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The Buyout Program is intended to

compensate commercial fishermen for a

percentage of their uninsured, and

uncompensated by other Federal or

State programs, lost income suffered as

a result of the salmon fishery resource

disaster and to aid the long-term

viability of the fishery resource by

reducing fishing effort on the stocks.

The program description published in

the October 11, 1994, Federal Register

(59 FR 51419) indicated that the Buyout

Program would be applied to the

Washington State troll and gill net fleets

and that Washington State may elect to

include the charterboat fleets.

Federal support for the Buyout

Program stems from recommendations,

particularly those of the Snake River

Salmon Recovery Team, for reducing

long-term effects on the salmon

resources. As part of the recovery plan

for Snake River sockeye, spring/summer

chinook, and fall chinook under the

Endangered Species Act, this team

specifically recommended that a buyout

program to reduce fishing capacity in

the ocean troll, charterboat, and in-river

gill net fisheries be undertaken in

conjunction with decreased quotas and/

or fishing times and places. These

recommendations are now part of the

Proposed Salmon Recovery Plan that

was issued by NMFS Northwest Region

on March 20, 1995.

In consultation with NMFS, WDFW

has designed a permit buyout program

consistent with state and Federal

management and grant regulations,

including a permit offer application that

allows assessment of the uninsured, and

otherwise uncompensated, loss of the

applicant. WDFW, in consultation with

NMFS, also has the right to reject any

and all bids.

The Buyout Program limits eligibility

to holders of these Washington State

commercial salmon fishery licenses in

1994: Salmon troll license, salmon

delivery license, Willapa Bay/Columbia

River salmon gill net license, Grays

Harbor/Columbia River salmon gill net

license, or salmon charter license. (Note

that a salmon delivery license is only for

fishing in the Federal exclusive

economic zone and landing the fish in

Washington State. Salmon troll licenses

are only for fishing within 3 miles off

the coast.) The 1994 license requirement

is a prerequisite for the Buyout Program,

and not part of the definition of loss

established in 60 FR 5910 (January 31,

1995). For purposes of determining the

uncompensated loss and thus the

maximum bid an applicant may make,

the Buyout Program allows an applicant

to use only income from salmon

fisheries in the coastal waters of

Washington, Oregon, and California

(defined as those waters between the

baseline from which the territorial sea of

the United States is measured, and the

outer boundary of the exclusive

economic zone, i.e., 200 nautical miles

seaward of the baseline), and the waters

of Grays Harbor, Willapa Bay, and the

Columbia River.

Excluding Puget Sound gill net

licenses would focus the Buyout

Program principally on those gear

groups most associated with the Snake

River Recovery Team recommendations.

Limiting commercial fishing income

would focus the aid to those fishermen

most dependent on chinook and coho,

fisheries that have been under the most

severe restrictions because of the

conditions underlying the declaration of

the fishery resource disaster. (Note that

Puget Sound fishermen—who mainly

harvest sockeye, pink, and chinook

salmon, and have undergone fishing

restrictions to protect chinook and coho

salmon—have access to the Habitat and

Data Collection Jobs Programs, where

the income eligibility criteria include

income from all West Coast salmon.)

In developing this program, WDFW

relied on extensive public input that

included: Six informal meetings with a

total of 70 commercial salmon fishing

industry leaders; a notification by mail

of the pending Buyout Program to all

potentially affected license holders; a

mailing of proposed state administrative

rules to more than 1,300 potential

applicants, industry associations,

media, and public officials; and a public

hearing including receipt of written

testimony and comment. To explain the

WDFW program and the draft

applications, 20 workshops were held in

10 different geographic locations,

involving more than 400 fishermen.

Proposed Amendments

For purposes of NEAP, the following

definition of ‘‘coastal waters’’ is

proposed, and changes are proposed to

the previously published definitions of

‘‘commercial fishery’’ and ‘‘commercial

fishery income’’:

Coastal waters means those waters

between the baseline from which the

territorial sea of the United States is

measured, and the outer boundary of the

exclusive economic zone (i.e., 200

nautical miles seaward of the baseline).

Commercial fishery, for purposes of

the Habitat and Data Collection Jobs

Programs, is defined as the salmon

fishery off the coasts and in the state

waters of Washington, Oregon, and

California for purposes of either selling

the salmon harvested or providing a

vessel for hire that carries recreational

fishermen to engage in fishing for a fee

(e.g., charterboats and headboats).

Subsistence fisheries do not fall under

this definition. For purposes of the

Vessel Permit Buyout Program,

commercial fishery is defined as a

fishery conducted under a 1994

Washington State troll, salmon delivery,

Willapa Bay/Columbia River salmon gill

net, Grays Harbor/Columbia River

salmon gill net, or salmon charter

license. (Note that a salmon delivery

license is only for fishing in the Federal

exclusive economic zone and landing

the fish in Washington State. Salmon

troll licenses are only for fishing within

3 miles off the coast.)

Commercial fishery income, for

purposes of the Habitat and Data

Collection Jobs Programs, is income

derived from participation in the

commercial fishery. For purposes of the

Vessel Permit Buyout Program,

commercial fishery income is income

derived from participation in a

commercial salmon fishery in the

coastal waters of Washington, Oregon,

and California, and the waters of Grays

Harbor, Willapa Bay, and the Columbia

River.

Classification

This action has been determined to be

not significant for the purposes of E.O.

12866.

The application mentioned in this

notice is subject to the Paperwork

Reduction Act. It has been approved by

the Office of Management and Budget

under control number 0648–0288.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 4107(d).

Dated: May 9, 1995.

