7744 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 27 / Thursday, February 9, 1995 / Proposed Rules

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

48 CFR Parts 45 and 52

Federal Acquisition Regulation;

Government Property

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: On September 16, 1994, (59

FR 47583) the Director of Defense

Procurement, Department of Defense,

announced an initiative to rewrite the

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

part 45, Government Property, to make

it easier to understand and to minimize

the burdens imposed on contractors and

contracting officers. The Director of

Defense Procurement is providing a

forum for an exchange of ideas and

information with government and

industry personnel by holding public

meetings, soliciting public comments,

and publishing notices of the public

meetings in the Federal Register. The

next public meeting is scheduled for

March 9, 1995, and March 10, 1995.

Prior to the public meeting, interested

parties may obtain the agenda of

discussion topics and drafts of the

materials that will be discussed at the

public meetings.

DATES: Public Meetings. A public

meeting will be conducted at the

address shown below from 9:30 a.m. to

5:00 p.m., local time, on March 9, 1995;

and from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., local

time, on March 10, 1995.

Draft Materials. Drafts of the materials

to be discussed at the public meetings

on March 9 and 10 will be available at

the Defense Acquisition Regulations

Directorate by March 1, 1995.

Statements. Statements for

presentation at the public meeting

should be submitted to the address

below on or before March 7, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Draft Materials. Interested

parties may obtain drafts of the

materials to be discussed at the March

9 and 10 public meetings from Linda W.

Neilson, Defense Acquisition

Regulations Directorate, Crystal Square

4, Suite 200, 1745 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Arlington, Virginia, 22202

Public Meeting. The public meeting

will be held in Suite 114, 1111 Jefferson

Davis Highway, Crystal Gateway North

(West Tower), Arlington, Virginia

22202. Individuals wishing to attend the

meeting, including individuals wishing

to make presentations on the topics

scheduled for discussion, should

contact Mrs. Linda W. Nelson, DAR

Directorate, Attn: IMD 3D139, PDUSD

(A&T)DP/DAR, 3062 Defense Pentagon,

Washington DC 20301–3062. FAX (703)

602–0350. Please cite File 94–H028 in

all correspondence related to this issue.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs.

Linda W. Neilson, telephone (703) 602–

0131.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The notice of public hearing dated

September 16, 1994 (59 FR 47583)

invited interested parties to provide

written suggestions or comments.

Twenty-two commentors provided

approximately 500 comments across a

broad range of topics. As a result of

discussions at the January 25, 1995,

public meeting, the first seven

discussion topics have been identified

as follows—(1) draft deviation from

current FAR tracking requirements for

Government property valued at $1,500

or less; (2) draft revisions to the FAR

Part 45 definitions; (3) legislative

initiative to permit negotiated sales of

low value Government property to

holding contractors; (4) revisions to the

current FAR policy on furnishing

Government property; (5) revisions to

FAR 52.245–17, Special Tooling; (6)

issues relating to disposal of low value

Government property; and (7)

establishing the value of Government

property for the purpose of determining

appropriate rental charges. Additional

discussion topics will be identified at

future public meetings.

At the March 9 and 10 public

meeting, interested parties are invited to

present statements on (1) draft

legislation permitting negotiated sales of

low value Government property to

holding contractors, (2) revisions to FAR

52.245–17, Special Tooling, (3) disposal

of Government property, and (4)

establishing the value of Government

property for the purpose of determining

appropriate rental charges.

Claudia L. Naugle,

Executive Editor, Defense Acquisition

Regulations Directorate.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 424

[I.D. 082694A]

Endangered and Threatened Species;

Notice of Public Hearing On

Reclassification of Snake River Spring/

Summer Chinook Salmon and Snake

River Fall Chinook Salmon

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public hearings.

SUMMARY: On December 28, 1994, NMFS

issued a proposed rule to reclassify

Snake River spring/summer and Snake

River fall chinook salmon

(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) as

endangered, a change from the previous

threatened status, under the Endangered

Species Act of 1973 (ESA). NMFS is

announcing two public hearings on this

proposed action.

DATES: The hearings are scheduled as

follows:

1. February 23, 1995, 7 p.m. to 9:30

p.m., Boise, ID.

2. February 24, 1995, 7 p.m. to 9:30

p.m., Portland, OR.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the proposed

rule should be sent to Garth Griffin at

Environmental and Technical Services

Division, NMFS, Northwest Region, 525

NE Oregon Street, Suite 500, Portland,

OR 97232–2737. The hearings will be

held at the following locations:

1. Boise—National Interagency Fire

Center, 3833 S. Development Ave.,

(basement of Training Center Building),

Boise, ID 83705.

2. Portland—Federal Complex, 911

NE 11th Ave., (first floor, West Side),

Portland, OR 97232.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Garth Griffin, 503/230-5430.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Department of Commerce ESA

implementing regulations state that the

Secretary of Commerce ‘‘shall promptly

hold at least one public hearing if any

person so requests within 45 days of

publication of a proposed regulation to

list * * *a species’’ (50 CFR 424.16

(c)(3)). A public hearing on the

proposed listing provides the

opportunity for the public to give

comments and to permit an exchange of

information and opinion among

interested parties.

In response to a request by Mr. Mark

Malkoski for a public hearing, NMFS
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announces that hearings on the

proposed reclassification of Snake River

spring/summer and fall chinook salmon

will be held. The public hearings will

occur near the end of the public

comment period for the proposed rule

(February 26, 1995).

Dated: February 6, 1995.

P.A. Montanio,

Deputy Director, Office of Protected

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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