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estimate of shortnose sturgeon numbers

will allow resource partners to

implement the secondary objective

whereby other recovery plan strategies

for the species can proceed. Permit 1276

was issued on May 10, 2001,

authorizing take of listed species. Permit

1276 expires December 31, 2004.

Dated: May 18, 2001.

Phil Williams,

Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 051701F]

Marine Mammals; File No. 1007–1629

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Leszek Karczmarski, Ph.D., Marine

Mammal Research Program, Texas A&M

University, 4700 Avenue U, Building

303, Galveston, Texas 77551, has

applied in due form for a permit to take

spinner dolphins, Stenella longirostris,

for purposes of scientific research.

DATES: Written or telefaxed comments

must be received on or before June 25,

2001.

ADDRESSES: The application and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following office(s):

Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705,

Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301)

713–2289; fax (301) 713–0376; and

Protected Species Coordinator, Pacific

Area Office, NMFS, 1601 Kapiolani

Blvd., Rm, 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814-

4700; phone (808) 973–2935; fax (808)

973–2941; and

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West

Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach,

CA 90802–4213; phone (562) 980–4001;

fax (562) 980–4018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill

Lewandowski or Lynne Barre, (301)

713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject permit is requested under the

authority of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the

Regulations Governing the Taking and

Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR

part 216).

Specific research objectives include:

(a) comparing population structure and

social behavior; (b) assessing the genetic

differences between the groups/

populations in the three atolls and

estimating the rate of gene flow; (c)

determining intra- and inter-group

associations and intra- and inter-sexual

relationships; (d) assessing the effects of

social behavior on genetic diversity and

population structure relative to the

geographic distance between the atolls;

and (e) producing an evolutionary

model of spinner dolphin social

structure and mating system relative to

habitat, where both ecological and

social selective pressures are

considered.

In meeting these research objectives,

the applicant requests authorization to

take 1,400 individual spinner dolphins

annually by photo-identification and

behavioral observation (both above and

below water) and 400 individual

spinner dolphins annually through the

collection of genetic swab samples with

a maximum of 700 swab samples

collected over the course of the permit.

The applicant also requests

authorization to take additional

individual spinner dolphins incidental

to the above listed research activities.

In compliance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial

determination has been made that the

activity proposed is categorically

excluded from the requirement to

prepare an environmental assessment or

environmental impact statement.

Written comments or requests for a

public hearing on this application

should be mailed to the Chief, Permits

and Documentation Division, F/PR1,

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705,

Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those

individuals requesting a hearing should

set forth the specific reasons why a

hearing on this particular request would

be appropriate.

Comments may also be submitted by

facsimile at (301) 713–0376, provided

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy

submitted by mail and postmarked no

later than the closing date of the

comment period. Please note that

comments will not be accepted by email or by other electronic media.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register,

NMFS is forwarding copies of this

application to the Marine Mammal

Commission and its Committee of

Scientific Advisors.

Dated: May 5, 2001.

E. Ruth Johnson,

Acting Chief, Permits and Documentation

Division, Office of Protected Resources,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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Office of the Secretary

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submitted to OMB for clearance, the

following proposal for collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35).

Title and OMB Number: Defense

Federal Acquisition Regulation

Supplement (DFARS) Part 244,

Subcontracting Policies and Procedures;

OMB Number 0704–0253.

Type of Request: Extension.

Number of Respondents: 90.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 90.

Average Burden Per Response: 16

hours.

Annual Burden Hours: 1,440.

Needs and Uses: Administrative

contracting officers use this information

in making decisions to grant, withhold,

or withdraw purchasing system

approval at the conclusion of a

contractor purchasing system review.

Withdrawal of purchasing system

approval would necessitate Government

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information collection includes the

requirements of DFARS 244.305–70,

Granting, Withholding, or Withdrawing

Approval. DFARS 244.305–70 requires

the administrative contracting officer, at

the completing of the in-plant portion of

a contractor to submit within 15 days its

plan for correcting deficiencies or

making improvements to its purchasing

system.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. David M.

Pritzker.

Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Mr. Pritzker at the Office of

Management and Budget, Desk Officer

for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive

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DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert

Cushing.

Written requests for copies of the

information collection proposal should

be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR,

1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite

1204, Arlington, VA 22202–4302.

Dated: May 18, 2001.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

The Department of Defense has

submitted to OMB for clearance, the

following proposal for collection of

information under the provision of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35).

