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Midwestern Regional Office at (312) 

353–8311. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Midwestern Regional Office, as they 

become available, both before and after 

the meeting. Records of the meeting will 

be available via www.facadatabase.gov 

under the Commission on Civil Rights, 

Missouri Advisory Committee link. 

Persons interested in the work of this 

Committee are directed to the 

Commission’s Web site, http://

www.usccr.gov, or may contact the 

Midwestern Regional Office at the above 

email or street address. 

Agenda 

Welcome 

12 p.m. to 12:05 p.m. 

S. David Mitchell, Chairman, 

Missouri Advisory Committee 

Discussion and vote on advisory 

memorandum 

12:05 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. 

Discussion of advisory committee survey 

12:30 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. 

Planning for Kansas City meeting 

12:45 p.m. to 1 p.m. 

Adjournment 

1 p.m. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Friday, March 27, 2015, at 12 p.m. CST. 

Public Call Information: 

Dial: 888–539–3696. 

Conference ID: 6375577. 

Exceptional Circumstance: Pursuant 

to 41 CFR 102–3.150, the notice for this 

meeting is given less than 15 calendar 

days prior to the meeting because of the 

exceptional circumstances of technical 

difficulties occurring in the process of 

having the meeting notice signed and 

sent to the Federal Register. 

Dated: March 13, 2015. 

David Mussatt, 

Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06201 Filed 3–17–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

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: Mariner Opinions of the Right 

Whale Mandatory Ship Reporting 

System. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular (request for 

a new information collection). 

Number of Respondents: 

Average Hours per Response: 

Burden Hours: 

Needs and Uses: This request is for a 

new information collection. 

The North Atlantic right whale 

(Eubalaena glacialis) is an endangered 

marine mammal found primarily in 

waters off the northeastern coast of the 

United States to Canada. Fatal collisions 

with large ships are the primary threat 

to the recovery of this species. In 1998 

the United States proposed to the 

International Maritime Organization 

(IMO) the establishment of two 

Mandatory Ship Reporting (MSR) 

systems in key right whale habitat areas. 

Under the proposed MSR all vessels 300 

gross tons or greater are required to send 

a message to a shore-based station when 

entering either of two prescribed habitat 

areas. The IMO endorsed the proposal 

and the MSR systems were established 

in July 1999. Each reporting ship is 

required to provide vessel name, call 

sign, course, speed, location, 

destination, and route (e.g., waypoints). 

An automatically-generated message is 

sent directly to the reporting vessel that 

includes information on right whale 

locations and procedural guidance to 

help prevent vessel/whale collisions; 

mariners are also informed about 

additional regulations established to 

protect whales from vessel strikes. The 

two-way exchange is mediated by 

satellite-linked communications 

systems. 

Although the program has been in 

effect for over 15 years, the U.S. 

Government has not assessed the role, if 

any, that the MSR has in reducing ship 

collisions with right whales. In 

addition, mariners have not been polled 

to assess possible difficulties involved 

in the reporting itself. The goal of this 

information collection is to determine if 

(a) the reporting procedures are 

adequately clear to the mariner; (b) the 

reporting itself is onerous or unwieldy 

(e.g., it may interfere with other vessel 

operations); and (c) mariners use the 

information being sent to them and if so, 

how it is used to avoid collisions with 

North Atlantic right whales. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: One time. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow 

the instructions to view Department of 

Commerce collections currently under 

review by OMB. 

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 or fax to (202) 395–5806. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06219 Filed 3–17–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Economic Development Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Award Amendment 

Requests and Project Service Maps 

AGENCY: Economic Development 

Administration, Commerce. 

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 May 18, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to: Philip Saputo, Program 

Analyst, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

Economic Development Administration 

Performance and National Programs 

Division, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW., Suite 71030, Washington, DC 

20230, Phone: 202–400–0662, Email: 

PSaputo@eda.gov 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The mission of the Economic 

Development Administration (EDA) is 

to lead the Federal economic agenda by 

promoting innovation and 

competitiveness, preparing American 

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regions for growth and success in the 

worldwide economy. In order to 

effectively administer and monitor its 

economic development assistance 

programs, EDA collects certain 

information from applications for, and 

recipients of, EDA investment 

assistance. 

