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species-specific dealer-reported
information. Reducing the number of
unknown and improperly identified
sharks will improve quota monitoring
and the data used in stock assessments.
These workshops will train shark dealer
permit holders or their proxies to
properly identify Atlantic shark
carcasses.

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Protected Species Safe Handling,
Release, and Identification Workshops
Since January 1, 2007, shark limited
access and swordfish limited access
permit holders who fish with longline
or gillnet gear, have been required to
submit a copy of their Protected Species
Safe Handling, Release, and
Identification Workshop certificate in
order to renew either permit (71 FR
58057; October 2, 2006). These
certificate(s) are valid for three years. As
such, vessel owners who have not
already attended a workshop and
received a NMFS certificate, or vessel
owners whose certificate(s) are due to
expire in 2009, must attend one of the
workshops offered in 2009 to fish with,
or renew, their swordfish and shark
limited access permits. Additionally,
new shark and swordfish limited access
permit applicants who intend to fish
with longline or gillnet gear must attend
a Protected Species Safe Handling,
Release, and Identification Workshop
and submit a copy of their workshop
certificate before either of the permits
will be issued.
In addition to certifying permit
holders, all longline and gillnet vessel
operators fishing on a vessel issued a
limited access swordfish or limited
access shark permit are required to
attend a Protected Species Safe
Handling, Release, and Identification
Workshop and receive a certificate. The
certificate(s) are valid for three years.
Vessels that have been issued a limited
access swordfish or limited access shark
permit may not fish unless both the
vessel owner and operator have valid
workshop certificates onboard at all
times. Approximately 70 free Protected
Species Safe Handling, Release, and
Identification Workshops have been
conducted since 2006.
Workshop Dates, Times, and Locations
1. October 14, 2009, from 9 a.m. – 5
p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, 1101 U.S.
Highway 231, Panama City, FL 32405.
2. October 28, 2009, from 9 a.m. – 5
p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, 5353 North
Virginia Dare Trail, Kitty Hawk, NC
27949.
3. November 11, 2009, from 9 a.m. –
5 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn (at
Providence airport), 1 Thurber Street,
Warwick, RI 02886.

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4. November 18, 2009, from 9 a.m. –
5 p.m., Magnolia Plantation Hotel,
16391 Robinson Road, Gulfport, MS
39503.
5. December 1, 2009, from 9 a.m. – 5
p.m., Days Inn (Midtown), 3224 South
U.S. Highway 1, Fort Pierce, FL 34982.
6. December 16, 2009, from 9 a.m. –
5 p.m., Holiday Inn, 3845 Veterans
Memorial Highway, Ronkonkoma, NY
11779.
Registration
To register for a scheduled Protected
Species Safe Handling, Release, and
Identification Workshop, please contact
Angler Conservation Education at (386)
852–9137, 1640 Mason Avenue,
Daytona Beach, FL 32117.
Registration Materials
To ensure that workshop certificates
are linked to the correct permits,
participants will need to bring the
following items with them to the
workshop:
Individual vessel owners must bring a
copy of the appropriate permit(s), a
copy of the vessel registration or
documentation, and proof of
identification.
Representatives of a business owned
or co-owned vessel must bring proof
that the individual is an agent of the
business (such as articles of
incorporation), a copy of the applicable
permit(s), and proof of identification.
Vessel operators must bring proof of
identification.
Workshop Objectives
The protected species safe handling,
release, and identification workshops
are designed to teach longline and
gillnet fishermen the required
techniques for the safe handling and
release of entangled and/or hooked
protected species, such as sea turtles,
marine mammals, and smalltooth
sawfish. The proper identification of
protected species will also be taught at
these workshops in an effort to improve
reporting. Additionally, individuals
attending these workshops will gain a
better understanding of the
requirements for participating in these
fisheries. The overall goal of these
workshops is to provide participants
with the skills needed to reduce the
mortality of protected species, which
may prevent additional regulations on
these fisheries in the future.
Grandfathered Permit Holders
Participants in the industry-sponsored
workshops on safe handling and release
of sea turtles that were held in Orlando,
FL (April 8, 2005) and in New Orleans,
LA (June 27, 2005) were issued a NOAA

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workshop certificate in December 2006
that is valid for three years. These
workshop certificates may be expiring
in 2009. Vessel owners and operators
whose certificates expire prior to permit
renewal in 2009 must attend a
workshop, successfully complete the
course, and obtain a new certificate in
order to renew their limited access
shark and limited access swordfish
permits. Failure to provide a valid
NOAA workshop certificate could result
in a permit denial.
Dated: September 3, 2009.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
[Docket No. 0908061222–91268–03]
RIN 0660–ZA29

State Broadband Data and
Development Grant Program
AGENCY: National Telecommunications
and Information Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of funds availability;
clarification of period of performance.
SUMMARY: The National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA), U.S.
Department of Commerce, publishes
this Notice to provide clarification
regarding the period of performance for
awards under the State Broadband Data
and Development Grant Program as set
forth in the Notice of Funds Availability
and Solicitation of Applications (NOFA)
published on July 8, 2009.
DATES: NTIA implements this notice as
of September 10, 2009. All amended
budgets must be submitted to NTIA no
later than 11:59 p.m. ET on September
15, 2009, as more fully described in this
Notice.
ADDRESSES: All amended budgets must
be submitted through the online
Grants.gov system. NTIA requests that
Applicants also submit a courtesy copy
to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anne W. Neville, Program Director,
State Broadband Data and Development
Grant Program, National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Room 4716, Washington, DC

