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be presented during the public comment
session on October 26, 2008. Written
comments on issues being considered at
the meeting will be made available to
the Advisory Committee, and must be
received no later than October 17, 2008
(see ADDRESSES).
The meeting will be held at
the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 8777 Georgia
Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Written comments should be sent to
Terra Lederhouse at NOAA Fisheries,
Office of International Affairs, Room
12641, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910. Written comments
can also be provided via fax (301–713–
2313) or email
(Terra.Lederhouse@noaa.gov).
ADDRESSES:
Terra Lederhouse, (301) 713–9090.
The
Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section
to ICCAT will meet in open session on
October 26. The Advisory Committee
will receive management and research
related information on the stock status
of highly migratory species, including
the management recommendations of
ICCAT’s Standing Committee on
Research and Statistics. There will be an
opportunity for oral public comment
during the October 26, 2008, open
session. Written comments may also be
submitted for the October open session
by mail, fax or email. Written comments
should be received by October 17, 2008
(see ADDRESSES).
During its second fall meeting, the
Advisory Committee will also hold two
executive sessions that are closed to the
public. The first executive session will
be held on October 27, 2008, and a
second executive session will be held
on October 28, 2008. The purpose of
these sessions is to discuss sensitive
information relating to upcoming
international negotiations.
NMFS expects members of the public
to conduct themselves appropriately at
the open session of the meeting. At the
beginning of the public comment
session, an explanation of the ground
rules will be provided (e.g., alcohol in
the meeting room is prohibited,
speakers will be called to give their
comments in the order in which they
registered to speak, each speaker will
have an equal amount of time to speak,
and speakers should not interrupt one
another). The session will be structured
so that all attending members of the
public are able to comment, if they so
choose, regardless of the degree of
controversy of the subject(s). Those not
respecting the ground rules will be
asked to leave the meeting.
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The meeting location is physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Terra Lederhouse
at (301) 713–9090 at least five days prior
to the meeting date.
Dated: August 27, 2008.
Christopher Rogers,
Acting Director, Office of International
Affairs, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Advisory Committee and Species
Working Group Technical Advisor
Appointments
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Nominations.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS is soliciting
nominations to the Advisory Committee
to the U.S. Section to the International
Commission for the Conservation of
Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) as established
by the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act
(ATCA). NMFS is also soliciting
nominations for technical advisors to
the Advisory Committee’s species
working groups.
DATES: Nominations must be received
by October 15, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Nominations to the
Advisory Committee or for technical
advisors to a species working group
should be sent to Dr. Rebecca Lent,
Director, Office of International Affairs,
National Marine Fisheries Service,
NOAA, Room 12659, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. A
copy should also be sent to Terra
Lederhouse, Office of International
Affairs, National Marine Fisheries
Service, Room 12641, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Nominations can also be provided via
fax (301–713–2313) or email
(Rebecca.Lent@noaa.gov and
Terra.Lederhouse@noaa.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Terra Lederhouse, 301–713–9090.
Section
971b of ATCA (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.)
requires that an advisory committee be
established that shall be composed of:
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(1) not less than five nor more than 20
individuals appointed by the U.S.
Commissioners to ICCAT who shall
select such individuals from the various
groups concerned with the fisheries
covered by the ICCAT Convention; and
(2) the chairs (or their designees) of the
New England, Mid-Atlantic, South
Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf Fishery
Management Councils. Each member of
the Advisory Committee appointed
under paragraph (1) shall serve for a
term of two years and shall be eligible
for reappointment. Members of the
Advisory Committee may attend all
public meetings of the ICCAT
Commission, Council, or any Panel and
any other meetings to which they are
invited by the ICCAT Commission,
Council, or any Panel. The Advisory
Committee shall be invited to attend all
nonexecutive meetings of the U.S.
Commissioners to ICCAT and, at such
meetings, shall be given the opportunity
to examine and be heard on all
proposed programs of investigation,
reports, recommendations, and
regulations of the ICCAT Commission.
Members of the Advisory Committee
shall receive no compensation for such
services. The Secretary of Commerce
and the Secretary of State may pay the
necessary travel expenses of members of
the Advisory Committee.
There are currently 20 appointed
Advisory Committee members. These
members’ terms expire on December 31,
2008. New appointments will be made
as soon as possible, but will not take
effect until January 1, 2009.
Section 971b–1 of ATCA specifies
that the U.S. Commissioners may
establish species working groups for the
purpose of providing advice and
recommendations to the U.S.
