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See Memorandum from Paul Stolz and 

Erin Begnal, Case Analysts through 

Charles Riggle, Program Manager, to the 

File, Analysis Memorandum for 

Amended Final Results for China First 

Pencil Co., Ltd./Shanghai Three Star 

Stationery Industry Corp. (August 19, 

2005). See Memorandum from Paul 

Stolz and Erin Begnal, Case Analysts 

through Charles Riggle, Program 

Manager, to the File, Analysis 

Memorandum for Amended Final 

Results for Orient International Holding 

Shanghai Foreign Trade Co., Ltd. 

(August 19, 2005). The revised final 

weighted–average dumping margins are 

as follows: 

Exporter/Manufacturer Original weighted–average 

margin percentage 

Amended weighted–average 

margin percentage 

China First Pencil Co., Ltd./Shanghai Three Star Stationery Industry Corp.1 .... 0.61 0.15 

Orient International Holding Shanghai Foreign Trade Co., Ltd. ......................... 13.25 12.69 

1This rate also applies to subsidiaries Shanghai First Writing Instrument Co., Ltd., Shanghai Great Wall Pencil Co., Ltd., and China First Pencil 

Fang Zheng Co., Ltd. 

The Department shall determine, and 

CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on 

all appropriate entries based on the 

amended final results. For details on the 

assessment of antidumping duties on all 

appropriate entries, see Final Results. 

Dated: August 19, 2005. 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E5–4729 Filed 8–29–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE: 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Minority Business Development 

Agency 

[Docket No: 980901228–5228–04] 

Solicitation of Applications for the 

Minority Business Opportunity Center 

(MBOC) Program 

AGENCY: Minority Business 

Development Agency, DOC. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Executive 

Order 11625 and 15 U.S.C. 1512, the 

Minority Business Development Agency 

(MBDA) is soliciting competitive 

applications from organizations to 

operate Minority Business Opportunity 

Centers (MBOC) (formerly Minority 

Business Opportunity Committees). The 

Minority Business Opportunity Centers 

through their staff will provide 

brokering services and assistance to 

MBEs that (a) generate $500,000 or more 

in annual gross revenues or (b) are 

capable of creating significant 

employment and long-term economic 

impact (commonly referred to as ‘‘rapid 

growth-potential MBEs). In addition, 

MBOCs provide access to buyers of 

goods and services and procurement 

and financing opportunities within the 

public and private sectors. MBOC 

operators and executive directors 

should have experience in and 

knowledge of the local minority 

business sector and established working 

relationships with buying organizations. 

MBOCs are supported by a volunteer 

advisory committee that assists the 

MBOC in implementing program 

requirements and providing contract 

and financing opportunities to MBEs. 

The program is primarily evaluated by 

MBDA based on the number and dollar 

value of contracts and financial 

transactions awarded to minority 

business enterprises. 

DATES: The closing date for receipt of 

applications is October 14, 2005. 

Completed applications must be 

received by MBDA no later than 5 p.m. 

Eastern Daylight Saving Time at the 

address below. Applications received 

after the closing date and time will not 

be considered. Anticipated time for 

processing is one hundred twenty (120) 

days from the date of publication of this 

notice. MBDA anticipates that awards 

for the MBOC program will be made 

with a start date of January 1, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: If Mailed: If the application 

is mailed/shipped overnight by the 

applicant or its representative, one (1) 

signed original plus two (2) copies of 

the application must be submitted. 

Completed application packages must 

be mailed to: Office of Business 

Development—MBOC Program, Office 

of Executive Secretariat, HCHB, Room 

5063, Minority Business Development 

Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

14th Street and Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20230. 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

delivery policies for Federal Express, 

UPS, and DHL overnight services 

require the packages to be sent to the 

address above. 

If Hand-Delivered: If the application 

is hand-delivered by the applicant or 

his/her representative, one (1) signed 

original plus two (2) copies of the 

application must be delivered to: U.S. 

Department of Commerce, Minority 

Business Development Agency, Office of 

Business Development—MBOC Program 

(extension 1940), HCHB, Room 1874, 

Entrance #10, 15th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC. (Between 

Pennsylvania and Constitution 

Avenues.) 

