472 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 3 / Tuesday, January 6, 1998 / Notices

Dated: December 23, 1997.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–154 Filed 1–5–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 121897A]

Marine Mammals; Scientific Research

Permit No. 875–1401

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Scientific research permit

amendment.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a

request for amendment of scientific

research permit no. 875–1401 submitted

by Dr. Christopher W. Clark, Cornell

University, Ithaca, New York 14850, has

been granted .

ADDRESSES: The amendment 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); and

Director, Southwest Region, NMFS,

501 West Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA

90802–4213 (562/980–4001).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

November 14, 1997, notice was

published in the Federal Register (62

FR 61093) that an amendment of permit

no. 875–1401, issued September 8, 1997

(62 FR 48611) had been requested by the

above-name individual. The requested

amended 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 (ESA) of 1973,

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the

Regulations Governing the Taking,

Importing, and Exporting of Endangered

Fish and Wildlife (50 CFR part 222); and

the Fur Seal Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C.

1151–1175). 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. The requested

amendment has been issued 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).

Permit No. 875–1401 currently

authorizes the harassment of several

species of marine mammals during the

conduct of research to study the effects

of low-frequency sound produced by the

Navy’s Surface Towed Array

Surveillance System Low Frequency

Active (SURTASS LFA) system on the

behavior of blue whales (Balaenoptera

musculus) and fin whales (Balaenoptera

physalus) feeding in the Southern

California Bight during September/

October of 1997 and/or 1998. The

permit has been amended to provide for:

1) the conduct of playback experiments

using a SURTASS LFA sound source to

study behavioral responses of gray

whales (Eschrichtius robustus) to

SURTASS LFA signals and related

stimuli; and 2) radio tagging via suction

cup attachment of up to 14 gray whales.

Individuals of several other species of

cetaceans, pinnipeds, and possibly sea

turtles, may be taken (i.e., by

harassment or auditory temporary

threshold shift) during during the

proposed experiments.

In compliance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an EA examining

the environmental consequences of

issuing the requested amended permit

has been prepared. Based upon this EA,

NMFS has concluded that issuance of

the requested permit will not have a

significant effect on the human

environment.

Dated: December 30, 1997.

Ann D. Terbush

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–214 Filed 1-5-98:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000–0134]

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request Entitled

Environmentally Sound Products

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD),

General Services Administration (GSA),

and National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for an

extension to an existing OMB clearance.

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

Secretariat has submitted to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) a

request to review and approve an

extension of a currently approved

information collection requirement

concerning Environmentally Sound

Products. A request for public

comments was published at 62 FR

55788, October 28, 1997. No comments

were received.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on

or before February 5, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ralph DeStefano, Federal Acquisition

Policy Division, GSA (202) 501–1758.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this

burden estimate or any other aspect of

this collection of information, including

suggestions for reducing this burden,

should be submitted to: FAR Desk

Officer, OMB, Room 10102, NEOB,

Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to

the General Services Administration,

FAR Secretariat, 1800 F Street, NW,

Room 4037, Washington, DC 20405.

Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0134,

Environmentally Sound Products, in all

correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

This information collection complies

with Section 6002 of the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

(42 U.S.C. 6962). RCRA requires the

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

to designate items which are or can be

produced with recovered materials.

RCRA further requires agencies to

develop affirmative procurement

programs to ensure that items composed

of recovered materials will be purchased

to the maximum extent practicable.

Affirmative procurement programs

required under RCRA must contain, as

a minimum (1) a recovered materials

preference program and an agency

promotion program for the preference

program; (2) a program for requiring

estimates of the total percentage of

recovered materials used in the

performance of a contract, certification

of minimum recovered material content

actually used, where appropriate, and

reasonable verification procedures for

estimates and certifications; and (3)

annual review and monitoring of the

effectiveness of an agency’s affirmative

procurement program.
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In accordance with RCRA, the

information collection applies to

acquisitions requiring minimum

percentages of recovered materials,

when the price of the item exceeds

$10,000 or when the aggregate amount

paid for the item or functionally

equivalent items in the preceding fiscal

year was $10,000 or more.

Contracting officers use the

information to verify offeror/contractor

compliance with solicitation and

contract requirements regarding the use

of recovered materials. Additionally,

agencies use the information in the

annual review and monitoring of the

effectiveness of the affirmative

procurement programs required by

RCRA.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Public reporting burden for this

collection of information is estimated to

average 30 minutes per response,

including the time for reviewing

instructions, searching existing data

sources, gathering and maintaining the

data needed, and completing and

reviewing the collection of information.

