely

notices as appropriate.

Copies of the State’s most recent

performance reports, as well as OCRM’s

notifications and supplemental request

letters to the States, are available upon

request from OCRM. Written comments

from interested parties regarding these

Programs are encouraged and will be

accepted until 15 days after the public

meeting. Please direct written comments

to Vickie A. Allin, Chief, Policy

Coordination Division, Office of Ocean

and Coastal Resource Management,

NOS/NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway,

Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910. When

the evaluation is completed, OCRM will

place a notice in the Federal Register

announcing the availability of the Final

Evaluation Findings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Vickie A. Allin, Chief, Policy

Coordination Division (PCD), Office of

Ocean and Coastal Resource

Management, NOS/NOAA, 1305 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland,

20910, (301) 713–3090, ext. 126.

Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog

11,419 Coastal Zone, Management Program

Administration.

Dated: May 1, 1998.

Nancy Foster,

Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services

and Coastal Zone Management.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 050598B]

Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Mr. Fred Sharpe, Behavioral Ecology

Research Group, Simon Fraser

University, Burnaby, British Columbia,

V5A 1S6, Canada, has applied in due

form for a permit to take North Pacific

humpback whales (Megaptera

novaeangliae) and killer whales

(Orcinus orca) for purposes of scientific

research.

DATES: Written or telefaxed comments

must be received on or before June 10,

1998.

ADDRESSES: The application and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following office(s):

Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705,

Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713–

2289); and Regional Administrator,

Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668,

Juneau, AK 99801 (907/586–7221).

Written comments or requests for a

public hearing on this request should be

submitted to the Chief, Permits and

Documentation Division, F/PR1, Office

of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315

East-West Highway, Room 13130, Silver

Spring, MD 20910. Those individuals

requesting a hearing should set forth the

specific reasons why a hearing on this

particular amendment request would be

appropriate.

Comments may also be submitted by

facsimile at (301) 713–0376, provided

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy

submitted by mail and postmarked no

later than the closing date of the

comment period. Please note that

comments will not be accepted by email or other electronic media.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Jeannie Drevenak, 301/713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject permit is requested under the

authority of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the Regulations

Governing the Taking and Importing of

Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216), the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the

regulations governing the taking,

importing, and exporting of endangered

fish and wildlife (50 CFR 222.23).

The purpose of the proposed research

is to: examine the behavior, social

structure and foraging ecology of North

Pacific humpback whales through

passive observation (photoidentification, hydrophone recordings,

video recording), side-scan sonar,

playbacks of humpback whale sounds,

and suction cup tagging with ‘‘critter

cam’’ dive tags; and obtain

opportunistic photo-identification

images and recordings of killer whales.

Up to 390 humpback whales may be

harassed annually during these

activities (only 18 of this number may

be suction cup tagged annually). Up to

300 killer whales may be harassed

annually during photo-identification

studies. Research activities will be

conducted over a five-year period in

southeast Alaska waters.

In compliance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial

determination has been made that the

activity proposed is categorically

excluded from the requirement to

prepare an environmental assessment or

environmental impact statement.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register,

NMFS is forwarding copies of this

application to the Marine Mammal

Commission and its Committee of

Scientific Advisors.

Dated: May 6, 1998.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

The Department of Defense has

submitted to OMB for clearance, the

following proposal for collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35).

Title, Associated Form, and OMB

Number: Registration for Scientific and

Technical Information Services; DD

Form 1540; OMB Number 0704–0264.

Type of Request: Extension.

Number of Respondents: 500.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.
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Annual Responses: 500.

Average Burden Per Response: 25

minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 208.

