Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 20 / Monday, February 1, 2010 / Notices 5059 

vehicle was not seen or heard during the 

launch window, and no sonic boom was 

heard or recorded. None of the 

monitored animals made any visible 

movements outside of normal behavior 

during or after the launch, and animals 

continued to haul out at the site and 

persist in high numbers immediately 

after the launch. In summary, there was 

no evidence of injury, mortality, or 

abnormal behavior of the monitored 

pinnipeds on SMI as a result of this 

launch. 

Atlas V DMSP–18 

This launch occurred outside of the 

harbor seal pupping season, and no 

sonic boom greater than 1 psf was 

predicted to impact SMI. Therefore, no 

biological or acoustical monitoring was 

required at VAFB or SMI. However, due 

to an equipment malfunction during the 

acoustic recording of the initial Atlas V 

launch in March 2008, only an 

incomplete acoustic profile was 

obtained. Therefore, acoustic 

monitoring of this second Atlas V 

launch was performed. The results are 

contained in the 2009 annual LOA 

report (ManTech SRS Technologies, 

2009). 

Minuteman III GT–199 GM 

Due to the Minuteman’s westward 

launch trajectory, no sonic boom 

modeling or launch monitoring was 

required on SMI for this launch. 

Additionally, no acoustic recordings 

were required as noise from the 

Minuteman launch vehicle has been 

well quantified by measurements 

performed for previous Minuteman 

launches. However, since this launch 

occurred during the harbor seal pupping 

season on VAFB, biological monitoring 

was required at VAFB. Diurnal 

observations of harbor seals were 

conducted at the Lion’s Head haul-out 

site from June 26 through July 1, 2009. 

The number of harbor seals observed 

during the monitoring period ranged 

from three to 11 seals. Post-launch 

counts exceeded pre-launch counts. No 

pups were seen during the launch 

monitoring period. Additionally, no 

seals were present within the video 

recorder frame at the time of the launch. 

In summary, there was no evidence of 

injury, mortality, or abnormal behavior 

in any monitored harbor seals on VAFB 

resulting from this launch. 

Authorization 

The USAF complied with the 

requirements of the 2009 LOA, and 

NMFS has determined that the marine 

mammal take resulting from the 2009 

launches is within that analyzed in and 

anticipated by the associated 

regulations. Accordingly, NMFS has 

issued a LOA to the 30th Space Wing, 

USAF authorizing the take by 

harassment of marine mammals 

incidental to space vehicle and test 

flight activities at VAFB. Issuance of 

this LOA is based on findings described 

in the preamble to the final rule (74 FR 

6236, February 6, 2009) and supported 

by information contained in VAFB’s 

2009 annual report that the activities 

described under this LOA will have a 

negligible impact on marine mammal 

stocks. The provision requiring that the 

activity not have an unmitigable adverse 

impact on the availability of the affected 

species or stock for subsistence uses 

does not apply for this action. 

Dated: January 25, 2010. 

Helen M. Golde, 

Deputy Director, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: 2 p.m., Monday February 

8, 2010. 

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, 

DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference 

Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Rule 

Enforcement Review Meeting. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 202–418–5084. 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 

Assistant Secretary of the Commission. 

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BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Reserve Forces Policy Board (RFPB) 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of 

Defense Reserve Forces Policy Board, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 

U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the 

Sunshine in the Government Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.150, the Department of 

Defense announces that the Reserve 

Forces Policy Board (RFPB) will meet 

on March 30 and 31, 2010. Subject to 

the availability of space, this meeting is 

open to the public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

March 30 (from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and 

on March 31 (from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 

p.m.), 2010. 

ADDRESSES: The March 30 meeting will 

be held at the Fort Myer Officer’s Club, 

Arlington, VA 22211. The March 31 

meeting will be held at the Pentagon, 

Conference Room 3E863, Arlington, VA. 

Written statements should be sent to: 

Reserve Forces Policy Board, 7300 

Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 

20301–7300. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Col. 

Marjorie Davis, Designated Federal 

Officer, (703) 697–4486 (Voice), (703) 

614–0504 (Facsimile), 

marjorie.davis@osd.mil or 

RFPB@osd.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

Consider health care for our reserve 

forces and the long range implications 

of a generation of young veterans. 

Meeting Accessibility 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as 

amended, and 41 CFR 102–3.140 

through 102–3.165, and the availability 

of space, this meeting is open to the 

public. To request a seat, contact the 

Designated Federal Officer not later than 

February 26, 2010, at 703–697–4486, or 

by e-mail, RFPB@osd.mil. 

Written Statements 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 

102–3.140, the public or interested 

organizations may submit written 

statements to the membership of the 

RFPB at any time or in response to the 

stated agenda of a planned meeting. 

Written statements should be submitted 

to the Board’s Designated Federal 

Officer (see ADDRESSES). The Designated 

Federal Officer’s contact information 

can be obtained from the GSA’s FACA 

Database—https://www.fido.gov/ 

facadatabase/public.asp. 

Written statements that do not pertain 

to a scheduled meeting of the RFPB may 

be submitted at any time. However, if 

individual comments pertain to a 

specific topic being discussed at a 

planned meeting, then these statements 

must be submitted no later than five 

business days prior to the meeting in 

question. The Designated Federal 

Officer will review all submitted written 

statements and provide copies to all the 

committee members. 


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