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Dated: November 8, 2007.
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Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XD84
Notice of Solicitation of Public
Comment on the Development of
Alternative Aquaculture Feeds
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of solicitation of public
comment on alternative aquaculture
feeds.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The National Marine
Fisheries Service is soliciting public
comment for ideas and
recommendations on alternative dietary
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ingredients (feedstuffs) for aquaculture.
This information is being gathered as
part of the NOAA–U.S. Department of
Agriculture alternative feeds initiative
to help guide future research and
development. Public comment is being
collected in advance of a 2008
workshop on alternative feeds.
Information submitted in response to
this notice will be shared with
workshop attendees.
DATES: Comments should be submitted
by February 29, 2008, to ensure
consideration. Comments submitted
after that date will be considered to the
extent possible.
ADDRESSES: Information about the
NOAA Aquaculture Program and the
NOAA–USDA Alternative Feeds
Initiative is available on the NOAA
Aquaculture Program website: https://
aquaculture.noaa.gov.
Electronic comments should be
submitted to
NOAA.Aquaculture@noaa.gov. Written
comments should be faxed to the NOAA
Aquaculture Program clearly marked
‘‘Attn: Alternative Feeds Initiative’’ at
(301) 713–9108; or mailed to the NOAA
Aquaculture Program, Attn: Alternative
Feeds Initiative, 1315 East-West
Highway, Rm. 13117, Silver Spring, MD
20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate
Naughten, NOAA Aquaculture Program,
1315 East-West Highway, SSMC #3 Mail
Code F/AQ, Room 13117, Silver Spring,
MD 20910, (301) 713–9079; or e-mail at:
kate.naughten@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The issue of feed ingredients is among
the top challenges facing the global
aquaculture industry. The protein-rich
feed pellets used in aquaculture are
made in part from small, bony fish
species including herring, menhaden,
anchovy, and sardines. These species,
harvested worldwide for use in fish
meal and fish oil, are under increasing
commercial fishing pressure.
Fish meal and fish oil are principal
feeds ingredients for cultured fish
species including carp, shrimp, salmon,
tilapia, trout, and catfish, as well as
poultry and pigs. In 2002, 81 percent of
the fish oil and 46 percent of the fish
meal produced worldwide was used for
aquaculture.
As ingredients in aquaculture
feedstuffs, fish meal and fish oil supply
the essential amino acids and fatty acids
required for normal growth. In the U.S.
and elsewhere, studies are underway to
better understand the nutritional
requirements of fish and shrimp and to
evaluate the use of alternative dietary
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ingredients in aquaculture feed,
including soybeans, barley, rice, peas,
and other crops along with canola,
lupine, wheat gluten, corn gluten,
various plant proteins, algae, and
seafood processing by-products.
Specifically, NMFS is seeking
responses in following areas: (1)
Groundbreaking research on alternative
dietary ingredients (feedstuffs) for
aquaculture, including plant based
proteins, is expanding the United States
and worldwide. Where should the
federal government focus its research
efforts in the area of alternative feeds for
aquaculture? Are there specific areas
that the federal government should not
address? (2) What are potential
alternative sources of protein and oil for
aquaculture feeds? For example, are
there specific opportunities for greater
use of seafood processing waste and
other agricultural by-products in
aquaculture feeds? Are there specific
obstacles to using these alternatives as
alternative dietary ingredients in
aquaculture feed? (3) What type of
treatments or processes show promise
for improvement of existing aquaculture
feedstuffs and for developing new
feedstuffs? How soon could these
technologies be commercialized? (4)
Fish meal and fish oil contribute
important human nutritional
components to aquaculture feeds such
as omega 3 fatty acids. As the
aquaculture feeds industry seeks to
replace fish meal and fish oil with
alternatives, how can the nutritional
benefits of farmed seafood be
maintained or enhanced? For example,
what technologies exist for producing
omega 3 fatty acids?
Dated: November 9, 2007.
John Oliver,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Operations, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Establishment of Federal Advisory
Committee
Office of the Secretary, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of
section 744 of Public Law 109–364 (the
John Warner National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007),
the Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended),
the Government in the Sunshine Act of
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1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and
41 CFR 102–3.65, the Department of
Defense gives notice that it intends to
establish the Traumatic Brain Injury
Family Caregiver Panel, as a
subcommittee of the Defense Health
Board.
