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New Zealand. This merchandise is

currently classifiable under item

numbers 0204.10.0000, 0204.22.2000,

0204.23.2000, 0204.30.0000,

0204.42.2000, and 0204.43.2000 of the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS). The

HTS numbers are provided for

convenience and Customs purposes.

The written description remains

dispositive.

Revocation of the Countervailing Duty

Order

According to 19 CFR 355.25(b), a

government meets the minimum

threshold requirement for revocation of

an order if, in requesting the third

consecutive administrative review of the

order, the government submits a

certification that the government has

abolished all subsidy programs for the

subject merchandise for a period of

three consecutive years, and that the

government will not reinstate the

abolished programs or substitute other

countervailable programs. Under 19

CFR 355.25(a)(1)(i), the Department

must have also found that there was no

net subsidy for the subject merchandise

in the two consecutive administrative

reviews prior to the year in which the

government requests revocation, and in

the third consecutive administrative

review, the Department must also

determine that there is no net subsidy.

If the foregoing threshold requirements

are met, and the Department determines

in the review during which revocation

has been requested that the government

has eliminated all subsidies on the

subject merchandise for the third

consecutive year, and is not likely to

substitute or replace formerly

countervailable programs with new

subsidies, then the Department will

revoke the order.

Based upon certification by the

GONZ, as well as the Department’s

administrative determinations, we have

determined that the GONZ has

abolished all subsidy programs for lamb

meat for a period of three consecutive

years. In addition, the GONZ has

certified that it will not reinstate the

abolished programs or substitute other

countervailable programs. We therefore

determine that there is no likelihood

that the GONZ will substitute or replace

formerly countervailable programs with

new subsidies. Accordingly, we are

revoking the countervailing duty order.

Calculation Methodology for

Assessment and Cash Deposit Purposes

We calculated the bounty or grant

from the LIS, (the only terminated

program with residual benefits), on a

country-wide basis by treating the loan

amounts forgiven in prior years as

grants and allocated those amounts over

five years, the average useful life of

breeding stock. This methodology is

described in § 355.49(g) of

Countervailing Duties; Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking and Request for

Public Comments (51 FR 23366, 233385;

May 31, 1989). Because the 1988 grant

under this program was allocated over

five years, we find that a benefit was

conferred during the review period;

however, this is the last year of the fiveyear benefit stream and no further

benefits will be provided under these

LIS loans. The discount rate chosen was

the average interest rate on overdrafts

during the year in which the loans were

forgiven.

The methodology and discount rate

are the same used in previous

administrative reviews (see e.g. Lamb

Meat from New Zealand; Preliminary

Results of Countervailing Duty

Administrative Review (56 FR 27243;

June 13, 1991) and Lamb Meat from New

Zealand; Final Results of Countervailing

Duty Administrative Review (56 FR

38423; August 13, 1991). We added the

value of the benefits from the grants and

multiplied the results by a factor

determined to represent the value of

lamb meat as a percentage of the total

value of all livestock production. We

then divided that result by the total

value of lamb meat production during

the review period. The country-wide

rate calculated using this methodology

was de minimis, as defined by 19 CFR

§ 355.7.

Final Results of Review

For the period April 1, 1992, through

March 31, 1993, we determine the net

subsidy to be 0.0013 percent ad valorem

for all companies. In accordance with 19

CFR § 355.7, any rate less than 0.5

percent ad valorem is de minimis.

Therefore, the Department will

instruct the U.S. Customs Service to

liquidate, without regard to

countervailing duties, all shipments of

this merchandise exported on or after

April 1, 1992, and before March 31,

1993; in addition, the Department will

instruct the U.S. Customs Service to

refund with interest any deposits of

estimated duties on such entries.

We have determined that the GONZ

has met the requirements for revocation

of the countervailing duty order

pursuant to 19 CFR § 355.25(a)(1) and

19 CFR § 355.25(b)(1). Therefore, the

Department will instruct the U.S.

