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Workshop Dates, Times, and Locations 

1. April 24, 2008, from 10:30 a.m. - 

3:30 p.m. North Tampa Branch Library, 

8916 North Boulevard, Tampa, FL 

33604. 

2. May 22, 2008, from 9:30 p.m. - 3 

p.m. Northeast Regional Library, 1241 

Military Cutoff Road, Wilmington, NC 

28405. 

3. June 19, 2008, from 10 a.m. - 3:30 

p.m. Rosedale Library, 4036 Jefferson 

Highway, Jefferson, LA 70121. 

Registration 

To register for a scheduled Atlantic 

Shark Identification Workshop, please 

contact Eric Sander by email at 

esander@peoplepc.com or by phone at 

(386) 852–8588. 

Registration Materials 

To ensure that workshop certificates 

are linked to the correct permits, 

participants will need to bring the 

following items to the workshop: 

Atlantic shark dealer permit holders 

must bring proof that the individual is 

an agent of the business (such as articles 

of incorporation), a copy of the 

applicable permit, and proof of 

identification. 

Atlantic shark dealer proxies must 

bring documentation from the shark 

dealer acknowledging that the proxy is 

attending the workshop on behalf of the 

Atlantic shark dealer, a copy of the 

appropriate permit, and proof of 

identification. 

Workshop Objectives 

The shark identification workshops 

are designed to reduce the number of 

unknown and improperly identified 

sharks reported in the dealer reporting 

form and increase the accuracy of 

species-specific dealer-reported 

information. Reducing the number of 

unknown and improperly identified 

sharks will improve quota monitoring 

and the data used in stock assessments. 

These workshops will train shark dealer 

permit holders or their proxies to 

properly identify Atlantic shark 

carcasses. 

Protected Species Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshop 

Effective January 1, 2007, shark 

limited access and swordfish limited 

access permit holders must submit a 

copy of their Protected Species Safe 

Handling, Release, and Identification 

Workshop certificate in order to renew 

either permit (71 FR 58057; October 2, 

2006). As such, vessel owners who have 

not attended a workshop and received a 

NMFS certificate must attend one of the 

workshops offered in April, May, or 

June 2008 to fish with or renew either 

permit. Additionally, new shark and 

swordfish limited access permit 

applicants must attend a Protected 

Species Safe Handling, Release, and 

Identification Workshop and must 

submit a copy of their workshop 

certificate before such permits will be 

issued. 

In addition to certifying permit 

holders, all longline and gillnet vessel 

operators fishing on a vessel issued a 

limited access swordfish or limited 

access shark permit are required to 

attend a Protected Species Safe 

Handling, Release, and Identification 

Workshop. Vessels that have been 

issued a limited access swordfish or 

limited access shark permit may not fish 

unless both the vessel owner and 

operator have valid workshop 

certificates. Vessel operators must 

possess on board the vessel valid 

workshop certificates for both the vessel 

owner and the operator at all times. 

Seven free Protected Species Safe 

Handling, Release, and Identification 

Workshops were held in 2006, and 34 

were held in 2007. 

Workshop Dates, Times, and Locations 

1. April 8, 2008, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 

Magnolia Plantation Hotel, 16391 

Robinson Road, Gulfport, MS 39503. 

2. May 21, 2008, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 

Hilton Garden Inn, 5353 N. Virginia 

Dare Trail, Kitty Hawk, NC 27949. 

3. June 18, 2008, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 

Holiday Inn Harborside & Gulfview 

Beach Resort, 401 2nd Street, Indian 

Rocks Beach, FL 33795. 

4. June 25, 2008, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 

Holiday Inn, 151 Route 72 East, 

Manahawkin, NJ 08050. 

Registration 

To register for a scheduled Protected 

Species Safe Handling, Release, and 

Identification Workshop, please contact 

Aquatic Release Conservation ((877) 

411–4272), 1870 Mason Ave., Daytona 

Beach, FL 32117. 

Registration Materials 

To ensure that workshop certificates 

are linked to the correct permits, 

participants will need to bring the 

following items with them to the 

workshop: 

Individual vessel owners must bring a 

copy of the appropriate permit(s), a 

copy of the vessel registration or 

documentation, and proof of 

identification. 

Representatives of a business owned 

or co-owned vessel must bring proof 

that the individual is an agent of the 

business (such as articles of 

incorporation), a copy of the applicable 

permit(s), and proof of identification. 

Vessel operators must bring proof of 

identification. 

Workshop Objectives 

The protected species safe handling, 

release, and identification workshops 

are designed to teach longline and 

gillnet fishermen the required 

techniques for the safe handling and 

release of entangled and/or hooked 

protected species, such as sea turtles, 

marine mammals, and smalltooth 

sawfish. Identification of protected 

species will also be taught at these 

workshops in an effort to improve 

reporting. Additionally, individuals 

attending these workshops will gain a 

better understanding of the 

requirements for participating in these 

fisheries. The overall goal for these 

workshops is to provide participants the 

skills needed to reduce the mortality of 

protected species, which may prevent 

additional regulations on these fisheries 

in the future. 

Grandfathered Permit Holders 

Participants in the industry–

sponsored workshops on safe handling 

and release of sea turtles that were held 

in Orlando, FL (April 8, 2005) and in 

New Orleans, LA (June 27, 2005) were 

issued a NOAA workshop certificate in 

December 2006 that is valid for three 

years. Grandfathered permit holders 

must include a copy of this certificate 

when renewing limited access shark and 

limited access swordfish permits each 

year. Failure to provide a valid NOAA 

workshop certificate may result in a 

permit denial. 

