21502 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 84 / Tuesday, May 2, 1995 / Notices

[I.D. 042595B]

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permits 946

(P770#68), 947 (P504F), 948 (P563A),

949 (P45Q), and 950 (P45R).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

NMFS has issued permits authorizing

takes of listed species for the purpose of

scientific research, subject to certain

conditions set forth therein, to the

Northwest Fisheries Science Center,

NMFS (NWFSC), the Northern Wasco

County People’s Utility District

(NWCPUD), the U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers, Department of Defense

(Corps), the National Biological Survey

(NBS), and the Oregon Cooperative

Fishery Research Unit, National

Biological Survey (OCFRU).

ADDRESSES: The applications and

related documents are available for

review in the following offices, by

appointment:

Office of Protected Resources, F/PR8,

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver

Spring, MD 20910–3226 (301-713-1401);

and

Environmental and Technical

Services Division, F/NWO3, NMFS, 525

NE Oregon Street, Portland, OR 97232–

4169 (503–230–5400).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice

was published on January 19, 1995 (60

FR 3844) that an application had been

filed by NWFSC (P770#68) for a permit

to take listed species as authorized by

section 10 of the Endangered Species

Act of 1973 (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1531–

1543) and the NMFS regulations

governing listed fish and wildlife

permits (50 CFR parts 217–222).

NWFSC requested a take of the

following listed species while

conducting six studies: Adult and

juvenile Snake River spring/summer

chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus

tshawytscha), juvenile Snake River fall

chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus

tshawytscha), and juvenile Snake River

sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka).

The objective of Study 1 is to compare

the survival to adulthood of spring/

summer chinook salmon smolts

transported from either Lower Granite

or Little Goose Dam on the Snake River

to below Bonneville Dam on the

Columbia River with the survival to

adulthood of smolts migrating

volitionally through six or seven dams

and reservoirs under prevailing river

conditions. The objective of Study 2 is

to assess the migration timing and

relative survival of transported and

inriver juvenile chinook salmon

migrating volitionally from Bonneville

Dam to the mouth of the Columbia

River. The objective of Studies 3–6 is to

determine the effectiveness of fish

guidance devices and other bypass

system components being considered

for installation at four Snake and

Columbia River hydroelectric dams for

the purpose of improving anadromous

fish passage past these dams during

juvenile outmigration. Permit 946 was

issued to NWFSC on April 7, 1995.

Study 1 will take place during 3 of the

next 5 years, Study 2 will take place for

a duration of 5 years, and Studies 3–6

will take place in 1995 only.

Notice was published on January 30,

1995 (60 FR 5624) that an application

had been filed by the Corps (P504F) for

a permit to take listed species as

authorized by the above laws and

regulations.

The Corps requested authorization to

capture, tag, release, recapture, and rerelease juvenile, listed, artificiallypropagated spring/summer chinook

salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) as

part of a turbine passage survival study

at Lower Granite Dam on the Snake

River in Washington. The purpose of the

research is to determine the immediate

and delayed (48 to 120 hour) survival

rates of run-of-the-river chinook salmon

smolts passing through a turbine at the

dam under different locations and

operating conditions. This information

will be used to: (1) Develop a turbine

model study, which is part of a Corps

project to minimize fish turbine passage

mortality; (2) refine normal dam

operations to minimize adverse effects

to migrating juvenile fish; and (3)

provide a baseline for turbine survival

estimates needed under the changing

conditions of a reservoir drawdown.

Permit 947 was issued to the Corps on

April 13, 1995. The duration of the

study will be from April 15 to June 10

in 1995 only.

Notice was published on January 30,

1995 (60 FR 5624) that an application

had been filed by NWCPUD (P563A) for

a permit to take listed species as

authorized by the above laws and

regulations.

NWCPUD requested a take of the

following listed species while

conducting research: Juvenile, naturally

produced and artificially-propagated,

Snake River spring/summer chinook

salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha),

juvenile Snake River fall chinook

salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha),

and juvenile Snake River sockeye

salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). The

objective of the annual study is to assess

run-of-the-river juvenile anadromous

fish condition after passage through the

screened turbine intake channel at The

Dalles Dam, located on the Columbia

River. Continued observation of juvenile

fish passing through the screened intake

channel during the smolt migration

provides specific information on

possible unsuitable passage conditions

below the water surface which are not

directly observable. Permit 948 was

issued to NWCPUD on April 11, 1995.

The research will take place from April

to September for the next 5 years.

Notice was published on February 9,

1995 (60 FR 7752) that an application

had been filed by NBS (P45Q) for a

permit to take listed species as

authorized by the above laws and

regulations.

NBS requested authorization for a

lethal take of juvenile, listed, naturallyproduced Snake River spring/summer

chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus

tshawytscha) as part of a study designed

to compare the physiological responses

of wild chinook smolts with hatcheryproduced chinook smolts when

subjected to the bypass and collection

facility at Lower Granite Dam on the

Lower Snake River in Washington. A

comparison of the physiological

responses of wild and hatcheryproduced chinook smolts may indicate

what aspects of bypass and collection

for downriver transportation past

hydropower projects are most stressful

to wild listed fish. Permit 949 was

issued to NBS on April 13, 1995. The

duration of the study is April 15 to June

30 in 1995 only.

Notice was published on March 9,

1995 (60 FR 12913) that an application

had been filed by OCFRU (P45R) for a

permit to take listed species as

authorized by the above laws and

regulations.

