Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 105 / Thursday, May 30, 1996 / Notices 27053

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).

Written data or views, or requests for

a public hearing on this request should

be submitted to the Director, Office of

Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 EastWest Highway, Room 13130, Silver

Spring, MD 20910. Those individuals

requesting a hearing should set forth the

specific reasons why a hearing on this

particular modification request would

be appropriate.

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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject modification to permit no. 927,

issued on June 17, 1994 (59 FR 32419)

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).

Permit no. 927, as amended on July

12, 1995, authorizes the permit holder

to take northern fur seals (Callorhinus

ursinus) in the following manner:

Capture, flipper tag, sample, weigh,

measure, mark and release up to 440

adult females and pups; an additional

400 male/female pups for body

composition and metabolic and

energetic use studies; accidentally kill

up to 6 annually; and inadvertently

harass up to 69,080 during the conduct

of these activities.

The permit holder requests

authorization to: Subsample an

additional 30 pups used in the oxygen

consumption and metabolic rate study;

expand the capture dates from 1

September to 1 July; obtain 100 muscle

samples and 8 pelts from sub-adult

animals killed in the subsistence harvest

or from other animals that die of

nartural causes; subsample an

additional 30 pups in the milk intake,

metabolism, growth, condition and

thermoregulation study of body

composition; subsample 30 pups in the

total blood volume study; and measure

total blood volume in 50 adult females.

No additional live animals are

requested.

Dated: May 14, 1996.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96–13453 Filed 5–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request; Notice

In compliance with Section

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the

Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel

and Readiness) announces the following

proposed extension of a currently

approved public information collection

and seeks public comment on the

provisions thereof. Comments are

invited on: (a) whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of burden of the

proposed information collection; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the information collection on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all

comments by July 29, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

the Office of the Under Secretary of

Defense (Personnel and Readiness)

OASD (Force Management Policy)

(Military Personnel Policy/Accession

Policy) ATTN: Randolph Lougee, 4000

Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC

20301–4000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

To request more information on this

proposed information collection or to

obtain a copy of the proposal and

associated collection instruments,

please write to the above address or call

at (703) 696–0651.

TITLE AND APPLICABLE OMB CONTROL

NUMBER: DoD Survey of Recruit

Socioeconomic Status (SES), OMB

Control Number 0704–0293.

NEEDS AND USES: This survey collects

socioeconomic background information

from a representative sample of new

recruits to the active-duty military. It

provides annual data that are

descriptive of the military composition

as a whole. The data are included in an

annual report to Congress on population

representation in the U.S. military. The

data will be used by members of

Congress and DoD policy makers in the

debate over the relative merits of

voluntary accession and alternative

means of recruitment.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Annual Burden Hours: 3,340.

Number of Respondents: 20,000.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Average Burden per Response: 10

minutes.

Frequency: Other: during sample days

each year.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

In response to Congressional interest

in the background of Service members,

the Office of the Under Secretary of

Defense (Personnel and Readiness)

collects data on the socioeconomic

background of new recruits. Since 1989,

data have been collected on the

occupational and educational

background of recruits’ parents in order

to provide an index of socioeconomic

status. The socioeconomic status

questionnaire is administered routinely

at recruit training centers.

Key questions pertaining to

socioeconomic status are matched to

questions in the Census Bureau’s

Current Population Survey. Each year,

data from new recruits are compared to

data on comparable civilians, and

findings are incorporated into an annual

report to Congress on population

representation in the military. Results

are used by the Office of the Under

Secretary of Defense (Personnel and

Readiness) in an annual report to

Congress on the sociodemographic

representation of new recruits. The

report also is used to respond to

inquiries from Congress, the media, and

members of the public on social

representation in the U.S. Armed

Services.

Dated: May 23, 1996.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 96–13466 Filed 5–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

Department of Defense Education

Benefits Board of Actuaries; Notice of

Meeting

SUMMARY: A meeting of the board has

been scheduled to execute the

provisions of Chapter 101, Title 10,

United States Code (10 U.S.C. 2006 et

seq.). The Board shall review DoD

actuarial methods and assumptions to

be used in the valuation of the G.I. Bill.

Persons desiring to (1) attend the DoD

Education Benefits Board of Actuaries

meeting or (2) make an oral presentation

or submit a written statement for

consideration at the meeting must notify