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D. No obligation of future funding. If

an application is selected for funding,

DOC has no obligation to provide any

additional future funding in connection

with the award. Renewal of an award to

increase funding or extend the period of

performance is at the total discretion of

DOC.

E. Delinquent Federal debts. No

award of Federal funds shall be made to

an applicant or to its subrecipients who

have any outstanding delinquent

Federal debt or fine until either:

1. The delinquent account is paid in

full;

2. A negotiated repayment schedule is

established and at least one payment is

received; or

3. Other arrangements satisfactory to

DOC are made.

F. Name check review. All non-profit

and for-profit applicants are subject to a

name check review process. Name

checks are intended to reveal if any key

individuals associated with the

applicant have been convicted of, or are

presently facing, criminal charges such

as fraud, theft, perjury, or other matters

that significantly reflect on the

applicant’s management honesty or

financial integrity. Potential non-profit

and for-profit recipients may also be

subject to reviews of Dun and Bradstreet

data or other similar credit checks.

G. Primary applicant certifications.

All primary applicants must submit a

completed Form CD-511, ‘‘Certifications

Regarding Debarment, Suspension and

Other Responsibility Matters; Drug-Free

Workplace Requirements and

Lobbying,’’ and the 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,

‘‘Government-wide 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

4. Anti-lobbying disclosures. Any

applicant who has paid or will pay for

lobbying using any funds must submit

a Form SL-LLL, ‘‘Disclosure of Lobbying

Activities,’’ as required under 15 CFR

part 28, appendix B.

H. Lower tier certifications. Recipients

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 DOC. A

form SF-LLL submitted by any tier

recipient or subrecipient should be

submitted to DOC in accordance with

the instructions contained in the award

document.

I. False statements. A false statement

on the application is grounds for denial

or termination of funds and grounds for

possible punishment by a fine or

imprisonment as provided in 18 U.S.C.

1001.

J. Intergovernmental review.

Applications under this program are

subject to the provisions of Executive

Order 12372, ‘‘Intergovernmental

Review of Federal Programs.’’

K. Requirement to buy Americanmade equipment and products.

Applicants are hereby notified that they

are encouraged, to the extent feasible, to

purchase American-made equipment

and products with funding provided

under this program.

Classification

Prior notice and an opportunity for

public comments are not required by the

Administrative Procedure Act or any

other law for this notice concerning

grants, benefits, and contracts.

Therefore, a regulatory flexibility

analysis is not required for purposes of

the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

This action has been determined to be

not significant for purposes of Executive

Order 12866.

Cooperative agreements awarded

pursuant to pertinent statutes shall be in

accordance with the Fisheries Research

Plan (comprehensive program of

fisheries research) in effect on the date

of the award.

Federal participation under the

MARFIN Program may include the

assignment of DOC scientific personnel

and equipment.

Reasonable, negotiated financial

compensation will be provided under

awards for the work of eligible grantee

workers.

Notwithstanding any other provision

of 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 Paperwork

Reduction Act unless that collection of

information displays a currently valid

OMB control number. This notice

contains collection-of-information

requirements subject to the Paperwork

Reduction Act which have been

approved under OMB control number

0648-0175. Public reporting burden for

agency-specific collection-ofinformation elements, exclusive of

requirements specified under applicable

OMB circulars, is estimated to average

4 hours per response, including the time

for reviewing instructions, searching

existing data sources, gathering and

maintaining the data needed, and

completing and reviewing the collection

of information. This includes a

requirement to submit up to 10 copies

of applications. Send comments

regarding this reporting burden estimate

or any other aspect of this collection of

information, including suggestions for

reducing the burden, to NMFS (see

ADDRESSES).

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 713c-3(d).

Dated: February 15, 2001.

William T. Hogarth,

Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

[I.D. 021301F]

Marine Mammals and Endangered

Species; National Marine Fisheries

Service File No. 989-1602; U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service File No. 033958.

AGENCIES: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce; U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, Interior.

ACTION: Receipt of application.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Geo-Marine, Inc., 550 East 15th Street,

Plano, TX 75074, has applied in due

form for a permit to take all marine

mammal species (Cetacea, Pinnipedia,

and Sirenia) and sea turtle species

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occurring in Puerto Rican waters for

purposes of scientific research.

DATES: Written or telefaxed comments

must be received on or before March 26,

2001.

ADDRESSES: The application and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment.

(See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Amy Sloan or Ruth Johnson, office of

Protected Resources, NMFS, 301/713–

2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject permit is requested under the

authority of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the

Regulations Governing the Taking and

Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR

parts 18 and 216), the Endangered

Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA;

16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the

regulations governing the taking,

importing, and exporting of endangered

and threatened species (50 CFR parts 17

and 222-226).

