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any valid patent covering technology

whenever the DoC or its financial

assistance recipient, without making a

patent search, knows (or has

demonstrable reasonable grounds to

know) that technology covered by a

valid United States patent has been or

will be used without a license from the

owner. Applicants selected for awards

under this program are required to

comply with this executive order.

(m) Paperwork Reduction Act. This

notice contains collection of

information requirements subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) which

have been approved by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB Control

Number 0693–0005, 0348–0043 and

0348–0044). Notwithstanding any other

provision of the law, no person is

required to respond to, nor shall any

person be subject to a penalty for failure

to comply with a collection of

information, subject to the requirements

of the PRA, unless that collection of

information displays a currently valid

OMB Control Number.

Dated: April 30, 1996.

Samuel Kramer,

Associate Director.

[FR Doc. 96–11247 Filed 5–3–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–13–M

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale

National Marine Sanctuary Advisory

Council; Open Meeting

AGENCY: Sanctuaries and Reserves

division (SRD), Office of Ocean and

Coastal Resource Management (OCRM),

National Ocean Service (NOS), National

Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA), Department of

Commerce.

ACTION: Hawaiian Islands Humpback

Whale National Marine Sanctuary

Advisory Council Open Meeting.

SUMMARY: NOAA will conduct a meeting

of the Sancturay Advisory Council

(SAC) for the Hawaiian Islands

Humpback Whale National Marine

Sanctuary on May 8, 1996, in Honolulu,

Hawaii. The SAC was established to

advise NOAA’s Sanctuaries and

Reserves Division regarding the

development and management of the

Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale

National Marine Sanctuary. The

Advisory Council was convened under

the National Marine Sanctuaries Act.

TIME AND PLACE: Wednesday, May 8,

1996, from 9:30 AM until 4:00 PM. The

meeting will be held at the Honolulu

International Airport—Interisland

Terminal, Ohia Room #1, 7th floor.

AGENDA: General issues related to the

Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale

National Marine Sanctuary are expected

to be discussed, including discussions

concerning the comments received on

the Sanctuary’s Draft Environmental

Impact Statement and Management

Plan, the SAC Charter, an overview of

current Sanctuary programs, and the

formation of issue-specific working

groups.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The meeting will

be open to the public. Seats will be

available on a first-come, first-served

basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Allen tom (808) 879–2818 or Brady

Phillips at (301) 713–3141, ext. 169.

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program)

Dated: May 1, 1996.

David L. Evans,

Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for

Ocean Services and Coastal Zone

Management.

[FR Doc. 96–11234 Filed 5–3–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–08–M

[I.D. 042296C]

Marine Mammals and Endangered

Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of modification request

for scientific research permit 837 (P771

#67); request for comments.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the National Marine Mammal

Laboratory has applied in due form for

a modification to permit 837 for

purposes of scientific research.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before June 5, 1996.

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, Room 13130, Silver Spring,

MD 20910 (301/713–2289);

Director, Alaska Region, NMFS,P.O.

Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668

(907/586–7221); and

Director, Northwest Region, NMFS,

7600 Point Way NE, BIN C15700,

Building 1, Seattle WA 98115–07009

(206/526–6150).

Written data or views, or requests for

a public hearing on this request, should

be submitted to the Director, Office of

Protected Resources, NMFS, NOAA,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1315

East-West Highway, Room 13130, 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject modification 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

Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1151 et seq.), and fur seal

regulations at 50 CFR part 215.

The modification requests

authorization to increase numbers of

animals incidentally harassed during

censusing and other activities; increase

numbers of allowable captures on

Bogoslof Island; conduct activities using

Time-Depth Recorders; and increase

numbers of animals receiving Time-Wet

Recorders. Concurrent with the

publication of this notice in the Federal

Register, the National Marine Fisheries

Service is forwarding copies of this

modification to the Marine Mammal

Commission and its Committee of

Scientific Advisors.

Dated: April 22, 1996.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96–11235 Filed 5–3–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

MidAmerica Commodity Exchange

Proposed Futures Contract in the

Mexican Peso

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the

terms and conditions of proposed

commodity futures contract.

SUMMARY: The MidAmerica Commodity

Exchange (MidAm or Exchange) has

applied for designation as a contract

market in Mexican peso futures. The

Director of the Division of Economic

Analysis (Division) of the Commission,

acting pursuant to the authority

delegated by Commission Regulation

140.96, has determined that publication

of the proposal for comment is in the

public interest, will assist the
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Commission in considering the views of

interested persons, and is consistent

with the purposes of the Commodity

Exchange Act.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before June 5, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should

submit their views and comments to

Jean A. Webb, Secretary, Commodity

Futures Trading Commission, Three

Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st St., NW,

Washington, DC 20581. Reference

should be made to the MidAmerica

Commodity Exchange Mexican peso

futures contract.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Please contact Stephen Sherrod of the

Division of Economic Analysis,

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,

1155 21st St., NW, Washington, DC

20581, telephone 202–418–5277.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of

the terms and conditions will be

available for inspection at the Office of

the Secretariat, Commodity Futures

Trading Commission, Three Lafayette

Centre, 1155 21st St., NW, Washington,

D.C. 20581. Copies of the terms and

conditions can be obtained through the

Office of the Secretariat by mail at the

above address or by phone at (202) 418–

5097.

