Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 51 / Wednesday, March 18, 2009 / Notices 11603 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

Announcement of Meetings for 

Information-Gathering on Developing 

an Energy Plan for Conventional and 

Renewable Resources of the Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS) 

AGENCY: Office of Secretary, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: On February 10, 2009, the 

Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) 

announced his strategy for developing a 

comprehensive energy plan for the OCS. 

One facet of the four-step strategy was 

to hold meetings along the U.S. coasts 

and in Alaska to gather information on 

how to move forward with a 

comprehensive plan for conventional 

and renewable energy resources of the 

OCS. 

The Secretary announced a series of 

four meetings to seek ideas and 

information from states, stakeholders, 

and affected communities as well as the 

regulated industries. See below for 

information on meeting dates, times, 

locations, and the agenda. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information please contact Ms. Renee 

Orr, 5-Year Program Manager, Minerals 

Management Service (MS–4010), 381 

Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 20170, 

(703) 787–1215. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

February 10, 2009, the Secretary 

announced his strategy for developing a 

comprehensive energy plan for the OCS. 

The Secretary detailed a four-step 

strategy to develop a plan to lease 

conventional—oil and gas—and 

renewable—wind, wave, and current— 

resources of the OCS, both under the 

statutory authority of the OCS Lands 

Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.). First, the 

Secretary extended the comment period 

of the Draft Proposed OCS Oil and Gas 

Leasing Program for 2010–2015 (DPP) 

by 180 days to September 21, 2009. A 

Request for Comments on the DPP and 

notice of intent to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement was 

published in the Federal Register on 

January 21, 2009 (74 FR 3631). The DPP 

can be downloaded from the MMS Web 

site at http://www.mms.gov. Second, the 

Secretary directed the MMS and USGS, 

within 45 days, to prepare a report on 

the information available on OCS energy 

resources, information regarding 

sensitive areas and resources in the 

OCS, and where there are gaps in the 

information. Third, within 30 days of 

receipt of the report, the Secretary will 

convene regional meetings that are the 

subject of this notice. Fourth, the 

Secretary will issue final regulations for 

offshore renewable energy in the near 

future, as mandated by the Energy 

Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–58). 

Public Meetings 

The Secretary will convene four 

public meetings to receive input from 

stakeholders. The meetings will occur 

on the following dates at the listed 

cities. Logistical information will be 

posted on the MMS home page (http:// 

www.mms.gov) at least 2 weeks before 

the meetings. 

Monday, April 6, 2009—Atlantic City 

Convention Center; One Convention 

Boulevard; Atlantic City, New Jersey 

08401, 

Wednesday, April 8, 2009—Tulane 

University; 6823 St. Charles Avenue; 

New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, 

Tuesday, April 14, 2009—Dena’ina 

Civic and Convention Center; 600 W. 

Seventh Avenue; Anchorage, Alaska 

99501. 

Thursday, April 16, 2009—University 

of California, San Francisco, Mission 

Bay Conference Center; Robertson 

Auditorium; 1675 Owens Street; San 

Francisco, California 94158. 

General Meeting Purposes 

The meetings will be convened in the 

morning by Secretary of the Interior 

Kenneth L. Salazar. A panel will present 

the Report prepared by MMS and USGS 

on the information available on OCS 

energy resources, information regarding 

sensitive areas and resources in the 

OCS, and where there are gaps in the 

information. The meetings will provide 

an opportunity to gather the best ideas 

for how to accomplish the task of 

gathering the offshore information still 

needed, and seek recommendations 

from all interested parties on how to 

move forward with a comprehensive 

energy plan for the OCS. Following the 

morning session, the Secretary will turn 

over the meeting to MMS for afternoon 

and evening sessions for receipt of 

public comments. 

Dated: March 10, 2009. 

