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recently renewed on September 30,

1993, by Executive Order 12689.

DATES: May 17, 1995, from 2 p.m. - 5

p.m.

ADDRESSES: White House Conference

Center, Lincoln Room, 726 Jackson

Place, Washington D.C. 20503. This

program is physically accessible to

people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to

Linda Breslau, President’s Export

Council, Room 2015B, Washington D.C.

20230. Seating is limited and will be on

a first come, first serve basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Linda Breslau, President’s Export

Council, Room 2015B, Washington, D.C.

20230.

Dated: May 5, 1995.

Jane Siegel,

Staff Director and Executive Secretary,

President’s Export Council.

[FR Doc. 95–11613 Filed 5–10–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P

President’s Export Council: Meeting of

the President’s Export Council

AGENCY: International Trade

Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a Partially Closed

Meeting.

SUMMARY: The President’s Export

Council (PEC) will hold a Full Council

meeting to discuss topics related to

export expansion. The meeting must be

closed to the public due to the

discussion of classified material

including issues regarding relations

with our trading partners, export

controls and other sensitive matters

properly classified under Executive

Order 12356. Topics will include the

changing relationship between trade

and monetary policy, the changes in the

dollar vis-a-vis the Japanese yen,

Mexican peso, and other currencies, and

U.S. commercial engagement with areas

of the world experiencing economic

instability. The portion of the meeting

that will be open to the public will

address the progress of the Council’s

five subcommittees, export expansion,

Congressional views of U.S. export

practices, and trade in the global

economy.

The President’s Export Council was

established on December 20, 1973, and

reconstituted May 4, 1979, to advise the

President on matters relating to U.S.

export trade. It was most recently

renewed on September 30, 1993, by

Executive Order 12689. A Notice of

Determination to close meetings or

portions of meetings of the Council to

the public on the basis of 5 U.S.C. 5522b

(c) (1) has been approved in accordance

with the Federal Advisory Committee

Act. A copy of the notice is available for

public inspection and copying in the

Central Reference and Records

Inspection Facility, Room 6204, U.S.

Department of Commerce, 202–482–

4115.

Dates: May 18, 1995.

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 1:05 p.m. Closed

Meeting; 1:15 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Open

Meeting.

Place: Atrium Ballroom.

Address: The Washington Court Hotel, 525

New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

This program is physically accessible to

people with disabilities. Requests for sign

language interpretation or other auxiliary

aids should be directed to Jane Siegel or

Rebecca Collins, President’s Export Council,

Room 2015B, Washington D.C. 20230.

Seating is limited and will be on a first come,

first serve basis.

For Further Information Contact: Jane

Siegel or Rebecca Collins at (202) 482–1124,

President’s Export Council, Room 2015B,

Washington, D.C. 20230.

Dated: May 8, 1995.

Jane Siegel,

Staff Director and Executive Secretary,

President’s Export Council.

[FR Doc. 95–11693 Filed 5–10–95; 8:45 am]

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President’s Export Council: Meeting of

the President’s Export Council

AGENCY: International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a Closed Meeting.

SUMMARY: The President’s Export

Council (Council) is holding an

Executive Committee meeting. The

meeting must be closed to the public

due to the discussion of classified

material including issues regarding

relations with our trading partners,

export controls and other sensitive

matters properly classified under

Executive Order 12356. The Executive

Committee will discuss the work of its

five subcommittees, its communications

task force and the progress made toward

the goals agreed to at the inaugural

meeting of the Council on February 13.

The President’s Export Council was

established on December 20, 1973, and

reconstituted May 4, 1979 to advise the

President on matters relating to U.S.

export trade. It was most recently

renewed on September 30, 1993, by

Executive Order 12689.

A Notice of Determination to close

meetings or portions of meetings of the

Council to the public on the basis of 5

U.S.C. 5522b (c) (1) has been approved

in accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act. A copy of the

notice is available for public inspection

and copying in the Central Reference

and Records Inspection Facility, Room

6204, U.S. Department of Commerce,

202–482–4115.

Dates: May 18, 1995.

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Place: The Montpeller Room.

Address: The Washington Court Hotel, 525

New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

For Further Information Contact: Jane

Siegel or Rebecca Collins at (202) 482–1124,

President’s Export Council, Room 2015B,

Washington, D.C. 20230.

Dated: May 5, 1995.

Jane Siegel,

Staff Director and Executive Secretary,

President’s Export Council.

[FR Doc. 95–11692 Filed 5–10–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[Docket No. 950428122–5122–01; I.D.

042195D]

RIN 0648–XX18

Listing of Endangered and Threatened

Species; Petition To Delist the Snake

River Sockeye Salmon

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of finding.

SUMMARY: NMFS has received a petition

to delist Snake River sockeye salmon

(Oncorhynchus nerka) from the

endangered species list. NMFS has

determined the petition does not

contain any new, substantial scientific

or commercial information, not

previously considered by NMFS in the

original listing process, indicating that

the petitioned action may be warranted.

DATES: The finding made in this

document was made on May 4, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Garth Griffin, Environmental and

Technical Services Division, 503–231-

2005, or Gregory Miller, Endangered

Species Division, 301–713–1401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On February 10, 1995, NMFS received

a petition from Mr. Delbert L. Lathim to

delist Snake River sockeye salmon from

the endangered species list. Section

4(b)(3)(A) of the Endangered Species

Act (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)

requires NMFS to make a finding on

whether a petition to list, delist, or
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reclassify a species presents substantial

scientific or commercial information

indicating that the petitioned action

may be warranted. To the maximum

extent practicable, this finding is to be

made within 90 days of the receipt of

the petition, and the finding is to be

published promptly in the Federal

Register. If the finding is positive,

NMFS is required to commence a status

review of the involved species. The

criteria considered in determining

whether or not a petition is substantial

are outlined in 50 CFR 424.14(b)(2).

