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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 246 / Monday, December 22, 2008 / Notices
Whereas, the Puerto Rico Industrial
Development Company, grantee of
Foreign–Trade Zone 7, has made
application to the Board for authority to
establish a special–purpose subzone for
the manufacture of biotechnology and
healthcare products at the facility of
Amgen Manufacturing Limited, located
in Juncos, Puerto Rico (FTZ Docket 41–
2008, filed 6/19/08);
Whereas, notice inviting public
comment was given in the Federal
Register (73 FR 36298, 6/26/08); and,
Whereas, the Board adopts the
findings and recommendations of the
examiner’s report, and finds that the
requirements of the FTZ Act and the
Board’s regulations are satisfied, and
that approval of the application is in the
public interest;
Now, therefore, the Board hereby
grants authority for subzone status for
activity related to the manufacture of
biotechnology and healthcare products
at the facility of Amgen Manufacturing
Limited, located in Juncos, Puerto Rico
(Subzone 7M), as described in the
application and Federal Register notice,
and subject to the FTZ Act and the
Board’s regulations, including Section
400.28.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 11th
day of December 2008.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Commercefor
Import Administration, Alternate Chairman,
Foreign–Trade Zones Board.
Attest:
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–30443 Filed 12–19–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration,
Commerce
Export Trade Certificate of Review
ACTION: Notice of Issuance of an
Amended Export Trade Certificate of
Review, Application No. 85–15A18.
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SUMMARY: On December 16, 2008, the
U.S. Department of Commerce issued an
amended Export Trade Certificate of
Review to U.S. Shippers Association
(‘‘USSA’’).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey C. Anspacher, Director, Export
Trading Company Affairs, International
Trade Administration, (202) 482–5131
(this is not a toll-free number) or E-mail
at oetca@ita.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of
the Export Trading Company Act of
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1982 (15 U.S.C. Sections 4001–21)
authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to
issue Export Trade Certificates of
Review. The regulations implementing
Title III are found at 15 CFR Part 325
(2008).
Export Trading Company Affairs
(‘‘ETCA’’) is issuing this notice pursuant
to 15 CFR 325.6(b), which requires the
U.S. Department of Commerce to
publish a summary of the certification
in the Federal Register. Under Section
305(a) of the Act and 15 CFR 325.11(a),
any person aggrieved by the Secretary’s
determination may, within 30 days of
the date of this notice, bring an action
in any appropriate district court of the
United States to set aside the
determination on the ground that the
determination is erroneous.
Description of Amended Certificate
The original USSA Certificate (No.
85–00018) was issued on June 3, 1986
(51 FR 20873, June 9, 1986), and last
amended on January 16, 2008 (73 FR
3944, January 23, 2008).
USSA’s Export Trade Certificate of
Review has been amended to:
Proposed Amendment: USSA seeks to
amend its Certificate to:
1. Add each of the following
companies as a new ‘‘Member’’ of the
Certificate within the meaning of
section 325.2(1) of the Regulations (15
CFR 325.2(1)): Guardian Industries
Corp., Auburn Hills, Michigan;
Alpharma Inc., Bridgewater, New Jersey;
LyondellBasell Industries A.F.S.C.A.,
Rotterdam, The Netherlands;
2. Delete the following companies as
‘‘Members’’ of the Certificate: Arch
Chemicals, Inc., Norwalk, Connecticut;
Basell USA, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware
(Controlling Entity: Basell NV, The
Netherlands); Dawn K. Peterson, Katy,
Texas; and Carrie M. Bowden, Missouri
City, Texas; and
3. Change the address of the current
Member from ‘‘JWC and Company LLC,
of Macungie, Pennsylvania’’ to ‘‘JWC
and Company, LLC, of Canton,
Michigan’’.
The effective date of the amended
certificate is September 17, 2008. A
copy of the amended certificate will be
kept in the International Trade
Administration’s Freedom of
Information Records Inspection Facility,
Room 4100, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
Dated: December 16, 2008.
Jeffrey Anspacher,
Director, Export Trading Company Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Minority Business Development
Agency
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; National Minority
Enterprise Development (MED) Week
Awards Program
AGENCY: Minority Business
Development Agency, Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed Information
Collection; Comment Request.