Henry R. Beasley,

Acting Assistant Administrator, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 95–11924 Filed 5–12–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

National Technical Information Service

NTIS Advisory Board Meeting

AGENCY: National Technical Information

Service, Technology Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Partially Closed

Meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal

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

2, notice is hereby given that the

National Technical Information Service

Advisory Board (the ‘‘Board’’) will meet

on Tuesday, June 6, 1995, from 9:00

a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and on Wednesday,

June 7, 1995, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The session on Wednesday, June 7, 1995

will be closed to the Public.

The Board was established under the

authority of 15 U.S.C. 3704b(c), and was
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Chartered on September 15, 1989. The

Board is composed of five members

appointed by the Secretary of Commerce

who are eminent in such fields as

information resources management,

information technology, and library and

information services. The purpose of the

meeting is to review and make

recommendations regarding general

policies and operations of NTIS,

including policies in connection with

fees and charges for its services. The

agenda will include a progress report on

NTIS activities, an update on the

progress of FedWorld, and a discussion

of NTIS’ long range plans. The closed

session discussion is scheduled to begin

at 9:00 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m. on

June 7, 1995. The session will be closed

because premature disclosure of the

information to be discussed would be

likely to significantly frustrate

implementation of NTIS’ business plan.

DATES: The meeting will convene on

June 6, 1995 at 9:00 a.m. and adjourn at

4:00 p.m. and convene again on June 7,

1995 at 9:00 a.m. and adjourn at 4:00

p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

Room 2029, U.S. Department of

Commerce, National Technical

Information Service, 5285 Port Royal

Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The meeting will

be open to public participation on June

6, 1995 and closed on June 7, 1995.

Approximately thirty minutes will be

set aside on June 6, 1994 for comments

or questions as indicated in the agenda.

Seats will be available for the public

and for the media on a first-come, firstserved basis. Any member of the public

may submit written comments

concerning the Board’s affairs at any

time. Copies of the minutes, of the open

session meeting, will be available

within thirty days of the meeting from

the address given below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Barbara Pickering, NTIS Advisory Board

Secretary, National Technical

Information Service, 5285 Port Royal

Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161.

Telephone: (703) 487–4612; Fax (703)

487–4093.

Dated: May 8, 1995.

Donald R. Johnson,

Director.

[FR Doc. 95–11822 Filed 5–12–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–04–M

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Applications of the Chicago Mercantile

Exchange as a Contract Market in Fluid

Milk Futures and Options Contracts

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the

terms and conditions of proposed

commodity futures and option

contracts.

SUMMARY: The Chicago Mercantile

Exchange (CME or Exchange) has

applied for designation as a contract

market in futures and futures options on

fluid milk. The Director of the Division

of Economic Analysis (Division) of the

Commission, acting pursuant to the

authority delegated by Commission

Regulation 140.96, has determined that

publication of the proposals for

comment is in the public interest, will

assist the Commission in considering

the views of interested persons, and is

consistent with the purposes of the

Commodity Exchange Act.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before June 14, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should

submit their views and comments to

Jean A. Webb, Secretary, Commodity

Futures Trading Commission, 2033 K

Street NW., Washington, DC 20581.

Reference should be made to the CME

contract markets on fluid milk.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Please contact Fred Linse of the

Division of Economic Analysis,

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission, 2033 K Street NW.,

Washington, DC 20581, telephone 202–

254–7303.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of

the terms and conditions will be

available for inspection at the Office of

the Secretariat, Commodity Futures

Trading Commission, 2033 K Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20581. Copies of

the terms and conditions can be

obtained through the Office of the

Secretariat by mail at the above address

or by phone at (202) 254–6314.

Other materials submitted by the CME

in support of the applications for

contract market designation may be

available upon request pursuant to the

Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.

552) and the Commission’s regulations

thereunder (17 CFR part 145 (1987)),

except to the extent they are entitled to

confidential treatment as set forth in 17

CFR 145.5 and 145.9. Requests for

copies of such materials should be made

to the FOI, Privacy and Sunshine Act

Compliance Staff of the Office of the

Secretariat at the Commission’s

headquarters in accordance with 17 CFR

145.7 and 145.8.

Any person interested in submitting

written data, views, or arguments on the

proposed terms and conditions, or with

respect to other materials submitted by

the CME, should send such comments

to Jean A. Webb, Secretary, Commodity

Futures Trading Commission, 2033 K

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581 by

the specified date.

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 8, 1995.

Blake Imel,

Acting Director.

[FR Doc. 95–11831 Filed 5–12–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P

DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES

SAFETY BOARD

[Recommendation 95–1]

Improved Safety of Cylinders

Containing Depleted Uranium

AGENCY: Defense Nuclear Facilities

Safety Board

ACTION: Notice; recommendation.

SUMMARY: The Defense Nuclear

Facilities Safety Board has made a

recommendation to the Secretary of

Energy pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2286a

concerning improved safety of cylinders

containing depleted uranium. The

Board requests public comments on this

recommendation.

DATES: Comments, data, views, or

arguments concerning this

recommendation are due on or before

June 14, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, data,

views, or arguments concerning this

recommendation to: Defense Nuclear

Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana

Avenue, NW., Suite 700, Washington,

DC 20004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kenneth M. Pusateri or Carol C. Morgan

at the address above or telephone (202)

208–6400.

John T. Conway,

Chairman.

The three large gaseous diffusion

plants that were operated by the

Department of Energy (DOE) and its

predecessors produced enriched

uranium, some for defense use and

some for incorporation into nuclear fuel

for civilian reactors in the United States

and other countries. In the course of

isotope separation, most of the uranium

ended up as the part depleted in U–235,

designated as ‘‘tails’’ or ‘‘tailings’’.

Enriched uranium at all desired assays

was simultaneously extracted from the