Notice; Agricultural Advisory Committee Meeting, 40302-40303 [E8-16096]

Download as PDF 40302 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 135 / Monday, July 14, 2008 / Notices TABLE 1. DATES, TIMES AND LOCATIONS OF THE SCOPING MEETINGS—Continued Date Time Meeting Locations Address September 9, 2008 4 pm – 6 pm Fajardo, PR ´ ´ Salon Centro de Usos Multiples de Fajardo, Estacionamiento Munic¨ ´ ipal, Ultimo Piso, Esquina de Calle Dr. Lopez y Calle Celis Aguilera, Fajardo, PR 00738 September 10, 2008 2 pm – 4 pm Ponce, PR ´ ´ Servicio de Extension Agrıcola, 2440 Ave. Las Americas, Ste. 208, Centro Gubernamental, Ponce, PR 00717–2111 September 11, 2008 7 pm – 9 pm ¨ Mayaguez, PR ¨ University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, Physics Building, ¨ Room 310, Mayaguez, PR 00680 Scoping Meetings Code of Conduct The public is reminded that NMFS expects participants at the scoping meetings to conduct themselves appropriately. At the beginning of each meeting, a representative of NMFS will explain the ground rules (e.g., alcohol is prohibited from the meeting room; attendees will be called to give their comments in the order in which they registered to speak; each attendee will have an equal amount of time to speak; attendees may not interrupt one another; etc.). The NMFS representative will structure the meeting so that all attending members of the public will be able to comment, if they so choose, regardless of the controversial nature of the subject(s). Attendees are expected to respect the ground rules, and those that do not will be asked to leave the meeting. Special Accommodations The meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Greg Fairclough (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 7 days prior to the meeting. Dated: July 8, 2008. Emily H. Menashes Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E8–15986 Filed 7–11–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XJ01 pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a crab workshop AGENCY: VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:08 Jul 11, 2008 Jkt 214001 SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (NPFMC) will host a Crab Workshop. DATES: The meeting will be held on August 11, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 500 West 3rd Avenue, Lupine Room, Anchorage, AK. Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501–2252. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Fina, NPFMC; telephone: (907) 271–2809. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A workshop to assist crew in the refinement of proposals for presentation to the crab committee at its September 15th meeting. The workshop is not intended to generate any specific crew consensus or recommendation. Instead, the workshop is intended to assist crew members and their representatives in the drafting of purpose and need statements and reformulation of their proposals as alternatives, elements, and options in a form typically considered by the Council. Crew members and their representatives could then present their revised proposals to the committee for its consideration. The committee report to the Council will include any proposals received and a summary of the committee’s discussions of those proposals. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Actions will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305 ( c ) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the NPFMC’s intent to ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 take final action to address the emergency. Special Accommodations This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Gail Bendixen, (907) 271–2809, at least 5 working days prior to the meeting date. Dated: July 9, 2008. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E8–15892 Filed 7–11–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Notice; Agricultural Advisory Committee Meeting The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Agricultural Advisory Committee will conduct a public meeting on Tuesday, July 29, 2008. The meeting will take place in the first floor hearing room of the Commission’s Washington, DC headquarters, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The agenda is as follows: I. Convergence and Basis II. Settlement Prices, Margin Requirement, and Credit III. Agricultural Swaps IV. Ongoing Research The meeting is open to the public. Any member of the public who wishes to file a written statement with the Advisory Committee should mail a copy of the statement to the attention of: Agricultural Advisory Committee, c/o Chairman, Michael V. Dunn, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581, before the meeting. Members of the public who wish to make oral statements should inform Chairman Dunn in writing at the foregoing address at least three business days before the E:\FR\FM\14JYN1.SGM 14JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 135 / Monday, July 14, 2008 / Notices meeting. Reasonable provision will be made, if time permits, for oral presentations of no more than five minutes each in duration. For further information concerning this meeting, please contact Nicole McNair at (202) 418–5070. Issued by the Commission in Washington, DC, on July 9, 2008. David A. Stawick, Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. E8–16096 Filed 7–11–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6351–01–P Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to the General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (VPR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0088, Travel Costs, in all correspondence. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Chambers, Contract Policy Division, GSA (202) 501–3221. