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measures mentioned in this document.

No rookeries, mating grounds, areas of

concentrated feeding, or other areas of

special significance for marine

mammals occur within or near the

planned area of operations during the

season of operations.

Because bowhead whales are east of

the seismic area in the Canadian

Beaufort Sea until late August/early

September, seismic activities are not

expected to impact subsistence hunting

of bowhead whales prior to that date.

After August 31, 1998, aerial survey

flights for bowhead whale assessments

will be initiated. Appropriate mitigation

measures to avoid an unmitigable

adverse impact on the availability of

bowhead whales for subsistence needs

will be the subject of consultation

between Western Geophysical and

subsistence users.

Also, while open-water seismic

exploration in the U.S. Beaufort Sea has

some potential to influence seal hunting

activities by residents of Nuiqsut,

because (1) the peak sealing season is

during the winter months, (2) the main

summer sealing is off the Colville Delta,

and (3) the zone of influence by seismic

sources on belukha and seals is fairly

small, NMFS believes that Western

Geophysical’s seismic survey will not

have an unmitigable adverse impact on

the availability of these stocks for

subsistence uses.

Proposed Authorization

NMFS proposes to issue an incidental

harassment authorization for the 1998

Beaufort Sea open water season for a

seismic survey provided the above

mentioned mitigation, monitoring, and

reporting requirements are incorporated.

NMFS has preliminarily determined

that the proposed seismic activity

would result in the harassment of only

small numbers of bowhead whales, gray

whales, and possibly belukha whales,

bearded seals, and largha seals; would

have a negligible impact on these

marine mammal stocks; and would not

have an unmitigable adverse impact on

the availability of marine mammal

stocks for subsistence uses.

Information Solicited

NMFS requests interested persons to

submit comments, and information,

concerning this request (see ADDRESSES).

Dated: May 14, 1998.

Patricia A. Montanio,

Deputy Director, Office of Protected

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 051398E]

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management

Council; Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery

Management Council (Council) and its

Comprehensive Management

Committee; Committee Chairmen;

Information and Education Committee;

Habitat Committee; Executive

Committee; and Squid, Mackerel, and

Butterfish Committee will hold a public

meeting.

DATES: The meetings will be held on

Tuesday, June 2, 1998, to Thursday,

June 4, 1998. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific dates and

times.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at

the Sheraton Grand Hotel, Bicentennial

Park, New Bern, NC; telephone: 919–

638–3585.

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery

Management Council, 300 S. New

Street, Dover, DE 19904; telephone:

302–674–2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christopher Moore, Ph.D., Acting

Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic

Fishery Management Council;

telephone: 302–674–2331, ext. 16.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

Tuesday, June 2, the Comprehensive

Management Committee will meet from

8:00–10:00 a.m. The Committee

Chairmen will meet from 10:00–11:00

a.m. The Information and Education

Committee will meet from 11:00 a.m.

until noon. The Habitat Committee,

together with the Dogfish Committee,

Surfclam and Ocean Quahog

Committee, Squid, Mackerel and

Butterfish Committee, Habitat Advisors,

and Scientific and Statistical

Committee, will meet from 1:00–5:00

p.m. On Wednesday, June 3, the

Executive Committee will meet from

7:00–9:00 a.m. Council will meet from

9:00–11:00 a.m. The Atlantic Mackerel,

Squid, and Butterfish Committee will

meet as a Council Committee of the

Whole from 11:00 until noon. Council

will meet from 1:00–2:00 p.m. to review

the Whiting Fishery Management Plan.

Council will meet from 2:00–5:00 p.m.,

together with the Atlantic States Marine

Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Board,

to review Amendment 1 to the Bluefish

Fishery Management Plan. On

Thursday, June 4, Council will meet

from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

Agenda items for this meeting are:

Distribution and abundance and EFH

identification and recommendations on

dogfish, surfclams, ocean quahogs, and

squid, mackerel, butterfish; Review and

adoption of NMFS recommendations on

bluefish EFH; Review and hearing

adoption of NMFS consistency

amendment for consistency in Northeast

vessel permits (replacement and

upgrade); Adoption of mackerel limited

entry provisions for pubic hearing

document; Review and comment on

whiting, winter flounder, herring and

scallop management measures; Review

and adoption of Amendment 1 to the

Bluefish FMP for public hearing;

Review and adoption of Dogfish FMP

for public hearing; Review and adoption

of Monkfish FMP; Review

comprehensive management matrix;

Review Council newsletter, view

Council websight; hear committee

reports and other fishery management

matters.

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 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

Joanna Davis at the Council (see

ADDRESSES) at least 5 days prior to the

meeting date.

Dated: May 14, 1998.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[051398D]

New England Fishery Management

Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce
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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.

[FR Doc. 98–13369 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: 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.