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instrument will be used for

investigations of the cellular and

network properties of the nervous

system in the marine mollusk Tritonia

diomedea that underlie decision-making

and learning. Application accepted by

Commissioner of Customs: July 20,

1998.

Frank W. Creel,

Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.

[FR Doc. 98–20653 Filed 7–31–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Stanford University; Notice of Decision

on Application for Duty-Free Entry of

Scientific Instrument

This decision is made pursuant to

Section 6(c) of the Educational,

Scientific, and Cultural Materials

Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89–

651, 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301).

Related records can be viewed between

8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. in Room 4211,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC.

Docket Number: 98–030. Applicant:

Stanford University, Stanford, CA

94305. Instrument: Crystal Growth

Furnace, Type FZ–T–10000–HVP–II–S.

Manufacturer: Crystal Systems, Inc.,

Japan. Intended Use: See notice at 63 FR

33052, June 17, 1998.

Comments: None received. Decision:

Approved. No instrument of equivalent

scientific value to the foreign

instrument, for such purposes as it is

intended to be used, is being

manufactured in the United States.

Reasons: The foreign instrument

provides optical melting of a rod to

produce a single uncontaminated crystal

along a moving float zone on the rod.

The National Aeronautics and Space

Administration advised February 8,

1998 that (1) this capability is pertinent

to the applicant’s intended purpose and

(2) it knows of no domestic instrument

or apparatus of equivalent scientific

value to the foreign instrument for the

applicant’s intended use (comparable

case).

We know of no other instrument or

apparatus of equivalent scientific value

to the foreign instrument which is being

manufactured in the United States.

Frank W. Creel,

Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.

[FR Doc. 98–20652 Filed 7–31–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA)

NOAA Coastal Ocean Programs (COP)

Grant Applications

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,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before October 2, 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 Leslie McDonald, COP

Grants Office, NOAA Coastal Ocean

Programs (COP), SSMC#3, Silver Spring,

MD 20910–3283,(301–713–3338, x 137).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

NOAA’s Coastal Ocean Programs

provides predictive capability for

managing coastal ecosystems through

sponsorship of research. COP seeks to

deliver the highest quality science in a

timely manner for important coastal

decisions. It supports research on

critical issues which exist in the

Nation’s estuaries, coastal waters, and

Great Lakes and translates its findings

into accessible information for coastal

managers, planners, lawmakers and the

public. Grant monies are available for

related activities.

In addition to the standard

application requirements for Federal

grants, applicants must include the COP

Summary Proposal Budget Form and a

COP Project Summary (Abstract) Form.

Applications may require up to 25

original proposal copies at time of

submission. Use of the budget form will

provide the level of detail required to

evaluate the effort to be invested by

investigators and staff on a specific

project by the COP program staff; the

proposed budget form is compatible

with forms in use by other agencies that

participate in joint projects with COP.

The project summary (abstract) shall

include a statement of objectives,

methods to be employed, and the

significance of the proposed activity to

the advancement of knowledge or

education; must not be more than one

page in length; and should be written in

the third person. The summary is used

to help compare proposals quickly and

allows the respondents to summarize

these key points in their own words.

The stated requirements for the

number of original proposal copies

provide for a timely review process

because of the large number of technical

reviewers. Due to the fact that many

proposals contain original color inserts

and the lack of color-copying

capabilities by COP, the increased

number of original proposal copies

provides the opportunity for a more

consistent review of all proposals by all

reviewers during the competitive

process.

Persons with approved grants must

file a COP Annual Progress Report and

a COP Project Final Report. The annual

report will provide the minimal

information required by COP staff to

evaluate the project’s progress in respect

to its goals and objectives, its schedule

of accomplishments, and its resource

management. The Project Final report

will provide the level of detail required

to evaluate the effort invested by the

grantee, as well as the actual

accomplishments or findings. The

proposed format is compatible with

forms in use by other agencies that

participate in joint projects with COP.