Customs Service to terminate

suspension of liquidation on entries of

the subject merchandise and to

liquidate, without regard to

countervailing duties, such merchandise

exported on or after April 1, 1993, the

first day after the period reviewed

herein. We will also instruct the

Customs Service to refund any deposits

of estimated duties on such entries.

Administrative Protective Order (APO)

This notice serves as the only

reminder to parties subject to APO of

their responsibilities concerning the

return or destruction of proprietary

information disclosed under APO in

accordance with 19 CFR 353.34(d).

Failure to comply is a violation of the

APO.

This administrative review and notice

are in accordance with section 751(a)(1)

of the Tariff Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1)),

19 CFR 355.22, and 19 CFR 355.25.

Dated: May 15, 1995.

Susan G. Esserman,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 95–1250 Filed 5–19–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[Docket Number 950503125–5125–01]

RIN 0648–XX19

Announcement of Opportunities for

Research Funding in the National

Estuarine Research Reserve System

for Fiscal Year 1996

AGENCY: Sanctuaries and Reserves

Division (SRD), Office of Ocean and

Coastal Resource Management (OCRM),

National Ocean Service (NOS), National

Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA), Department of

Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Sanctuaries and Reserves

Division of the Office of Ocean and

Coastal Resource Management is

soliciting proposals for funding research

within the National Estuarine Research

Reserve System. The focus of funding

for the upcoming annual grant period is

the restoration of estuarine and

estuarine-like ecosystems. This notice

sets forth funding priorities, selection

criteria, and procedures for proposal

submission.

DATES: All pre-proposals must be

postmarked no later than July 14, 1995.

Notification regarding the disposition of

the pre-proposals will be issued on or

about September 1, 1995. Final

proposals must be postmarked no later

than November 1, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Dwight Trueblood,

Research Coordinator, Sanctuaries and

Reserves Division, NOAA/Office of
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Ocean and Coastal Resource

Management, 1305 East-West Highway,

N/ORM2, SSMC4, 12th Floor, Silver

Spring, MD 20910, Attn: FY96 NERRS

Research. Phone: 301–713–3145 ext. 174

Fax: 301–713–0404. See Appendix I for

National Estuarine Research Reserve

addresses.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information on research

opportunities under the National

Estuarine Research Reserve System,

contact the on-site personnel listed in

Appendix I or the Research Coordinator

of the Sanctuaries and Reserves Division

(see Addresses above).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Authority and Background

Section 315 of the Coastal Zone

Management Act of 1972, as amended

(CZMA), 16 U.S.C. 1461, establishes the

National Estuarine Research Reserve

System (NERRS). 16 U.S.C. 1461(e)(1)(B)

authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to

make grants to any coastal state or

public or private person for purposes of

supporting research and monitoring

within a national estuarine reserve that

are consistent with the research

guidelines developed under subsection

(c). This program is listed in the Catalog

of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)

under ‘‘Coastal Zone Management

Estuarine Research Reserve,’’ Number

11.420.

II. Information on Established National

Estuarine Research Reserves

The NERRS consists of estuarine areas

of the United States which are

designated, developed, and managed for

research and educational purposes.

Each National Estuarine Research

Reserve (Reserve) within the NERRS is

chosen to reflect regional differences

and to include a variety of ecosystem

types in accordance with the

classification scheme of the national

program as presented in 15 CFR part

921.

Each Reserve is suited to support a

wide range of beneficial uses of

ecological, economic, recreational, and

aesthetic value which are dependent

upon maintenance of a healthy

ecosystem. Each site provides habitat for

a wide range of ecologically and

commercially important species of fish,

shellfish, birds, and other aquatic and

terrestrial wildlife. Each Reserve has

been designed to ensure its effectiveness

as a conservation unit and as a site for

long-term research and monitoring. As

part of a national system, the Reserves

collectively provide an excellent

opportunity to address research

questions and estuarine management

issues of national significance. For a

detailed description of the sites, contact

individual site Managers and/or

Research Coordinators. The on-site

contacts and addresses of the National

Estuarine Research Reserves are provide

in Appendix I.