U.S. Department of Commerce ‘‘handdelivery’’ policies state that Federal 

Express, UPS, and DHL overnight 

services submitted to the address listed 

above (Entrance #10) cannot be 

accepted. These policies should be 

taken into consideration when utilizing 

their services. MBDA will not accept 

applications that are submitted by the 

deadline but rejected due to 

Departmental hand-delivery policies. 

The applicant must adhere to these 

policies for its application to be 

considered for award. 

If Filed Electronically: Applicants are 

encouraged to submit their proposal 

electronically via the Internet and mail 

or hand-deliver only the pages that 

require original signatures by the 

closing date and time, as stated in this 

Notice. Applicants may submit their 

applications at http://www.Grants.gov. 

However, due to technical requirements, 

all sections of the application must be 

completed in order for the system to 

process the application. Program and 

Budget Narratives must be completed 

and the following paper forms must be 

submitted in hard copy with original 

signatures by the closing date and time 

stated in this announcement: 

(1) SF–424, Application for Federal 

Assistance; 

(2) SF–424B, Assurances—NonConstruction Programs; 

(3) SF–LLL (Rev.7–97) (if applicable), 

Disclosure of Lobbying Activities; 

(4) CD 511, Certification Regarding 

Lobbying; and 

(5) Form CD–346, Application for 

Funding Assistance (Name Check form). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, please visit 

MBDA’s Minority Business Internet 

Portal at http://www.mbda.gov. Paper 

applications and Standard Forms may 

be obtained by contacting the MBDA 

National Enterprise Center (NEC) for the 

area in which the Applicant is located 

(See Agency Contacts section) or 

visiting MBDA’s Portal at http:// 

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www.mbda.gov. Standard Forms 424, 

424A, 424B, and SF-LLL can also be 

obtained at http://www.whitehouse.gov/ 

omb/grants, or http://Grants.gov. Forms 

CD–511, and CD–346 may be obtained 

at http://www.doc.gov/forms. 

Responsibility for ensuring that 

applications are complete and received 

BY MBDA on time is the sole 

responsibility of the Applicant. 

Agency Contacts 

1. Office of Business Development, 

14th and Constitution Avenues, Room 

5073, Washington, DC 20230. Contact 

Stephen Boykin, MBOC Program 

Manager at 202–482–1712. 

2. San Francisco NEC located at 221 

Main Street, Suite 1280, San Francisco, 

CA 94105. This NEC (region) covers the 

states of Alaska, Arizona, California, 

Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and 

Washington and the territory of 

American Samoa. Contact Linda 

Marmolejo, NEC Director at 415–744–

3001. 

3. Dallas NEC is located at 1100 

Commerce Street, Suite 7B–23, Dallas, 

TX 75242. This region covers the states 

of Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, 

Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, 

Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah 

and Wyoming. Contact John Iglehart, 

NEC Director at 214–767–8001. 

4. Chicago NEC is located at 55 E. 

Monroe Street, Suite 1406, Chicago, IL 

60603. This region covers the states of 

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, 

Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, 

Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin. Contact 

Eric Dobyne, NEC Director at 312–353–

0182. 

5. Atlanta NEC is located at 401 W. 

Peachtree St., NW., Suite 1715, Atlanta, 

GA 30308. This Region covers the states 

of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, 

Mississippi, North Carolina, South 

Carolina, Tennessee, and the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the 

Virgin Islands. Contact Robert 

Henderson, NEC Director at 404–730–

3313. 

6. New York NEC is located at 26 

Federal Plaza, Room 3720, New York, 

NY 10278. This Region covers the states 

of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, 

Maryland, Massachusetts, New 

Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, 

Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West 

Virginia and Washington, DC. Contact 

Hayward Davenport, NEC Director at 

212–264–3262. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic 

Access: The full text of the Federal 

Funding Opportunity (FFO) 

Announcement for the MBOC Program 

is available at http://www.Grants.gov or 

by contacting the appropriate MBDA 

representative identified above. The 

FFO is also available at http:// 

www.mbda.gov. The FFO contains a full 

and complete description of the MBOC 

program requirements. In order to 

receive proper consideration, applicants 

must comply with all information and 

requirements contained in the FFO. 

