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loans, grants, benefits, or contracts

under 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2), the

requirements of section 553 do not

apply.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

The Regulatory Flexibility Act does

not apply to this notice of policy change

because the notice was not required to

be promulgated as a proposed rule

before issuance in final form by 5 U.S.C.

§ 553 or by any other law. As a result,

neither an initial nor final Regulatory

Analysis was required, and none has

been prepared.

Paperwork Reduction Act

This notice involves a collection of

information which has been approved

by the Office of Management and

Budget under control number 0640–

0006.

Executive Order 12612

This policy statement does not

contain policies with Federalism

implications sufficient to warrant

preparation of a Federalism assessment

under Executive Order 12612.

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1512 and Executive

Order 11625.

Dated: May 24, 1996.

Elio E. Muller, Jr.,

Associate Director for Strategic Planning,

Minority Business Development Agency.

[FR Doc. 96–13691 Filed 5–30–96; 8:45 am]

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 051796D]

North Pacific Fishery Management

Council; Agenda Addition

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Addition to meeting agenda.

SUMMARY: The agenda for the meeting of

the North Pacific Fishery Management

Council which is scheduled for June 11–

16, 1996, in Portland, OR, was

published on May 28, 1996. See

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for an

addition to the meeting agenda.

ADDRESSES: Portland Red Lion Hotel,

310 S.W. Lincoln, Portland, OR 97201.

Council address: North Pacific

Fishery Management Council, 605 W.

4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK

99501–2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Council staff, Phone: 907–271–2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The initial

agenda published on May 28, 1996 (61

FR 13285). The following addition is to

be included in the agenda for the

Council meeting:

An initial review of a regulatory

amendment to implement specific

electronic reporting requirements for

onshore and offshore processors will be

added to the previously published

agenda.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Helen Allen, 907–

271–2809, at least 5 working days prior

to the meeting date.

Dated: May 28, 1996.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Fisheries

Conservation and Management, National

Marine Fisheries Service

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National Environmental Satellite, Data,

and Information Service Transition

From GOES TAP/GOES Fax

Transmission of Satellite Imagery to

Alternative Methods of Delivery

AGENCIES: National Environmental

Satellite, Data, and Information Service

(NESDIS), National Weather Service

(NWS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice publishes the

NESDIS and the NWS plan to transition

from the current GOES-Tap/GOES-Fax

(telephone-based) analog service to new

digital-data transmission modes

including NOAAPORT point-tomultipoint broadcast and the Internet.

No changes will occur without several

advance notifications. A minimum 6-

month notification is planned for the

user community.

ADDRESSES: Information concerning this

Notice is available upon request. GOESTap users can send inquires to NESDIS,

Satellite Services Division, 5200 Auth

Road, Room 607, Camp Springs,

Maryland 20748.

For GOES-Fax users, requests for

information should be sent to the NWS,

Telecommunications and Dissemination

Branch, 1325 East-West Highway, Suite

17444, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

John Paquette (GOES-Tap) at 301–763–

8051, e-mail at

jpaquette@ssd.wwb.noaa.gov or Herb

Hawkins (GOES-FAX) at 301–713–0425

or e-mail at

hhawkins@smtpgate.ssmc.noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Established in the mid 1970’s, the

Geostationary Operational

Environmental Satellite (GOES)

Telecommunications Access Program

(GOES-Tap) has provided Weather

Service Forecast Offices (WSFO) with

near real-time, high quality analog

environmental satellite imagery from

geostationary and polar-orbiting

satellites. Many other Federal

Government and private weather users

also access this satellite imagery via

regional Satellite Field Distribution

Facilities directly as GOES-Tap

customers or are connected to a WSFO

as a secondary GOES-Fax customer.

In support of the NWS modernization,

NESDIS plans to meet new expanded

NWS operational data requirements by

transitioning from the analog GOES-Tap

to a digital GOES data relay through a

commercial satellite. This satellite

point-to-multipoint broadcast is referred

to as NOAAPORT and will cover the

United States, including Hawaii and

Alaska.

Scheduled for full deployment near

the end of the decade, NOAAPORT will

provide users with real-time

transmission of high resolution digital

sectorized data from both GOES and

other satellite platforms. Currently,

NOAA is also examining additional

means of digital satellite data delivery

including the Internet.

