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themselves. Similarly, to the extent 

possible, please include any exhibits, 

annexes, or other attachments in the 

same file as the submission itself, not as 

separate files. 

Dated: February 28, 2011. 

Michelle O’Neill, 

Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for 

International Trade. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4862 Filed 3–2–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA160 

Marine Mammals; File No. 15330; 

Correction 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application; 

correction. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Robin Baird, PhD, Cascadia Research, 

2181⁄2 W. 4th Avenue, Olympia, WA 

98501, has applied in due form for a 

permit to take marine mammals in the 

Pacific Ocean for the purposes of 

scientific research. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail 

comments must be received on or before 

March 28, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review by 

selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public 

Comment’’ from the Features box on the 

Applications and Permits for Protected 

Species (APPS) home page, https:// 

apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting 

File No. 15530 from the list of available 

applications. 

These documents are also available 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following office(s): See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

Written comments on this application 

should be submitted to the Chief, 

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, at the address listed below. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

facsimile to (301) 713–0376, or by email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. 

Please include the File No. in the 

subject line of the email comment. 

Comments may also be submitted by email. The mailbox address for providing 

e-mail comments is 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include 

in the subject line of the e-mail 

comment the following document 

identifier: File No. 15330. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura Morse or Carrie Hubard, (301) 

713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

February 25, 2011, notice was published 

in the Federal Register (76 FR 10560) 

that a request for a scientific research 

permit had been submitted by the 

above-named applicant. The file number 

for the application in the title and email comment address is corrected in 

this document. All other information to 

the notice has been unchanged. Please 

refer to the February 25, 2011 notice for 

a summary of the application. 

Documents may be reviewed in the 

following locations: 

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301)713–2289; fax (301)427–2521; 

Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand 

Point Way, NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, 

Seattle, WA 98115–0700; phone 

(206)526–6150; fax (206)526–6426; 

Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 

21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668; phone 

(907)586–7221; fax (907)586–7249; 

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West 

Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 

CA 90802–4213; phone (562)980–4001; 

fax (562)980–4018; and 

Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1601 

Kapiolani Blvd., Rm 1110, Honolulu, HI 

96814–4700; phone (808)973–2935; fax 

(808)973–2941. 

Dated: February 25, 2011. 

Tammy C. Adams, 

Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and 

Education Division, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4811 Filed 3–2–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA213 

Schedules for Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshops and 

Protected Species Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshops 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public workshops. 

SUMMARY: Free Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshops and Protected 

Species Safe Handling, Release, and 

Identification Workshops will be held in 

April, May, and June of 2011. Certain 

fishermen and shark dealers are 

required to attend a workshop to meet 

regulatory requirements and maintain 

valid permits. Specifically, the Atlantic 

Shark Identification Workshop is 

mandatory for all federally permitted 

Atlantic shark dealers. The Protected 

Species Safe Handling, Release, and 

Identification Workshop is mandatory 

for vessel owners and operators who use 

bottom longline, pelagic longline, or 

gillnet gear, and who have also been 

issued shark or swordfish limited access 

permits. Additional free workshops will 

be conducted during 2011. 

DATES: The Atlantic Shark Identification 

Workshops will be held April 7, April 

14, May 5, June 2, and June 16, 2011. 

The Protected Species Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshops 

will be held on April 20, April 27, May 

18, May 25, June 15, and June 29, 2011. 

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 

further details. 

ADDRESSES: The Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshops will be held in 

Kenner, LA; Port Orange, FL (2); 

Foxborough, MA: and Manahawkin, NJ. 

The Protected Species Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshops 

will be held in Kitty Hawk, NC; Kenner, 

LA; Charleston, SC; Boston, MA; Corpus 

Christi, TX; and Port St. Lucie, FL. 

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 

further details on workshop locations. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard A. Pearson by phone: (727) 

824–5399, or by fax: (727) 824–5398. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

workshop schedules, registration 

information, and a list of frequently 

asked questions regarding these 

workshops are posted on the Internet at: 

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/ 

workshops/. 

