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Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 7.87. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 6010.42. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(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 those who are to respond, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments may be sent to Jane Ho, 

Technical Services Branch, Science and 

Technology, Agricultural Marketing 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 

0272, Washington, DC 20250–0272; 

Phone 202–690–0621, Fax 202–720– 

4631. All comments received will be 

available for public inspection during 

regular business hours at the same 

address. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Dated: April 12, 2011. 

David R. Shipman, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9317 Filed 4–15–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Document No. AMS–ST–11–0028] 

Plant Variety Protection Board; Open 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice is intended to 

notify the public of their opportunity to 

attend an open meeting of the Plant 

Variety Protection Board. 

DATES: May 11 and 12, 2011, 8 a.m. to 

5 p.m., open to the public. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the United States Department of 

Agriculture George Washington Carver 

Center, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Room 

4–2223, Beltsville, MD 20705. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Natalie Worku, Plant Variety Protection 

Office, Science and Technology 

Programs, Agricultural Marketing 

Service, United States Department of 

Agriculture, 10301 Baltimore Avenue, 

Beltsville, MD 20705. Telephone 

number (301) 504–5518, fax (301) 504– 

5291, or e-mail: 

natalie.worku@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the provisions of section 10(a) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

U.S.C., Appendix 2), this notice is given 

regarding an upcoming Plant Variety 

Protection (PVP) Board meeting. The 

Plant Variety Protection Act (PVPA) 

(7 U.S.C. 2321 et seq.) provides legal 

protection in the form of intellectual 

property rights to developers of new 

varieties of plants, which are 

reproduced sexually by seed or are 

tuber-propagated. A Certificate of Plant 

Variety Protection is awarded to an 

owner of a crop variety after an 

examination shows that it is new, 

distinct from other varieties, genetically 

uniform and stable through successive 

generations. The term of protection is 20 

years for most crops and 25 years for 

trees, shrubs, and vines. The PVPA also 

provides for a statutory Board (7 U.S.C. 

2327). The duties of the Board are to: 

(1) Advise the Secretary concerning the 

adoption of rules and regulations to 

facilitate the proper administration of 

the Act; (2) provide advisory counsel to 

the Secretary on appeals concerning 

decisions on applications by the PVP 

Office and on requests for emergency 

public-interest compulsory licenses; and 

(3) advise the Secretary on any other 

matters under the Regulations and Rules 

of Practice and on all questions under 

Section 44 of the Act, ‘‘Public Interest in 

Wide Usage’’ (7 U.S.C. 2404). 

The proposed agenda for the PVP 

Board meeting will include a welcome 

by Department officials followed by a 

discussion focusing on program 

activities that encourage the 

development of new plant varieties and 

appeals to the Secretary. The agenda 

will also include presentations on the 

financial status of the PVP Office, 

ongoing business process reengineering 

project, E-business update, international 

outreach activities and other related 

topics. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public. Those wishing to attend the 

meeting are encouraged to pre-register 

by May 9, 2011 with the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. Visitors entering the George 

Washington Carver Center should 

inform security personnel that they are 

attending the PVP Board meeting. 

Identification will be required to be 

admitted to the building. Security 

personnel will direct visitors to Room 

4–2223. If you require accommodations, 

such as sign language interpreter, please 

contact the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Minutes 

of the meeting will be available for 

public review 30 days following the 

meeting at the address listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The 

minutes will also be posted on the 

Internet Web site http:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/pvpo. 

Dated: April 12, 2011. 

David R. Shipman, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9326 Filed 4–15–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Ravalli County Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Ravalli County Resource 

Advisory Committee will meet in 

Hamilton, Montana. The purpose of the 

meeting is to have presentations of 

projects for 2011. 

DATES: The meeting will be held May 

24, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

1801 N. First Street. Written comments 

should be sent to Stevensville RD, 88 

Main Street, Stevensville, MT 59870. 

Comments may also be sent via e-mail 

to dritter@fs.fed.us or via facsimile to 

406–777–5461. 

All comments, including names and 

addresses when provided, are placed in 

the record and are available for public 

inspection and copying. The public may 

inspect comments received at 

Stevensville Ranger District. Visitors are 

encouraged to call ahead to 406–777– 

5461 to facilitate entry into the building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan 

Ritter or Nancy Trotter at 406–777– 

5461. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Mountain 

Standard Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. Council 

discussion is limited to Forest Service 

staff and Council members. However, 

persons who wish to bring any matters 


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to the attention of the Council may file 

written statements with the Council 

staff before or after the meeting. Public 

input sessions will be provided and 

individuals who made written requests 

by May 23, 2011 will have the 

opportunity to address the Council at 

those sessions. 

Dated: April 8, 2011. 

Julie K. King, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9245 Filed 4–15–11; 8:45 am] 

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ARCHITECTURAL AND 

TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS 

COMPLIANCE BOARD 

Meetings 

AGENCY: Architectural and 

Transportation Barriers Compliance 

Board. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Architectural and 

Transportation Barriers Compliance 

Board (Access Board) plans to hold its 

regular committee and Board meetings 

in Washington, DC, Monday through 

Wednesday, May 9–11, 2011, at the 

times and location noted below. 

