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feasible, to purchase American-made

equipment and products with funding

under this program.

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

Commerce to cover pre-award costs.

If an application is selected for

funding, Commerce has no obligation to

provide any additional future funding in

connection with that award.

Classification

This program has been determined to

be not significant for the purposes of

E.O. 12866.

Applications under this program are

subject to E.O. 12372,

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs.’’

The program is listed in the

‘‘Catalogue of Federal Domestic

Assistance’’ under No. 11.452, Unallied

Industry Projects.

This program contains a collection-ofinformation requirement subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The

collection of this information has been

approved by OMB (OMB control

number 0648–0082). Public reporting

burden for preparation of the claim

application is estimated to be 10 hours

per response including the time for

reviewing instructions, gathering and

maintaining the documentation, and

completing and reviewing the collection

of information. Send comments

regarding this burden estimate or any

other aspect of this collection of

information, including suggestions for

reducing this burden, to NMFS (see

ADDRESSES). Other requirements

mentioned in the notice include Forms

424B and LLL, which are cleared under

OMB Control Numbers 0348–0040 and

0348–0046, respectively.

Notwithstanding any other provision

of law, no person is required to respond

to nor shall a 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.

Authority: Public Law 99–659 (16 U.S.C.

4107 et seq.); Public Law 102–396.

Dated: June 4, 1996.

Gary Matlock,

Program Management Officer, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96–14591 Filed 6–7–96; 8:45 am]

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[I.D. 053096E]

Incidental Take of Marine Mammals;

Bottlenose Dolphins and Spotted

Dolphins

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of issuance of letters of

authorization.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Marine Mammal Protection Act

(MMPA) as amended, and implementing

regulations, notification is hereby given

that letters of authorization to take

bottlenose and spotted dolphins

incidental to oil and gas structure

removal activities were issued on May

31, 1996, to Chevron U.S.A., 935 Gravier

Street, New Orleans, LA 70112, and

Samedan Oil Corporation, 350

Glenborough, Houston, TX 77067.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The letters of

authorization are effective from May 31,

1996 through May 30, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The applications and letters

are available for review in the following

offices: Office of Protected Resources,

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver

Spring, MD 20910 and the Southeast

Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center

Drive N, St. Petersburg, FL 33702.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kenneth R. Hollingshead, Office of

Protected Resources, NMFS, (301) 713–

2055 or Charles Oravetz, Southeast

Region (813) 570–5312.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Section 101(a)(5)(A) of the MMPA (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) directs NMFS to

allow, on request, the incidental, but not

intentional, taking of small numbers of

marine mammals by U.S. citizens who

engage in a specified activity (other than

commercial fishing) within a specified

geographical region, if certain findings

are made and regulations are issued.

Under the MMPA, the term ‘‘taking’’

means to harass, hunt, capture or kill or

to attempt to harass, hunt, capture or

kill marine mammals.

Permission may be granted for periods

up to 5 years if the Secretary of

Commerce finds, after notification and

opportunity for public comment, that

the taking will have a negligible impact

on the species or stock(s) of marine

mammals and will not have an

unmitigable adverse impact on the

availability of the species or stock(s) for

subsistence uses. In addition, NMFS

must prescribe regulations that include

permissible methods of taking and other

means effecting the least practicable

adverse impact on the species and its

habitat, and on the availability of the

species for subsistence uses, paying

particular attention to rookeries, mating

grounds and areas of similar

significance. The regulations must

include requirements pertaining to the

monitoring and reporting of such taking.

Regulations governing the taking of

bottlenose and spotted dolphins

incidental to oil and gas structure

removal activities in the Gulf of Mexico

were published on October 12, 1995 (60

FR 53139) and remain in effect until

November 13, 2000.

Summary of Request

NMFS received requests for letters of

authorization on May 8, 1996, from

Chevron U.S.A., and on May 17, 1996,

from Samedan Oil Corporation. These

letters request a take by harassment of

a small number of bottlenose and

spotted dolphins incidental to the above

mentioned activity. Issuance of these

letters of authorization is based on a

finding that the total takings will have

a negligible impact on the bottlenose

and spotted dolphin stocks of the Gulf

of Mexico.

Dated: June 4, 1996.

Patricia A. Montanio,

Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96–14592 Filed 6–7–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

[I.D. 052496B]

Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee;

Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of

meetings of the Marine Fisheries

Advisory Committee (MAFAC) from

July 17 to July 19, 1996.

