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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.

Primary Application Certification: all

primary applicants must submit a

completed form CD–511, ‘‘Certifications

Regarding Debarment, Suspension and

Other Responsibility Matters; Drug-Free

Workplace Requirements and

Lobbying,’’ and the following

explanations are hereby provided:

1. Nonprocurement Debarment and

Suspension. 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.

2. Drug-Free Workplace. Grantees (as

defined at 15 CFR Part 26, Section 605)

are subject to 15 CFR Part 26, Subpart

F, ‘‘Governmentwide Requirements for

Drug-Free Workplace (Grants)’’ and the

related section of the certification form

prescribed above applies.

3. Anti-Lobbying. Persons (as defined

at 15 CFR Part 28, Section 105) are

subject to the lobbying provisions of 31

U.S.C. 1352, ‘‘Limitation on 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.

4. Anti-Lobbying Disclosure. 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.

5. Lower-Tier Certifications.

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 Transactions 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 transmitted

to NIST. SF–LLL submitted by any tier

recipient or subrecipient should be

submitted to NIST in accordance with

the instructions contained in the award

document.

Preaward Activities: Applicants who

incur any costs prior to an award being

made do so solely at their own risk of

not being reimbursed by the

Government. Notwithstanding any

verbal assurance that may have been

provided, there is no obligation on the

part of NIST to cover preaward costs.

No obligation for Future Funding: If

an application is accepted for funding,

NIST has no obligation to provide any

additional future funding in connection

with that award. Renewal of an award

to increase funding or extend the period

of performance is at the total discretion

of NIST.

Past Performance: Unsatisfactory

performance under prior Federal awards

may result in an application not being

considered for funding.

Name Check Reviews: All for-profit

and nonprofit applicants will be 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.

False Statements: 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.

Delinquent Federal Debts: No award

of Federal funds shall be made to an

applicant who has an outstanding

delinquent Federal debt until either:

1. The delinquent account is paid in

full,

2. A negotiated repayment schedule is

established and at least one payment is

received, or

3. Other arrangements satisfactory to

DoC are made.

Purchase of American-Made

Equipment and Products: Applicants

are hereby notified that they are

encouraged to the greatest extent

practicable, to purchase American-made

equipment and products with funding

provided under this program.

Indirect Costs: The total dollar

amount of the indirect costs proposed in

an application under this program must

not exceed the indirect cost rate

negotiated and approved by a cognizant

Federal agency prior to the proposed

effective date of the award or 100

percent of the total proposed direct

costs dollar amount in the application,

whichever is less.

Federal Policies and Procedures:

Awards under the MSEL Grants

Research Program shall be subject to all

Federal laws and Federal and

Departmental regulations, policies, and

procedures applicable to financial

assistance awards. The MSEL Grants

Program does not directly affect any

state or local government. Accordingly,

the Department of Commerce has

determined that Executive Order 12372

is not applicable to the MSEL Grants

Program.

This funding notice has been

determined not to be not significant for

purposes of Executive Order 12866.

Dated: May 27, 1998.

Robert E. Hebner,

Acting Deputy Director, NIST.

[FR Doc. 98–14733 Filed 6–2–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Final Regulations for Deep Seabed

Mining Commercial Recovery

ACTION: 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, Pub.

L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before August 3, 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 James P. Lawless, Office

of Ocean and Coastal Resources

Management, SSMC–4, 1305 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

(telephone 301–713–3155, ext. 194).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

Public Law 96–283, the Deep Seabed

Hard Mineral Resources Act, authorizes

the Administrator of NOAA to permits

to eligible U.S. citizen applicants for the

commercial recovery of deep seabed

mineral resources. Information must be

submitted as part of a permit

application so that NOAA can

determine if statutory requirements for
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eligibility are met. Permit holders are

required to do environmental

monitoring and to submit reports to

allow NOAA to track activities and their

impact on the environment. As of this

time no permit applications have ever

been received.

II. Method of Collection

The requirements are contained in 15

CFR 971. No forms are used.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0170.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Businesses and other

for-profit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 0.

Estimated Time Per Response: No

estimates have yet been made. No

applications or reports have been

received and none are expected during

the period of the OMB clearance being

requested.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 1 hour (no actual burden is

expected, but one hour is being

requested for book-keeping purposes)

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0.

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: May 27, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–14602 Filed 6–2–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–08–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 052198C]

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: Groundfish Stock Assessment

Review (STAR) Panels will hold three

work sessions which are open to the

public.

DATES: The Blackgill/Chilipepper

Review Panel and the Pacific Ocean

Perch/Black Rockfish Review Panel

meetings will meet concurrently,

beginning at 1:00 p.m., June 15 and

continue until 12:00 Noon on June 19 or

as necessary to complete business. The

Sablefish/Shortspine Thornyhead

Review Panel will begin at 8:00 a.m.,

July 6 and continue until 5:00 p.m. on

July 10, or as necessary to complete

business.

ADDRESSES: The Blackgill/Chilipepper

Review Panel and the Pacific Ocean

Perch/Black Rockfish Review Panel

meetings will be held in the Library

Building at the Evergreen State College,

2700 Evergreen Parkway NW, Olympia,

WA 98505. The Blackgill/Chilipepper

Review Panel will meet in Room 1600

of the Library Building and the Pacific

Ocean Perch/Black Rockfish Review

Panel will meet in Room 1612 of the

Library Building. The Sablefish/

Shortspine Thornyhead Review Panel

meeting will be held in the Library

Seminar Room, The Guinn Library,

Hatfield Marine Science Center, 2030 SE

Marine Science Drive, 909 Bldg.,

Newport, OR 97365.

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 meetings is to review

draft stock assessment documents and

any other pertinent information, work

with Stock Assessment Teams to make

necessary revisions, and produce STAR

Panel reports for use by the Council

family and other interested persons.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before these

Panels 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

The meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr.

John Rhoton at (503) 326–6352 at least

5 days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: May 27, 1998.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–14592 Filed 6–2–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 052798A]

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

hold a meeting of its Scientific and

Statistical Committee; Joint Mackerel

Committee and Advisory Panel; Marine

Reserves Workshop; Personnel

Committee (Closed Session); Marine

Reserves Workshop; Marine Reserves

Committee Meeting; Advisory Panel

Selection Committee (Closed Session);

Public hearings; Golden Crab Committee

and Advisory Panel; Dolphin/Wahoo

Committee; Bluefish Committee; and a

Council Session.

DATES: The meetings will be held from

June 15–19, 1998. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific dates and

times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at

the Radisson Ponce de Leon Conference

Resort, 4000 US Hwy 1 North, St.

Augustine, FL; telephone: (904) 824-

2821.

Council address: South Atlantic

Fishery Management Council, One

Southpark Circle, Suite 306; Charleston,

SC 29407-4699.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan Buchanan, Public Information

Officer; telephone: (843) 571-4366; fax:

(843) 769-4520; email:

susan.buchanan@noaa.gov