Pursuant to section 744(b)(5) and (c)
of Public Law 109–364, the Traumatic
Brain Injury Family Caregiver Panel
shall develop the required curricula,
and the Secretary of Defense shall
disseminate the curricula to:
(a) To health care professionals who
or otherwise work with members and
former members of the Armed Forces
with traumatic brain injury;
(b) To family members affected by the
traumatic brain injury of such members
and former members; and
(c) To other care or support personnel
who may provide service to members or
former members affected by traumatic
brain injury.
No later than one year after the
development of the curricula required
by section 744(b) of Public Law 109–
364, the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
submit to the Committees on Armed
Services and Veterans Affairs of the
Senate and the House of Representatives
a report on the following: (a) The
actions undertaken under section 744(b)
of Public Law 109–364; and (b)
recommendations for the improvement
or updating of training curriculum
developed and provided under section
744 of Public Law 109–364.
This non-discretionary advisory
committee, which will operate as a
subcommittee of the Defense Health
Board, shall provide the Department of
Defense and the Department of Veterans
Affairs independent advice and
recommendations on the development
of training curricula to be used by
family members of members and former
members of the Armed Forces on
techniques, strategies, and skills for care
and assistance for such members and
former members with traumatic brain
injury.
Even though the Traumatic Brain
Injury Family Caregiver Panel shall
operate as a subcommittee of the
Defense Health Board and not as a
chartered federal advisory committee,
the Panel shall comply with: (a) The full
provisions of section 744 of Public Law
109–364; and (b) the spirit and intent of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972, the Government in the Sunshine
Act of 1976, and 41 CFR 102–3.5
through 102–3.185.
Whenever the Traumatic Brain Injury
Family Caregiver Panel meets for the
purpose of deliberating on the
substantive matters upon which it is
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providing advice or recommendations,
it must meet under the open-meeting
rules of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act and the Government in the
Sunshine Acts. In addition, the
Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver
Panel’s recommendations, prior to being
submitted to the government’s decision
maker, shall be deliberated under the
same open-meeting rules by the Defense
Health Board.
The Traumatic Brain Injury Family
Caregiver Panel, as a subcommittee of
the Defense Health Board, shall be
authorized to establish subcommittees,
as necessary and consistent with its
mission, and these subcommittees or
working groups shall operate under the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972, the Government
in the Sunshine Act of 1976, and other
appropriate Federal regulations.
Such subcommittees or workgroups
shall not work independently of the
Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver
Panel, and shall report all their
recommendations and advice Traumatic
Brain Injury Family Caregiver Panel for
full deliberation and discussion.
Subcommittees or workgroups have no
authority to make decisions on behalf of
the Traumatic Brain Injury Family
Caregiver Panel nor can they report
directly to the Department of Defense or
any Federal officers or employees who
are not members of the Defense Health
Board.
Pursuant to section 744(a)(2) of Public
Law 109–364, the Traumatic Brain
Injury Family Caregiver Panel shall
consist of 15 members appointed by the
Secretary of Defense in consultation
with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
The Secretary of Defense in appointing
members for the Traumatic Brain Injury
Family Caregiver Panel shall consider
members from among the following:
(a) Physicians, nurses, rehabilitation
therapists, and other individuals with
traumatic brain injury, including
persons who specialize in caring for and
assisting individuals with traumatic
brain injury incurred in combat;
(b) Representatives of family
caregivers or family caregiver
associations;
(c) Health and medical personnel of
the Department of Defense and the
Department of Veterans Affairs with
expertise in traumatic brain injury and
personnel and readiness representatives
of the Department of Defense with
expertise in traumatic brain injury;
(d) Psychologists or other individuals
with expertise in the mental health
treatment and care of individuals with
traumatic brain injury;
(e) Experts in the development of
training curricula;
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(f) Family members of members of the
Armed Forces with traumatic brain
injury; and
(g) Such other individuals the
Secretary of Defense considers
appropriate.
Panel and subcommittee members
appointed by the Secretary of Defense,
who are not full-time Federal officers or
employees, shall serve as Special
Government Employees under the
authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109. Panel and
subcommittee members shall be
appointed on an annual basis by the
Secretary of Defense, and with the
exception of travel and per diem for
official travel, they shall serve without
compensation. The Assistant Secretary
of Defense for Health Affairs shall select
the Panel’s chairperson from the total
Panel membership.
