Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 169 / Wednesday, September 2, 2009 / Notices 45421 

Public Telecommunications Facilities 

Program (PTFP). The purpose of PTFP is 

to assist, through matching funds, in the 

planning and construction of public 

telecommunications facilities in order to 

achieve the following objectives: 

• Extend delivery of public 

telecommunications services to as many 

citizens in the United States as possible 

by the most efficient and economical 

means, including the use of broadcast 

and nonbroadcast technologies; 

• Increase public telecommunications 

services and facilities available to, 

operated by, and owned by minorities 

and women; and 

• Strengthen the capability of existing 

public radio and television stations to 

provide public telecommunications 

services to the public. 

The application is used to collect the 

required information for NTIA to 

evaluate eligibility of applicants, 

including but not limited to, project and 

financial resources information, 

population that the project will service, 

and type of equipment requested. NTIA 

conducts a competitive review process. 

The award decisions are made by the 

Assistant Secretary for Communications 

and Information and are announced 

prior to the end of the fiscal year 

(September 30). 

II. Method of Collection 

Collection allows grantees to make all 

submissions either over the Internet or 

by mail. The information collection is 

required of all applicants who request 

funding from the Public 

Telecommunications Facilities Program. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0660–0003. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions, state or local government 

agencies. 

Estimated Number of Total 

Respondents: 300. 

Estimated Time per Response: 4 to 84 

hours, depending on the required 

information. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 23,830. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to the 

Public: $0. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, e.g., the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of the information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: August 27, 2009. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XR35 

Endangered Species; File No. 1556 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application 

for modification. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands, USA (CNMI), Division of Fish 

and Wildlife, [Sylvan Igisomar, 

responsible official] P.O. Box 10007, 

Saipan, Mariana Islands, 96950, has 

requested a modification to scientific 

research Permit No.1556–01. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail 

comments must be received on or before 

October 2, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The modification request 

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. 1556–02 from the list 

of available applications. These 

documents are also available upon 

written request or by appointment in the 

following office(s): 

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) 713–0376; and 

Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1601 

Kapiolani Blvd., Rm 1110, Honolulu, HI 

96814–4700; phone (808)944–2200; fax 

(808)973–2941. 

Written comments or requests for a 

public hearing on this request should be 

submitted to the Chief, Permits, 

Conservation and Education Division, 

F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those 

individuals requesting a hearing should 

set forth the specific reasons why a 

hearing on this particular modification 

request would be appropriate. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

facsimile at (301)713–0376, provided 

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy 

submitted by mail and postmarked no 

later than the closing date of the 

comment period. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

e-mail. 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. 1556–02. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate 

Swails or Patrick Opay, (301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject modification to Permit No. 1556, 

issued on May 24, 2006 (71 FR 31164) 

is requested under the authority of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and 

the regulations governing the taking, 

importing, and exporting of endangered 

and threatened species (50 CFR 222– 

226). 

Permit No. 1556 authorizes the permit 

holder to perform sea turtle surveys in 

the waters of the Northern Mariana 

Islands, USA. The project consists of 

shoreline/cliff line assessments, inwater tow dive assessments, and the 

hand capture of sea turtles. Turtles are 

handled, measured, photographed, 

carapace painted, tissue-sampled, 

flipper tagged, passive integrated 

transponder tagged, and released. A 

subset of the turtles are satellite tagged. 

The applicant captures up to 100 green 

and 40 hawksbill sea turtles annually. 

The permit is issued for five years. 

The permit holder requests 

authorization to change their field 

season from April-October to year round 

and add shell etching and oral 

examination to their list of procedures. 

Dated: August 27, 2009. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–21182 Filed 9–1–09; 8:45 am] 

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