III. Availability of Funds

Funds are expected to be available on

a competitive basis to any public or

private university, qualified public or

private institution, individual, or coastal

state (including Great Lakes States,

Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam,

American Samoa, and the Northern

Marianas Islands) to conduct research

within National Estuarine Research

Reserves. Because NOAA has

substantial involvement in the research,

NEERS research funds are normally

awarded through a cooperative

agreement. NOAA may be involved in

the project in the following manner:

The Sanctuaries and Reserves Division

(SRD), Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource

Management, reserves the right to

immediately halt activity on this project if it

becomes obvious that the project is not

fulfilling the mission of the National

Estuarine Research Reserve System goals.

While day-to-day management is the

responsibility of the Principal Investigators,

frequent guidance and direction is provided

by the Federal Government for the successful

conduct of this project. Non-compliance with

a Federally approved management plan may

result in immediate halting of the project.

SRD generally will review and approve

each stage of work before the next begins to

assure quality scientific progression and

results that will produce viable information

on which to form valid, productive coastal

management decisions.

Managers, Research Coordinators, and

all other staff at NERRS sites are

ineligible to submit competitive

research proposals under this

Announcement. In FY92 through FY95,

SRD provided funding in the amount of

approximately $700,000, each year, for

research in the NERRS. The

approximate range of annual funding

per successful project in recent years

has been between $40,000 and $70,000.

In FY96, it is expected that

approximately $300,000 will be

available for funding new one-year

projects at similar levels. Federal funds

requested must be matched by the

applicant by at least 30% of the TOTAL

cost, not the Federal share, of the

project. For example, if the total project

cost is $10,000, the Federal share is

$7,000, the non-Federal match is $3,000.

The required match must be with cash

or the value of goods and services

directly benefiting the project in

accordance with 15 CFR part 24,

‘‘Uniform Administrative Requirements

for Grants and Cooperative Agreements

with State and Local Governments,’’ and

OMB Circular A–110, ‘‘Uniform

Administrative Requirements for Grants

and Agreements with Institutions of

Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other

Nonprofit Organizations.’’ It is

anticipated that projects receiving

funding under this announcement will

begin in the spring/summer of 1996.

Earliest anticipated start date is May 1,

1996.

IV. Purpose and Priorities

Research funds are used to support

management-related projects that will:

Enhance scientific understanding of

Reserve environments; provide

information needed by Reserve

Managers and coastal zone decision

makers; and improve public awareness

of estuaries and estuarine management

issues. Research projects may be

oriented to specific Reserves; however,

projects that involve or benefit more

than one Reserve in the national system

will be given higher priority.

The primary research objective for the

NERRS is the study of the causes and

effects of natural and

anthropogenically-induced change in

the ecology of estuarine and estuarinelike ecosystems. All research funded

through SRD should be designed to

provide information of significant value

to the development and implementation

of resource management policy

governing the U.S. coastal zone, for

which NOAA’s Office of Ocean and

Coastal Resource Management has

management and regulatory

responsibilities. Beginning in FY93,

SRD established a series of two-year

research priority categories to serve as

foci for the SRD competitive research

program. The FY95–96 research

priority, which is the subject of this

notice, is habitat restoration.

Research proposals for FY 96 should

be designed to answer some aspect(s) of

the following broad managementoriented question: What are the most

appropriate methods, experimental

designs, models and/or evaluative

criteria for restoring estuarine and

estuarine-like ecosystems? While this

theme is the primary funding priority

for SRD in FY95/96, consideration may

also be given to projects of special merit

that address other significant coastal

management issues (e.g., non-profit

source pollution) on a regional or

national scale. The availability of

funding for such projects of special

merit will, however, be extremely

limited, and will be determined after the

primary research priority has been

addressed.
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Research proposals submitted in

response to this announcement must:

Address coastal management issues

identified as having regional or national

significance; relate them to the National

Research Priority described in this

announcement; and be conducted (at

least partially) within one or more

designated NERRS sites. In general,

research projects are funded for a

duration of either one or two years.

