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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 6 / Friday, January 9, 2009 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Advisory Committee on Earthquake
Hazards Reduction Meeting
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AGENCY: National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on
Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR
or Committee), will hold a meeting on
Friday, January 23, 2009 from 3 p.m. to
5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
The primary purpose of this meeting is
to review and approve the Committee’s
draft NEHRP reauthorization letter to
the Interagency Coordinating Committee
(ICC). The draft letter will be posted on
the NEHRP Web site at https://nehrp.
gov/. Interested members of the public
will be able to participate in the meeting
from remote locations by calling into a
central phone number.
DATES: The ACEHR will hold a meeting
on Friday, January 23, 2009, from 3 p.m.
until 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
(EST). The meeting will be open to the
public. Interested parties may
participate in the meeting from their
remote location.
ADDRESSES: Questions regarding the
meeting should be sent to National
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
Director, National Institute of Standards
and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail
Stop 8630, Gaithersburg, Maryland
20899–8630. For instructions on how to
participation in the meeting, please see
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Jack Hayes, National Earthquake
Hazards Reduction Program Director,
National Institute of Standards and
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail
Stop 8630, Gaithersburg, Maryland
20899–8630. Dr. Hayes’ e-mail address
is jack.hayes@nist.gov and his phone
number is (301) 975–5640.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Committee was established in
accordance with the requirements of
Section 103 of the NEHRP
Reauthorization Act of 2004 (Pub. L.
108–360). The Committee is composed
of 15 members appointed by the
Director of NIST, who were selected for
their technical expertise and experience,
established records of distinguished
professional service, and their
knowledge of issues affecting the
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction
Program. In addition, the Chairperson of
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
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Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory
Committee (SESAC) serves in an exofficio capacity on the Committee. The
Committee assesses:
• Trends and developments in the
science and engineering of earthquake
hazards reduction;
• The effectiveness of NEHRP in
performing its statutory activities
(improved design and construction
methods and practices; land use
controls and redevelopment; prediction
techniques and early-warning systems;
coordinated emergency preparedness
plans; and public education and
involvement programs);
• Any need to revise NEHRP; and
• The management, coordination,
implementation, and activities of
NEHRP.
Background information on NEHRP
and the Advisory Committee is available
at https://nehrp.gov/.
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice
is hereby given that the Advisory
Committee on Earthquake Hazards
Reduction (ACEHR) will hold a meeting
on Friday, January 23, 2009, from 3 p.m.
until 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
(EST). There will be no central meeting
location. The public is invited to
participate in the meeting by calling in
from remote locations. The primary
purpose of this meeting is to review and
approve the Committee’s draft NEHRP
reauthorization letter to the Interagency
Coordinating Committee (ICC). The draft
letter will be posted on the NEHRP Web
site at https://nehrp.gov/.
Individuals and representatives of
organizations who would like to offer
comments and suggestions related to the
Committee’s affairs are invited to
request detailed instructions on how to
dial in from a remote location to
participate in the meeting.
Approximately fifteen minutes will be
reserved from 4:45 p.m.–5 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time (EST) for public
comments, and speaking times will be
assigned on a first-come, first-serve
basis.
The amount of time per speaker will
be determined by the number of
requests received, but is likely to be
about 3 minutes each. Questions from
the public will not be considered during
this period. Speakers who wish to
expand upon their oral statements,
those who had wished to speak but
could not be accommodated, and those
who were unable to participate are
invited to submit written statements to
the ACEHR, National Institute of
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau
Drive, MS 8630, Gaithersburg, Maryland
20899–8630, via fax at (301) 975–5433,
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or electronically by e-mail to
info@nehrp.gov.
All participants of the meeting are
required to pre-register to be admitted.
Anyone wishing to participate must
register by close of business Friday,
January 16, 2009, in order to be
admitted. Please submit your name,
time of participation, e-mail address,
and phone number to Tina Faecke. At
the time of registration, participants will
be provided with detailed instructions
on how to dial in from a remote location
in order to participate. Non-U.S. citizens
must also submit their country of
citizenship, title, employer/sponsor, and
address with their registration. Ms.
Faecke’s e-mail address is
cookie@nist.gov, and her phone number
is (301) 975–5911.
Dated: January 6, 2009.
