18166 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 63 / Friday, April 1, 2011 / Notices 

SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on 

Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR 

or Committee), will hold a meeting via 

teleconference on Monday, April 25, 

2011 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern 

Daylight Time (EDT). The primary 

purpose of this meeting is to review the 

Committee’s draft annual report to the 

NIST Director. The draft report will be 

posted on the NEHRP Web site at http:// 

nehrp.gov/. Interested members of the 

public will be able to participate in the 

meeting from remote locations by 

calling into a central phone number. 

DATES: The ACEHR will hold a meeting 

via teleconference on Monday, April 25, 

2011, from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. Eastern 

Daylight Time (EDT). 

ADDRESSES: Questions regarding the 

meeting should be sent to National 

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program 

Director, National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail 

Stop 8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 

20899–8604. For instructions on how to 

participate in the meeting, please see 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Jack Hayes, National Earthquake 

Hazards Reduction Program Director, 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail 

Stop 8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 

20899–8604. Dr. Hayes’ e-mail address 

is jack.hayes@nist.gov and his phone 

number is (301) 975–5640. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee was established in 

accordance with the requirements of 

Section 103 of the NEHRP 

Reauthorization Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 

108–360). The Committee is composed 

of 14 members appointed by the 

Director of NIST, who were selected for 

their technical expertise and experience, 

established records of distinguished 

professional service, and their 

knowledge of issues affecting the 

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 

Program. In addition, the Chairperson of 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 

Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory 

Committee (SESAC) serves in an exofficio capacity on the Committee. The 

Committee assesses: 

• Trends and developments in the 

science and engineering of earthquake 

hazards reduction; 

• The effectiveness of NEHRP in 

performing its statutory activities 

(improved design and construction 

methods and practices; land use 

controls and redevelopment; prediction 

techniques and early-warning systems; 

coordinated emergency preparedness 

plans; and public education and 

involvement programs); 

• Any need to revise NEHRP; and 

• The management, coordination, 

implementation, and activities of 

NEHRP. 

Background information on NEHRP 

and the Advisory Committee is available 

at http://nehrp.gov/. 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app., notice is 

hereby given that the ACEHR will hold 

a meeting via teleconference on 

Monday, April 25, 2011, from 1 p.m. 

until 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time 

(EDT). There will be no central meeting 

location. The public is invited to 

participate in the meeting by calling in 

from remote locations. The primary 

purpose of this meeting is to review the 

Committee’s draft annual report to the 

NIST Director. The draft report will be 

posted on the NEHRP Web site at 

http://nehrp.gov/. 

Individuals and representatives of 

organizations who would like to offer 

comments and suggestions related to the 

Committee’s affairs are invited to 

request detailed instructions by 

contacting Michelle Harman on how to 

dial in from a remote location to 

participate in the meeting. Michelle 

Harman’s e-mail address is 

michelle.harman@nist.gov, and her 

phone number is 301–975–5324. 

Approximately fifteen minutes will be 

reserved from 3:45 p.m.–4 p.m. Eastern 

Daylight Time (EDT) for public 

comments; speaking times will be 

assigned on a first-come, first-serve 

basis. The amount of time per speaker 

will be determined by the number of 

requests received, but is likely to be 

about 3 minutes each. Questions from 

the public will not be considered during 

this period. Speakers who wish to 

expand upon their oral statements, 

those who had wished to speak but 

could not be accommodated, and those 

who were unable to participate are 

invited to submit written statements to 

the ACEHR, National Institute of 

Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau 

Drive, MS 8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 

20899–8604, via fax at (301) 975–5433, 

or electronically by e-mail to 

info@nehrp.gov. 

All participants of the meeting are 

required to pre-register to be admitted. 

Anyone wishing to participate must 

register by close of business Wednesday, 

April 20, 2011, in order to be admitted. 

Please submit your name, e-mail 

address, and phone number to Michelle 

Harman. After registering, participants 

will be provided with detailed 

instructions on how to dial in from a 

remote location in order to participate. 

Michelle Harman’s e-mail address is 

michelle.harman@nist.gov, and her 

phone number is (301) 975–5324. 

Dated: March 24, 2011. 

Charles H. Romine, 

Acting Associate Director for Laboratory 

Programs. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Technology Innovation Program 

Advisory Board 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Technology Innovation 

Program Advisory Board, National 

Institute of Standards and Technology 

(NIST) will meet in open session on 

Tuesday, May 18, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. 

to 3:30 p.m. Eastern daylight savings 

time. 

DATES: The meeting will convene 

Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at 8:30 a.m. 

and will adjourn at 3:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the National Institute of Standards and 

Technology, Portrait Room, Building 

101, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. 

Please note admittance instructions 

under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rene Cesaro, National Institute of 

Standards and Technology, 

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, 

telephone number (301) 975–2162. Ms. 

Cesaro’s e-mail address is 

rene.cesaro@nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Technology Innovation Program (TIP) 

Advisory Board is composed of ten 

members appointed by the Director of 

NIST who are eminent in such fields as 

business, research, science and 

technology, engineering, education, and 

management consulting. The purpose of 

this meeting is to review and make 

recommendations regarding general 

policy for the Technology Innovation 

Program, its organization, its budget, 

and its programs within the framework 

of applicable national policies as set 

forth by the President and the Congress. 

The agenda will include a TIP update, 

a presentation on the status of TIP’s 

current project portfolio, and a 

discussion of potential critical national 

need areas for future funding. The 

agenda may change to accommodate 

Board business. The final agenda will be 

posted on the TIP Web site at: http:// 

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www.nist.gov/tip/. Individuals and 

representatives of organizations who 

would like to offer comments and 

suggestions related to the Board’s affairs 

are invited to request a place on the 

agenda. On May 18, 2011, 

approximately one-half hour will be 

reserved for public comments, and 

speaking times will be assigned on a 

first-come, first-serve basis. The amount 

of time per speaker will be determined 

by the number of requests received, but 

is likely to be about three minutes each. 

