Invasive Species Advisory Committee, 68776-68777 [2011-28743]

Download as PDF 68776 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 215 / Monday, November 7, 2011 / Notices Information collected Reason for collection For a cooperative or tribal enterprise, a copy of documents showing that the organization is formally organized under tribal, state or federal law. Signed certification that the business is an American Indian or Alaska Native owned and operated cooperative, tribal enterprise, or nonprofit organization. Copy of the business owner’s tribal enrollment card ............................... To determine whether the business meets the eligibility requirement for listing in the Source Directory. Signed certification that the owner of the business is a member of a federally recognized tribe. The proposed use of the information: The information collected will be used by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board: (a) To determine whether an individual or business meets the eligibility requirements for inclusion in the Source Directory, i.e., whether they are either an American Indian or Alaska Native owned and operated cooperative, tribal enterprise, or nonprofit organization, or an enrolled member of a federally recognized American Indian Tribe or Alaska Native group; and (b) to identify the applicant’s business information to be printed in the Source Directory. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number. The IACB has submitted a request to OMB to renew its approval of this information collection for an additional three years. There are four types of application forms: (1) New businesses—group; (2) new businesses—individual; (3) businesses already listed—group; and (4) businesses already listed—individual. Each respondent will only be asked to complete one application form. As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice soliciting comments on the collection of information was published on June 17, 2011 (76 FR 35462). No comments were received. This notice provides the public with an additional 30 days in which to comment on the following information collection activity. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES III. Data (1) Title: Source Directory of American Indian and Alaska Native owned businesses. OMB Control Number: 1085–0001. Type of Review: Renewal of an existing collection. Affected Entities: American Indian owned or operated arts and crafts businesses. Estimated annual number of respondents: 100. Frequency of response: As needed. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:50 Nov 04, 2011 Jkt 226001 To obtain verification that the business is an American Indian or Alaska Native owned and operated business. To determine whether the business owner is an enrolled member of a federally recognized tribe. To obtain verification that the business owner is an enrolled member of a federally recognized tribe. (2) Annual reporting and recordkeeping burden. Total Annual Reporting per Respondent: 15 minutes. Total Annual Burden Hours: 25 hours. (3) Description of the need and use of the information: Submission of this information is required to receive the benefit of being listed in the Indian Arts and Crafts Board Source Directory. The information is collected to determine the applicant’s eligibility for the service and to obtain the applicant’s name and business address to be added to the online directory. IV. Request for Comments The Department of the Interior invites comments on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) The accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the collection and the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (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 those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide information to or for a federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and review the collection of information; and to PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 transmit or otherwise disclose the information. Dated: November 1, 2011. Meridith Z. Stanton, Director, Indian Arts and Crafts Board. [FR Doc. 2011–28714 Filed 11–4–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–4H–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of the Secretary Invasive Species Advisory Committee Office of the Secretary, Interior. Notice of public meetings of the Invasive Species Advisory Committee. AGENCY: ACTION: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given of meetings of the Invasive Species Advisory Committee (ISAC). Comprised of 29 nonfederal invasive species experts and stakeholders from across the nation, the purpose of the Advisory Committee is to provide advice to the National Invasive Species Council, as authorized by Executive Order 13112, on a broad array of issues related to preventing the introduction of invasive species and providing for their control and minimizing the economic, ecological, and human health impacts that invasive species cause. The Council is co-chaired by the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Commerce. The duty of the Council is to provide national leadership regarding invasive species issues. Purpose of Meeting: The meeting will be held on December 6–8, 2011 in Washington, DC and will focus primarily invasive species as it relates to commerce. The purpose of the meeting is to convene the full ISAC and consider strategies and methodologies for implementing performance elements outlined in the 2008–2012 Invasive Species National Management Plan. The meeting is open to the public. An orientation session will be held on Monday, December 5, 2011, for the six new ISAC members appointed by SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\07NON1.SGM 07NON1 68777 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 215 / Monday, November 7, 2011 / Notices Secretary Ken Salazar on September 16, 2011. There will be no ISAC business conducted during the orientation session, which is closed to the public. DATES: ISAC New Member Orientation (CLOSED): Monday, December 5, 2011; 9 a.m.