Funding Availability: The total award 

period is two years. MBDA anticipates 

that a total of approximately $1,600,000 

will be available in each of the calendar 

years 2006 and 2007 to fund at least one 

MBOC in each of MBDA’s five regions. 

MBDA anticipates funding five (5) to 

nine (9) MBOCs. Funding levels will 

range from $120,000 to $300,000 per 

year based on the Federal amount for 

each geographic location below. MBDA 

anticipates that 75 percent of the 

funding will be allocated to key staff, 

such as the Executive Director and 

Senior Business Development person(s). 

Applicants must submit project plans 

and budgets for each of the two years. 

Projects will be funded for no more than 

one year at a time. Awardees will be 

eligible for one continuation period, for 

a total of two years. Project proposals 

accepted for funding will not compete 

for funding in the subsequent second 

budget period. Second year funding will 

depend upon satisfactory performance, 

availability of funds to support 

continuation of the project, Department 

of Commerce and MBDA priorities, and 

will be at the sole discretion of MBDA 

and the Department of Commerce. 

MBDA is soliciting competitive 

applications from organizations to 

operate MBOCs in the geographic areas 

identified below. The maximum Federal 

Funding Amounts for each location are 

also shown. 

Applicant location Federal 

amount 

** 1. Los Angeles, CA ............... $300,000 *** 2. Colorado .......................... 200,000 ** 3. Milwaukee, WI ................... 120,000 * 4. Chicago, IL (Except Gary, 

IN Metropolitan Statistical Division) .................................... 300,000 * 5. Detroit, MI ........................... 150,000 

* 6. Washington, DC, ................ 300,000 

*** 7. Florida .............................. 200,000 **** 8. Gary, IN. ......................... 120,000 * 9. San Juan, Puerto Rico ....... 200,000 

*** 10. Alabama ......................... 120,000 

* Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). These 

areas are defined in OMB Bulletin 05–02 at 

www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/index.html. ** Countywide. ***Statewide. **** Metropolitan Statistical Division. See 

OMB Bulletin 05–02 for definition. 

The MBOC Operator should have an 

established presence in the geographic 

area(s) identified above. Established 

presence is defined to mean that the 

applicant has had an office in the 

location for three (3) years preceding the 

date of this Announcement and has 

established working relationships with 

buying organizations. Applicants are 

encouraged to propose as large a service 

area as possible which may extend 

beyond the defined areas noted above. 

Authority: Executive Order 11625 and 15 

U.S.C. 1512. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA): 11.803 Minority 

Business Opportunity Center Program. 

Eligibility: For-profit entities 

(including sole-proprietorships, 

partnership, and corporations), and nonprofit organizations, state and local 

government entities, federal agencies, 

American Indian Tribes, and 

educational institutions are eligible to 

operate MBOCs. 

Program Description: In accordance 

with Executive Order 11625 and 15 

U.S.C. 1512, the Minority Business 

Development Agency (MBDA) is 

soliciting competitive applications from 

organizations to operate Minority 

Business Opportunity Centers (MBOC) 

(formerly Minority Business 

Opportunity Committees). The Minority 

Business Opportunity Centers through 

their staff will provide brokering 

services and assistance to MBEs that (a) 

generate $500,000 or more in annual 

gross revenues or (b) are capable of 

creating significant employment and 

long-term economic impact (commonly 

referred to as ‘‘rapid growth-potential 

MBEs’’). In addition, MBOCs provide 

access to buyers of goods and services 

and procurement and financing 

opportunities within the public and 

private sectors. The MBOC program’s 

primary objective is to match prequalified Minority Business Enterprises 

(MBEs) with private and public sector 

contracting and financing entities. 