Questions from the public will not be 

considered during this period. Speakers 

who wish to expand upon their oral 

statements, those who had wished to 

speak but could not be accommodated 

on the agenda, and those who were 

unable to attend in person are invited to 

submit written statements to the TIP 

Advisory Board, National Institute of 

Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau 

Drive, MS 4700, Gaithersburg, Maryland 

20899, via fax at (301) 975–4032, or 

electronically by e-mail to 

(lorel.wisniewski@nist.gov). All visitors 

to the National Institute of Standards 

and Technology site will have to preregister to be admitted. Please submit 

your name, time of arrival, e-mail 

address and phone number to Rene 

Cesaro no later than Friday, May 13, 

2011, and she will provide you with 

instructions for admittance. Ms. 

Cesaro’s e-mail address is 

rene.cesaro@nist.gov and her phone 

number is (301) 975–2162. 

Dated: March 25, 2011. 

Charles H. Romine, 

Acting Associate Director for Laboratory 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2011–7756 Filed 3–31–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA255 

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to 

Specified Activities; Marine 

Geophysical Survey in the Central Gulf 

of Alaska, June, 2011 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; proposed Incidental 

Harassment Authorization; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS has received an 

application from the U.S. Geological 

Survey (USGS) for an Incidental 

Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take 

marine mammals, by harassment, 

incidental to conducting a marine 

geophysical survey in the central Gulf of 

Alaska (GOA), June, 2011. Pursuant to 

the Marine Mammal Protection Act 

(MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments 

on its proposal to issue an IHA to USGS 

to incidentally harass, by Level B 

harassment only, 9 species of marine 

mammals during the specified activity. 

DATES: Comments and information must 

be received no later than May 2, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on the 

application should be addressed to P. 

Michael Payne, Chief, Permits, 

Conservation and Education Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD 

20910. The mailbox address for 

providing email comments is 

ITP.Goldstein@noaa.gov. NMFS is not 

responsible for e-mail comments sent to 

addresses other than the one provided 

here. Comments sent via email, 

including all attachments, must not 

exceed a 10-megabyte file size. 

All comments received are a part of 

the public record and will generally be 

posted to http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/ 

permits/incidental.htm#applications 

without change. All Personal Identifying 

Information (for example, name, 

address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by 

the commenter may be publicly 

accessible. Do not submit confidential 

business information or otherwise 

sensitive or protected information. 

A copy of the application containing 

a list of the references used in this 

document may be obtained by writing to 

the above address, telephoning the 

contact listed here (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT) or visiting the 

internet at: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ 

pr/permits/incidental.htm#applications. 

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 

which is providing funding for the 

proposed action, has prepared a draft 

‘‘Environmental Assessment (EA) of a 

Marine Geophysical Survey by the R/V 

Marcus G. Langseth in the Central Gulf 

of Alaska, June 2011,’’ prepared by LGL 

Ltd., Environmental Research 

Associates (LGL), on behalf of USGS, 

which is also available at the same 

internet address. Documents cited in 

this notice may be viewed, by 

appointment, during regular business 

hours, at the aforementioned address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Howard Goldstein or Jolie Harrison, 

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 

(301) 713–2289, ext. 172. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA (16 

U.S.C. 1371(a)(5)(D)) directs the 

Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to 

authorize, upon request, the incidental, 

but not intentional, taking of small 

numbers of marine mammals of a 

species or population stock, by United 

States citizens who engage in a specified 

activity (other than commercial fishing) 

within a specified geographical region if 

certain findings are made and, if the 

taking is limited to harassment, a notice 

of a proposed authorization is provided 

to the public for review. 

Authorization for the incidental 

taking of small numbers of marine 

mammals shall be granted if NMFS 

finds that the taking will have a 

negligible impact on the species or 

stock(s), and will not have an 

unmitigable adverse impact on the 

availability of the species or stock(s) for 

subsistence uses (where relevant). The 

authorization must set forth the 

permissible methods of taking, other 

means of effecting the least practicable 

adverse impact on the species or stock 

and its habitat, and requirements 

pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring 

and reporting of such takings. NMFS 

has defined ‘‘negligible impact’’ in 50 

CFR 216.103 as ‘‘* * * an impact 

resulting from the specified activity that 

cannot be reasonably expected to, and is 

not reasonably likely to, adversely affect 

the species or stock through effects on 

annual rates of recruitment or survival.’’ 

Section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA 

established an expedited process by 

which citizens of the United States can 

apply for an authorization to 

incidentally take small numbers of 

marine mammals by harassment. 

Section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA 

establishes a 45-day time limit for 

NMFS’ review of an application 

followed by a 30-day public notice and 

comment period on any proposed 

authorizations for the incidental 

harassment of small numbers of marine 

mammals. Within 45 days of the close 

of the public comment period, NMFS 

must either issue or deny the 

authorization. 

Except with respect to certain 

activities not pertinent here, the MMPA 

defines ‘‘harassment’’ as: 

any act of pursuit, torment, or annoyance 

which (i) has the potential to injure a marine 

mammal or marine mammal stock in the wild 

[Level A harassment]; or (ii) has the potential 

to disturb a marine mammal or marine 

mammal stock in the wild by causing 

disruption of behavioral patterns, including, 

but not limited to, migration, breathing, 

nursing, breeding, feeding, or sheltering 

[Level B harassment]. 

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