In accordance with DoD policy and
procedures, the Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Health Affairs is authorized
to act upon the advice emanating from
the Traumatic Brain Injury Family
Caregiver Panel.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver
Panel shall meet at the call of the
Defense Health Board’s Designated
Federal Officer, in consultation with the
chairperson of the Traumatic Brain
Injury Family Caregiver Panel. The
Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to
DoD policy, shall be a full-time or
permanent part-time DoD employee,
and shall be appointed in accordance
with established DoD policies and
procedures. The Designated Federal
Officer or duly appointed Alternate
Designated Federal Officer shall attend
all Traumatic Brain Injury Family
Caregiver Panel meetings and meetings
of any subcommittees for the Traumatic
Brain Injury Family Caregiver Panel.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and
102–3.140, the public or interested
organizations may submit written
statements to the Traumatic Brain Injury
Family Caregiver Panel membership
about the Panel’s mission and functions.
Written statements may be submitted at
any time or in response to the stated
agenda of planned meeting of the
Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver
Panel.
All written statements shall be
submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Defense Health Board,
and this individual will ensure that the
written statements are provided to the
membership for their consideration.
Contact information for the Defense
Health Board’s Designated Federal
Officer can be obtained from the GSA’s
FACA Database—https://www.fido.gov/
facadatabase/public.asp.
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The Designated Federal Officer,
pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150, will
announce planned meetings of the
Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver
Panel. The Designated Federal Officer,
at that time, may provide additional
guidance on the submission of written
statements that are in response to the
stated agenda for the planned meeting
in question.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Freeman, DoD Committee Management
Office, 703–601–2554, extension 128.
Dated: November 8, 2007.
L. M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E7–22324 Filed 11–14–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Board of Visitors, United States
Military Academy (USMA)
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice of open meeting;
postponed.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The meeting originally
scheduled for Friday, November 16,
2007, that was published in the Federal
Register on October 25, 2007 (72 FR
60662) has been postponed. The
meeting has tentatively been
rescheduled for Friday, December 7,
2007 at West Point, NY.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Cynthia Kramer, United States Military
Academy, West Point, NY 10996–5000,
(845) 938–5078 or via e-mail:
Cynthia.kramer@usma.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
None.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. E7–22328 Filed 11–14–07; 8:45 am]
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Dated: November 9, 2007.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information
Management Services, Office of Management.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
SUMMARY:
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Federal Student Aid
Department of Education.
The IC Clearance Official,
Regulatory Information Management
Services, Office of Management invites
comments on the submission for OMB
review as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 17, 2007.
AGENCY:
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Written comments should
be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Education Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, 725
17th Street, NW., Room 10222,
Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are
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to (202) 395–6974. Commenters should
include the following subject line in
their response ‘‘Comment: [insert OMB
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Evaluation’’]. Persons submitting
comments electronically should not
submit paper copies.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires
that the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) provide interested
Federal agencies and the public an early
opportunity to comment on information
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Burden Hours: 1,022,384.
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Applicant’s and, in some cases, the
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[Docket No. IC08–550–000, FERC–550]
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the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Establishment of Federal Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of section 744 of Public Law 109-364 (the
John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007),
the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as
amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of
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1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.65, the Department
of Defense gives notice that it intends to establish the Traumatic
Brain Injury Family Caregiver Panel, as a subcommittee of the Defense
Health Board.
Pursuant to section 744(b)(5) and (c) of Public Law 109-364, the
Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver Panel shall develop the
required curricula, and the Secretary of Defense shall disseminate the
curricula to:
(a) To health care professionals who or otherwise work with members
and former members of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury;
(b) To family members affected by the traumatic brain injury of
such members and former members; and
(c) To other care or support personnel who may provide service to
members or former members affected by traumatic brain injury.
No later than one year after the development of the curricula
required by section 744(b) of Public Law 109-364, the Secretary of
Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services and Veterans Affairs of the Senate and the
House of Representatives a report on the following: (a) The actions
undertaken under section 744(b) of Public Law 109-364; and (b)
recommendations for the improvement or updating of training curriculum
developed and provided under section 744 of Public Law 109-364.
