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it ratified the Convention in January 

2007. Under the Act, the United States 

is to be represented on the Commission 

by five United States Commissioners, 

appointed by the President. 

Permanent Advisory Committee 

The Act (16 U.S.C. 6902) provides (in 

section 6902(d)) that the Secretary of 

Commerce, in consultation with the 

United States Commissioners to the 

Commission, will appoint individuals 

as members of the advisory committee 

established under the Act, referred to 

here as the ‘‘Permanent Advisory 

Committee’’. 

The appointed members of the 

Permanent Advisory Committee are to 

include not less than 15 nor more than 

20 individuals selected from the various 

groups concerned with the fisheries 

covered by the Convention, providing, 

to the extent practicable, an equitable 

balance among such groups. On behalf 

of the Secretary of Commerce, NMFS is 

now seeking nominations for these 

appointments. 

In addition to the 15–20 appointed 

members, the Permanent Advisory 

Committee includes the chair of the 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council’s Advisory Committee (or 

designee), and officials of the fisheries 

management authorities of American 

Samoa, Guam, and the Northern 

Mariana Islands (or their designees). 

Members of the Permanent Advisory 

Committee will be invited to attend all 

non-executive meetings of the United 

States Commissioners to the 

Commission and at such meetings will 

be given opportunity to examine and be 

heard on all proposed programs of 

investigation, reports, 

recommendations, and regulations of 

the Commission. 

Each appointed member of the 

Permanent Advisory Committee will 

serve for a term of two years and is 

eligible for reappointment. This request 

for nominations is for the term to begin 

on or after August 3, 2015, and is for a 

term of two consecutive years. 

The Secretaries of Commerce and 

State will furnish the Permanent 

Advisory Committee with relevant 

information concerning fisheries and 

international fishery agreements. 

NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of 

Commerce, will provide to the 

Permanent Advisory Committee 

administrative and technical support 

services as are necessary for its effective 

functioning. 

Appointed members of the Permanent 

Advisory Committee will serve without 

pay, but while away from their homes 

or regular places of business in the 

performance of services for the advisory 

committee will be allowed travel 

expenses, including per diem in lieu of 

subsistence, in the same manner as 

persons employed intermittently in the 

Government service are allowed 

expenses under section 5703 of title 5, 

United States Code. They will not be 

considered Federal employees while 

performing service as members of the 

advisory committee except for the 

purposes of injury compensation or tort 

claims liability as provided in chapter 

81 of title 5, United States Code and 

Chapter 171 of title 28, United States 

Code. 

Procedure for Submitting Nominations 

Nominations for the Permanent 

Advisory Committee should be 

submitted to NMFS (see ADDRESSES). 

This request for nominations is for firsttime nominees as well as previous and 

current Permanent Advisory Committee 

members. Self nominations are 

acceptable. Nominations should include 

the following information: (1) Full 

name, address, telephone, and email 

address of nominee; (2) nominee’s 

organization(s) or professional 

affiliation(s) serving as the basis for the 

nomination, if any; and (3) a 

background statement, not to exceed 

one page in length, describing the 

nominee’s qualifications, experience 

and interests, specifically as related to 

the fisheries covered by the Convention. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6902. 

Dated: January 9, 2015. 

Emily H. Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Information Collection; Submission for 

OMB Review, Comment Request 

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National 

and Community Service (CNCS) has 

submitted a public information 

collection request (ICR) entitled 

National Assessment of the Social 

Innovation Fund (SIF) for review and 

approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13, (44 U.S.C. Chapter 

35). Copies of this ICR, with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained by calling the Corporation for 

National and Community Service, Lily 

Zandniapour, Ph.D., at 202–606–6939 or 

email to lzandniapour@cns.gov. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TTY–TDD) may call 1–800–833–3722 

between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time, Monday through Friday. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted, identified by the title of the 

information collection activity, to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attn: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB 

Desk Officer for the Corporation for 

National and Community Service, by 

any of the following two methods 

within 30 days from the date of 

publication in the Federal Register: 

(1) By fax to: 202–395–6974, 

Attention: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB Desk 

Officer for the Corporation for National 

and Community Service; or 

(2) By email to: smar@omb.eop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB 

is particularly interested in comments 

which: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of CNCS, including whether 

the information will have practical 

utility; 

• Evaluate 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; 

• Propose ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Propose ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments 

A 60-day Notice requesting public 

comment was published in the Federal 

Register on May 2, 2014. This comment 

period ended July 1, 2014. No public 

comments were received from this 

Notice. 