Walter D. Cruickshank, 

Acting Director, Minerals Management 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–5798 Filed 3–17–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 337–TA–645] 

In the Matter of Certain Vein 

Harvesting Surgical Systems and 

Components Thereof; Notice of 

Commission Determination Not To 

Review an Initial Determination 

Terminating the Investigation in Its 

Entirety on the Basis of a Settlement 

Agreement 

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. International Trade 

Commission has determined not to 

review an initial determination (‘‘ID’’) 

(Order No. 21) issued by the presiding 

administrative law judge (‘‘ALJ’’) in the 

above-captioned investigation 

terminating the investigation in its 

entirety on the basis of a settlement 

agreement. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James A. Worth, Office of the General 

Counsel, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 

205–3065. Copies of non-confidential 

documents filed in connection with this 

investigation are or will be available for 

inspection during official business 

hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the 

Office of the Secretary, U.S. 

International Trade Commission, 500 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436, 

telephone (202) 205–2000. General 

information concerning the Commission 

may also be obtained by accessing its 

Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov). 

The public record for this investigation 

may be viewed on the Commission’s 

electronic docket (EDIS) at http:// 

edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired 

persons are advised that information on 

this matter can be obtained by 

contacting the Commission’s TDD 

terminal on (202) 205–1810. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

investigation was instituted on May 5, 

2008, based upon a complaint filed on 

behalf of Maquet Cardiovascular LLC of 

San Jose, California (‘‘Maquet’’) on April 

1, 2008, and supplemented on April 22, 

2008. 73 FR 24611 (May 5, 2008). The 

complaint alleged violations of section 

337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 

1337) in the importation into the United 

States, the sale for importation, and the 

sale within the United States after 

importation of certain vein harvesting 

systems or components thereof by 

reason of infringement of one or more 

claims of U.S. Patent Nos. RE36,043 and 


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11604 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 51 / Wednesday, March 18, 2009 / Notices 

6,830,546. The notice of investigation 

named as respondents Terumo Corp. 

(Tokyo, Japan) and Terumo 

Cardiovascular Systems Corp. (Ann 

Arbor, Michigan) (collectively, 

‘‘Terumo’’). 

On December 23, 2008, Maquet and 

Terumo filed a joint motion pursuant to 

Commission Rule 210.21 to terminate 

the investigation on the basis of a 

settlement agreement. On December 31, 

2008, the Commission investigative 

attorney filed a response in support of 

the motion. On January 16, 2009, the 

ALJ issued Order No. 21, granting the 

motion and terminating the 

investigation in its entirety. Though not 

designated as such by the ALJ, Order 

No. 21 is an initial determination under 

Commission rule 210.42(c). No petitions 

for review were filed. The Commission 

has determined not to review the subject 

ID. 

This action is taken under the 

authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act 

of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), 

and of sections 210.21 and 210.42 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (19 CFR 210.21 and 210.42). 

Issued: February 9, 2009. 

By order of the Commission. 

Marilyn R. Abbott, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. E9–5765 Filed 3–17–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Combating Exploitive Child Labor 

Through Education 

AGENCY: Bureau of International Labor 

Affairs, Department of Labor. 

ACTION: General solicitation of public 

comments on past solicitations for 

Cooperative Agreement Applications for 

projects to combat exploitive child labor 

through education published by the 

Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and 

Human Trafficking. 

SUMMARY: In preparation for a possible 

FY 2009 Notice of Availability of Funds 

and Solicitation(s) for Cooperative 

Agreement Applications (SGAs), the 

Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and 

Human Trafficking (OCFT) within the 

U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), 

Bureau of International Labor Affairs 

(ILAB), is requesting public comments 

on past SGAs published for projects to 

combat exploitive child labor 

internationally through education, as 

well as suggestions for improving such 

SGAs in the future. 

DATES: Comments will be accepted until 

March 31, 2009. 

TO SUBMIT COMMENTS, OR FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION, CONTACT: Ms. Michal 

Murphy, International Relations Officer, 

Office of Child Labor and Human 

Trafficking, Bureau of International 

Labor Affairs. Telephone: (202) 693– 

4843 (this is not a toll-free number). 

