Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction Meeting, 14773-14774 [E8-5487]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 54 / Wednesday, March 19, 2008 / Notices People’s Republic of China, 72 FR 55176 (September 28, 2007); see also Postponement of Final Determination of Antidumping Duty Investigation: Sodium Hexametaphosphate From the People’s Republic of China, 73 FR 5176 (January 29, 2008). In this investigation, the six–month period beginning on the date of the publication of the preliminary determination ends on March 11, 2008. Furthermore, section 737 of the Act states that definitive duties are to begin on the date of publication of the ITC’s final injury determination. Therefore, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act and our practice, we will instruct CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to antidumping duties, unliquidated entries of SHMP from the PRC entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after March 11, 2008, and before the date of publication of the ITC’s final injury determination in the Federal Register. Suspension of liquidation will continue on or after this date. Effective on the date of publication of the ITC’s final affirmative injury determination, CBP, pursuant to section 735(c)(3) of the Act, will require, at the same time as importers would normally deposit estimated duties on this merchandise, a cash deposit equal to the estimated weighted–average antidumping duty margins as listed below. The ‘‘PRC–wide’’ rate applies to all exporters of subject merchandise not specifically listed. The weighted– average dumping margins are as follows: SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE FROM THE PRC Weighted– Average Margin (Percent) Manufacturer/Exporter jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Jiangyin Chengxing International Trading Co., Ltd. ..................... Sichuan Mianzhu Norwest Phosphate Chemical Company Limited ..................................... PRC–Wide Rate (including Yibin Tianyuan Group Co., Ltd., Mianyang Aostar Phosphorous Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., and Hubei Xingfa Chemicals Group Co., Ltd. ) ..................... 92.02 92.02 188.05 This notice constitutes the antidumping duty order with respect to SHMP from the PRC pursuant to section 736(a) of the Act. Interested parties may contact the Department’s Central Records Unit, Room 1117 of the main Commerce building, for copies of an VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:50 Mar 18, 2008 Jkt 214001 updated list of antidumping duty orders currently in effect. This order is published in accordance with section 736(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211. Dated: March 14, 2008. David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E8–5657 Filed 3–18–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction Meeting National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR or Committee), will meet Thursday, April 10, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Friday, April 11, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The primary purpose of this meeting is to review the draft National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Strategic Plan and the Committee’s report to the NIST Director. The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on the NEHRP Web site at https://nehrp.gov/. DATES: The ACEHR will meet on Thursday, April 10, 2008, from 9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. The meeting will continue on Friday, April 11, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. The meeting will be open to the public. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Employee Lounge, in the Administration Building at NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Please note admittance instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Jack Hayes, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8603, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–8603. Dr. Hayes’ e-mail address is jack.hayes@nist.gov and his phone number is (301) 975–5640. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established in accordance with the requirements of Section 103 of the NEHRP Reauthorization Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108–360). The Committee is composed PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 14773 of 15 members appointed by the Director of NIST, who were selected for their technical expertise and experience, established records of distinguished professional service, and their knowledge of issues affecting the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program. In addition, the Chairperson of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee (SESAC) serves in an ex officio capacity on the Committee. The Committee assesses: • Trends and developments in the science and engineering of earthquake hazards reduction; • The effectiveness of NEHRP in performing its statutory activities (improved design and construction methods and practices; land use controls and redevelopment; prediction techniques and early-warning systems; coordinated emergency preparedness plans; and public education and involvement programs); • Any need to revise NEHRP; and • The management, coordination, implementation, and activities of NEHRP. Background information on NEHRP and the Advisory Committee is available at https://nehrp.gov. Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice is hereby given that the Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR), will meet Thursday, April 10, 2008, from 9 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. The meeting will continue on Friday, April 11, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Employee Lounge at NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The primary purpose of this meeting is to review the draft National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Strategic Plan and the Committee’s annual report to the NIST Director. The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on the NEHRP Web site at https://nehrp.gov/. Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to offer comments and suggestions related to the Committee’s affairs are invited to request a place on the agenda. On April 10, 2008, approximately one-half hour will be reserved at the end of the meeting for public comments, and speaking times will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis. The amount of time per speaker will be determined by the number of requests received, but is likely to be about 3 minutes each. Questions from the public will not be considered during this period. Speakers who wish to expand upon their oral statements, those who had wished to speak but could not be accommodated E:\FR\FM\19MRN1.SGM 19MRN1 14774 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 54 / Wednesday, March 19, 2008 / Notices on the agenda, and those who were unable to attend in person are invited to submit written statements to the ACEHR, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 8630, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899– 8630, via fax at (301) 975–5433, or electronically by e-mail to info@nehrp.gov. All visitors to the NIST site are required to pre-register to be admitted. Anyone wishing to attend this meeting must register by close of business Thursday, April 3, 2008, in order to attend. Please submit your name, time of arrival, e-mail address and phone number to Carmen Pardo. Non-U.S. citizens must also submit their country of citizenship, title, employer/sponsor, and address. Ms. Pardo’s e-mail address is carmen.pardo@nist.gov and her phone number is (301) 975–6132. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated: March 13, 2008. James M. Turner, Acting Director. [FR Doc. E8–5487 Filed 3–18–08; 8:45 am] Technical Information: Michael Ford, CAMEO Program Manager, NOAA/ NMFS, 301–713–2239, Michael.Ford@noaa.gov; Phil Taylor, Program Director, Biological Oceanography, OCE/GEO/NSF, 703– 292–8582, prtaylor@nsf.gov; or Cynthia Suchman, Associate Program Director, Biological Oceanography, OCE/GEO/ NSF, 703/292–8582, csuchman@nsf.gov. Business Management Information: Roy Williams, NMFS/S&T Grants Administrator, 301–713–2367 x 141, Roy.Williams@noaa.gov. BILLING CODE 3510–13–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [Docket No. 080307400–8401–01] RIN 0648–ZB88 Comparative Analysis of Marine Ecosystem Organization (CAMEO) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of funding availability. jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES SUMMARY: This announcement is a solicitation for proposals for the Comparative Analysis of Marine Ecosystem Organization (CAMEO) Program. The purpose of CAMEO is to strengthen the scientific basis for an ecosystem approach to stewardship of ocean and coastal resources and ecosystems. To fulfill this purpose, CAMEO will assist policy makers and resource managers to make ecosystemscience based decisions that fulfill policy goals and management objectives of society. The program will support research to understand complex dynamics controlling productivity, behavior, population connectivity, climate variability and anthropogenic pressures. It envisages the use of a diverse array of ecosystem models, comparative analyses of managed and unmanaged areas, and ecosystem-scale mapping in support of research, 16:50 Mar 18, 2008 Jkt 214001 The Objective of Comparative Analysis of Marine Ecosystem Organization (CAMEO) is to strengthen the scientific basis for an ecosystem approach to stewardship of ocean and coastal resources and ecosystems. To fulfill its objective, the product of the CAMEO program must assist policy makers and resource managers to make science based decisions that fulfill policy goals and management objectives of society. This means that for CAMEO to be successful, it must include an explicit and realistic path for translating research results into usable decisionmaking support tools. Comparative studies of ecosystems have a long history in marine ecology. Many of these studies have been theoretical, using mathematical models with limited or no data, and narrow in scope in terms of the properties of ecosystems and the drivers of change. Others have compared and contrasted large amounts of observational data to draw general inferences. CAMEO’s goal, and challenge, is to carefully design approaches by which similarities and divergences among observed ecosystems (comparative ecosystem analyses) are SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: VerDate Aug<31>2005 forecasting and decision support. Proposals are requested for 1–2 year projects for initial modeling, retrospective, and pilot studies. DATES: Proposals must be received no later than June 17, 2008. ADDRESSES: Electronic application packages are strongly encouraged and are available at: https://www.grants.gov/. Paper application packages are available on the NOAA Grants Management website at: https://www.ago.noaa.gov/ grants/appkit.shtml. If the applicant has difficulty accessing Grants.gov or downloading the required forms from the NOAA website, they should contact: Roy Williams, CAMEO, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 12436, Silver Spring, MD, 20910 or by phone at (301) 713– 2367, ext. 141, or via internet at Roy.Williams@noaa.gov. PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 effectively interpreted in a manner that can yield management insights. The spatial scale of comparative analyses can range from ocean basins to local oceanic (e.g., seamounts, shelves) and coastal (e.g., bays and estuaries) features. The scale should be appropriate to the ecosystem properties considered in the proposal. In some cases, a hierarchy of nested scales may be appropriate. Obvious components of this comparative approach involve the use of experiments, models, and observational data, ultimately leading to sophisticated integrations of all three. Spatial contrasts offered by comparing ecosystem function and structure within and outside marine protected areas are one form of comparative analysis that may offer insights into how ecosystems respond to human activities. An important and ancillary challenge will be to identify recent and emerging technologies (e.g. molecular techniques and instrumentation) that may be applied toward the significant challenges of CAMEO. In framing issues to be addressed by CAMEO, some important ecosystem concepts, such as resilience, regime shifts and connectivity are used without rigorously defining or thoroughly discussing them. These are evolving concepts, and it is expected that they will be defined in the context of the research that is proposed and refined through CAMEO research. ELECTRONIC ACCESS: The full text of the full funding opportunity announcement for this program can be accessed via the Grants.gov web site at https://www.grants.gov. The announcement will also be available by contacting the program officials identified under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Applicants must comply with all requirements contained in the full funding opportunity announcement. STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Authority for CAMEO is provided by the following: 33 U.S.C. 1442 for the National Marine Fisheries Service and 42 U.S.C. 1861–75 for the National Science Foundation. CFDA: 11.472, Unallied Science Program FUNDING AVAILABILITY: It is anticipated that about $2,000,000 in FY 2008 will be available to support approximately 5–10 projects in response to this announcement. ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education, other non-profits, state, local, Indian Tribal Governments, and Federal agencies that possess the statutory authority to receive financial assistance. COST SHARING REQUIREMENTS: None is required. E:\FR\FM\19MRN1.SGM 19MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14773-14774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5487]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction Meeting

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR 
or Committee), will meet Thursday, April 10, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 
p.m. and Friday, April 11, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The primary 
purpose of this meeting is to review the draft National Earthquake 
Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Strategic Plan and the Committee's 
report to the NIST Director. The agenda may change to accommodate 
Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on the NEHRP Web 
site at https://nehrp.gov/.

