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development and administration of health
and human services in rural areas.
Agenda: Monday morning, at 9 a.m., the
meeting will be called to order by the
Chairperson of the Committee, the Honorable
David Beasley. The first presentation will be
an overview of rural North Carolina. The
Committee will hear presentations on the
three chosen Subcommittee topics. The first
panel will focus on Workforce and
Community Development. Erin Fraher, MPH,
with the Rural Health Research and Policy
Analysis Center, is a confirmed speaker. The
second panel of speakers will lead a
discussion on At-Risk Children. The final
panel for the day is on the Medical Home
Model. After the panel discussions, the
Committee Chair will give an overview of the
site visits. The Monday meeting will close at
4:30 p.m.
Tuesday morning, at 8:45 a.m., the
Committee will break into Subcommittees
and depart to the site visits. The Workforce
and Community Development Subcommittee
will depart to Raleigh, North Carolina, to
visit the Turning Point Allied Health
Regional Skills Partnership. The At-Risk
Children Subcommittee will depart to Siler
City, North Carolina and take a
‘‘ChildWatch’’ Tour where they will learn
about the different services provided for
children and the status of children and
families. After the tour, the Subcommittee
will arrive at the Chatham Family Resource
Center. The Medical Home Subcommittee
will depart for Community Care of Eastern
Carolina in Greenville, North Carolina.
Transportation to the site visits will not be
provided to the public. At 4:15 p.m. the
Subcommittees will arrive back at the Siena
Hotel for Subcommittee meetings. The
Tuesday meeting will close at 5:15 p.m.
The final session will be convened
Wednesday morning, at 8:15 a.m. The
Committee will break into Subcommittee
format and meet for forty-five minutes. The
Committee as a whole will reconvene at 9
a.m. There will be a review of the site visits
and action items will be developed for the
Committee members and staff. The
Committee will draft the letter to the
Secretary and discuss the September
meeting. The meeting will be adjourned at
10:30 a.m.
For Further Information Contact: Anyone
requiring information regarding the
Committee should contact Jennifer Chang,
MPH, Executive Secretary, National Advisory
Committee on Rural Health and Human
Services, Health Resources and Services
Administration, Parklawn Building, Room
9A–55, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD
20857, Telephone (301) 443–0835, Fax (301)
443–2803.
Persons interested in attending any portion
of the meeting should contact Michele PrayGibson, Office of Rural Health Policy
(ORHP), Telephone (301) 443–0835. The
Committee meeting agenda will be posted on
ORHP’s Web site https://
www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov.
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Dated: April 16, 2008.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Director, Division of Policy Review and
Coordination.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG–2008–0308]
Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety
Advisory Committee; Meetings
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of meetings.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Houston/Galveston
Navigation Safety Advisory Committee
(HOGANSAC) and its working groups
will meet in Houston, Texas to discuss
waterway improvements, aids to
navigation, area projects impacting
safety on the Houston Ship Channel,
and various other navigation safety
matters in the Galveston Bay area. These
meetings will be open to the public.
DATES: The Committee will meet on
Thursday, May 22, 2008 at 9 a.m. The
meeting of the Committee’s working
groups will be held on Thursday May 8,
2008 at 9 a.m. These meetings may close
early if all business is finished. Written
material and requests to make oral
presentations should reach the Coast
Guard at least five (5) working days
before the meeting. Requests to have a
copy of your material distributed to
each member of the committee or
working group should reach the Coast
Guard at least ten (10) working days
before the meeting.
ADDRESSES: The full Committee meeting
and working groups meetings will be
held at the Houston Pilots Association,
8150 South Loop East, Houston, Texas
77011–1747, (713) 645–9620. Send
written material and requests to make
oral presentations to Captain William
Diehl, Designated Federal Officer (DFO)
of HOGANSAC, 9640 Clinton Drive,
Houston, Texas 77029. This notice may
be viewed in our online docket, USCG–
2008–0308 at https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Commander Hal R. Pitts, Assistant to
the DFO of HOGANSAC, telephone
(713) 671–5164, e-mail
hal.r.pitts@uscg.mil or Lieutenant Sean
Hughes, telephone (713) 678–9001, email sean.p.hughes@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of
these meetings is given pursuant to the
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Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92–463).
Agendas of the Meetings
Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety
Advisory Committee (HOGANSAC). The
tentative agenda is as follows:
(1) Opening remarks by the
Committee Sponsor (RADM Whitehead)
or the Committee Sponsor’s
representative, DFO (CAPT Diehl) and
Chairperson (Ms. Tava Foret).
