Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 160 / Thursday, August 18, 2011 / Notices 51345 

• 100 percent of installed appliances 

and exhaust fans are Energy Star 

qualified. (2 points). 

• 100 percent of installed water 

heaters as Energy Star qualified. (2 

points). 

• 100 percent of toilets with flush 

capacity of more than 1.6 gallon flush 

capacity are replaced with new toilets 

with 1.6 gallon capacity or less, with 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

Water Sense label. (1 point). 

• 100 percent of showerheads are 

replaced with new showerheads with 

EPA Water Sense label. (1 point). 

• 100 percent of faucets are replaced 

with new faucets with EPA Water Sense 

label. (1 point). 

• 100 percent Energy-efficient 

lighting including Energy Star qualified 

fixtures, compact fluorescent 

replacement bulbs in standard 

incandescent fixtures, and Energy Star 

Ceiling Fans. (1 point); and, 

(3) Participation in local green/energy 

efficient building standards. Applicants, 

who participate in a city, county or 

municipality program, will receive an 

additional 2 points. The applicant 

should be aware of and look for 

additional requirements that are 

sometimes embedded in the third-party 

program’s rating and verification 

systems. (2 points). 

Dated: August 11, 2011. 

Robert Lewis,, 

Acting Administrator, Housing and 

Community Facilities Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21013 Filed 8–17–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P 

ARCHITECTURAL AND 

TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS 

COMPLIANCE BOARD 

On Behalf of the Accessibility 

Committee of the Federal Chief 

Information Officers Council; Listening 

Session Regarding Improving the 

Accessibility of Government 

Information 

AGENCY: Federal Chief Information 

Officers Council, Architectural and 

Transportation Barriers Compliance 

Board. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

listening session that the Federal Chief 

Information Officers Council will be 

conducting to hear from the public on 

ways the federal government can take 

stronger steps toward improving the 

acquisition and implementation of 

accessible technology for people with 

disabilities. In order to better 

understand the needs of diverse 

communities, the Federal Chief 

Information Officers Council, in 

collaboration with the Chief Acquisition 

Officers Council, the General Services 

Administration Office of 

Governmentwide Policy, and the U.S. 

Access Board, will hold a virtual 

listening session, where participants 

may either call in or log onto a Web site 

to participate and express concerns and 

propose ideas. 

DATES: The listening session will be 

held on September 8, 2011 from 2 p.m. 

to 5 p.m. Eastern Time (E.T.). 

ADDRESSES: The listening session will 

be held by telephone and online. 

Instructions on how to participate are at: 

http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/ 

session-instructions.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim 

Creagan, Office of Technical and 

Information Services, Architectural and 

Transportation Barriers Compliance 

Board, 1331 F Street, NW., Suite 1000, 

Washington, DC 20004–1111. 

Telephone (202) 272–0016 (voice) or 

(202) 272–0074 (TTY). e-mail address 

creagan@access-board.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1998, 

Congress amended the Rehabilitation 

Act of 1973 to require Federal agencies 

to make their electronic and information 

technology accessible to people with 

disabilities. Inaccessible technology 

interferes with an ability to obtain and 

use information quickly and easily. 

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act 

(29 U.S.C. 794d) was created to 

eliminate barriers in information 

technology, open new opportunities for 

people with disabilities, and encourage 

development of technologies that will 

help achieve these goals. The law 

applies to all federal agencies when they 

develop, procure, maintain, or use 

electronic and information technology. 

Under Section 508, agencies must give 

employees with disabilities and 

members of the public with disabilities 

access to information that is comparable 

to access available to others without 

disabilities. 

Effective implementation of Section 

508 is an essential element of President 

Obama’s principles of open government, 

requiring that all government and data 

be accessible to all citizens. In order for 

the goal of open government to be 

meaningful for persons with disabilities, 

technology must also be accessible, 

including digital content. 

On July 19, 2010, the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) took 

steps to assure that the Federal 

government’s progress in implementing 

Section 508 is stronger and achieves 

results more quickly by releasing a 

memorandum to agencies, titled 

‘‘Improving the Accessibility of 

Government Information’’ (see http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/ 

omb/assets/procurement_memo/

improving_accessibility_gov_info_

07192010.pdf). 

The OMB has directed that a series of 

listening sessions be held to gain 

feedback on ways to improve Section 

508 performance. The Federal Chief 

Information Officers Council, in 

collaboration with the Chief Acquisition 

Officers Council, the General Services 

Administration Office of 

Governmentwide Policy, and the U.S. 

