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Written comments must be
submitted on or before March 28, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at DHynek@doc.gov).
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Bob Dickinson, F/SF4, Room
13304, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910–3282 (phone 301–
713–2276, ext. 154).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: January 14, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
I. Abstract
[I.D. 011805E]
U.S. vessels that fish on the high seas
(waters beyond the U.S. exclusive
economic zone) are required to possess
a permit issued under the High Seas
Fishing Compliance Act. Applicants
must submit information to identify
their vessels and intended fishing areas.
The application information is used to
process applications and to maintain a
register of vessels authorized to fish on
the high seas.
New England Fishery Management
Council; Habitat Oversight Committee;
Public Meeting
II. Method of Collection
Paper forms must be mailed to NOAA.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0648–0304.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
200.
Estimated Time Per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 100.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $10,000.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council’s Habitat
Oversight Committee will meet in
February 2005. Recommendations from
the Committee will be brought to the
full Council for formal consideration
and action, if appropriate. Agenda
topics can be found in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this notice.
DATES: The meeting will held on
Wednesday, February 16, 2005,
beginning at 9:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Radisson Hotel Plymouth Harbor,
180 Water Street, Plymouth, MA 02360;
phone: (508) 747–4900.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council;
phone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Habitat Oversight Committee
(Committee) will continue work on
elements of the Essential Fish Habitat
(EFH) Omnibus Amendment 2
including, but not limited to: progress
on improved gear descriptions; a
strategy for the prioritization of habitat
protection; the Habitat Evaluation
Working Group; Habitat Areas of
Particular Concern (HAPC) candidate
proposals (received to date); and the
evaluation of non-fishing impacts on
EFH. The Committee will be updated on
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the planning for Marine Protected Area
(MPA) education and outreach
workshop(s) to assist the Council
develop its MPA policy. Final
preparation of a public comment letter
on the Cape Wind Draft Environmental
Impact Statement is also on the agenda.
Other topics will be discussed at the
Committee’s discretion.
The Committee will meet jointly with
the Habitat Plan Development Team and
the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Habitat
Advisory Panel in the afternoon to
continue work on a strategy for the
prioritization of habitat protection.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Action will
be restricted to those issues specifically
listed in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul
J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least five
days prior to the meeting dates.
Dated: January 19, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 011405B]
Endangered Species; File No. 1475
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of permit application
addendum.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission (FFWCC),
Florida Marine Research Institute
(Richard E. Matheson, Principal
Investigator), 1481 Market Circle, Unit
1, Port Charlotte, FL 33953, has
submitted a request to modify their
permit application (File No. 1475). The
original application requested
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authorization to conduct scientific
research on smalltooth sawfish (Pristis
pectinata).
DATES: Written or telefaxed comments
must be received on or before February
25, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The application and related
documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment
in the following office(s):
Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
(301)713–2289; fax (301)427–2521; and
Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721
Executive Center Drive North, St.
Petersburg, FL 33702–2432; phone
(727)570–5301; fax (727)570–5320.
Written comments or requests for a
public hearing on this modification
should be mailed to the Chief, Permits,
Conservation and Education 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 the particular request would
be appropriate.
Comments may also be submitted by
facsimile at (301)427–2521, provided
the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy
submitted by mail and postmarked no
later than the closing date of the
comment period.
Comments may also be submitted by
e-mail. The mailbox address for
providing email comments is
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include
in the subject line of the e-mail
comment the following document
identifier: File No. 1475.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Jefferies or Patrick Opay,
(301)713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject permit is requested under the
authority of 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 222–226).
A notice of receipt of an application
from the FFWCC to conduct scientific
research on smalltooth sawfish was
published on May 21, 2004 (69 FR
29274). The FFWCC sought
authorization to sample and track
smalltooth sawfish throughout Florida
coastal waters. Annually, up to 200 fish
were to be captured via seines, hook and
line, and gill nets, measured, weighed,
PIT and rototagged, tissue sampled, and
the fish subsequently released.
Additionally, a subset of 50 fish
annually were to also receive acoustic
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transmitters and a subset of 25 fish
annually were to also receive satellite
transmitters. The permit has not been
issued yet but the FFWCC has amended
its application to include an annual take
of sea turtles. Specifically, the FFWCC
is seeking authorization to capture,
measure, and release three loggerhead
(Caretta caretta), three Kemp’s ridley
(Lepidochelys kempii), three green
(Chelonia mydas), two hawksbill
(Eretmochelys imbricata) and two
leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea)
turtles annually.
Dated: January 18, 2005.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
[Docket No. 050118012–5012–01]
Public Telecommunications Facilities
Program: Closing Date
National Telecommunications
and Information Administration (NTIA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2005, the National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA), U.S.