Multiple year projects will always be

initiated in the first year of a two-year

priority; one-year projects may be

submitted in either year of a two-year

priority. Therefore, proposals submitted

under this announcement for FY96

funding must be of one-year duration.

The research topic and the Reserve

must be carefully chosen to ensure that

the resource management issues of

primary concern to the Reserve and the

NERRS are addressed. Thus, it is critical

that all prospective researchers contact

the appropriate Reserve manager or

research coordinator (see Appendix I)

before submitting a proposal responding

to this announcement.

V. Guidelines for Proposal Preparation,

Proposal Review and Evaluation, and

Reporting Requirements

Applicants for SRD research funds

must follow the guidelines presented

herein when preparing pre-proposals

and proposals for research in Reserves.

Pre-proposals and proposals not

following these guidelines will be

returned to the applicant without

further review.

Proposals for research in the NERRS

are solicited annually for award the

following fiscal year. Proposal due dates

and other pertinent information are

contained in this announcement of

research opportunities. All proposals

sent to SRD must cite and reference this

Federal Register notice (i.e., docket

number). Proposers must submit an

original and two (2) copies of each

proposal and all supporting documents

(curricula vitae, literature referenced,

etc.).

Each proposal will be reviewed only

as a one-year project. Applicants whose

pre-proposals are approved for further

review must submit an original and two

(2) copies of their full proposals as well.

A. Pre-proposals

Pre-proposals are required and will be

used by SRD to evaluate the

applicability of the research plan with

regard to the goals of this

announcement. Pre-proposals may not

exceed six (6) double-spaced pages (in

a font no smaller than 12-point courier)

including the abstract, introduction,

objectives, statement of hypothesis, brief

methods description, and discussion of

anticipated results and benefits. A

discussion of coordination with other

research in progress or proposed is

encouraged. Each pre-proposal must

include a cover page which clearly

identifies: The principal investigator(s)

name(s), address(es) and telephone

number(s); proposal title; name of

institution providing matching funds,

amount of Federal funds requested and

amount of match; requested start date

(month); site(s) where research is to be

conducted; and whether the project is

special merit (i.e., other than habitat

restoration). Curricula vitae (not to

exceed 4 pages each) for each researcher

and a detailed budget showing matching

funds must be included. The 6 doublespaced page limit does not include

budget and budget description, cover

page, curriculum vitae, literature cited

section, or any tables or figures. No

Federal forms need be submitted with a

pre-proposal. The pre-proposal and

additional sections should be submitted

to Dr. Dwight Trueblood at the address

provided in the Addresses section.

Receipt of all pre-proposals will be

acknowledged and a copy sent to the

appropriate Reserve staff. All preproposals will be reviewed by SRD

research staff, the SRD Headquarters

Regional Managers staff, and the

relevant Reserve Manager, Research

Coordinator, and their research advisory

committees, where applicable. Preproposals will be rated using the criteria

listed in section C below, ‘‘Proposal

Review and Evaluation.’’ Applicants

whose research projects are selected for

further consideration will be requested

to submit a full proposal. Applicants

whose projects are eliminated at this

point will be notified.

Incomplete pre-proposals will be

returned to the Principal Investigator

without further review.

B. Full Proposals

Full proposals may be submitted only

by those individuals requested to do so

following review of pre-proposals.

Unsolicited full proposals will be

returned without review. One (1)

original and two (2) copies of the

proposal (Including all forms, curricula

vitae, etc.) must be submitted to the

same address as the preposals. The

proposal may not exceed 30 doublespaced pages, (in a font no smaller than

12-point courier) excluding Federal

forms, table of contents, title page,

literature cited, curricula vitae, budget,

and figures and tables. Incomplete

proposals will be returned without

further review.