MBOC operators and executive directors 

should have experience in and 

knowledge of the local minority 

business sector and demonstrated 

ability to gain access to key decision 

makers. MBOCs are supported by a 

volunteer advisory committee that 

assists the MBOC in implementing 

program requirements and providing 

contract and financing opportunities to 

MBEs. The program is primarily 

evaluated by MBDA based on the 

number and dollar value of contracts 

and financial transactions awarded to 

minority business enterprises. 

Match Requirements: Cost sharing of 

at least 30% is required. Cost sharing is 

the portion of the project cost not borne 

by the Federal Government. Applicants 

must meet this requirement in (1) cash 

contributions; (2) non-cash applicant 

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kind contributions. Bonus points will be 

awarded for cost sharing exceeding 30 

percent that is applied to MBOC staff. 

Applicants must provide a detailed 

explanation of how the cost-sharing 

requirement will be met. 

While not a program requirement, the 

MBOC may charge client fees for 

brokering services rendered. Client fees 

may be used towards meeting cost share 

requirements. Client fees applied 

directly to the award’s cost sharing 

requirement must be used in 

furtherance of the program objectives. 

Selection Procedures: Prior to the 

formal paneling process, each 

application will receive an initial 

screening to ensure that all required 

forms, signatures and documentation 

are present. Each application will 

receive an independent, objective 

review by a panel qualified to evaluate 

the applications submitted. MBDA 

anticipates that the review panel will be 

made up of at least three independent 

reviewers who will review all 

applications based on the below 

evaluation criteria. Each reviewer will 

evaluate and provide a score for each 

proposal. The National Director of 

MBDA makes the final recommendation 

to the Department of Commerce Grants 

Officer regarding the funding of 

applications, taking into account the 

following selection criteria: 

1. The evaluations and rankings of the 

independent review panel; 

2. The geographic distribution of the 

MBOCs; 

3. The following funding priorities: 

a. Having an existing client base that 

can be utilized for brokering contract 

and financial transactions. 

b. Ability to establish an MBOC that 

has an Industry specific(s) focus and 

that demonstrates the utility of 

economic clusters including, but not 

limited to, aerospace, manufacturing, 

construction, financial services, IT and 

/or automotive industries; and 

4. The availability of funding. 

Evaluation Criteria: Proposals will be 

evaluated and applicants will be 

selected based on the following criteria. 

An application must receive at least 

70% of the total points available for 

each evaluation criterion, in order for 

the application to be considered for 

funding. The Maximum total points that 

can be earned is 105 including the 

bonus points for staff related non federal 

cost sharing as described below. 

1. Applicant Capability (30 Points) 

The applicant’s proposal will be 

evaluated with respect to the applicant’s 

experience and expertise in providing 

the work requirements listed. 

Specifically, the proposals will be 

evaluated as follows: 

• MBE Community—Experience and 

knowledge of the local minority 

business sector and established working 

relationships with buying organizations. 

This factor will be evaluated on whether 

or not the applicant has an established 

presence in the proposed geographic 

service area. Established presence is 

defined to mean that the applicant has 

had an office in the geographic service 

area for a minimum of three (3) years 

preceding this announcement and has 

established relationships with buying 

organizations. (10 points); 

• Business Acumen—Experience in 

and knowledge of coaching and 

mentoring techniques related to serving 

rapid growth-potential minority firms (3 

points); 

• Financing—Experience in and 

knowledge of brokering techniques and 

facilitating large financial transactions 

(5 points); 

• Procurements and Contracting—

Experience in and knowledge of the 

public and private sector contracting 

opportunities and gaining access to the 

buyers to facilitate and broker large 

deals (5 points); 

• Financing Networks—Knowledge of 

the resources and professional 

relationships within the corporate, 

banking and investment community that 

can be beneficial to minority-owned 

firms (2 points); 

• Experience and knowledge of 

particular industries and ability to gain 

access to industry leaders within the 

geographic service area (5 points). 

2. Resources (25 Points) 

The applicant’s proposal will be 

evaluated according to the following 

criteria: 

• Key Staff—Discuss the experience 

of the staff that will operate the MBOC. 

