Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 237 / Monday, December 11, 1995 / Notices 63511

Administrative Procedure Act or any

other law because this notice concerns

grants, benefits and contracts. Therefore,

preparation of a Regulatory Flexibility

Analysis is not required.

This action is categorically excluded

from the requirements to prepare an

Environmental Assessment by NOAA

Directive 02–10.

This notice does not contain policies

with federalism implications sufficient

to warrant preparation of a federalism

assessment under E.O. 12612.

Dated: December 4, 1995.

W. Stanley Wilson,

Assistant Administrator, Ocean Services and

Coastal Zone Management.

[FR Doc. 95–30056 Filed 12–8–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–08–M

[I.D. 112995D]

Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Modification no. 2 to scientific

research permit no. 836 (P79F)

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a

request for modification of Scientific

Research Permit No. 836 submitted by

the Institute of Marine Science,

University of California at Santa Cruz,

Santa Cruz, California 95064 (Agents:

Drs. Daniel Costa, Burney J. Le Boeuf,

and Charles L. Ortiz), has been granted.

ADDRESSES: The modification and

related documents are available for

review upon written request or by

appointment in the following office(s):

Permits Division, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Suite 13130, Silver Spring,

MD 20910 (301/712–3389);

Director, Southwest Region, NMFS,

NOAA, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Long

Beach, CA 90802–4213 (310/980–4015).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August

18, 1995, notice was published in the

Federal Register (60 FR 43124) that a

modification of Permit No. 836, issued

on May 12, 1993 (as modified June 29,

1994), had been requested by the abovenamed organization. The requested

modification has been granted under the

authority of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the provisions of

§ 216.33(d) and (e) of the Regulations

Governing the Taking and Importing of

Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216).

Permit No. 836 authorizes, annually,

the capture and handling of up to 3,880

northern elephant seals (Mirounga

angustirostris), the unintentional killing

of up to 3 elephant seals during the

conduct of the authorized research

activities; import up to 40 northern

elephant seal and southern elephant

seal (Mirounga leonina) tissue samples

and export samples from northern

elephant seals (only) from/to England,

Argentina, Australia, Mexico, and Japan;

and incidentally harass up to 54,400

seals.

The modification authorizes: an

increase in the number of animals that

may be accidentally killed annually

from three to five; muscle biopsies to be

taken from juvenile elephant seals to

examine the muscle structure as it

relates to aerobic capacity; since

location of the ATOC sound source has

changed; a change in the release site

from Point Sur to Pioneer Seamount,

approx. 70 miles west of Half Moon Bay;

and, an increase the number of southern

elephant seal samples to be imported

from 40 to 650.

Dated: November 22, 1995.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 95–30063 Filed 12–8–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

National Technical Information Service

Advisory Board Meeting

AGENCY: National Technical Information

Service, Technology Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of partially closed

meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app.

2, notice is hereby given that the

National Technical Information Service

Advisory Board (the ‘‘Board’’) will meet

on Monday, January 8, 1996, from 9:00

a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and on Tuesday,

January 9, 1996, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00

p.m. The session on Tuesday, January 9,

1996, will be closed to the Public.

The Board was established under the

authority of 15 U.S.C. 3704b(c), and was

Chartered on September 15, 1989. The

Board is composed of five members

appointed by the Secretary of Commerce

who are eminent in such fields as

information resources management,

information technology, and library and

information services. The purpose of the

meeting is to review and make

recommendations regarding general

policies and operations of NTIS,

including policies in connection with

fees and charges for its services. The

agenda will include a progress report on

NTIS activities, an update on the

progress of FedWorld, and a discussion

of NTIS’ long range plans. The closed

session discussion is scheduled to begin

at 9:00 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m. on

January 9, 1996. The session will be

closed because premature disclosure of

the information to be discussed would

be likely to significantly frustrate

implementation of NTIS’ business

plans.

DATES: The meeting will convene on

January 8, 1996, at 9:00 a.m. and

adjourn at 4:00 p.m. and convene again

on January 9, 1996, at 9:00 a.m. and

adjourn at 4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

Room 2029 Sills Building, National

Technical Information Service, 5285

Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia

22161.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The meeting will

be open to public participation on

January 8, 1996, and closed on January

9, 1996. Approximately thirty minutes

will be set aside on January 8, 1996 for

comments or questions from the public.

Seats will be available for the public

and for the media on a first-come, firstserved basis. Any member of the public

may submit written comments

concerning the Board’s affairs at any

time. Copies of the minutes of the open

session meeting will be available within

thirty days of the meeting from the

address given below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Linda Lucas, NTIS Advisory Board

Secretary, National Technical

Information Service, 5285 Port Royal

Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161

Telephone: (703) 487–4636; Fax (703)

487–4093.

Dated: December 5, 1995.

Donald R. Johnson,

Director.

[FR Doc. 95–30050 Filed 12–8–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–04–M

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

Pakistan

December 5, 1995.

On page 53899 of the notice

published in the Federal Register on

October 11, 1995, correct the 1995

adjusted limit for Category 369–S in the

table of the letter to the Commissioner