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Dated: April 28, 1998.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–11893 Filed 5–4–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 042798E]

Pacific Fishery Management Council;

Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery

Management Council’s (Council)

Buyback Committee will hold a work

session which is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will begin on

Tuesday, May 19, 1998, at 8:30 a.m.,

and will continue throughout the day,

as necessary.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Red Lion’s Sacramento Inn, 1401

Arden Way, Sacramento, CA.

Council address: Pacific Fishery

Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth

Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie

Walker, Fishery Management Analyst;

telephone: (503) 326–6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the meeting is to revise the

current groundfish trawl permit

buyback program document in

preparation for the June Council

meeting.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before this

Committee for discussion, according to

the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act,

those issues may not be of formal action

during this meeting. Action will be

restricted to those issues specifically

identified in the agenda listed in this

notice.

Special Accommodations

The meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr.

Larry Six at (503) 326–6352 at least 5

days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: April 28, 1998.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–11892 Filed 5–4–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 042898A]

Western Pacific Fishery Management

Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery

Management Council will hold a

meeting of its Precious Corals Plan

Team.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June

4, 1998, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the NMFS Honolulu Laboratory,2570

Dole St., Honolulu, HI, Rm. 112;

telephone: 808–943–1221.

Council address: Western Pacific

Fishery Management Council, 1164

Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI,

96813.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;

telephone: 808–522–8220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Precious Corals Plan Team will discuss

and may make recommendations to the

Council on the following agenda items:

(1) the provisions of the Sustainable

Fisheries Act pertaining to Essential

Fish Habitat, Bycatch, Fishing Sectors,

Fishing Communities, and Overfishing;

(2) the use of remotely operated vehicles

to harvest deep water precious corals;

and (3) other issues as required.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before this

Plan Team for discussion, according to

the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act,

those issues may not be of formal action

during this meeting. Action will be

restricted to those issues specifically

identified in the agenda listed in this

notice.

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to

Kitty M. Simonds, 808–522–8220

(voice) or 808–522–8226 (fax), at least 5

days prior to meeting date.

Dated: April 28, 1998.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–11891 Filed 5–4–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Educational Research Policy

and Priorities Board; Teleconference

AGENCY: National Educationalal

Research Policy and Priorities Board;

Education.

ACTION: Notice of meeting by

teleconference.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda of a

forthcoming teleconference of the

Executive Committee of the National

Educational Research Policy and

Priorities Board. Notice of this meeting

is required under section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act. This

document is intended to notify the

general public of their opportunity to

attend the meeting. The public is being

given less than 15 days notice of this

meeting because the Committee is

required to make a response to a Board

contracting initiative within a limited

time.

DATES: May 7, 1998.

TIME: 1:30–2 p.m. EDST.

LOCATION: Room 100, 80 F St., NW,

Washington, DC 20208–7564.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thelma Leenhouts, Designated Federal

Official, National Educational Research

Policy and Priorities Board,

Washington, DC 20208–7564. Tel.: (202)

219–2065; fax: (202) 219–1528; e-mail:

Thelma Leenhouts@ed.gov, or

nerppb@ed.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Educational Research Policy

and Priorities Board is authorized by

Section 921 of the Educational

Research, Development, Dissemination,

and Improvement Act of 1994. The

Board works collaboratively with the

Assistant Secretary for the Office of

Educational Research and Improvement

to forge a national consensus with

respect to a long-term agenda for

educational research, development, and

dissemination, and to provide advice

and assistance to the Assistant Secretary

in administering the duties of the Office.

The teleconference is open to the

public. The Executive Committee acts

on behalf of the Board during the

interim between full meetings of the
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Board. The Executive Committee will

approve the awarding of a contract for

logistical support for panels being

convened by the National Academy of

Education under a previous contract

with the Board.

A final agenda will be available from

the Board office on May 4, 1998.

Records are kept of all Board

proceedings and are available for public

inspection at the office of the National

Educational Research Policy and

Priorities Board, Suite 100, 80 F St.,

NW, Washington, DC 20208–7564.

Dated: April 30, 1998.

Eve M. Bither,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 98–11850 Filed 5–4–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Rocky Flats Environmental

Technology Site; Notice of Intent To

Solicit Competitive Application/

Proposals for Financial Assistance

AGENCY: Rocky Flats Environmental

Technology Site, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of intent to solicit

competitive applications/proposals for

financial assistance.

