U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy; Notice of Meeting, 32780-32781 [E8-12994]

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E8–12980 Filed 6–9–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–36–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice Number: 6227] U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy; Notice of Meeting The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy will hold a public meeting from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Wednesday, June 25, 2008, in Room 1408 at the U.S. Department of State at 2201 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20520. The Commissioners will present their report on the human resources dimension of State Department public diplomacy operations, including the following topics: • The manner in which public diplomacy officers are recruited; • The degree to which the Foreign Service examination process tests for public diplomacy-related instincts, knowledge and skills; E:\FR\FM\10JNN1.SGM 10JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 112 / Tuesday, June 10, 2008 / Notices dwashington3 on PRODPC61 with NOTICES • The way public diplomacy officers are trained; • The degree to which the employee evaluation report (EER) incentivizes the performance of public diplomacy outreach; • The function, in the post-USIA era, of the public diplomacy area offices housed within the Department’s regional bureaus; • The role, in the post-USIA era, of public affairs officers (PAOs) at large posts; and • The degree to which the 1999 merger of the USIA into the State Department has resulted in better integration of the public diplomacy function into the work of the State Department, in particular, as measured by the presence of PD officers in the Department’s decision-making ranks. The Advisory Commission was originally established under Section 604 of the United States Information and Exchange Act of 1948, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1469) and Section 8 of Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1977. It was reauthorized pursuant to Public Law 110–21 (2007). The Commission is a bipartisan panel created by Congress in 1948 to assess public diplomacy policies and programs of the U.S. government and publicly funded nongovernmental organizations. The Commission reports its findings and recommendations to the President, the Congress and the Secretary of State and the American people. Current Commission members include William J. Hybl of Colorado, who is the Chairman; Ambassador Elizabeth Bagley of Washington, DC, who is the Vice Chairman; Maria Sophia Aguirre of Washington, DC; Ambassador Penne Percy Korth of Washington, DC; John E. Osborn of Pennsylvania; Harold Pachios of Maine; and Jay T. Snyder of New York. Seating is limited. To attend the meeting and for identification requirements to enter the State Department and other information, please contact Carl Chan at (202) 203– 7883. E-mail: chanck@state.gov. Dated: May 30, 2008. Carl Chan, Executive Director, ACPD, Department of State. [FR Doc. E8–12994 Filed 6–9–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–11–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Office of the Secretary Federal Aviation Administration Notice of Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q) During the Week Ending February 22, 2008 Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Environmental Impact Statement Approving an Operations Specifications Amendment for Horizon Air to Provide Scheduled Air Service to and From Mammoth Yosemite Airport, Mammoth Lakes, Mono County, CA The following Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits were filed under Subpart B (formerly Subpart Q) of the Department of Transportation’s Procedural Regulations (See 14 CFR 301.201 et seq.). The due date for Answers, Conforming Applications, or Motions to Modify Scope are set forth below for each application. Following the Answer period DOT may process the application by expedited procedures. Such procedures may consist of the adoption of a show-cause order, a tentative order, or in appropriate cases a final order without further proceedings. AGENCY: Docket Number: DOT–OST–2008– 0066. Date Filed: February 22, 2008. Due Date for Answers, Conforming Applications, or Motion to Modify Scope: March 14, 2008. Description: Application of Priester Aviation, LLC ‘‘Priester’’ requesting a certificate of public convenience and necessity to engage in interstate charter air transportation of persons, property and mail in large aircraft so that Priester may provide on-demand single-entity charter service using executiveconfiqured Boeing 727 aircraft. Docket Number: DOT–OST–2008– 0067. Date Filed: February 22, 2008. Due Date for Answers, Conforming Applications, or Motion to Modify Scope: March 14, 2008. Description: Application of Priester Aviation, LLC ‘‘Priester’’ requesting a certificate of public convenience and necessity to engage in foreign charter air transportation of persons, property and mail in large aircraft so that Priester may provide on-demand single-entity charter service using executive-configured Boeing 727 aircraft. Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, Federal Register Liaison. [FR Doc. E8–12979 Filed 6–9–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:35 Jun 09, 2008 Jkt 211001 32781 PO 00000 Frm 00107 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Federal Aviation Administration, DOT. ACTION: Notice of availability of Record of Decision. SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing this notice to advise the public that it has published a Record of Decision (ROD) for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that evaluated proposed approval of an Operations Specifications Amendment to allow Horizon Air to conduct scheduled air service to Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH). FAA approved the ROD on May 14, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Chuck Cox, Regional Environmental Technical Specialist, Northwest Mountain Region, Flight Standards Division, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, WA 98055, Phone: (425) 227– 2243, Fax: (425) 227–1200. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act, notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Transportation—Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a Record of Decision (ROD) approving the proposed Horizon Air Operations Specifications Amendment to allow scheduled air service to Mammoth Yosemite Airport (MMH) on May 14, 2008. The ROD documents the FAA’s decision to approve the federal actions necessary to implement Horizon Air’s requested Operations Specifications Amendment that permits scheduled air service to and from MMH using Bombardier DHC 8–400 (Q–400) turbopropeller powered aircraft. Horizon Air may proceed with implementing commercial air service with two daytime flights between MMH and Los Angeles International Airport beginning in the winter ski season of 2008/2009 (approximately December to April) provided the Town of Mammoth Lakes obtains a 14 CFR Part 139 Class 1 Airport Operating Certificate for MMH. The ROD was based on the FAA’s Final Environmental Impact Statement, dated March 2008, that evaluated Horizon Air’s Request for Operations Specifications Amendment to Provide E:\FR\FM\10JNN1.SGM 10JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32780-32781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-12994]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice Number: 6227]


