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whales, 250 individual fin whales, 50

individual sei whales, and 50 individual

right whales in the Western North

Atlantic. Proposed taking will be by

close approach (within 100 yards) for

photo-identification to continue longterm studies of distribution,

demography, behavior, and ecology of

the cetaceans inhabiting the

Northeastern coastal waters of the

United States.

Dated: March 10, 1995.

Art Jeffers,

Acting Chief, Permits & Documentation

Division, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 95–6460 Filed 3–15–95; 8:45 am]

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[I.D. 030795A]

Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application for a

scientific research permit (P773#54).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Bradford E. Brown, Ph.D., of the

National Marine Fisheries Service,

Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 75

Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, FL 33149,

has applied in due form for a permit to

take Atlantic bottlenose dolphins

(Tursiops truncatus) for purposes of

scientific research.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before April 17, 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);

Director, Southeast Region, NMFS,

9721 Executive Center Drive, N., St.

Petersburg, FL 33702–2432 (813/893–

3141).

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, 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.), and the Regulations

Governing the Taking and Importing of

Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216).

The applicant seeks authorization to

take by harassment a maximum of 2,000

Atlantic bottlenose dolphins per year for

the purpose of locating a maximum of

500 (over a 5-year period) dolphins

suitable for take by capture for

examination, sampling, marking, and

release. The objectives of this study are

to develop health assessment indices of

dolphin populations and individuals in

the southeast, and ultimately to assess

the impact of human activities on

specific populations.

Dated: March 10, 1995.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits & Documentation Division,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 95–6453 Filed 3–15–95; 8:45 am]

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Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application for a

scientific research permit (P532B).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Texas A&M University, Department of

Marine Biology, Galveston, TX 77553–

1675 (Principal Investigators: Dr.

Randall W. Davis, Texas A&M, Dr.

Michael A. Castellini, University of

Alaska, and Dr. Terrie M. Williams,

University of California-Santa Cruz) has

applied in due form for a permit to take

Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus)

for purposes of scientific research.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before April 17, 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);

Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O.

Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668

(907/586–7221).

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, 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).

The applicants request authority to

take up to 120 Steller sea lions

(Eumetopias jubatus) annually for 5

years. Of these 40, each of the pups,

females, and juveniles will be flipper

tagged and dye marked, physiologically

handled, blood, blubber and muscle

biopsy sampled, and metabolic rate

measured. Twenty each of the females

and juveniles will carry a radio

transmitter and miniature time-depthstomach temperature recorder, be

injected with Evans blue dye to

determine plasma volume, have their

lung volume measured using the helium

dilution method, have an upper

premolar no. 2 extracted for aging, and

one - two whiskers clipped for stable

isotope analysis. Each year up to 1,000

animals may be inadvertently harassed

and up to six animals may accidentally

die during the course of the research.

Dated: March 10, 1995.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits & Documentation Division,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 95–6452 Filed 3–15–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Meeting of the Semiconductor

Technology Council

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of

Public Law 92–463, the ‘‘Federal

Advisory Committee Act,’’ notice is

hereby given that the Semiconductor

Technology Council will hold its initial
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meeting. The Council’s mission is to:

link industry and national security

needs to opportunities for cooperative

investments, foster precompetitive

cooperation among industry,

government and academia, recommend

opportunities for new R&D efforts and

potential to rationalize and align ongoing industry and government

investments. Part of the meeting will be

closed to the public in accordance with

Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, and pursuant to the

appropriate provisions of Section

552b(c)(3) and (4), Title 5, U.S.C. There

will be an open session from 3:45 to

4:15 p.m.

DATES: March 28, 1995.

ADDRESSES: 1300 Wilson Blvd., Suite

1450, Arlington, VA 22209.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dr. Lance Glasser, Director, ARPA/

ESTO, 3701 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington,

VA 22203–1714; telephone: 703/696–

2213.

Dated: March 10, 1995.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 95–6425 Filed 3–15–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

Meeting of the Advisory Council on

Dependents’ Education

AGENCY: Department of Defense

Dependents Schools (DoDDS), Office of

the Secretary of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda of a

forthcoming meeting of the Advisory

Council on Dependents’ Education

(ACDE). It also describes the functions

of the Council. Notice of this meeting is

required under the National Advisory

Committee Act. Although the meeting is

open to the public, because of space

constraints, anyone wishing to attend

the meeting should contact the point of

contact listed below.

DATES: April 21, 1995, 9 a.m. to 4:30

p.m. and April 22, 1995, 9:30 a.m. to 12

noon.

ADDRESSES: April 21: The Pentagon,

room 3E869, Arlington, VA (an escort is

required for attendees without DoD

building passes); April 22: Crystal City

Embassy Suites Hotel, Adams Morgan

Room, 1402 South Eads, Arlington, VA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Marilyn Wicher, Public Affairs

Officer, DoD Education Activity, 4040

N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia

22203–1635; Telephone number: 703–

696–4236, extension 121.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Advisory Council on Dependents’

Education is established under title XIV,

section 1411, of public Law 95–561,

Defense Dependents’ Education Act of

1978, as amended by title XII, section

1204(b)(3)–(5), of Public Law 99–145,

Department of Defense Authorization

Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C., chapter 25A,

section 929, Advisory Council on

Dependents’ Education). The Council is

cochaired by designees of the Secretary

of Defense and the Secretary of

Education. In addition to a

representative of each of the

Departments, 12 members are appointed

jointly by the Secretaries of Defense and

Education. Members include

representatives of educational

institutions and agencies, professional

employee organizations and unions,

unified military commands, school

administrators, parents of DoDDS

students, and one DoDDS student. The

Director, DoDDS, serves as the

Executive Secretary of the Council. The

purpose of the Council is to advise the

Secretary of Defense and the DoDDS

Director about effective educational

programs and practices that should be

considered by DoDDS and to perform

other tasks as may be required by the

Secretary of Defense. The agenda

includes responses to the

recommendations made by the Council

during its October 1994 meeting; reports

about other topics raised by teams of

ACDE members who visited DoDDS

schools in Italy, Spain, and Turkey; the

DoD Education Activity (DoDEA) draft

strategic plan, to include the National

Education Goals, academic achievement

encouragement, multicultural/

multiracial diversity and awareness,

education of children with disabilities,

and increased parental involvement;

drawdown planning; the DoDEA draft

technology plan; school staffing;

transportation security and discipline

on school buses; and a report on the

extent to which Ritalin is administered

to DoD dependents overseas.

Dated: March 10, 1995.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 95–6424 Filed 3–15–95; 8:45 am]

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Defense Advisory Committee on

Women in the Services (DACOWITS)

Meeting; Notice of Conference

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 92–

463, notice is hereby given of a

forthcoming meeting of the Defense

Advisory Committee on Women in the

Services (DACOWITS). The purpose of

DACOWITS is to advise the Secretary of

Defense on matters relating to women in

the Services.

The Committee meets semiannually.

DATES: April 27–30, 1995 (Summarized

agenda follows).

ADDRESSES: The Sheraton Premier at

Tysons Corner, 8661 Leesburg Pike,

Vienna, VA 22182; (703) 448–1234.

AGENDA: Subcommittee and General

Business sessions will be conducted

daily and are open to the public. The

agenda will include the following:

Thursday, April, 27, 1995, 7:00 a.m.–

10:00 p.m.

Conference Registration (Conference

Participants)

Subcommittee Breakfast (DACOWITS

members)

New Member Orientation (1995

DACOWITS Appointees)

Update and Focus Meeting (1993 & 1994

DACOWITS Members)

Issue Review (DACOWITS members)

Opening Ceremony/Opening General

Business Session (All conference

participants)

Quality of Life Task Force Review

(DACOWITS members and Military

Representatives)

Installation Visit Training (DACOWITS

members)

Orientation, Update & Focus Follow-up

(DACOWITS members)

Get-Acquainted Reception (DACOWITS

members, Military Representatives,

Liaison Officers, Advisors & Staff)

Friday, April 28, 1995, 7:00 a.m. to

10:00 p.m.

Uniform Discussion (DACOWITS

member and selected individuals)

Working Breakfast (Members, Military

Representatives, Liaison Officers,

Advisors & Staff)

Subcommittee Sessions (All conference

participants)

Field Trip/Installation Visit

(DACOWITS members & Senior

Military Representatives Only)

Official Reception/OSD Official Dinner

(DACOWITS members, and invited

guests)

Saturday, April 29, 1995, 7:00 a.m.–7:00

p.m.

Subcommittee Sessions (All conference

participants)

OSD Official Luncheon (DACOWITS

members and invited guests)

Recommendations Review (DACOWITS

members, Military Representatives,

Liaison Officers, Advisors & Staff)

Executive Committee Mark-up

Pentagon Tour/Media Training (current

DACOWITS members)