SUMMARY: The Rocky Flats

Environmental Technology Site (RFETS)

of the Department of Energy (DOE) is

entrusted to contribute to the welfare of

the nation by providing the scientific

foundation, technology, policy and

institutional leadership necessary to

achieve efficiency in energy use,

diversity in energy sources, a more

productive and competitive economy,

improved environmental quality, and a

secure National defense. RFETS intends

to fund a series of grants in special

emphasis programs to encourage

programs to train Native American,

African American, Hispanic American,

Asian-Pacific American, Women and

Disabled Students to pursue training in

the fields of sciences and engineering;

and to fund local community projects

contributing to diversity-related

programs.

DATES: Applications may be submitted

at any time within 30 days from the date

of this announcement. Applications

received within 30 days from the date

of this announcement, will be

considered; applications received after

that date may or may not be considered

depending on the status of proposal

review and selection.

ADDRESSES: Mail Applications To:

Department of Energy, Rocky Flats

Environmental Technology Site,

Contracts and Assets Management

Division, PO Box 928, B460, Golden,

Colorado 80402–0928.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Dillon, Critique, Inc., Rocky Flats

Field Office, (303) 966–3659, or Susan

Cook (303) 966–5310 for application

forms and additional information.

Completed applications or proposals

must be sent to the addresses heading.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: There

have been six (6) previous awards out of

this program. DOE is under no

obligation to pay for any costs

associated with the preparation or

submission of applications/proposals.

DOE reserves the right to fund, in whole

or in part, any, all, or none of the

applications/proposals submitted in

response to this notice.

Availability of Fiscal Year 1998 Funds

With this publication, DOE RFETS is

announcing the availability of up to

$300,000 in grant funds for fiscal year

1998. RFETS anticipates that multiple

grants will be made for a grand total not

to exceed $300,000. The awards will be

made through a competitive process.

Projects may cover a period of up to 3

years.

Restricted Eligibility

Eligible applicants for the purposes of

funding under this notice include

organizations residing in Colorado

proposing to implement minority

science and engineering projects in

Colorado as described in the summary

section of this announcement.

Applicants are encouraged to propose

project cost-sharing or sharing of inkind services or resources. The awards

will be made through a competitive

process to organizations and institutions

located in the State of Colorado. The

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

(CFDA) number assigned to this

program is 81.116.

Evaluation Criteria

Applications will be reviewed by a

panel composed of Department of

Energy RFETS representatives.

Successful proposal(s) will be selected

on the opinion of panel members of

proposals most able to meet the

objectives listed in the summary section

of this announcement and best able to

meet the needs of this office.

DOE RFETS hereby reserves the right

to fund, in part or whole, any, all, or

none of the proposals submitted in

response to this request. All applicants

will be notified in writing of the action

taken on their applications. Applicants

should allow approximately 90 days for

DOE evaluation. The status of any

application during the evaluation and

selection process will not be discussed

with applicants. Unsuccessful

applications will not be returned to the

applicant.

Issued in Golden, Colorado, on April 22,

1998.

Clyde B. Railsback,

Contracting Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–11851 Filed 5–4–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. CP98–363–000, CP98–364–

000, and CP98–365–000]

Etowah LNG Company, L.L.C.; Notice

of Application

April 29, 1998.

Take notice that on April 20, 1998,

Etowah LNG Company, L.L.C. (Etowah),

AmSouth-Sonat Tower, 1900 Fifth

Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama

35203, filed in Docket Nos. CP98–363–

000, CP98–364–000, and CP98–365–

000, applications pursuant to Section

7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and

Part 157 of the Commission’s

Regulations, for (1) a certificate of

public convenience and necessity

authorizing Etowah to construct and

operate a new liquefied natural gas

(LNG) storage facility and associated

pipeline facilities in Polk County,

Georgia, (2) a blanket certificate

pursuant to Part 284 Subpart G of the

Commission’s regulations authorizing

the storage of gas for others, and (3) a

blanket certificate under Part 157

Subpart F of the Commission’s

regulations authorizing certain

construction of facilities and

abandonments, all as more fully set

forth in application which is on file

with the Commission and open to

public inspection.

Etowah states that it is a limited

liability corporation in which Southern

Natural Gas Company (Southern) and

AGL Peaking Services, Inc. (AGL

Peaking) hold memberships.

Etowah says that the proposed

facilities will consist of: one double wall

metal tank capable of storing 2.5 Bcf of

natural gas; a pretreatment and

liquefaction system, a boil-off

recompression system; a LNG trucking

system; a vaporization and send out

system; and associated control and

hazard protection systems. In addition

to the LNG facilities Etowah proposes to

construct a 12.5 mile, 12.75-inch

diameter pipeline and a meter station

connecting the proposed LNG facility