In particular, an assessment will be 

made to determine whether key staff has 

the experience in working with high 

level key decision makers as relates to 

brokering and facilitating large dollar 

contracts and financial transactions, and 

coaching and mentoring. Proposed staff 

will be assessed to determine if they 

possess the expertise in utilizing 

information systems (10 points); 

• Resources—Discuss what resources 

will be utilized to accomplish the work 

requirements (not included as part of 

the cost-sharing arrangement); discuss 

how you plan to establish and maintain 

a network of resources. Discuss how the 

Advisory Committee and subcommittees 

will be recruited and what their role 

will be. Discuss how the committees 

will contribute to the performance 

measures as outlined in the FFO (10 

points); 

• Equipment—Discuss how you plan 

to accomplish the computer hardware 

and software requirements stated in the 

FFO (5 points). 

3. Techniques and Methodologies (25 

Points) 

The applicant’s proposal will be 

evaluated as follows: 

• Performance Measures—Relate each 

performance measure to the financial, 

information and market resources 

available in the applicant’s defined 

service area and how the goals will be 

met. Specific attention should be placed 

on the Dollar Value of Contract Awards 

and Financial Transactions (as 

described under Definitions in the FFO). 

Minimum goals should be based on the 

availability of federal procurement 

dollars in the service area. The 

applicant should also consider existing 

market conditions and its strategy to 

achieve the goal. (10 points); 

• Plan of Action—Provide specific 

detail on how the applicant will start 

operations, including how the Advisory 

Committees and Subcommittees will be 

formed. The plan should include a 

detailed discussion of the nature of the 

advisory role and how the committee 

will work with Center staff to 

accomplish program objectives. Program 

Operators have thirty (30) days to 

become fully operational after an award 

is made. Fully operational means that 

all staff is hired, all signs are up, all 

items of furniture and equipment are in 

place and operational, all stationery 

forms are developed and the Center is 

ready to open its doors to the public. 

Failure to have all staff on board within 

30 days after award will result in a 

deduction of 10 points on the first semiannual performance assessment report 

and may jeopardize continuation of the 

award. (5 points); 

• Work Requirements Execution 

Plan—The applicant will be evaluated 

on how it plans to execute the Work 

Requirements (including 

implementation timelines) and how 

effectively and efficiently all staff will 

be used. Applicants should include a 

description for using an intra and 

interstate approach, depending on the 

geographic service area, for 

accomplishing the work requirements 

contained in the FFO (5 points). 

• Appropriateness of Applicant 

Defined Service Area—The applicant 

will be evaluated based on the 

following: the size of the minority 

population and density of MBEs with 

revenues of $500,000 or rapid-growth 

potential in the applicant’s defined 

service area. The presence of significant 

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federal and commercial contracting and 

financing opportunities, the size of the 

market, and the need for MBDA 

resources in the applicant’s defined 

service area should also be discussed. (5 

Points) 

4. Proposed Budget and Supporting 

Budget Narrative (20 Points) 

The applicant’s proposal will be 

evaluated on the following sub-criteria: 

• Reasonableness, allowability and 

allocability of costs (5 points). MBDA 

anticipates that 75% of the funding 

level will be allocated to key staff, such 

as the Executive Director and senior 

business development persons. 

• Proposed cost sharing of 30 percent 

is required and must be documented, 

including whether client fees for 

brokering will be charged and applied to 

the cost share. Applicants choosing to 

charge fees should set forth a fee 

schedule in their proposals (5 points). 

• Performance-based Budget. Discuss 

how the budget is related to the 

accomplishment of the work 

requirements and the Performance 

measures. Provide a budget narrative 

that clearly shows the connections. (10 

points) 

• Non Federal Cost sharing exceeding 

30 percent that is related to additional 

staff (5) bonus points). 

Intergovernmental Review 

Applications under this program are 

not subject to Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs.’’

Limitation of Liability 

Applicants are hereby given notice 

that funds have not yet been 

appropriated for this program. In no 

event will MBDA or the department of 

Commerce be responsible for proposal 

preparation costs if this program fails to 

receive funding or is cancelled because 

of other agency priorities. Publication of 

this announcement does not oblige 

MBDA or the Department of Commerce 

to award any specific project or to 

obligate any available funds. 

