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the Central Regional Office and TTY/ TDD telephone number, by 4 p.m. on November 16, 2010.

Members of the public are entitled to submit written comments. The comments must be received in the regional office by December 8, 2010. The address is U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 400 State Avenue, Suite 908, Kansas City, Kansas 66101. Comments may be e-mailed to frobinson@usccr.gov. Records generated by this meeting may be inspected and reproduced at the Central Regional Office, as they become available, both before and after the meeting. Persons interested in the work of this advisory committee are advised to go to the Commission’s Web site, http://
www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Central Regional Office at the above e-mail or street address.

The meeting will be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the Commission and FACA.

Dated in Washington, DC on November 4,
2010. Peter Minarik, Acting Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.
[FR Doc. 2010–28219 Filed 11–8–10; 8:45 am]

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**Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Kansas Advisory Committee** 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), that a State Advisory Committee (SAC) orientation and planning meeting of the Kansas Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by conference call at 11 a.m. and adjourn at approximately 12 p.m. (CST) on Thursday, December 16, 2010. The purpose of this meeting is to provide SAC orientation and continue planning a civil rights project.

This meeting is available to the public through the following toll-free call-in number: (866) 364–7584, conference call access code number 21264785. Any interested member of the public may call this number and listen to the meeting. Callers can expect to incur charges for calls they initiate over wireless lines, and the Commission will not refund any incurred charges. Callers will incur no charge for calls they initiate over land-line connections to the toll-free telephone number. Persons with hearing impairments may also follow the proceedings by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–977– 8339 and providing the Service with the conference call number and contact name Farella E. Robinson.

To ensure that the Commission secures an appropriate number of lines for the public, persons are asked to register by contacting Corrine Sanders of the Central Regional Office and TTY/ TDD telephone number, by 4 p.m. on December 9, 2010.

Members of the public are entitled to submit written comments. The comments must be received in the regional office by December 30, 2010. The address is U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 400 State Avenue, Suite 908, Kansas City, Kansas 66101. Comments may be e-mailed to frobinson@usccr.gov. Records generated by this meeting may be inspected and reproduced at the Central Regional Office, as they become available, both before and after the meeting. Persons interested in the work of this advisory committee are advised to go to the Commission’s Web site, http://
www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Central Regional Office at the above e-mail or street address.

The meeting will be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the Commission and FACA.

Dated in Washington, DC, on November 4,
2010. Peter Minarik, Acting Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.
[FR Doc. 2010–28221 Filed 11–8–10; 8:45 am]

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**Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Oklahoma Advisory Committee** 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), that a planning meeting of the Oklahoma Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by conference call at 10 a.m. and adjourn at approximately 11 a.m. on Monday, December 13, 2010. The purpose of this meeting is to continue planning a civil rights project.

This meeting is available to the public through the following toll-free call-in number: (866) 364–7584, conference call access code number 20995485. Any interested member of the public may call this number and listen to the meeting. Callers can expect to incur charges for calls they initiate over wireless lines, and the Commission will not refund any incurred charges. Callers will incur no charge for calls they initiate over land-line connections to the toll-free telephone number. Persons with hearing impairments may also follow the proceedings by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–977– 8339 and providing the Service with the conference call number and contact name Farella E. Robinson.

To ensure that the Commission secures an appropriate number of lines for the public, persons are asked to register by contacting Corrine Sanders of the Central Regional Office and TTY/ TDD telephone number, by 4 p.m. on December 6, 2010.

Members of the public are entitled to submit written comments. The comments must be received in the regional office by December 30, 2010. The address is U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 400 State Avenue, Suite 908, Kansas City, Kansas 66101. Comments may be e-mailed to frobinson@usccr.gov. Records generated by this meeting may be inspected and reproduced at the Central Regional Office, as they become available, both before and after the meeting. Persons interested in the work of this advisory committee are advised to go to the Commission’s Web site, http:// www.usccr.gov, or to contact theCentral Regional Office at the above email or street address.

The meeting will be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the Commission and FACA.

Dated in Washington, DC, on November 4,
2010. Peter Minarik, Acting Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.
[FR Doc. 2010–28220 Filed 11–8–10; 8:45 am]

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**Sunshine Act Notice**

**AGENCY :**  United States Commission on Civil Rights.

**ACTION :**  Notice of meeting cancellation.

**SUMMARY :**  On October 12, 2010 (75 FR 63144–63145), the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights announced a business meeting to be held on Friday, November 5, 2010 at the Commission’s headquarters. On Wednesday, November 3, 2010, the meeting was cancelled. The decision to cancel the meeting was too close in time to the date and time of the meeting for the


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publication of a cancellation notice to appear in advance of the scheduled meeting date. The details of the cancelled meeting are:

**DATE AND TIME :**  Friday, November 5, 2010; 8:30 a.m. EDT

**PLACE :**  624 Ninth Street, NW., Room 540, Washington, DC 20425. Meeting Agenda

This meeting is open to the public. I. Approval of Agenda II. Program Planning

• Approval of Project Outline and Discovery Plan for FY 2011 Enforcement Report.

