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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Customs and Border Protection 

Customs and Border Protection Trade 

Symposium 2008: ‘‘Global Trade: 

Continuity Through Transition’’

AGENCY: Customs and Border Protection, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice of Trade Symposium. 

SUMMARY: This document announces 

that U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) will convene its annual trade 

symposium, featuring panel discussions 

involving department personnel, 

members of the trade community and 

other government agencies, on the 

agency’s role in international trade 

initiatives and programs. Members of 

the international trade and 

transportation communities and other 

interested parties are encouraged to 

attend. 

DATES: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 

(opening remarks and panel discussions 

beginning at 1 p.m. and open forum 

with senior management (6 p.m.–8 

p.m.)). Thursday, October 30, 2008 

(panel discussions—8 a.m.–5 p.m.). 

Friday, October 31, 2008 (panel 

discussions ending by 1 p.m.). 

ADDRESSES: The CBP Trade Symposium 

will be held at the JW Marriott, 1331 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC. Upon entry into the 

building, take elevators downstairs to 

the ballroom level. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Office of International Affairs and Trade 

Relations at (202) 344–1440, or at 

traderelations@dhs.gov. To obtain the 

latest information on the Symposium 

and to register on-line, visit the CBP 

Web site at http://www.cbp.gov. 

Requests for special needs should be 

sent to the Office of International Affairs 

and Trade Relations at 

traderelations@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

agenda for the Trade Symposium and 

the keynote speaker will be announced 

at a later date on the CBP Web site. The 

cost is $250.00 per person, and includes 

all Symposium activities. Interested 

parties are requested to register early, as 

space is limited. Registration will open 

to the public on or about September 2, 

2008. All registrations must be made online at the CBP Web site (http:// 

www.cbp.gov) and will be confirmed 

with payment by credit card only. 

Consideration will be given, in a first 

come, first served order, based on space 

availability. Due to the overwhelming 

interest to attend the Symposium, each 

company is requested to limit their 

company’s registrations to three 

participants, in order to afford equal 

representation from all members of the 

international trade community. If a 

company exceeds the limitation, any 

additional names submitted for 

registration will automatically be placed 

on the waiting list. 

Hotel accommodations have been 

reserved at two hotels in downtown 

Washington, DC. The JW Marriott Hotel, 

1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC, has reserved a block of 

rooms for Wednesday through Friday, 

October 29–31, 2008, at the rate of U.S. 

$319.00 per night. Reservations must be 

made directly with the hotel by 

September 29th at 1–800–393–2503 or 

202–393–2000, referencing ‘‘CBP Trade 

Symposium,’’ or on-line at http:// 

www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasjw?

groupCode=USGUSGA&app=resvlink&

fromDate=10/29/08&toDate=11/1/08. 

The Hyatt Regency Washington on 

Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC has reserved a 

block of rooms for Wednesday through 

Friday, October 29—31, 2008, at the rate 

of U.S. $201.00 per night. Reservations 

must be made directly with the hotel by 

September 30, 2008 at 1–800–421–1442, 

referencing ‘‘CBP Trade Symposium,’’

or on-line at https:// 

resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=

welcome_ei_new&eventID=70111&

fromResdesk=true. 

Michael C. Mullen, 

Assistant Commissioner, Office of 

International Affairs and Trade Relations. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

U.S. Geological Survey 

Agency Information Collection: 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: United States Geological 

Survey (USGS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of a new collection. 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), we are notifying the public that 

we will submit to OMB a new 

Information Collection Request (ICR) for 

approval of the paperwork requirements 

for the National Cooperative Geologic 

Mapping Program—EDMAP (NCGMP–

EDMAP). This notice provides the 

public an opportunity to comment on 

the paperwork burden of this collection. 

DATES: You must submit comment on or 

before October 27, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments to the 

IC to Phadrea Ponds, Information 

Collections Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Geological Survey, 2150–C Center 

Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80525 (mail); 

(970) 226–9230 (fax); or 

pponds@usgs.gov (e-mail). Please 

reference Information Collection 1028—

NEW, NCGMP–EDMAP. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Randall Orndorff, Associate Program 

Coordinator (STATEMAP and EDMAP), 

National Cooperative Geological 

Mapping Program, USGS Geological 

Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 

908 (mail); at 703–648–4316 

(telephone); or rorndorff@usgs.gov (email). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: National Cooperative Geologic 

Mapping Program—EDMAP (NCGMP–

EDMAP). 

OMB Control Number: 1028—NEW. 

Correction: This notice was originally 

published on August 19, 2008, Volume 

73, number 161, pages 48388–48389. 

The corrections are as follows: the day 

to submit comments was incorrect and 

should have given the public 60 instead 

of 30 days to respond to this notice. The 

second correction further justified the 

estimate burden for the project added 

the estimated number of grant recipients 

and that the overall burden would not 

be increased because the recipients will 

not prepare final reports as a 

requirement of this award. 

Abstract: 

EDMAP is the component of the 

NCGMP that trains the next generation 

of geologic mappers. The NCGMP 

allocates funds to colleges and 

universities in the United States and 

Puerto Rico through an annual 

competitive grant process. Every Federal 

dollar that is awarded is matched with 

university funds. Geology professors, 

who are skilled in geologic mapping, 

request EDMAP funding to support 

undergraduate and graduate students at 

their college or university in a one-year 

mentored geologic mapping project that 

focuses on a specific geographic area. 

