Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 201 / Tuesday, October 20, 2009 / Notices 53699 

Congressional staff as the report is being 

developed. 

The Board meeting is open to the 

public. The Board welcomes open 

dialogue to promote greater focus on 

critical issues facing USAID, the role of 

universities in development, and 

applications of U.S. scientific, technical 

and institutional capabilities to 

international agriculture. Note on Public 

Comments: Due to time constraints 

public comments to the Board will be 

limited to two (2) minutes to 

accommodate as many as possible. It is 

preferred to have comments submitted 

to the Board in writing. Two periods for 

public comment will be provided 

during the Board meeting—just before 

lunch and adjournment. 

Those wishing to attend the meeting 

or obtain additional information about 

BIFAD should contact Dr. Ronald S. 

Senykoff, Executive Director and 

Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD. 

Write him in care of the U.S. Agency for 

International Development, Ronald 

Reagan Building, Office of Development 

Partners, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Room 6.7–153, Washington, DC 

20523–2110 or telephone him at (202) 

712–0218 or fax (202) 216–3124. 

Ronald S. Senykoff, 

Executive Director and USAID Designated 

Federal Officer for BIFAD, Office of 

Development Partners, U.S. Agency for 

International Development. 

[FR Doc. E9–25143 Filed 10–19–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6116–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Environmental Technologies Trade 

Advisory Committee (ETTAC) 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental 

Technologies Trade Advisory 

Committee (ETTAC) will hold a plenary 

meeting on October 29, 2009 at the U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 14th Street 

and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230, in Room 3407. 

The ETTAC will discuss environmental 

goods and services trade liberalization 

efforts in the World Trade Organization, 

United Nations climate negotiations in 

Copenhagen, and other administrative 

items. This is the first time this ETTAC 

will meet since its re-chartering in 

September 2009. The meeting is open to 

the public and time will be permitted 

for public comment. 

Written comments concerning ETTAC 

affairs are welcome anytime before or 

after the meeting. Minutes will be 

available within 30 days of this meeting. 

The ETTAC is mandated by Public 

Law 103–392. It was created to advise 

the U.S. government on environmental 

trade policies and programs, and to help 

it to focus its resources on increasing 

the exports of the U.S. environmental 

industry. ETTAC operates as an 

advisory committee to the Secretary of 

Commerce and the Trade Promotion 

Coordinating Committee (TPCC). 

ETTAC was originally chartered in May 

of 1994. It was most recently rechartered until September 2010. 

DATES: October 29, 2009. 

Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: For further information 

phone Ellen Bohon, Office of Energy 

and Environmental Technologies 

Industries (OEEI), International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce at (202) 482–0359 or via email at: Ellen.bohon@mail.doc.gov. This 

meeting is physically accessible to 

people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

OEEI at (202) 482–5225. 

Cheryl McQueen, 

Acting Director, Office of Energy and 

Environmental Industries, U.S. Department 

of Commerce. 

[FR Doc. E9–25125 Filed 10–19–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Northeast Region 

Dealer Purchase Reports 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before December 21, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Peter Burns, (978) 281–9144 

or reporting.ne@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Federally-permitted dealers, and any 

individual acting in the capacity of a 

dealer, must submit to the Regional 

Administrator or to the official designee 

a detailed report of all fish purchased or 

received for a commercial purpose, 

other than solely for transport on land 

by one of the available electronic 

reporting mechanisms approved by 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS). The information obtained is 

used by economists, biologists, and 

managers in the management of the 

fisheries. The data collection parameters 

are consistent with the current 

requirements for Federal dealers under 

the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act. NOAA is seeking to renew 

Paperwork Reduction Act approval for 

these requirements. 

II. Method of Collection 

Dealers submit purchasing 

information through an electronic 

process by either one of two NMFS 

supplied programs or through a NMFS 

approved mechanism. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0229. 

Form Number: NOAA Forms 88–30 is 

no longer being used. Federally 

permitted dealers submit fishery 

information through electronic 

processes. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

781. 

Estimated Time per Response: 4 

minutes per fishing trip. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,722. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $460,200. 

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 shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 


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