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made, they do so solely at their own risk

of not being reimbursed by the

Government. Notwithstanding any

verbal or written assurance that may

have been received, there is no

obligation on the part of DOC to cover

Preaward costs.

VII. Classification

A notice of availability of financial

assistance for this program will also

appear in the Commerce Business Daily.

This action has been determined to be

not significant for purposes of E.O.

12866.

Applications under this program are

subject to E.O. 12372,

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs.’’

The application mentioned in this

notice is subject to the Paperwork

Reduction Act. It has been approved by

the Office of Management and Budget

under control numbers 0348–0043,

0348–0044, and 0348–0046.

Notwithstanding any other provision of

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 Paperwork

Reduction Act, unless that collection

displays a current valid OMB Control

Number.

Authority: Public Law 104–91.

Dated: May 16, 1996.

Michael J. Nelson,

Acting Director, Procurement, Grants and

Administrative Services, Office of Finance

and Administration.

[FR Doc. 96–12768 Filed 5–17–96; 2:27 pm]

BILLING CODE 3510–12–U

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 051396F]

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit 988,

amendment 1 to permit 942, and

modification 2 to permit 962.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

NMFS issued Permit 988, Amendment 1

to Permit 942, and Modification 2 to by

Permit 962, permits to take listed sea

turtles for the purpose of scientific

research, subject to certain conditions

set forth therein.

ADDRESSES: The applications, permits,

and related documents are available for

review by appointment in the following

offices:

Office of Protected Resources, F/PR8,

NMFS, 1315 East-West Hwy., Room

13307, Silver Spring, MD 20910–3226

(301–713–1401); and

Director, Southeast Region, NMFS,

NOAA, 9721 Executive Center Drive, St.

Petersburg, FL 33702–2432 (813–893–

3141) for Permits 942 and 962

or

Director, Southwest Region, NMFS,

NOAA, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite

4200, Long Beach, CA 90802–4213

(310–980–4016) for Permit 988.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice

was published on January 23, 1996 (61

FR 1748) that an application had been

filed by Dr. Peter Dutton of NMFS

Southwest Fisheries Science Center and

Donna McDonald of Ocean Planet

Research, Inc. (P602) to take listed sea

turtles for scientific research as

authorized by the Endangered Species

Act of 1973 (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1531–

1543) and NMFS regulations governing

listed fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR

parts 217–222). The applicants

requested authorization to capture 50

green (Chelonia mydas), 5 olive ridley

(Lepidochelys olivacea), and 5

loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles

in San Diego Bay. The turtles would be

measured, weighed, have blood and

stomach samples taken, and have tags

and transmitters attached. The purpose

of the research is to reassess the status

of sea turtles in San Diego Bay. The

applicants requested a 5-year permit. On

May 10, 1996, NMFS issued Permit 988

authorizing the above research.

Notice was published on February 29,

1996 (61 FR 7776) that a four-year

extension to Permit 962 had been

requested by Carlos Diez and Robert van

Dam of the University of Central Florida

(P509B) to take listed sea turtles for

scientific research as authorized by the

ESA. On May 10, 1996, NMFS issued

Modification 2 to Permit 962, extending

it until May 31, 2000. The applicants are

authorized to capture listed sea turtles

in Puerto Rico.

On April 25, 1996, as authorized by

the ESA, NMFS issued Amendment 1 to

Permit 942 held by Jane Anne

Provancha of the Dynamac Corporation

(P576). This amendment updated the

permit conditions regarding netting to

capture sea turtles, so as to avoid

interaction with any species not

authorized in the permit.

Issuance of this permit, modification,

and amendment, as required by the

ESA, was based on a finding that these

actions: (1) Were applied for in good

faith, (2) will not operate to the

disadvantage of the listed species that

are the subject of the actions, and (3) are

consistent with the purposes and

policies set forth in section 2 of the

ESA.

Dated: May 14, 1996.

Eric H. Ostrovsky,

Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96–12784 Filed 5–21–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

[I.D. 050896A]

Marine Mammals; Permit No. 728

(P36C)

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of modification.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

permit no. 728, issued to Dr. Bernd

Wu ̈rsig and Dr. Graham Worthy, Marine

Mammal Research Program, Department

of Marine Biology, Texas A&M

University, P.O. Box 1675, Galveston,

TX 77553–1675, to take Atlantic

bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops

truncatus) was extended until December

31, 1996.

ADDRESSES: The modification 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); and

Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721

Executive Center Drive, North, St.

Petersburg, FL 33702–2532 (813/570–

5301).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject modification has been issued

under the authority of the Marine

Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and

the provisions of paragraphs (d) and (e)

of § 216.33 of the Regulations Governing

the Taking and Importing of Marine

Mammals (50 CFR part 216).

Dated: May 13, 1996.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96–12782 Filed 5–21–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

Patent and Trademark Office

Notice of Two Year Exclusivity Period;

DAYPRO Oxaprozin

AGENCY: Patent and Trademark Office,

Commerce.