• Discussion of Possible Briefing Topics for FY 2011.

• Update on Status of Briefing on Disparate Impact in School Discipline Policies.
III. Management & Operations

• Expiration of Commissioner Terms. IV. State Advisory Committee Issues

• Wisconsin SAC. V. Approval of Minutes of October 29 Meeting VI. Adjourn

**CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER**
**INFORMATION :**  Lenore Ostrowsky, Acting Chief, Public Affairs Unit (202) 376– 8591. TDD: (202) 376–8116.

Persons with a disability requiring special services, such as an interpreter for the hearing impaired, should contact Pamela Dunston at least seven days prior to the meeting at 202–376–8105. TDD: (202) 376–8116.

Dated: November 5, 2010. David Blackwood,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2010–28354 Filed 11–5–10; 11:15 am]

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**National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration** 

**RIN 0648–XA018**

**Eastern North Pacific Gray Whale; Notice of Petition Availability** 

**AGENCY :**  National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).

**ACTION :**  Notification of availability; request for comments.

**SUMMARY :**  NMFS has received a petition to designate the Eastern North Pacific population of gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) as a depleted stock under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). In accordance with the MMPA, NMFS is announcing the receipt of the petition and its availability for public review and is soliciting comments on the petition.

**DATES :**  Comments must be received by close of business on November 24, 2010.

**ADDRESSES :**  A copy of the petition may be requested from Chief, Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910.

You may submit comments, identified by 0648–XA018, by any one of the following methods:

• Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic public comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal http:// www.regulations.gov

.

• Fax: 301–713–0376, Attn: Chief, Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Conservation Division.

• Mail: Chief, Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

Instructions: No comments will be posted for public viewing until after the comment period has closed. All comments received are a part of the public record and will generally be posted to http://www.regulations.gov 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.

NMFS will accept anonymous comments (enter N/A in the required fields, if you wish to remain anonymous). You may submit attachments to electronic comments in Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF file formats only.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Dr. Shannon Bettridge or Dr. Gregory Silber, Office of Protected Resources, Silver Spring, MD (301) 713–2322.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 
Electronic Access

Interested persons may obtain the petition for review on the Internet at the following address: http:// www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/ or by contacting Dr. Shannon Bettridge or Dr. Gregory Silber [ see **FOR FURTHER**
**INFORMATION CONTACT** ].

The 2008 stock assessment report for Eastern North Pacific gray whales is available on the Internet at the following address: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/ pdfs/sars/ak2008whgr-en.pdf. Background

Section 3(1)(A) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) (16 U.S.C. 1362(1)(A)) defined the term,

‘‘ depletion’’ or ‘‘ depleted ’’ , to include any case in which ‘‘ * * * the Secretary, after consultation with the Marine Mammal Commission and the Committee of Scientific Advisors on Marine Mammals * * * determines that a species or a population stock is below its optimum sustainable population. ’’ Section 3(9) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1362(9)) defines ‘‘ optimum sustainable population [(OSP)] * * * with respect to any population stock, [as] the number of animals which will result in the maximum productivity of the population or the species, keeping in mind the carrying capacity [(K)] of the habitat and the health of the ecosystem of which they form a constituent element. ’’ NMFS’ regulations at 50 CFR 216.3 clarify the definition of OSP as a population size that falls within a range from the population level of a given species or stock that is the largest supportable within the ecosystem ( i.e., K) to its maximum net productivity level (MNPL). MNPL is the population abundance that results in the greatest net annual increment in population numbers resulting from additions to the population from reproduction, less losses due to natural mortality.

The MMPA provides for interested parties to submit a petition to designate a population stock of marine mammals as depleted. Section 115(a)(3) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1383b(a)(3)) requires NMFS to publish a notice in the Federal Register that such a petition has been received and is available for public review. Within 60 days of receiving a petition, NMFS must publish a finding in the Federal Register as to whether the petition presents substantial information indicating that the petitioned action may be warranted.

If NMFS makes a positive 60-day finding, NMFS must promptly initiate a review of the status of the affected population stock of marine mammals. No later than 210 days after receipt of the petition, NMFS must publish a proposed rule as to the status of the species or stock, along with the reasons underlying the proposed status determination. Following a 60-day minimum comment period on the proposed rule, NMFS must publish a final rule within 90 days of the close of the comment period on the proposed rule.