A recipient must submit a written 

request to EDA to amend an investment 

award and provide such information 

and documentation as EDA deems 

necessary to determine the merit of 

altering the terms of an award (see 13 

CFR 302.7(a) of EDA’s regulations). EDA 

may require a recipient to submit a 

project service map and information 

from which to determine whether 

services are provided to all segments of 

the region being assisted (see CFR 

302.16(c) of EDA’s regulations). 

II. Method of Collection 

Paper report. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0610–0102. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a currently approved 

information collection). 

Affected Public: Current recipients of 

EDA construction (Public Works or 

Economic Adjustment) assistance, to 

include (1) cities or other political 

subdivisions of a state, including a 

special purpose unit of state or local 

government engaged in economic or 

infrastructure development activities, or 

a consortium of political subdivisions; 

(2) states; (3) institutions of higher 

education or a consortium of 

institutions of higher education; (4) 

public or private non-profit 

organizations or associations; (5) District 

Organizations; and (6) Indian Tribes or 

a consortia of Indian Tribes and (7) (for 

training, research, and technical 

assistance awards only) individuals and 

for-profit businesses. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 632 (600 requests for 

amendments to construction awards, 30 

requests for amendments to nonconstruction awards, 2 project service 

maps). 

Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours 

for an amendment to a construction 

award, 1 hour for an amendment to a 

non-construction award, 6 hours for a 

project service map. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,242. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0. 

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 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: March 13, 2015. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06191 Filed 3–17–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD810 

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to 

Specified Activities; Taking Marine 

Mammals Incidental to Russian River 

Estuary Management Activities 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental 

harassment authorization; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request 

from the Sonoma County Water Agency 

(SCWA) for authorization to take marine 

mammals incidental to Russian River 

estuary management activities. Pursuant 

to the Marine Mammal Protection Act 

(MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments 

on its proposal to issue an incidental 

harassment authorization (IHA) to 

SCWA to incidentally take marine 

mammals, by Level B harassment only, 

during the specified activity. 

DATES: Comments and information must 

be received no later than April 17, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on the 

application should be addressed to Jolie 

Harrison, Supervisor, Incidental Take 

Program, Permits and Conservation 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

Physical comments should be sent to 

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, 

MD 20910 and electronic comments 

should be sent to ITP.Laws@noaa.gov. 

Instructions: NMFS is not responsible 

for comments sent by any other method, 

to any other address or individual, or 

received after the end of the comment 

period. Comments received 

electronically, including all 

attachments, must not exceed a 25- 

megabyte file size. Attachments to 

electronic comments will be accepted in 

Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF 

file formats only. All comments 

received are a part of the public record 

and will generally be posted to the 

Internet at www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/

permits/incidental/construction.htm 

without change. All personal identifying 

information (e.g., name, address) 

voluntarily submitted by the commenter 

may be publicly accessible. Do not 

submit confidential business 

information or otherwise sensitive or 

protected information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben 

Laws, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, (301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Availability 

An electronic copy of SCWA’s 

application and supporting documents, 

as well as a list of the references cited 

in this document, may be obtained by 

visiting the Internet at: 

www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/

incidental.htm. In case of problems 

accessing these documents, please call 

the contact listed above (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) 

NMFS has prepared an Environmental 

Assessment (EA; 2010) and associated 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI) in accordance with NEPA and 

the regulations published by the 

Council on Environmental Quality. 

These documents are posted at the 

aforementioned Internet address. 

Information in SCWA’s application, 

NMFS’ EA (2010), and this notice 

collectively provide the environmental 

information related to proposed 

issuance of this IHA for public review 

and comment. We will review all 

comments submitted in response to this 

notice as we complete the NEPA 

process, including a decision of whether 

to reaffirm the existing FONSI, prior to 

a final decision on the incidental take 

authorization request. 

Background 

Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the 

MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct 

the Secretary of Commerce to allow, 

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