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may opt to visit only one or two markets
on the itinerary for the following fees:
Contacts in the United States
Bill Cline, Director, U.S. Commercial
Service, Reno, Team Leader, Global
One stop ...............
US$2,000
US$3,000
Environmental Team, U.S.
Two stops .............
US$3,000
US$4,000
Department of Commerce, Tel:
775.784.5203/Fax: 775.784.5343, eConditions for Participation
mail:
An applicant must submit a
envirotechmission@mail.doc.gov.
completed and signed mission
Jessica Arnold, Global Environmental
application and supplemental
Team Project Officer, U.S. Department
application materials, including
of Commerce, Washington, DC 20004,
adequate information on the company’s
Tel: (202) 482–2026/Fax: (202) 482–
products and/or services, primary
9000, e-mail:
market objectives, and goals for
envirotechmission@mail.doc.gov.
participation.
Contacts in Europe
• Each applicant must also certify
Milan, Italy: Nicoletta Postiglione,
that the products and services it seeks
American Consulate General, Tel:
to export through the mission are either
011–39–02–626–8851, Fax: 011–39–
produced in the United States, or, if not,
02–659–6561, e-mail:
marketed under the name of a U.S. firm
envirotechmission@mail.doc.gov.
and have at least fifty-one percent U.S.
Zagreb, Croatia: Pamela Ward, American
content.
Embassy/Zagreb, Tel: 011–385–1–
Selection Criteria for Participation
661–2224, Fax: 011–385–1–661–2446,
Selection will be based on the
e-mail:
following criteria:
envirotechmission@mail.doc.gov.
• Suitability of the company’s
Athens, Greece: William Kutson, U.S.
products or services to the three target
Embassy/Athens, Tel: 30/210/720–
markets and sectors
2303/720–2302, Fax: 30/210/721–
• Applicant’s potential for business
8660, e-mail:
in the target markets, including
envirotechmission@mail.doc.gov.
likelihood of exports resulting from the
Jessica Arnold,
mission
• Consistency of the applicant’s goals International Trade Specialist, U.S.
Commercial Service, U.S. Department of
and objectives with the stated scope of
Commerce.
the mission
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• Applicant’s stated intent to
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participate in all three markets on the
mission itinerary
Referrals from political organizations
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
and any documents containing
references to partisan political activities National Oceanic and Atmospheric
(including political contributions) will
Administration
be removed from an applicant’s
submission and not considered during
Proposed Information Collection;
the selection process.
Comment Request; Application Form
for Membership on a National Marine
Timeframe for Recruitment and
Sanctuary Advisory Council
Applications
AGENCY: National Oceanic and
Recruitment for this trade mission
will be conducted in an open and public Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
manner, including publication in the
ACTION: Notice.
Federal Register, posting on the
SUMMARY: The Department of
Commerce Department trade mission
Commerce, as part of its continuing
calendar (https://www.ita.doc.gov/
effort to reduce paperwork and
doctm/tmcal.html) and other Internet
respondent burden, invites the general
Web sites, press releases to general and
public and other Federal agencies to
trade media, e-mail blasts, notices by
take this opportunity to comment on
industry trade associations and other
proposed and/or continuing information
multiplier groups, and publicity at
collections, as required by the
industry meetings, symposia,
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
conferences, and trade shows.
DATES: Written comments must be
Recruitment for the mission will begin
immediately and conclude no later than submitted on or before January 20, 2009.
February 12, 2009. Applications
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
received after that date will be
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
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Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Karen M. Brubeck, 206–842–
6084 or karen.brubeck@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Section 315 of the National Marine
Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1445a)
allows the Secretary of Commerce to
establish one or more advisory councils
to provide advice to the Secretary
regarding the designation and
management of national marine
sanctuaries. The councils are
individually chartered for each
sanctuary to meet the needs of the
sanctuary. Once a council has been
chartered, the sanctuary manager starts
a process to recruit members for that
Council by providing notice to the
public and requesting interested parties
to apply for the available seats.
II. Method of Collection
An application form and guidelines
for a narrative submission must be
submitted to the sanctuary manager.
Submissions may be made
electronically.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0397.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; business or other for-profit
organizations; not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
500.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 500 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed 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 estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
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or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: August 7, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8–27297 Filed 11–17–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Notice of Intent
National Estuarine Research
Reserve System, Office of Ocean and
Coastal Resource Management (OCRM),
National Ocean Service (NOS), National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a
draft environmental impact statement
on the proposed St. Louis River
National Estuarine Research Reserve
(reserve) in Superior, Wisconsin. Notice
of a public scoping meeting in Superior,
Wisconsin, to solicit comments on
significant issues related to the
preparation of a Draft Environmental
Impact Statement/Draft Management
Plan (DEIS/DMP) for the proposed
reserve. The DEIS/DMP will address the
research, education, and stewardship
needs of the proposed reserve.
AGENCY:
DATES:
Monday, December 1, 2008 at 7
p.m.
University of Wisconsin—
Superior Multicultural Center, Old
Main—Rm 232, Superior, WI 54880.
