Sunshine Act Meetings, 9641-9642 [E9-4772]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 42 / Thursday, March 5, 2009 / Notices III. Data Title: Locator and Information Services Tracking System (LISTS) Form. OMB Number: 2700–0064. Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection. Affected Public: Federal Government, individuals or households, and business or other for-profit. Responses per Respondent: 1. Annual Responses: 8,455. Hours per Request: 0.08 hours/5 minutes. Annual Burden Hours: 702. IV. Request for Comments Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of NASA, including whether the information collected has practical utility; (2) the accuracy of NASA’s estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection. They will also become a matter of public record. Walter Kit, NASA Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E9–4640 Filed 3–4–09; 8:45 am] Walter Kit, NASA Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E9–4641 Filed 3–4–09; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BILLING CODE 7510–13–P I. Abstract The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is requesting renewal of an existing collection that is used to help NASA to assess the services provided by its procurement offices. The NASA Procurement Customer Survey is used to determine whether NASA’s Procurement Offices are providing an acceptable level of service to the business/educational community, and if not, which areas need improvement. Respondents will be business concerns and educational institutions that have been awarded a NASA procurement, or are interested in receiving such an award. II. Method of Collection III. Data NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice: 09–018] Notice of Information Collection Under OMB Review jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Notice of information collection under OMB review. SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 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)). VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:49 Mar 04, 2009 Jkt 217001 (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection. They will also become a matter of public record. DATES: All comments should be submitted within 30 calendar days from the date of this publication. ADDRESSES: All comments should be addressed to Jasmeet Seehra, Desk Officer for NASA, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Room 10236, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to Dr. Walter Kit, NASA Clearance Officer, NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street, SW., JF0000, Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358–1350, Walter.Kit1@nasa.gov. NASA uses electronic methods to collect information from collection respondents. BILLING CODE 7510–13–P 9641 Title: NASA Procurement Customer Survey. OMB Number: 2700–0101. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions. Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000. Estimated Annual Responses: 500. Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 125. Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0.00. IV. Request for Comments Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of NASA, including whether the information collected has practical utility; (2) the accuracy of NASA’s estimate of the burden PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY Sunshine Act Meetings TYPE: Quarterly meeting. DATES AND TIMES: March 30, 2009, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. March 31, 2009, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. April 1, 2009, 8:30 a.m.–1 p.m. LOCATION: Academy for Educational Development Conference Center, 1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. STATUS: March 30, 2009, 8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m.— Closed Executive Session. March 30, 2009, 9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.— Open. March 31, 2009, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.— Open. April 1, 2009, 8:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.— Open. AGENDA: Public Comment Sessions; Emergency Preparedness; Employment; Healthcare; Reports from the Chairperson, Council Members, and the Executive Director; Release of National Disability Policy: A Progress Report and Federal Employment of People with Disabilities; Unfinished Business; New Business; Announcements; Adjournment. SUNSHINE ACT MEETING CONTACT: Mark S. Quigley, Director of External Affairs, NCD, 1331 F Street, NW., Suite 850, Washington, DC 20004; 202–272–2004 (voice), 202–272–2074 (TTY), 202–272– 2022 (fax). AGENCY MISSION: NCD is an independent Federal agency and is composed of 15 members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. NCD provides advice to the President, Congress, and executive branch agencies promoting policies, programs, practices, and procedures that E:\FR\FM\05MRN1.SGM 05MRN1 9642 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 42 / Thursday, March 5, 2009 / Notices guarantee equal opportunity for all individuals with disabilities, regardless of the nature or severity of the disability; and to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve economic self-sufficiency, independent living, and inclusion and integration into all aspects of society. ACCOMMODATIONS: Those needing reasonable accommodations should notify NCD immediately. Dated: February 26, 2009. Michael C. Collins, Executive Director. [FR Doc. E9–4772 Filed 3–3–09; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6820–MA–P OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Import Statistics Relating to Competitive Need Limitations (CNLS); Invitation for Public Comment on CNL Waivers Subject to Potential Revocation Based on New Statutory Thresholds, Possible de minimis Waivers, and Product Redesignations for the 2008 Annual Review AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). ACTION: Notice and Request for Comments. jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of full 2008 calendar year import statistics relating to competitive need limitations (CNLs) under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program. The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) will accept public comments submitted by 5 p.m., Monday, March 23, 2009, via https://www.regulations.gov regarding three issues: (1) Potential revocation of CNL waivers that meet the statutory thresholds set forth by section 503(d)(4)(B)(ii) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463(d)(4)(B)(ii)), as amended by Public Law 109–432; (2) possible de minimis CNL waivers; and (3) possible redesignations of articles currently not eligible for GSP benefits because they previously exceeded the CNL thresholds. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tameka Cooper, GSP Program, Office of the United States Trade Representative, 1724 F Street, NW., Room F–601, Washington, DC 20508. The telephone number is (202) 395–6971, the fax number is (202) 395–2961, and the email address is Tameka_Cooper@ustr.eop.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:49 Mar 04, 2009 Jkt 217001 I. Competitive Need Limitations The GSP program provides for the duty-free importation of designated articles when imported from designated beneficiary developing countries (BDCs). The GSP program is authorized by title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2461, et seq.), as amended (the ‘‘1974 Act’’), and is implemented in accordance with Executive Order 11888 of November 24, 1975, as modified by subsequent Executive Orders and Presidential Proclamations. Section 503(c)(2)(A) of the 1974 Act sets out the two CNLs. When the President determines that a BDC exported to the United States during a calendar year either (1) a quantity of a GSP-eligible article having a value in excess of the applicable amount for that year ($135 million for 2008), or (2) a quantity of a GSP-eligible article having a value equal to or greater than 50 percent of the value of total U.S. imports of the article from all countries (the ‘‘50 percent CNL’’), the President must terminate GSP duty-free treatment for that article from that BDC by no later than July 1 of the next calendar year. De minimis waivers. Under section 503(c)(2)(F) of the 1974 Act, the President may waive the 50 percent CNL with respect to an eligible article imported from a BDC if the value of total imports of that article from all countries during the calendar year did not exceed the applicable de minimis amount for that year ($19 million for 2008). Redesignations. Under section 503(c)(2)(C) of the 1974 Act, if imports of an eligible article from a BDC ceased to receive duty-free treatment due to exceeding a CNL in a prior year, the President may, subject to the considerations in sections 501 and 502 of the 1974 Act, redesignate such an article for duty-free treatment if imports in the most recently completed calendar year did not exceed the CNLs. CNL waiver revocation. Under Section 503(d)(5) of the 1974 Act, a CNL waiver remains in effect until the President determines that it is no longer warranted due to changed circumstances. Section 503(d)(4)(B)(ii) of the 1974 Act, as amended by Public Law 109–432, also provides that, ‘‘[n]ot later than July 1 of each year, the President should revoke any waiver that has then been in effect with respect to an article for 5 years or more if the beneficiary developing country has exported to the United States (directly or indirectly) during the preceding calendar year a quantity of the article— (I) having an appraised value in excess of 1.5 times the applicable amount set PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 forth in subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii) for that calendar year [$202.5 million in 2008]; or (II) exceeding 75 percent of the appraised value of the total imports of that article into the United States during that calendar year.’’ II. Implementation of Competitive Need Limitations, Waivers, and Redesignations Exclusions from GSP duty-free treatment where CNLs have been exceeded will be effective July 1, 2009, unless granted a waiver by the President. Any CNL-based exclusions, CNL waiver revocations, and decisions with respect to de minimis waivers and redesignations will be based on full 2008 calendar year import data. III. 2008 Import Statistics In order to provide notice of articles that have exceeded the CNLs for 2008 and to afford an opportunity for comment regarding (1) The potential revocation of waivers subject to the CNL waiver thresholds for 2008, (2) potential de minimis waivers, and (3) redesignations, the lists of the articles are available as supporting material within Docket USTR–2009–0008, or at: https://www.ustr.gov/ Trade_Development/ Preference_Programs/GSP/ GSP_2008_Annual_Review/ Section_Index.html, under ‘‘2008 GSP Review, Full-Year 2008 Import Statistics Relating to Competitive Need Limitations (CNLs).’’ Full 2008 calendar year data for individual tariff subheadings may also be viewed on the Web site of the U.S. International Trade Commission at https:// dataweb.usitc.gov/. The lists available on the USTR Web site contain, for each article, the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheading and BDC country of origin, the value of imports of the article for the 2008 calendar year, and the percentage of total imports of that article from all countries. The annotations on the lists indicate, among other things, the status of GSP eligibility. The computer-generated lists published on the USTR Web site are for informational purposes only. They may not include all articles to which the GSP CNLs may apply. All determinations and decisions regarding the CNLs of the GSP program will be based on full 2008 calendar year import data with respect to each GSP-eligible article. Each interested party is advised to conduct its own review of 2008 import data with respect to the possible application of the GSP CNL provisions. E:\FR\FM\05MRN1.SGM 05MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 42 (Thursday, March 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9641-9642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-4772]


