Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 97 /Wednesday, May 20, 1998 / Notices 27715

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery

Management Council (Council) is

scheduling a number of public meetings

of its oversight committees and advisory

panels in June, 1998 to consider actions

affecting New England fisheries in the

exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

Recommendations from these groups

will be brought to the full Council for

formal consideration and action, if

appropriate.

DATES: The meetings will be held

between June 4 and June 17, 1998. See

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific

dates and times.

ADDRESSES: Meetings will be held in

Gloucester, MA, Warwick, RI, and

Portland, ME. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific locations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

J. Howard, Executive Director; (781)

231–0422.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates and Agendas

Thursday, June 4, 1998, 9:30 a.m.—

Joint Habitat Committee and Advisory

Panel Meeting

Location: NMFS Northeast Regional

Office, One Blackburn Drive,

Gloucester, MA 01960; telephone: (978)

281–9300.

Development of essential fish habitat

(EFH) designations for Council-managed

species and review of the EFH draft

public hearing document.

Thursday, June 11, 1998, 10:30 a.m.—

Whiting Committee Meeting

Location: Marine Trade Center, Two

Portland Fish Pier, Third Floor, Suite

109, Portland, ME 04101; telephone:

(207) 775–5450.

Review of the Draft Supplemental

Environmental Impact Statement and

draft public hearing document

associated with (whiting) Amendment

10 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery

Management Plan (FMP).

Wednesday, June 17, 1998, 10 a.m.—

Scallop Advisory Panel Meeting

Location: Radisson Hotel, 2081 Post

Road, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone:

(401) 739–3000.

Review and comment on the

management measures proposed for

Amendment 7 to the Sea Scallop FMP.

The amendment is intended to rebuild

the scallop resource by substantially

reducing fishing effort.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before these

groups for discussion, in accordance

with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act,

those issues may not be the subject of

formal action during these meetings.

Action will be restricted to those issues

specifically 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 Paul J. Howard

(see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days prior to

the meeting dates.

Dated: May 14, 1998.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

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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: Individual MCJROTC.

Instructor Evaluation Summary;

NAVMC 10942; OMB Number 0703–

0016.

Type of Request: Extension.

Number of Respondents: 348.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 348.

Average Burden Per Response: 30

minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 174.

Needs and Uses: This form provides

a written record of the overall

performance of duty of Marine

instructors who are responsible for

implementing the Marine Corps Junior

Reserve Officers’ Training Corps

(MCJROTC). The Individual MCJROTC

Instructor Evaluation Summary is

completed by principals to evaluate the

effectiveness of individual Marine

instructors. The form is further used as

a performance related counseling tool

and as a record of service performance

to document performance and growth of

individual Marine instructors.

Evaluating the performance of

instructors is essential in ensuring that

they provide quality training.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Frequency: Biennially.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

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 13, 1998.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 98–13379 Filed 5–19–98; 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, Associated Form, and OMB

Number: Academic Certification for

Marine Corps Officer Candidate

Program; NAVMC 10469; OMB Number

0703–0011.

Type of Request: Extension.

Number of Respondents: 3,500.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 3,500.

Average Burden Per Response: 15

minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 875.

Needs and Uses: Used by Marine

Corps officer procurement personnel,

this form provides a standardized

method for determining the academic

eligibility of applicants for all Reserve

officer candidate programs. Use of this

form is the only accurate and specific

method to determine a Reserve officer

applicant’s academic qualifications.

Each applicant interested in enrolling in

an undergraduate or graduate Reserve

officer commission program completes

and return the form.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Frequency: On occasion..

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Edward C.

Springer.