Atlantic Shark Identification 

Workshops 

Since January 1, 2008, Atlantic shark 

dealers have been prohibited from 

receiving, purchasing, trading, or 

bartering for Atlantic sharks unless a 

valid Atlantic Shark Identification 

Workshop certificate is on the premises 

of each business listed under the shark 

dealer permit which first receives 

Atlantic sharks (71 FR 58057; October 2, 

2006). Dealers who attend and 

successfully complete a workshop are 

issued a certificate for each place of 

business that is permitted to receive 

sharks. These certificate(s) are valid for 

3 years. Approximately 55 free Atlantic 

Shark Identification Workshops have 

been conducted since January 2007. 

Currently permitted dealers may send 

a proxy to an Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshop. However, if a 


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dealer opts to send a proxy, the dealer 

must designate a proxy for each place of 

business covered by the dealer’s permit 

which first receives Atlantic sharks. 

Only one certificate will be issued to 

each proxy. A proxy must be a person 

who is currently employed by a place of 

business covered by the dealer’s permit; 

is a primary participant in the 

identification, weighing, and/or first 

receipt of fish as they are offloaded from 

a vessel; and who fills out dealer 

reports. Atlantic shark dealers are 

prohibited from renewing a Federal 

shark dealer permit unless a valid 

Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop 

certificate for each business location 

which first receives Atlantic sharks has 

been submitted with the permit renewal 

application. Additionally, trucks or 

other conveyances which are extensions 

of a dealer’s place of business must 

possess a copy of a valid dealer or proxy 

Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop 

certificate. 

Workshop Dates, Times, and Locations 

1. April 7, 2011, 12 p.m.–4 p.m., La 

Quinta Inn, 2610 Williams Boulevard, 

Kenner, LA 70062. 

2. April 14, 2011, 12 p.m.–4 p.m., La 

Quinta Inn, 1791 Dunlawton Avenue, 

Port Orange, FL 32127. 

3. May 5, 2011, 12 p.m.–4 p.m., 

Comfort Inn, 4 Fisher Street, 

Foxborough, MA 02035. 

4. June 2, 2011, 12 p.m.–4 p.m., 

Holiday Inn, 151 Route 72 East, 

Manahawkin, NJ 08050. 

5. June 16, 2011, 12 p.m.–4 p.m., La 

Quinta Inn, 1791 Dunlawton Avenue, 

Port Orange, FL 32127. 

Registration 

To register for a scheduled Atlantic 

Shark Identification Workshop, please 

contact Eric Sander at 

esander@peoplepc.com or at (386) 852– 

8588. 

Registration Materials 

To ensure that workshop certificates 

are linked to the correct permits, 

participants will need to bring specific 

items to the workshop: 

• Atlantic shark dealer permit holders 

must bring proof that the attendee is an 

owner or agent of the business (such as 

articles of incorporation), a copy of the 

applicable permit, and proof of 

identification. 

• Atlantic shark dealer proxies must 

bring documentation from the permitted 

dealer acknowledging that the proxy is 

attending the workshop on behalf of the 

permitted Atlantic shark dealer for a 

specific business location, a copy of the 

appropriate valid permit, and proof of 

identification. 

Workshop Objectives 

The Atlantic Shark Identification 

Workshops are designed to reduce the 

number of unknown and improperly 

identified sharks reported in the dealer 

reporting form and increase the 

accuracy of species-specific dealerreported 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. 

Protected Species Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshops 

Since January 1, 2007, shark limitedaccess 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 3 years. As 

such, vessel owners who have not 

already attended a workshop and 

received a NMFS certificate, or vessel 

owners whose certificate(s) will expire 

prior to the next permit renewal, must 

attend a workshop 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. Approximately 106 free 

Protected Species Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshops 

have been conducted since 2006. 

