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the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy 

submitted by mail and postmarked no 

later than the closing date of the 

comment period.

Comments may also be submitted by 

e-mail. The mailbox address for 

providing email comments is 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include 

in the subject line of the e-mail 

comment the following document 

identifier: File No. 1544.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick Opay or Layne Bolen, (301)713–

2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of the Endangered Species Act 

of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.) and the regulations 

governing the taking, importing, and 

exporting of endangered and threatened 

species (50 CFR 222–226).

The East Coast Observers, Inc. 

proposes to perform marine turtle 

abundance and relocation trawls in 

conjunction with U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (Corps) dredging projects in 

the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Collected 

marine turtles would be handled, 

measured, flipper and PIT tagged, and 

released. A single tissue sample may be 

taken from each individual turtle for 

genetic analysis. Collected shortnose 

sturgeon would be captured, handled 

and released. The applicant is 

requesting the following annual take of 

juvenile, immature, and adult marine 

turtles and shortnose sturgeon: 750 

loggerheads, 500 greens, 300 Kemp’s 

ridleys, 10 hawksbills, 10 leatherbacks 

and 50 shortnose sturgeon. The permit 

would be issued for five years.

Dated: August 23, 2005.

Stephen L. Leathery,

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 05–17040 Filed 8–25–05; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Technical Information Service 

National Technical Information Service 

Advisory Board

AGENCY: National Technical Information 

Service, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; reopening the 

solicitation for applications for NTIS 

Advisory Board. 

SUMMARY: The National Technical 

Information Service (NTIS) is reopening 

the solicitation seeking qualified 

Candidates to serve as members of its 

Advisory Board (Board). The Board will 

meet semiannually to advise the 

Secretary of Commerce, the Under 

Secretary for Technology, and the 

Director of NTIS on NTIS’s mission, 

general policies and fee structure.

DATES: Applications must be received 

no later than October 25, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Applications should be 

submitted to Ellen Herbst, Director, 

NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Road, 

Springfield, Virginia 22161.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Walter L. Finch, (703) 605–6507 or via 

e-mail at wfinch@ntis.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Technical Information Service 

(NTIS) issued a Federal Register notice 

on July 12, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 

132) seeking five qualified candidates to 

serve as members of its Advisory Board, 

one of whom will also be designated 

chairperson. The Board was established 

pursuant to section 3704b(c) of Title 15, 

United States Code. It will meet at least 

semiannually to advise the Secretary of 

Commerce, the Under Secretary for 

Technology, and the Director of NTIS on 

NTIS’s mission, general policies and fee 

structure. Members will be appointed by 

the Secretary and will serve for threeyear terms. They will receive no 

compensation but will be authorized 

travel and per diem expenses. NTIS is 

seeking candidates who can provide 

guidance on trends in the information 

industry and changes in the way NTIS’s 

customers acquire and use its products 

and services. Interested candidates were 

given until August 11, 2005 to express 

their interest by submitting a resume 

and a statement explaining their interest 

in serving on the Board. Applications 

received during the period between 

when the first notice closed and this 

notice reopened are considered timely 

and received. 

In order to widen the pool of 

candidates and to provide candidates 

greater time to submit their expression 

of interest, NTIS is reopening the 

solicitation period until October 25, 

2005.

Dated: August 15, 2005. 

Ellen Herbst, 

Director.

[FR Doc. 05–17021 Filed 8–25–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–04–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary; Military 

Compensation Advisory Committee 

Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Defense, DOD.

ACTION: Notice; announce public 

meeting of the Defense Advisory 

Committee on Military Compensation 

(DACMC). 

SUMMARY: The Defense Advisory 

Committee on Military Compensation 

committee will provide the Secretary of 

Defense, through the Under Secretary of 

Defense (Personnel and Readiness), with 

assistance and advice on matters 

pertaining to military compensation. 

The agenda for this meeting will be to 

discuss various aspects of the military 

pay and benefits system. Members of the 

Public may attend but participation in 

Committee discussions by the Public 

will not be permitted. Written 

submissions of data, information, and 

views may be sent to the Committee 

contact person at the address shown. 

Submissions should be received by 

close of business Monday, September 

12th to allow time for distribution to the 

board members prior to the meeting. 

Persons attending are advised that the 

Committee is not responsible for 

providing access to electrical outlets.

DATES: Wednesday, September 21, 2005, 

from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (morning 

session) and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (afternoon 

session).

ADDRESSES: Crystal City Hilton, 2399 

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 

22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact Mr. Terry Mintz, Designated 

Federal Official, Defense Advisory 

Committee on Military Compensation, 

2521 S. Clark Street, Arlington, VA 

22202. Telephone: (703) 699–2700.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee examines what types of 

military compensation and benefits are 

most effective for meeting the needs of 

the Nation. The committee membership 

consist of the following members: 

Chairman: ADM (Ret) Donald L. Pilling. 

Members: Dr. John P. White; Gen (Ret) 

Lester L. Lyles; Mr. Frederic W. Cook; 

Dr. Walter Oi; Dr. Martin Anderson; and 

Mr. Joseph E. Jannotta.

Dated: August 22, 2005. 

Jeannette Owings-Ballard, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 05–17007 Filed 8–25–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board Chairs 

Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EMSSAB) Chairs. The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public 

notice of these meetings be announced 

in the Federal Register.