Needs and Uses: The Department of

Defense Scientific and Technical

Information Program (STIP) requires the

exchange of scientific and technical

information within and among Federal

Government agencies and their

contractors. The data that the Defense

Technical Information Center (DTIC)

handles is controlled, either because of

distribution limitations or security

classification. For this reason, all

potential users are required to register

for service. The registration procedure is

mandated by DoD Directive 5200.21,

Dissemination of DoD Technical

Information. Federal Government

agencies and their contractors are

required to complete the DoD Form

1540, Registration for Scientific and

Technical Information Services. The

contractor community completes a

separate DD Form 1540 for each contract

or grant and registration is valid until

the contract expires. All collected

information is verified by DTIC’s

Registration Branch.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions; State,

Local, or Tribal Government.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Edward C.

Springer.

Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Mr. Springer at the Office of

Management and Budget, Desk Officer

for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

DoD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert

Cushing.

Written requests for copies of the

information collection proposal should

be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR,

1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite

1204, Arlington, VA 22202–4302.

Dated: May 5, 1998.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 98–12319 Filed 5–8–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

The Department of Defense has

submitted to OMB for clearance, the

following proposal for collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35).

Title and OMB Number: Request for

Approval of Foreign Government

Employment of Air Force Members;

OMB Number 0701–0134.

Type of Request: Reinstatement.

Number of Respondents: 148.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 148.

Average Burden Per Response: 1 hour.

Annual Burden Hours: 148.

Needs and Uses: The information

collection requirement is to obtain the

information needed by the Secretary of

the Air Force and the Secretary of State

on which to base a decision to approve

or disapprove a request to work for a

foreign government. This approval is

specified by Title 37, United States

Code Section 908. This statute delegates

such approval authority of Congress to

the respective service secretaries and to

the Secretary of State. Respondents are

Air Force retired members who have

gained jobs with a foreign government

and who must obtain approval of the

Secretary of the Air Force and the

Secretary of State to do so. Information,

in the form of a letter, includes a

detailed description of duty, name of

employer, Social Security Number, and

statements specifying whether or not the

employee will be compensated;

declaring if employee will be required

or plans to obtain foreign citizenship;

declaring that the member will not be

required to execute an oath of allegiance

of the foreign government; verifying that

the member understands that retired

pay equivalent to the amount received

from the foreign government may be

withheld if he or she accepts

employment with a foreign government

before receiving approval. Reserve

members only must include a request to

be reassigned to Inactive Status List

Reserve Section (Reserve Section Code

RB). After verifying the status of the

individual, the letter is forwarded to the

Air Force Review Board for processing.

If the signed letter is not included in the

file, individuals reviewing the file

cannot furnish the necessary

information to the Secretary of the Air

Force and the Secretary of State on

which a decision can be made.

Requested information is necessary to

maintain the integrity of the Request for

Approval of Foreign Government

Employment Program.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; business or other for-profit.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Edward C.

Springer.

Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Mr. Springer at the Office of

Management and Budget, Desk Officer

for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert

Cushing.

Written requests for copies of the

information collection proposal should

be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR,

1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite

1204, Arlington, VA 22202–4302.

Dated: May 5, 1998.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Manual for Courts-Martial

AGENCY: Joint Service Committee on

Military Justice (JSC).

ACTION: Notice of proposed

amendments.

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is

considering recommending changes to

the Manual for Courts-Martial, United

States, (1995 ed.) [MCM]. The proposed

changes are the 1998 draft annual

review required by the MCM and DoD

Directive 5500.17, ‘‘Role and

Responsibilities of the Joint Service

Committee (JSC) on Military Justice,’’

May 8, 1996. The proposed changes

concern the preamble, the rules of

procedure and evidence applicable in

trials by courts-martial and the punitive

articles describing offenses. The

proposed changes to one offense are

contingent upon the passage of

legislation amending that offense. More

specifically, the proposed changes

would: (1) Clarify the method of

identifying amendments to and editions

of the MCM should more than one

executive order be signed in a given

year; (2) set forth the rules for issuing

protective orders preventing the parties

and witnesses from making out of court

statements when there is a substantial

likelihood of material prejudice to a fair

trial; (3) clarify which ‘‘convictions’’ are

admissible on sentencing; (4)

incorporate numerous references into

the existing rules, discussion, and

punitive articles to confinement with or