In addition to certifying vessel 

owners, at least one operator on board 

vessels issued a limited-access 

swordfish or shark permit that uses 

longline or gillnet gear is required to 

attend a Protected Species Safe 

Handling, Release, and Identification 

Workshop and receive a certificate. 

Vessels that have been issued a limitedaccess swordfish or shark permit and 

that use longline or gillnet gear may not 

fish unless both the vessel owner and 

operator have valid workshop 

certificates onboard at all times. The 

certificate(s) are valid for 3 years. As 

such, vessel operators who have not 

already attended a workshop and 

received a NMFS certificate, or vessel 

operators whose certificate(s) will 

expire prior to their next fishing trip, 

must attend a workshop to operate a 

vessel with swordfish and shark 

limited-access permits that uses with 

longline or gillnet gear. 

Workshop Dates, Times, and Locations 

1. April 20, 2011, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., 

Hilton Garden Inn, 5353 North Virginia 

Dare Trail, Kitty Hawk, NC 27949. 

2. April 27, 2011, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., 

Hilton Hotel, 901 Airline Drive, Kenner, 

LA 70062. 

3. May 18, 2011, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Town 

and Country Inn, 2008 Savannah 

Highway, Charleston, SC 29407. 

4. May 25, 2011, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Hilton 

Hotel, 1 Hotel Drive, Boston, MA 02128. 

5. June 15, 2011, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., 

Holiday Inn, 5549 Leopard Street, 

Corpus Christi, TX 78408. 

6. June 29, 2011, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., 

Holiday Inn, 10120 South Federal 

Highway, Port St. Lucie, FL 34952. 

Registration 

To register for a scheduled Protected 

Species Safe Handling, Release, and 

Identification Workshop, please contact 

Angler Conservation Education at (386) 

682–0158. 

Registration Materials 

To ensure that workshop certificates 

are linked to the correct permits, 

participants will need to bring specific 

items with them to the workshop: 

• Individual vessel owners must 

bring a copy of the appropriate 

swordfish and/or shark 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 

swordfish and/or shark 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. In an effort to improve 

reporting, the proper identification of 

protected species will also be taught at 

these workshops. Additionally, 

individuals attending these workshops 

will gain a better understanding of the 

requirements for participating in these 

fisheries. The overall goal of these 

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with the skills needed to reduce the 

mortality of protected species, which 

may prevent additional regulations on 

these fisheries in the future. 

Dated: February 25, 2011. 

Margo Schulze-Haugen, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4798 Filed 3–2–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice 

TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, March 9, 

2011; 10 a.m.–11 a.m. 

PLACE: Hearing Room 420, Bethesda 

Towers, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, Maryland. 

STATUS: Closed to the Public. 

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Compliance Status Report 

The Commission staff will brief the 

Commission on the status of compliance 

matters. For a recorded message 

containing the latest agenda 

information, call (301) 504–7948. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the 

Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, 

(301) 504–7923. 

Dated: March 1, 2011. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4991 Filed 3–1–11; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Notice of Availability of GovernmentOwned Inventions; Available for 

Licensing 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The inventions listed below 

are assigned to the United States 

Government as represented by the 

Secretary of the Navy. U.S. Patent No. 

7,048,854: Apparatus for the removal of 

heavy metals from acidic wastewater 

and chemical solutions, Navy Case No. 

97424//U.S. Patent No. 7,105,094: 

Method for the removal of heavy metals 

from acidic wastewater and chemical 

solutions, Navy Case No. 97617. 

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the 

inventions cited should be directed to 

Andrew Drucker, Naval Facilities 

Engineering Service Center, Code EV12, 

1100 23rd Ave., Port Hueneme, CA 

93043–4370 and must include the Navy 

Case number. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew Drucker supporting the Head of 

Technology Transfer Office, Naval 

Facilities Engineering Service Center, 

Code EV12, 1100 23rd Ave., Port 

Hueneme, CA 93043–4370, telephone 

805–982–1108, Fax 805–982–4832, Email: andrew.drucker@navy.mil. 

