24480 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 95 / Wednesday, May 15, 1996 / Notices

Dated: May 10, 1996.

Linda Engelmeier,

Acting Departmental Forms Clearance

Officer, Office of Management and

Organization.

[FR Doc. 96–12179 Filed 5–14–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–16–F

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Licensing of Private Remote-Sensing

Space Systems

AGENCY: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public hearing.

SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is

considering revisions to its regulations

for the licensing of private remote

sensing space systems under Title II of

the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of

1992, 15 U.S.C. 5601 et seq. (1992 Act).

To further this consideration, NOAA is

sponsoring a public meeting to facilitate

an exchange of ideas on significant

issues between industry and

government. The discussion will focus

on those issues highlighted in NOAA’s

December 4, 1995, Notice of Inquiry (60

FR 62054) and the comments received

in response.

DATES: The Public Meeting will be held

on June 14, 1996 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00

p.m., with a lunch break from 12:30

p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the United States Department of

Commerce, Herbert C. Hoover Building,

Room 4830, 14th Street & Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. Parties

interested in participating in the public

meeting, particularly those that would

like to present oral and/or written

testimony, should contact Michael

Mignono or Kira Alvarez (See FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).

Comments received in response to the

December 4, 1995 Notice of Inquiry may

be viewed and/or copied by

appointment from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

at NOAA, Federal Building 4, Room

3301, Suitland, MD. Copies of NOAA’s

Discussion Packages may be obtained by

contacting Michael Mignogno.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Mignogno, NOAA, National

Environmental Satellite, Data, and

Information Service, (301) 457–5210 or

Kira Alvarez, NOAA, Office of General

Counsel, (301) 713–0053.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NOAA is

considering the need to revise its

regulations for licensing operators of

private remote-sensing space systems. It

is holding a public meeting to promote

the dialogue between the Government

and industry which began with the

publication of NOAA’s December 4,

1995, Notice of Inquiry. NOAA will use

the comments already received and the

results of the meeting to determine

whether new regulations are necessary

and, if so, as a basis for NOAA to draft

proposed regulations.

The December 4, 1995 Notice of

Inquiry stated that NOAA was

particularly interested in comment on

issues in four general areas. The Notice

also announced the availability of

discussion packages concerning these

areas. The areas and issues highlighted

were as follows:

1. Review Procedures for License

Applications.

A. How can the process be improved

and modified to provide transparency

and predictability?

B. What are the minimum

informational requirements for a

complete application?

NOAA proposed that the Government

abide by more formal administrative

time limits and more detailed record

keeping in making these determinations

on an application.

2. Should NOAA consider a different

standard and/or procedures for

restricting imaging to preserve national

security/foreign policy interests than

that established by PDD–23 and

included in current licenses, i.e.:

The Secretary of Commerce may, after

consulting with the Secretary of Defense or

State, as appropriate, require the licensee to

stop imaging an area and/or stop distributing

data from an area during any period when

national security or foreign policy interests

may be compromised.

3. Review of Foreign Agreements.

A. What agreements must be

submitted for review? Is the existing

focus appropriate, i.e. on agreements

that give a foreign party some control

over the operation of the system an

important role in distributing data?What

is the appropriate threshold for strictly

financial arrangements.

B. What process should be in place to

inform applicants when the Government

has identified a concern with a potential

foreign agreement?

Major comments received were as

follows:

1. General Issues: Commentors noted

that there is an overall need for clearer

definitions and standards in the

regulations. Also, several commentors

discussed the issue of proprietary

information: comments received from

the commercial remote sensing industry

noted that all proprietary information

submitted to NOAA should be protected

from disclosure to the public; however,

comments received from the news

media noted that NOAA license

application files should be open to the

public, similar to the Federal

Communications Commission broadcast

license application files.

2. Review Procedures: Comments

received stated generally that the review

period for license applications should

be less than 120 days; several methods

were proposed to help accomplish this,

but most importantly the comments

noted that NOAA should alert

applicants as soon as possible about any

defects that may delay processing the

application.

3. Standards for Restricting Imaging:

Comments received noted that the

regulations should clarify the standards

as to when the distribution of imagery

will be cut-off or limited due to national

security and/or foreign policy reasons.

The news media indicated in their

comments that they would like a ‘‘clear

and present danger’’ standard

incorporated into the regulations, as

well as procedural safeguards.

4. Review of Foreign Agreements:

Several comments suggested a tiered

classification system whereby

agreements with certain countries

would receive less scrutiny than

agreements with other countries. One

comment suggested only the notification

of the agreement to NOAA (but no

forwarding of any documentation) for

NOAA’s certification that the agreement

was in compliance with the license.

In an issue related to foreign

agreements, industry commentors

suggested that the 25 per cent cap on

foreign ownership should be raised to

40 per cent.

All comments received on the

December 4, 1995 Notice of Inquiry are

available for public review by

appointment from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

at NOAA, Federal Building 4, Room

3301, Suitland, MD. They may be

inspected and any comments may be

copied in accordance with regulations

published in part 4 of title 15, Code of

Federal Regulations. Further

information about inspection and

copying of records at this facility may be

obtained by contacting NOAA (See FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).

The meeting will consist of panel

discussions of the four topics listed

above, as well as the issue of foreign

investment agreements. Concerning the

latter, NOAA would be interested in

examples of regulation of foreign

investment that have worked

successfully in the context of other

agencies.