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20230; by telephone at (202) 482–4949
or via electronic mail at
[email protected].
Information about the State Broadband
Data and Development Grant Program
can also be obtained electronically via
the Internet at http://
www.broadbandusa.gov/
broadband_mapping.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 8,
2009, NTIA published a Notice of Funds
Availability (NOFA) in the Federal
Register to announce the availability of
funds for the State Broadband Data and
Development Grant Program pursuant to
the authority provided in the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(Recovery Act), Public Law 111–5, 123
Stat. 115 (2009), and the Broadband
Data Improvement Act (BDIA), Title I,
Public Law 110–385, 122 Stat. 4096
(2008).1 In the NOFA, NTIA provided
that the period of performance for
awards under the Program would be five
years from the date of award.2
NTIA’s highest priority with respect
to this Program is to facilitate the
development and maintenance of a
national broadband map. The Agency
seeks to develop the map in such a way
that encourages continually improved
data collection efforts while maintaining
fiscal responsibility, resulting in a map
that meets the requirements of Congress
and the needs of all stakeholders,
including policymakers and consumers.
To that end, NTIA has determined that
it will at this time fund mapping and
data collection efforts for two years and
will assess lessons learned, determine
best practices, and investigate
opportunities for improved data
collection prior to obligating funding for
subsequent years. NTIA now clarifies
that the initial period of performance for
funds allocated to Broadband Mapping
purposes will be two (2) years from the
date of award and any subsequent
funding will be subject to and
contingent upon the agency’s review of
program priorities and the availability of
funds.
NTIA will review and negotiate
awards based on the five-year budget
that applicants have already submitted.
In light of this clarification, however,
NTIA will allow an applicant to submit
a new budget on SF 424A reflecting any
revisions necessary for the first two
years of the award period (2009–2010,
2010–2011). Any revised budget must
be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. on
September 15, 2009, through the online
1 State Broadband Data and Development Grant
Program, Notice of Funds Availability and
Solicitation of Applications, 74 FR 32545 (July 8,
2009) (NOFA).
2 74 FR 32550.

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Grants.gov system. NTIA requests that
Applicants also submit a courtesy copy
to [email protected].
The period of performance for funds
allocated to Broadband Planning
purposes will remain five (5) years from
the date of award. All other
requirements provided in the Notice
published on July 8, 2009, remain
unchanged.
Dated: September 4, 2009.
Lawrence E. Strickling,
Assistant Secretary for Communications and
Information.
[FR Doc. E9–21797 Filed 9–9–09; 8:45 am]
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wish to make oral statements should
inform Commissioner Sommers in
writing at the foregoing address at least
three business days before the meeting.
Reasonable provision will be made, if
time permits, for oral presentations of
no more than five minutes each in
duration.
For further information concerning
this meeting, please contact Andrew
Morton at 202–418–5030.
Issued by the Commission in Washington,
DC on September 4, 2009.
David A. Stawick,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. E9–21856 Filed 9–9–09; 8:45 am]
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION
Global Markets Advisory Committee
Meeting
The Commission’s Global Markets
Advisory Committee will conduct a
public meeting on September 30, 2009.
The meeting will take place in the first
floor hearing room of the Commission’s
Washington, DC headquarters, Three
Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20581 from 1 p.m. to 5
p.m. There will also be a live broadcast
of the meeting via webcast. To view the
live webcast from a desktop PC with
Internet access go to http://
www.cftc.gov.
The purpose of the meeting is to
discuss global markets issues related to
the Commission’s regulatory
responsibilities. The meeting will be
chaired by Commissioner Jill Sommers
who is Chairman of the Global Markets
Advisory Committee.
The agenda will consist of the
following:
• Opening Remarks from
Commissioners/Introduction of GMAC
Members.
• Update on IOSCO Issues.
• Bankruptcy Issues—CFTC/UK FSA/
Lehman Brothers.
• Overview of Treasury Proposal to
Regulate OTC Derivatives/CFTC
Legislative Language.
• Presentation by UK FSA on OTC
Derivatives.
• New Business.
The meeting is open to the public.
Any member of the public who wishes
to file a written statement with the
committee should mail a copy of the
statement to the attention of: Global
Markets Advisory Committee, c/o
Commissioner Jill Sommers, Three
Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20581, before the
meeting. Members of the public who

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
[CPSC Docket No. 09–C0034]

Hill Sportswear, Inc., Provisional
Acceptance of a Settlement Agreement
and Order
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: It is the policy of the
Commission to publish settlements
which it provisionally accepts under the
Consumer Product Safety Act in the
Federal Register in accordance with the
terms of 16 CFR 1118.20(e). Published
below is a provisionally accepted
Settlement Agreement with Hill
Sportswear, Inc., containing a civil
penalty of $100,000.00. Commissioner
Nancy Nord issued a statement that is
available on the Commission’s Web site,
http://www.cpsc.gov.
DATES: Any interested person may ask
the Commission not to accept this
agreement or otherwise comment on its
contents by filing a written request with
the Office of the Secretary by September
25, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to
comment on this Settlement Agreement
should send written comments to the
Comment 09–C0034, Office of the
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 4330 East-West Highway,
Room 502, Bethesda, Maryland 20814–
4408.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Seth
B. Popkin, Lead Trial Attorney, Division
of Compliance, Office of the General
Counsel, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 4330 East-West Highway,
Bethesda, Maryland 20814–4408;
telephone (301) 504–7612 and Renee K.
Haslett, Trial Attorney, (same address);
telephone (301) 504–7673.

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