The Applicant requests authorization

to conduct aerial surveys for marine

mammals and sea turtles in near-shore

waters of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Marine

mammal species include: from Suborder

Mysticeti, Family Balaenopteridae:

Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera edeni), fin

whale (Balaenoptera physalus), sei

whale (Balaenoptera borealis),

humpback whale (Megaptera

novaeangliae), minke whale

(Balaenoptera acutorostrata); from

Suborder Odontoceti, Family

Physeteridae: Sperm whale (Physeter

macrocepahalus), pygmy sperm whale

(Kogia breviceps), dwarf sperm whale

(Kogia simus); from Suborder

Odontoceti, Family Ziphiidae: Cuvier’s

beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris),

Blainville’s beaked whale (Mesoplodon

densirostris), Gervis’ beaked whale

(Mesoplodon europaeus), True’s beaked

whale (Mesoplodon mirus); from

Suborder Odontoceti, Family

Delphinidae: Melon-headed whale

(Peponocephala electra), short-finned

pilot whale (Globicephala

macrorynchus), Risso’s dolphin

(Grampus griseus), false killer whale

(Pseudorca crassidens), pygmy killer

whale (Feresa attenuata), bottlenose

dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), roughtoothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis),

Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella

frontalis), pantropical spotted dolphin

(Stenella attenuata), striped dolphin

(Stenella coeruleoalba), spinner dolphin

(Stenella longirostris), clymene dolphin

(Stenella clymene), common dolphin

(Delphinus delphis (capensis)), killer

whale (Orcinus orca), Fraser’s dolphin

(Lagenodelphis hosei); from Order

Carnivora, Suborder Pinnipedia, Family

Phocidae: Hooded seal (Cystophora

cristata); from Order Sirenia, Family

Trichechidae: West Indian manatee

(Trichechus manatus). Sea turtle species

include: from Suborder Cryptodira,

Family Dermochelyidae: Leatherback

sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea); from

Family Cheloniidae: Green sea turtle

(Chelonia mydas), hawksbill sea turtle

(Eretmochelys imbricata), Kemp’s

Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii),

loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta),

olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys

olivacea).

The surveys would take place from

fixed-wing and rotary wing aircraft

flying no lower than 500 ft (152 m)

above ground or sea level. level. The

objective of the surveys is to determine

occurrence, migration routes, and

habitat utilization for the species

occurring in the Inner Range, Atlantic

Fleet Weapons Training Facility,

Vieques. This area includes all waters

surrounding the east end of Vieques for

a distance of approximately 2 miles

offshore. The results of this study will

be used to assist the Navy in the

planning of exercises conducted in this

area. Data from these surveys would

also be used in ongoing section 7

consultation under the ESA.

In compliance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial

determination has been made that the

activity proposed is categorically

excluded from the requirement to

prepare an environmental assessment or

environmental impact statement.

Written comments or requests for a

public hearing on this application

should be mailed to the Chief, Permits

and Documentation Division, F/PR1,

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705,

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.

Comments may also be submitted by

facsimile at (301) 713-0376, provided

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy

submitted by mail and postmarked no

later than the closing date of the

comment period. Please note that

comments will not be accepted by email or by other electronic media.

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.

Documents associated with this

application are in the following

locations:

Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13130,

Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713–

2289);

Regional Administrator, Northeast

Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive,

Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930 (978/

281–9138)

Regional Administrator, Southeast

Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center

Drive North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702–

2432 (813/570–5312); and

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office

of Management Authority, 4401 North

Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 (1-

800–358–2104).

Dated: January 29, 2001.

Eugene T. Nitta,

Acting Chief, Permits and Documentation

Division, Office of Protected Resources,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

Dated: January 30, 2001.

Timothy J. Van Norman,

Chief, Branch of Permits, Division of

Management Authority, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 020901E]

Fisheries off West Coast States and in

the Western Pacific; Western Pacific

Crustacean Fisheries; 2001 Bankspecific Harvest Guidelines

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: No harvest guideline for

crustaceans.

SUMMARY: NMFS announces that annual

harvest guidelines for the commercial

lobster fishery around the Northwestern

Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) will not be

issued for 2001.

ADDRESSES: Copies of background

material pertaining to this action may be

obtained from Dr. Charles Karnella,

Administrator, NMFS, Pacific Islands

Area Office, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite

1101, Honolulu, HI 96814.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alvin Katekaru at 808-973-2937.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

Fishery Management Plan for the

Crustacean Fisheries of the Western