Other materials submitted by the

MidAm in support of the application for

contract market designation may be

available upon request pursuant to the

Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.

552) and the Commission’s regulations

thereunder (17 C.F.R. Part 145 (1987)),

except to the extent they are entitled to

confidential treatment as set forth in 17

C.F.R. 145.5 and 145.9. Requests for

copies of such materials should be made

to the FOI, Privacy and Sunshine Act

Compliance Staff of the Office of the

Secretariat at the Commission’s

headquarters in accordance with 17

C.F.R. 145.7 and 145.8.

Any person interested in submitting

written data, views, or arguments on the

proposed terms and conditions, or with

respect to other materials submitted by

the MidAm, should send such

comments to Jean A. Webb, Secretary,

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,

1155 21st St., NW, Washington, DC

20581 by the specified date.

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 30,

1996.

Blake Imel,

Acting Director.

[FR Doc. 96–11135 Filed 5–3–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Draft Environmental Impact Statement/

Environmental Impact Report (DEIS/

DEIR) for Proposed Combined-Forces

Training Activities, New Equipment

Utilization, and Range Modernization

Program at Camp Roberts Army

National Guard Training Site, CA

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this project is

to maximize training opportunities for

military units that use Camp Roberts.

Military units need to be able to

maintain a high level of training and

state of readiness to support national

defense and state missions in times of

natural disaster, civil unrest,and other

emergencies. Adequate training

opportunities, with up-to-date

equipment, must be available to allow

them to train for their assigned

missions.

This DEIS/DEIR analyzes the

proposed action, two alternatives, and

the no-action alternative. The proposed

action consists of three components:

combined-forces training with two

brigades of personnel and associated

equipment, new equipment utilization,

and a range modernization program.

The combined-forces training

component would consist of increasing

the intensity of training from a typical

maximum of approximately 5,300

soldiers to approximately 10,600

soldiers during an annual training

period at Camp Roberts. Four new types

of equipment would be introduced at

Camp Roberts as part of the proposed

action: the M1 Abrams series of tanks

would replace the M60 series tanks,

Bradley Fighting Vehicles would

replace the M113 series armored

personnel carriers, the Multiple-Launch

Rocket System would replace all but

two of the M110 8-inch howitzers, and

the AH–64 series Apache helicopters

would replace the Cobra helicopters.

The range modernization program

component would be composed of both

upgrading existing ranges and

constructing new ranges.

In addition to the proposed action, the

DEIS/DEIR evaluates three other

alternatives: No-Action, New Equipment

Utilization and Range Modernization

Program, and the Peak Training Use of

Camp Roberts/Fort Hunter Liggett.

There will be a 45-day public review

and comment period for the DEIS/DEIR.

A public meeting will be held on the

DEIS/DEIR not less than 15 days after

the Notice of Availability is published.

The meetings will be held in San Luis

Obsipo and Paso Robles. Several

resources tables will be staffed so that

citizens will have the opportunity to

voice their opinions regarding the DEIS/

DEIR and have their questions

answered. After all of the comments

have been compiled and reviewed,

responses to all relevant environmental

issues that have been raised will be

prepared. These responses to comments

and/or any new information will be

incorporated into the DEIS/DEIR to

constitute the Final EIS/EIR.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the DEIS/DEIR

will be mailed to individuals who

participated in the public scoping

process. Copies will also be sent to

federal, state, regional, and local

agencies; interested organizations and

agencies; and public libraries.

Individuals not currently on the mailing

list may obtain a copy at request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

LTC William R. Parsonage, EIS/EIR

Project Officer, Camp Roberts Army

National Guard Training Site, Camp

Roberts, CA, 93451–5000, 805/238–

8207.

Dated: April 29, 1996.

Raymond J. Fatz,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the

Army (Environment, Safety, and

Occupational Health) OASA (IL&E).

[FR Doc. 96–11175 Filed 5–3–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3710–08–M

Department of the Navy

Community Redevelopment Authority

and Available Surplus Buildings and

Land at Military Installations

Designated for Closure: Naval Air

Station, South Weymouth, MA

SUMMARY: This Notice provides

information regarding the

redevelopment authority that has been

established to plan the reuse of the

Naval Air Station, South Weymouth,

Massachusetts and the surplus property

that is located at that base closure site.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further general information, contact

John J. Kane, Director, Department of

the Navy, Real Estate Operations, Naval

Facilities Engineering Command, 200

Stovall Street, Alexandria, VA 22332–

2300, telephone (703) 325–0474, or

Marian E. DiGiamarino, Special

Assistant for Real Estate, Base Closure

Team, Northern Division, Naval

Facilities Engineering Command, Lester,

PA 19113–2090, telephone (610) 595–

0762. For more detailed information

regarding particular properties

identified in this Notice (i.e. acreage,