DATES: The schedule of events is as 

follows: 

Monday, May 9, 2011 

10:45–11:15 a.m. Budget Committee 

11:15–Noon Technical Programs 

Committee 

1:30–2:15 p.m. Planning and 

Evaluation Committee 

2:30–4 p.m. Ad Hoc Committee 

Meetings: Closed to Public 

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 

2:45–4 p.m. Ad Hoc Committee 

Meetings: Closed to Public 

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 

9:30–10:30 a.m. Ad Hoc Committee on 

Outdoor Developed Areas: Closed 

to Public 

10:45–Noon Presentation on issues for 

people who are deaf/blind 

1:30–3 p.m. Board Meeting 

ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held at 

the Access Board Conference Room, 

1331 F Street, NW., suite 800, 

Washington, DC 20004. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information regarding the 

meetings, please contact David Capozzi, 

Executive Director, (202) 272–0010 

(voice); (202) 272–0082 (TTY). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the 

Board meeting scheduled on the 

afternoon of Wednesday, May 11, 2011, 

the Access Board will consider the 

following agenda items: 

• Approval of the draft March 9, 2011 

meeting minutes. 

• Budget Committee Report. 

• Technical Programs Committee 

Report. 

• Planning and Evaluation Committee 

Report. 

• Ad Hoc Committee Reports. 

Æ Medical Diagnostic Equipment— 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

(vote). 

• Executive Director’s Report. 

• Public Comment, Open Topics. 

All meetings are accessible to persons 

with disabilities. An assistive listening 

system, computer assisted real-time 

transcription (CART), and sign language 

interpreters will be available at the 

Board meeting and committee meetings. 

Persons attending Board meetings are 

requested to refrain from using perfume, 

cologne, and other fragrances for the 

comfort of other participants (see 

http://www.access-board.gov/about/ 

policies/fragrance.htm for more 

information). 

David M. Capozzi, 

Executive Director. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9247 Filed 4–15–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Docket 27–2011] 

Foreign-Trade Subzone 124B; 

Application for Expansion; North 

American Shipbuilding, LLC 

(Shipbuilding), Houma, LA 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the 

Board) by the South Louisiana Port 

Commission, grantee of FTZ 124, on 

behalf of North American Shipbuilding, 

LLC (NAS), operator of Subzone 124B at 

NAS’ shipbuilding facilities in Larose, 

Houma, and Port Fourchon, Louisiana, 

requesting authority to expand the 

subzone include a new site in Houma. 

The application was submitted pursuant 

to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade 

Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a– 

81u), and the Board’s regulations (15 

CFR part 400). It was formally filed on 

April 8, 2011. 

Subzone 124B was approved by the 

Board in 1991 with authority granted for 

the construction and repair of 

oceangoing vessels at NAS’ shipyard 

(Site 1) (14 acres) located at 800 

Industrial Park Road on the Intercoastal 

Waterway in Larose (LaFourche Parish), 

Louisiana (Board Order 539, 56 FR 

56627, 11–6–2001). The subzone was 

subsequently expanded to include two 

additional shipbuilding facilities: Site 2 

(27 acres)—208 North American Court 

(‘‘North American Fabricators, LLC’’), 

Houma (Terrebonne Parish); and, Site 3 

(26 acres)—106 9th Street (‘‘C–Port, 

LLC’’), Port Fourchon (LaFourche 

Parish) (Board Order 1021, 64 FR 7854, 

2–17–1999). The facilities (1,437 

employees) are used to construct, 

convert, and repair oceangoing vessels 

for commercial, research, and 

government customers. Components 

sourced from abroad include propulsion 

units, controllable pitch propellers, 

dynamic positioning systems, safety and 

firefighting equipment, centrifuges, 

compartment doors, electronic 

equipment, and guide rollers (duty rate 

range: Free–6.0%). 

The applicant is now requesting 

authority to expand the subzone to 

include a new shipbuilding facility 

(proposed Site 4) located at 352 Dickson 

Road (‘‘LaShip, LLC’’) in Houma. The 

application indicates that the facility 

will conduct production activity similar 

to that which occurs at NAS’ existing 

subzone facilities. The applicant also 

requests that the scope of FTZ 

manufacturing authority be expanded to 

include additional foreign-sourced 

components to be used in FTZ 

production activity. New components to 

be sourced from abroad (representing 

45% of the value of the finished vessels) 

include: winches, steering gears, motors, 

generators, structural components of 

iron, doors, tefrotex (ethylene-vinyl 

acetate), floor coatings, rock wool/ 

mineral wool, wooden furniture, seal 

rings, pressure reduction valves, man 

holes, ladders, pumps, and vibration 

control dampeners (duty rate range: 

Free–6.5%). The application indicates 

that the company will not admit any 

foreign-origin steel mill products to the 

proposed subzone site for use in FTZ 

manufacturing activity. Expanded FTZ 

procedures could continue to exempt 

NAS from customs duty payments on 

the additional foreign-origin 

components used in production for 

export. On its domestic shipments, the 

company would be able to elect the duty 

rate that applies to finished oceangoing 

vessels (free) for the additional foreignorigin inputs noted above. Customs 

duties also could possibly be deferred or 

reduced on foreign status production 

equipment. NAS would also be exempt 

from duty payments on foreign inputs 

that become scrap during the 

production process. The production 

activity under FTZ procedures would 

continue to be subject to the ‘‘standard 


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