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of either preproposals or full proposals,

the normal review process requires ten

copies. Investigtors are encouraged to

submit sufficient copies for the full

review process if they wish all

reviewers to receive color, unusually

sized (not 8.5 x 11′′), or otherwise

unusual materials submitted as part of

the proposal. Only the original and two

copies of the Federally required forms

are needed. The addresses of the Sea

Grant College Program directors may be

found on Sea Grant’s World Wide Web

home page (www.nsgo.seagrant.org/

SGDirectors.html) or may also be

obtained by contacting the Program

Manager, Dr. Leon M. Cammen, at the

National Sea Grant Office (phone: 301–

713–2435 x 136 or e-mail:

leon.cammen@noaa.gov). Preproposals

and proposals sent to the National Sea

Grant Office should be addressed to:

National Sea Grant office, R/SG, Attn:

Aquatic Nuisance Species Coordinator,

NOAA, Room 11841, 1315 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

(phone 301–713–2435 for express mail

applications).

Applications received after the

deadline and applications that deviate

from the format described above will be

returned to the sender without review.

Facsimile transmissions and electronic

mail submission of full proposals will

not be accepted.

VIII. Other Requirements

(A) Federal Policies and Procedures—

Recipients and subrecipients are subject

to all Federal laws and Federal and

Department of Commerce (DOC)

policies, regulations, and procedures

applicable to Federal financial

assistance awards.

(B) Past Performance—Unsatisfactory

performance under prior Federal awards

may result in an application not being

considered for funding.

(C) Preaward 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 DOC to cover

preaward costs.

(D) No Obligation for Future

Funding—If an application is selected

for funding, DOC has no obligation to

provide any additional future funding in

connection with that 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 who has an outstanding

delinquent Federal debt 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 nonprofit 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

which significantly reflect on the

applicant’s management honesty or

financial integrity.

(G) False Statements—A false

statement on an 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.

(H) Intergovernmental Review—

Applications for support from the

National Sea Grant College Program are

not subject to Executive Order 12372,

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs.’’

(I) Purchase of American-Made

Equipment and Products—Applicants

are hereby notified that they will be

encouraged to the greatest extent

practicable, 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 E.O.

12866.

This notice contains collection-ofinformation requirements subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act. The Sea

Grant Project Summary Form and the

Sea Grant Budget Form have been

approved under Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) Control Number

0648–0362, with estimated times per

response of 20 and 15 minutes

respectively. The use of Standard Forms

424, 424B, and SF–LLL have been

approved by OMB under the respective

control numbers 0348–0043, 0348–0040,

and 0348–0046. The response time

estimates above include the time for

reviewing instructions, searching

existing data sources, gathering and

maintaining the data needed, and

completing and reviewing the collection

of information. Send comments on these

estimates or any other aspect of these

collections to National Sea Grant Office/

NOAA, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver

Spring, MD 20910 and to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget,

Washington, DC 20503 (Attention:

NOAA Desk Officer). 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 Paperwork

Reduction Act, unless that collection of

information displays a currently valid

OMB Control Number.

Dated: February 28, 2001.

Louisa Koch,

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of

Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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BILLING CODE 3510–KA–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 022301B]

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of applications for five

scientific research/enhancement permits

(1293, 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the

following actions regarding permits for

takes of endangered and threatened

species for the purposes of scientific

research and/or enhancement: NMFS

has received five applications for

scientific research/enhancement permits

under the Endangered Species Act

(ESA): Brian Perleberg of Northern

Resource Consulting at Longview, WA

(NRC) (1293); Peter Dutton, Ph.D., of the

NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science

Center and Donna McDonald (1297), Dr.

R. Michael Laurs, of the NMFS -

Southwest Fisheries Science Center

(NMFS-SWFSC) (1296); Dr. Michael P.

Sissenwine of the NMFS - Northeast

Fisheries Science Center (NMFSNEFSC) (1295) and Ms. Melissa Salmon,

of Riverbanks Zoological Park (1298).

DATES: Comments or requests for a

public hearing on any of the new

applications or modification requests

must be received at the appropriate

address or fax number no later than 5

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p.m. eastern standard time on April 4,

2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on any of

the new applications or modification

requests should be sent to the

appropriate office as indicated below.

Comments may also be sent via fax to

the number indicated for the application

or modification request. Comments will

not be accepted if submitted via e-mail

or the Internet. The applications and

related documents are available for

review in the indicated office, by

appointment:

For permits 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298:

Endangered Species Division, F/PR3,

1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring,

MD 20910 (phone:301–713–1401, fax:

301–713–0376).

For permit 1293: Protected Resources

Division, F/NWO3, 525 NE Oregon

Street, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97232–

2737 (phone: 503–230–5400, fax: 503–

230–5435).

