Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 122 / Friday, June 26, 2009 / Notices 30523 

Dated: June 23, 2009. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–15209 Filed 6–25–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Department of Commerce: Industry 

Outreach for Climate Change 

Negotiations Under the UNFCCC 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (DOC) will host a half-day 

roundtable for industry participants 

during which senior U.S. government 

officials will outline the draft 

negotiation text of a new agreement 

under the United Nations Framework 

Convention on Climate Change 

(UNFCCC), provide updates on recent 

developments, and solicit individual 

input from participants. The purpose of 

the industry roundtable is to allow 

private sector stakeholders, particularly 

industry and trade associations, to 

advise U.S. officials on the impact a 

new UNFCCC agreement could have on 

their respective operations and on 

associated commercial opportunities. 

The DOC anticipates additional 

outreach events will be held throughout 

the United States. 

DATES: July 16, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: To apply to participate in 

the roundtable, please contact Brian 

O’Hanlon, Office of Energy and 

Environmental Industries; Room 4053; 

U.S. Department of Commerce; 14th & 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.; 

Washington, DC 20230; 202–482–3492; 

brian.ohanlon@mail.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Selection Criteria 

DOC wishes to ensure a broad 

coverage of sectors likely to be impacted 

by potential U.S. commitments under 

the UNFCCC. Because space is limited, 

applicants should provide information 

regarding the impact an agreement 

under the UNFCCC may have on their 

industry. Participants will be selected 

according to whether their respective 

industry sectors are likely to be affected 

by any binding commitments on the 

United States as part of an agreement 

under the UNFCCC. 

The United Nations Framework 

Convention on Climate Change—The 

UNFCCC was signed in 1992 in Rio de 

Janeiro, Brazil, and entered into force on 

March 21, 1994. Currently, 192 states 

have ratified the Convention, including 

the United States. The treaty requires 

national inventories of greenhouse gas 

emissions from developed countries, 

and encourages national action to stem 

greenhouse gas emissions and slow 

climate change. Developed nations also 

pledge to share technology and 

resources with developing nations. 

Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations 

Framework Convention on Climate 

Change—The Kyoto Protocol was 

adopted in December 1997, entered into 

force on February 16, 2005, and has 

been ratified by 184 countries and the 

European Community. While the United 

States signed the document, the U.S. 

Senate has never ratified the treaty. The 

Kyoto Protocol sets binding emissions 

targets for 37 industrialized countries, 

includes mechanisms for measuring and 

reporting emissions, and provides for 

financing and technology assistance to 

developing countries. The Protocol will 

expire at the end of 2012. 

Current UNFCCC Negotiations— 

Negotiations under the UNFCCC are 

underway to formulate a successor 

agreement to the Kyoto Protocol. The 

discussions have the goal of concluding 

an agreement in Copenhagen this 

December. Potential impacts on U.S. 

industrial competitiveness will be 

discussed during the upcoming 

roundtable include technology transfer, 

intellectual property, financing, and 

related commercial opportunities. 

Dated: June 22, 2009. 

Cheryl McQueen, 

Acting Director, Office of Energy and 

Environmental Industries, U.S. Department 

of Commerce. 

[FR Doc. E9–15049 Filed 6–25–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Socioeconomic 

Monitoring Program for the Florida 

Keys National Marine Sanctuary 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

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 August 25, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 

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 Dr. Vernon Leeworthy, 301– 

713–7261 or at 

Bob.Leeworthy@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The purpose of this information 

collection is to obtain socioeconomic 

monitoring information in the Florida 

Keys National Marine Sanctuary 

(FKNMS). In 1997, regulations became 

effective that created a series of ‘‘no take 

zones’’ in the FKNMS. Monitoring 

programs are used to test the ecological 

and socioeconomic impacts of the ‘‘no 

take zones.’’ Two voluntary data 

collection efforts support the 

socioeconomic monitoring program. 

The first collection involves a set of 

four panels on commercial fishing 

operations, where commercial 

fishermen will be interviewed to assess 

financial performance and assess the 

impacts of Sanctuary regulations. 

Information on catch, effort, revenues, 

operating and capital costs will be 

obtained to do financial performance 

analysis. Eight years of data collection 

have been completed and this 

application is to complete the efforts for 

years nine through 11. The information 

on socioeconomic factors for developing 

profiles of the commercial fishermen 

such as age, sex, education level, 

household income, marital status, 

number of family members, race/ 

ethnicity, percent of income derived 

from fishing, percent of income derived 

from study area, years of experience in 

fishing will be gathered to compare 

panels with the general commercial 

fishing population. The data would be 

collected annually. 

The second collection will monitor 

recreational for-hire operations through 

the use of dive logs for estimating use 

in the ‘‘no take areas’’ versus other areas 

for snorkeling, scuba diving and glassbottom boat rides. Volunteers or a 

contractor will collect the logbooks 

monthly.