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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
leaders of the Forest Service see benefit
in merging the Northeastern Area with
the Eastern Region under the leadership
of one Regional Forester. The merger of
the two units will improve forest
management and enhance technology
transfer through unified leadership.
This decision by the ELT will:
• Integrate existing programs—
management, discovery and
applications—to address ecosystem to
landscape-level questions from a suite
of contemporary conservation issues.
• Augment the transfer of science
developed by the Northern Research
Station.
• Deliver to the constituents of the
Northeast and Midwest a broader suite
of programs.
• Enhance capabilities that allow
national level concerns to be addressed,
including climate change; using wood
for energy; land restoration; destructive
invasive species; and urban natural
resources stewardship.
• Improve the agency structure in the
twenty-state region and overall
operating efficiencies.
• Move to a unified Eastern Region,
led by a Regional Forester.
Both units currently have strong
programs. Combining the strengths of
current resources will provide a
powerful way to serve the people in the
region and contribute to national
priorities.
Both units will continue to build on
their collective strengths and will strive
to develop a model approach for
effective forest management and
science-based technology transfer. This
is important as the Agency continues to
seek ways to maximize the effectiveness
of Forest Service programs. The
potential to help address national
stewardship issues will be profound.
Specifically, actions that we envision
include:
• Landscape-level stewardship within
a wide range of land ownerships.
• More cohesive and integrated
projects and programs that build on
current capacity. The Climate Change
Program is a prominent example. Work
in the control and management of
destructive invasive species is another
example. Urban natural resources
stewardship offers still another great
opportunity.
• A suite of business operation
practices that more effectively serve all
the twenty states through one
organizational mission.
• A single executive team organized
and located in a way that best facilitates
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an integrated Landscape Science vision
and works in harmony with the
Combined Eastern Leadership Team
(CELT).
• The Agency leadership will avoid
any activity that creates inefficiencies
and runs contrary to the mission of the
Forest Service. Accordingly, we will
strive to minimize the movement of
current employees and move towards a
unified Eastern Region as quickly as
practicable. We will proceed at a pace
that affords the best possible program to
be implemented and addresses the
needs of the people we serve.
• Begin the formal process of
combining two organizational units.
amended (CZMA) NOAA has contracted
for an independent external review of
CZMA programs. As part of this review,
the contractor will conduct telephone
interviews with representatives from
Federal, State, local and nongovernmental organizations that work
for or with State Coastal Zone
Management Programs or National
Estuarine Research Reserves.
Dated: June 2, 2009.
Hank Kashdan,
Associate Chief, U.S. Forest Service.
[FR Doc. E9–13380 Filed 6–8–09; 8:45 am]
OMB Control Number: None.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Government; not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
100.
Estimated Time per Response:
Telephone interviews, 2 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 160.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Coastal Zone
Management Act External Review
AGENCY: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
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 August 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
should be directed to Patmarie Nedelka,
(301) 713–3155 ext. 127 or
Patmarie.Nedelka@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
As part of its continuing efforts to
monitor and improve performance of
programs authorized by the Coastal
Zone Management Act of 1972, as
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II. Method of Collection
Respondents will be contacted by
telephone.
III. Data
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: June 4, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9–13485 Filed 6–8–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Coastal Zone
Management Act External Review
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
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 August 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
should be directed to Patmarie Nedelka, (301) 713-3155 ext. 127 or
Patmarie.Nedelka@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
As part of its continuing efforts to monitor and improve
performance of programs authorized by the Coastal Zone Management Act
of 1972, as amended (CZMA) NOAA has contracted for an independent
external review of CZMA programs. As part of this review, the
contractor will conduct telephone interviews with representatives from
Federal, State, local and non-governmental organizations that work for
or with State Coastal Zone Management Programs or National Estuarine
Research Reserves.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents will be contacted by telephone.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: None.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government; not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
Estimated Time per Response: Telephone interviews, 2 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 160.
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 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: June 4, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-13485 Filed 6-8-09; 8:45 am]
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