An Application Kit will be sent to

those individuals who are requested to

submit full proposals. This kit will

include all required Federal forms, with

instructions, as well as SRD guidelines

for content and format of the full

proposal.

C. Proposal Review and Evaluation

Pre-proposals will be reviewed as

outlined in Section A, ‘‘Pre-proposals,’’

above. All full proposals will be

reviewed by: SRD research staff; outside

peer reviews who are acknowledged

experts in the particular field

represented by the proposal; and an

outside panel of experts. Each full

proposal is also forwarded to the

appropriate SRD Regional, State Coastal

Zone Management, and Reserve staffs

for comments. Verbatim copies of all

peer reviews, excluding the name of the

reviewer, will be sent to the applicant.

Applicants will have two weeks to

address and rebut peer reviews. These

rebuttals will be considered by SRD

when final funding decisions are made.

All recommendations for funding by

SRD must be approved by the NOAA

Grants Management Division before

awards are made.

In order to provide for the fair and

equitable selection of the most

meritorious research projects for

support, SRD has established specific

criteria for their review and evaluation.

These criteria will be applied to all

research proposal in accordance with

the SRD Research Priorities set forth in

this announcement. The criteria used in

both pre-proposal and full proposal

review process are listed below, together

with the elements that constitute each

criterion and their relative weights (in

parentheses):

1. Scientific Merit (40%). This

criterion is used to evaluate whether the

objectives of the proposal are: Important

to the field; consistent with the stated

national research priorities; and likely

to improve the scientific understanding

of estuarine processes within the

Reserve(s) as well as in other similar

estuaries.

2. Technical Approach (40%). This

criterion is used to assess: The technical

feasibility of the proposed effort; the

reasonableness of the hypotheses; the

degree to which the proposed timeline

is realistics; the appropriateness and

scientific validity of the proposed

analytical methods; the degree to which

the proposal demonstrates an

understanding of the Reserve

environment and management needs;

the current state of knowledge in the

particular field of research interest; and

the total research requirements.

3. Qualifications of P.I. and Key

Personnel (10%). This criterion relates

to the experience and past performance
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of the principal investigator and key

personnel, their familiarity with the

geographic area of the proposed study,

and their publication record.

4. Institutional Support and

Capabilities (5%). This criterion relates

to the extent of the applicant

institution’s support for and

commitment to the proposed research

and what facilities, equipment, and

other resources are available to the

principal investigator and key personnel

from his/her institution for use in

accomplishing the proposed work.

5. Budget (5%). This criterion is used

to determine whether the budget is a

realistic and reasonable for

accomplishing the proposed tasks.

The external science panel will

review and rank the proposals based

solely on the technical criteria above.

The panel will submit its rankings to

SRD. In making final funding decisions

among qualified proposals ranked

highly by the above technical criteria,

SRD will also take into consideration

the following programmatic policy

factors:

Utility to Reserve Management and to

Regional Coastal Management Issues.

This criterion is used to assess the

likelihood that results of this research

will support the management of the

affected Reserve(s) and will enhance

wise coastal resource management

within the region(s) of study.

Relevance to National Research

Priorities and Utility to National Coastal

Management Issues. This criterion is

used to assess the relationship between

the objectives of the proposed project

and the National Research Priorities

established by NOAA, and to assess the

likelihood that results of this research

will be important to national coastal

management issues across the NERR

System and coastal states.

Consequently, proposals ranked

highest on technical criteria will not

necessarily receive funding from SRD.

Final funding decisions will be made by

the Chief of the Sanctuaries and

Reserves Division, based upon review

panel rankings and programmatic

considerations.

VI. Other Requirements

Recipients and subrecipients are

subject to all Federal laws and Federal

and DOC policies, regulations, and

procedures applicable to Federal

financial assistance awards.

