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Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA)
(16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.). Issuance of EFPs
and related permits are necessary for the
collection of Highly Migratory Species
(HMS) for public display and scientific
research that is exempt from regulations
(e.g., seasons, prohibited species,
authorized gear, and minimum sizes)
that may prohibit the collection of live
animals or biological samples. A
Display Permit is issued for the
collection of HMS for the purpose of
public display whereas a Shark
Research Permit allows the National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and
commercial shark fishermen to conduct
cooperative research to collect fisherydependent data for management of the
Atlantic shark fishery.
The regulations at 50 CFR 600.745
and 50 CFR 635.32 govern scientific
research activity, exempted fishing, and
exempted educational activities with
respect to Atlantic HMS. Since the
Magnuson-Stevens Act does not
consider scientific research to be
‘‘fishing,’’ scientific research is exempt
from this statute, and NMFS does not
issue EFPs for bona fide research
activities (e.g., research conducted from
a research vessel and not a commercial
or recreational fishing vessel) involving
species that are regulated only under the
Magnuson-Stevens Act (e.g., most
species of sharks) and not under ATCA.
NMFS requests copies of scientific
research plans for these activities and
indicates concurrence by issuing a LOA
to researchers to indicate that the
proposed activity meets the definition of
research and is therefore exempt from
regulation.
Scientific research is not exempt from
regulation under ATCA. NMFS issues
SRPs for collection of species managed
under this statute (e.g., tunas, swordfish,
billfish), which authorize researchers to
collect HMS from bona fide research
vessels (e.g., NMFS or university
research vessel.) NMFS will issue an
EFP when research/collection involving
Atlantic tunas, swordfish, and billfishes
occurs from commercial or recreational
fishing platforms.
To regulate these fishing activities,
NMFS needs information to determine
the justification of granting an EFP,
LOA, SRP, Display or Shark Research
Permit. The application requirements
are detailed at 50 CFR 600.745(b)(2).
Interim, annual and no-catch/fishing
reports must also be submitted to the
HMS Management Division within
NMFS. The authority for the HMS
Management Division for requiring this
information is found at 50 CFR
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II. Method of Collection
Respondents have a choice of either
electronic or paper forms. Methods of
submittal include e-mail of electronic
forms, mail and facsimile transmission
of paper forms.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0471.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
collection).
Affected Public: Non-profit
institutions; State, local, or tribal
government; business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
75.
Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours
for a scientific research plan; 40 minutes
for an application for an EFP, Display
Permit, SRP, Shark Research Permit or
LOA for HMS; 1 hour for an interim
report; 40 minutes for an annual fishing
report; 15 minutes for an application for
an amendment; 5 minutes for
notification of departure phone calls to
NMFS Enforcement; 2 minutes for ‘‘nocatch’’ reports; and 2 minutes for tag
applications.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 236.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $119 in recordkeeping/reporting
costs.
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: January 5, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection,
Comment Request: Reporting of Preenactment Swap Transactions
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or
‘‘CFTC’’) is announcing an opportunity
for public comment on the proposed
collection of certain information by the
agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction
Act (‘‘PRA’’), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.,
Federal agencies are required to publish
notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information and to allow 60 days for
public comment. The Commission
recently adopted an interim final rule,
as required by the Wall Street Reform
and Consumer Protection Act (‘‘DoddFrank Act’’), requiring counterparties to
a pre-enactment unexpired swap to
report such swaps according to such
rules as the Commission may in the
future adopt. This notice solicits
comments on the record retention
requirement that is embedded in the
interim final rule’s reporting
requirement, which was recognized by
the Commission in an interpretive note
to the final rule.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before March 14, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by ‘‘Pre-Enactment Swap
Collection,’’ by any of the following
methods:
• The Agency’s Web site, at http://
comments.cftc.gov/. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
through the Web site.
• Mail: David A. Stawick, Secretary of
the Commission, Commodity Futures
Trading Commission, Three Lafayette
Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20581.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as
mail above.
Please submit your comments using
only one method.
All comments must be submitted in
English, or if not, accompanied by an
English translation. Comments will be
posted as received to http://
www.cftc.gov.
SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan Nathan, Division of Market
Oversight, Senior Special Counsel,
CFTC, (202) 418–5133; e-mail:
snathan@cftc.gov.

