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University of North Carolina—(919)

515–2454

The Ohio State University—(614) 292–

8949

Oregon State University—(503) 737–

3396

University of Puerto Rico—(787) 832–

3585

Purdue University—(317) 494–3593

University of Rhode Island—(401) 874–

6800

South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium—

(803) 727–2078

University of Southern California—(213)

740–1961

Texas A&M University—(409) 845–3854

Virginia Graduate Marine Science

Consortium—(804) 924–5965

University of Washington—(206) 543–

6600

University of Wisconsin—(608) 262–

0905

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute—

(508) 457–2000 ext. 2665

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy

Fellowship; National Sea Grant College

Federal Fellows Program

Purpose of the Fellowship Program

In 1979, the National Sea Grant

College Program Office (NSGCPO), in

fulfilling its broad educational

responsibilities, initiated a program to

provide educational experience in the

policies and processes of the Legislative

and Executive Branches of the Federal

Government to graduate students in

marine related fields. The U.S. Congress

recognized the value of this program

and in 1987, P.L. 100–220 stipulated

that the Sea Grant Federal Fellows

Program was to be a formal part of the

National Sea Grant College Program Act.

The recipients are designated Dean John

A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellows

pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 1127(b).

Announcement

Fellows program announcements are

sent annually to all participating Sea

Grant institutions and campuses by the

state Sea Grant Director upon receipt of

notice from the National Sea Grant

College Program Office (NSGCPO). A

brochure describing the program is also

available from the NSGCPO for

distribution by both that office and the

state Sea Grant programs.

Eligibility

Any student who, on September 30th

of the year of application, is in a

master’s, doctoral or professional

program in a marine related field from

any accredited institution of higher

education may apply to the NSGCPO

through any state Sea Grant program.

Deadlines

Students must submit applications to

the state Sea Grant Director, who will be

the applicant’s sponsor, by the date set

by the Directors in their individual

program announcement (usually early to

mid-September). Applications are to be

submitted to the NSGCPO by the

sponsoring state Sea Grant Director, no

later than close of business on

September 30th of any given year.

The competitive selection process and

subsequent notification will be

completed by October 31st of any given

year.

Stipend and Expenses

For 1997 a Fellow will receive an

award of $30,000 which is distributed

between salary (stipend) and living

expenses in accordance with University

guidelines. Other expenses covered are

travel, moving costs, health insurance

and institutional overhead.

Application

An application will include:

Personal and academic resume or

curriculum vitae.

Personal education and career goal

statement which emphasizes

expectations from the experience in

the way of career development. (not to

exceed 2 pages)

No more than two letters of

recommendation with at least one

being from the student’s major

professor.

A letter of endorsement from the

sponsoring state Sea Grant Director.

Copy of undergraduate and graduate

student transcripts. Thesis papers are

not desired.

It is our intent that all applicants be

evaluated only on their ability, therefore

letters of endorsements from members

of Congress, friends, relatives or others

will not be considered.

Placement preference in the Executive

or Legislative Branches of the

Government may be stated, and will be

honored to the extent possible.

Selection Criteria

The selection criteria will include:

Strength of Academic Performance.

Communications Skills (both written

and oral).

Diversity of Academic Background.

Work Experience.

Support of Major Professor.

Support of Sea Grant Director.

Ability to Work with People.

Selection

Applicants will be individually

reviewed and ranked by a panel chaired

by the Director of Federal Fellowships

of the NSGCPO and include

representation from (1) the Council of

Sea Grant Directors, (2) the Office of the

Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and

Atmospheric Research, and (3) the

current and possibly last past group of

Fellows. The individuals representative

of these groups will be chosen on a year

by year basis according to availability,

timing, and other exigencies. Selection

of finalists by the panel will be done by

the Panel Chair according to the criteria

outlined above. After selection, the

panel chair will group applicants into

the two categories, legislative and

executive, based upon the applicant’s

stated preference and/or judgment of the

panel based upon material submitted.

The number of fellows assigned to the

Congress will be limited to 10.

Kurt Schrebile,

Executive Dir. OAR, Office of Oceanic and

Atmospheric Research.

