EDMAP 60 Day FR Notice

Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 166 / Tuesday, August 26, 2008 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Customs and Border Protection
Customs and Border Protection Trade
Symposium 2008: ‘‘Global Trade:
Continuity Through Transition’’
Customs and Border Protection,
Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of Trade Symposium.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: This document announces
that U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) will convene its annual trade
symposium, featuring panel discussions
involving department personnel,
members of the trade community and
other government agencies, on the
agency’s role in international trade
initiatives and programs. Members of
the international trade and
transportation communities and other
interested parties are encouraged to
attend.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008
(opening remarks and panel discussions
beginning at 1 p.m. and open forum
with senior management (6 p.m.–8
p.m.)). Thursday, October 30, 2008
(panel discussions—8 a.m.–5 p.m.).
Friday, October 31, 2008 (panel
discussions ending by 1 p.m.).
ADDRESSES: The CBP Trade Symposium
will be held at the JW Marriott, 1331
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC. Upon entry into the
building, take elevators downstairs to
the ballroom level.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Office of International Affairs and Trade
Relations at (202) 344–1440, or at
[email protected]. To obtain the
latest information on the Symposium
and to register on-line, visit the CBP
Web site at http://www.cbp.gov.
Requests for special needs should be
sent to the Office of International Affairs
and Trade Relations at
[email protected].
DATES:

The
agenda for the Trade Symposium and
the keynote speaker will be announced
at a later date on the CBP Web site. The
cost is $250.00 per person, and includes
all Symposium activities. Interested
parties are requested to register early, as
space is limited. Registration will open
to the public on or about September 2,
2008. All registrations must be made online at the CBP Web site (http://
www.cbp.gov) and will be confirmed
with payment by credit card only.
Consideration will be given, in a first
come, first served order, based on space
availability. Due to the overwhelming
interest to attend the Symposium, each

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company is requested to limit their
company’s registrations to three
participants, in order to afford equal
representation from all members of the
international trade community. If a
company exceeds the limitation, any
additional names submitted for
registration will automatically be placed
on the waiting list.
Hotel accommodations have been
reserved at two hotels in downtown
Washington, DC. The JW Marriott Hotel,
1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC, has reserved a block of
rooms for Wednesday through Friday,
October 29–31, 2008, at the rate of U.S.
$319.00 per night. Reservations must be
made directly with the hotel by
September 29th at 1–800–393–2503 or
202–393–2000, referencing ‘‘CBP Trade
Symposium,’’ or on-line at http://
www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasjw?
groupCode=USGUSGA&app=resvlink&
fromDate=10/29/08&toDate=11/1/08.
The Hyatt Regency Washington on
Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC has reserved a
block of rooms for Wednesday through
Friday, October 29—31, 2008, at the rate
of U.S. $201.00 per night. Reservations
must be made directly with the hotel by
September 30, 2008 at 1–800–421–1442,
referencing ‘‘CBP Trade Symposium,’’
or on-line at https://
resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=
welcome_ei_new&eventID=70111&
fromResdesk=true.
Michael C. Mullen,
Assistant Commissioner, Office of
International Affairs and Trade Relations.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey
Agency Information Collection:
Comment Request
United States Geological
Survey (USGS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of a new collection.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we are notifying the public that
we will submit to OMB a new
Information Collection Request (ICR) for
approval of the paperwork requirements
for the National Cooperative Geologic
Mapping Program—EDMAP (NCGMP–
EDMAP). This notice provides the
public an opportunity to comment on
the paperwork burden of this collection.
DATES: You must submit comment on or
before October 27, 2008.

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Send your comments to the
IC to Phadrea Ponds, Information
Collections Clearance Officer, U.S.
Geological Survey, 2150–C Center
Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80525 (mail);
(970) 226–9230 (fax); or
[email protected] (e-mail). Please
reference Information Collection 1028—
NEW, NCGMP–EDMAP.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Randall Orndorff, Associate Program
Coordinator (STATEMAP and EDMAP),
National Cooperative Geological
Mapping Program, USGS Geological
Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS
908 (mail); at 703–648–4316
(telephone); or [email protected] (email).
ADDRESSES:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: National Cooperative Geologic
Mapping Program—EDMAP (NCGMP–
EDMAP).
OMB Control Number: 1028—NEW.
Correction: This notice was originally
published on August 19, 2008, Volume
73, number 161, pages 48388–48389.
The corrections are as follows: the day
to submit comments was incorrect and
should have given the public 60 instead
of 30 days to respond to this notice. The
second correction further justified the
estimate burden for the project added
the estimated number of grant recipients
and that the overall burden would not
be increased because the recipients will
not prepare final reports as a
requirement of this award.
Abstract:
EDMAP is the component of the
NCGMP that trains the next generation
of geologic mappers. The NCGMP
allocates funds to colleges and
universities in the United States and
Puerto Rico through an annual
competitive grant process. Every Federal
dollar that is awarded is matched with
university funds. Geology professors,
who are skilled in geologic mapping,
request EDMAP funding to support
undergraduate and graduate students at
their college or university in a one-year
mentored geologic mapping project that
focuses on a specific geographic area.
Since 1996, more than $4 million
from the NCGMP have supported
geologic mapping efforts of more than
600 students working with more than
214 professors at 131 universities in 44
states, the District of Columbia, and
Puerto Rico. Funds for graduate projects
are limited to $15,000 with
undergraduate project funds limited to
$7,500. These funds are used to cover
field expenses and map production, but
not faculty salaries. The college or
university matches the EDMAP funding.
The authority for the program is listed

