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data reporting (NMFS, 2014b). There are 

existing regulatory mechanisms 

throughout the species’ range—although 

catch limits and seasonal and spatial 

closures appear to be the most effective 

in addressing the primary threat to the 

species (harvest). There are also 

significant concerns related to the 

enforcement of existing regulations; 

however, CITES has embargoed many 

countries for not complying with their 

obligations under the treaty. In some 

cases, CITES references the lack of 

regulatory enforcement as a factor that 

contributed to embargo decisions. In 

addition, despite continued deficiencies 

related to enforcement and regulatory 

compliance in queen conch fisheries, 

this threat does not appear to be 

impacting the species’ continued 

existence, as conch landings trends 

appear to be stable. 

Although the global population has 

likely declined from historical numbers, 

the species still occurs over a broad 

geographic range, has dispersal 

mechanisms that have ensured high 

degrees of genetic mixing, and its 

current range is unchanged from its 

historical range. In addition, there is 

little evidence to suggest that disease or 

predation is contributing to increasing 

the risk of extinction of the species. 

Based on these findings, we conclude 

that the queen conch is not currently in 

danger of extinction throughout all or a 

significant portion of its range, nor is it 

likely to become so in the foreseeable 

future. While ongoing conservation 

efforts could be more effective, since the 

queen conch is not currently in danger 

of extinction throughout all or a 

significant portion of its range or likely 

to become so in the foreseeable future, 

we do not need to rely on the 

effectiveness of conservation efforts to 

make this finding. Accordingly, the 

queen conch does not meet the 

definition of a threatened or endangered 

species, and our listing determination is 

that the queen conch does not warrant 

listing as threatened or endangered at 

this time. 

References 

A complete list of all references cited 

herein is available upon request (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

Authority 

The authority for this action is the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

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

Dated: October 30, 2014. 

Samuel D. Rauch, III, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Regulatory Programs, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew 

Collection 3038–0066, Financial 

Resource Requirements for 

Derivatives Clearing Organizations 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (‘‘Commission’’) is 

announcing an opportunity for public 

comment on the proposed collection of 

certain information by the agency. 

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act 

(‘‘PRA’’), Federal agencies are required 

to publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of an existing collection of 

information, and to allow 60 days for 

public comment. This notice solicits 

comments on reporting requirements 

relating to financial resource 

requirements for derivatives clearing 

organizations. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before January 5, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by ‘‘Financial Resource 

Requirements for Derivatives Clearing 

Organizations’’ by any of the following 

methods: 

• The Agency’s Web site, at http://

comments.cftc.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

through the Web site. 

• Mail: Christopher Kirkpatrick, 

Secretary of the Commission, 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 

1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 

20581. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as 

Mail, above. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments through the Portal. 

Please submit your comments using 

only one method. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Eileen Chotiner, Division of Clearing 

and Risk, Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 

1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 

20581; (202) 418–5467; email: 

echotiner@cftc.gov, and refer to OMB 

Control No. 3038–0066. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA, Federal agencies must obtain 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for each collection 

of information they conduct or sponsor. 

‘‘Collection of Information’’ is defined 

in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3 

and includes agency requests or 

requirements that members of the public 

submit reports, keep records, or provide 

information to a third party. Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A), requires Federal agencies 

to provide a 60-day notice in the 

Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension of an 

existing collection of information, 

before submitting the collection to OMB 

for approval. To comply with this 

requirement, the Commission is 

publishing notice of the proposed 

extension of the collection of 

information listed below. 

Title: Financial Resource 

Requirements for Derivatives Clearing 

Organizations (OMB Control No. 3038– 

0066). This is a request for extension of 

a currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: Part 39 of the Commission’s 

regulations establishes financial 

reporting requirements for derivatives 

clearing organizations (‘‘DCOs’’), which 

are required to be registered with the 

Commission. The Commission will use 

the information in the reports to assess 

the DCOs’ compliance with the financial 

resource requirements for DCOs 

prescribed in the Commodity Exchange 

Act and Commission regulations. 

With respect to the collection of 

information, the CFTC invites 

comments on: 

• Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information will have a practical use; 

• The accuracy of the Commission’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

• Ways to enhance the quality, 

usefulness, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Ways to minimize the burden of 

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; e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

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1 17 CFR 145.9. 

All comments must be submitted in 

English, or if not, accompanied by an 

English translation. Comments will be 

posted as received to http://

www.cftc.gov. You should submit only 

information that you wish to make 

available publicly. If you wish the 

Commission to consider information 

that you believe is exempt from 

disclosure under the Freedom of 

Information Act, a petition for 

confidential treatment of the exempt 

information may be submitted according 

to the procedures established in § 145.9 

of the Commission’s regulations.1

The Commission reserves the right, 

but shall have no obligation, to review, 

pre-screen, filter, redact, refuse or 

remove any or all of your submission 

from http://www.cftc.gov that it may 

deem to be inappropriate for 

publication, such as obscene language. 

All submissions that have been redacted 

or removed that contain comments on 

the merits of the Information Collection 

Request will be retained in the public 

comment file and will be considered as 

required under the Administrative 

Procedure Act and other applicable 

laws, and may be accessible under the 

Freedom of Information Act. 

