Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 47 / Friday, March 10, 1995 / Notices 13121

Dated: March 6, 1995.

Samuel Kramer,

Associate Director.

[FR Doc. 95–5954 Filed 3–9–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–13–M

Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige

National Quality Award

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards

and Technology, 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 there will

be a closed meeting of the Judges Panel

of the Malcolm Baldrige National

Quality Award on Tuesday, April 4,

1995, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and a

public meeting on Wednesday, April 5,

1995, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The

Judges Panel is composed of nine

members prominent in the field of

quality management and appointed by

the Secretary of Commerce. The meeting

will be composed of two parts. On April

4, 1995, the Judges Panel will meet to

hold final review of the 1994 Award

cycle; establish the 1995 Award cycle,

including examiner selection and

training; review of evaluations of

applicants not selected for an award;

review improvements on the feedback

and judging processes, and discuss

future plans for the Award program.

Review and discussion of applications

contain trade secrets and proprietary

commercial information submitted to

the Government in confidence. This

meeting will include a working lunch.

On April 5, 1995, there will be a

combined meeting of the members of

the Judges Panel and the Board of

Overseers. The purpose of this meeting

will be for the Board of Overseers to

receive and then discuss reports from

the Judges Panel and the National

Institute of Standards and Technology

(NIST). These reports and discussions

will cover the following topics:

overview of the Award process; status of

the 1994/1995 Award cycles and

application trends; update on pilot

programs; status of legislation; the

responsibility of Judges and Overseers;

and technology transfer discussions.

The meeting on April 4, 1995,

scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. and end

at 5 p.m., will be closed.

DATES: The meeting will convene April

4, 1995, at 8:30 a.m. and adjourn at 5:00

p.m. on April 5, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the National Institute of Standards and

Technology, Administration Building

Conference Room (seating capacity 36,

includes 24 participants), Gaithersburg,

Maryland 20899.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dr. Curt W. Reimann, Director for

Quality Programs, National Institute of

Standards and Technology,

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899,

telephone number (301) 975–2036.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Assistant Secretary for Administration,

with the concurrence of the General

Counsel, formally determined on March

3, 1994, that the meeting of the Panel of

Judges will be closed pursuant to

Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, as

amended by Section 5(c) of the

Government in the Sunshine Act, P.L.

94–409. The meeting, which involves

examination of records and discussion

of Award applicant data, may be closed

to the public in accordance with Section

552b(c)(4) of Title 5, United States Code,

since the meeting is likely to disclose

trade secrets and commercial or

financial information obtained from a

person and privileged or confidential.

Dated: March 6, 1995.

Samuel Kramer,

Associate Director.

[FR Doc. 95–5955 Filed 3–9–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–13–M

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 022195F]

Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application for a

scientific research permit (P492A and

P492B).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr.

Graham A.J. Worthy, Marine Mammal

Research Program, Texas A&M

University, 4700 Avenue U, Galveston,

TX 77551–5923 (co-investigators: Alan

Abend and Lisl K.M. Shoda), has

applied in due form for a permit to

obtain skin, blubber, blood, and muscle

samples, and to import/export samples

from various species of cetaceans and

pinnipeds for purposes of scientific

research.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before April 10, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The application and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following offices:

Permits Division, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring,

MD 20910 (301/713–2289);

Southeast Region, NMFS, 9720

Executive Center Drive, N., St.

Petersburg, FL 33702–2532 (813/570–

5312); and

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 W.

Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA

90802–4213 (310/980–4001).

Written data or views, or requests for

a public hearing on this request, should

be submitted to the Chief, Permits

Division, F/PR1, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS, 1335 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910,

within 30 days of the publication of this

notice. Those individuals requesting a

hearing should set forth the specific

reasons why a hearing on this particular

request would be appropriate.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register, the

Secretary of Commerce is forwarding

copies of this application to the Marine

Mammal Commission and its

Committee of Scientific Advisors.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject permit is requested under the

authority of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the Regulations

Governing the Taking and Importing of

Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216), the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and

the Regulations Governing the Taking,

Importing, and Exporting of Endangered

Fish and Wildlife (50 CFR part 222).

Dr. Worthy and Mr. Abend (P492A)

request a permit to biopsy two captive

beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas)

at the Aquarium of Wildlife

Conservation, and obtain, import, and

export skin, blubber, and blood samples

from various other species of pinnipeds

and cetaceans. Samples to be imported

from/exported to Canada, Norway, and

the Netherlands will be obtained from

other permitted researchers and

stranded animals. The objectives are to

determine the actual tissue turnover

rates of marine mammals using stable

isotope tracers, determine which tissues

are suitable for fatty acid tracing of

marine mammal diets, and apply the

turnover rates to free-ranging marine

mammals to identify prey and

movement.

