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(3) If an application is selected for

funding, the Department of Commerce

has no obligation to provide any

additional future funding in connection

with the award. Renewal of an award to

increase funding or extend the period of

performance is at the total discretion of

the Department of Commerce.

(4) No award of Federal funds shall be

made to an applicant who has an

outstanding debt until either:

a. The delinquent account is paid in

full;

b. A negotiated repayment schedule is

established and at least one payment is

received; or

c. Other arrangements satisfactory to

the Department of Commerce are made.

(5) All primary applicants must

submit a completed Form CD–511,

‘‘Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension and other Responsibility

Matters; Drug-Free Workplace

Requirements and Lobbying’’.

Prospective participants (as defined at

15 CFR part 26, section 105) are subject

to 15 CFR part 26, ‘‘Nonprocurement

Debarment and Suspension’’ and the

related section of the certification form

prescribed above applies. Grantees (as

defined at 15 CFR part 26, section 605)

are subject to 15 CFR part 26, subpart

F ‘‘Government wide Requirement for

Drug-Free Workplace (Grants)’’ and the

related section of the certification form

prescribed above applies. Persons (as

defined at 15 CFR part 28, section 105)

are subject to the lobbying provisions of

31 U.S.C. 1352, ‘‘Limitation on the use

of appropriated funds to influence

certain Federal contracting and financial

transactions;’’ and the lobbying section

of the certification form prescribed

above applies to applications/bids for

grants, cooperative agreements, and

contracts for more than $100,000 and

loans and loan guarantees for more than

$150,000 or the single family maximum

mortgage limit for affected programs,

whichever is greater’’. Any applicant

that has paid or will pay for lobbying

using any funds must submit an SF–

LLL, ‘‘Disclosure of Lobbying

Activities,’’ as required under 15 CFR

part 28. Appendix B.

(6) Recipients shall require

applicants/bidders for subgrants,

contracts, subcontracts, or other lower

tier covered transactions at any tier

under the award to submit, if

applicable, a completed Form CD–512,

‘‘Certifications Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary

Exclusion—Lower Tier Covered

Transaction and Lobbying’’ and

disclosure form, SF–LLL, ‘‘Disclosure of

Lobbying Activities.’’ Form CD–512 is

intended for the use of recipients and

should not be submitted to the

Department. Form LLL submitted by

any tier recipient or sub-recipient

should be submitted to the Department

in accordance with instructions

contained in the award document.

(7) A false statement on an

application is grounds for denial or

termination of funds and grounds for

possible punishment by a fine or

imprisonment as provided in 18 U.S.C.

1001.

(8) All recipients and sub-recipients

are subject to all applicable Federal laws

and Federal Department of Commerce

policies, regulations, and procedures

applicable to Federal assistance awards.

For-profit organizations shall be subject

to OMB Circular A–110 and 48 CFR part

31.

(9) All non-profit and for-profit

applicants are subject to a name check

review process. Name checks are

intended to reveal if any key individuals

associated with the applicant have been

convicted of or are presently facing

criminal charges such as fraud, theft,

perjury, or other matters which

significantly reflect on the applicant’s

management honesty or financial

integrity.

(10) Recipients are subject to the Fly

America Act (49 U.S.C. sec. 1517 as

implemented by 41 CFR sec. 301–3.6).

(11) Executive Order 12372

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs’’ does not apply to this

program.

(12) Paperwork Reduction Act does

apply to this program. This document

involves collections of information

subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act,

which have been approved by the Office

of Management and Budget under OMB

Control Numbers 0348–0043, 0348–

0044, 0348–0040, 0348–0046, and 0605–

0001. Notwithstanding any other

provision of law, no person is required

to respond to nor shall a person be

subject to a penalty for failure to comply

with a collection of information subject

to the requirements of the Paperwork

Reduction Act unless that collection of

information displays a current valid

OMB control number.

Dated: January 14, 1998.

E. Vivian Spathopoulos,

Deputy Director, US&FCS/Russia-NIS

Program Office.

[FR Doc. 98–1390 Filed 1–16–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–FP–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Archival Tag Recovery; Proposed

Collection; Comment Request

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before March 23, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington

DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Christopher Rogers, F/

SF1, Station 14709, 1315 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910–

3282 (301–713–2347).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

To investigate the migratory patterns

of Atlantic bluefin tuna, a program has

been undertaken to implant archival

tags in selected tuna. In the event a fish

with an archival tag is captured,

applicable regulations could require its

immediate release under certain

conditions. In order to provide for

maximum likelihood of data recovery, a

regulation is being issued to exempt the

harvest of fish with archival tags from

other applicable requirements. Persons

that harvest a tuna containing a tag must

provide certain information about the

tuna (size, weight, location, etc.). This

collection was initially approved under

emergency clearance procedures; this

notice invites comments on plans to

submit a regular clearance request to

extend that approval for three years.

