Hydrographic Services Review Panel Membership Solicitation, 2025-2026 [E6-169]
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recently unveiled several new programs
to fight intellectual property theft under
the Administration’s Strategy Targeting
Organized Piracy (STOP!) initiative. As
one component of this initiative, the
Commerce Department is considering
what steps to take to strengthen
awareness and protection of IPR at
Commerce-supported trade events,
including trade fairs, expositions, and
shows, both internationally and
domestically. Specifically, the
Department is considering to require, as
a condition of its support for a trade
event, that the organizer adopt a
reasonable IPR policy and that the
exhibitors agree to abide by such a
policy and to attest that they have the
necessary authority for their use of
intellectual property at the event.
(Commerce programs include the Trade
Fair Certification Program and the
International Buyer Program.)
In order to determine how best to
strengthen IPR awareness and
protection at trade events, the
Department seeks input from trade
events organizers and other interested
parties to assist in assessing the breadth
of the IPR protection problem at trade
events generally; current private sector
policies and practices regarding IPR
protection at trade events; and what
additional actions might be taken to
address IPR problems.
The Department is particularly
interested in:
1. The frequency and nature of IPR
infringement incidents that they believe
occur at trade events, including specific
instances where they have experienced
problems with IPR violations at a trade
event;
2. any measures or written policies
that trade events organizers currently
implement pertaining to IPR protection;
and
3. the benefits, and burdens, of the
Department initiating reasonable IPR
policies at trade events that it supports.
In particular, Commerce is interested
in learning about existing private sector
IPR protection policies or procedures
used for trade events, including the
nature of those policies; whether those
policies apply to exhibitors, attendees,
or both; and how such policies are
enforced (e.g., organizer action or
recourse to traditional legal remedies).
Submission of a copy of any IPR
policies or statements, whether in
promotional literature and in exhibitor
or attendee contracts, would be very
useful to Commerce agencies in
considering the need for and content of
a policy that might apply to DOCsponsored trade events.
Comments should be submitted in
accordance with the information above.
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Comments received will be made
available to the public. Commentators
should not send confidential or
proprietary information in response to
this notice, as DOC may not be able to
protect it from public disclosure.
Dated: January 4, 2006.
Donald L. Huber,
Acting Executive Director, Global Trade
Programs, U.S. and Foreign Commercial
Service, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Hydrographic Services Review Panel
Membership Solicitation
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of membership
solicitation for Hydrographic Services
Review Panel.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice responds to the
Hydrographic Services Improvement
Act Amendments of 2002, Public Law
107–372, which requires the Under
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
Atmosphere to solicit nominations for
membership on the Hydrographic
Services Review Panel (the Panel). This
advisory committee will advise the
Under Secretary on matters related to
the responsibilities and authorities set
forth in section 303 of the Hydrographic
Services Improvement Act of 1998, (the
Act) and such other appropriate matters
as the Under Secretary refers to the
Panel for review and advice.
DATES: Resumes should be sent to the
address, e-mail, or fax specified and
must be received by March 1, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Director, Office of Coast
Survey, National Ocean Service, NOAA
(N/CS), 1315 East West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910, fax: 301–713–4019,
e-mail: Hydroservices.panel@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Captain Roger Parsons, Director, Office
of Coast Survey, NOS/NOAA, 301–713–
2770 x134, fax 301–713–4019, e-mail:
Roger.L.Parsons@noaa.gov.
Under 33
U.S.C. 883a, et seq., NOAA’s National
Ocean Service (NOS) is responsible for
providing nautical charts and related
information for safe navigation. NOS
collects and compiles hydrographic,
tidal and current, geodetic, and a variety
of other data in order to fulfill this
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responsibility. The Hydrographic
Services Review Panel provides advice
on topics such as ‘‘NOAA’s
Hydrographic Survey Priorities,’’
technologies relating to operations,
research and development, and
dissemination of data pertaining to:
(a) Hydrographic surveying;
(b) Nautical charting;
(c) Water level measurements;
(d) Current measurements;
(e) Geodetic measurements; and
(f) Geospatial measurements.
The Panel comprises fifteen voting
members appointed by the Under
Secretary in accordance with section
105 of the Act. Members are selected on
a standardized basis, in accordance with
applicable Department of Commerce
guidance. The Co-Director of the Joint
Hydrographic Center and two other
employees of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration serve as
nonvoting members of the Panel. The
Director, Office of Coast Survey, serves
as the Designated Federal Official
(DFO). This solicitation is to obtain
candidates to replace five of the voting
members whose original three-year
appointments expire in late 2006.