Dr. Worthy and Ms. Shoda (P492B)

request a permit to biopsy 30

rehabilitating beached/stranded

northern elephant seals (Mirounga

angustirostris) at Sea World and/or The

Marine Mammal Center. The objectives

of the study are to determine the pattern

of toxin redistribution as northern
13122 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 47 / Friday, March 10, 1995 / Notices

elephant seals improve from a thin

blubber layer emaciated state to a thick

blubber layer fattened state, determine

whether there are detectable changes in

cellular immune function as animals

gain body condition, and characterize

the relationship between cellular

immune responsiveness and OC levels.

Dated: March 3, 1995.

P.A. Montanio,

Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 95–5925 Filed 3–9–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

Procurement List Additions

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled.

ACTION: Additions to the procurement

list.

SUMMARY: This action adds to the

Procurement List commodities and

services to be furnished by nonprofit

agencies employing persons who are

blind or have other severe disabilities.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 10, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase

From People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled, Crystal Square 3, Suite 403,

1735 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, Virginia 22202–3461.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beverly Milkman (703) 603–7740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August

19, December 23, 1994 and January 13,

1995, the Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled published notices (59 FR

42821, 66300 and 60 FR 3196) of

proposed additions to the Procurement

List.

After consideration of the material

presented to it concerning capability of

qualified nonprofit agencies to provide

the commodities and services, fair

market price, and impact of the

additions on the current or most recent

contractors, the Committee has

determined that the commodities and

services listed below are suitable for

procurement by the Federal Government

under 41 U.S.C. 46–48c and 41 CFR 51–

2.4.

I certify that the following action will

not have a significant impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

The major factors considered for this

certification were:

1. The action will not result in any

additional reporting, recordkeeping or

other compliance requirements for small

entities other than the small

organizations that will furnish the

commodities and services to the

Government.

2. The action does not appear to have

a severe economic impact on current

contractors for the commodities and

services.

3. The action will result in

authorizing small entities to furnish the

commodities and services to the

Government.

4. There are no known regulatory

alternatives which would accomplish

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in

connection with the commodities and

services proposed for addition to the

Procurement List.

Accordingly, the following

commodities and services are hereby

added to the Procurement List:

Commodities, Mineral Oil, Lanolated,

6505–01–009–2897, 6505–00–890–

2027

Services, Janitorial/Custodial, Des

Moines International Airport, Air

National Guard Base, Des Moines,

Iowa

Janitorial/Custodial, NISE East Building.

4600 Marriot Drive, North Charleston,

South Carolina

Operation of Recycling Center, Minot

Air Force Base, North Dakota

This action does not affect current

contracts awarded prior to the effective

date of this addition or options

exercised under those contracts.

Beverly L. Milkman,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 95–5952 Filed 3–9–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–33–P

Procurement List; Proposed Additions

and Deletion

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled.

ACTION: Proposed additions to and

deletion from procurement list.

SUMMARY: The Committee has received

proposals to add to the Procurement List

military resale commodities and

services to be furnished by nonprofit

agencies employing persons who are

blind or have other severe disabilities,

and to delete a commodity previously

furnished by such agencies.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR

BEFORE: April 10, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase

From People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled, Crystal Square 3, Suite 403,

1735 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, Virginia 22202–3461.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beverly Milkman, (703) 603–7740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice is published pursuant to 41

U.S.C. 47(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its

purpose is to provide interested persons

an opportunity to submit comments on

the possible impact of the proposed

actions.

Additions

If the Committee approves the

proposed additions, all entities of the

Federal Government (except as

otherwise indicated) will be required to

procure the military resale commodities

and services listed below from nonprofit

agencies employing persons who are

blind or have other severe disabilities.

I certify that the following action will

not have a significant impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

The major factors considered for this

certification were:

1. The action will not result in any

additional reporting, recordkeeping or

other compliance requirements for small

entities other than the small

organizations that will furnish the

military resale commodities and

services to the Government.

2. The action does not appear to have

a severe economic impact on current

contractors for the military resale

commodities and services.

3. The action will result in

authorizing small entities to furnish the

military resale commodities and

services to the Government.

4. There are no known regulatory

alternatives which would accomplish

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in

connection with the military resale

commodities and services proposed for

addition to the Procurement List.

Comments on this certification are

invited. Commenters should identify the

statement(s) underlying the certification

on which they are providing additional

information.

The following military resale

commodities and services have been

proposed for addition to the

Procurement List for production by the

nonprofit agencies listed:

Military Resale Commodities

Mitt, Barbecue

M.R. 891

NPA: The Lighthouse for the Blind in

New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

Chester County Branch of the

Pennsylvania Association for the

Blind, Inc., Coatesville, Pennsylvania

Mop, Sponge, Block