(2) Approval of the 26 February 2008
minutes.
(3) Old Business:
(a) Navigation Operations (NAVOPS)/
Maritime Incident
Review subcommittee report;
(b) Deep Draft Entry Facilitation
(DDEF) subcommittee report;
(c) Dredging subcommittee report;
(d) Technology subcommittee report;
(e) Area Maritime Security Committee
(AMSC) Liaison’s report;
(f) Harbor of Safe Refuge
subcommittee report;
(g) HOGANSAC Outreach report;
(h) Maritime Awareness
subcommittee report.
(4) New Business:
Working Groups Meeting. The
tentative agenda for the working groups
meeting is as follows:
(1) Presentation by each working
group of its accomplishments and plans
for the future;
(2) Review and discuss the work
completed by each working group;
(3) Put forth any action items for
consideration at the full committee
meeting.
Working groups have been formed to
examine the following issues: Dredging
and related issues, electronic navigation
systems, aids to navigation (AtoN)
knockdowns, impact of passing vessels
on moored ships, boater education
issues, facilitating deep draft
movements, mooring infrastructure, and
harbor of safe refuge. Not all working
groups will provide a report at this
session. Further, working group reports
may not necessarily include discussions
on all issues within the particular
working group’s area of responsibility.
Procedural: All meetings are open to
the public. Please note that the meetings
may close early if all business is
finished. At the Chair’s discretion,
members of the public may make oral
presentations during the meetings. If
you would like to make an oral
presentation at a meeting, please notify
the Assistant DFO at least five (5)
working days before the meeting.
Written material for distribution at a
meeting should reach the Coast Guard at
least ten (10) working days before the
meeting. If you would like a copy of
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your material distributed to each
member of the committee or working
group in advance of a meeting, please
submit 19 copies to the DFO at least ten
(10) working days before the meeting.
Information on Services for Individuals
With Disabilities
For information on facilities or
services for individuals with disabilities
or to request special assistance at the
meetings, contact the Assistant DFO as
soon as possible.
Dated: April 15, 2008.
J.H. Korn,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 8th
Coast Guard District, Acting.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request; Line Release Regulations
U.S. Customs and Border
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Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for
comments; Extension of existing
collection of information: 1651–0060;
Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, CBP invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to comment
on an information collection
requirement concerning the Line
Release Regulations (Border Release
Advance Screening and Selectivity
(BRASS)). This request for comment is
being made pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act (Pub. L. 104–13; 44
U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)).
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before June 23, 2008, to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Attn.: Tracey Denning, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 3.2C,
Washington, DC 20229.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Attn.: Tracey
Denning, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Room 3.2.C, Washington, DC
20229, Tel. (202) 344–1429.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CBP
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collections pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act (Pub. L. 104–13; 44
U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)). The comments
should address: (a) Whether the
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 estimates of the burden of the
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; (d)
ways to minimize the burden including
the use of automated collection
techniques or the use of other forms of
information technology; and (e)
estimates of capital or start-up costs and
costs of operations, maintenance, and
purchase of services to provide
information. The comments that are
submitted will be summarized and
included in the CBP request for Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
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matter of public record. In this
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concerning the following information
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Title: Line Release Regulations
(BRASS).
OMB Number: 1651–0060.
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Abstract: Line release (BRASS) was
developed to release and track high
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release (BRASS) respondents make an
automated submission by transmitting
bar code information to CBP. BRASS is
intended to expedite the processing of
merchandise entering the United States.
Current Actions: There are no changes
to the information collection. This
submission is being submitted to extend
the expiration date.
Type of Review: Extension (without
change).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
25,700.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 15
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 6,425.
Dated: April 16, 2008.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, Customs and
Border Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R3–ES–2008–N0079; 30120–8312–
0463]
Assessment Plan for Natural
Resources Injured by Releases of
Hazardous Substances From Dow
Chemical Company’s Midland, MI,
Plant on the Tittabawassee River
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of draft
assessment plan; request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife
Service (FWS), announce the release for
public review of the April 2008, Natural
Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA)
Plan for the Tittabawassee River System
Assessment Area—Public Release Draft
(Assessment Plan). The Assessment
Plan was developed by the
Tittabawassee River Natural Resource
Trustee Council in order to assess
injuries to natural resources resulting
from the releases of hazardous
substances at and from Dow Chemical
Company’s plant on the Tittabawassee
River in Midland County, Michigan.
The Assessment Plan describes the
proposed approach for determining and
quantifying natural resource injuries
and calculating damages associated with
these injuries. We invite all interested
parties to submit comments on the
Assessment Plan.