Title and OMB Number: Defense

Federal Acquisition Regulation

Supplement (DFARS) Part 247,

Transportation, and related Clauses at

252.247; OMB Number 0704–0245.

Type of Request: Extension.

Number of Respondents: 60,270.

Responses Per Respondent: 8.

Annual Responses: 464,682.

Average Burden Per Response: 20

minutes (average).

Annual Burden Hours: 149,874.

Needs and Uses: Department of

Defense contracting officers use this

information to verify that prospective

contractors have adequate insurance

prior to award of stevedoring contracts;

to provide appropriate price

adjustments to stevedoring contracts;

and to assist the Maritime

Administration in monitoring

compliance with requirements for use of

U.S.-flag vessels in accordance with the

Cargo Preference Act of 1904 (10 U.S.C.

2631).

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain to retain benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. David M.

Pritzker.

Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Mr. Pritzker at the Office of

Management and Budget, Desk Officer

for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert

Cushing.

Written requests for copies of the

information collection proposal should

be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR,

1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite

1204, Arlington, VA 22202–4302.

Dated: May 18, 2001.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Meeting of the Advisory Panel To

Assess the Capabilities for Domestic

Response to Terrorist Attacks

Involving Weapons of the Mass

Destruction

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and summary agenda for the

next meeting of the Panel to Assess the

Capabilities for Domestic Response to

Terrorist Attacks Involving Weapons of

Mass Destruction. Notice of this meeting

is required under the Federal Advisory

Committee Act. (Pub. L. 92–463).

DATES: June 18 & 19, 2001

ADDRESSES: Rand, 1200 South Hayes

Street, Arlington, VA 222022–5050

Proposed Schedule and Agenda:

Panel to Assess the Capabilities for

Domestic Response to Terrorist Attacks

Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction

will meet from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.

on June 18, 2001 and from 8:30 a.m.

until 3:30 p.m. on June 19, 2001. Time

will be allocated for public comments

by individuals or organizations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: RAND

provides information about this Panel

on its web site at http://www.rand.org/

organization/nsrd/terrpanel; it can also

be reached at (703) 413–110 extension

5282. Public comment presentations

will be limited to two minutes each and

must be provided in writing prior to the

meeting. Mail written presentations and

requests to register to attend the open

public session to: Priscilla Schlegel,

RAND, 1200 South Hayes Street,

Arlington, VA 22202–5050. Public

seating for this meeting is limited, and

is available on a first-come, first-served

basis.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive

Patent License

Pursuant to the provisions of Part 404

of Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations,

which implements Public Law 96–517,

as amended, the Department of the Air

Force announces its intention to grant

Infrared Imaging Systems, Columbus,

Ohio, an exclusive license in U.S. Patent

Number 6,230,046, entitled ‘‘System

and Method for Enhanced Visualization

of Subcutaneous Structures.’’

A license for this patent will be

granted unless a written objection is

received within 60 days from the date

of publication of this Notice.

Information concerning this Notice may

be obtained from Mr. William H.

Anderson, Associate General Counsel

(Acquisition), SAF/GCQ, 1500 Wilson

Blvd., Suite 304, Arlington, VA 22209–

2310. Mr. Anderson can be reached at

703–588–5090 or by fax at 703–588–

8037.

Janet A. Long,

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive

Patent License

Pursuant to the provisions of Part 404

of Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations,

which implements Public Law 96–517,

as amended, the Department of the Air

Force announces its intention to grant

Lumera Corporation, a corporation of

Washington State, having a place of

business at 19910 North Creek Parkway,

Bothell, Washington 98011–3008, an

exclusive license in U.S. Patent Number

5,887,116, entitled, ‘‘Integrated Circuit

Compatible Electro-Optic Device Using

Conductive Polymer Cladding Layers,’’

issued on March 23, 1999, and U.S.

Patent Number 5,892,859, entitled

‘‘Integrated Circuit Compatible ElectroOptic Controlling Device for High Data

Rate Optical Signals,’’ issued April 6,

1999.

A license for these patents will be

granted unless a written objection is

received within 60 days from the date

of publication of this Notice.

Information concerning this Notice may

be obtained from Mr. William H.

Anderson, Associate General Counsel

(Acquisition), SAF/GCQ, 1500 Wilson

Blvd., Suite 304, Arlington, VA 22209–