In addition to those approved

requirements, NOAA also proposes a

requirement that persons conducting

research with archival tags register and

report on their activities.

II. Method of Collection

Fishermen catching tagged bluefin

tuna call a toll-free telephone number.

They are then directed to remove the tag

and to mail it to a specified address. A
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reward is given for tag recoveries.

Archival tag researchers would submit

registration and reporting information in

accordance with regulatory

requirements.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0338.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular Submission. Affected Public: Individuals,

businesses or other for-profit

organizations, not-for-profit institutions. Estimated Number of Respondents:

23.

Estimated Time Per Response: 30

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 13.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: None.

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden

(including hours and cost) of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology. Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they also will become a matter of public

record.

Dated: January 2, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–1263 Filed 1–16–98; 8:45 a.m.]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 011298B]

South Atlantic Fishery Management

Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery

Management Council (Council) will

convene a meeting of its Snapper

Grouper Assessment Group.

DATES: The meeting will convene on

February 4, 1998, at 1:30 p.m. and

adjourn at 5:30 p.m.; reconvene on

February 5, 1998, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30

p.m. and, on February 6, 1998,

reconvene at 8:30 a.m. and adjourn at

12:00 noon.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Town and Country Inn, 2001

Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC

29407; telephone: 803-571-1000.

Council address: South Atlantic

Fishery Management Council, 1

Southpark Circle, Southpark Building,

Suite 306, Charleston, South Carolina

29407–4699.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan Buchanan, Public Information

Officer; telephone: (803) 571-4366; fax:

(803) 769-4520.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

meetings will be held to:

1. Review wreckfish landings and

make recommendations to the Council

for setting the 1998/99 wreckfish

framework actions, including total

allowable catch;

2. Review Special Management Zone

requests received by the Council;

3. Refine appropriate criteria for

developing marine fishery reserves

based on the Plan Development Team

report;

4. Review the revised Oculina

research plan;

5. Determine the current status of the

snapper grouper species, as well as

project the change in this status that

will result from regulations in Snapper

Grouper Amendment 9; and,

6. Develop recommendations on

information prepared by Council staff

concerning new definitions for

overfishing, optimum yield (OY) and

maximum sustainable yield (MSY)

levels or spawning potential ratio

proxies for MSY and OY.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before this

Group for discussion, in accordance

with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act,

those issues may not be the subject of

formal Council action during this

meeting. Group action will be restricted

to those issues specifically identified in

the agenda listed in this notice.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to the Council office

(see ADDRESSES) by January 28, 1998.

Dated: January 13, 1998.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–1243 Filed 1–16–98 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 011298A]

Caribbean Fishery Management

Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery

Management Council (Council) and its

Administrative Committee will hold

public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held on

February 9, 1998 through February 12,

1998. The Council will meet on

Wednesday, February 11, 1998, from

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and reconvene on

Thursday, February 12, 1998, at 9:00

a.m., and adjourn at approximately

noon. The Administrative Committee

will meet on Monday, February 9, 1998,

from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at

the Marriott’s Frenchman’s Reef Beach

Resort, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands;

telephone: 809–776–8500. Council address: Caribbean Fishery

Management Council, 268 Munoz

Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan,

Puerto Rico 00918–2577; telephone:

(787) 766–5926; fax: (787) 766–6239.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Miguel A. Rolon, Council Executive

Director, telephone: (787) 766–5926.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Council will hold its 93rd regular public

meeting to discuss the draft Amendment

1 to the Fishery Management Plan for

Corals and Reef Associated Plants and

Invertebrates of Puerto Rico and the

United States Virgin Islands that would

establish a Marine Conservation District

(MCD). The Council will consider

establishment of a proposed ‘‘no-take’’

MCD in the EEZ due south of St. John,

U.S. Virgin Islands. The Administrative

Committee will discuss the results of

the CY 96 audit; the CY 98 budget;

Scientific and Statistical Committee/

Advisory Panel membership, and other

administrative matters. Following

adjournment of the Administrative

Committee’s public meeting, the

Committee will convene a closed

session to discuss personnel matters.