–1:45 p.m. Meeting of the Invasive Species Advisory Committee (OPEN): Tuesday, December 6, 2011 through Thursday, December 8, 2011. The meeting will be held 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 and Wednesday, December 7, 2011. On Thursday, December 8, 2011, the meeting will begin at 8 a.m., and adjourn at 12 noon. ADDRESSES: The new member orientation will be held at the NISC offices at 1201 Eye Street NW., Washington, DC 20005. The ISAC meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce (Herbert C. Hoover Building), 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. The general session will be held in Room 4830. Note: All meeting participants and interested members of the public must be cleared through building security prior to being escorted to the meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelsey Brantley, National Invasive Species Council Program Specialist and ISAC Coordinator, (202) 513–7243; Fax: (202) 371–1751, Dated: October 31, 2011. Lori Williams, Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council. [FR Doc. 2011–28743 Filed 11–4–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–RK–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Perham at the Fish and Wildlife Service, Marine Mammals Management Office, 1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503; (800) 362–5148 or (907) 786–3810. On August 2, 2006, we published in the Federal Register a final rule (71 FR 43926) establishing regulations that allow us to authorize the nonlethal, incidental, unintentional take of small numbers of polar bears and Pacific walrus during year-round oil and gas industry exploration, development, and production activities in the Beaufort Sea and adjacent northern coast of Alaska. The rule established subpart J in part 18 of title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and was effective until August 2, 2011. New regulations were issued on August 3, 2011 (76 FR 47010), effective through August 3, 2016. The rule prescribed a process under which we issue Letters of Authorization (LOAs) to applicants conducting activities as described under the provisions of the regulations. In accordance with section 101(a)(5)(A) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and our regulations at 50 CFR 18, subpart J, we issued an LOA to each of the following companies in the Beaufort Sea and adjacent northern coast of Alaska: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R7–FHC–2011–N188; FF07CAMM00– FXFR13370700000L5–123] Letters of Authorization To Take Marine Mammals Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior. ACTION: Notice of issuance. AGENCY: In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (MMPA), we, the Fish and Wildlife Service, have issued letters of authorization for the nonlethal take of polar bears and Pacific walrus incidental to oil and gas industry exploration, development, and production activities in the Beaufort Sea and the adjacent northern coast of Alaska and incidental to oil and gas industry exploration activities in the Chukchi Sea and the adjacent western coast of Alaska. SUMMARY: BEAUFORT SEA LETTERS OF AUTHORIZATION Company Activity Project Date issued BP Exploration Alaska, Inc ... BP Exploration Alaska, Inc ... Brooks Range Petroleum Corporation. Brooks Range Petroleum Corporation. ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc ... Development ........................ Development ........................ Exploration ........................... Liberty Development Project .............................................. Red Dog #1 Plug and Abandonment Project .................... North Tarn Exploration Program ........................................ January 20, 2011. January 20, 2011. January 1, 2011. Exploration ........................... North Tarn Summer Clean Up and Field Studies ............. July 22, 2011. Exploration ........................... January 3, 2011. January 3, 2011. January 10, 2011. May 15, 2011. February 1, 2011. Exploration ........................... Development ........................ Development ........................ Development ........................ Exploration ........................... Seafloor Sediment Sampling Program .............................. July 11, 2011. Development ........................ Development ........................ Development ........................ Exploration ........................... Olgoonik Fairweather, LLC ... Exploration ........................... Pioneer Natural Resources Alaska, Inc. Savant Alaska, LLC .............. Shell Offshore, Inc ................ Development ........................ Plug and Abandonment Project, Aklaqyaaq #1, Aklaq #2, and Aklaq #6 Wells. Corrective Action Activities, Umiat Test Well No. 9 .......... Gas Fields Well Drilling Program ...................................... Beaufort Sea Acoustic Monitoring Recorder Deployment and Retrieval Project. Central Beaufort Sea Fisheries Cruise Environmental Studies Program. Nuna Pre-Development Project ......................................... January 10, 2011. Marsh Creek, LLC ................. North Slope Borough ............ Olgoonik Fairweather, LLC ... mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc ... ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc ... Eni US Operating Co., Inc .... ExxonMobil Production Company. ExxonMobil Production Company. FEX L.P ................................ Hydrate Production Test, Ignik Sikumi I, Prudhoe Bay Unit. West Kuparuk 3D Seismic Exploration Program ............... Puviaq #1 Plug and Abandonment Program ..................... Nikaitchuq Development Program ..................................... Point Thomson ................................................................... Development ........................ Development ........................ Shell Offshore, Inc ................ Exploration ........................... VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:50 Nov 04, 2011 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Badami Unit Redevelopment Project ................................. Beaufort Sea Ice Observation and On-Ice Argos Data Buoy Deployment Program. Beaufort Sea Open Water Marine Survey Program and Onshore Environmental Baseline Study Activities. Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07NON1.SGM 07NON1 February 11, 2011. April 15, 2011. July 15, 2011. July 15, 2011. April 15, 2011. February 7, 2011. January 10, 2011. June 10, 2011.