U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy; Notice of Meeting

    The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy will hold a public 
meeting from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Wednesday, June 25, 2008, in Room 
1408 at the U.S. Department of State at 2201 C Street, NW., Washington, 
DC 20520. The Commissioners will present their report on the human 
resources dimension of State Department public diplomacy operations, 
including the following topics:
     The manner in which public diplomacy officers are 
recruited;
     The degree to which the Foreign Service examination 
process tests for public diplomacy-related instincts, knowledge and 
skills;

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     The way public diplomacy officers are trained;
     The degree to which the employee evaluation report (EER) 
incentivizes the performance of public diplomacy outreach;
     The function, in the post-USIA era, of the public 
diplomacy area offices housed within the Department's regional bureaus;
     The role, in the post-USIA era, of public affairs officers 
(PAOs) at large posts; and
     The degree to which the 1999 merger of the USIA into the 
State Department has resulted in better integration of the public 
diplomacy function into the work of the State Department, in 
particular, as measured by the presence of PD officers in the 
Department's decision-making ranks.
    The Advisory Commission was originally established under Section 
604 of the United States Information and Exchange Act of 1948, as 
amended (22 U.S.C. 1469) and Section 8 of Reorganization Plan Numbered 
2 of 1977. It was reauthorized pursuant to Public Law 110-21 (2007). 
The Commission is a bipartisan panel created by Congress in 1948 to 
assess public diplomacy policies and programs of the U.S. government 
and publicly funded nongovernmental organizations. The Commission 
reports its findings and recommendations to the President, the Congress 
and the Secretary of State and the American people. Current Commission 
members include William J. Hybl of Colorado, who is the Chairman; 
Ambassador Elizabeth Bagley of Washington, DC, who is the Vice 
Chairman; Maria Sophia Aguirre of Washington, DC; Ambassador Penne 
Percy Korth of Washington, DC; John E. Osborn of Pennsylvania; Harold 
Pachios of Maine; and Jay T. Snyder of New York.
    Seating is limited. To attend the meeting and for identification 
requirements to enter the State Department and other information, 
please contact Carl Chan at (202) 203-7883. E-mail: chanck@state.gov.

    Dated: May 30, 2008.
Carl Chan,
Executive Director, ACPD, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E8-12994 Filed 6-9-08; 8:45 am]
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