The voting members of the Panel are
individuals who, by reason of
knowledge, experience, or training, are
especially qualified in one or more
disciplines relating to hydrographic
surveying, tides, currents, geodetic and
geospatial measurements, marine
transportation, port administration,
vessel pilotage, and coastal and fishery
management. An individual may not be
appointed as a voting member of the
Panel if the individual is a full-time
officer or employee of the United States.
Any voting member of the Panel who is
an applicant for, or beneficiary of, (as
determined by the Under Secretary) any
assistance under the Act shall disclose
to the Panel that relationship, and may
not vote on any matter pertaining to that
assistance.
Voting members of the Panel serve for
a term of four years. Members serve at
the discretion of the Under Secretary
and are subject to government ethics
standards. Any individual appointed to
a partial or full term may be reappointed
for one additional full term. A voting
member may serve until his or her
successor has taken office. The Panel
selects one voting member to serve as
the Chair and another to serve as the
Vice Chair. The Vice Chair acts as Chair
in the absence or incapacity of the Chair
but will not automatically become the
Chair if the Chair resigns.
At a minimum, meetings occur
biannually, and at the call of the Chair
or upon the request of a majority of the
voting members or of the Under
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Secretary. Voting members receive
compensation at a rate established by
the Under Secretary, not to exceed the
maximum daily rate payable under
section 5376 of title 5, United States
Code, when actually engaged in the
performance of duties for such Panel
and shall be reimbursed for actual and
reasonable expenses incurred in the
performance of such duties.
Dated: December 23, 2005.
Captain Roger L. Parsons,
Director, Office of Coast Survey, National
Ocean Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection Requests
Department of Education.
Notice of proposed information
collection requests.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official,
Regulatory Information Management
Services, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, invites comments on the
proposed information collection
requests as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: An emergency review has been
requested in accordance with the Act
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), since
public harm is reasonably likely to
result if normal clearance procedures
are followed. Approval by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has
been requested by January 4, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Written comments
regarding the emergency review should
be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Rachel Potter, Desk Officer,
Department of Education, Office of
Management and Budget; 725 17th
Street, NW., Room 10222, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503 or faxed to (202) 395–6974.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires
that the Director of OMB provide
interested Federal agencies and the
public an early opportunity to comment
on information collection requests. The
Office of Management and Budget
(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
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ability to perform its statutory
obligations. The IC Clearance Official,
Regulatory Information Management
Services, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, publishes this notice containing
proposed information collection
requests at the beginning of the
Departmental review of the information
collection. 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. ED invites
public comment.
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 respondents, including
through the use of information
technology.
Dated: January 4, 2006.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information
Management Services, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office of Elementary and Secondary
Education
Type of Review: New.
Title: Hurricane Relief Program.
Abstract: Formula grant applications
are needed to identify those SEAs that
are eligible applicants under the
Hurricane Relief Program, and to obtain
counts by State of students displaced by
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The counts
will be used to make formula payments
to the SEAs to enable them to make
formula payments to eligible LEAs and
certain BIA and non-public schools that
are educating displaced students
including homeless children and youth.
Additional Information: This request
for an emergency clearance is to collect
extremely time-critical student data and
related information in applications from
State educational agencies (SEAs) that
have local education agencies (LEAs)
and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
schools serving students displaced by
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. LEAs will
also collect information from the
parents of displaced nonpublic school
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children. This expedited collection is a
direct result of an emergency initiative
that Congress passed on December 22
and its purpose is to provide immediate
aid for the costs related to the education
of these displaced students for the
2005–2006 school year, including
homeless children and youth. The data
collected will be used by ED to make
four Emergency Impact Aid formula
grant payments to applicant SEAs based
on quarterly student counts reported by
LEAs. The SEAs will make four formula
grant payments to applicant LEAs and
BIA schools based on the quarterly
student counts that they report to the
SEAs, and LEAs in turn will be
responsible for making payments to
accounts for nonpublic school children.
In addition, the first quarterly student
count will be used to determine
eligibility and payments for displaced
homeless children and youth. Due to the
urgency of distributing this application
form and collecting the required
information from interested
participants, we are requesting an OMB
emergency clearance of the Emergency
Impact Aid application.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Affected Public: State, local, or tribal
gov’t, SEAs or LEAs; individuals or
household.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour
Burden: Responses—13,200. Burden
Hours—28,100.