Documents may also be reviewed by

appointment in the Office of Protected

Resources, F/PR3, NMFS, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD

20910–3226 (phone:301–713–1401).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

permits 1295, 1296, 1297, 1298: Terri

Jordan, Silver Spring, MD (phone: 301–

713–1401, fax: 301–713–0376, e-mail:

Terri.Jordan@noaa.gov)

For permit 1293: Robert Koch,

Portland, OR (ph: 503–230–5424, fax:

503–230–5435, e-mail:

Robert.Koch@noaa.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority

Issuance of permits and permit

modifications, as required by the

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16

U.S.C. 1531–1543) (ESA), is based on a

finding that such permits/modifications:

(1) are applied for in good faith; (2)

would not operate to the disadvantage

of the listed species which are the

subject of the permits; and (3) are

consistent with the purposes and

policies set forth in section 10(a)(1)(A)

of the ESA. Authority to take listed

species is subject to conditions set forth

in the permits. Permits and

modifications are issued in accordance

with and are subject to the ESA and

NMFS regulations governing listed fish

and wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 222–

226).

Those individuals requesting a

hearing on an application listed in this

notice should set out the specific

reasons why a hearing on that

application would be appropriate (see

ADDRESSES). The holding of such

hearing is at the discretion of the

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

NOAA. All statements and opinions

contained in the permit action

summaries are those of the applicant

and do not necessarily reflect the views

of NMFS.

Species Covered in This Notice

The following species are covered in

this notice:

Sea turtles

Threatened and endangered Green

turtle (Chelonia mydas)

Endangered Hawksbill turtle

(Eretmochelys imbricata)

Endangered Kemp’s ridley turtle

(Lepidochelys kempii)

Endangered Leatherback turtle

(Dermochelys coriacea)

Threatened Loggerhead turtle (Caretta

caretta)

Threatened and endangered Olive

ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)

Fish

Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha):

endangered, naturally produced and

artificially propagated, upper Columbia

River (UCR) spring; threatened lower

Columbia River (LCR).

Chum salmon (O. keta): threatened

Columbia River.

Steelhead (O. mykiss): endangered,

naturally produced and artificially

propagated, UCR; threatened middle

Columbia River (MCR); threatened LCR.

Endangered Shortnose Sturgeon

(Acipenser brevirostrum)

New Applications Received

Application 1293

Brian Perleberg of NRC requests a 5–

year permit (1293) for annual takes of

ESA-listed anadromous fish species

associated with scientific research to be

conducted in numerous headwater

streams throughout OR and WA. The

purpose of the research is to determine

juvenile fish presence or absence on

privately owned timberlands and to

provide the Washington Department of

Natural Resources, the Oregon

Department of Forestry, and other state

agencies with information to be used to

update fish distribution maps. The

research will benefit ESA-listed

salmonids by providing information on

the upper extent of fish usage in

headwater streams, providing

information on potential stream

blockages which may inhibit

anadromous fish migration, and

providing information that will assist

small landowners with culvert projects

that could result in an increase in

available fish habitat. ESA-listed

juvenile fish are proposed to be

observed/harassed or captured (using

electrofishing or angling), handled, and

released. ESA-listed juvenile fish

indirect mortalities are also requested.

Application 1295

The applicant has requested a 5–year

permit to take sea turtles during

research activities conducted by the

Northeast Fisheries Science Center. The

center is developing a 5–year plan for

turtle research. The goal of the 5–year

plan for sea turtles in the Northeast is

to work cooperatively with other regions

to support and direct research on sea

turtles in order to identify and assess

the status of sea turtle stocks, reduce the

estimated mortality associated with

fishing activities and other

anthropogenic and natural sources and

to recover ESA listed species.

Application 1296

The applicant has requested a 5–year

permit to authorize commercial

fisherman working in the Hawaii

Longline Fishery to flipper tag and

collect biopsy samples from sea turtles

incidentally taken in the fishery. Tissue

collection training and program

oversight will be conducted by the

Southwest Fisheries Science Center.

The information gained from the

additional tissue samples will allow

NMFS to better fulfill its ESA

responsibilities to protect, conserve, and

recover listed species of sea turtles and

better meet the goals and objectives of

the U.S. Pacific Sea Turtle Recovery

Plans and the requirements of present

and future Section 7 biological opinions

developed for this fishery.

Application 1297

The applicant has requested a 5–year

permit to continue to conduct long-term

monitoring of the status of turtles in San

Diego Bay, CA. The applicant currently

holds permit ι988 which will expire on

April 30. 2001. Information that will be

gathered during the continuation of this

research include: numbers of animals

present, species composition, size, sex,

health status, and presence or absence

of tags.

Application 1298

The applicant has requested a 5–year

permit to continue to maintain eleven

adult shortnose sturgeon received from

the South Carolina Department of

Natural Resources in 1996 for education

purposes.

Dated: February 27, 2001.

Wanda L. Cain,

Acting Deputy Office Director, Office of

Protected Resources, National Marine

Fisheries Service.

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