Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 179 / Thursday, September 16, 2010 / Notices 56507 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[Docket No. 100910446–0446–01] 

RIN 0648–ZC21 

Extension of Award Period for FY 2007 

Coastal and Estuarine Land 

Conservation Program Grants 

AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS), 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, National 

Ocean Service publishes this notice to 

announce that for those grants issued in 

fiscal year 2007 that are due to expire 

on September 30, 2010, NOAA may 

extend the financial assistance award 

period for up to six additional months, 

providing for a potential maximum 

award duration of three years and six 

months. 

DATES: The provisions in this notice are 

implemented as of September 15, 2010. 

Award recipients who wish to avail 

themselves of the extension to the 

award period should contact their 

Program Officer by September 30, 2010 

to inform them of their intent to seek an 

extension. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, contact: Elaine 

Vaudreuil, 301–713–3155 ext. 103, 

Elaine.Vaudreuil@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Coastal and Estuarine Land 

Conservation Program was established 

pursuant to Public Law 107–77 for the 

purpose of protecting important coastal 

and estuarine areas that have significant 

conservation, recreation, ecological, 

historical, or aesthetic values, or that are 

threatened by conversion from their 

natural or recreational state to other 

uses. In accordance with Public Law 

107–77, CELCP published in the 

Federal Register on June 17, 2003 (68 

FR 35860) program guidelines 

delineating the criteria for grant awards. 

The Final Guidelines for the Coastal and 

Estuarine Land Conservation Program 

(CELCP) outline a planning process for 

states to identify the conservation needs 

and priorities within each state; provide 

the information necessary for eligible 

coastal states to develop land 

conservation plans and nominate 

projects to a national competitive 

selection process; and delineate the 

criteria for grant awards. Consistent 

with the criteria for grants awards in the 

Final Guidelines, the standard financial 

assistance award period for these 

awards is 18 months, which can be 

extended an additional 18 months if 

circumstances warrant, but may not 

exceed three years. 

Several FY 2007 awards, whose award 

period is set to expire on September 30, 

2010, have experienced circumstances 

late in the process that precluded their 

completion within the three-year 

timeframe provided in the CELCP 

Guidelines. Although the Final 

Guidelines indicate that the financial 

assistance award period may not exceed 

three years, NOAA is extending the 

maximum potential award duration for 

those FY 2007 grants in an open status 

on September 29, 2010, from three years 

to three years and six months, ending no 

later than March 31, 2011, in order to 

enable projects to be completed and 

funds expended for their intended 

purpose. 

Award recipients who wish to avail 

themselves of the extension to the 

award period should contact their 

Program Officer by September 30, 2010 

to inform them of their intent to seek an 

extension. 

This extension applies to only FY 

2007 CELCP awards in an open status 

on September 29, 2010. This notice does 

not modify any provision in the Final 

Guidelines for the Coastal and Estuarine 

Land Conservation Program published 

on June 17, 2003. 

Classification 

Executive Order 12866 

This notice has been determined to be 

not significant for purposes of Executive 

Order 12866. 

Executive Order 13132 (Federalism) 

It has been determined that this notice 

does not contain policies with 

Federalism implications as that term is 

defined in Executive Order 13132. 

Administrative Procedure Act/ 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Prior notice and an opportunity for 

public comment are not required by the 

Administrative Procedure Act or any 

other law for rules concerning public 

property, loans, grants, benefits, and 

contracts (5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2)). Because 

notice and opportunity for comment are 

not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 or 

any other law, the analytical 

requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are 

inapplicable. Therefore, a regulatory 

flexibility analysis has not been 

prepared. 

Dated: September 10, 2010. 

Christopher C. Cartwright, 

Associate Assistant Administrator for 

Management and CFO/CAO, Ocean Services 

and Coastal Zone Management. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23080 Filed 9–15–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XZ03 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings and 

hearings. 

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold its 105th Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC) and 149th Council 

meetings to take recommendations and 

action on fishery management issues in 

the Western Pacific Region. 

DATES: The 105th SSC Meeting will be 

held on October 6–8 2010 in Honolulu, 

and the 149th Council meeting will be 

held on October 11–14, 2010, in 

Honolulu. For specific times and 

agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The 105th SSC will be held 

at the Council Office, 1164 Bishop 

Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813. 

The 149th Council Standing 

Committee meeting will be held at 

Council office on October 11, 2010, and 

the full Council meeting between 

October 12–14, 2010, at the Laniakea 

YWCA-Fuller Hall, 1040 Richards 

Street, Honolulu, HI 96813. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 

telephone: (808) 522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

addition to the agenda items listed here, 

the SSC and Council will hear 

recommendations from Council 

advisory groups. Public comment 

periods will be provided throughout the 

agendas. The order in which agenda 

items are addressed may change. The 

meetings will run as late as necessary to 

complete scheduled business. 

Schedule and Agenda for 105th SSC 

Meeting: 

Wednesday, October 6, 2010, 8:30 a.m. 

1. Introductions 

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