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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
23, 2007, the International Trade
Administration of the U.S. Department
of Commerce published a Federal
Register notice soliciting applications
from U.S. persons interested in serving
as members of the U.S. Section of the
U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum. See 72 FR
13747. The International Trade
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Forum. The amendment to the
eligibility criteria changes ‘‘each
candidate also must be a U.S. citizen
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travel to Brazil or locations in the
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meetings as well as independent U.S.
Section and Committee meetings,’’ to
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Applicants must meet all other
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Anne Driscoll,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
[Docket No.: 0612242610–7036–01]
Establishment of and Availability of
Applications for the Laboratory
Accreditation Program for Radiation
Detection Instruments Under the
National Voluntary Laboratory
Accreditation Program
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Under the National Voluntary
Laboratory Accreditation Program
(NVLAP) the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST)
announces the establishment of a
laboratory accreditation program and
the availability of applications for
accreditation for laboratories that
perform testing of radiation detection
instruments using standards developed
by the American National Standards
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Institute, Homeland Security
Instrumentation and Radiation
Protection Instrumentation groups.
DATES: Laboratories interested in
seeking accreditation are required to
submit an application to NVLAP and
pay required fees. Applications will be
considered as received.
ADDRESSES: Laboratories may obtain
requirement documents and an
application for accreditation for this
program by calling (301) 975–4016, by
writing to Radiation Detection
Instrument Testing Program Manager,
National Voluntary Laboratory
Accreditation Program, 100 Bureau
Drive/MS 2140, Gaithersburg, MD
20899–2140, or by sending e-mail to
nvlap@nist.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Betty Ann Sandoval, Senior Program
Manager, NIST/NVLAP, 100 Bureau
Drive/MS 2140, Gaithersburg, MD
20899–2140, Phone: (301) 975–8446 or
e-mail: betty.sandoval@nist.gov.
Information regarding NVLAP and the
accreditation process can be viewed at
https://www.nist.gov/nvlap.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The United States Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) requested
that NIST establish a laboratory
accreditation program for laboratories
that test radiation detection instruments
used in homeland security applications.
In response to the request from DHS,
and after consultation with interested
parties through public workshops and
other means, the National Voluntary
Laboratory Accreditation Program
(NVLAP) has established an
accreditation program for laboratories
that test radiation detection
instruments.
This notice is issued in accordance
with NVLAP procedures and general
requirements, found in Title 15 Part 285
of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Technical Requirements for the
Accreditation Process
NVLAP accreditation criteria are
established in accordance with the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR, Title 15,
Part 285), NVLAP Procedures and
General Requirements. NVLAP
accreditation is in full conformance
with the standards of the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO)
and the International Electrotechnical
Commission (IEC), including ISO/IEC
17025.
Accreditation is granted to a
laboratory following successful
completion of a process, which includes
submission of an application and
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payment of fees by the laboratory, an
on-site assessment by technical experts,
resolution of any non-conformities
identified during the on-site assessment,
and participation in proficiency testing.
The accreditation is formalized through
issuance of a Certificate of Accreditation
and Scope of Accreditation.
General requirements for
accreditation are given in NIST
Handbook 150, NVLAP Procedures and
General Requirements. The specific
technical and administrative
requirements for the program for
accreditation of laboratories that test
radiation detection instruments are
given in NIST Handbook 150–23,
Homeland Security Applications—
Radiation Detection Instruments.
Laboratories must meet all NVLAP
criteria and requirements in order to
become accredited. To be considered for
accreditation, the applicant laboratory
must provide a completed application to
NVLAP, pay all required fees, agree to
conditions for accreditation, and
provide a quality manual to NVLAP (or
a designated NVLAP assessor) prior to
the beginning of the assessment process.
Application Requirements
(1) Legal Name and full address of the
laboratory;
(2) Ownership of the laboratory;
(3) Authorized Representative’s name
and contact information;
(4) Names, titles and contact
information for laboratory staff
nominated to serve as Approved
Signatories of test or calibration reports
that reference NVLAP accreditation;
(5) Organization chart defining
relationships that are relevant to
performing testing and calibrations
covered in the accreditation request;
(6) General description of the
laboratory, including its facilities and
scope of operations; and
(7) Requested scope of accreditation.
In addition, the laboratory shall
provide a copy of its quality manual and
related documentation, where
appropriate, prior to the on-site
assessment. NVLAP will review the
quality management documentation and
discuss any noted nonconformities with
the Authorized Representative before
the on-site visit. Laboratories that apply
for accreditation will be required to pay
for NVLAP fees and undergo on-site
assessment and shall meet proficiency
testing requirements before initial
accreditation can be granted.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of
the law, no person is required to
respond to, nor shall any person be
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with a collection of information unless
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Dated: March 27, 2007.
