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ACTION: Nominations. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is soliciting 

nominations to the Advisory Committee 

to the U.S. Section to the International 

Commission for the Conservation of 

Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) as established 

by the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 

1975 (ATCA). NMFS is also soliciting 

nominations for technical advisors to 

the Advisory Committee’s species 

working groups. 

DATES: Nominations must be received 

by October 15, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations to the 

Advisory Committee or for technical 

advisors to a species working group 

should be sent to Ms. Rachel O’Malley, 

Office of International Affairs, National 

Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Room 

9540, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 

Spring, MD 20910. A copy should also 

be sent to Keith Cialino, Office of 

International Affairs, National Marine 

Fisheries Service, Room 12641, 1315 

East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 

20910. Nominations can also be 

provided via fax (301–713–2313) or email (Rachel.O’Malley@noaa.gov and 

Keith.Cialino@noaa.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Keith Cialino, 301–713–9090. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

971b of ATCA (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.) 

requires that an advisory committee be 

established that shall be composed of: 

(1) Not less than five nor more than 20 

individuals appointed by the U.S. 

Commissioners to ICCAT who shall 

select such individuals from the various 

groups concerned with the fisheries 

covered by the ICCAT Convention; and 

(2) the chairs (or their designees) of the 

New England, Mid-Atlantic, South 

Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf Fishery 

Management Councils. Each member of 

the Advisory Committee appointed 

under paragraph (1) shall serve for a 

term of 2 years and shall be eligible for 

reappointment. Members of the 

Advisory Committee may attend all 

public meetings of the ICCAT 

Commission, Council, or any Panel and 

any other meetings to which they are 

invited by the ICCAT Commission, 

Council, or any Panel. The Advisory 

Committee shall be invited to attend all 

nonexecutive meetings of the U.S. 

Commissioners to ICCAT and, at such 

meetings, shall be given the opportunity 

to examine and be heard on all 

proposed programs of investigation, 

reports, recommendations, and 

regulations of the ICCAT Commission. 

Members of the Advisory Committee 

shall receive no compensation for such 

services. The Secretary of Commerce 

and the Secretary of State may pay the 

necessary travel expenses of members of 

the Advisory Committee. There are 

currently 19 appointed Advisory 

Committee members. The terms of these 

members expire on December 31, 2010. 

New appointments will be made as soon 

as possible, but will not take effect until 

January 1, 2011. 

Section 971b–1 of ATCA specifies 

that the U.S. Commissioners may 

establish species working groups for the 

purpose of providing advice and 

recommendations to the U.S. 

Commissioners and to the Advisory 

Committee on matters relating to the 

conservation and management of any 

highly migratory species covered by the 

ICCAT Convention. Any species 

working group shall consist of no more 

than seven members of the Advisory 

Committee and no more than four 

scientific or technical advisors, as 

considered necessary by the 

Commissioners. Currently, there are 

four species working groups advising 

the Committee and the U.S. 

Commissioners: a Bluefin Tuna Working 

Group, a Swordfish and Sharks Working 

Group, a Billfish Working Group, and a 

BAYS (Bigeye, Albacore, Yellowfin, and 

Skipjack) Tunas Working Group. 

Technical Advisors to the species 

working groups serve at the request of 

the U.S. Commissioners; therefore, the 

Commissioners can choose to alter 

appointments at any time. 

Nominations to the Advisory 

Committee or to a species working 

group should include a letter of interest 

and a resume or curriculum vitae. 

Letters of recommendation are useful 

but not required. Self-nominations are 

acceptable. When making a nomination, 

please clearly specify which 

appointment (Advisory Committee 

member or technical advisor to a species 

working group) is being sought. 

Requesting consideration for placement 

on both the Advisory Committee and a 

species working group is acceptable. 

Those interested in a species working 

group technical advisor appointment 

should indicate which of the four 

working groups is preferred. Placement 

on the requested species working group, 

however, is not guaranteed. 

Dated: September 7, 2010. 

Rebecca Lent, 

Director, Office of International Affairs, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Manufacturers’ 

Shipments, Inventories, and Orders 

Benchmark Supplement 

AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau. 

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, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: To ensure consideration written 

comments must be submitted on or 

before November 15, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at DHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Chris Savage, U.S. Census 

Bureau, Room 7K071, Washington, DC 

20233–6900, (301) 763–4832, or via the 

internet at John.C.Savage@census.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Manufacturers’ Shipments, 

Inventories, and Orders (M3) survey 

collects monthly data on shipments, 

inventories, and orders from domestic 

manufacturing companies. The purpose 

of the M3 survey is to provide early 

broad-based monthly statistical data on 

current economic conditions and 

indications of future production 

commitments in the manufacturing 

sector. The orders, as well as the 

shipments and inventory data, are used 

widely and are valuable tools for 

analysis of business cycle conditions. 