Requests for copies of the proposed
information collection request may be
accessed from https://edicsweb.ed.gov,
by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending
Collections’’ link and by clicking on
link number 2959. When you access the
information collection, click on
‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view.
Written requests for information should
be addressed to U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington,
DC 20202–4700. Requests may also be
electronically mailed to the Internet
address IC DocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed
to 202–245–6623. Please specify the
complete title of the information
collection when making your request.
Comments regarding burden and/or
the collection activity requirements
should be electronically mailed to
IC DocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Hydrographic Services Review Panel Membership Solicitation
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of membership solicitation for Hydrographic Services
Review Panel.
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SUMMARY: This notice responds to the Hydrographic Services Improvement
Act Amendments of 2002, Public Law 107-372, which requires the Under
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to solicit nominations
for membership on the Hydrographic Services Review Panel (the Panel).
This advisory committee will advise the Under Secretary on matters
related to the responsibilities and authorities set forth in section
303 of the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, (the Act) and
such other appropriate matters as the Under Secretary refers to the
Panel for review and advice.
DATES: Resumes should be sent to the address, e-mail, or fax specified
and must be received by March 1, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Director, Office of Coast Survey, National Ocean Service,
NOAA (N/CS), 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, fax: 301-
713-4019, e-mail: Hydroservices.panel@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Captain Roger Parsons, Director,
Office of Coast Survey, NOS/NOAA, 301-713-2770 x134, fax 301-713-4019,
e-mail: Roger.L.Parsons@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 33 U.S.C. 883a, et seq., NOAA's
National Ocean Service (NOS) is responsible for providing nautical
charts and related information for safe navigation. NOS collects and
compiles hydrographic, tidal and current, geodetic, and a variety of
other data in order to fulfill this responsibility. The Hydrographic
Services Review Panel provides advice on topics such as ``NOAA's
Hydrographic Survey Priorities,'' technologies relating to operations,
research and development, and dissemination of data pertaining to:
(a) Hydrographic surveying;
(b) Nautical charting;
(c) Water level measurements;
(d) Current measurements;
(e) Geodetic measurements; and
(f) Geospatial measurements.
The Panel comprises fifteen voting members appointed by the Under
Secretary in accordance with section 105 of the Act. Members are
selected on a standardized basis, in accordance with applicable
Department of Commerce guidance. The Co-Director of the Joint
Hydrographic Center and two other employees of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration serve as nonvoting members of the Panel. The
Director, Office of Coast Survey, serves as the Designated Federal
Official (DFO). This solicitation is to obtain candidates to replace
five of the voting members whose original three-year appointments
expire in late 2006.
The voting members of the Panel are individuals who, by reason of
knowledge, experience, or training, are especially qualified in one or
more disciplines relating to hydrographic surveying, tides, currents,
geodetic and geospatial measurements, marine transportation, port
administration, vessel pilotage, and coastal and fishery management. An
individual may not be appointed as a voting member of the Panel if the
individual is a full-time officer or employee of the United States. Any
voting member of the Panel who is an applicant for, or beneficiary of,
(as determined by the Under Secretary) any assistance under the Act
shall disclose to the Panel that relationship, and may not vote on any
matter pertaining to that assistance.
Voting members of the Panel serve for a term of four years. Members
serve at the discretion of the Under Secretary and are subject to
government ethics standards. Any individual appointed to a partial or
full term may be reappointed for one additional full term. A voting
member may serve until his or her successor has taken office. The Panel
selects one voting member to serve as the Chair and another to serve as
the Vice Chair. The Vice Chair acts as Chair in the absence or
incapacity of the Chair but will not automatically become the Chair if
the Chair resigns.
At a minimum, meetings occur biannually, and at the call of the
Chair or upon the request of a majority of the voting members or of the
Under
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Secretary. Voting members receive compensation at a rate established by
the Under Secretary, not to exceed the maximum daily rate payable under
section 5376 of title 5, United States Code, when actually engaged in
the performance of duties for such Panel and shall be reimbursed for
actual and reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of such
duties.
Dated: December 23, 2005.
Captain Roger L. Parsons,
Director, Office of Coast Survey, National Ocean Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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