James E. Hill,
Acting Deputy Director.
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Notice of Availability of the
Status Review Report for Atlantic
Sturgeon in the United States
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of the
Status Review Report for Atlantic
Sturgeon in the United States.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We, NMFS, convened a Status
Review Team (SRT) consisting of
Federal biologists from NMFS, U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS), and U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). The
SRT has completed a Status Review
Report of Atlantic sturgeon in the
United States. This notice makes this
report available to the public in the
Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Requests for a copy of the
Status Review Report should be
addressed to Marcia Hobbs, NMFS,
Northeast Regional Office, Protected
Resources Division, One Blackburn
Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. A copy of
the Status Review Report can also be
downloaded from the following web
address: https://www.nero.noaa.gov/
prot_res/CandidateSpeciesProgram/
csr.htm
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim
Damon-Randall, NMFS Northeast
Region, 978–281–9300 ext. 6535, or Dr.
Stephania Bolden, NMFS Southeast
Region,727–824–5312.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 2, 1997, we and FWS (jointly,
the Services) received a petition from
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the Biodiversity Legal Foundation
requesting us to list Atlantic sturgeon
(Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus), in
the United States where it continues to
exist, as threatened or endangered under
the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and
to designate critical habitat within a
reasonable period of time following the
listing. A notice was published in the
Federal Register on October 17, 1997,
stating the Services had determined
substantial information existed
indicating the petitioned action may be
warranted (62 FR 54018). The ESA
requires the Services to make listing
determinations based on the best
scientific and commercial information
available after conducting a review of
the status of species and after taking
into account efforts to protect the
species.
On September 21, 1998, after
completing a comprehensive status
review, the Services published a 12–
month determination in the Federal
Register announcing that listing was not
warranted at that time (63 FR 50187).
On the same date, Atlantic sturgeon
were retained on the NMFS candidate
species list (63 FR 50211; subsequently
changed to the Species of Concern List
(69 FR 19975; April 15, 2004)).
Concurrently, the Atlantic States Marine
Fisheries Commission (ASMFC)
completed Amendment 1 to the 1990
Atlantic Sturgeon Fishery Management
Plan that imposed a 20–40 year
moratorium on all U.S. Atlantic
sturgeon fisheries until the Atlantic
Coast spawning stocks could be restored
to a level where 20 subsequent year
classes of adult females were protected
(ASMFC, 1998). In 1999, pursuant to
section 804(b) of the Atlantic Coastal
Fisheries Cooperative Management Act
(16 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.), we followed
this action by closing the Exclusive
Economic Zone to Atlantic sturgeon
retention.
In 2003, we sponsored a workshop
with ASMFC and FWS on the ‘‘Status
and Management of Atlantic Sturgeon’’
in Raleigh, North Carolina, to discuss
the current status of sturgeon along the
Atlantic Coast and determine what
obstacles, if any, were impeding the
recovery of Atlantic sturgeon (Kahnle et
al., 2005). The results of the workshop
reported ‘‘mixed’’ reviews where some
populations seemed to be recovering
while others were declining. Bycatch
and habitat degradation were noted as
possible causes for some population
declines.Based on the information
gathered by the participants during the
2003 workshop on Atlantic sturgeon, we
decided that a second review of Atlantic
sturgeon status was needed to determine
if listing as threatened or endangered
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under the ESA was warranted. In 2006,
we convened a SRT to conduct a
thorough review of the status of the
species.
The 2007 Status Review Report
On February 23, 2007, the SRT
finalized its report on the status of
Atlantic sturgeon (Status Review for
Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser
oxyrinchus oxyrinchus)). The status
review report was also reviewed and
supplemented by eight state and
regional experts who provided
individual expert opinions on the
information contained in the status
review report and provided additional
information to ensure the report
provided the best available data. Lastly,
the report was peer reviewed by six
experts from academia and received
favorable reviews. The final report
incorporates edits and information in
light of this peer review and the expert
reviews. Consistent with the February 7,
1996, joint FWS and NMFS Distinct
Vertebrate Population Segment Policy
(61 FR 4722), the SRT concluded that
Atlantic sturgeon populations should be
divided into five distinct population
segments (DPSs). The five DPSs were
named: (1) Gulf of Maine, (2) New York
Bight, (3) Chesapeake Bay, (4) Carolina,
and (5) South Atlantic. These Atlantic
sturgeon DPSs were discrete because
they were markedly separated from each
other based on physical, genetic, and
physiological factors. They were also
significant to the species because they:
(1) were located in a unique ecological
setting; (2) had unique genetic
characteristics; and (3) would represent
a significant gap in the range of the
taxon if any one of them were to become
extirpated. Canadian populations were
considered to be discrete from the Gulf
of Maine DPS because there were
significant differences in control of
exploitation and regulatory mechanism
for the populations (i.e., still support a
commercial fishery). Further support for
discreteness between Canadian
populations and the Gulf of Maine DPS
was the marked separation between
them based on genetic, physiological,
and habitat features. Therefore,
Canadian populations were not
included in the Gulf of Maine DPS, and
they were not considered further in the
status review report.
