27338 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 106 / Friday, May 31, 1996 / Notices

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.