DATES: Thursday, September 22, 2005—

8:15 a.m.—5:15 p.m. 

Friday, September 23, 2005—8:30 

a.m.—12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Ameritel Inns, 645 Lindsay 

Boulevard, Idaho Falls, ID 83402, (208) 

523–1400.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jay 

Vivari, Program Management Specialist 

(EM–30.1), Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–5143.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the EMSSAB is to make 

recommendations to DOE and its 

regulators in the areas of environmental 

restoration, waste management, and 

related activities. 

Tentative Agenda:

Thursday, September 22, 2005. 

8:15 a.m. Welcome and Overview. 

David Kipping, Idaho National 

Laboratory (INL) CAB Chair, and 

Richard Provencher, Idaho Operations 

Assistant Manager for EM, to welcome 

participants; Melissa Nielson, Director 

of Internal/External Coordination and 

Doug Frost, Designated Federal Officer, 

to open meeting; and Wendy Green 

Lowe, Facilitator, to review meeting 

objectives, agenda, and ground rules. 

8:45 a.m. Round Robin 1: Top Waste 

Disposition Issues for Each SiteSpecific Advisory Board (SSAB). 

Each Board has five minutes, followed 

by 30 minutes for questions and 

answers, and discussion. 

10 a.m. Break. 

10:15 a.m. Low-Level Waste (LLW) 

and Mixed Low-Level Waste 

(MLLW). 

Disposition Strategies. 

Briefing by Christine Gelles, Director 

of Commercial Disposition Options, on 

EM’s complex-wide LLW and MLLW 

disposition strategies, followed by a 

discussion with the Chairs. 

11:45 a.m. Public Comment Period. 

12 p.m. Lunch. 

1 p.m. Transuranic (TRU) and HighLevel Waste (HLW) Issues. 

Briefing by Frank Marcinowski, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Logistics 

and Waste Disposition, on TRU and 

HLW disposition issues, including 

planned documents and schedules, 

followed by a discussion with the 

Chairs. 

2:30 p.m. Break. 

2:45 p.m. Communications Protocol 

for Waste Disposition Information. 

Brief overview of protocol for 

communications between DOEHeadquarters, Boards and sites. 

3 p.m. Waste Disposition Issues. 

Facilitated discussion among the 

Chairs related to waste disposition 

presentations and their reactions and 

concerns. Facilitated discussion 

regarding the potential for developing a 

joint product related to this topic. 

4:45 p.m. Public Comment Period. 

5 p.m. Review of Day One 

Discussions; Overview of Day Two. 

Facilitated discussion of reactions to 

the information presented and an 

overview of the second day’s activities. 

Friday, September 23, 2005. 

8:30 a.m. Opening. 

Welcome and Overview of Day Two 

Discussions. 

8:45 a.m. Round Robin 2: Top Three 

Issues for Each SSAB. 

Each Board has five minutes, followed 

by 15 minutes for questions and 

answers, and discussion. 

9:45 a.m. Break. 

10 a.m. Waste Disposition Issues 

(continued). 

Facilitated follow-up discussions 

related to joint SSAB product (if 

necessary and appropriate). 

10:30 a.m. Stewardship Activities at 

INL. 

A presentation by members of the INL 

CAB on Stewardship Activities at INL, 

followed by a discussion with the 

Chairs. 

11 a.m. SSAB Organizational Issues. 

A discussion regarding the timing and 

location of the next Chairs meeting and 

whether the SSAB will pursue holding 

a possible workshop. 

11:15 a.m. DOE Organizational 

Update. 

Brief overview of recent 

developments in the budget and 

organization at Headquarters. 

11:30 a.m. Public Comment Period. 

11:45 a.m. Meeting Wrap-Up. 

David Kipping, INL CAB Chair, 

Closing Remarks. 

12 p.m. Adjourn.

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Written statements 

may be filed with the Board either 

before or after the meeting. Individuals 

who wish to make oral statements 

pertaining to agenda items should 

contact Jay Vivari at the address above 

or by telephone at (202) 586–5143. 

Requests must be received five days 

prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make public comment will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes of this meeting will 

be available for public review and 

copying at the U.S. Department of 

Energy Freedom of Information Public 

Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal 

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585 between 9 

a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday–Friday except 

Federal holidays. Minutes will also be 

available by calling Jay Vivari at (202) 

586–5143.

Issued at Washington, DC, on August 22, 

2005. 

Carol Matthews, 

Acting Advisory Committee Officer.

[FR Doc. 05–16998 Filed 8–25–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge 

Reservation

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EMSSAB), Oak Ridge 

Reservation. The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 

770) requires that public notice of this 

meeting be announced in the Federal 

Register.

DATES: Wednesday, September 14, 2005, 

6 p.m.

ADDRESSES: DOE Information Center, 

475 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, 

Tennessee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pat 

Halsey, Federal Coordinator, 

Department of Energy Oak Ridge 

Operations Office, PO Box 2001, EM–90, 

Oak Ridge, TN 37831. Phone (865) 576–

4025; Fax (865) 576–5333 or e-mail: 

halseypj@oro.doe.gov or check the Web 

site at http://www.oakridge.doe.gov/em/

ssab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE in the areas of environmental 

restoration, waste management, and 

related activities. 

Tentative Agenda: Overview of Risk 

Assessment Process. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Written statements 

may be filed with the Board either 

before or after the meeting. Individuals