The SRT evaluated the status of
Atlantic sturgeon DPSs by analyzing the
impacts of the factors listed in section
4(a)(1) of the ESA on each
subpopulation within each DPS and
considering whether the subpopulations
constituted significant portions of the
range of each DPS. The SRT identified
15 stressors within these factors and
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
[Docket No.: 0612242610-7036-01]
Establishment of and Availability of Applications for the
Laboratory Accreditation Program for Radiation Detection Instruments
Under the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Under the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program
(NVLAP) the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
announces the establishment of a laboratory accreditation program and
the availability of applications for accreditation for laboratories
that perform testing of radiation detection instruments using standards
developed by the American National Standards Institute, Homeland
Security Instrumentation and Radiation Protection Instrumentation
groups.
DATES: Laboratories interested in seeking accreditation are required to
submit an application to NVLAP and pay required fees. Applications will
be considered as received.
ADDRESSES: Laboratories may obtain requirement documents and an
application for accreditation for this program by calling (301) 975-
4016, by writing to Radiation Detection Instrument Testing Program
Manager, National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program, 100
Bureau Drive/MS 2140, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2140, or by sending e-mail
to nvlap@nist.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Betty Ann Sandoval, Senior Program
Manager, NIST/NVLAP, 100 Bureau Drive/MS 2140, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-
2140, Phone: (301) 975-8446 or e-mail: betty.sandoval@nist.gov.
Information regarding NVLAP and the accreditation process can be viewed
at https://www.nist.gov/nvlap.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requested
that NIST establish a laboratory accreditation program for laboratories
that test radiation detection instruments used in homeland security
applications. In response to the request from DHS, and after
consultation with interested parties through public workshops and other
means, the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)
has established an accreditation program for laboratories that test
radiation detection instruments.
This notice is issued in accordance with NVLAP procedures and
general requirements, found in Title 15 Part 285 of the Code of Federal
Regulations.
Technical Requirements for the Accreditation Process
NVLAP accreditation criteria are established in accordance with the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR, Title 15, Part 285), NVLAP Procedures
and General Requirements. NVLAP accreditation is in full conformance
with the standards of the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission
(IEC), including ISO/IEC 17025.
Accreditation is granted to a laboratory following successful
completion of a process, which includes submission of an application
and payment of fees by the laboratory, an on-site assessment by
technical experts, resolution of any non-conformities identified during
the on-site assessment, and participation in proficiency testing. The
accreditation is formalized through issuance of a Certificate of
Accreditation and Scope of Accreditation.
General requirements for accreditation are given in NIST Handbook
150, NVLAP Procedures and General Requirements. The specific technical
and administrative requirements for the program for accreditation of
laboratories that test radiation detection instruments are given in
NIST Handbook 150-23, Homeland Security Applications--Radiation
Detection Instruments. Laboratories must meet all NVLAP criteria and
requirements in order to become accredited. To be considered for
accreditation, the applicant laboratory must provide a completed
application to NVLAP, pay all required fees, agree to conditions for
accreditation, and provide a quality manual to NVLAP (or a designated
NVLAP assessor) prior to the beginning of the assessment process.
Application Requirements
(1) Legal Name and full address of the laboratory;
(2) Ownership of the laboratory;
(3) Authorized Representative's name and contact information;
(4) Names, titles and contact information for laboratory staff
nominated to serve as Approved Signatories of test or calibration
reports that reference NVLAP accreditation;
(5) Organization chart defining relationships that are relevant to
performing testing and calibrations covered in the accreditation
request;
(6) General description of the laboratory, including its facilities
and scope of operations; and
(7) Requested scope of accreditation.
In addition, the laboratory shall provide a copy of its quality
manual and related documentation, where appropriate, prior to the on-
site assessment. NVLAP will review the quality management documentation
and discuss any noted nonconformities with the Authorized
Representative before the on-site visit. Laboratories that apply for
accreditation will be required to pay for NVLAP fees and undergo on-
site assessment and shall meet proficiency testing requirements before
initial accreditation can be granted.
PRA Clearance
This action contains a collection of information requirements
subject to review and approval by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) under
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the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Collection activities for
NVLAP are currently approved by OMB under control number 0693-0003.
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 unless it displays a
currently valid OMB Control Number.
Dated: March 27, 2007.
James E. Hill,
Acting Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. E7-6177 Filed 4-2-07; 8:45 am]
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