Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 196 / Wednesday, October 12, 2005 / Notices 59319 

Resources Division, NMFS, 1201 NE 

Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100, Portland, OR 

97232–1274. Comments may also be 

sent via fax to 503–230–5441 or by email to resapps.nwr@NOAA.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Garth Griffin, Portland, OR (ph.: 503–

231–2005, Fax: 503–230–5441, e-mail: 

Garth.Griffin@noaa.gov). Permit 

application instructions are available at 

http://www.nwr.noaa.go. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Species Covered in This Notice 

The following listed species 

(evolutionarily significant units) are 

covered in this notice: 

Lower Columbia River (LCR) coho 

salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) 

LCR steelhead (O. mykiss) 

LCR Chinook salmon (O. 

tshawytscha). 

Authority 

Scientific research permits are issued 

in accordance with section 10(a)(1)(A) 

of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et. seq) and 

regulations governing listed fish and 

wildlife permits (50 CFR 222-226). 

NMFS issues permits based on findings 

that such permits: (1) are applied for in 

good faith; (2) if granted and exercised, 

would not operate to the disadvantage 

of the listed species that are the subject 

of the permit; and (3) are consistent 

with the purposes and policy of section 

2 of the ESA. The authority to take 

listed species is subject to conditions set 

forth in the permits. 

Anyone requesting a hearing on an 

application listed in this notice should 

set out the specific reasons why a 

hearing on that application would be 

appropriate (see ADDRESSES). Such 

hearings are held at the discretion of the 

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, 

NMFS. 

Applications Received 

Permit 1550 

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

(FWS) is asking for a 5-year research 

permit to take LCR coho salmon and 

LCR Chinook salmon in Abernathy 

Creek, Washington a tributary to the 

Lower Columbia River. The research is 

designed to determine the natural 

reproductive success and mean relative 

fitness of hatchery-origin and naturalorigin steelhead and assess the overall 

demographic effects of hatchery fish 

supplementation in Abernathy Creek 

relative to two adjacent control streams, 

Germany and Mill Creeks. The study 

will benefit listed coho salmon by 

providing information on abundance 

and distribution that could be used over 

the long-term to protect important 

habitat. The FWS proposes to capture 

using backpack electrofishing 

equipment handle, and release listed 

salmonids. The FWS does not intend to 

kill any fish being captured but some 

may die as an unintentional result of the 

research activities. 

Modification Requests Received 

For permits 1252, 1290, 1318, 1322, 

1338, 1379, 1386, 1410, 1421, 1427, 

1461, 1478, 1479, 1484, 1487, 1519, and 

1525, the activities would only be 

modified to include take of LCR coho 

salmon; no other changes are proposed. 

Further information on the actions 

covered by these permits may be 

obtained from previous notices and on 

the web site http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/ 

1salmon/salmesa/permit.htm. 

Permit 1330 currently authorizes the 

Weyerhaeuser Company to take juvenile 

LCR steelhead in the Toutle River Basin, 

Washington. They are asking to modify 

their permit to add LCR coho salmon 

take and increase the annual number of 

LCR steelhead taken in the research. 

The purpose of the research is to 

increase understanding of the 

relationship between aquatic organisms 

and their habitat, determine how forest 

management and restoration influence 

the aquatic ecosystem, and produce data 

to help develop forest management 

practices that better protect aquatic 

resources. The research would benefit 

listed salmonids by producing data on 

their natural habitat recovery processes 

and by identifying the effects that 

various stressors have on listed species. 

Weyerhaeuser proposes to observe 

(during snorkeling surveys), capture 

(using backpack electrofishing), 

anesthetize, identify, measure, weigh, 

and release the fish. Weyerhaeuser does 

not intend to kill any fish being 

captured but some may die as an 

unintentional result of the research 

activities. 

This notice is provided pursuant to 

section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS will 

evaluate the application, associated 

documents, and comments submitted to 

determine whether the application 

meets the requirements of section 10(a) 

of the ESA and Federal regulations. The 

final permit decisions will not be made 

until after the end of the 30-day 

comment period. NMFS will publish 

notice of its final action in the Federal 

Register. 

Dated: October 5, 2005. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–20453 Filed 10–11–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Notice of Intent to Renew 

Collection 3038–0048, Off-Exchange 

Agricultural Trade Options 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (CFTC) is 

announcing an opportunity for public 

comment on the proposed collection of 

certain information by the agency. 

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., 

Federal agencies are required to publish 

notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of an existing collection of 

information, and to allow 60 days for 

public comment in response to the 

notice. This notice solicits comments on 

requirements relating to off-exchange 

agricultural trade options. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before December 12, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to 

David Van Wagner, Division of Market 

Oversight, U.S. Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20581. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Van Wagner, (202) 418–5481; 

FAX: (202) 418–5527; e-mail: 

dvanwagner@cftc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA, Federal agencies must obtain 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 

information they conduct or sponsor. 

‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined 

in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 

1320.3(c) and includes agency requests 

or requirements that members of the 

public submit reports, keep records, or 

provide information to a third party. 

Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), requires Federal 

agencies to provide a 60-day notice in 

the Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

before submitting the collection to OMB 

for approval. To comply with this 

requirement, the CFTC is publishing 

notice of the proposed collection of 

information listed below. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, the CFTC 

invites comments on: 

• Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information will have a practical use; 

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• The accuracy of the Commission’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

• Ways to enhance the quality, 

usefulness, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Ways to minimize the burden of 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

Off-Exchange Agricultural Trade 

Options, OMB Control Number 3038– 

0048—Extension 

In April 1998, the CFTC removed the 

prohibition on off-exchange trade 

options on the enumerated agricultural 

commodities subject to a number of 

regulatory requirements 63 FR 18821 

(Apr. 16, 1998). Thereafter, the 

Commission streamlined the regulatory 

and paperwork burdens in order to 

increase the utility of agricultural trade 

options while maintaining basic 

customer protections. 64 FR 68011 (Dec. 

6, 1999). Based on its experience in 

administering this program, the 

Commission has determined that its 

estimates of the burden of this 

collection of information remains 

unchanged based on the number of 

firms and individuals that may apply for 

registration. Responses to the collection 

of information are mandatory pursuant 

to section 4c(b) of the Commodity 

Exchange Act. 

The Commission estimates the burden 

of this collection of information as 

follows: 

ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN

17 CFR 

Annual number of respondents 

Frequency of response Total annual 

responses 

Hours per response Total hours 

17 CFR Part 32 ................................. 360 On occasion ..................................... 411 5.59 2,391 

There are no capital costs or operating 

and maintenance costs associated with 

this collection. 

Dated: October 6, 2005. 

Jean A. Webb, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 05–20434 Filed 10–11–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Nationwide TRICARE Demonstration 

Project 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of 

Defense for Health Affairs/TRICARE 

Management Activity, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice extending deadline for 

Demonstration Project. 

SUMMARY: On November 5, 2001, the 

Department of Defense (DoD) published 

a notice of a Nationwide TRICARE 

Demonstration Project (66 FR 55928–

55930). On October 1, 2004, the 

Department of Defense (DoD) published 

a notice (69 FR 58895) to extend the 

Demonstration through October 31, 

2005. The Demonstration is also referred 

to as the Operation Noble Eagle/ 

Enduring Freedom Reservist and 

National Guard Benefits Demonstration. 

This notice is to advise interested 

parties of the continuation of the 

Demonstration in which the DoD 

Military Health System addresses 

unreasonable impediments to the 

continuity of healthcare encountered by 

certain family members of Reservists 

and National Guardsmen called to 

active duty in support of a Federal/ 

contingency operation. The 

Demonstration scheduled to end on 

October 31, 2005, is now extended 

through October 31, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Office of the Assistance Secretary of 

Defense for Health Affairs, TRICARE 

Management Activity, TRICARE 

Operations Directorate at (703) 681–

0039. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Continuing levels of about 170,000 

Reserve Component members activated 

in support of Noble Eagle/Operation 

Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi 

Freedom in FY 2005 warrants the 

continuation of the Demonstration to 

support the healthcare needs and 

morale of family members of activated 

reservists and guardsmen. The National 

Defense Authorization Act of 2005 

amended existing statutes that will 

enable the Secretary of Defense to 

provide these benefits permanently by 

regulation. The Demonstration needs to 

be extended to provide sufficient time 

for the rule-making process to establish 

the new regulation. The impact if the 

Demonstration is not extended, before 

permanent regulation is promulgated, 

includes higher out-of-pocket costs and 

potential inability to continue to use the 

same provider for ongoing care. There 

are three separate components to the 

demonstration. First, those who 

participate in TRICARE Standard will 

not be responsible for paying the 

TRICARE Standard deductible. By law, 

the TRICARE Standard deductible for 

active duty dependents is $150 per 

individual, $300 per family ($50/$150 

for E–4’s and below). The second 

component extends TRICARE payments 

up to 115 percent of the TRICARE 

maximum allowable charge, less the 

applicable patient co-payment, for care 

received from a provider that does not 

participate (accept assignment) under 

TRICARE to the extent necessary to 

ensure timely access to care and 

clinically appropriate continuity of care. 

Third, the Demonstration authorizes a 

waiver of the non-availability statement 

requirement of non-emergency inpatient 

care. This Demonstration project is 

being conducted under the authority of 

10 U.S.C. 1092. This Demonstration is 

extended through October 31, 2007. 

Dated: October 5, 2005. 

L. M. Bynum, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 05–20391 Filed 10–11–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Membership of the Performance 

Review Board 

AGENCY: Defense Finance and 

Accounting Service, DOD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

This notice announces the 

appointment of the members of the 

Performance Review Board (PRB) of the 

Defense Finance and Accounting 

Service. The publication of PRB 

membership is required by 5 U.S.C. 

4314(C)(4). 

The PRB provides fair and impartial 

review of Senior Executive Service