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,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(C)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before February 20,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Room 7845,
1401 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230, or via e-mail 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 the Stephen Boykin, MED
Week Awards Manager, Minority
Business Development Agency, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Room 5090,
1401 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC, 20230; telephone: 202–
482–1712; e-mail: sboykin@mbda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Minority Business Development
Agency (MBDA) is the only federal
agency created exclusively to foster the
establishment and growth of minorityowned businesses in the United States.
For this purpose, a minority-owned
business must be owned or controlled
by one or of the following persons or
groups of persons: African American,
American Indian, Alaska Native, Asian,
Hispanic, Native Hawaiian, Pacific
Islander, Asian Indian, and Hasidic Jew.
MBDA actively promotes the growth
and competitiveness of large, medium,
and small minority business enterprises
by offering management and technical
assistance through a network of regional
and local business centers throughout
the United States.
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One of MBDA’s largest initiatives is
the annual Regional and National
Minority Enterprise Development (MED)
Week Conferences. The conferences
recognizes the role that minority
entrepreneurs play in building the
Nation’s economy through the creation
of jobs, products and services, in
addition to supporting their local
communities. It includes the private,
non-profit, and government sectors and
provides a venue to discuss critical
business issues affecting minority
business as well as strategies to foster
the growth and competitiveness of the
minority business community. The MED
Week Awards Program is a key element
of the conferences and celebrates the
outstanding achievements of minority
entrepreneurs. MBDA may make awards
in the following categories: Minority
Construction Firm of the Year, Minority
Manufacturer of the Year, Minority
Service Firm of the Year, Minority
Technology Firm of the Year, Minority
Supplier Distributer of the Year,
Advocate of the Year, Media Award,
Distinguished Supplier Diversity
Award, Access to Capital Award,
Ronald H. Brown Leadership Award,
and the Abe Venable Legacy Award for
Lifetime Achievement. All awards with
the exception of the Ronald H. Brown
Leadership Award and the Abe Venable
Legacy Award for Lifetime Achievement
will be presented at both MBDA
Regional and National MED Weeks. The
Ronald H. Brown Leadership Award
and the Abe Venable Legacy Award for
Lifetime Achievement will be presented
only at National MED Week.
Nominations for these awards are
open to the public. MBDA must collect
two types of information: (a)
Information identifying the nominee
and nominator, and (b) information
explaining why the nominee should be
given the award. The information will
be used to determine those applicants
best meeting the preannounced
evaluation criterion. Use of a
nomination form standardizes and
limits the information collected as part
of the nomination process. This makes
the competition fair and eases the
burden on applicants and reviewers.
Participation in the MED Week Awards
Program competition is voluntary and
the awards are strictly honorary.
II. Method of Collection
The form may be submitted
electronically or paper format.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: None (new
collection).
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
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Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, not-for-profit
institutions, state, local and tribal
government, Federal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
100.
Estimated Time Per Response: 2
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 200 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
Public: $0.
IV. Requests 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
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: December 16, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
RIN 0648–XL20
Habitat Conservation Plan for the City
and County of San Francisco, through
its Public Utilities Commission, for the
Operation and Maintenance Activities
of its Alameda Watershed, Alameda
and Santa Clara Counties, California
AGENCIES: Fish and Wildlife Service
(FWS), Interior; National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement/
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Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR);
notice of public scoping meetings.
SUMMARY:
Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
FWS and NMFS (Services), are issuing
this notice to advise the public of our
intent, in coordination with the San
Francisco Planning Department, to
conduct public scoping necessary to
gather information to prepare a joint
Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR).
The EIS/EIR will analyze the
environmental effects of the of the
Services’ proposed issuance of an
incidental take permit under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended, (hereafter ESA or Act), for a
Habitat Conservation Plan (Plan) within
a portion of the Alameda Creek
watershed. The permit applicant is the
City and County of San Francisco
through its Public Utilities Commission
(SFPUC). The SFPUC intends to request
a 30-year permit for five federally listed
as threatened or endangered species and
12 unlisted species that may become
listed during the term of the permit. The
permit is needed to authorize the
incidental take of threatened and
endangered species that could occur as
a result of the SFPUC’s operations and
maintenance activities on SFPUC lands
within the Alameda Creek watershed.
