Government in the Sunshine Act Meeting Notice, 6820-6821 [2012-3104]

Download as PDF 6820 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 27 / Thursday, February 9, 2012 / Notices Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. A statement of reasons for a protest may be filed with the notice of protest to the State Director; the statement of reasons must be filed with the State Director within thirty days after the protest is filed. Authority: 43 U.S.C. 3; 53. Dated: February 2, 2012. Michael H. Schoder, Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Alaska. [FR Doc. 2012–2952 Filed 2–8–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NRSS–0211–9466; 2340– N003–NYS] Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request: Creating Stewardship Through Biodiversity Discovery in National Parks National Park Service (NPS), Interior. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. AGENCY: We (National Park Service) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described below. This collection will survey participants of Biodiversity Discovery efforts. To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and as a part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite the general public and other federal agencies to comment on this IC. The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that we may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number and current expiration date. DATES: Please submit your comment on or before April 9, 2012. ADDRESSES: Please send your comments to the IC to Phadrea Ponds, Information Collections Coordinator, National Park Service, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525 (mail); or phadrea_ponds@nps.gov (email). Please reference Information Collection 1024– mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:04 Feb 08, 2012 Jkt 226001 NEW, BIODISCOVERY in the subject line. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerard Kyle by mail at Texas A&M University, 2261 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843 or gerard@tamu.edu (email). Or contact: Kirsten Leong at Kirsten_Leong@nps.gov (email). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract Biodiversity Discovery refers to a variety of efforts to discover living organisms through public involvement. Examples include Bioblitzes and All Taxa Biodiversity Inventories (ATBIs). A Bioblitz is a field study where NPS and other scientists lead members of the public in an intensive 24-hour (or 48hour) biological inventory to identify and record all species of living organisms in a given area. The term ‘‘Bioblitz’’ was coined by NPS naturalist Susan Rudy while assisting with the first Bioblitz at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington DC in 1996. Approximately 1,000 species were identified at that event. The first All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory began in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 1998 and is still ongoing. The effort has engaged hundreds of participants and resulted in the discovery of thousands of species, including many that are new records for the park. In addition to collecting taxonomic data, there appears to be important secondary benefits gained by visitors who have taken part in Biodiversity Discovery activities. A 2009 study found that such participants felt an increased sense of stewardship, a connection to the host park, and a better understanding about the species of concern after their Biodiversity Discovery experience. The information collected will provide NPS managers and planners with a greater understanding of public attitudes, preferences, and behaviors related to stewardship and resource conservation in their National Parks. II. Data OMB Control Number: None. This is a new collection. Title: Creating Stewardship through Biodiversity Discovery in National Parks. Type of Request: New. Affected Public: General public. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Frequency of Collection: Annually. Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 300. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 150 hours. We expect to receive 300 annual responses. We estimate an average of 30 minutes per response. PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ Burden: None. Comments: We invite comments concerning this IC on: (1) Whether or not the proposed collection of information is necessary for the agency to perform its duties, including whether or not the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this 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 the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Please note that the comments submitted in response to this notice are a matter of public record. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment, including your personal identifying information, may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask OMB in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that it will be done. Dated: February 3, 2012. Madonna L Baucum, Acting Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service. [FR Doc. 2012–2932 Filed 2–8–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [USITC SE–12–003] Government in the Sunshine Act Meeting Notice United States International Trade Commission. TIME AND DATE: February 10, 2012 at 11 a.m. PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, Telephone: (202) 205–2000. STATUS: Open to the public. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 1. Agendas for future meetings: None. 2. Minutes. 3. Ratification List. 4. Vote in Inv. Nos. 701–TA–486 and 731–TA–1195–1196 (Preliminary) (Utility Scale Wind Towers from China and Vietnam). The Commission is currently scheduled to transmit its determinations to the Secretary of AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: E:\FR\FM\09FEN1.SGM 09FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 27 / Thursday, February 9, 2012 / Notices Commerce on or before February 13, 2012; Commissioners’ opinions are currently scheduled to be transmitted to the Secretary of Commerce on or before February 21, 2012. 5. Vote in Inv. Nos. 701–TA–487 and 731–TA–1197–1198 (Preliminary) (Steel Wire Garment Hangers from Taiwan and Vietnam). The Commission is currently scheduled to transmit its determinations to the Secretary of Commerce on or before February 13, 2012; Commissioners’ opinions are currently scheduled to be transmitted to the Secretary of Commerce on or before February 21, 2012. 6. Vote in Inv. Nos. 701–TA–488 and 731–TA–1199–1200 (Preliminary) (Certain Large Residential Washers from Korea and Mexico). The Commission is currently scheduled to transmit its determinations to the Secretary of Commerce on or before February 13, 2012; Commissioners’ opinions are currently scheduled to be transmitted to the Secretary of Commerce on or before February 21, 2012. 7. Outstanding action jackets: None In accordance with Commission policy, subject matter listed above, not disposed of at the scheduled meeting, may be carried over to the agenda of the following meeting. By order of the Commission. Issued: February 1, 2012. James R. Holbein, Secretary to the Commission. BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 337–TA–756] Certain Reduced Ignition Proclivity Cigarette Paper Wrappers and Products Containing Same; Request for Statements on the Public Interest U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the presiding administrative law judge (ALJ) has issued a Final Initial Determination and Recommended Determination on Remedy and Bonding (ID/RD) in the above-captioned investigation. The Commission is soliciting comments on public interest issues raised by the recommended relief, specifically a limited exclusion order directed to infringing products of any respondent that the Commission finds in violation of section 337, and a cease and desist order to any respondent mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:04 Feb 08, 2012 Jkt 226001 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James R. Holbein, Secretary to the Commission, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The public version of the ALJ’s ID/RD will be accessible on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov, and will be available for inspection during official business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its Internet server (https:// www.usitc.gov). The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. Hearingimpaired persons are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) 205–1810. Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 provides that if the Commission finds a violation it shall exclude the articles concerned from the United States: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Unless, after considering the effect of such exclusion upon the public health and welfare, competitive conditions in the United States economy, the production of like or directly competitive articles in the United States, and United States consumers, it finds that such articles should not be excluded from entry. [FR Doc. 2012–3104 Filed 2–7–12; 11:15 am] SUMMARY: found to be in violation of section 337 and to have a commercially significant infringing inventory. 19 U.S.C. 1337(d)(1). A similar provision applies to cease and desist orders. 19 U.S.C. 1337(f)(1). The Commission is interested in further development of the record on the public interest in these investigations. Accordingly, members of the public are invited to file submissions of no more than five (5) pages, inclusive of attachments, concerning the public interest in light of the administrative law judge’s Recommended Determination on Remedy and Bonding issued in this investigation on February 1, 2012 (confidential version). Comments should address whether issuance of a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders in this investigation would affect the public health and welfare in the United States, competitive conditions in the United States economy, the production of like or directly competitive articles in the PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 6821 United States, or United States consumers. In particular, the Commission is interested in comments that: (i) Explain how the articles potentially subject to the recommended orders are used in the United States; (ii) Identify any public health, safety, or welfare concerns in the United States relating to the recommended orders; (iii) Identify like or directly competitive articles that complainant, its licensees, or third parties make in the United States which could replace the subject articles if they were to be excluded; (iv) Indicate whether complainant, complainant’s licensees, and/or third party suppliers have the capacity to replace the volume of articles potentially subject to the recommended exclusion order and/or a cease and desist order within a commercially reasonable time; and (v) Explain how any limited exclusion order and cease and desist order would impact consumers in the United States. Written submissions must be filed no later than by close of business on March 2, 2012. Persons filing written submissions must file the original document electronically on or before the deadlines stated above and submit 8 true paper copies to the Office of the Secretary by noon the next day pursuant to section 210.4(f) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)). Submissions should refer to the investigation number (‘‘Inv. No. 337–TA–756’’) in a prominent place on the cover page and/or the first page. (See Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures, https://www.usitc.gov/ secretary/fed_reg_notices/rules/ handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf). Persons with questions regarding filing should contact the Secretary (202–205– 2000). Any person desiring to submit a document to the Commission in confidence must request confidential treatment. All such requests should be directed to the Secretary to the Commission and must include a full statement of the reasons why the Commission should grant such treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents for which confidential treatment by the Commission is properly sought will be treated accordingly. All nonconfidential written submissions will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Secretary and on EDIS. This action is taken under the authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. § 1337), and of sections 201.10 and 210.50 of the E:\FR\FM\09FEN1.SGM 09FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2012-3104]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[USITC SE-12-003]