Department of Commerce, announces
the solicitation of applications for
planning and construction grants for
public telecommunications facilities
under the Public Telecommunications
Facilities Program (PTFP). The PTFP
assists, through matching grants, in the
planning and construction of public
telecommunications facilities in order
to: (1) Extend delivery of services to as
many citizens as possible by the most
cost-effective means, including use of
broadcast and non-broadcast
technologies; (2) increase public
telecommunications services and
facilities available to, operated by, and
controlled by minorities and women; (3)
strengthen the capability of existing
public television and radio stations to
provide public telecommunications
services to the public.
DATES: Applications must be received
prior to 6 p.m. eastern standard time
(Closing Time), Tuesday, March 1, 2005
(Closing Date). Applications submitted
by facsimile or electronic means are not
acceptable. If an application is received
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after the Closing Date due to (1) carrier
error, when the carrier accepted the
package with a guarantee for delivery by
the Closing Date and Closing Time, (2)
significant weather delays or natural
disasters, or (3) delays due to national
security issues, NTIA will, upon receipt
of proper documentation, consider the
application as having been received by
the deadline. NTIA will not accept
applications posted on the Closing Date
or later and received after this deadline.
ADDRESSES: To obtain a printed
application package, submit completed
applications, or send any other
correspondence, write to: NTIA/PTFP,
Room H–4625, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20230.
Application materials may be obtained
electronically via the Internet (https://
www.ntia.doc.gov/ptfp).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Cooperman, Director, Public
Broadcasting Division, telephone: (202)
482–5802; fax: (202) 482–2156.
Information about the PTFP can also be
obtained electronically via the Internet
(https://www.ntia.doc.gov/ptfp).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Access
The full funding opportunity
announcement for the PTFP FY 2005
grant cycle is available through https://
www.Grants.gov or by contacting the
PTFP office at the address noted above.
Funding Availability
The Congress has appropriated $19.8
million for FY 2005 PTFP awards. For
FY 2004, NTIA awarded $20.8 million
in funds to 143 projects, including 74
radio awards, 52 television awards and
17 nonbroadcast awards. The radio
awards ranged from $4,900 to $258,026.
The television awards ranged from
$22,000 to $1,853,701. The
nonbroadcast awards ranged from
$15,617 to $493,130.
Statutory and Regulatory Authority
The Public Telecommunications
Facilities Program is authorized by the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 390–393, 397–
399(b). The PTFP operates pursuant to
rules (1996 Rules) which were
published on November 8, 1996 (61 FR
57966). Copies of the 1996 Rules (15
CFR part 2301) are posted on the NTIA
Internet site at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/
Rules/currentrules.htm and NTIA will
make printed copies available to
applicants upon request.
Supplemental Policies
The following supplemental policies
will also be in effect:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 011405B]
Endangered Species; File No. 1475
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of permit application addendum.
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SUMMARY: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC),
Florida Marine Research Institute (Richard E. Matheson, Principal
Investigator), 1481 Market Circle, Unit 1, Port Charlotte, FL 33953,
has submitted a request to modify their permit application (File No.
1475). The original application requested
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authorization to conduct scientific research on smalltooth sawfish
(Pristis pectinata).
DATES: Written or telefaxed comments must be received on or before
February 25, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for
review upon written request or by appointment in the following
office(s):
Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD
20910; phone (301)713-2289; fax (301)427-2521; and
Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St.
Petersburg, FL 33702-2432; phone (727)570-5301; fax (727)570-5320.
Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this
modification should be mailed to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and
Education 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 the particular request would be appropriate.
Comments may also be submitted by facsimile at (301)427-2521,
provided the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy submitted by mail and
postmarked no later than the closing date of the comment period.
Comments may also be submitted by e-mail. The mailbox address for
providing email comments is NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include in the
subject line of the e-mail comment the following document identifier:
File No. 1475.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Jefferies or Patrick Opay,
(301)713-2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the
authority of 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
222-226).
A notice of receipt of an application from the FFWCC to conduct
scientific research on smalltooth sawfish was published on May 21, 2004
(69 FR 29274). The FFWCC sought authorization to sample and track
smalltooth sawfish throughout Florida coastal waters. Annually, up to
200 fish were to be captured via seines, hook and line, and gill nets,
measured, weighed, PIT and rototagged, tissue sampled, and the fish
subsequently released. Additionally, a subset of 50 fish annually were
to also receive acoustic transmitters and a subset of 25 fish annually
were to also receive satellite transmitters. The permit has not been
issued yet but the FFWCC has amended its application to include an
annual take of sea turtles. Specifically, the FFWCC is seeking
authorization to capture, measure, and release three loggerhead
(Caretta caretta), three Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), three
green (Chelonia mydas), two hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) and two
leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) turtles annually.
Dated: January 18, 2005.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-1342 Filed 1-25-05; 8:45 am]
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