This non-discretionary advisory committee, which will operate as a
subcommittee of the Defense Health Board, shall provide the Department
of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs independent advice
and recommendations on the development of training curricula to be used
by family members of members and former members of the Armed Forces on
techniques, strategies, and skills for care and assistance for such
members and former members with traumatic brain injury.
Even though the Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver Panel shall
operate as a subcommittee of the Defense Health Board and not as a
chartered federal advisory committee, the Panel shall comply with: (a)
The full provisions of section 744 of Public Law 109-364; and (b) the
spirit and intent of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the
Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976, and 41 CFR 102-3.5 through 102-
3.185.
Whenever the Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver Panel meets
for the purpose of deliberating on the substantive matters upon which
it is providing advice or recommendations, it must meet under the open-
meeting rules of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and the Government
in the Sunshine Acts. In addition, the Traumatic Brain Injury Family
Caregiver Panel's recommendations, prior to being submitted to the
government's decision maker, shall be deliberated under the same open-
meeting rules by the Defense Health Board.
The Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver Panel, as a
subcommittee of the Defense Health Board, shall be authorized to
establish subcommittees, as necessary and consistent with its mission,
and these subcommittees or working groups shall operate under the
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the
Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976, and other appropriate Federal
regulations.
Such subcommittees or workgroups shall not work independently of
the Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver Panel, and shall report all
their recommendations and advice Traumatic Brain Injury Family
Caregiver Panel for full deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees or
workgroups have no authority to make decisions on behalf of the
Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver Panel nor can they report
directly to the Department of Defense or any Federal officers or
employees who are not members of the Defense Health Board.
Pursuant to section 744(a)(2) of Public Law 109-364, the Traumatic
Brain Injury Family Caregiver Panel shall consist of 15 members
appointed by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The Secretary of Defense in appointing
members for the Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver Panel shall
consider members from among the following:
(a) Physicians, nurses, rehabilitation therapists, and other
individuals with traumatic brain injury, including persons who
specialize in caring for and assisting individuals with traumatic brain
injury incurred in combat;
(b) Representatives of family caregivers or family caregiver
associations;
(c) Health and medical personnel of the Department of Defense and
the Department of Veterans Affairs with expertise in traumatic brain
injury and personnel and readiness representatives of the Department of
Defense with expertise in traumatic brain injury;
(d) Psychologists or other individuals with expertise in the mental
health treatment and care of individuals with traumatic brain injury;
(e) Experts in the development of training curricula;
(f) Family members of members of the Armed Forces with traumatic
brain injury; and
(g) Such other individuals the Secretary of Defense considers
appropriate.
Panel and subcommittee members appointed by the Secretary of
Defense, who are not full-time Federal officers or employees, shall
serve as Special Government Employees under the authority of 5 U.S.C.
3109. Panel and subcommittee members shall be appointed on an annual
basis by the Secretary of Defense, and with the exception of travel and
per diem for official travel, they shall serve without compensation.
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs shall select the
Panel's chairperson from the total Panel membership.
In accordance with DoD policy and procedures, the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs is authorized to act upon the
advice emanating from the Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver
Panel.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver
Panel shall meet at the call of the Defense Health Board's Designated
Federal Officer, in consultation with the chairperson of the Traumatic
Brain Injury Family Caregiver Panel. The Designated Federal Officer,
pursuant to DoD policy, shall be a full-time or permanent part-time DoD
employee, and shall be appointed in accordance with established DoD
policies and procedures. The Designated Federal Officer or duly
appointed Alternate Designated Federal Officer shall attend all
Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver Panel meetings and meetings of
any subcommittees for the Traumatic Brain Injury Family Caregiver
Panel.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or
interested organizations may submit written statements to the Traumatic
Brain Injury Family Caregiver Panel membership about the Panel's
mission and functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time
or in response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of the Traumatic
Brain Injury Family Caregiver Panel.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Defense Health Board, and this individual will ensure
that the written statements are provided to the membership for their
consideration. Contact information for the Defense Health Board's
Designated Federal Officer can be obtained from the GSA's FACA
Database--https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.
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The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, will
announce planned meetings of the Traumatic Brain Injury Family
Caregiver Panel. The Designated Federal Officer, at that time, may
provide additional guidance on the submission of written statements
that are in response to the stated agenda for the planned meeting in
question.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, DoD Committee Management
Office, 703-601-2554, extension 128.
Dated: November 8, 2007.
L. M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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