The petitioner argued that Snake

River sockeye salmon no longer exist,

and therefore, no longer need

protection. However, the petitioner

presented data from the U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers, Department of

Defense, that indicated that 11 adult

sockeye salmon were counted at three

Snake River Dams (Lower Monumental

Dam, Little Goose Dam, and Lower

Granite Dam, ID) in 1994. This

information is neither new nor

substantial; NMFS records show that

large sockeye salmon (approximately 18

inches (45.7 cm) in length or greater)

were counted at these dams on the dates

indicated in the petition. During the

past 3 years, these dam counts, coupled

with the actual return of 10 adult

sockeye salmon to Redfish Lake, ID,

provide evidence that Snake River

sockeye salmon are, in fact, not extinct.

Because the petition to delist Snake

River sockeye salmon does not contain

any new, substantial scientific or

commercial information indicating that

the petitioned action may be warranted,

NMFS is not initiating a status review.

Dated: May 4, 1995.

Gary Matlock,

Program Management Officer, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 95–11535 Filed 5–10–95; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. 950503126–5126–01; I.D.

040695C]

RIN 0648–XX20

Northeast Fishing Industry Grants

(FIG) Program; Amendment and

Clarification

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of funding authorization

amendment and clarification of project

evaluation criteria.

SUMMARY: NMFS amends the funding

authorization for projects to be

considered under the Northeast Fishing

Industry Grants (FIG) Program.

Clarification is also provided to specify

project evaluation criteria associated

with the tendering of multispecies

harvesting privileges.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 11, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bruce Morehead (301) 713–2358 or

Harold Mears (508) 281–9243.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The FIG Program was described in the

following notice: Notice of availability

of Federal assistance (60 FR 12199,

March 6, 1995).

II. Change to the FIG Funding

Authorization

The previous description of funding

authority for the second round of FIG

project applications, through which $4.5

million will be provided, indicated that

the total funding source was

accommodated by Public Law 103–211,

the Emergency Supplemental

Appropriations Act of 1994. This notice

clarifies that only $2.5 million for the

FIG second round is funded through

Public Law 103–211, whereas the

remaining $2.0 million is supported by

the Northwest Atlantic Ocean Fisheries

Reinvestment Program (NAOFRP), as

authorized by Public Law 102–567. This

change is being made so that $2.0

million available under Public Law

103–211 can be used to fund a fishing

capacity reduction demonstration

program in the Northeast. Information

concerning this program will be

published in the Federal Register at a

later date. The total amount of funds

available for the FIG Program (i.e., $4.5

million) is not changed. However, no

NAOFRP funds will be used to support

projects under FIG Program Priority C;

‘‘Develop methods for eliminating or

reducing the inadvertent take, capture,

or destruction of nontargeted, protected,

or prohibited species (e.g., juvenile or

sublegal-sized fish and shellfish) in

fishing operations through the technical

development, demonstration, or

evaluation of fishing gear or harvesting

strategies.’’, as such activities are not

authorized for the NAOFRP under

Public Law 102–567. This change in

funding source does not otherwise affect

the FIG Federal assistance program.

III. Clarification of Project Evaluation

Criteria

Several public inquiries have arisen

that show the need for clarification of

the provisions for tendering of

multispecies harvesting privileges and

the relevance of these provisions to the

technical evaluation of proposals.

Accordingly, this notice clarifies that 10

points will be added to the technical

scores of applications involving

participation by individuals who own

vessels that have been issued a

multispecies limited access permit, and

who agree to tender their privilege to

fish for, possess, or land regulated

multispecies finfish for the duration of

the project or longer. This provision

applies to limited access multispecies

permit holders only, because the intent

of providing this bonus is to encourage

the reduction of effort in the

multispecies fishery to the maximum

extent possible. Applications requesting

this consideration must include

information, attached to the Project

Summary (NOAA Form 88–204), which

explains how effort would be reduced

during the project period, as compared

to recent fishing years. This description

may include details, such as the number

of days at sea (DAS) directed on

regulated multispecies that would be

foregone during the permit year(s) in

which the harvesting privilege is

tendered, to substantiate the associated

impact.

The tendering of the privilege to fish

for, possess, or land regulated

multispecies finfish during the duration

of the project, if applicable, will be

formally incorporated as a Special

Award Condition in approved grants.

However, this tendering of the privilege

to fish for, possess, or land regulated

multispecies finfish during the duration

of the project period does not relieve the

permit holder from fulfilling other

requirements for limited access

multispecies permit holders, such as

filing monthly reports under the

mandatory reporting provisions of the

multispecies regulations.

Finally, several questions have been

raised relative to the potential impact of

tendering the privilege to fish for,

possess, or land regulated multispecies

for the duration of the project, or longer,

upon resource allocation decisions

associated with future regulatory

requirements of the Multispecies

Fishery Management Plan (FMP). Since

future FMP regulations are uncertain,

this impact is unknown, and the

tendering of the privilege to fish for,

possess, or land regulated multispecies

must be assumed as a risk of the

involved vessel owners.

Potential applicants for financial

assistance under the FIG solicitation are

reminded that the tendering provision is

a voluntary one, and not a prerequisite

for an application to be considered for

funding.