Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 125 /Tuesday, June 30, 1998 / Notices 35569

ADDRESSES: The amendment request

and related documents are available for

review upon written request or by

appointment in the following office(s):

Permits Division, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring,

MD 20910 (301/713–2289);

Regional Administrator, Northwest

Region, National Marine Fisheries

Service, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, BIN

C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA (206/526–

6150);

Regional Administrator, Alaska

Region, National Marine Fisheries

Service, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK

99802–1668 (907/586–7221); and

Regional Administrator, Southwest

Region, National Marine Fisheries

Service, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite

4200, Long Beach, CA 90802–4213 (562/

980–4001).

Written data or views, or requests for

a public hearing on this request should

be submitted to the Chief, Permits

Division, F/PR1, Office of Protected

Resources, National Marine Fisheries

Service, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those

individuals requesting a hearing should

set forth the specific reasons why a

hearing on this particular request would

be appropriate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeannie Drevenak, 301/713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject amendment is requested under

the authority of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the Regulations

Governing the Taking and Importing of

Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216).

The Permit Holder is currently

authorized to (1) radio tag via suction

cup attachment up to 50 killer whales

(Orcinus orca) and up to 100 Dall’s

porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) annually

in the waters of Washington, Southeast

Alaska, Oregon, and California over a 5-

year period.

The Holder is now requesting that the

Permit be amended to authorize the

suction-cup TDR/VHF tagging of the

following additional species of

cetaceans: Baird’s beaked whales

(Berardius bairdii), Cuvier’s beaked

whales (Ziphius cavirostris), sperm

whales (Physeter macrocephalus),

northern right whale dolphins

(Lissodelphis borealis), Pacific whitesided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus

obliquidens), Risso’s dolphins (Grampus

griseus), short-finned pilot whales

(Globicephala macrorhynchus), false

killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens),

minke whales (Balaenoptera

acutorostrata), and gray whales

(Eschrichtius robustus).

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: June 24, 1998.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–17392 Filed 6–29–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 062298B]

Marine Mammals; File No. 758–1459

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr.

Kimberlee Beckmen, Institute of Arctic

Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks,

P.O. Box 757000, Fairbanks, AK 99775–

7000, has applied in due form for a

permit to take northern fur seals

(Callorhinus ursinus) for purposes of

scientific research.

DATES: Written or telefaxed comments

must be received on or before July 30,

1998.

ADDRESSES: The application 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 13130,

Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713–

2289); and

Regional Administrator, Alaska

Region, National Marine Fisheries

Service, NOAA, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau,

AK 99802–1668 (907/586–7221).

Written comments or requests for a

public hearing on this application

should be mailed to the Chief, Permits

and Documentation Division, F/PR1,

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705,

Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those

individuals requesting a hearing should

set forth the specific reasons why a

hearing on this particular request would

be appropriate.

Comments may also be submitted by

facsimile at (301) 713–0376, provided

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy

submitted by mail and postmarked no

later than the closing date of the

comment period. Please note that

comments will not be accepted by email or by other electronic media.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara

Shapiro or Ruth Johnson, 301/713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject permit is requested under the

authority of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the

Regulations Governing the Taking and

Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR

part 216), and the Fur Seal Act of 1966,

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

The applicant seeks to determine liver

enzyme activity from up to six fresh,

northern fur seal pup carcasses or

stillbirth fetuses. In the event that no

fresh carcasses are available, the

application wishes to euthanize up to

six moribund/mortally injured seals. If

an animal has any chance of survival if

left on its own, or could survive through

rehabilitation, then euthanasia would

not be administered.

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: June 24, 1998.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–17393 Filed 6–29–98; 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 and OMB Number: Defense

Federal Acquisition Regulation

Supplement (DFARS) Part 223,

Environment, Conservation, and

Occupational Safety, and Related

Clauses at 252.223; OMB Number 0704–

0272.
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Type of Request: Revision.

Number of Respondents: 2,856.

Responses Per Respondent: 12.56.

Annual Responses: 35,873.

Average Burden Per Response: 0.81

hours.

Annual Burden Hours: 28,964.

Needs and Uses: This information

collection requirement consolidates the

requirements previously covered by

OMB Control Numbers 0704–0272,

0704–0343, and 0704–0385, and also

transfers requirements relating to Part

223 from OMB Control Number 0704–

0187. This information collection

requirement pertains to information that

an offeror/contractor must submit to the

Department of Defense (DoD) in

response to solicitation provisions and

contract clauses in DFARS 252.223. The

information is used by DoD contracting

officers to: (1) Verify compliance with

requirements for labeling of hazardous

material; (2) ensure compliance of

contractors with DoD 4145.26–M, DoD

Contractors’ Safety Manual for

Ammunition and Explosives, and

minimize risk of future mishaps; (3)

monitor subcontractor compliance with

DoD 4145.26–M; (4) verify that the

contractor has the financial capability to

reimburse the Government for any

liabilities incurred by the Government

as a result of the contractor’s negligence

or breach of contract; and, (5) monitor

subcontractor compliance with DoD

5100.76–M, Physical Security of

Sensitive Conventional Arms.

Affected Public: Business or Other

For-Profit; Not-For Profit Institutions.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Peter N. Weiss.

Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Mr. Weiss 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: June 25, 1998.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 98–17317 Filed 6–29–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 98–43]

36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense

Security Assistance Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is

publishing the unclassified text of a

section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification.

This is published to fulfill the

requirements of section 155 of P.L. 104–

164 dated 21 July 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

J. Hurd, DSAA/COMPT/RM, (703) 604–

6575.

The following is a copy of a letter to

the Speaker of the House of

Representatives, Transmittal 98–43,

with attached transmittal, policy

justification and sensitivity of

technology.

Dated: June 25, 1998.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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