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following explanations are hereby

provided:

1. Nonprocurement debarment and

suspension. Prospective participants (as

defined at 15 CFR 26.105) are subject to

15 CFR part 26, ‘‘Nonprocurement

Debarment and Suspension,’’ and the

related section of the certification form

prescribed above applies;

2. Drug-free workplace. Grantees (as

defined at 15 CFR 26.605) are subject to

15 CFR part 26, subpart F,

‘‘Governmentwide Requirements for

Drug-Free Workplace (Grants),’’ and the

related section of the certification form

prescribed above applies;

3. Anti-lobbying. Persons (as defined

at 15 CFR 28.105) are subject to the

lobbying provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1352,

‘‘Limitation on use of appropriated

funds to influence certain Federal

contracting and financial transactions,’’

and the lobbying section of the

certification form prescribed above

applies to applications/bids for grants,

cooperative agreements, and contracts

for more than $100,000, and loans and

loan guarantees for more than $150,000,

or the single family maximum mortgage

limit for affected programs, whichever is

greater; and

4. Anti-lobbying disclosure. Any

applicant who has paid or will pay for

lobbying using any funds must submit

an SF–LLL, ‘‘Disclosure of Lobbying

Activities,’’ as required under 15 CFR

part 28, Appendix B.

5. Lower tier certifications. Applicants

shall require applicants/bidders for

subgrants, contracts, subcontracts, or

other lower tier covered transactions at

any tier under the award to submit, if

applicable, a completed Form CD–512,

‘‘Certifications Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary

Exclusion-Lower Tier Covered

Transactions and Lobbying’’ and

disclosure form SF–LLL, ‘‘Disclosure of

Lobbying Activities.’’ Form CD–512 is

intended for the use of recipients and

should not be transmitted to the

Department of Commerce (Department).

SF–LLL submitted by any tier recipient

or subrecipient should be submitted to

the Department in accordance with the

instructions contained in the award

document.

B. Other Requirements

1. Federal policies and procedures.

FCRP grant recipients and subrecipients

are subject to all Federal laws and

Federal and Department policies,

regulations, and procedures applicable

to Federal financial assistance awards.

Federal assistance funds cannot be used

to pay for a Federal debt.

2. Name check review. Applicants are

subject to a name check review process.

Name checks are intended to reveal if

any key individuals associated with the

recipient have been convicted of, or are

presently facing, criminal charges such

as fraud, theft, perjury, or other matters

that significantly reflect on the

recipient’s management, honesty, or

financial integrity. A false statement on

the application is grounds for denial or

termination of funds and grounds for

possible punishment by a fine or

imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).

3. Financial management

certification/preaward accounting

survey. At the discretion of the NOAA

Grants Officer, applicants may be

required to have their financial

management systems certified by an

independent public accountant as being

in compliance with Federal standards

specified in the applicable Office of

Management and Budget (OMB)

Circulars prior to execution of the

award. Any first-time applicant for

Federal grant funds may be subject to a

pre-award accounting survey by the

Department prior to execution of the

award.

4. Past performance. Unsatisfactory

performance under prior Federal awards

may result in an application not being

considered for funding.

5. Delinquent Federal debts. No award

of Federal funds shall be made to an

applicant or to its subrecipients who

have an outstanding delinquent Federal

debt or fine until either:

a. The delinquent account is paid in

full,

b. A negotiated repayment schedule is

established and at least one payment is

received, or

c. Other arrangements satisfactory to

the Department are made.

6. Buy American-made equipment or

products. Applicants are hereby notified

that they are encouraged, to the extent

feasible, to purchase American-made

equipment and products with funding

under this program.

7. Pre-award activities. If applicants

incur any costs prior to an award being

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 the Department

to cover pre-award costs.

Classification

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.’’

This notice contains a collection-ofinformation requirement subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act. The

collection of this information has been

approved by the OMB (OMB control

number 0648–0289). Public reporting

burden for preparation of the grant

application is estimated to be 1 hour per

response including the time for

reviewing instructions, gathering and

maintaining the data needed, and

completing and reviewing the collection

of information. An additional 15 hour

reporting burden is estimated for those

applicants who are accepted by NMFS,

including time needed to document the

income claims on their applications,

how outstanding liens on their vessels

will be satisfied, and how the vessels

will be scrapped. Send comments

regarding this burden estimate or any

other aspect of this collection of

information, including suggestions for

reducing this burden, to Michael Grable,

Financial Services Division (see

ADDRESSES). Notwithstanding any other

provision of the 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 PRA, unless that collection of

information displays a currently valid

OMB control number.

Dated: May 29, 1996.

Gary Matlock,

Program Management Officer, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96–13953 Filed 5–30–96; 4:21 pm]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–W

[I.D. 052496A]

South Atlantic Fishery Management

Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery

Management Council (Council) will

hold a public meeting of its Scientific

and Statistical Committee, Mackerel

Advisory Panel, a joint meeting of its

Mackerel Advisory Panel and

Committee, and a Council session.