NOAA plans to decommission GOESTap/GOES-Fax during calendar years

1997 and 1998. These planning dates

could be moved up. All known GOESTap/GOES-Fax users will be updated on

specific decommissioning dates at least

6 months prior to termination of these

services. GOES-Tap and GOES-Fax

customers are encouraged to begin

making preparations for this transition.

Dated: May 24, 1996.

Robert S. Winokur,

Assistant Administrator for Satellite and

Information Services.

[FR Doc. 96–13700 Filed 5–30–96; 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 to modify

permit no. 926 (P562).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr.

Robin Baird, Marine Mammal Research
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Group, victoria, B.C., Canada, V8P 5L5,

has requested a modification to Permit

No. 926.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before July 1, 1996.

ADDRESSES: The modification request

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

Director, Northwest Region, National

Marine Fisheries Service, 7600 Sand

Point Way, NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1,

Seattle, WA (206/526–6150).

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, National Marine Fisheries

Service, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those

individuals requesting a hearing should

set forth the specific reasons why a

hearing on this particular request would

be appropriate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeannie Drevenak, 301/713–2289.

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.), and the Regulations

Governing the Taking and Importing of

Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216).

The Permit Holder is currently

authority to take (i.e., harass) up to 300

killer whales (Orcinus orca) annually,

up to 25 of which may be radio tagged

via suction cups annually, in waters off

Washington state, over a five year

period. The purpose of the research is

to study killer whale behavior and

ecology.

The Holder is now requesting that the

Permit be modified to authorize the

harassment and suction cup radio

tagging Dall’s porpoise (Phocoenoides

dalli), in order to study that species’

diving behavior. Up to 100 animals may

be radio tagged annually. Up to 200

non-target animals may be inadvertently

harassed annually during tagging

activities. Activities will be undertaken

in the waters of Juan de Fuca Strait,

Haro Strait, Boundary Pass, Georgia

Strait, and the waters surrounding the

San Juan Islands.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register,

NMFS is forwarding copies of this

application to the Marine Mammal

Commission and its Committee of

Scientific Advisors.

Dated: May 22, 1996.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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Marine Mammals; Permit No. 778

(P772#59)

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of modification.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that on

April 29, 1996, permit no. 778, issued

to the National Marine Fisheries

Service, Southwest Fisheries Science

Center, La Jolla, CA 92038, was

modified.

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 (301/712–2289);

Director, Southwest Region, National

Marine Fisheries Service, 501 West

Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long

Beach, CA 90802–4213 (310/980–4001);

Coordinator, Pacific Area Office,

Southwest Region, National Marine

Fisheries Service, 2570 Dole Street,

Room 106, Honolulu, HI 9682202396

(808/973–2987).

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.), the

provisions of paragraphs (d) and (e) of

§ 216.33 of the regulations of the

governing the taking and importing (50

CFR part 216), the Endangered Species

Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the provisions

of § 222.25 of the regulations governing

the taking, importing, and exporting of

endangered fish and wildlife (50 CFR

part 222).

Permit 778 authorizes the conduct of

several research/enhancement activities

on Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus

schauinslandi). The permit has been

modified to extend the duration of the

permit through October 31, 1996.

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: May 23, 1996.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR

SEVERELY DISABLED

Procurement List; Additions

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled.

ACTION: Additions to the Procurement

List.

SUMMARY: This action adds to the

Procurement List services to be

furnished by nonprofit agencies

employing persons who are blind or

have other severe disabilities.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase

From People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled, Crystal Square 3, Suite 403,

1735 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, Virginia 22202–3461.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beverly Milkman (703) 603–7740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April

5, 1996, the Committee for Purchase

From People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled published notice (61 FR 15225)

of proposed additions to the

Procurement List. After consideration of

the material presented to it concerning

capability of qualified nonprofit

agencies to provide the service and

impact of the additions on the current

or most recent contractors, the

Committee has determined that the

services listed below are suitable for

procurement by the Federal Government

under 41 U.S.C. 46–48c and 41 CFR 51–

2.4. I certify that the following action

will not have a significant impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

The major factors considered for this

certification were:

1. The action will not result in any

additional reporting, recordkeeping or

other compliance requirements for small

entities other than the small

organizations that will furnish the

services to the Government.

2. The action will not have a severe

economic impact on current contractors

for the services.