25202 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 91 / Thursday, May 11, 1995 / Notices

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]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

[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.
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Classification

This action amends funding authority

and clarifies project evaluation criteria

for a financial assistance program that

will contain collection-of-information

requirements subject to the Paperwork

Reduction Act. The collection of this

information has been approved by OMB

under Control Number 0648–0135.

This action has been determined to be

not significant for purposes of E.O.

12866.

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 713c–3(d).

Dated: May 5, 1995.

Gary Matlock,

Program Management Officer, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 95–11579 Filed 5–10–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

[I.D. 050195C]

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#73).

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 12, 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, Northwest Region, NMFS,

7600 Sand Point Way NE, BIN C15700,

Bldg 1, Seattle, WA 99115–0070 (206/

526–6150);

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

satellite tag 75 harbor porpoise

(Phocoena phocoena) in the wild, and

up to 25 captive rehabilitated animals

including harbor porpoise, Dall’s

porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) and

Pacific white-sided dolphins

(Lagenorhynchus obliquidens). The

applicant seeks authorization to take by

harassment up to 750 harbor porpoise

incidental to the tagging. The work will

be conducted over a 5-year period.

Proposed taking will be by small boat.

Field work will start in July, 1995 and

continue through October, 1999 in

Washington and Oregon. The results of

the research will provide information on

stock boundaries.

Dated: May 5, 1995.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits & Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 95–11685 Filed 5–10–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Defense Intelligence Agency Joint

Military Intelligence College; Notice of

Closed Meeting

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

Subsection (d) of Section 10 of Public

Law 92–463, as amended by Section 5

of Public Law 94–409, notice is hereby

given that a closed meeting of the DIA

Joint Military Intelligence College Board

of Visitors has been scheduled as

follows:

DATES: Thursday, 27 July 1995, 0915 to

1630; and Friday, 28 July 1995, 0900 to

1130.

ADDRESSES: The DIAC, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. A. Denis Clift, President, DIA Joint

Military Intelligence College,

Washington, DC 20340–5100 (202/373–

3344).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The entire

meeting is devoted to the discussion of

classified information as defined in

Section 552b(c)(1), Title 5 of the U.S.

Code and therefore will be closed. The

Board will discuss several current

critical intelligence issues and advise

the Director, DIA, as to the successful

accomplishment of the mission assigned

to the Joint Military Intelligence College.

Dated: May 5, 1995.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 95–11566 Filed 5–10–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

Defense Partnership Council Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense

(DoD) announces a meeting of the

Defense Partnership Council. Notice of

this meeting is required under the

Federal Advisory Committee Act. This

meeting is open to the public. The

topics to be covered are DoD Civilian

Personnel Regionalization, partnership

successes within DoD and action items

related to the Defense Partnership

Council Plan of Action.

DATES: The meeting is to be held

Wednesday, June 7, 1995, in room

1E801, Conference Room 7, the

Pentagon, from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m.

Comments should be received by June 2,

1995, in order to be considered at the

June 7 meeting.

ADDRESSES: We invite interested

persons and organizations to submit

written comments or recommendations.

Mail or deliver your comments or

recommendations to Mr. Kenneth

Oprisko at the address shown below.

Seating is limited and available on a

first-come, first-served basis.

Individuals wishing to attend who do

not possess an appropriate Pentagon

building pass should call the below

listed telephone number to obtain

instructions for entry into the Pentagon.

Handicapped individuals wishing to

attend should also call the below listed

telephone number to obtain appropriate

accommodations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Kenneth Oprisko, Chief, Labor

Relations Branch, Field Advisory

Services Division, Defense Civilian

Personnel Management Service, 1400

Key Blvd, Suite B–200, Arlington, VA

22209–5144, (703) 696–6301, ext. 704.

Dated: May 5, 1995.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 95–11567 Filed 5–10–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–M