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whether the information will have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of burden of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology. Comments may be sent to:

F. Lamont Heppe, Jr., Director, Program

Support and Regulatory Analysis Group,

Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department

of Agriculture, AG Box 1522, 14th &

Independence Ave., SW., Washington,

DC 20250–1522. FAX: (202) 720–4120.

All responses to this notice will be

summarized and included in the request

for OMB approval. All comments will

also become a matter of public record:

Dated: April 29, 1996.

Wally Beyer,

Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.

[FR Doc. 96–11017 Filed 5–2–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 041996A]

Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of scientific research

permit no. 999 (P5I)

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr.

Donald B. Siniff, University of

Minnesota, 1987 Upper Buford Circle,

St. Paul, MN 55108, has been issued a

permit to ‘‘take’’ by Level A harassment,

Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus

schauinslandi) for purposes of scientific

research.

ADDRESSES: The permit 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, Southwest Region, NMFS,

501 W. Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200,

Long Beach, CA 90802–4213 (310/980–

4016); and

Protected Species Program

Coordinator, Pacific Area Office,

Southwest Region, NMFS, 2570 Dole

Street, Room 106, Honolulu, HI 96822–

2396 (808/973–2987).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

January 30, 1996, notice was published

in the Federal Register (61 FR 3002)

that the above-named applicant had

submitted a request for a scientific

research permit to ‘‘take’’ by Level A

harassment (i.e., capture, restrain,

chemically sedate, instrument, release,

and recapture for instrument removal)

up to 20 adult male, and up to 10 adult

female Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus

schauinslandi) from the population at

French Frigate Shoals, over an 18-month

period. Up to five additional animals

(regardless of gender) were also

requested to be taken by Level A

harassment in the event that attachment

procedures must be prematurely

terminated. The objective of the

research is to investigate Hawaiian

monk seal movements and foraging

patterns using satellite-linked timedepth recorders to characterize habitat

use. Authorization for the taking of

adult males has been granted, with

authorization for the taking of adult

females contingent upon future review

by both the National Marine Fisheries

Service and the Hawaiian Monk Seal

Recovery Team. The requested permit

has been issued 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 (ESA) 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).

Issuance of this permit, as required by

the ESA, was based on a finding that

such permit: (1) Was applied for in good

faith; (2) will not operate to the

disadvantage of the endangered species

which is the subject of this permit; and

(3) is consistent with the purposes and

policies set forth in section 2 of the

ESA.

Dated: April 26, 1996.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96–10994 Filed 5–2–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

[I.D. 041996C]

Marine Mammals; Scientific Research

Permit No. 1000 (P66K)

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Alaska Department of Fish and Game,

Division of Wildlife Conservation, P.O.

Box 3–2000, Juneau, AK 99802, has

been issued a permit to take up to 3000

harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) and up to

600 spotted seals (Phoca largha) for

purposes of scientific research.

ADDRESSES: The permit 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); and

Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box

21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668 (907/

586–7221).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March

22, 1996, notice was published in the

Federal Register (61 FR 11809) that a

request for a scientific research permit

to take harbor seals and spotted seals

had been submitted by the above-named

organization. The requested permit has

been issued 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).

Dated: April 24, 1996.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96–10995 Filed 5–2–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

[I.D. 041996B]

Marine Mammals; Permit No. 838

(P535)

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application for

modification.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Stephen Insley, Smithsonian Institution,

National Zoological Park, Washington,

DC 20008, has requested a modification

to permit No. 838.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before June 3, 1996.

ADDRESSES: The modification request

and related documents are available for

review upon written request or by

appointment in the following office(s):