Government in the Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United States International Trade 
Commission.

TIME AND DATE: February 10, 2012 at 11 a.m.

PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, Telephone: 
(202) 205-2000.

STATUS: Open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 
    1. Agendas for future meetings: None.
    2. Minutes.
    3. Ratification List.
    4. Vote in Inv. Nos. 701-TA-486 and 731-TA-1195-1196 (Preliminary) 
(Utility Scale Wind Towers from China and Vietnam). The Commission is 
currently scheduled to transmit its determinations to the Secretary of

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Commerce on or before February 13, 2012; Commissioners' opinions are 
currently scheduled to be transmitted to the Secretary of Commerce on 
or before February 21, 2012.
    5. Vote in Inv. Nos. 701-TA-487 and 731-TA-1197-1198 (Preliminary) 
(Steel Wire Garment Hangers from Taiwan and Vietnam). The Commission is 
currently scheduled to transmit its determinations to the Secretary of 
Commerce on or before February 13, 2012; Commissioners' opinions are 
currently scheduled to be transmitted to the Secretary of Commerce on 
or before February 21, 2012.
    6. Vote in Inv. Nos. 701-TA-488 and 731-TA-1199-1200 (Preliminary) 
(Certain Large Residential Washers from Korea and Mexico). The 
Commission is currently scheduled to transmit its determinations to the 
Secretary of Commerce on or before February 13, 2012; Commissioners' 
opinions are currently scheduled to be transmitted to the Secretary of 
Commerce on or before February 21, 2012.
    7. Outstanding action jackets: None
    In accordance with Commission policy, subject matter listed above, 
not disposed of at the scheduled meeting, may be carried over to the 
agenda of the following meeting.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: February 1, 2012.
James R. Holbein,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2012-3104 Filed 2-7-12; 11:15 am]
BILLING CODE 7020-02-P
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