Access Board, have held four listening 

sessions to engage citizens and federal 

employees and hear their concerns and 

ideas. Transcripts from the previous 

listening sessions can be found on the 

Federal Chief Information Officers 

Council Accessibility Committee 

webpage (http://www.cio.gov/ 

pages.cfm/page/Listening-Sessions). 

This final listening session will be a 

virtual session, where participants may 

either call in or log onto a website to 

participate. The listening session will 

focus on what steps the federal 

government can take to increase the 

accessibility and usability of 

government information and data for 

persons with disabilities. Input from 

private industry is sought on the 

following questions: 

• What is private industry doing to 

implement information technology (IT) 

accessibility that the federal government 

should follow? 

• How can implementation of Section 

508 be improved? 

• What could the federal government 

ask for that would allow vendors to 

better show that their products meet 

accessibility provisions? 

• What support do newly emerging 

technology companies need to build in 

accessibility in their product and 

service offerings? 

Input is also sought on the following 

questions: 

• What can the federal government do 

to use technology better or in new ways? 

• What can the federal government do 

to make technology more accessible? 

• What emerging technologies does 

the federal government use that you 

cannot? 

• What technologies should the 

federal government use that would 

enhance your interactions with 

government agencies? 

• What are state and local 

governments doing to implement 

information technology accessibility 

that the federal government should 

follow? 

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• What is academia doing to 

implement IT accessibility that the 

federal government should follow? 

• What can the federal government do 

to influence technology accessibility? 

• What can the federal government do 

to support the availability of effective 

communities of practice on IT 

accessibility? 

• Would the IT industry benefit from 

a professional certification or credential 

that denotes a company’s expertise in 

accessibility? If so, how could it be 

implemented and what role should the 

government play? 

Feedback from the listening session 

will be used by, and shared across 

agencies to improve accessibility and 

usability of electronic and information 

technology. The listening session will 

be accessible. Computer assisted realtime transcription (CART) will be 

provided. Persons wishing to participate 

in the virtual listening session can 

either call in and speak their comments 

over the telephone or go online and type 

them on the afternoon of the listening 

session. Callers should dial 1–877–939– 

0745 and then enter 51300082 # to join 

the session; callers must use a touchtone telephone. Persons going online 

should go to the Access Board’s Web 

site at http://www.access-board.gov/ 

sec508/session-instructions.htm for 

instructions. 

David M. Capozzi, 

Executive Director. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21144 Filed 8–17–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8150–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Pacific Islands Region Vessel 

and Gear Identification Requirements. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0360. 

Form Number(s): NA. 

Type of Request: Regular submission 

(revision and extension of a current 

information collection). 

Number of Respondents: 295. 

Average Hours per Response: Vessel 

marking, 45 minutes or 75 minutes, 

depending on type of vessel; gearmarking, 2 minutes per each piece of 

gear. 

Burden Hours: 1,110. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for 

revision and extension of a current 

information collection. 

Regulations at 50 CFR part 665, and 

at 50 CFR part 300 subparts D and O, 

require that all vessels (and their gear) 

with permits issued under authority of 

the National Marine Fishery Service’s 

(NMFS) Fishery Management Plan for 

United States (U.S.) Pacific Island 

Region Fisheries display the vessel’s 

official number. The numbers must be 

of a specific size and format and located 

at specified locations. The display of the 

identifying number aids in fishery law 

enforcement. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

OMB Desk Officer: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dHynek@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: August 15, 2011. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21037 Filed 8–17–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Alaska Prohibited Species 

Donation Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0316. 

Form Number(s): NA. 

Type of Request: Regular submission 

(revision and extension of a current 

information collection). 

Number of Respondents: 1. 

Average Hours per Response: 40. 

Burden Hours: 13. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for 

revision and extension of a currently 

approved information collection. 

A prohibited species donation (PSD) 

program for Pacific salmon and Pacific 

halibut has effectively reduced 

regulatory discard of salmon and halibut 

by allowing fish that would otherwise 

be discarded to be donated to needy 

individuals through tax-exempt 

organizations. Vessels and processing 

plants participating in the donation 

program voluntarily retain and process 

salmon and halibut bycatch. An 

authorized, tax-exempt distributor, 

chosen by NMFS, is responsible for 

monitoring the retention and processing 

of fish donated by vessels and 

processors. The authorized distributor 

also coordinates the processing, storage, 

transportation, and distribution of 

salmon and halibut. 

The PSD program requires a 

collection-of-information so that the 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) can monitor the authorized 

distributors’ ability to effectively 

supervise program participants and 

ensure that donated fish are properly 

processed, stored, and distributed. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Frequency: Every three years. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dHynek@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to OIRA_Submission@omb. 

eop.gov. 

Dated: August 15, 2011. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21038 Filed 8–17–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

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