Major data users include: Members of 

the Council of Economic Advisers, 

Bureau of Economic Analysis, Federal 

Reserve Board, Conference Board, 

Treasury Department, and the business 

community. 

The monthly M3 Survey data reflect 

primarily the month-to-month changes 

of companies within the survey. The M3 

survey collects data for 89 industry 

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defense and defense allocations. Those 

industries include: Small Arms and 

Ordnance; Communications Equipment; 

Search and Navigation Equipment; 

Aircraft; Aircraft Engine and Parts; 

Missile, Space Vehicle, and Parts 

Manufacturing Defense; and Ship and 

Boat Building. 

There is a clear need to perform a 

periodic benchmark of the M3 estimates 

to reflect the manufacturing universe 

levels. The Annual Survey of 

Manufactures (ASM) provides annual 

benchmarks for the shipments and 

inventory data for the M3 survey, 

however, the ASM does not distinguish 

between non-defense and defense 

activities. The U.S. Census Bureau plans 

a reinstatement to an expired collection 

‘‘Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, 

and Orders to the Department of 

Defense Supplement: 2006–2007,’’ (M– 

3DOD) to be renamed ‘‘Manufacturers’ 

Shipments, Inventories, and Orders 

Benchmark Supplement’’ (MA–3001). 

This form will be cognitive tested before 

being mailed out in 2011, which may 

include a title change. After analyzing 

the results of the 2008 survey, the 

Census Bureau ascertained the need for 

an annual data collection for nondefense and defense manufacturing 

activities. The last collection instrument 

used to benchmark defense and nondefense data before the ‘‘Manufacturers’ 

Shipments, Inventories, and Orders to 

the Department of Defense Supplement: 

2006–2007’’ was the Shipments to 

Federal Agencies Benchmark Survey 

(MA–9675) conducted in 1992. 

The ‘‘Manufacturers’ Shipments, 

Inventories, and Orders Benchmark 

Supplement’’ will be used as a 

benchmark for the M3 Survey each year. 

The Census Bureau will use these data 

to develop an accurate defense/nondefense split among the 13 industry 

categories in the M3 Survey. 

II. Method of Collection 

To ease respondent burden, we permit 

companies to submit their data through 

an Internet Reporting System or by fax. 

Companies will be asked to respond to 

the survey within 30 days of receipt. 

Letters encouraging participation will be 

mailed to companies that have not 

responded by the designated time. 

Telephone follow-up will be conducted 

to obtain response from delinquent 

companies. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0949. 

Form Number: MA–3001. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

4,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$64,840. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S.C., 

Sections 131 and 182. 

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: September 10, 2010. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22968 Filed 9–14–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Broadband 

Technology Opportunities Program 

Post-Award Quarterly and Annual 

Performance Progress Reports 

AGENCY: National Telecommunications 

and Information 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 November 15, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instruments and instructions should be 

directed to Anthony Wilhelm, Deputy 

Associate Administrator, Infrastructure 

Division, Office of Telecommunications 

and Information Applications, National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, via the Internet at 

btop@ntia.doc.gov or by telephone at 

(202) 482–2048. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery 

Act) establishes and provides $4.7 

billion for the Broadband Technology 

Opportunities Program (BTOP) and 

directs that these funds be awarded by 

September 30, 2010. Of these funds, at 

least $200 million will be made 

available for competitive grants to 

expand public computer center 

capacity; at least $250 million will be 

made available for competitive grants 

for innovative programs to encourage 

sustainable adoption of broadband 

service; and up to $350 million will be 

made available to fund the State 

Broadband Data and Development Grant 

Program (Broadband Mapping Program) 

authorized by the Broadband Data 

Improvement Act. The Broadband 

Mapping Program is designed to support 

the development and maintenance of a 

nationwide broadband map for use by 

policymakers and consumers. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

requires agencies administrating grant 

programs to implement post-award 

financial and performance reporting for 

those programs. The Department of 

Commerce Uniform Administrative 

Requirements for Grants authorizes 

NTIA to require performance reports 

from BTOP grant recipients. 

A general description of the 

performance reporting requirements for 

recipients of BTOP grants was included 

in the Notice of Funds Availability 

(NOFA) published on July 9, 2009 for 

the first round of funding and in the 

NOFA published on January 26, 2010, 

for the second round of funding. 

The quarterly performance reports, 

submitted at the end of each quarter of 


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