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Agawan to Montague, MA, and in the 

Merrimack River at Haverhill, MA. 

From the Connecticut River, a 

maximum of 500 adult and large 

juvenile shortnose sturgeon would be 

captured by gill nets, measured, PIT 

tagged, and released annually. A subset 

of 40 fish would also be radio tagged, 

and a subset of 6 of the aforementioned 

radio tagged fish would also receive 

temperature-depth tags. A maximum of 

16 male and female adults would be 

captured annually with gill nets, tested 

for habitat use and movements in the 

lab, and subsequently released for 3 

years. A maximum of 12 male and 

female adults would be captured with 

gill nets annually, lab tested for 

spawning, and released. A maximum of 

40 adult males would be captured with 

gill nets, tested in flume studies to 

develop downstream passage, and 

released. A maximum of 100 young-ofthe-year, 100 yearling, and 300 small 

juvenile of the same species would also 

be captured by gill nets, measured, PIT 

tagged, and released annually. A subset 

of 20 yearling and 20 small juveniles 

from the aforementioned 100 fish would 

also be radio tagged. A maximum of 400 

egg-embryo-larva would be taken 

lethally for spawning evaluation 

annually. In the Merrimack River, a 

maximum of 40 adults annually would 

be captured with gill nets, PIT tagged, 

a subset of 10 radio tagged, and 

released. A maximum of 40 egg-embryolarva would be lethally taken for 

spawning studies. In addition, Dr. 

Kynard proposes to take a total of 1000 

fertilized eggs annually from each of the 

following rivers: Androscoggin River, 

ME; Kennebec River, ME; Merrimack 

River, MA; Hudson River, NY; Delaware 

River, DE; Potomac River, MD; and 

Santee-Cooper River, SC. The permit is 

requested for a duration of 5 years. 

Dated: November 4, 2005. 

Patrick Opay, 

Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and 

Education Division, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–22472 Filed 11–9–05; 8:45 am] 

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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National 

and Community Service (hereinafter the 

‘‘Corporation’’), has submitted the 

following public information collection 

request (ICR) entitled Spirit of Service 

Awards Nomination Guidelines and 

Application—Corporate to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA95) (44 U.S.C. section 

3506(c)(2)(A)). A copy of the IRC, with 

applicable supporting documentation, 

may be obtained by calling the 

Corporation for National and 

Community Service, Mr. David Premo at 

(202) 606–6717. Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TTY–TDD) may call (202) 606–3472 

between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. eastern 

time, Monday through Friday. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the individual and office 

listed in the ADDRESSES section by 

December 12, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted, identified by the title of the 

information collection activity, to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attn: Ms. Katherine Astrich, 

OMB Desk Officer for the Corporation 

for National and Community Service, by 

any of the following two methods 

within 30 days from this date of 

publication in the Federal Register: 

(1) By fax to: (202) 395–6974, 

Atttention: Ms. Katherine Astrich, OMB 

Desk Officer for the Corporation for 

National and Community Service. 

(2) Electronically by e-mail to: 

Katherine_T._Astrich@omb.eop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB 

is particularly interested in comments 

which: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Corporation, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Propose ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Propose 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 

submissions of responses. 

Comments 

A 60-day public comment Notice was 

published in the Federal Register on 

September 1, 2005. This comment 

period ended October 31, 2005. No 

public comments were received from 

this notice. 

Description: Beginning in 2006, the 

Corporation plans to establish specific 

nomination guidelines for Corporations 

and develop a formal nomination 

process, which involves voluntary 

information collection from nongovernment individuals. Since 2004 the 

Spirit of Service Awards has enabled 

the Corporation to recognize exceptional 

organizations and program participants 

from each of the Corporation’s three 

programs, Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, 

and Learn and Serve America. 

Prior to 2003, AmeriCorps recognized 

its outstanding members annually 

through the All-AmeriCorps Awards, 

which were initiated in 1999 and 

presented by President Clinton as part 

of the 5th anniversary celebration of the 

program. Senior Corps had recognized 

its outstanding projects and volunteers 

at its own national conference, and 

Learn and Serve America recognized 

exemplary programs and participants 

through its Leaders School selection and 

the President’s Student Service Awards. 

Type of Review: New. 

Agency: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Title: Spirit of Service Awards 

Nomination Guidelines and 

Application—Corporate. 

OMB Number: None. 

Agency Number: None. 

Affected Public: People, companies, 

or organizations that have a relationship 

with a program funded by the 

Corporation for National and 

Community Service (Senior Corps, 

AmeriCorps, or Learn and Serve 

America). 

Total Respondents: 200. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Average Time Per Response: 3 hours. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 600 

hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

None. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): None. 

Dated: November 4, 2005. 

Sandy Scott, 

Acting Director, Office of Public Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 05–22385 Filed 11–9–05; 8:45 am] 

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