Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping, 8649 [E8-2753]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 31 / Thursday, February 14, 2008 / Notices Accordingly, numerous FMP and amendments have been developed by the Region which requires the collection of information for purposes of proper implementation of these rules. Regulations implementing the FMP and their collection of information appear at 50 CFR 600.305, 50 CFR 600.315, and 50 CFR 622.5. The need to collect percent ownership in a corporation from permit holders is necessary information for the red snapper Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) program. The IFQ program has a cap of six percent on share percent ownership. Without the ability to track corporate shareholder information, NOAA Fisheries Service will be unable to enforce this share ownership cap. Additionally, crew size is being collected to better understand the nature of the fishery, the number of participants who are not permit holders, and the potential socioeconomic effects of regulations within a given fishery. II. 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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. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:49 Feb 13, 2008 Jkt 214001 included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Dated: February 8, 2008. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E8–2687 Filed 2–13–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping ACTION: Notice of public workshop. The Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping (IWG–OCM), established under the governance of the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (JSOST), will host a workshop from Tuesday, February 26, 2008, until Thursday, February 28, 2008, to support the development of a National Ocean and Coastal Mapping Strategic Action Plan. Participation is by invitation only; however, plenary sessions will be open to the public. Dates and Times: The public plenary sessions will be on Tuesday, February 26, 2008, from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. and on Thursday, February 28, 2008, from 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Location: Florida Atlantic University SeaTech Campus, Auditorium (Room 205), 101 North Beach Road, Dania Beach, Florida 33004. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Persons interested in obtaining additional information including a workshop agenda should visit https:// www.csc.noaa.gov/iwg/ or contact Carol Jeffords or Tricia Gibbons at 703–642– 0972. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In response to the findings of the U.S. Ocean Action Plan, JSOST established the IWG–OCM in 2006. This interagency working group—co-chaired by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Geological Survey, and Minerals Management Service— seeks to avoid duplication of mapping ocean and coastal mapping activities and facilitate the coordination and leveraging of mapping resources across the federal sector and with state, industry, academic, and nongovernmental organization mapping interests. The workshop will bring SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 8649 together individuals from federal mapping agencies, non-federal mapping interests, and stakeholders to frame a Strategic Action Plan designed to expand, improve, and/or develop (a) coordination and partnerships; (b) data collection, availability, dissemination, interoperability, and standardization; and (c) products and tools required of ocean and coastal geospatial data users. The public plenary sessions are accessible to people with physical disabilities. Public comment periods will be scheduled at the end of the day’s deliberations on Tuesday and Thursday. Each individual or group wishing to make a verbal presentation will be limited to a total time of five (5) minutes. Approximately fifteen (15) seats will be available for the public on a first-come, first-served basis. Dated: February 4, 2008. Captain Steven Barnum, Director, Office of Coast Survey. [FR Doc. E8–2753 Filed 2–13–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–JE–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests Department of Education. The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before April 14, 2008. 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 collection requests. 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 ability to perform its statutory obligations. The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, publishes that notice containing proposed information collection requests prior to submission of these requests to OMB. Each proposed information collection, grouped by office, contains the following: (1) Type of review requested, AGENCY: SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\14FEN1.SGM 14FEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology Interagency 
Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping

ACTION: Notice of public workshop.

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SUMMARY: The Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping 
(IWG-OCM), established under the governance of the Joint Subcommittee 
on Ocean Science and Technology (JSOST), will host a workshop from 
Tuesday, February 26, 2008, until Thursday, February 28, 2008, to 
support the development of a National Ocean and Coastal Mapping 
Strategic Action Plan. Participation is by invitation only; however, 
plenary sessions will be open to the public.
    Dates and Times: The public plenary sessions will be on Tuesday, 
February 26, 2008, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and on Thursday, February 28, 
2008, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
    Location: Florida Atlantic University SeaTech Campus, Auditorium 
(Room 205), 101 North Beach Road, Dania Beach, Florida 33004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Persons interested in obtaining 
additional information including a workshop agenda should visit https://
www.csc.noaa.gov/iwg/ or contact Carol Jeffords or Tricia Gibbons at 
703-642-0972.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In response to the findings of the U.S. 
Ocean Action Plan, JSOST established the IWG-OCM in 2006. This 
interagency working group--co-chaired by the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. 
Geological Survey, and Minerals Management Service--seeks to avoid 
duplication of mapping ocean and coastal mapping activities and 
facilitate the coordination and leveraging of mapping resources across 
the federal sector and with state, industry, academic, and non-
governmental organization mapping interests. The workshop will bring 
together individuals from federal mapping agencies, non-federal mapping 
interests, and stakeholders to frame a Strategic Action Plan designed 
to expand, improve, and/or develop (a) coordination and partnerships; 
(b) data collection, availability, dissemination, interoperability, and 
standardization; and (c) products and tools required of ocean and 
coastal geospatial data users.
    The public plenary sessions are accessible to people with physical 
disabilities. Public comment periods will be scheduled at the end of 
the day's deliberations on Tuesday and Thursday. Each individual or 
group wishing to make a verbal presentation will be limited to a total 
time of five (5) minutes. Approximately fifteen (15) seats will be 
available for the public on a first-come, first-served basis.

    Dated: February 4, 2008.
Captain Steven Barnum,
Director, Office of Coast Survey.
 [FR Doc. E8-2753 Filed 2-13-08; 8:45 am]
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