Dated: February 27, 2008. 

James P. Burgess 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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Notice of Meeting 

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Commission of Fine Arts is scheduled 

for 20 March 2008, at 10 a.m. in the 

Commission’s offices at the National 

Building Museum, Suite 312, Judiciary 

Square, 401 F Street, NW., Washington, 

DC 20001–2728. Items of discussion 

may include buildings, parks and 

memorials. 

Draft agendas and additional 

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are available on our Web site: http:// 

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Commission of Fine Arts, at the above 

address, or call 202–504–2200. 

Individuals requiring sign language 

interpretation for the hearing impaired 

should contact the Secretary at least 10 

days before the meeting date. Dated in 

Washington DC, 29 February 29, 2008. 

Thomas Luebke, AIA, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 08–927 Filed 3–3–08: 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6330–01–M 

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National 

and Community Service (hereinafter the 

‘‘Corporation’’), as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to 

provide the general public and federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing collections of information in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) (44 

U.S.C. Sec. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program 

helps to ensure that requested data can 

be provided in the desired format, 

reporting burden (time and financial 

resources) is minimized, collection 

instruments are clearly understood, and 

the impact of collection requirement on 

respondents can be properly assessed. 

Currently, the Corporation is 

soliciting comments concerning the 

proposed renewal and revision of its 

AmeriCorps*VISTA Project Progress 

Report (OMB Control Number 3045–

0043). The previously approved 

Progress Report will expire on October 

1, 2008. 

This reinstatement with changes 

reflects the Corporation’s intent to 

modify selected sections of the 

collection instrument to reduce the 

burden on respondents and to reflect 

changes in data considered ‘‘core 

reporting’’ information to meet a variety 

of needs, including adding new data 

elements as needed to ensure 

information collection captures 

appropriate data for the Corporation’s 

required performance measurement and 

other reporting. 

Copies of the information collection 

request can be obtained by contacting 

the office listed in the addresses section 

of this notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the individual and office 

listed in the ADDRESSES section by May 

5, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by the title of the information 

collection activity, by any of the 

following methods: 

(1) By mail sent to: Corporation for 

National and Community Service; Attn, 

Craig Kinnear, Program Analyst, Room 

9103A; 1201 New York Avenue, NW., 

Washington DC, 20525. 

(2) By hand delivery or by courier to 

the Corporation’s mailroom at Room 

8100 at the mail address given in 

paragraph (1) above, between 9 a.m. and 

4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

(3) By fax to: (202) 565–2789, 

Attention Craig Kinnear, Program 

Analyst. 

4) Electronically through the 

Corporation’s e-mail address system: 

ckinnear@cns.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Craig Kinnear, (202) 606–6708, or by email at ckinnear@cns.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Corporation is particularly interested in 

comments that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Corporation, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are expected to respond, including the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology 

(e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses). 

Background 

The Progress Report (PPR) was 

designed to assure that 

Americorps*VISTA sponsors address 

and fulfill legislated program purposes, 

meet agency program management and 

grant requirements, and assess progress 

toward project plan goals agreed upon 

in the signing of the Memorandum of 

Agreement. 

Current Action 

The Corporation seeks to revise the 

previously used PPR to: (a) Reduce 

respondent burden; (b) enhance data 

collected via this information collection 

tool; (c) establish reporting periods 

consistent with the Corporation’s 

integrated grants management and 

reporting policies. 

The current PPR is used by 

Americorps*VISTA sponsors and 

grantees to report progress toward 

accomplishing work plan goals and 

objectives, reporting actual outcomes 

related to self-nominated performance 

measures meeting challenges 

encountered, describing significant 

activities, and requesting technical 

assistance. The PPR is also used to 

collect demographic data elements used 

by the Corporation for aggregate 

reporting purposes. Submissions of the 

PPR are done quarterly. 

The revised PPR will be divided into 

two separate parts in order to reduce 

burden and to increase data integrity. 

All demographic data elements will be 

removed from the quarterly submissions 

and added to an annual VISTA Progress 

Report Supplement (VPRS) due 30 days 

after the end of the fiscal year. The 

quarterly reports will retain their 

purpose of providing monitoring and 

oversight of individual projects, while 

the annual data collection will serve the 

purpose of aggregate performance 

reporting for the VISTA program. 

Burden will be reduced by collecting 

the demographic data elements once a 

year instead of quarterly. Data integrity 

will be increased by tying data elements 

to specific fiscal years rather than 

project reporting cycles. 

The Corporation anticipates making 

available to all AmeriCorps*VISTA 

sponsors and grantees both sections of 

the revised PPR by July 1, 2008. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Agency: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Title: Americorps*VISTA Program 

Progress Report (PPR). 

OMB Number: 3045–0043. 

Agency Number: None. 

Affected Public: AmeriCorps*VISTA 

and sponsoring organizations, site 

supervisors, and members. 

Total Respondents: 1,100. 

Frequency: Quarterly for the PPR; 

annually for the VPRS. 

Average Time Per Response: 7 hours 

for the PPR; 9 hours for the VPRS. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 40,700 

hours for both the PPR and VPRS. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

None. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): None. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 


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