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in the National Geologic Mapping Act
(Pub. L. 106–148).
We will protect information from
respondents considered proprietary
under the Freedom of Information Act
(5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing
regulations (43 CFR part 2), and under
regulations at 30 CFR 250.197, ‘‘Data
and information to be made available to
the public or for limited inspection.’’
Responses are voluntary. No questions
of a ‘‘sensitive’’ nature are asked.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary
(necessary to receive benefits).
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents; Approximately 60
University/College Professors or faculty
advisors annually.
Annual Burden Hours: 1,100 hours.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: We
expected to receive approximately 55
applications taking each applicant
approximately 20 hours to complete,
totaling 1,100 hours. This includes the
time for project conception and
development, proposal writing and
reviewing, and submitting project
narrative through Grants.gov. We expect
to issue 40 grants per year. The grant
recipients are not required to submit
final technical reports; therefore there
are no additional burden hours for the
grant recipient.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’: We
have not identified any ‘‘non-hour cost’’
burdens associated with this collection
of information.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor and
you are not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. Until OMB approves a
collection of information, you are not
obligated to respond.
Comments: Before submitting an ICR
to OMB, PRA section 3506(c) (2) (A) (44
U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) requires each
agency ‘‘ * * * to provide notice * * *
and otherwise consult with members of
the public and affected agencies
concerning each proposed collection of
information * * *’’ Agencies must
specifically solicit comments. We invite
comments concerning this information
collection on:
(1) Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary, including
whether or not the information will
have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of our estimate of the
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(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.
Please note that the comments
submitted in response to this notice are
a matter of public record. Before
including your address, phone number,
e-mail 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. To comply with the public
process, we publish this Federal
Register notice announcing that we will
submit this ICR to OMB for approval.
The notice provided the required 60 day
public comment period.
USGS Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Phadrea D. Ponds,
970–226–9445.
Dated: August 19, 2008.
Randall Orndorff,
Assistant Program Coordinator, National
Cooperative Geographic Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey
National Earthquake Prediction
Evaluation Council
U.S. Geological Survey.
Notice of Meeting.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 96–
472, the National Earthquake Prediction
Evaluation Council (NEPEC) will hold a
meeting. The meeting location is the
Hilton Palm Springs Resort, 400 East
Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs,
California 92262–6605. The Committee
is comprised of members from academia
and the Federal Government. The
Committee shall advise the Director of
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on
proposed earthquake predictions, on the
completeness and scientific validity of
the available data related to earthquake
predictions, and on related matters as
assigned by the Director.
The Council will receive a briefing on
the Colaboratory for Study of
Earthquake Predictability (CSEP), a
report on a workshop on Episodic
Tremor and Slip held last winter, and
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other topics. The Council will also
discuss the potential need to provide
advisory reports on short notice if
natural observations suggest an
increased earthquake risk, and the form
and content of such reports.
Meetings of the National Earthquake
Prediction Evaluation Council are open
to the public.
DATES: September 10, 2008,
commencing at 1 p.m. and adjourning at
4 p.m. on September 11, 2008.
Contact: Dr. William Leith, U.S.
Geological Survey, MS 905, 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia
20192, (703) 648–6786, [email protected].
Dated: August 20, 2008.
Suzette M. Kimball,
Associate Director for Geology.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NM–210–1430–ES; NMNM 118070]

Notice of Realty Action—Recreation
and Public Purpose (R&PP) Act
Classification, New Mexico
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of R&PP lease and or
patent of public land in San Juan
County; New Mexico.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The following described
public land is determined suitable for
classification for leasing and subsequent
conveyance to City of Farmington for
the Farmington Regional Animal
Shelter, under the provisions of the
Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP)
Act, as amended, 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.,
and under Sec. 7 of the Taylor Grazing
Act, 43 U.S.C. 315(f), and Executive
Order No. 6910.

New Mexico Principal Meridian
T. 29 N., R. 12 W.,
Sec. 18: SW1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4.
The area described contains 10 acres more
or less.

Comment Dates: Submit comments on
or before October 10, 2008. Interested
parties may submit comments regarding
the proposed leasing/conveyance or
classification of the lands to the Bureau
of Land Management at the following
address. Any adverse comments will be
reviewed by the Bureau of Land
Management, Farmington District
Manager, 1235 La Plata Highway,
Farmington, NM 87401, who may
sustain, vacate, or modify this realty
action. In the absence of any adverse
comments, this realty action becomes

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