Description: CNCS is seeking approval 

of National Assessment of the Social 

Innovation Fund (SIF)], which is used 

by the Office of Research and Evaluation 

to collect information on the effects of 

participation in SIF on organizations 

and communities. The information is 

needed for program improvement and 

planning and to assess program impact. 

Data will be collected from three groups 

of organizations: (1) Grantees funded by 

SIF (intermediaries), (2) non-funded SIF 

applicant organizations, and (3) a 

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national probability sample of other 

nonprofit grant making organizations. 

Type of Review: New. 

Agency: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Title: National Assessment of the 

Social Innovation Fund (SIF). 

OMB Number: None. 

Agency Number: None. 

Affected Public: CNCS-funded SIF 

intermediaries; non-funded applicant 

organizations; other nonprofit grant 

making organizations. 

Total Respondents: 539. 

Frequency: Annual for two years. 

Average Time per Response: 23.0 

minutes, 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 206.8, 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

None. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): None. 

Dated: January 5, 2015. 

Mary Morris Hyde, 

Deputy Director, Office of Research and 

Evaluation. 

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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Information Collection; Submission for 

OMB Review, Comment Request 

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National 

and Community Service (CNCS) has 

submitted a public information 

collection request (ICR) entitled Social 

Innovation Fund Progress Report and 

Performance Measure Module for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13, (44 U.S.C. Chapter 

35). Copies of this ICR, with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained by calling the Corporation for 

National and Community Service, 

Keisha Kersey, at 202–606–3905 or 

email to kkersey@cns.gov. Individuals 

who use a telecommunications device 

for the deaf (TTY–TDD) may call 1–800– 

833–3722 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 

p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through 

Friday. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted, identified by the title of the 

information collection activity, to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attn: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB 

Desk Officer for the Corporation for 

National and Community Service, by 

any of the following two methods 

within 30 days from the date of 

publication in the Federal Register: 

(1) By fax to: 202–395–6974, 

Attention: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB Desk 

Officer for the Corporation for National 

and Community Service; or 

(2) By email to: smar@omb.eop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB 

is particularly interested in comments 

which: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of CNCS, including whether 

the information will have practical 

utility; 

• Evaluate 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; 

• Propose ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Propose ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments 

A 60-day Notice requesting public 

comment was published in the Federal 

Register on July 10, 2013. This comment 

period ended September 9, 2013. We 

received one comment from the public 

regarding the potential additional 

burden of collecting the information 

quarterly and of collecting performance 

measures by subgrantees, and that some 

of the information to be collected was 

duplicative. We have addressed these 

comments in the following ways. First, 

only first year grantees will submit 

progress reports quarterly. All other 

grantees will submit reports on a 

biannual basis. Second, we will not be 

collecting performance measures by 

subgrantees and will continue to collect 

performance measures in aggregate by 

the intermediary. Finally, grantees will 

no longer submit performance measures 

via the project plan in eGrants, but will 

provide that information in one place in 

the data supplement, preventing 

duplication per the concerns of the 

commenter. 

Description: In an attempt to 

streamline data collection processes and 

reduce reporting burdens, the Social 

Innovation Fund is revising the way in 

which it collects performance progress 

information from grantees. These 

revisions include a revised progress 

report, a Data Supplement, and a new 

performance measure module. 

Type of Review: New. 

Agency: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Title: Social Innovation Fund Progress 

Report and Performance Measure 

Module. 

OMB Number: TBD. 

Agency Number: None. 

Affected Public: Social Innovation 

Fund grantees. 

Total Respondents: 27. 

Frequency: The information will be 

collected biannually for existing 

grantees and quarterly for first year 

grantees. 

Average Time per Response: 3 hours. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 81. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

None. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): None. 

Dated: January 9, 2015. 

Melissa Bradley, 

Interim Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal Nos. 14–59] 

36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing the unclassified text of a 

section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. 

This is published to fulfill the 

requirements of section 155 of Public 

Law 104–164 dated July 21, 1996. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

B. English, DSCA/DBO/CFM, (703) 601– 

3740. 

The following is a copy of a letter to 

the Speaker of the House of 

Representatives, Transmittal 14–59 with 

attached transmittal, policy justification, 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: January 8, 2015. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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