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certified under Public Law 101–162, is 

only available once the Department of 

State determines in advance that a 

country wishing to use this exception 

has in place an enforcement and catch 

segregation system for making such 

individual shipment certifications. 

Presently, only Brazil and Australia 

have shown that they have a system in 

place for specific fisheries. Exception 

7(A)(4) is for other case-by-case, special 

circumstance determinations made by 

the Department of State in advance. For 

these reasons exceptions 7(A)(2) and 

7(A)(4) are not applicable to imports of 

wild-caught shrimp from Mexico. 

Dated: April 1, 2010. 

David A. Balton, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and 

Fisheries, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–7974 Filed 4–7–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6947] 

Bureau of Oceans and International 

Environmental Scientific Affairs; 

Climate Action Report 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice; request for public 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this 

announcement is to notify interested 

members of the public of the 

opportunity to submit comments to the 

draft fifth National Communication on 

U.S. climate change actions for the 

United Nations Framework Convention 

on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In June 

1992, the United States signed, and later 

ratified, the UNFCCC. Pursuant to the 

national communication reporting 

requirements under Articles 4.2 and 12 

of the Convention and to guidelines 

later adopted by the UNFCCC 

Conference of the Parties (COP), the 

United States submitted the first U.S. 

Climate Action Report (CAR) to the 

UNFCCC Secretariat in 1994, and 

subsequent reports in 1997, 2002, and 

2006. The U.S. Government has 

prepared an initial draft of the fifth 

National Communication for public 

review. This report reflects the U.S. 

Government commitment to the 

UNFCCC to transparently communicate 

U.S. actions and policies addressing 

climate change. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for instructions on 

accessing the electronic version of the 

report, file format requirements for 

submitting comments, and other 

information about electronic filing. 

DATES: The agency must receive 

comments on or before noon, May 6th, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

submitted via e-mail to CAR5@state.gov. 

Submit comments as an ASCII or word 

file avoiding the use of special 

characters and any form of encryption. 

Identify all comments and data in 

electronic form by the docket number 

[docket number]. 

Additionally, comments may be sent 

via postal mail to: CAR5 Comments, 

Department of State, Office of Global 

Change, Harry S. Truman Building, 

Room 2480, 2201 ‘‘C’’ Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20520 or via fax to: 

(202) 647–0191. Comments will be due 

within 28 days of publication date. 

Persons with access to the Internet may 

also view and comment on this notice 

by going to the U.S. Government 

Regulations.Gov Web site at http:// 

www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/ 

home.html#home. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Eric J. Maltzer, Office of Global Change, 

U.S. Department of State at (202) 647– 

6740. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The draft 

Fifth CAR provides a detailed report on 

U.S. actions to address climate change. 

This report contains descriptions of 

specific measured and verified actions, 

outlines of broad policy initiatives, and 

summaries of activities conducted by 

the U.S. since the fourth CAR, 

principally at the federal level. It also 

explains U.S. Government efforts to 

increase scientific understanding of 

climate change, and provide foreign 

assistance to help other nations mitigate 

and adapt to the effects of climate 

change. 

Table of Contents of the draft Fifth U.S. CAR 

1. Introduction and overview 

2. National circumstances 

3. Greenhouse gas inventory 

4. Policies and measures 

5. Projected greenhouse gas emissions 

6. Vulnerability assessment, climate change 

impacts, and adaptation measures 

7. Financial resources and transfer of 

technology 

8. Research and systematic observation 

9. Education, training, and outreach 

Public Input Process 

This Federal Register notice solicits 

comments on the draft chapters listed 

above. The individual chapters are 

posted on the Internet and may be 

downloaded from the following Web 

site: http://www.state.gov/g/oes/rls/rpts/ 

car/index.htm. 

April 2, 2010. 

Trigg Talley, 

Director, Office of Global Change, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–7972 Filed 4–7–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6949] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals: American Youth 

Leadership Program 

Announcement Type: New Grant. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

PE/C/PY–10–41. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.415. 

Application Deadline: May 28, 2010. 

Executive Summary: The Office of 

Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs 

Division, of the Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs announces an open 

competition for the American Youth 

Leadership Program. Public and private 

non-profit organizations meeting the 

provisions described in Internal 

Revenue Code section 26 U.S.C. 

501(c)(3) may submit proposals to 

implement a short-term exchange 

program for American high school 

students and educators that will enable 

the participants to gain firsthand 

knowledge of foreign cultures and to 

collaborate on solving global issues. 

Applicant organizations will recruit and 

select youth and adult participants from 

the United States and provide them 

with a three- to four-week exchange 

program abroad focused on dialogue 

and debate, leadership development, 

and community service. Upon returning 

home, the students will apply what they 

have learned to serve their schools and 

communities. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority 

Overall grant making authority for 

this program is contained in the Mutual 

Educational and Cultural Exchange Act 

of 1961, Public Law 87–256, as 

amended, also known as the FulbrightHays Act. The purpose of the Act is ‘‘to 

enable the Government of the United 

States to increase mutual understanding 

between the people of the United States 

and the people of other countries * * *; 

to strengthen the ties which unite us 

with other nations by demonstrating the 

educational and cultural interests, 

developments, and achievements of the 

people of the United States and other 

nations * * * and thus to assist in the 

development of friendly, sympathetic 


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