[FR Doc. 96–17154 Filed 7–03–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–12–P

[I.D. 062696B]

Permits; Foreign Fishing

In accordance with a memorandum of

understanding with the Secretary of

State, the National Marine Fisheries

Service publishes for public review and

comment summaries of applications

received by the Secretary of State

requesting permits for foreign fishing

vessels to operate in the Exclusive

Economic Zone under provisions of the

Magnuson Fishery Conservation and

Management Act (Magnuson Act, 16

U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). This notice

concerns the receipt of an application

from the Government of the Republic of

Poland requesting authorization to

conduct a joint venture in the Northwest

Atlantic Ocean for Atlantic sea herring

and Atlantic mackerel. The freezer

trawler GRINWAL is identified as the

vessel that will receive sea herring and

mackerel from U.S. vessels. Send

comments on this application to:

NOAA - National Marine Fisheries

Service, Office of Fisheries Conservation

and Management, 1315 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910;

and/or to one or both of the Regional

Fishery Management Councils listed

below:

Douglas G. Marshall, Executive

Director, New England Fishery

Management Council, 5 Broadway,

Saugus, MA 01906, 617/231–0422;

David R. Keifer, Executive Director,

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management

Council, Federal Building, Room 2115,

300 South New Street, Dover, DE

19901–6790, 302/674–2331.
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For further information contact Robert

A. Dickinson, Office of Fisheries

Conservation and Management, (301)

713–2337.

Dated: June 27, 1996.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Fisheries

Conservation and Management, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96–17158 Filed 7–3–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday,

July 10, 1996.

LOCATION: Room 420, East West Towers,

4430 East West Highway, Bethesda,

Maryland.

STATUS: Open to the Public.

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED:

FY 1998 Budget Request

The Commission will consider issues

related to the Commission’s budget for fiscal

year 1998.

For a recorded message containing the

latest agenda information, call (301)

504–0709.

CONTACT PERSON FOR ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION: Sadye E. Dunn, Office of

the Secretary, 4330 East West Highway.,

Bethesda, MD 20207 (301) 504–0800.

Dated: July 1, 1996.

Sadye E. Dunn,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–17287 Filed 7–2–96; 2:09 pm]

BILLING CODE 6355–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Director, Information

Resources Group, invites comments on

the proposed information collection

requests as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before

September 3, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

requests for copies of the proposed

information collection requests should

be addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill,

Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, S.W., Room

5624, Regional Office Building 3,

Washington, DC 20202–4651.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick J. Sherrill (202) 708–8196.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (44 U. S. C. Chapter 35) requires

that the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) provide interested

Federal agencies and the public an early

opportunity to comment on information

collection requests. OMB may amend or

waive the requirement for public

consultation to the extent that public

participation in the approval process

would defeat the purpose of the

information collection, violate State or

Federal law, or substantially interfere

with any agency’s ability to perform its

statutory obligations. The Director of the

Information Resources Group publishes

this notice containing proposed

information collection requests prior to

submission of these requests to OMB.

Each proposed information collection,

grouped by office, contains the

following: (1) Type of review requested,

e.g., new, revision, extension, existing

or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary

of the collection; (4) Description of the

need for, and proposed use of, the

information; (5) Respondents and

frequency of collection; and (6)

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping

burden. OMB invites public comment at

the address specified above. Copies of

the requests are available from Patrick J.

Sherrill at the address specified above.

The Department of Education is

especially interested in public comment

addressing the following issues: (1) is

this collection necessary to the proper

functions of the Department, (2) will

this information be processed and used

in a timely manner, (3) is the estimate

of burden accurate, (4) how might the

Department enhance the quality, utility,

and clarity of the information to be

collected, and (5) how might the

Department minimize the burden of this

collection on the respondents, including

through the use of information

technology.

Dated: June 28, 1996.

Gloria Parker,

Director, Information Resources Group.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: NEW.

Title: William D. Ford Federal Direct

Loan Program, Loan Discharge

Application Documents.

Frequency: On Occasion.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 3,000.

Burden Hours: 1,500.

Abstract: These forms will serve as the

means of collecting the information

that the Department of Education

requires in order to determine

whether a direct loan borrower

qualifies for a loan discharge based on

school closure, false certification of

student eligibility, or unauthorized

signature.

Office of Elementary and Secondary

Education

Type of Review: NEW.

Title: Title IV Innovative Program

Strategies.

Frequency: Biennially.

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs and LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 52.

Burden Hours: 780.

Abstract: This form will be used by the

Department as a means for collecting

information on program effectiveness

to report to Congress. This report

requests information on the

participation of students and the

expenditure of funds.

[FR Doc. 96–17090 Filed 7–3–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services

Reauthorization of the Rehabilitation

Act of 1973, as Amended

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary

announces a series of public meetings to

solicit comments from the public

regarding needed improvements in the

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended

(29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.), to assist in the

development of reauthorization

legislation.

DATES: Meetings will be held in

Oakland, California, on July 8, 1996, in

Washington, D.C., on July 11, 1996, in

Boston, Massachusetts, on July 23, 1996,

in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 17,

1996, in Chicago, Illinois, on September

19, 1996, and in Bellevue, Washington,

on October 29, 1996.

In addition, written comments will be

accepted and must be received on or

before October 29, 1996.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at

the following locations: