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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 33 / Friday, February 18, 2005 / Notices
April 28, 2005—International
Industry Symposium, Tokyo, Japan.
ADDRESSES: Please send indications of
interest to attend the 3Rs International
Industry Symposium, and the DOC 3Rs
Meeting by facsimile or e-mail by March
1, 2005 to Sarah E. Aker,
3RsInitiative@mail.doc.gov, Office of the
Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Manufacturing, Department of
Commerce, Room 2132, 1401
Constitution Ave, Washington, DC
20230, Phone: (202) 482–4073, Fax:
(202) 482–0856. Please include your
name, phone number, and organization
affiliation.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.
Department of Commerce Office of
Manufacturing, and the 3Rs Interagency
group is announcing the opportunity to
attend the International Industry
Symposium on the 3Rs Initiative on
April 28, 2005 in Tokyo, Japan. The 3Rs
Initiative (Reduce waste, Reuse and
Recycle) was introduced by the
Government of Japan and supported by
the U.S. at the 2004 G8 summit in Sea
Island, Georgia.
It was further agreed at Sea Island that
Japan would host a Ministerial level
conference that will take place April
29–30, 2005 in Tokyo, Japan to formally
launch the initiative. On April 28, 2005
as a side event to the ministerial
meeting, the Organization for the
Promotion of Sustainable Society
(OPSS) and the United Nations
University will hold an International
Industry Symposium on the 3Rs
Initiative for industry representatives
under the auspices of the Ministry of
Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
and other relevant ministries. The
industry meeting will provide a
discussion opportunity for those who
are interested in developing the 3Rs,
and the outcome of the symposium will
be reported to the Ministerial meeting.
The Department of Commerce seeks the
views and input of individual attendees,
and not group or consensus advice.
The tentative program for the
International Symposium on the 3Rs
Initiative as provided by the
Government of Japan (https://
www.env.go.jp/earth/3r/en/)
is as follows:
Track A: Challenges to talking on
business activities in the 3Rs system.
Topics to be addressed:
How has the business sector
contributed to building the 3Rs system?
What kinds of technological
developments should be conducted in
enhancing the 3Rs system?
Are there any institutional factors
obstructing technological development
in enhancing the 3Rs system?
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How should we inspire the interest of
consumers in the 3Rs activities of the
business sector?
Track B: EcoDesign. Topics to be
addressed:
The industrial best practices of
EcoDesign.
EcoDesign for sustainable
development.
Prospective tools for enhancing
EcoDesign policy (simulator for
sustainable development).
Track C: Building an international
logistics network for recycling. Topics
to be addressed:
Horizontal share of economic
activities and international recycling.
Balance between maximizing
international resource utilization and
protecting the environment.
Challenges to logistics network for
international recycling in respect of
logistics costs.
Challenges to logistics network for
international recycling in respect of
regulation of logistics.
Proper control of recyclable materials.
The White House Council on
Environmental Quality (CEQ), which is
leading the interagency effort, and
Joseph H. Bogosian, the Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing at
the U.S. Department of Commerce,
would like to solicit interest by March
15, 2005 from stakeholders who would
like to attend the International Industry
Symposium on April 28 in Tokyo, Japan
in order to pass on the preliminary list
of interested attendees to the
Government of Japan.
Private Sector members are fully
responsible for travel, lodging, and
personal expenses associated with their
participation in this event. They will
receive no compensation. The private
sector members will present the views
and interests of the particular business
sector in which they operate; private
sector members are not special
government employees.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Please
contact Sarah E. Aker, Office of the
Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Manufacturing, Department of
Commerce, Room 2132, 1401
Constitution Ave, Washington, DC
20230 3RsInitiative@mail.doc.gov,
Phone: (202) 482–4073.
Dated: February 14, 2005.
Sarah E. Aker,
Special Assistant, Office of the Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Visiting Committee on Advanced
Technology
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of partially closed
meeting.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app.
2, notice is hereby given that the
Visiting Committee on Advanced
Technology (VCAT), National Institute
of Standards and Technology (NIST),
will meet Tuesday, March 15, 2005,
from 8:20 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Visiting
Committee on Advanced Technology is
composed of fifteen members appointed
by the Director of NIST; who are
eminent in such fields as business,
research, new product development,
engineering, labor, education,
management consulting, environment,
and international relations. The purpose
of this meeting is to review and make
recommendations regarding general
policy for the Institute, its organization,
its budget, and its programs within the
framework of applicable national
policies as set forth by the President and
the Congress. The agenda will include
updates on NIST’s activities and
facilities, a review of findings from
NIST’s investigation of the World Trade
Center disaster, and two laboratory
tours. Discussions scheduled to begin at
8:20 a.m. and to end at 9:20 a.m. and to
begin at 2:30 p.m. and to end at 5 p.m.
on March 15, on the NIST budget,
planning information and feedback
sessions will be closed. Agenda may
change to accommodate Committee
business. The final agenda will be
posted on the NIST Web site. All
visitors to the National Institute of
Standards and Technology site will
have to pre-register to be admitted.
Please submit your name, time of
arrival, email address and phone
number to Carolyn Peters no later than
Thursday, March 10, and she will
provide you with instructions for
admittance. Mrs. Peter’s email address
is carolyn.peters@nist.gov and her
phone number is (301) 975–5607.
DATES: The meeting will convene on
March 15 at 8:20 a.m. and will adjourn
at 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
the Employees Lounge, Administration
Building, at NIST, Gaithersburg,
Maryland. Please note admittance
instructions under SUMMARY paragraph.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carolyn J. Peters, Visiting Committee on
Advanced Technology, National
Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–1000,
telephone number (301) 975–5607.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Assistant Secretary for Administration,
with the concurrence of the General
Counsel, formally determined on
December 27, 2004, that portions of the
meeting of the Visiting Committee on
Advanced Technology which deal with
discussion of sensitive budget and
planning information that would cause
harm to third parties if publicly shared
be closed in accordance with Section
10(d) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2.
Dated: February 15, 2005.
Hratch G. Semerjian,
Acting Director.
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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will convene
public meetings.
DATES: The meetings will be held March
7–10, 2005.
ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held
at The Wynfrey Hotel, 1000 Riverchase
Galleria, Birmingham, Alabama.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 3018
North U.S. Highway 301, Suite 1000,
Tampa, FL 33619.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wayne E. Swingle, Executive Director,
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; telephone: 813.228.2815.
Council
Wednesday, March 9, 2005
8:30 a.m. Convene.
8:45 a.m.–10 a.m.–Receive public
testimony on (a) Final Shrimp
Amendment 13/EA and (b) Exempted
fishing permits (if any).
10 a.m.–10:30 a.m.–Receive report on
Atlantic Sea Turtle Strategy by NMFS.
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10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.–Receive the Reef
Fish Management Committee report.
1:30 p.m.–2 p.m.–Receive the Shrimp
Management Committee report.
2 p.m.–2:30 p.m.–Receive the Joint
Reef Fish/Mackerel/Red Drum
Management Committee Report.
2:30 p.m.–3 p.m.–Receive the
Administrative Policy Committee
Report.
3 p.m.–3:30 p.m.–Receive the
Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem
Committee Report.
3:30 p.m.– 4 p.m.–Receive the
Migratory Species Committee Report.
4 p.m.–5 p.m.–Receive the AP
Selection Committee Report (CLOSED
SESSION).
5 p.m.–5:30 p.m.–Receive the SSC
Selection Committee Report (CLOSED
SESSION).
Thursday, March 10, 2005
8:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m.–Receive the AP
Selection Committee Report.
8:45 a.m.–9 a.m.–Receive the SSC
Selection Committee Report.
9 a.m.–9:15 a.m.–Receive the
Honolulu Meeting Report.
9:15 a.m.–9:30 a.m.–Receive
Enforcement Reports.
9:30 a.m.–9:45 a.m.–Receive the
NMFS Regional Administrator’s report.
9:45 a.m.–10:15 a.m.–Receive
Director’s Reports.
10:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m.–Other
Business.
Committee
Monday, March 7, 2005
8 a.m.–10 a.m.–The Advisory Panel
(AP) Selection Committee will meet in
closed session to appoint AP members.
10 a.m.–11:30 a.m–The Scientific and
Statistical (SSC) Selection Committee
will meet in closed session to appoint
SSC members.
1 p.m.–5:30 p.m.–The Reef Fish
Management Committee will meet to
review Draft Reef Fish Amendment 18A,
which addresses the grouper fishery.
The Committee will review a revised
draft of a red grouper regulatory
amendment providing for commercial
vessel trip limits and a revised total
allowable catch (TAC). The Committee
will then discuss an Options Paper for
Reef Fish Amendment 26 (Red Snapper
IFQ). The Committee will also review a
biological opinion on the effect of the
Gulf reef fish fishery, proposed by
NMFS, under the Endangered Species
Act. The Committee will discuss
updated greater amberjack analyses and
alternatives for reducing greater
amberjack landings. The Committee will
hear an assessment update for goliath
grouper.
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Tuesday, March 8, 2005
8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m.–The Joint Reef
Fish/Mackerel/Red Drum Management
Committees will review an Options
Paper for a Generic Offshore
Aquaculture Amendment. The
Committees will then hear a status
report on a Draft Generic Amendment
for Extension of the Charter Vessel
Permit Moratorium. The Committees
will also discuss SEDAR Assessments
for 2009 & 2010 and hear SEDAR
Assessment Updates.
9:30 a.m.–11 a.m.–The Administrative
Policy Committee will meet to hear cost
and budget analyses for video/
teleconferencing of future meetings. The
Committee will also hear a proposal on
Intranet use at meetings and discuss
incorporation of the Family Medical
Leave Act (FMLA) standards.
12:30 p.m.–2 p.m.–The Migratory
Species Committee will meet to review
scoping comments on Highly Migratory
Species (HMS) Amendment 2 after
hearing a presentation by Russ Dunn.
2 p.m.–3:30 p.m.–The Sustainable
Fisheries/Ecosystem Committee will
hear a report on the Ecosystem
Scientific Meeting. The Committee will
also review plans for tasks to be
completed under the Ecosystem
Cooperative Agreement.
3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.–The Shrimp
Management Committee will meet
jointly with the Standing and Special
Shrimp SSCs to review the
Socioeconomic Panel (SEP) report and
public comments on Final Shrimp
Amendment 13 which addresses limited
access in the shrimp fishery in order to
make recommendations to Council. The
Shrimp Management Committee will
then discuss Shrimp Amendment 14.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agendas may come before the
Council and Committees for discussion,
in accordance with the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, those issues may not
be the subject of formal action during
these meetings. Actions of the Council
and Committees will be restricted to
those issues specifically identified in
the agendas and any issues arising after
publication of this notice that require
emergency action under Section 305(c)
of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided
the public has been notified of the
Council’s intent to take action to
address the emergency. The established
times for addressing items on the
agenda may be adjusted as necessary to
accommodate the timely completion of
discussion relevant to the agenda items.
In order to further allow for such
adjustments and completion of all items
on the agenda, the meeting may be
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of partially closed meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app.
2, notice is hereby given that the Visiting Committee on Advanced
Technology (VCAT), National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST), will meet Tuesday, March 15, 2005, from 8:20 a.m. to 5 p.m. The
Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology is composed of fifteen
members appointed by the Director of NIST; who are eminent in such
fields as business, research, new product development, engineering,
labor, education, management consulting, environment, and international
relations. The purpose of this meeting is to review and make
recommendations regarding general policy for the Institute, its
organization, its budget, and its programs within the framework of
applicable national policies as set forth by the President and the
Congress. The agenda will include updates on NIST's activities and
facilities, a review of findings from NIST's investigation of the World
Trade Center disaster, and two laboratory tours. Discussions scheduled
to begin at 8:20 a.m. and to end at 9:20 a.m. and to begin at 2:30 p.m.
and to end at 5 p.m. on March 15, on the NIST budget, planning
information and feedback sessions will be closed. Agenda may change to
accommodate Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on the
NIST Web site. All visitors to the National Institute of Standards and
Technology site will have to pre-register to be admitted. Please submit
your name, time of arrival, email address and phone number to Carolyn
Peters no later than Thursday, March 10, and she will provide you with
instructions for admittance. Mrs. Peter's email address is
carolyn.peters@nist.gov and her phone number is (301) 975-5607.
DATES: The meeting will convene on March 15 at 8:20 a.m. and will
adjourn at 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Employees Lounge,
Administration Building, at NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Please note
admittance instructions under SUMMARY paragraph.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn J. Peters, Visiting Committee
on Advanced Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-1000, telephone number (301) 975-5607.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Assistant Secretary for Administration,
with the concurrence of the General Counsel, formally determined on
December 27, 2004, that portions of the meeting of the Visiting
Committee on Advanced Technology which deal with discussion of
sensitive budget and planning information that would cause harm to
third parties if publicly shared be closed in accordance with Section
10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2.
Dated: February 15, 2005.
Hratch G. Semerjian,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 05-3172 Filed 2-17-05; 8:45 am]
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