The Services provide this notice to (1)
describe the proposed Plan and possible
alternatives; (2) advise other Federal
and State agencies, affected Tribes, and
the public of the intent to prepare an
EIS/EIR; (3) announce the initiation of a
public scoping period; and (4) obtain
suggestions and information on the
scope of issues and alternatives to be
included in the EIS/EIR. Pursuant to the
California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA), a separate Notice of Preparation
for the EIS/EIR will be posted by the
San Francisco Planning Department,
Major Environmental Analysis (MEA)
Division with the State Clearinghouse.
DATES: A public meeting will be held on
Tuesday, January 13, 2009, from 6:30
p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Written comments
should be received on or before January
21, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held at the Dublin Civic Center,
Regional Meeting Room, 100 Civic
Plaza, Dublin, California.
Information, written comments, or
questions related to the preparation of
the EIS/EIR should be sent to: Sheila
Larsen, Senior Fish and Wildlife
Biologist, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife
Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Room W2605, Sacramento, CA 95825, facsimile
(916) 414–6713; Gary Stern, San
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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 246 (Monday, December 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78291-78292]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30264]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Minority Business Development Agency
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; National
Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week Awards Program
AGENCY: Minority Business Development Agency, Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request.
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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, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(C)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before February 20,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 7845,
1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, or via e-mail 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 the Stephen Boykin, MED Week Awards Manager, Minority
Business Development Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 5090,
1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20230; telephone: 202-
482-1712; e-mail: sboykin@mbda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is the only federal
agency created exclusively to foster the establishment and growth of
minority-owned businesses in the United States. For this purpose, a
minority-owned business must be owned or controlled by one or of the
following persons or groups of persons: African American, American
Indian, Alaska Native, Asian, Hispanic, Native Hawaiian, Pacific
Islander, Asian Indian, and Hasidic Jew. MBDA actively promotes the
growth and competitiveness of large, medium, and small minority
business enterprises by offering management and technical assistance
through a network of regional and local business centers throughout the
United States.
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One of MBDA's largest initiatives is the annual Regional and
National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week Conferences. The
conferences recognizes the role that minority entrepreneurs play in
building the Nation's economy through the creation of jobs, products
and services, in addition to supporting their local communities. It
includes the private, non-profit, and government sectors and provides a
venue to discuss critical business issues affecting minority business
as well as strategies to foster the growth and competitiveness of the
minority business community. The MED Week Awards Program is a key
element of the conferences and celebrates the outstanding achievements
of minority entrepreneurs. MBDA may make awards in the following
categories: Minority Construction Firm of the Year, Minority
Manufacturer of the Year, Minority Service Firm of the Year, Minority
Technology Firm of the Year, Minority Supplier Distributer of the Year,
Advocate of the Year, Media Award, Distinguished Supplier Diversity
Award, Access to Capital Award, Ronald H. Brown Leadership Award, and
the Abe Venable Legacy Award for Lifetime Achievement. All awards with
the exception of the Ronald H. Brown Leadership Award and the Abe
Venable Legacy Award for Lifetime Achievement will be presented at both
MBDA Regional and National MED Weeks. The Ronald H. Brown Leadership
Award and the Abe Venable Legacy Award for Lifetime Achievement will be
presented only at National MED Week.
Nominations for these awards are open to the public. MBDA must
collect two types of information: (a) Information identifying the
nominee and nominator, and (b) information explaining why the nominee
should be given the award. The information will be used to determine
those applicants best meeting the preannounced evaluation criterion.
Use of a nomination form standardizes and limits the information
collected as part of the nomination process. This makes the competition
fair and eases the burden on applicants and reviewers. Participation in
the MED Week Awards Program competition is voluntary and the awards are
strictly honorary.
II. Method of Collection
The form may be submitted electronically or paper format.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: None (new collection).
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, not-
for-profit institutions, state, local and tribal government, Federal
government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 200 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Public: $0.
IV. Requests 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 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: December 16, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-30264 Filed 12-19-08; 8:45 am]
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