5760 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 23 / Thursday, February 4, 2010 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Western Alaska 

Community Development Quota 

Program 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

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 April 5, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 

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 and instructions should be 

directed to Patsy A. Bearden (907) 586– 

7008 or patsy.bearden@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Community Development Quota 

(CDQ) Program is an economic 

development program implemented 

under the Magnuson Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, the 

Fishery Management Plan for the 

Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea 

and Aleutian Islands, and regulations at 

50 CFR part 679. The purpose of the 

program is to provide western Alaska 

communities the opportunity to 

participate and invest in Bering Sea and 

Aleutian Islands Management Area 

fisheries, to support economic 

development in western Alaska, to 

alleviate poverty and provide economic 

and social benefits for residents of 

western Alaska, and to achieve 

sustainable and diversified local 

economies in western Alaska. 

CDQ and prohibited species quota 

(PSQ) allocations are made to CDQ 

groups. However, in many cases the 

CDQ groups contract with existing 

fishing vessels and processors to harvest 

CDQ on their behalf. The CDQ group is 

responsible to monitor the catch of CDQ 

and PSQ by all vessels fishing under its 

Community Development Plan and to 

take the necessary action to prevent 

overages. The National Marine Fisheries 

Service monitors the reported catch to 

assure that quotas are not being 

exceeded. Information is collected only 

through quota transfers in this 

collection. 

II. Method of Collection 

Respondents have a choice of either 

electronic or paper forms. Methods of 

submittal include e-mail of electronic 

forms, and mail and facsimile 

transmission of paper forms. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0269. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 6. 

Estimated Time per Response: 30 

minutes for CDQ/PSQ Transfer Request. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 64. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

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: February 1, 2010. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; 

Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea Marine National 

Monument Permit Application and 

Reports for Permits (fka Northwestern 

Hawaiian Islands Marine National 

Monument) 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

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 April 5, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 

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 and instructions should be 

directed to Hoku Johnson, (808) 397– 

2660 or Hoku.Johnson@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

On June 15, 2006, President Bush 

established the Papahanaumokuakea 

Marine National Monument by issuing 

Presidential Proclamation 8031 (71 FR 

36443, June 26, 2006) under the 

authority of the Antiquities Act (16 

U.S.C. 431). The proclamation includes 

restrictions and prohibitions regarding 

activities in the monument consistent 

with the authority provided by the act. 

Specifically, the proclamation prohibits 

access to the monument except when 

passing through without interruption or 

as allowed under a permit issued by 

NOAA and the Department of Interior’s 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). 

Vessels passing through the monument 

without interruption are required to 

notify NOAA and FWS upon entering 

into and leaving the monument. 

Individuals wishing to access the 

monument to conduct certain regulated 

activities must first apply for and be 

granted a permit issued by NOAA and 


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FWS to certify compliance with vessel 

monitoring system requirements, 

monument regulations and best 

management practices. On August 29, 

2006, NOAA and FWS published a final 

rule codifying the provisions of the 

proclamation (71 FR 51134). 

II. Method of Collection 

Respondents have a choice of either 

electronic or paper forms. Methods of 

submittal include e-mail of electronic 

forms, and mail and facsimile 

transmission of paper forms. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0548. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; non-profit institutions; 

Federal, state, or local government; 

Native Hawaiian organizations; business 

or other for-profit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

411. 

Estimated Time per Response: 

Research, Conservation and 

Management and Education (‘‘general’’ 

permits), 5 hours; Special Ocean Use 

permits, 10 hours; Native Hawaiian 

Practices permits, 8 hours; Recreation 

permits, 6 hours; permit modification 

requests and final reports, 10 hours; and 

annual reports, 5 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,794. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $26,280 in recordkeeping/ 

reporting costs and vessel monitoring 

system installation and maintenance. 

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: February 1, 2010. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–NK–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Executive-Led Trade Mission to 

Colombia and Panama; November 15– 

18, 2010 

AGENCY: Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Mission Description 

The United States Department of 

Commerce, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. and Foreign 

Commercial Service is organizing a 

Trade Mission to Bogota ́ and Cartagena, 

Colombia and Panama City, Panama, 

November 15–18, 2010, to be led by a 

senior Commerce official. The mission 

will focus on helping U.S. companies 

launch or increase their export business 

in these promising markets. It will also 

help participating firms gain market 

information, make business and 

industry contacts, and solidify business 

strategies, towards the goal of increasing 

U.S. exports to the two markets. The 

mission will include business-tobusiness matchmaking appointments 

with local companies, as well as market 

briefings and networking events. The 

mission will be comprised of U.S. firms 

representing a cross section of U.S. 

industries with growing potential in the 

target markets, including, but not 

limited to the following sectors: 

Building products; computers; 

components and peripherals; 

construction equipment; electrical 

power systems; security and safety 

equipment; telecommunications 

equipment; and travel and tourism 

services. 

Commercial Setting 

Colombia 

Colombia ranks solidly with the group 

of progressive, industrializing countries 

worldwide that have diversified 

agriculture, resources, and productive 

capacities. Despite the global economic 

crisis, Colombia’s economic prospects 

are positive. Currently, it is the fifth 

largest market for U.S. exports in the 

region, after Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, 

and Chile, and is ranked 26th as a 

market for U.S. exports globally. Since 

the election of President Alvaro Uribe in 

May 2002 (and subsequent re-election in 

2006), Colombia has become one of the 

most stable economies in the region. 

Improved security, sound government 

policies, steady economic growth, 

moderate inflation and a wide range of 

opportunities make it worthwhile for 

U.S. exporters to take a serious look at 

Colombia. 

Infrastructure development has fueled 

the growth of U.S. exports to Colombia, 

including opportunities generated by 

highway, hotel and housing 

construction in Bogota ́ and coastal cities 

such as Cartagena, San Andres, and 

Santa Marta. Developing the oil and gas 

industry and sea and river ports are also 

key priorities for the Uribe 

administration. An expanding list of 

emerging best prospects sectors includes 

computers and components, safety and 

security, and tourism, among others. 

Colombia’s increasingly democratic 

and transparent government and its 

traditional acceptance of U.S. and 

international standards, and U.S. brands 

provide a solid foundation for U.S. firms 

seeking to do business there. The U.S.- 

Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement 

(TPA), signed in November 2006 and 

pending Congressional approval, would 

offer tremendous benefits to U.S. 

exporters. Upon entry into force, 

(following Colombia’s steps to ensure 

implementation of its obligations), the 

TPA would provide immediate dutyfree entry for 80 percent of U.S. 

consumer and industrial exports to 

Colombia, with remaining tariffs phased 

out over the next 10 years. The TPA 

would also open the market for 

remanufactured goods and provide 

greater protection for intellectual 

property rights (IPR). 

Bogota ́, the capital of Colombia, 

generates approximately 30 percent of 

the country’s total gross domestic 

product (GDP). Bogota ́ offers diverse 

business opportunities in almost all 

economic sectors. Cartagena is the fifth 

largest city in Colombia concentrating 

business opportunities in ports, tourism, 

oil refinery and industries such as 

chemical plants, cement and beverages. 

Panama 

Panama has historically served as the 

crossroads of trade for the Americas. Its 

strategic location, bridging two oceans 

and two continents, has made Panama 

not only a maritime and air transport 

hub, but also an international trading, 

banking, and services center. Trade 

liberalization and privatization over the 

last several years, along with the 

hemispheric movement toward free 

trade agreements (the U.S.-Panama FTA 

is also pending), stand to increase 

Panama’s regional and global 

prominence. Panama’s dollar-based 


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