DATES: The meetings are scheduled as

follows:

1. July 17, 1996, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

2. July 18, 1996, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

3. July 19, 1996, 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Silver Spring Holiday Inn, 8777

Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD.

Requests for special accommodations

may be directed to MAFAC, Office of

Management Information, National

Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD

20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Wheeler, Executive Secretary;

telephone: (301) 713–2252.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As

required by section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5

U.S.C. App. (1982), notice is hereby

given of a meeting of MAFAC. MAFAC

was established by the Secretary of

Commerce (Secretary) on February 17,

1971, to advise the Secretary on all

living marine resource matters that are

the responsibility of Commerce. This

Committee ensures that the living

marine resource policies and programs

of this Nation are adequate to meet the

needs of commercial and recreational

fisheries, and environmental, state,

consumer, academic, and other national

interests.

Matters to be Considered

July 17, 1996—Subcommittee Meetings

(1) Steering Committee

(2) Marine Recreational Fisheries

Committee

(3) Protected Resources/Habitat

Committee

(4) Seafood Markets and Trade

Committee

(5) Commercial Fisheries Committee

July 18, 1996

(1) Report on NMFS Program Briefing

(2) Final report of Bycatch Task Force

(3) Report on the NMFS/NOAA

budget(s)

(4) Reports on critical issues facing

NMFS

July 19, 1996

(1) Report of subcommittees

(2) Discussion on 1996–1997 areas of

focus for Committee

(3) Open panel discussion

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to MAFAC (see

ADDRESSES).

Dated: May 29, 1996.

Gary Matlock,

Program Management Officer, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96–14493 Filed 6–7–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

Modernization Transition Committee

(MTC); Meeting

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

TIME AND DATE: June 27, 1996 from 8

a.m. to 5 p.m.

PLACE: This meeting will take place at

the Holiday Inn Bethesda Hotel, 1820

Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD.

STATUS: The meeting will be open to the

public. On June 27, 1996, 11 a.m. to 12

p.m. will be set aside for oral comments

or questions from the public.

Approximately 50 seats will be available

on a first-come first-served basis for the

public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: This

meeting will cover: Consultation on 18

final Consolidation Certifications and

consultation on Automation Criteria,

and a briefing on Closure Criteria.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Mr. Nicholas Scheller, National Weather

Service, Modernization Staff, 1325 EastWest Highway, SSMC2, Silver Spring,

Maryland 20910. Telephone: (301) 713–

0454.

Dated: June 4, 1996.

Nicholas R. Scheller,

Manager, National Implementation Staff.

[FR Doc. 96–14514 Filed 6–7–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–12–M

[I.D. 052196D]

Marine Mammals; Permit No. 716

(P466)

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of modification.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that on

May 20, 1996, permit no. 716, issued to

Mr. Scott D. Kraus, Edgerton Research

Laboratory, New England Aquarium,

Central Wharf, Boston, MA 02110–3309,

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, Southeast Region, NMFS,

9721 Executive Center Drive North, St.

Petersburg, FL 33702–2432 (813/893–

3141); and

Director, Northeast Region, NMFS,

One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA

01930–2298 (508/281–9250).

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 no. 716 authorizes the

inadvertent harassment of up to 350

right whales (Eubalaena glacialis)

annually during the course of photoidentification and aerial survey

activities. Of these 350 animals, up to 50

may be biopsy sampled annually and up

to 10 may be radio tagged annually. The

permit holder may also import/export

right whale tissues for scientific

research purposes. The permit’s

duration has been extended through

August 31, 1996. This is a time

extension only and involves no increase

in the number of animals authorized to

be taken under the permit.

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 31, 1996.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96–14492 Filed 6–7–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

Bureau of the Census

The Census Advisory Committee

(CAC) on the African American

Population, the CAC on the American

Indian and Alaska Native Populations,

the CAC on the Asian and Pacific

Islander Populations, and the CAC on

the Hispanic Population; Notice of

Public Meeting

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (P.L. 92–463 as amended

by P.L. 94–409, P.L. 96–523, and P.L.

97–375), we are giving notice of a joint

meeting followed by separate and

concurrently held (described below)

meetings of the CAC on the African

American Population, the CAC on the

American Indian and Alaska Native

Populations, the CAC on the Asian and

Pacific Islander Populations, and the

CAC on the Hispanic Population. The

joint meeting will convene on June 20–

21, 1996 at the Ramada Inn Seminary

Plaza Hotel, 4641 Kenmore Avenue,

Alexandria, Virginia 22304.

Each of these Committees is

composed of nine members appointed

by the Secretary of Commerce. They

provide an organized and continuing