Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 99 / Friday, May 22, 1998 / Notices 28361

studies of Hawaiian monk seals

(Monachus schauinslandi) at all

locations within the Hawaiian

Archipelago and at Johnston Atoll,

through May 31, 2002. The permit

holder is now requesting that the permit

be amended to authorize the relocation

or removal of up to 10 adult male

Hawaiian monk seals from the

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, in the

event that such seals are known to cause

mortality to nursing or weaned pups.

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 15, 1998.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–13499 Filed 5–21–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 051198A]

Marine Mammals; File No. 704–1444

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

University of Alaska Museum, 907

Yukon Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775–

1200, (Principal Investigator: Gordon H.

Jarrell, Ph.D.) has been issued a permit

to collect, import/export marine

mammal specimens for purposes of

scientific research.

ADDRESSES: The permit 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

Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box

21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668 (907/

586–7221).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ruth Johnson, 301/713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

February 13, 1998, notice was published

in the Federal Register (63 FR 7403)

that a request for a scientific research

permit to collect, import/export marine

mammal specimens had been submitted

by the above-named organization. The

requested permit has been issued 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 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),

the regulations governing the taking,

importing, and exporting of endangered

fish and wildlife (50 CFR parts 217–

227), and the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).

Issuance of this permit, as required by

the ESA, was based on a finding that

such permit (1) was applied for in good

faith, (2) will not operate to the

disadvantage of the endangered species

which is the subject of this permit, and

(3) is consistent with the purposes and

policies set forth in section 2 of the

ESA.

Dated: May 15, 1998.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–13765 Filed 5–21–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and

Information Administration (NTIA)

Advisory Committee on Public Interest

Obligations of Digital Television

Broadcasters; Notice of Open Meeting

ACTION: Notice is hereby given of a

meeting of the Advisory Committee on

Public Interest Obligations of Digital

Television Broadcasters, created

pursuant to Executive Order 13038.

SUMMARY: The President established the

Advisory Committee on Public Interest

Obligations of Digital Television

Broadcasters (PIAC) to advise the Vice

President on the public interest

obligations of digital broadcasters. The

Committee will study and recommend

which public interest obligations should

accompany broadcasters’ receipt of

digital television licenses. The President

designated the National

Telecommunications and Information

Administration as secretariat for the

Committee.

AUTHORITY: Executive Order 13038,

signed by President Clinton on March

11, 1997.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

Monday, June 8, 1998 from 9:30 a.m. to

5:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting is scheduled to

take place at the Marquette Hotel, 710

Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, MN

55402. This location is subject to

change. If the location changes, another

Federal Register notice will be issued.

Updates about the location of the

meeting will also be available on the

Advisory Committee’s homepage at

www.ntia.doc.gov/pubintadvcom/

pubint.htm or you may call Karen

Edwards at 202–482–8056. The meeting

will also be broadcast over the Internet.

The broadcast can be accessed via the

Advisory Committee’s homepage at

www.ntia.doc.gov/pubintadvcom/

pubint.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karen Edwards, Designated Federal

Officer and Telecommunications Policy

Specialist, at the National

Telecommunications and Information

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Room 4720, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20230. Telephone:

202–482–8056; Fax: 202–482–8058; Email: piac@ntia.doc.gov.

Media Inquiries: Please contact Paige

Darden at the Office of Public Affairs, at

202–482–7002.

Agenda

Monday, June 8

Opening remarks

Committee deliberations

Public Comment

Closing remarks

This agenda is subject to change. For

an updated, more detailed agenda,

please check the Advisory Committee at

www.ntia.doc.gov/pubintadvcom/

pubint.htm.

Public Participation: The meeting will

be open to the public, with limited

seating available on a first-come, firstserved basis. This meeting is physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Any member of the public requiring

special services, such as sign language

interpretation or other ancillary aids,

should contact Karen Edwards at least

five (5) working days prior to the

meeting at 202–482–8056 or at

piac@ntia.doc.gov.

Members of the public may submit

written comments concerning the

Committee’s affairs at any time before or

after the meeting. The Secretariat’s