DATES: The meetings will be held from

June 10 to June 14, 1996. See

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific

dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at

the Pier House, One Duval Street, Key

West, FL; telephone: (305) 296-4600,

(800) 327-8340.
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Council address: South Atlantic

Fishery Management Council, One

Southpark Circle, Suite 306; Charleston,

SC 29407-4699.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan Buchanan, Public Information

Officer; telephone: (803) 571-4366; fax:

(803) 769-4520; E-mail:

Susan_Buchanan@safmc.nmfs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates

June 10, 1996, 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The Scientific and Statistical

Committee will meet to discuss Snapper

Grouper Amendments 8 & 9 options;

review the Gag Grouper Assessment;

hear a report on the economic

assessment of commercial reef

fishermen; review the 1996 Wreckfish

Assessment; hear a summary report on

a wreckfish paper entitled, ‘‘The

Demand for ITQs: The Puzzle of the

Atlantic Wreckfish Industry’’; and

discuss the NMFS proposal to

discontinue the Spiny Lobster Fishery

Management Plan (FMP).

June 11, 1996, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon

The Scientific and Statistical

Committee will meet to receive a

mackerel stock assessment presentation.

June 11, 1996, 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The Mackerel Advisory Panel will

meet to develop recommendations for

total allowable catch (TAC) and bag

limits for the 1997 fishing year, and

develop advisory panel

recommendations on other items.

June 12, 1996, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon

The Mackerel Advisory Panel will

meet jointly with the Mackerel

Committee to review the status of king

mackerel trip limits, develop committee

recommendations for TACs and bag

limits, and discuss issues pertaining to

Spanish mackerel.

June 12, 1996, 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The full Council will convene to

receive the Mackerel Committee report.

At 1:45 p.m. the Council will hear

public comment on TACs and bag

limits.

The Council will then set the annual

TACs and bag limits for king and

Spanish mackerel, and discuss other

framework actions.

June 12, 1996, 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The Council will receive the Snapper

Grouper Committee Report and approve

Amendment 8 to the Snapper Grouper

FMP for public hearing.

June 13, 1996, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon

The full Council will convene to

receive the Controlled Access

Committee report and approve

Amendment 9 to the Snapper Grouper

FMP for public hearing.

June 13, 1996, 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The full Council will convene to

receive the Executive and Finance

Committee reports, and approve the

supplemental fiscal year 1996 and 1997

activities schedules and budgets.

June 13, 1996, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The full Council will review the

recreational sale issue, and develop a

Council position on the sale of bag limit

(recreational) caught fish.

June 13, 1996, 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The full Council will receive the

NMFS logbook review presentation.

June 14, 1996, 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

The full Council will convene to

receive a lobster trap composition

presentation; review the status of the

Golden Crab FMP, Amendment 1 to the

Shrimp FMP (Rock Shrimp),

consolidated regulations, and

withdrawal of the Spiny Lobster FMP;

receive agency and liaison reports, and

discuss other business and upcoming

meetings.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to the Council office

(see ADDRESSES) by June 5, 1996.

Dated: May 28, 1996.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Fisheries

Conservation and Management, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96–13845 Filed 6–3–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

[I.D. 052896F]

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of modification 7 to

permit 795 (P503A) and modification 2

to permit 844 (P503I).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

NMFS has issued a modification to a

permit that authorizes takes of an

Endangered Species Act-listed species

for the purpose of scientific research/

enhancement and a modification to a

permit that authorizes takes of

Endangered Species Act-listed species

incidental to sport-fishing activities,

subject to certain conditions set forth

therein, to the Idaho Department of Fish

and Game at Boise, Idaho (IDFG).

ADDRESSES: The applications and

related documents are available for

review in the following offices, by

appointment:

Office of Protected Resources, F/PR8,

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver

Spring, MD 20910–3226 (301-713-1401);

and

Environmental and Technical

Services Division, 525 NE Oregon

Street, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97232–

4169 (503–230–5400).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

modifications to permits were issued

under the authority of section 10 of the

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA)

(16 U.S.C. 1531–1543) and the NMFS

regulations governing ESA-listed fish

and wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 217–

222).

Notice was published on March 12,

1996 (61 FR 9979) that an application

had been filed by IDFG (P503A) for

modification 7 to scientific research/

enhancement permit 795. Modification

7 to permit 795 was issued to IDFG on

April 30, 1996. Permit 795 authorizes

IDFG takes of endangered Snake River

sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)

associated with a captive broodstock

program. The captive broodstock

program is helping to perpetuate the

species and will provide Snake River

sockeye salmon for future recovery

actions. For Modification 7, IDFG is

authorized to release juvenile sockeye

progeny of ESA-listed adults into net

pens in Redfish Lake, ID from JuneOctober annually and to release those

fish from the net pens directly into the

lake in October each year. IDFG is also

authorized an increase in the annual

number of ESA-listed juvenile fish to be

captured, handled, tagged with passive

integrated transponders, and released

during the annual juvenile outmigration

to the ocean. Modification 7 is valid for

the duration of the permit. Permit 795

expires on July 31, 1997.

NMFS also amended permit 795 to

authorize the transfers and releases of

ESA-listed sockeye salmon captivebrood progeny from the Oregon

Department of Fish and Wildlife’s

(ODFW) Bonneville Hatchery. In 1995,

NMFS issued an amendment to Permit

795 to allow the Coastal Zone and

Estuarine Studies Division of the

Northwest Fisheries Science Center,

NMFS (CZESD) to transfer ESA-listed

juvenile fish, captive-brood sockeye