All non-profit and for-profit

applicants are subject to a name-check

review process. Name checks are

intended to reveal if any key individuals

associated with the applicant have been

convicted of or are presently facing

criminal charges such as fraud, theft,

perjury, or other matters which

significantly reflect on the applicant’s

management honesty or financial

integrity.

No award of Federal funds shall be

made to an applicant who has an

outstanding delinquent Federal debt

until either: (1) The delinquent account

is paid in full; (2) A negotiated

repayment schedule is established and

at least one payment is received; or (3)

Other arrangements satisfactory to the

Department of Commerce are made.

Unsatisfactory performance under

prior Federal awards may result in an

application not being considered for

funding. In addition, any recipients who

are past due for submitting acceptable

final reports under any previous SRDfunded research will be ineligible to be

considered for new awards until final

reports are received, reviewed and

deemed acceptable by SRD.

A false statement on an application is

grounds for denial or termination of

funds and grounds for possible

punishment by a fine or imprisonment

as provided in 18 U.S.C. 1001.

If an application is selected for

funding, the Department of Commerce

(DOC) has no obligation to provide any

additional future funding in connection

with that award. Renewal of an award

to increase funding or extend the period

of performance is at the total discretion

of DOC. However, funding priority will

be given to the second year of multi-year

proposals upon satisfactory completion

of the first year of research.

Applications under this program are

subject to Executive Order 12372,

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs.’’

All primary applicants must submit a

completed Form CD–511,

‘‘Certifications Regarding Debarment,

Suspension and Other Responsibility

Matter; Drug-Free Workplace

Requirements and Lobbying,’’and the

following explanations are hereby

provided:

1. Nonprocurement Debarment and

Suspension. Prospective participants (as

defined at 15 CFR part 26, section 105)

are subject to 15 CFR part 26,

‘‘Nonprocurement Debarment and

Suspension,’’ and the related section of

the certification form prescribed above

applies;

2. Drug-Free Workplace. Grantees (as

defined at 15 CFR part 26, Section 605)

are subject to 15 CFR part 26, subpart

F, ‘‘Governmentwide Requirements for

Drug-Free Workplace (Grants)’’ and the

related section of the certification form

prescribed above applies;

3. Anti-Lobbying. Persons (as defined

at 15 CFR part 28, section 105) are

subject to the lobbying provisions of 31

U.S.C. 1352, ‘‘Limitation on the use of

appropriated funds to influence certain

Federal contracting and financial

transactions,’’ and the lobbying section

of the certification form which applies

to applications/bids for grants,

cooperative agreements, and contracts

for more than $100,000, and loans and

loan guarantees for more than $150,000,

or the single family maximum mortgage

limit for affected programs, whichever is

greater; and

4. Anti-Lobbying Disclosures. Any

applicant that has paid or will pay for

lobbying using any funds must submit

an SF–LLL, ‘‘Disclosure of Lobbying

Activities,’’ as required under 15 CFR

Part 28, Appendix B.

5. Lower Tier Certifications.

Recipients shall require applicants/

bidders for subgrants, contracts,

subcontracts, or other lower tier covered

transactions at any tier under the award

to submit, if applicable, a completed

CD–512, ‘‘Certifications Regarding

Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility

and Voluntary Exclusion—Lower Tier

Covered Transactions and Lobbying,’’

and disclosure form SF–LLL

‘‘Disclosure of Lobbying Activities.’’

The original form CD–512 is intended

for the use of recipients. SF–LLL

submitted by any tier recipient or

subrecipient should be submitted to

DOC in accordance with the

instructions contained in the award

document.

Buy American-Made Equipment or

Products: Applicants are hereby notified

that any equipment or products

authorized to be purchased with

funding provided under this program

should be American-made to the extent

feasible.