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NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY


Sunshine Act Meetings

Type: Quarterly meeting.

Dates and Times: 
March 30, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
March 31, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
April 1, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Location: Academy for Educational Development Conference Center, 1825 
Connecticut Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.

Status: 
March 30, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.--Closed Executive Session.
March 30, 2009, 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.--Open.
March 31, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.--Open.
April 1, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.--Open.

Agenda: Public Comment Sessions; Emergency Preparedness; Employment; 
Healthcare; Reports from the Chairperson, Council Members, and the 
Executive Director; Release of National Disability Policy: A Progress 
Report and Federal Employment of People with Disabilities; Unfinished 
Business; New Business; Announcements; Adjournment.

Sunshine Act Meeting Contact: Mark S. Quigley, Director of External 
Affairs, NCD, 1331 F Street, NW., Suite 850, Washington, DC 20004; 202-
272-2004 (voice), 202-272-2074 (TTY), 202-272-2022 (fax).

Agency Mission: NCD is an independent Federal agency and is composed of 
15 members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate. NCD provides advice to the President, Congress, 
and executive branch agencies promoting policies, programs, practices, 
and procedures that

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guarantee equal opportunity for all individuals with disabilities, 
regardless of the nature or severity of the disability; and to empower 
individuals with disabilities to achieve economic self-sufficiency, 
independent living, and inclusion and integration into all aspects of 
society.

Accommodations: Those needing reasonable accommodations should notify 
NCD immediately.

    Dated: February 26, 2009.
Michael C. Collins,
Executive Director.
 [FR Doc. E9-4772 Filed 3-3-09; 4:15 pm]
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