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 215 (Monday, November 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68776-68777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28743]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary


Invasive Species Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings of the Invasive Species Advisory 
Committee.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, notice is hereby given of meetings of the Invasive Species 
Advisory Committee (ISAC). Comprised of 29 nonfederal invasive species 
experts and stakeholders from across the nation, the purpose of the 
Advisory Committee is to provide advice to the National Invasive 
Species Council, as authorized by Executive Order 13112, on a broad 
array of issues related to preventing the introduction of invasive 
species and providing for their control and minimizing the economic, 
ecological, and human health impacts that invasive species cause. The 
Council is co-chaired by the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary 
of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Commerce. The duty of the Council 
is to provide national leadership regarding invasive species issues.
    Purpose of Meeting: The meeting will be held on December 6-8, 2011 
in Washington, DC and will focus primarily invasive species as it 
relates to commerce. The purpose of the meeting is to convene the full 
ISAC and consider strategies and methodologies for implementing 
performance elements outlined in the 2008-2012 Invasive Species 
National Management Plan. The meeting is open to the public. An 
orientation session will be held on Monday, December 5, 2011, for the 
six new ISAC members appointed by

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Secretary Ken Salazar on September 16, 2011. There will be no ISAC 
business conducted during the orientation session, which is closed to 
the public.

DATES: ISAC New Member Orientation (CLOSED): Monday, December 5, 2011; 
9 a.m.-1:45 p.m. Meeting of the Invasive Species Advisory Committee 
(OPEN): Tuesday, December 6, 2011 through Thursday, December 8, 2011. 
The meeting will be held 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 
and Wednesday, December 7, 2011. On Thursday, December 8, 2011, the 
meeting will begin at 8 a.m., and adjourn at 12 noon.

ADDRESSES: The new member orientation will be held at the NISC offices 
at 1201 Eye Street NW., Washington, DC 20005. The ISAC meeting will be 
held at the U.S. Department of Commerce (Herbert C. Hoover Building), 
1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. The general session 
will be held in Room 4830. Note: All meeting participants and 
interested members of the public must be cleared through building 
security prior to being escorted to the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelsey Brantley, National Invasive 
Species Council Program Specialist and ISAC Coordinator, (202) 513-
7243; Fax: (202) 371-1751,

    Dated: October 31, 2011.
Lori Williams,
Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council.
[FR Doc. 2011-28743 Filed 11-4-11; 8:45 am]
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