Burden Statement: The respondent 

burden for this collection is estimated to 

be 10 hours per response. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Derivatives clearing organizations. 

Estimated number of respondents: 14. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 25,760 hours. 

Frequency of collection: Quarterly and 

on occasion. 

Dated: October 31, 2014. 

Christopher J. Kirkpatrick, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

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BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Assessment Governing Board 

Quarterly Board Meeting 

AGENCY: National Assessment 

Governing Board, U.S. Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Announcement of open and 

closed meetings. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

agenda for the November 20–22, 2014 

Quarterly Meeting of the National 

Assessment Governing Board (hereafter 

referred to as Governing Board). This 

notice provides information to members 

of the public who may be interested in 

attending the meeting or providing 

written comments on the meeting. The 

notice of this meeting is required under 

Section 10(a)2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA). 

DATES: The Quarterly Board meeting 

will be held on the following dates: 

November 20, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 

6:00 p.m.; November 21, 2014 from 8:30 

a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; November 22, 2014 

from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The Fairfax at Embassy 

Row, 2100 Massachusetts Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Munira Mwalimu, Executive Officer, 

800 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 825, 

Washington, DC 20002, telephone: (202) 

357–6938, fax: (202) 357–6945. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Statutory Authority and Function: 

The National Assessment Governing 

Board is established under Title III— 

National Assessment of Educational 

Progress Authorization Act, Public Law 

107–279. Information on the Board and 

its work can be found at www.nagb.gov. 

The Board is established to formulate 

policy guidelines for the National 

Assessment of Educational Progress 

(NAEP). The Board’s responsibilities 

include the following: Selecting subject 

areas to be assessed, developing 

assessment frameworks and 

specifications, developing appropriate 

student achievement levels for each 

grade and subject tested, developing 

standards and procedures for interstate 

and national comparisons, improving 

the form and use of NAEP, developing 

guidelines for reporting and 

disseminating results, and releasing 

initial NAEP results to the public. 

Detailed Meeting Agenda: November 

20–November 22, 2014 

November 20: Committee Meetings 

Assessment Development Committee: 

Closed Session: 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. 

Assessment Literacy Work Group: 

Open Session: 12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. 

Executive Committee: Open Session: 

4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.; Closed Session: 

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. 

November 21: Full Board and 

Committee Meetings 

Full Board: Open Session: 8:30 a.m.– 

9:45 a.m.; Closed Session 12:45 p.m.– 

1:45 p.m.; Open Session 2:00 p.m.–2:30 

p.m.; Closed Session 2:45 p.m.–4:15 

p.m. Board Member Ethics Training: 

4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. 

Committee Meetings 

Reporting and Dissemination 

Committee (R&D): Open Session: 10:00 

a.m.–12:30 p.m. 

Committee on Standards, Design and 

Methodology (COSDAM): Open Session: 

10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. 

Assessment Development Committee 

(ADC): Open Session: 10:00 a.m.–11:45 

p.m.; Closed Session: 11:45 p.m.–12:30 

p.m. 

November 22: Full Board and 

Committee Meetings 

Nominations Committee: Closed 

Session: 7:30 a.m.–8:15 a.m. 

Full Board: Closed Session: 8:30 a.m.– 

9:30 a.m. Open Session 9:30 a.m.–12:00 

p.m. 

On November 20, 2014, from 9:00 

a.m. to 3:30 p.m. the Assessment 

Development Committee will meet in 

closed session to review assessment 

items for the NAEP transition to 

technology-based assessments (TBA). 

The briefing will include secure items 

in reading and mathematics at grades 4 

and 8. These secure materials are paperand-pencil items in reading and 

mathematics that are being transformed 

into technology-based assessment items 

for the 2016 pilot, in preparation for the 

2017 operational assessment. Following 

the TBA briefing, the ADC will review 

secure mathematics materials for 

scenario-based tasks that are being 

developed for grades 4 and 8 for the 

2016 pilot, in preparation for the 2017 

operational assessment. The 

Committee’s reviews and discussions on 

secure test items cannot be discussed in 

an open meeting to protect the 

confidentiality of the secure assessment 

materials. Premature disclosure of these 

results would significantly impede 

implementation of the NAEP assessment 

program, and is therefore protected by 

exemption 9(B) of section 552b(c) of 

Title 5 United States Code. 

The Board’s Assessment Literacy 

Work Group will meet in open session 

on November 20, 2014, from 12:00 p.m. 

to 4:00 p.m. The Work Group will 

discuss assessment literacy strategies 

and timelines related to their work on 

supporting a better understanding of 

educational tests among parents and 

members of the general public. 

The Board’s Executive Committee will 

convene in open session on November 

20, 2014 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. to 

review and discuss the November 21– 

22, 2014 Board meeting agenda, receive 

updates on the NAEP budget, 

assessment schedule, and 

reauthorization, and discuss Board 

Committee issues and challenges to be 

addressed by the respective Board 

Committees. 

Following this session, the Executive 

Committee will meet in closed session 

from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. to receive 

and discuss cost estimates on various 

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