Comments may be submitted by the 

following methods: 

• E-mail: murphy.michal@dol.gov; 

and 

• Facsimile (FAX): USDOL ILAB/ 

Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and 

Human Trafficking at (202) 693–4830. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Background 

Since 1995, the U.S. Congress has 

appropriated over USD 660 million to 

USDOL’s OCFT for efforts to combat 

exploitive child labor internationally. 

This funding has been used to support 

technical cooperation projects to combat 

exploitive child labor, including the 

worst forms of child labor, in more than 

75 countries worldwide. Technical 

cooperation projects funded by 

USDOL’s OCFT range from direct action 

programs targeting specific sectors of 

work to more comprehensive programs 

that support national efforts to eliminate 

the worst forms of child labor as defined 

by ILO Convention 182. USDOL-funded 

projects generally seek to achieve five 

major goals: 

1. Withdrawing and preventing 

children from involvement in exploitive 

child labor through the provision of 

direct educational services; 

2. Strengthening policies on child 

labor and education, the capacity of 

national institutions to combat child 

labor, and formal and transitional 

education systems that encourage 

children engaged in, or at risk of 

engaging in, exploitive child labor to 

attend school; 

3. Raising awareness of the 

importance of education for all children 

and mobilizing a wide array of actors to 

improve and expand education 

infrastructures; 

4. Supporting research and the 

collection of reliable data on child labor; 

and 

5. Ensuring the long-term 

sustainability of these efforts. 

Since 2001, USDOL-funded projects 

have withdrawn or prevented over 1 

million children from exploitive labor. 

In preparation for possible future 

solicitations for cooperative agreement 

applications, OCFT is requesting 

comments regarding these past SGAs 

and suggestions for possible 

improvements. All comments received 

will be taken into consideration by 

ILAB’s OCFT in the development of 

future SGAs for child labor and 

education projects. 

2. Comment Submission Information 

All individuals or organizations 

interested in submitting comments 

should send them using the information 

specified above, no later than March 31, 

2009. All comments should make 

reference to this notice requesting 

public comment on past OCFT SGAs to 

combat exploitive child labor through 

education. 

In your comments, please indicate 

which OCFT SGA you are basing your 

comments on [e.g., SGA 08–01 (FY 

2008), SGA 07–10 (FY 2007), SGA 06– 

06 (FY 2006)]. Recently published OCFT 

SGAs for projects to combat exploitive 

child labor through education can be 

found online at USDOL’s Web site: 

http://www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/ocft/ 

news.htm. 

General Questions for All Organizations 

(1) Where did you first learn about 

OCFT’s SGA? 

• The Federal Register. 

• Grants.gov. 

• OCFT’s ‘‘EI Listserve.’’ 

• USDOL–OCFT’s Web site. 

• Other—Please specify. 

(2) Please comment on the format of 

the SGA, including: 

• Length of the SGA. 

• Is the level of detail in the SGA 

adequate? 

• Which sections of the SGA do you 

find most helpful? 

• Which information provided in the 

SGA do you find least useful? 

• Are the SGA’s requirements easy to 

locate? Clearly presented? Are they 

reasonable? Are the costs associated 

with these requirements reasonable? 

• In terms of the SGA’s country 

scopes of work (e.g., Section I.B.3 in 

SGA 08–01), are OCFT’s requirements 

clear? Which information provided in 

the country sections is the most helpful? 

Which information is the least helpful? 

• Are any of OCFT’s requirements for 

the technical and/or cost proposals 

(outlined in Appendices A and B of 

SGA 08–01) burdensome or 

unnecessary? If so, which ones? 

• Are any of the criteria for evaluating 

applications (e.g., Section V.A. of SGA 

08–01) unclear? If so, in what way? 

• Are the instructions for preparing 

and submitting applications clear and 

easy to follow? If not, how could they 

be improved? 

(3) In the future, how could OCFT 

improve its SGAs for projects to combat 

exploitive child labor through education 

and make them more user-friendly? 


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