The annual reporting burden is

estimated as follows: Respondents,

64,350; responses per respondent, 1;

total annual responses, 64,350;

preparation hours per response, .5; and

total response burden hours, 32,175.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals:

Requester may obtain a copy of the

justification from the General Services

Administration, FAR Secretariat

(MVRS), Room 4037, 1800 F Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202)

501–4755. Please cite OMB control No.

9000–0134, Environmentally Sound

Products, in all correspondence.

Dated: December 31, 1997.

Sharon A. Kiser,

FAR Secretariat.

[FR Doc. 98–187 Filed 1–5–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000–0014]

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request Entitled Statement and

Acknowledgment (Standard Form

1413)

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD),

General Services Administration (GSA),

and National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for public

comments regarding an extension of an

existing OMB clearance (9000–0014).

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

Secretariat will be submitting to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) a request to review and approve

an extension of a currently approved

information collection requirement

concerning Statement and

Acknowledgment (Standard Form

1413). The clearance currently expires

on April 30, 1998.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on

or before March 9, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack

O’Neill, Federal Acquisition Policy

Division, GSA (202) 501–3856.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this

burden estimate or any other aspect of

this collection of information, including

suggestions for reducing this burden,

should be submitted to: FAR Desk

Officer, OMB, Room 10102, NEOB,

Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to

the General Services Administration,

FAR Secretariat, 1800 F Street, NW,

Room 4037, Washington, DC 20405.

Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0014,

Statement and Acknowledgment

(Standard Form 1413), in all

correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

Standard Form 1413, Statement and

Acknowledgment, is used by all

Executive Agencies, including the

Department of Defense, to obtain a

statement from contractors that the

proper clauses have been included in

subcontracts. The form includes a

signed contractor acknowledgment of

the inclusion of those clause in the

subcontract.

Annual Reporting Burden

Public reporting burden for this

collection of information is estimated to

average .15 hours per response,

including the time for reviewing

instructions, searching existing data

sources, gathering and maintaining the

data needed, and completing and

reviewing the collection of information.

The annual reporting burden is

estimated as follows: Respondents,

14,000; responses per respondent, 1.5;

total annual responses, 21,000;

preparation hours per response. .15; and

total response burden hours, 3,150.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals:

Requester may obtain a copy of the

justification from the General Services

Administration, FAR Secretariat

(MVRS), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4037,

Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202)

501–4755. Please cite OMB Control No.

9000–0014, Statement and

Acknowledgment, Standard Form 1413,

in all correspondence.

Dated: December 31, 1997.

Sharon A. Kiser,

FAR Secretariat.

[FR Doc. 98–188 Filed 1–5–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

President’s Advisory Commission on

Educational Excellence for Hispanic

Americans; Meeting

AGENCY: President’s Advisory

Commission on Educational Excellence

for Hispanic Americans, ED.

ACTION: Notice of meeting of executive

board.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda of a

forthcoming meeting of the Executive

Board of the President’s Advisory

Commission on Educational Excellence

for Hispanic Americans (Commission).

Notice of this meeting is required under

Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act and is intended to notify

the public of their opportunity to attend.

Less than fifteen-day notice is given

because of administrative

misunderstandings regarding the

Executive Board’s meeting guidelines.

DATES AND TIMES: Friday, January 9,

1997, 9:00 a.m.–5:45 p.m. (est) and

Saturday, January 10, 1997, 9:00 a.m.–

4:00 p.m. (est).

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of

Education, 600 Independence Ave.,

SW., Room 2145, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Edmundo DeLeon, Special Assistant,

White House Initiative on Educational

Excellence for Hispanic Americans

(Initiative) at 202–401–1411

(telephone), 202–401–8377 (FAX),

edlDeLeon@ed.gov (e-mail) or mail:

U.S. Department of Education, 600

Independence Ave. SW., room 2115;

Washington, DC 20202–3601.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Commission was established under

Executive Order 12900 (February 22,

1994) to provide the President and the

Secretary of Education with advice on:

(1) The progress of Hispanic Americans

toward achievement of the National

Goals and other standards of

educational accomplishment; (2) the

development, monitoring, and

education for Hispanic Americans; (3)