DATES: The ACEHR will meet on Thursday, April 10, 2008, from 9 a.m. 
until 5:30 p.m. The meeting will continue on Friday, April 11, 2008, 
from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. The meeting will be open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Employee Lounge, in the 
Administration Building at NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Please note 
admittance instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 
this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Dr. Jack Hayes, National Earthquake 
Hazards Reduction Program Director, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8603, Gaithersburg, Maryland 
20899-8603. Dr. Hayes' e-mail address is jack.hayes@nist.gov and his 
phone number is (301) 975-5640.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established in accordance 
with the requirements of Section 103 of the NEHRP Reauthorization Act 
of 2004 (Pub. L. 108-360). The Committee is composed of 15 members 
appointed by the Director of NIST, who were selected for their 
technical expertise and experience, established records of 
distinguished professional service, and their knowledge of issues 
affecting the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program. In 
addition, the Chairperson of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 
Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee (SESAC) serves in an 
ex officio capacity on the Committee. The Committee assesses:
     Trends and developments in the science and engineering of 
earthquake hazards reduction;
     The effectiveness of NEHRP in performing its statutory 
activities (improved design and construction methods and practices; 
land use controls and redevelopment; prediction techniques and early-
warning systems; coordinated emergency preparedness plans; and public 
education and involvement programs);
     Any need to revise NEHRP; and
     The management, coordination, implementation, and 
activities of NEHRP. Background information on NEHRP and the Advisory 
Committee is available at https://nehrp.gov.
    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, 
notice is hereby given that the Advisory Committee on Earthquake 
Hazards Reduction (ACEHR), will meet Thursday, April 10, 2008, from 9 
a.m. until 5:30 p.m. The meeting will continue on Friday, April 11, 
2008, from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. The meeting will be held in the 
Employee Lounge at NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The primary purpose 
of this meeting is to review the draft National Earthquake Hazards 
Reduction Program (NEHRP) Strategic Plan and the Committee's annual 
report to the NIST Director. The agenda may change to accommodate 
Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on the NEHRP Web 
site at https://nehrp.gov/.
    Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to 
offer comments and suggestions related to the Committee's affairs are 
invited to request a place on the agenda. On April 10, 2008, 
approximately one-half hour will be reserved at the end of the meeting 
for public comments, and speaking times will be assigned on a first-
come, first-serve basis. The amount of time per speaker will be 
determined by the number of requests received, but is likely to be 
about 3 minutes each. Questions from the public will not be considered 
during this period. Speakers who wish to expand upon their oral 
statements, those who had wished to speak but could not be accommodated

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on the agenda, and those who were unable to attend in person are 
invited to submit written statements to the ACEHR, National Institute 
of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 8630, Gaithersburg, 
Maryland 20899-8630, via fax at (301) 975-5433, or electronically by e-
mail to info@nehrp.gov.
    All visitors to the NIST site are required to pre-register to be 
admitted. Anyone wishing to attend this meeting must register by close 
of business Thursday, April 3, 2008, in order to attend. Please submit 
your name, time of arrival, e-mail address and phone number to Carmen 
Pardo. Non-U.S. citizens must also submit their country of citizenship, 
title, employer/sponsor, and address. Ms. Pardo's e-mail address is 
carmen.pardo@nist.gov and her phone number is (301) 975-6132.

    Dated: March 13, 2008.
James M. Turner,
Acting Director.
 [FR Doc. E8-5487 Filed 3-18-08; 8:45 am]
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