Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 224 / Monday, November 21, 2011 / Notices 72023 

• Form Number: DS–4131. 

• Respondents: Operators of Antarctic 

expeditions organized in or proceeding 

from the United States. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

22. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

22. 

• Average Hours per Response: 10.5. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 231. 

• Frequency: On occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 

DATES: Submit comments to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

up to 30 days from November 21, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the 

Department of State Desk Officer in the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs at the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). You may submit 

comments by the following methods: 

• Email: 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. You 

must include the DS form number, 

information collection title, and OMB 

control number in the subject line of 

your message. 

• Fax: (202) 395–5806. Attention: 

Desk Officer for Department of State. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may obtain copies of the proposed 

information collection and supporting 

documents from Susannah E. Cooper, 

Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, Room 

2665, Bureau of Oceans and 

International Environmental and 

Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of 

State, 2201 C Street NW., Washington, 

DC 20520, who may be reached at (202) 

647–0237 or cooperse@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

soliciting public comments to permit 

the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary to 

properly perform our functions. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, 

Abstract of Proposed Collection 

Information solicited on the Advance 

Notification Form (DS–4131) provides 

the U.S. Government with information 

on tourist and other non-governmental 

expeditions to the Antarctic Treaty area. 

The U.S. Government needs this 

information to comply with Article 

VII(5)(a) of the Antarctic Treaty and 

comport with Antarctic Treaty 

Consultative Meeting Recommendation 

XVIII–1 and Resolution XIX–3. 

Methodology 

Information will be submitted in 

signed original by U.S. organizers of 

tourist and other non-governmental 

expeditions to Antarctica. Advance 

copies are submitted by email. 

Dated: September 29, 2011. 

Evan T. Bloom, 

Director, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, 

Bureau of Oceans and International 

Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–30018 Filed 11–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7655] 

Notice of Meeting of the Advisory 

Committee on International Law 

A meeting of the Advisory Committee 

on International Law will take place on 

Thursday, December 8, 2011, from 9:30 

a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m., at the 

George Washington University Law 

School (Michael K. Young Faculty 

Conference Center, 5th Floor), 2000 H 

St. NW., Washington, DC. The meeting 

will be chaired by the Legal Adviser of 

the Department of State, Harold Hongju 

Koh, and will be open to the public up 

to the capacity of the meeting room. It 

is anticipated that the agenda of the 

meeting will cover a range of current 

international legal topics, including 

recent developments in the Middle East; 

mechanisms of international 

lawmaking; systems of control in 

investor state arbitration; federalism and 

international law; and the possibility of 

a new Restatement of Foreign Relations 

Law. 

Members of the public who wish to 

attend the session should, by Friday, 

December 2, 2011, notify the Office of 

the Legal Adviser (telephone: (202) 776– 

8323, email: AndersonSR@state.gov) of 

their name, professional affiliation, 

address, and telephone number. A valid 

photo ID is required for admittance. A 

member of the public who needs 

reasonable accommodation should make 

his or her request by December 2, 2011. 

Requests made after that time will be 

considered but might not be possible to 

accommodate. 

Dated: November 15, 2011. 

Scott R. Anderson, 

Office of International Claims and Investment 

Disputes, Office of the Legal Adviser, 

Executive Director, Advisory Committee on 

International Law, U.S. Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2011–30015 Filed 11–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–08–P 

SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

COMMISSION 

Public Hearing and Commission 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Susquehanna River Basin 

Commission will hold a public hearing 

as part of its regular business meeting 

on December 15, 2011, in Wilkes-Barre, 

Pennsylvania. At the public hearing, the 

Commission will consider: (1) The 

rescission of three docket approvals; (2) 

action on certain water resources 

projects; and (3) a request for partial fee 

waiver from SWEPI LP. Details 

concerning the matters to be addressed 

at the public hearing and business 

meeting are contained in the 

Supplementary Information section of 

this notice. 

DATES: December 15, 2011, at 8:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Best Western East Mountain 

Inn & Suites, 2400 East End Boulevard— 

Route 115 (Exit 170–A off I–81), WilkesBarre, Pa. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard A. Cairo, General Counsel, 

telephone: (717) 238–0423, ext. 306; fax: 

(717) 238–2436; email: rcairo@srbc.net 

or Stephanie L. Richardson, Secretary to 

the Commission, telephone: (717) 238– 

0423, ext. 304; fax: (717) 238–2436; 

email: srichardson@srbc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

addition to the public hearing and its 

related action items identified below, 

the business meeting also includes 

actions or presentations on the 

following items: (1) A presentation on 

the Commission’s new Anthracite 

Remediation Strategy in conjunction 

with the Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition 

for Abandoned Mine Reclamation; (2) a 

resolution concerning the use of lesser 

quality water; (3) presentation of the 

Commission’s William Jeanes Award; 

(4) a report on hydrologic conditions in 

the basin; (5) a resolution concerning 

FY–2013 federal funding of the 

Susquehanna Flood Forecast and 

Warning System and National 

Streamflow Information Program; (6) a 

presentation of the Commission’s 

Morrison Cove Report; (7) consideration 

of a final rulemaking action; (8) 

consideration of an administrative 

appeal settlement; (9) a revision of the 

by-laws relating to the Commission’s 

Investment Policy; (10) presentation of 

the FY–2011 Audit Report; and (11) 

ratification/approval of grants/contracts. 

The Commission will also hear Legal 

Counsel’s report. 


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