Since 1996, more than $4 million 

from the NCGMP have supported 

geologic mapping efforts of more than 

600 students working with more than 

214 professors at 131 universities in 44 

states, the District of Columbia, and 

Puerto Rico. Funds for graduate projects 

are limited to $15,000 with 

undergraduate project funds limited to 

$7,500. These funds are used to cover 

field expenses and map production, but 

not faculty salaries. The college or 

university matches the EDMAP funding. 

The authority for the program is listed 


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in the National Geologic Mapping Act 

(Pub. L. 106–148). 

We will protect information from 

respondents considered proprietary 

under the Freedom of Information Act 

(5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing 

regulations (43 CFR part 2), and under 

regulations at 30 CFR 250.197, ‘‘Data 

and information to be made available to 

the public or for limited inspection.’’

Responses are voluntary. No questions 

of a ‘‘sensitive’’ nature are asked. 

Frequency of Collection: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary 

(necessary to receive benefits). 

Estimated Number and Description of 

Respondents; Approximately 60 

University/College Professors or faculty 

advisors annually. 

Annual Burden Hours: 1,100 hours. 

Estimated Annual Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: We 

expected to receive approximately 55 

applications taking each applicant 

approximately 20 hours to complete, 

totaling 1,100 hours. This includes the 

time for project conception and 

development, proposal writing and 

reviewing, and submitting project 

narrative through Grants.gov. We expect 

to issue 40 grants per year. The grant 

recipients are not required to submit 

final technical reports; therefore there 

are no additional burden hours for the 

grant recipient. 

Estimated Annual Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’: We 

have not identified any ‘‘non-hour cost’’

burdens associated with this collection 

of information. 

Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA 

(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an 

agency may not conduct or sponsor and 

you are not required to respond to, a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. Until OMB approves a 

collection of information, you are not 

obligated to respond. 

Comments: Before submitting an ICR 

to OMB, PRA section 3506(c) (2) (A) (44 

U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) requires each 

agency ‘‘ * * * to provide notice * * * 

and otherwise consult with members of 

the public and affected agencies 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information * * *’’ Agencies must 

specifically solicit comments. We invite 

comments concerning this information 

collection on: 

(1) Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary, including 

whether or not the information will 

have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on 

respondents. 

Please note that the comments 

submitted in response to this notice are 

a matter of public record. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

e-mail address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment, including your 

personal identifying information, may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask OMB in your 

comment to withhold your personal 

identifying information from public 

review, we cannot guarantee that it will 

be done. To comply with the public 

process, we publish this Federal 

Register notice announcing that we will 

submit this ICR to OMB for approval. 

The notice provided the required 60 day 

public comment period. 

USGS Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Phadrea D. Ponds, 

970–226–9445. 

Dated: August 19, 2008. 

Randall Orndorff, 

Assistant Program Coordinator, National 

Cooperative Geographic Program. 

[FR Doc. E8–19730 Filed 8–25–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4311–AM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

U.S. Geological Survey 

National Earthquake Prediction 

Evaluation Council 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 96–

472, the National Earthquake Prediction 

Evaluation Council (NEPEC) will hold a 

meeting. The meeting location is the 

Hilton Palm Springs Resort, 400 East 

Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, 

California 92262–6605. The Committee 

is comprised of members from academia 

and the Federal Government. The 

Committee shall advise the Director of 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on 

proposed earthquake predictions, on the 

completeness and scientific validity of 

the available data related to earthquake 

predictions, and on related matters as 

assigned by the Director. 

The Council will receive a briefing on 

the Colaboratory for Study of 

Earthquake Predictability (CSEP), a 

report on a workshop on Episodic 

Tremor and Slip held last winter, and 

short reports and updates on several 

other topics. The Council will also 

discuss the potential need to provide 

advisory reports on short notice if 

natural observations suggest an 

increased earthquake risk, and the form 

and content of such reports. 

Meetings of the National Earthquake 

Prediction Evaluation Council are open 

to the public. 

DATES: September 10, 2008, 

commencing at 1 p.m. and adjourning at 

4 p.m. on September 11, 2008. 

Contact: Dr. William Leith, U.S. 

Geological Survey, MS 905, 12201 

Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 

20192, (703) 648–6786, wleith@usgs.gov. 

Dated: August 20, 2008. 

Suzette M. Kimball, 

Associate Director for Geology. 

[FR Doc. E8–19727 Filed 8–25–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[NM–210–1430–ES; NMNM 118070] 

Notice of Realty Action—Recreation 

and Public Purpose (R&PP) Act 

Classification, New Mexico 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of R&PP lease and or 

patent of public land in San Juan 

County; New Mexico. 

SUMMARY: The following described 

public land is determined suitable for 

classification for leasing and subsequent 

conveyance to City of Farmington for 

the Farmington Regional Animal 

Shelter, under the provisions of the 

Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) 

Act, as amended, 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq., 

and under Sec. 7 of the Taylor Grazing 

Act, 43 U.S.C. 315(f), and Executive 

Order No. 6910. 

New Mexico Principal Meridian 

T. 29 N., R. 12 W., 

Sec. 18: SW1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4. 

The area described contains 10 acres more 

or less. 

Comment Dates: Submit comments on 

or before October 10, 2008. Interested 

parties may submit comments regarding 

the proposed leasing/conveyance or 

classification of the lands to the Bureau 

of Land Management at the following 

address. Any adverse comments will be 

reviewed by the Bureau of Land 

Management, Farmington District 

Manager, 1235 La Plata Highway, 

Farmington, NM 87401, who may 

sustain, vacate, or modify this realty 

action. In the absence of any adverse 

comments, this realty action becomes 


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