Indirect Costs: The total dollar

amount of the indirect costs proposed in

an application under this program must

not exceed the indirect cost rate

negotiated and approved by a cognizant

Federal agency prior to the proposed

effective date of the award or 100

percent of the total proposed direct

costs dollar amount in the application,

whichever is less.

Preaward Activities: If applicants

incur any costs prior to an award being

made, they do so solely at their own risk

of not being reimbursed by the

Government. Notwithstanding any

verbal or written assurance that may

have been received, there is no

obligation on the part of DOC to cover

preaward costs.

VII. Classification

This notice has been determined to be

‘‘not significant’’ for purposes of E.O.

12866.
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This action is categorically excluded

from the requirement to prepare an

environmental assessment by NOAA

Administrative Order 216–6.

This notice does not contain policies

with federalism implications sufficient

to warrant preparation of a federalism

assessment under Executive Order

12612.

This notice contains a collection of

information requirement subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act. The

collection of this information has been

approved by the Office of Management

and Budget, OMB Control Number

0648–0121.

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog

Number 11.420 Coastal Zone Management

Estuarine Research Reserves)

Dated: April 27, 1995.

W. Stanley Wilson,

Assistant Administrator, Ocean Services and

Coastal Zone Management.

Appendix I. NERRS On-Site Staff

Alabama

Mr. L.G. Adams, Acting Manager, Weeks Bay

National Estuarine Research Service,

10936–B, U.S. Highway 98, Fairhope, AL

36532, (334) 928–9792

California

Mr. Steve Kimple, Manager, Dr. Andrew

DeVogelaere, Research Coordinator,

Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine

Research Reserve, 1700 Elkhorn Road,

Watsonville, CA 95076, (408) 728–2822

Ms. Joanne Kerbavaz, Manager, Tijuana River

National Estuarine Research Reserve, 301

Caspian Way, Imperial Beach, CA 92032,

(619) 575–3613

Delaware

Ms. Sarah Cooksey, Manager, Dr. Bill

Meredith, Research Coordinator, Delaware

NERR, Department of Natural Resources

and Environmental Control, Division of

Parks and Recreation, P.O. Box 1401,

Dover, DE 19903, (302) 739–3451

(Cooksey), (302) 739–3493 (Meredith)

Florida

Mr. Woodard Miley II, Manager, Mr. Lee

Edmiston, Research Coordinator,

Apalachicola River National Estuarine

Research Reserve, 261 7th Street,

Apalachicola, FL 32320, (904) 653–8063

Mr. Gary Lytton, Manager, Mr. Todd

Hopkins, Research Coordinator, Rookery

Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve,

10 Shell Island Road, Naples, FL 33942,

(813) 775–8845

Georgia

Mr. Buddy Sullivan, Manager, Dr. Stuart

Stevens, Research Coordinator, Sapelo

Island National Estuarine Research

Reserve, Department of National

Resources, P.O. Box 15, Sapelo Island, GA

31327, (912) 485–2251 (Sullivan), (912)

264–7218 (Stevens)

Hawaii

Mr. William Stormont, Manager, Waimanu

Valley National Estuarine Research

Reserve, Department of Land and Natural

Resources, Division of Forestry and

Wildlife, 1151 Punchbowl Street,

Honolulu, HI 96813, (808) 587–0051

Note: The State of Hawaii has requested

that Waimanu Valley NERR be formally

removed from the NERRS. This may affect

future research resources and opportunities

at this site.

Maine

Mr. James List, Manager, Dr. Michele Dionne,

Research Coordinator, Wells National

Estuarine Research Reserve, RR #2, Box

806, Wells, ME 04090, (207) 646–1555

Maryland

Ms. Mary Ellen Dore, Manager, Mr. David

Nemazie, Research Coordinator,

Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine

Research Reserve in Maryland, Dept. of

Natural Resources, Tawes State Office

Building, B–3, 580 Taylor Avenue,

Annapolis, MD 21401, (410) 974–3382

(Dore), (410) 228–9250 (Nemazie)

Massachusetts

Ms. Christine Gault, Manager, Dr. Richard

Crawford, Research Coordinator, Waquoit

Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve,

Dept. of Environmental Management, P.O.