Commissioners and to the Advisory
Committee on matters relating to the
conservation and management of any
highly migratory species covered by the
ICCAT Convention. Any species
working group shall consist of no more
than seven members of the Advisory
Committee and no more than four
scientific or technical advisors, as
considered necessary by the
Commissioners. Currently, there are
four species working groups advising
the Committee and the U.S.
Commissioners: a Bluefin Tuna Working
Group, a Swordfish and Sharks Working
Group, a Billfish Working Group, and a
BAYS (Bigeye, Albacore, Yellowfin, and
Skipjack) Tunas Working Group.
Technical Advisors to the species
working groups serve at the pleasure of
the U.S. Commissioners; therefore, the
Commissioners can choose to alter
appointments at any time.
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Nominations to the Advisory
Committee or to a species working
group should include a letter of interest
and a resume or curriculum vitae.
Letters of recommendation are useful
but not required. Self-nominations are
acceptable. When making a nomination,
please clearly specify which
appointment (Advisory Committee
member or technical advisor to a species
working group) is being sought.
Requesting consideration for placement
on both the Advisory Committee and a
species working group is acceptable.
Those interested in a species working
group technical advisor appointment
should indicate which of the four
working groups is preferred. Placement
on the requested species working group,
however, is not guaranteed.
Dated: August 27, 2008.
Rebecca Lent,
Director, Office of International Affairs,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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COMMISSION
Notification of Request for Extension
of Approval of Information Collection
Activity—Customer Satisfaction
Surveys
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In the May 29, 2008, Federal
Register (73 FR 30883), the Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC or
Commission) published a notice in
accordance with provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35) (PRA), to announce
the agency’s intention to seek extension
of its PRA approval to conduct surveys
to determine the kind and quality of
services CPSC customers want and
customers’ level of satisfaction with
existing services. The Commission now
announces that it has submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request for extension of
approval of that collection of
information.
These customer surveys are used by
the CPSC Office of Financial
Management, Planning and Evaluation
to prepare sections of the agency’s
annual performance plan and
accountability report in accordance with
the Government Performance and
Results Act of 1993. The information
from the surveys will provide measures
of the quality and effectiveness of
agency efforts related to three goals in
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its strategic plan: Informing the public,
industry services, and customer
satisfaction. If this information is not
collected, the Commission would not
have the means to measure its
effectiveness in providing useful
services to consumers and others, and
lack information necessary to guide
program development.
Additional Information About the
Request for Extension of Approval of
Information Collection Activity
Title of information collection:
Customer Satisfaction Surveys: fasttrack recall survey; ombudsman survey,
state partner survey, hotline survey,
Web site survey and clearinghouse
survey.
Type of request: Extension of
approval.
Frequency of collection: Each survey
will be conducted once during a 3-year
period.
General description of respondents:
(1) Consumers that telephone the
Hotline or access the CPSC Web site via
the Internet to report product-related
incidents, or to obtain information on
recent product recalls; (2) consumers,
industry members, or others that contact
the National Injury Information
Clearinghouse for information; (3) State
representatives who work with CPSC on
cooperative programs; (4) firms that use
CPSC’s Fast-Track Product Recall
Program to report and simultaneously
propose satisfactory product recall
plans; and (5) small businesses that seek
information or assistance from the
CPSC’s small business ombudsman.
Estimated number of respondents:
684 per year.
Estimated average number of
responses per respondent: One per year.
Estimated number of responses for all
respondents: 684 per year.
Estimated number of hours for all
respondents: 65 hours per year.
Estimated cost of collection for all
respondents: $1,821 per year.
Comments: Comments on this request
for extension of approval of an
information collection activity should
be submitted by October 2, 2008, to the
(1) Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for
CPSC, Office of Management and
Budget, Washington, DC 20503;
telephone: (202) 395–7340, and (2) by
e-mail to the Office of the Secretary,
Consumer Product Safety Commission,
at cpsc-os@cpsc.gov. Comments may
also be sent by facsimile to (301) 504–
0127, or by mail to the Office of the
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 4330 East-West Highway,
Bethesda, MD 20814, telephone (301)
504–7923.
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Copies of this request for approval of
information collection and supporting
documentation are available from Linda
Glatz, Division of Policy and Planning,
Office of Information Technology and
Technology Services, Consumer Product
Safety Commission, 4330 East-West
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814;
telephone: (301) 504–7671 or by e-mail
to lglatz@cpsc.gov.
Dated: August 26, 2008.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Technical Advisory Council
Department of Education,
Office of Elementary and Secondary
Education.
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces an
open meeting of the National Technical
Advisory Council. Notice of the meeting
is required by Section 10(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act and is
intended to notify the public of their
opportunity to participate.
DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, September 16,
2008, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of
Education, Barnard Auditorium, 400
Maryland Ave, SW., Washington, DC
20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patrick Rooney, Designated Federal
Officer, National Technical Advisory
Council; 400 Maryland Ave., SW., Room
3W246, Washington, DC 20202;
telephone: (202) 401–0113; fax: (202)
260–7764; e-mail:
Patrick.Rooney@ed.gov.
The
National Technical Advisory Council is
authorized by Secretary Margaret
Spellings. Established within the
Department of Education (Department)
to advise the Secretary of Education and
the Assistant Secretary of Elementary
and Secondary Education (Assistant
Secretary) on the design and
implementation of standards,
assessments, and accountability systems
consistent with Federal statutes and
regulations.
At the September 16, 2008, meeting,
the Committee will discuss Department
guidance related to performance
indexes, growth models, and the
development of new state assessments
and their use in accountability systems.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XJ90
Advisory Committee and Species Working Group Technical Advisor
Appointments
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Nominations.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is soliciting nominations to the Advisory Committee to
the U.S. Section to the International Commission for the Conservation
of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) as established by the Atlantic Tunas
Convention Act (ATCA). NMFS is also soliciting nominations for
technical advisors to the Advisory Committee's species working groups.
DATES: Nominations must be received by October 15, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Nominations to the Advisory Committee or for technical
advisors to a species working group should be sent to Dr. Rebecca Lent,
Director, Office of International Affairs, National Marine Fisheries
Service, NOAA, Room 12659, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910. A copy should also be sent to Terra Lederhouse, Office of
International Affairs, National Marine Fisheries Service, Room 12641,
1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Nominations can also
be provided via fax (301-713-2313) or email (Rebecca.Lent@noaa.gov and
Terra.Lederhouse@noaa.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terra Lederhouse, 301-713-9090.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 971b of ATCA (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.)
requires that an advisory committee be established that shall be
composed of: (1) not less than five nor more than 20 individuals
appointed by the U.S. Commissioners to ICCAT who shall select such
individuals from the various groups concerned with the fisheries
covered by the ICCAT Convention; and (2) the chairs (or their
designees) of the New England, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, Caribbean,
and Gulf Fishery Management Councils. Each member of the Advisory
Committee appointed under paragraph (1) shall serve for a term of two
years and shall be eligible for reappointment. Members of the Advisory
Committee may attend all public meetings of the ICCAT Commission,
Council, or any Panel and any other meetings to which they are invited
by the ICCAT Commission, Council, or any Panel. The Advisory Committee
shall be invited to attend all nonexecutive meetings of the U.S.
Commissioners to ICCAT and, at such meetings, shall be given the
opportunity to examine and be heard on all proposed programs of
investigation, reports, recommendations, and regulations of the ICCAT
Commission. Members of the Advisory Committee shall receive no
compensation for such services. The Secretary of Commerce and the
Secretary of State may pay the necessary travel expenses of members of
the Advisory Committee.
There are currently 20 appointed Advisory Committee members. These
members' terms expire on December 31, 2008. New appointments will be
made as soon as possible, but will not take effect until January 1,
2009.
Section 971b-1 of ATCA specifies that the U.S. Commissioners may
establish species working groups for the purpose of providing advice
and recommendations to the U.S. Commissioners and to the Advisory
Committee on matters relating to the conservation and management of any
highly migratory species covered by the ICCAT Convention. Any species
working group shall consist of no more than seven members of the
Advisory Committee and no more than four scientific or technical
advisors, as considered necessary by the Commissioners. Currently,
there are four species working groups advising the Committee and the
U.S. Commissioners: a Bluefin Tuna Working Group, a Swordfish and
Sharks Working Group, a Billfish Working Group, and a BAYS (Bigeye,
Albacore, Yellowfin, and Skipjack) Tunas Working Group. Technical
Advisors to the species working groups serve at the pleasure of the
U.S. Commissioners; therefore, the Commissioners can choose to alter
appointments at any time.
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Nominations to the Advisory Committee or to a species working group
should include a letter of interest and a resume or curriculum vitae.
Letters of recommendation are useful but not required. Self-nominations
are acceptable. When making a nomination, please clearly specify which
appointment (Advisory Committee member or technical advisor to a
species working group) is being sought. Requesting consideration for
placement on both the Advisory Committee and a species working group is
acceptable. Those interested in a species working group technical
advisor appointment should indicate which of the four working groups is
preferred. Placement on the requested species working group, however,
is not guaranteed.
Dated: August 27, 2008.
Rebecca Lent,
Director, Office of International Affairs, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. E8-20281 Filed 8-29-08; 8:45 am]
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