57316 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 189 / Friday, September 30, 2005 / Notices 

Dated: September 22, 2005. 

Mark R. Johnston, 

Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 05–19298 Filed 9–29–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–29–M 

INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION 

Sunshine Act Meeting; Agenda for 

board of Directors’ Meeting 

October 14, 2005, 9:30 a.m.–3 p.m. 

The meeting will be held at the InterAmerican Foundation, 901 N. Stuart 

Street, 10th Floor, Arlington, Virginia 

22203. 

The meeting will be open except for 

the portion specified as a closed session 

as provided in 22 CFR Part 1004.4(f). 

9:30 a.m.—Call to Order. Approval of 

the Minutes of the November 30, 

2004 meeting 

10 a.m.—President’s Report 

11 a.m.—Discussion 

12 p.m.—Lunch 

12:30 p.m.—Discussion and other 

business. (Portions of this 

discussion will be closed to discuss 

personnel issues, as provided in 22 

CFR Part 1004.4(f).) 

3 p.m.—Adjournment 

Jocelyn Nieva, 

Acting General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 05–19702 Filed 9–28–05; 11:40 am] 

BILLING CODE 7025–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Blackstone River Valley National 

Heritage Corridor Commission: Notice 

of Meeting 

Notice is hereby given in accordance 

with Section 552b of Title 5, United 

States Code, that a meeting of the John 

H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley 

National Heritage Corridor Commission 

will be held on Thursday, November 17, 

2005. 

The Commission was established 

pursuant to Public Law 99–647. The 

purpose of the Commission is to assist 

Federal, State and local authorities in 

the development and implementation of 

an integrated resource management plan 

for those lands and waters within the 

Corridor. 

The meeting will convene on 

November 17, 2005 at 7 p.m. at 

Alternatives Unlimited, 54 Douglas 

Road, Whitinsville, MA 01588 for the 

following reasons: 

1. Approval of Minutes. 

2. Chairman’s Report. 

3. Executive Director’s Report. 

4. Financial Budget. 

5. Public Input. 

It is anticipated that about twenty-five 

people will be able to attend the session 

in addition to the Commission 

members. 

Interested persons may make oral or 

written presentations to the Commission 

or file written statements. Such requests 

should be made prior to the meeting to: 

Larry Gall, Interim Executive Director, 

John H. Chafee, Blackstone River Valley 

National Heritage Corridor Commission, 

One Depot Square, Woonsocket, RI 

02895, Tel.: (401) 762–0250. 

Further information concerning this 

meeting may be obtained from Larry 

Gall, Interim Executive Director of the 

Commission at the aforementioned 

address. 

Larry Gall, 

Interim Executive Director, BRVNHCC. 

[FR Doc. 05–19562 Filed 9–29–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–RK–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Notice of Suspension of 

Trade in Threatened Beluga Sturgeon 

(Huso huso) From the Caspian Sea 

Basin 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service), give notice that we are 

suspending import of and foreign 

commerce in beluga sturgeon (Huso 

huso) caviar and meat originating in the 

Caspian Sea littoral states of Azerbaijan, 

the Islamic Republic of Iran, 

Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, and 

Turkmenistan effective immediately. 

This suspension includes shipments 

that have been exported directly from 

these countries, re-exported through an 

intermediary country, or transported as 

personal or household effects, and it 

prohibits foreign commerce in the 

course of a commercial activity. We are 

taking this action under the special rule 

that was promulgated to control the 

trade of threatened beluga sturgeon 

(Huso huso) (70 FR 10493; March 4, 

2005). Interstate commerce in beluga 

sturgeon caviar or meat from the 

Caspian Sea basin that was legally 

imported into the United States before 

the trade suspension is not prohibited. 

DATES: This notice is effective 

September 30, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Caspian Sea littoral states 

wishing to provide information that may 

allow us to lift this trade suspension 

may submit it by any one of several 

methods: 

1. You may submit written 

information to Robert R. Gabel, Chief, 

Division of Scientific Authority, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North 

Fairfax Drive, Room 750, Arlington, 

Virginia 22203. 

2. You may hand-deliver written 

information to the Division of Scientific 

Authority, at the above address, or fax 

your comments to (703) 358–2276. 

3. You may send information by 

electronic mail (e-mail) to 

ScientificAuthority@fws.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information pertaining to 

compliance with the special rule, 

contact Robert R. Gabel, Chief, Division 

of Scientific Authority, at the address 

above; telephone, (703) 358–1708; fax, 

(703) 358–2276. For further information 

on application procedures and 

requirements for threatened species 

permits, contact the Division of 

Management Authority, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, 

Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203; 

telephone, (703) 358–2104; fax, (703) 

358–2281. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 

21, 2004, we listed beluga sturgeon as 

threatened (69 FR 21425) under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (Act). 

We subsequently published a special 

rule concerning beluga sturgeon (70 FR 

10493; March 4, 2005) under section 

4(d) of the Act. The special rule, located 

at 50 CFR 17.44(y) of our regulations, 

promotes the conservation of the species 

by allowing the import, export or reexport, and interstate and foreign 

commerce of beluga sturgeon caviar and 

meat, without threatened species 

permits otherwise required under 50 

CFR 17.32, from littoral states in the 

Caspian and Black Sea basins that 

demonstrate progress on measures to 

protect and recover the species. The 

special rule requires countries wishing 

to export beluga sturgeon caviar or meat 

to the United States under this 

exemption to provide, by September 6, 

2005, copies of basin-wide cooperative 

management plans for beluga sturgeon 

agreed to by all littoral states in the 

Black Sea or Caspian Sea basin along 

with copies of national laws and 

regulations implementing the 

management plans. 

Import of and foreign commerce in 

Caspian Sea beluga sturgeon 

suspended. We have not received a 

management plan or copies of national