Box 3092, Waquoit, MA 02536, (508) 457–

0495

New Hampshire

Mr. Peter Wellenberger, Manager, Great Bay

National Estuarine Research Reserve, New

Hampshire Fish and Game Department, 37

Concord Road, Durham, NH 03824, (603)

868–1095

New York

Ms. Elizabeth Blair, Manager, Mr. Chuck

Nieder, Research Coordinator, Hudson

River National Estuarine Research Reserve,

New York State Department of

Environmental Conservation, c/o Bard

College Field Station, Annandale-onHudson, NY 12504, (914) 758–5193

North Carolina

Dr. John Taggart, Manager, Dr. Steve Ross,

Research Coordinator, North Carolina

National Estuarine Research Reserve,

University of North Carolina at

Wilmington, 7205 Wrightsville Avenue,

Wilmington, NC 28403, (910) 256–3721

(Taggart), (910) 395–3905 (Ross)

Ohio

Mr. Eugene Wright, Manager, Dr. David

Klarer, Research Coordinator, Old Woman

Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve,

2514 Cleveland Road, East, Huron, OH

44839, (419) 433–4601

Oregon

Mr. Michael Graybill, Manager, Dr. Steve

Rumrill, Research Coordinator, South

Slough National Estuarine Research

Reserve, P.O. Box 5417, Charleston, OR

97420, (503) 888–5558

Puerto Rico

Ms. Carmen Gonzalez, Manager, Jobos Bay

National Estuarine Research Reserve, Dept.

of Natural Resources, Call Box B, Aguirre,

PR 00704, (809) 853–4617

Rhode Island

Mr. Al Beck, Manager, Narragansett Bay

National Estuarine Research Reserve, Dept.

of Environmental Management, Box 151,

Prudence Island, RI 02872, (401) 683–5061

South Carolina

Mr. Michael D. McKenzie, Manager, Dr.

Elizabeth Wenner, Research Coordinator,

Ashepoo-Combahee-Edisto (ACE) Basin,

South Carolina Wildlife and Marine

Resources Department, P.O. Box 12559,

Charleston, SC 29412, (803) 762–5052

(McKenzie), (803) 736–5050 (Wenner)

Dr. Dennis Allen, Manager, Dr. Joe

Schubauer-Berigan, Research Coordinator,

North Inlet-Winyah Bay, Baruch Marine

Field Laboratory, P.O. Box 1630,

Georgetown, SC 29442, (803) 546–3623

Virginia

Dr. Maurice P. Lynch, Manager, Dr. Jeffrey

Shields, Research Coordinator, Chesapeake

Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in

Virginia, Virginia Institute of Marine

Science, College of William and Mary, P.O.

Box 1347, Gloucester Point, VA 23062,

(804) 642–7135

Washington

Mr. Terry Stevens, Manager, Dr. Douglas

Bulthuis, Research Coordinator, Padilla

Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve,

1043 Bayview-Edison Road, Mt. Vernon,

WA 98273, (360) 428–1558

[FR Doc. 95–12510 Filed 5–19–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–08–M

[I.D. 051595L]

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit 956 (P45S),

modification 1 to permit 911 (P560),

modification 1 to permit 946 (P770#68),

and an amendment to permit 914

(P770#67).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

NMFS has issued a permit,

modifications to permits, and an

amendment to a permit authorizing

takes of listed species for the purpose of

scientific research, subject to certain

conditions set forth therein, to the

Northwest Biological Science Center of

the National Biological Service (NBS),

Oregon State University (OSU), and the

Coastal Zone and Estuarine Studies

Division (CZESD) of the Northwest

Fisheries Science Center, NMFS.

ADDRESSES: The applications and

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