Patrick Gallagher,
Deputy Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Designation of
Fishery Management Council Members
and Application for Reinstatement of
State Authority
AGENCY: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
ACTION: Notice.
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 March 10, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 7845,
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 William Chappell, (301)
713–2337 or
William.Chappell@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Abstract
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act) provides for
the nomination for members of Fishery
Management Councils by state
governors and Indian treaty tribes, for
the designation of a principal state
fishery official who will perform duties
under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and
for a request by a state for reinstatement
of state authority over a managed
fishery. Nominees must provide the
governor or tribe with the background
documentation which is then submitted
to NOAA with the nomination. The
information submitted with these
actions will be used to ensure that the
requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act are met.
II. Method of Collection
Information is submitted on paper
documents.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0314.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: State, local or tribal
government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
275.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour
to designate a principal state fishery
official(s); 80 hours for a nomination for
a Council appointment; 16 hours for
background documentation for
nominees; and 1 hour for a request to
reinstate state authority.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 4,607.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $800 (recordkeeping/reporting
costs).
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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
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;
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they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: January 6, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XM61
Marine Mammals; File No. 1128–1922
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
Eduardo Mercado III, Ph.D., Department
of Psychology, 350 Park Hall, University
at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, New York,
14260, has been issued a permit to
conduct research on humpback whales
(Megaptera novaeangliae).
ADDRESSES: The permit and related
documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment
in the following offices:
Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
(301)713–2289; fax (301)427–2521 and
Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th
Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, Florida
33701; phone (727)824–5312; fax
(727)824–5309.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Hapeman or Carrie Hubard,
(301)713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August
21, 2007, notice was published in the
Federal Register (72 FR 46610) that a
request for a scientific research permit
to take humpback whales, had been
submitted by the above-named
individual. The requested permit has
been issued under the authority of the
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216), the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.), the regulations governing the
taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50
CFR parts 222–226).
Dr. Mercado is authorized a five-year
scientific research permit to conduct
acoustic playback sessions in the
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presence of humpback whales and
approach animals to record whale songs
in the coastal waters of Puerto Rico. The
purpose of this research is to develop
methods for testing the hearing and
auditory perceptual capabilities of
humpback whales in order to better
predict when anthropogenic sounds
may interfere with social behaviors,
particularly mating and group feeding.
Up to 200 humpback whales may be
harassed by playback experiments
(active acoustics) three times per year
and up to 30 additional humpbacks may
be harassed by close approach during
vessel surveys for passive acoustic
recordings annually. In addition, up to
5 humpback whales, 45 Stenellid
dolphins (Stenella spp.), 45 common
dolphins (Delphinus delphis), 45
bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops
truncatus), and 5 Cuvier’s beaked
whales (Ziphius cavirostris) may be
incidentally harassed up to three times
annually during playback sessions.
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an environmental
assessment was prepared analyzing the
effects of the permitted activities. After
a Finding of No Significant Impact, the
determination was made that it was not
necessary to prepare an environmental
impact statement.
Issuance of this permit, as required by
the ESA, was based on a finding that
such permit: (1) was applied for in good
faith; (2) will not operate to the
disadvantage of such endangered
species; and (3) is consistent with the
purposes and policies set forth in
section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: January 2, 2009.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN: 0648–XM57
Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Groundfish Allocation Committee
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Designation of
Fishery Management Council Members and Application for Reinstatement of
State Authority
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 March 10, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 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 William Chappell, (301) 713-2337 or
William.Chappell@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Abstract
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act) provides for the nomination for members of
Fishery Management Councils by state governors and Indian treaty
tribes, for the designation of a principal state fishery official who
will perform duties under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and for a request
by a state for reinstatement of state authority over a managed fishery.
Nominees must provide the governor or tribe with the background
documentation which is then submitted to NOAA with the nomination. The
information submitted with these actions will be used to ensure that
the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Act are met.
II. Method of Collection
Information is submitted on paper documents.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0314.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: State, local or tribal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 275.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour to designate a principal state
fishery official(s); 80 hours for a nomination for a Council
appointment; 16 hours for background documentation for nominees; and 1
hour for a request to reinstate state authority.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,607.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $800 (recordkeeping/
reporting costs).
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 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: January 6, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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