OCFRU requested authorization to

take juvenile, listed, Snake River spring/

summer and fall chinook salmon

(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) as part of

a study designed to provide information

that will be used to: (1) Recommend

siting of the bypass outfall to be

constructed at The Dalles Dam on the

Columbia River, (2) evaluate the

juvenile salmonid nighttime spill

pattern at The Dalles Dam, (3) assess the

relationship between flow rate and

juvenile salmonid outmigration velocity

in The Dalles pool and elsewhere, (4)

evaluate juvenile salmonid passage

routes at John Day Dam on the Columbia

River, (5) estimate juvenile salmonid

mortality in the lower Columbia River,

and (6) provide information on the

vulnerability of salmonids to predation

by northern squawfish (Ptychocheilus

oregonensis). The listed fish to be used

for the research will be collected with
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run-of-the-river fish and anesthetized at

the John Day Handling Facility at John

Day Dam by NMFS personnel under the

authority of permit 822. The NMFS

personnel will then provide OCFRU

personnel with a representative sample

made up of listed and non-listed fish.

Once the fish are provided to OCFRU,

they will be implanted with radio

telemetry transmitters (radio tags), held

for 36-48 hours in tanks supplied with

circulating river water to determine tag

retention and delayed mortality,

released near the mouth of the John Day

River, and tracked electronically to

determine their fate. Permit 950 was

issued to OCFRU on April 19, 1995. The

duration of the study is from April 15

to July 15 in 1995 only.

Issuance of these permits, as required

by the ESA, was based on a finding that

such permits: (1) Were applied for in

good faith, (2) will not operate to the

disadvantage of the listed species which

are the subject of the permits, and (3)

are consistent with the purposes and

policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA

and the NMFS regulations governing

listed species permits.

Dated: April 26, 1995.

Russell J. Bellmer,

Chief, Endangered Species Division, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

[I.D. 042595E]

Marine Mammals and Endangered

Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application for a

scientific research permit (P771#72).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the National Marine Mammal

Laboratory, has applied in due form for

a permit to take the marine mammals

listed below for the purpose of scientific

research.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before June 1, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The application and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following offices:

Permits Division, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring,

MD 20910 (301/713–2289);

Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O.

Box 21668, Juneau AK 99802–1668

(907/586–7221);

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, Silver Spring, MD 20910,

within 30 days of the publication of this

notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary

Barone, (301/713–2289).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Those

individuals requesting a hearing should

set forth the specific reasons why a

hearing on this particular request would

be appropriate.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register, the

Secretary of Commerce is forwarding

copies of this application to the Marine

Mammal Commission and its

Committee of Scientific Advisors.

The subject permit 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 applicant seeks authorization to

biopsy sample 120 beluga whales

(Delphinapterus leucas) and conduct

genetic and dietary analyses on the

samples over a 3-year period. In

addition, the applicant seeks

authorization to take by harassment up

to 2,000 beluga whales incidental to the

sampling. Proposed taking will be by

small boat. Field work will be

conducted from July, 1995 through

October, 1998 in Cook Inlet, Norton

Sound, Bristol Bay, Kotzebue Sound,

and Beaufort Sea, on the west coast of

Alaska. The results of the research will

provide information on the stock

boundaries.

Dated: April 20, 1995.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits & Documentation Division,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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Technology Administration

National Medal of Technology

Nomination Evaluation Committee;

Determination for Closure of Meeting

The National Medal of Technology

Nomination Evaluation Committee has

scheduled a meeting for May 3, 1995.

The Committee was established to

assist the Department in executing its

responsibilities under 15 U.S.C. 3711.

Under this provision, the Secretary is

responsible for recommending to the

President prospective recipients of the

National Medal of Technology. The

Committee’s recommendations are made

after reviewing all nominations received

in response to a public solicitation. The

Committee is chartered to have from six

to twelve members, of which ten are

now serving. Two additional Committee

members are in the process of being

appointed.

The meeting will be closed to discuss

the relative merits of persons and

companies nominated for the Medal.

Public disclosure of this information

would be likely to impair the National

Medal of Technology program because

premature publicity about candidates

under consideration for the Medal who

may or may not ultimately receive the

award, would be likely to discourage

nominations for the Medal.

Accordingly, I find and determine,

pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app.

2, as amended, that the May 3, 1995,

meeting may be closed to the public in

accordance with Section 552b(c)(9)(B) of

Title 5, United States Code because

revealing information about Medal

candidates would be likely to

significantly frustrate implementation of

a proposed agency action.

Dated: April 27, 1995.

Gloria Gutierrez,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Administration.

Dated: April 26, 1995.

Barbara S. Fredericks,

Assistant General Counsel for

Administration.

[FR Doc. 95–10783 Filed 5–1–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–18–M

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

New York Cotton Exchange: Proposed

Amendments Relating to the Maximum

Daily Price Fluctuation and the

Minimum Price Fluctuation Limits for

the Cotton No. 2 Futures Contract

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Contract

Rule Change.

SUMMARY: The New York Cotton

Exchange (‘‘NYCE’’) has submitted

proposed amendments to its cotton No.

2 futures contract that will: (1) Increase

to three from two cents per pound the

contract’s base maximum daily price

fluctuation limit (base maximum limit)

for all contract months listed for trading

whenever the settlement price for any

one contract month equals or exceeds 95

cents per pound; (2) provide that the

proposed three-cent-per-pound

maximum limit may be increased to