Parties interested in participating in

the public meeting, particularly those

that would like to present oral and/or
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written testimony, should contact

NOAA (see ADDRESSES) so that NOAA

can effectively coordinate the meeting

and ensure an orderly proceeding.

Dated: May 10, 1996.

Robert S. Winokur,

Assistant Administrator for Satellite and

Information Services.

[FR Doc. 96–12171 Filed 5–14–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–12–M

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND

COMMUNITY SERVICE

AmeriCorps*VISTA Pre-Application

Inquiry Form Reinstatement

AGENCY: Corporation for National and

Community Service.

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National

and Community Service has asked for

an emergency processing request to

OMB for the AmeriCorps*VISTA PreApplication Inquiry.

DATES: The effective date is May 20,

1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Diana B. London, Deputy Director,

AmeriCorps*VISTA, (202) 606–5000,

extension 228. For individuals with

disabilities, information will be made

available in alternative formats, upon

request.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A request

for emergency processing for

reinstatement of OMB Approval #3001–

0057, AmeriCorps*VISTA PreApplication Inquiry form which expired

on November 30, 1995, has been

requested to OMB. This form is used for

information collection on potential

AmeriCorps*VISTA applicant

organizations to determine their

eligibility to become an

AmeriCorps*VISTA sponsoring

organization.

Dated: May 8, 1996.

Diana B. London,

Deputy Director, AmeriCorps*VISTA.

[FR Doc. 96–12161 Filed 5–14–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6050–28–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Committee Meeting Notice (School of

the Americas)

AGENCY: School of the Americas,

Training and Doctrine Command.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with 10 (a) (2)

of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,

Public Law (92–463), announcement is

made of the following committee

meeting:

Name of Committee: School of the

Americas (SOA) Subcommittee of the Army

Education Advisory Committee.

Dates of Meeting: 29 and 30 May 1996.

Time of Meeting: 0900–1600 on 29 May,

and 0900–1130 on 30 May 1996.

Place of Meeting: School of the Americas,

Building 35, Fort Benning, GA.

Proposed Agenda: Orientation and current

School of the Americas issues.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

All communications regarding this

subcommittee should be addressed to

Lieutenant Colonel Willie G. Story, U.S.

Army School of the Americas,

Attention: ATZB–SAD, Fort Benning,

Georgia, 31905–6245, or telephone (706)

545–3491.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Purpose of Meeting: The newlyconstituted SOA subcommittee will

receive an orientation and review and

discuss current issues, particularly

proposed legislation regarding SOA.

2. Meeting of the Advisory Committee

is open to the public. Due to space

limitations, attendance may be limited

to those persons who have notified the

Committee Management Office in

writing at least 5 days prior to the

meeting date of their intent to attend.

3. Any member of the public may file

a written statement with the committee

before, during, or after the meeting. To

the extent that time permits, the

subcommittee chairman may allow

public presentations of oral statements

at the meetings.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 96–12157 Filed 5–14–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3710–08–M

Corps of Engineers

Notice of Availability of Surplus Land

and Buildings in Accordance With

Public Law 103–421 Located at Charles

E. Kelly Support Facility, Irwin Support

Annex, Manor, PA

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

DoD.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: This notice identifies the

surplus real property located at the

Irwin Support Annex, Manor, PA. The

former Nike Missile Launcher site is

located in Westmoreland County, on

Nike Road, just off of Pleasant Valley

Road, south of its intersection with

Route 130, next to the Turnpike.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For more information regarding the

particular property identified in this

Notice (i.e., acreage, floor plans, existing

sanitary facilities, exact location),

contact Mr. Gerry Bresee, Real Estate

Division, Army Corps of Engineers, P.O.

Box 1715, Baltimore, MD 21203

(telephone 410–962–5173, fax 410–962–

0866).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

surplus is available under the

provisions of the Federal Property and

Administrative Services Act of 1945 and

the Base Closure Community

Redevelopment and Homeless

Assistance Act of 1994. Notices of

interest should be forwarded to Mr.

William E. Mitchell II, Redevelopment

Director, Redevelopment Authority of

the County of Westmoreland, 601

Courthouse Square, Greensburg,

Pennsylvania 15601, (telephone 412–

830–3050, fax 412–830–3611).

The surplus real property totals

approximately 18.93 acres and contains

11 buildings totaling approximately

26,468 square feet of space. Current

range of uses include storage and

administrative. Future uses may include

administrative, storage or residential.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 96–12158 Filed 5–14–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3710–41–M

Department of the Navy

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO)

Executive Panel; Closed Meeting

Pursuant to the provisions of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (5

U.S.C. App. 2), notice is hereby given

that the Chief of Naval Operations

(CNO) Executive Panel will meet on

June 3, 1996 from 2:30 to 4:00 at the

office of the Chief of Naval Operations,

2000 Navy Pentagon, Washington, DC

20350–2000. This session will be closed

to the public.

The purpose of this meeting is to

conduct the final briefing of the Naval

Warfare Innovations Task Force to the

Chief of Naval Operations. These

matters constitute classified information

that is specifically authorized by

Executive order to be kept secret in the

interest of the national defense and are,

in fact, properly classified pursuant to

such Executive order. Accordingly, the

Secretary of the Navy has determined in

writing that the public interest requires

that all sessions of the meeting be closed

to the public because they will be

concerned with matters listed in section

552b (c) (1) of title 5, United States

Code.

For further information concerning

this meeting, contact Janice Graham,

Assistant for CNO Executive Panel