Authority: 35 U.S.C. 207, 37 CFR 404.7. 

Dated: February 24, 2011. 

D.J. Werner, 

Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate 

General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register 

Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4834 Filed 3–2–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P 

DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES 

SAFETY BOARD 

Sunshine Act Notice 

AGENCY: Defense Nuclear Facilities 

Safety Board. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 

U.S.C. 552b, and as authorized by 42 

U.S.C. 2286b, notice is hereby given of 

the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 

Board’s public hearing and meeting 

described below. Interested persons or 

groups may present comments, 

technical information, or data 

concerning safety issues related to the 

matters to be considered. 

TIME AND DATE OF MEETING: 9 a.m., March 

31, 2011. 

PLACE: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 

Board, Public Hearing Room, 625 

Indiana Avenue, NW., Suite 300, 

Washington, DC 20004–2901. 

Additionally, as a part of the Board’s EGovernment initiative, the meeting will 

be presented live through Internet video 

streaming. A link to the presentation 

will be available on the Board’s Web site 

(http://www.dnfsb.gov). 

STATUS: Open. While the Government in 

the Sunshine Act does not require that 

the scheduled discussion be conducted 

in a meeting, the Board has determined 

that an open meeting in this specific 

case furthers the public interests 

underlying both the Sunshine Act and 

the Board’s enabling legislation. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: This is the 

third in a series of public meetings to 

examine the Department of Energy’s 

(DOE) implementation of 

Recommendation 2004–1, Oversight of 

Complex, High-Hazard Nuclear 

Operations. The Board is reviewing 

DOE’s and the National Nuclear 

Security Administration’s (NNSA) 

safety management and oversight of the 

contracts and contractors they rely upon 

to accomplish the mission assigned to 

DOE and NNSA under the Atomic 

Energy Act of 1954, as amended, at 

defense nuclear facilities. We will focus 

on what impact DOE’s and NNSA’s new 

initiatives, including changes to DOE 

directives, contractor oversight, and 

governance, may have upon assuring 

adequate protection of the health and 

safety of the public and workers at 

DOE’s and NNSA’s defense nuclear 

facilities. We are conducting this series 

of public meetings to collect 

information needed to understand and 

address any health or safety concerns 

that may require Board action. 

In the March 31, 2011, meeting the 

Board will explore in more depth 

Federal safety management and 

oversight policies being developed and 

administered by DOE and NNSA for 

defense nuclear facilities. DOE and 

NNSA senior leaders will articulate 

their views on the role of line and 

independent oversight to safely 

accomplish their work at defense 

nuclear facilities. The Board will 

examine DOE’s and NNSA’s evolving 

approach to federal oversight and its 

relationship to contractor assurance 

systems as well as the effect of changes 

to DOE directives. The public hearing 

portion of this proceeding is authorized 

by 42 U.S.C. 2286b. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Brian Grosner, General Manager, 

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 

625 Indiana Avenue, NW., Suite 700, 

Washington, DC 20004–2901, (800) 788– 

4016. This is a toll-free number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public 

participation in the hearing is invited. 

Requests to speak may be submitted in 

writing or by telephone. The Board asks 

that commentators describe the nature 

and scope of their oral presentations. 

Those who contact the Board prior to 

close of business on March 30, 2011, 

will be scheduled for time slots, 

beginning at approximately 12 p.m. The 

Board will post a schedule for those 

speakers who have contacted the Board 

before the hearing at the entrance to the 

Public Hearing Room. Anyone who 

wishes to comment or provide technical 

information or data may do so in 

writing, either in lieu of, or in addition 

to, making an oral presentation. The 

Board Members may question presenters 

to the extent deemed appropriate. 

Documents will be accepted at the 


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