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE A. Purpose GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION FAR 31.205–46, Travel Costs, requires that, except in extraordinary and temporary situations, costs incurred by a contractor for lodging, meals, and incidental expenses shall be considered to be reasonable and allowable only to the extent that they do not exceed on a daily basis the per diem rates in effect as of the time of travel as set forth in the Federal Travel Regulations for travel in the conterminous 48 United States, the Joint Travel Regulations, Volume 2, Appendix A, for travel in Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and territories and possessions of the United States, and the Department of State Standardized Regulations, section 925, ‘‘Maximum Travel Per Diem Allowances for Foreign Areas.’’ The burden generated by this coverage is in the form of the contractor preparing a justification whenever a higher actual expense reimbursement method is used. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [OMB Control No. 9000–0088] Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Travel Costs Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding an extension to an existing OMB clearance. pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a currently approved information collection requirement concerning travel costs. A request for public comments was published at 73 FR 20613 on April 16, 2008. No comments were received. Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of functions of the FAR, and whether it will have practical utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. DATES: Submit comments on or before August 13, 2008. VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:08 Jul 11, 2008 Jkt 214001 B. Annual Reporting Burden Respondents: 5,800. Responses per Respondent: 10. Total Responses: 58,000. Hours per Response: .25. Total Burden Hours: 14,500. Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (VPR), Room 4041, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501–4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0088, Travel Costs, in all correspondence. Dated: July 3, 2008. Al Matera, Director, Office of Acquisition Policy. [FR Doc. E8–15946 Filed 7–11–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 40303 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Department of Defense Board of Actuaries Department of Defense. Notice of Meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: Under the provision of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., appendix as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b as amended), and 41 CFR 102–3.150, the Department of Defense announces that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Department of Defense Board of Actuaries will take place: DATES: August 28, 2008 (1 p.m.–5 p.m.) and August 29, 2008 (10 a.m.–1 p.m.). ADDRESSES: 4040 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 270, Arlington, VA 22203. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inger Pettygrove at the DoD Office of the Actuary, 4040 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 308, Arlington, VA 22203. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the meeting: The purpose of the meeting is for the Board to review DoD actuarial methods and assumptions to be used in the valuations of the Education Benefits Fund, the Military Retirement Fund, and the Voluntary Separation Incentive Fund, in accordance with the provisions of Section 183, Section 2006, Chapter 74 (10 U.S.C. 1464 et seq.), and Section 1175 of Title 10, United States Code. Agenda: Education Benefits Fund (August 28, 1 p.m.–5 pm). Briefing on Investment Experience. Development in Education Benefits. Economic Assumptions*. September 30, 2007 Valuation and Proposed Per Capita and Amortization Costs Reserve Programs*. September 30, 2007 Valuation and Proposed Per Capita and Amortization Costs Active Duty Programs*. Military Retirement Fund and Voluntary Separation Incentive Fund (August 29, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.). Briefing on Retirement Fund Investment Experience. September 30, 2007, Valuation of the Military Retirement System*. Methods and Assumptions for September 30, 2008, Valuation*. Voluntary Separation Incentive (VSI) Fund*. Recent and Proposed Legislation. *Board approval required. Public’s Accessibility to the Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 102–3.140 through 102–3.165, and the availability of space, this meeting is open to the public. Seating is on a firstcome basis. E:\FR\FM\14JYN1.SGM 14JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 135 (Monday, July 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40302-40303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16096]


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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION


Notice; Agricultural Advisory Committee Meeting

    The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Agricultural Advisory 
Committee will conduct a public meeting on Tuesday, July 29, 2008. The 
meeting will take place in the first floor hearing room of the 
Commission's Washington, DC headquarters, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 
21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The agenda 
is as follows:

I. Convergence and Basis
II. Settlement Prices, Margin Requirement, and Credit
III. Agricultural Swaps
IV. Ongoing Research

    The meeting is open to the public. Any member of the public who 
wishes to file a written statement with the Advisory Committee should 
mail a copy of the statement to the attention of: Agricultural Advisory 
Committee, c/o Chairman, Michael V. Dunn, Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, 
DC 20581, before the meeting. Members of the public who wish to make 
oral statements should inform Chairman Dunn in writing at the foregoing 
address at least three business days before the

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meeting. Reasonable provision will be made, if time permits, for oral 
presentations of no more than five minutes each in duration.
    For further information concerning this meeting, please contact 
Nicole McNair at (202) 418-5070.

    Issued by the Commission in Washington, DC, on July 9, 2008.
David A. Stawick,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. E8-16096 Filed 7-11-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6351-01-P
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