II. Method of Collection

The COP Summary Proposal Budget

Form and the COP Project Summary

Form are submitted as part of grant

applications. The COP Annual Progress

Report and the COP Project Final Report

must follow a format provided to

grantees. For the number of proposal

copies required, the information is

submitted as part of the application

process; and no form is used.

III. Data

OMB Number: None.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Not-for profit

institutions (public or private

institutions of higher education,

institutes, laboratories).

Estimated Number of Respondents:

300.

Estimated Time Per Response: 30

minutes for a budget form, 30 minutes

for a project summary, 10 hours for an

annual report, 10 hours for a final
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report, and 10 minutes to provide the

additional copies required.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 1,550 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: None (no capital expenditures

required).

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: July 28, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–20582 Filed 7–31–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–12–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 072498I]

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management

Council (MAFMC); 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 and its Executive

Committee and Squid, Mackerel, and

Butterfish Monitoring Committee will

hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meetings will be held on

Monday, August 17, 1998, to Thursday,

August 20, 1998. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific dates and

times.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at

the Holiday Inn Independence Mall, 4th

and Arch Streets, Philadelphia, PA,

telephone: 215–923–8660.

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

Monday, August 17, the Council will

meet from 10:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. On

Tuesday, August 18, the Council will

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

Wednesday, August 19, the Executive

Committee will meet from 8:00–9:00

a.m., the Council will meet from 9:00

a.m. until 5:00 p.m., and the Squid,

Mackerel, and Butterfish Monitoring

Committee will meet from 5:00–6:00

p.m. On Thursday, August 20, the

Council will meet from 8:00 a.m. until

5:00 p.m. In the event Council business

will not be concluded by 5:00 p.m. on

Thursday, Council may continue

meeting for several hours on Friday

morning, August 21, 1998.

Agenda items for this meeting are:

Election of Chairman and Vice

Chairman; review and hearing adoption

of Dogfish Fishery Management Plan;

Stock Assessment Workshop; adoption

of commercial and recreational

management measures for bluefish for

1999; possible discussion of

Amendment 1 to the Bluefish Fishery

Management Plan (FMP): adoption of

commercial quota, recreational harvest

limit, and commercial management

measures for black sea bass, summer

flounder, and scup for 1999; review and

hearing adoption of Amendment 12 to

the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black

Sea Bass FMP, Amendment 12 to the

Surfclam and Ocean Quahog FMP, and

Amendment 8 to the Atlantic Mackerel,

Squid, and Butterfish FMP; adoption of

the 1999 quota and commercial

management measures for surfclams and

ocean quahogs; possible review and

comment on whiting, New England

groundfish, herring, lobster and scallop

management measures; discussion of

management measures and possible

adoption of the Monkfish FMP for

Secretarial submission; adoption of the

1999 quotas and commercial

management measures for Atlantic

mackerel, Loligo and Illex squid, and

butterfish; possible adoption of the

Consistency Amendment for submission

to the Secretary; and committee reports

and other fishery management matters.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before this

Council for discussion, in accordance

with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act,

those issues may not be the subject of

formal Council action during this

meeting. Council 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: July 28, 1998.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–20635 Filed 7–31–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 072498C]

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of an application for a

research/enhancement permit (1174);

issuance of a modification to a scientific

research permit (1015).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the

following actions regarding permits for

takes of endangered and threatened

species for the purposes of scientific

research and/or enhancement: NMFS

has received a permit application from:

Mr. Harold Brundage III, Environmental

Research and Consulting, Inc

(ERCI)(1174); NMFS has issued a

modification to a permit subject to

certain conditions set forth therein, to:

Dr. Frank A. Chapman, of Department of

Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

(DFAS)(1015).

DATES: Written comments or requests for

a public hearing on the application must

be received on or before September 2,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments or

requests for a public hearing on the

permit application should be sent to:

Chief, Endangered Species Division,

Office of Protected Resources, F/PR3,

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver

Spring, MD 20910–3226 (301–713–

1401).

All documents pertaining to permits

in this notice are available for review,