SUMMARY: In accordance with section
315 of the Coastal Zone Management
Act of 1972, as amended, the State of
Wisconsin and the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration intend
to conduct a public scoping meeting on
December 1, 2008, in Superior,
Wisconsin, as part of NOAA’s Draft
Environmental Impact Statement/Draft
Management Plan (DEIS/DMP) process
to solicit comments for the preparation
of a DEIS/DMP.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
decision to be made by NOAA is
whether or not to designate the
proposed St. Louis River National
Estuarine Research Reserve. University
of Wisconsin-Extension (UW–EX),
Wisconsin Department of
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Administration (WI DOA), and NOAA
are working to determine what the
boundaries of the reserve will be, how
the reserve will be managed, and the
policies of the proposed reserve. These
decisions will be made through an
analysis process and spelled out in the
reserve management plan.
The St. Louis River freshwater estuary
constitutes a relatively intact and
wetland rich area, and is an excellent
representative area in the Great Lakes
biogeographic region with a diversity of
coastal habitat types. The unique
physical and hydrological features of
the proposed site is expected to attract
a broad range of research interests from
multiple scientific disciplines.
Beginning in 2004, the WI DOA and
UW–EX organized a number of partners
and stakeholders to explore the
feasibility of a reserve on the Lake
Superior coast. In 2006, the State of
Wisconsin undertook a site selection
process to determine appropriate areas
of Wisconsin’s Lake Superior coast that
might be nominated for inclusion in the
Reserve System. This process and a
parallel public participation process
generated advice from public and
private experts in estuarine science and
input from the public.
On June 1, 2008, the Governor of the
State of Wisconsin nominated the St.
Louis River Freshwater Estuary for
consideration as a Lake Superior
Reserve. In October of 2008, NOAA
approved the site nomination document
for the proposed Lake Superior reserve
and began working with UW–EX and WI
DOA to develop a management plan and
environmental impact statement for the
proposed reserve.
The St. Louis River reserve is
proposed to be administered by the
UW–EX in cooperation with partner
landholders including the Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources and
the City of Superior. WI DOA and UW–
EX are jointly developing an outline of
a preliminary draft management plan.
The outline is intended to identify
specific needs and priorities related to
research, education and stewardship. At
the public meeting, WI DOA, UW–EX,
and NOAA will provide a synopsis of
the process for developing a DEIS/DMP
and will solicit comments on significant
environmental issues that will be
incorporated into a DEIS.
Interested parties who wish to submit
suggestions or comments regarding the
scope or content of the proposed DEIS/
DMP are invited to attend the above
meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Travis Olsen, Wisconsin Department of
Administration at (608) 266–3687 or
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travis.olson@wisconsin.gov or Laurie
McGilvray, Chief, Estuarine Reserves
Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, National Ocean
Service, NOAA, 1305 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland
20910, (301) 713–3155 ext 158 or
Laurie.McGilvray@noaa.gov.
Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog
Number 11.420, (Coastal Zone Management)
Research Reserves.
Dated: November 11, 2008.
David M. Kennedy,
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Evaluation of State Coastal
Management Programs and National
Estuarine Research Reserves
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management, National Ocean Service,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of intent to evaluate and
notice of availability of final findings.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The NOAA Office of Ocean
and Coastal Resource Management
(OCRM) announces its intent to evaluate
the performance of the Hudson River
(New York) National Estuarine Research
Reserve and the California Coastal
Commission Coastal Management
Program.
The Coastal Zone Management
Program evaluation will be conducted
pursuant to section 312 of the Coastal
Zone Management Act of 1972, as
amended (CZMA) and regulations at 15
CFR part 923, Subpart L. The National
Estuarine Research Reserve evaluation
will be conducted pursuant to sections
312 and 315 of the CZMA and
regulations at 15 CFR Part 921, Subpart
E and Part 923, Subpart L. The CZMA
requires continuing review of the
performance of states with respect to
coastal program implementation.
Evaluation of Coastal Management
Programs and National Estuarine
Research Reserves requires findings
concerning the extent to which a state
has met the national objectives, adhered
to its Coastal Management Program
document or Reserve final management
plan approved by the Secretary of
Commerce, and adhered to the terms of
financial assistance awards funded
under the CZMA.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Application
Form for Membership on a National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before January 20,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet
at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Karen M. Brubeck, 206-842-6084 or
karen.brubeck@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Section 315 of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C.
1445a) allows the Secretary of Commerce to establish one or more
advisory councils to provide advice to the Secretary regarding the
designation and management of national marine sanctuaries. The councils
are individually chartered for each sanctuary to meet the needs of the
sanctuary. Once a council has been chartered, the sanctuary manager
starts a process to recruit members for that Council by providing
notice to the public and requesting interested parties to apply for the
available seats.
II. Method of Collection
An application form and guidelines for a narrative submission must
be submitted to the sanctuary manager. Submissions may be made
electronically.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0397.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations; not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 500.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 500 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 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 estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques
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or other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: August 7, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-27297 Filed 11-17-08; 8:45 am]
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