DATES: We must receive written
comments on or before May 27, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
the NRDA Trustee Coordinator, East
Lansing Field Office, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 2651 Coolidge Road,
Suite 101, East Lansing, MI 48823;
telephone (517) 351–2555; and facsimile
(517) 351–1443. To obtain a review
copy, see ‘‘Obtaining a Review Copy’’
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
Williams, (517) 351–8324.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On behalf
of the Department of the Interior (DOI),
the State of Michigan, and the Saginaw
Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, we
announce the release for public review
of the Natural Resource Damage
Assessment (NRDA) Plan for the
Tittabawassee River System Assessment
Area—Public Release Draft (Assessment
Plan). The Assessment Plan was
developed by the Tittabawassee River
Natural Resource Trustee Council
(Trustees), consisting of representatives
of FWS; Bureau of Indian Affairs, DOI;
Michigan Department of Environmental
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2008-0308]
Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee; Meetings
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee
(HOGANSAC) and its working groups will meet in Houston, Texas to
discuss waterway improvements, aids to navigation, area projects
impacting safety on the Houston Ship Channel, and various other
navigation safety matters in the Galveston Bay area. These meetings
will be open to the public.
DATES: The Committee will meet on Thursday, May 22, 2008 at 9 a.m. The
meeting of the Committee's working groups will be held on Thursday May
8, 2008 at 9 a.m. These meetings may close early if all business is
finished. Written material and requests to make oral presentations
should reach the Coast Guard at least five (5) working days before the
meeting. Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to each
member of the committee or working group should reach the Coast Guard
at least ten (10) working days before the meeting.
ADDRESSES: The full Committee meeting and working groups meetings will
be held at the Houston Pilots Association, 8150 South Loop East,
Houston, Texas 77011-1747, (713) 645-9620. Send written material and
requests to make oral presentations to Captain William Diehl,
Designated Federal Officer (DFO) of HOGANSAC, 9640 Clinton Drive,
Houston, Texas 77029. This notice may be viewed in our online docket,
USCG-2008-0308 at https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander Hal R. Pitts, Assistant to
the DFO of HOGANSAC, telephone (713) 671-5164, e-mail
hal.r.pitts@uscg.mil or Lieutenant Sean Hughes, telephone (713) 678-
9001, e-mail sean.p.hughes@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of these meetings is given pursuant
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463).
Agendas of the Meetings
Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (HOGANSAC).
The tentative agenda is as follows:
(1) Opening remarks by the Committee Sponsor (RADM Whitehead) or
the Committee Sponsor's representative, DFO (CAPT Diehl) and
Chairperson (Ms. Tava Foret).
(2) Approval of the 26 February 2008 minutes.
(3) Old Business:
(a) Navigation Operations (NAVOPS)/Maritime Incident
Review subcommittee report;
(b) Deep Draft Entry Facilitation (DDEF) subcommittee report;
(c) Dredging subcommittee report;
(d) Technology subcommittee report;
(e) Area Maritime Security Committee (AMSC) Liaison's report;
(f) Harbor of Safe Refuge subcommittee report;
(g) HOGANSAC Outreach report;
(h) Maritime Awareness subcommittee report.
(4) New Business:
Working Groups Meeting. The tentative agenda for the working groups
meeting is as follows:
(1) Presentation by each working group of its accomplishments and
plans for the future;
(2) Review and discuss the work completed by each working group;
(3) Put forth any action items for consideration at the full
committee meeting.
Working groups have been formed to examine the following issues:
Dredging and related issues, electronic navigation systems, aids to
navigation (AtoN) knockdowns, impact of passing vessels on moored
ships, boater education issues, facilitating deep draft movements,
mooring infrastructure, and harbor of safe refuge. Not all working
groups will provide a report at this session. Further, working group
reports may not necessarily include discussions on all issues within
the particular working group's area of responsibility.
Procedural: All meetings are open to the public. Please note that
the meetings may close early if all business is finished. At the
Chair's discretion, members of the public may make oral presentations
during the meetings. If you would like to make an oral presentation at
a meeting, please notify the Assistant DFO at least five (5) working
days before the meeting. Written material for distribution at a meeting
should reach the Coast Guard at least ten (10) working days before the
meeting. If you would like a copy of
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your material distributed to each member of the committee or working
group in advance of a meeting, please submit 19 copies to the DFO at
least ten (10) working days before the meeting.
Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities
For information on facilities or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request special assistance at the meetings, contact
the Assistant DFO as soon as possible.
Dated: April 15, 2008.
J.H. Korn,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 8th Coast Guard District, Acting.
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