Universal Identifier 

Applicant should be aware that they 

may be required to provide a Dun and 

Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering 

system (DUNS) number during the 

application process. See the June 27, 

2003 (68 FR 38402) Federal Register 

notice for additional information. 

Organization can receive a DUNS 

number at no cost by calling the 

dedicated toll-free DUNS Number 

request line at 1–866–705–5711 or on 

MBDA’s Web site at http:// 

www.mbda.gov. 

Department of Commerce Pre-Award 

Notification Requirements for Grants 

and Cooperative Agreements 

The Department of Commerce PreAward Notification Requirements for 

Grants and Cooperative Agreements 

contained in the Federal Register notice 

of December 30, 2004 (69 FR 78389) are 

applicable to this solicitation. 

Application Forms and Package 

A completed proposal submitted by 

mail, hand delivery, or electronically 

consists of the following sections: 

—Program Narrative; 

—Budget and Budget Narrative; 

—Standard Forms 424; 424A; 424B; 

and SF LLL; and 

lDepartment of Commerce forms 

CD–346; and CD–511. 

Failure to include, by the deadline, a 

signed, original SF–424 with the paper 

application, or separately in conjunction 

with an electronically submitted 

application, will result in the 

application being rejected and returned 

to the applicant. Failure to sign and 

submit the remaining forms with the 

paper application, or separately in 

conjunction with an electronically 

submitted application, by the deadline, 

will automatically cause an application 

to lose two (2) points in the overall 

score. MBDA shall not accept any 

changes, additions, revisions or 

deletions to competitive applications 

after the closing date for receiving 

applications. MBDA may contact 

applicants for additional clarifications. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

This document contains collection-ofinformation requirements subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) the use 

of standard forms 424, 424A, 424B, CD 

346, and SF–LLL have been approved 

by OMB under the respective control 

numbers 0348–0043, 0348–0044, 0348–

0040, 0605–0001, and 0348–0046. 

Notwithstanding any other provisions 

of law, no person is required to respond 

to, nor shall any person be subject to a 

penalty for failure to comply with a 

collection of information subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act unless that 

collection displays a currently valid 

OMB control Number. 

Executive Order 12866 

This notice has been determined to be 

not significant for purposes of E.O. 

12866. 

Administrative Procedure Act/ 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Prior notice for an opportunity for 

public comment are not required by the 

Administrative Procedure Act for rules 

concerning public property, loans, 

grant, benefits and contracts (5 U.S.C. 

533(a)(2)). Because notice and 

opportunity for comment are not 

required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 533 or any 

other law, the analytical requirements of 

the regulatory flexibility Act (5 U.S.C 

601 et seq.) are inapplicable. Therefore, 

a regulatory flexibility analysis is not 

required and has not been prepared. 

Dated: August 26, 2005. 

Ronald J. Marin, 

Financial Management Officer, Minority 

Business Development Agency. 

[FR Doc. 05–17233 Filed 8–29–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–21–U 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 031005B] 

Small Takes of Marine Mammals 

Incidental to Specified Activities; Naval 

Explosive Ordnance Disposal School 

training operations at Eglin Air Force 

Base, Florida 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental 

harassment authorization. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

provisions of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, 

notification is hereby given that NMFS 

has issued an Incidental Harassment 

Authorization (IHA) to Eglin Air Force 

Base (EAFB) to take marine mammals by 

Level B harassment incidental to Naval 

Explosive Ordnance Disposal School 

(NEODS) training operations, which 

include up to 30 detonations per year of 

small C–4 charges, off Santa Rosa Island 

(SRI) at EAFB. 

DATES: Effective from August 1, 2005, 

through July 31, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the IHA and the 

application are available by writing to 

Steve Leathery, Chief, Permits, 

Conservation, and Education Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD 

20910–3225, or by telephoning the 

contact listed here. A copy of the 

application containing a list of 

references used in this document may 

be obtained by writing to this address, 

by telephoning the contact listed here 

(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) 

or online at: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ 

protlres/PR2/SmalllTake/