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Under the
PRA, Federal agencies must obtain
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for each collection
of information they conduct or sponsor.
‘‘Collection of Information’’ is defined in
44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3 and
includes agency requests or
requirements that members of the public
submit reports, keep records, or provide
information to a third party. Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A), requires Federal agencies
to provide a 60-day notice in the
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information
before submitting the collection to OMB
for approval. To comply with this
requirement, the CFTC is publishing
notice of the proposed collection of
information listed below.
Abstract: Section 729 of the DoddFrank Act required the CFTC to adopt,
within 90 days of enactment of the
Dodd-Frank Act, an interim final rule
for the reporting of swap transactions
entered into before July 21, 2010 whose
terms had not expired as of that date
(‘‘pre-enactment unexpired swaps’’).
Pursuant to this mandate, the CFTC
adopted an interim final rule requiring
specified parties to pre-enactment
unexpired swap transactions to report
certain information related to such
transactions to a swap data repository
(‘‘SDR’’) or to the Commission by the
compliance date to be established in
reporting rules required under Section
2(h)(5) of the CEA, or within 60 days
after an appropriate SDR becomes
registered under Section 21 of the CEA
and commences operations to receive
and maintain data related to such swap,
whichever occurs first. An interpretative
note to the rule advises that
counterparties that may be required to
report to an SDR or the CFTC will need
to preserve information pertaining to the
terms of such swaps.
Burden Statement: The respondent
burden for this collection is estimated to
be .5 hours per response. These
estimates include the time to locate the
information related to the pre-enactment
unexpired swap transactions and the
time to ensure such information is
maintained in such form as it currently
exists.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Swap
Dealers, Major Swap Participants, and
other counterparties to a swap
transaction (i.e., end-user, non-SD/nonMSP counterparties).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,800.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 900 hours.
Frequency of Collection: Once.

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Issued by the Commission this 5th day of
January, 2011.
David Stawick,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2011–326 Filed 1–10–11; 8:45 am]
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
The White House Council for
Community Solutions gives notice of
their following first meeting:
DATE AND TIME: Friday, February 4, 2011,
1 p.m.–3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
PLACE: The Council will meet in the
Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
This meeting will be streamed live for
public viewing and a link will be
available on the council’s Web site:
http://www.serve.gov/
communitysolutions.
PUBLIC COMMENT: The public is invited
to submit publicly available comments
through the Council’s Web site. To send
statements to the Council, please send
written statements to the Council’s
electronic mailbox at
WhiteHouseCouncil@cns.gov. The
public can also follow the Council’s
work by visiting its Web site: http://
www.serve.gov/communitysolutions.
STATUS: Open.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The purpose
of this meeting is to review the
Council’s charge, discuss the key issues
impacting youth employment,
education, work preparedness and the
healthy transition to adulthood, and
establish committees to carry out the
Council’s work.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Susannah Washburn, Executive
Director, White House Council for
Community Solutions, Corporation for
National and Community Service, 10th
Floor, Room 10911, 1201 New York
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20525.
Phone (202) 606–6740. Fax (202) 606–
3464. E-mail: swashburn@cns.gov.
Dated: January 6, 2011.
Susannah Washburn,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2011–467 Filed 1–7–11; 11:15 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Renewal of Department of Defense
Federal Advisory Committees
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Notice of Renewal of Federal
Advisory Committee

ACTION:

Under the provisions of
section 596 of Public Law 110–417,
section 594 of Public Law 111–84 and
the Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix), the
Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102–
3.50, the Department of Defense gives
notice that it is renewing the charter for
the Military Leadership Diversity
Commission (hereafter referred to as the
‘‘Commission’’).
The Commission is a nondiscretionary federal advisory
committee that shall provide the
President and Congress a
comprehensive evaluation and
assessment of minority promotion and
advancement policies.
The commission, pursuant to section
596(d) of Public Law 110–417, shall:
a. Carry out a comprehensive study to
evaluate and assess policies that provide
opportunities for the promotion and
advancement of minority members of
the U.S. Armed Forces, including
minority members who are senior
officers; and
b. In carrying out the study, the
Commission shall examine the
following:
(1) The efforts to develop and
maintain diverse leadership at all levels
of the Armed Forces.
(2) The successes and failures of
developing and maintaining a diverse
leadership, particularly at the general
and flag officer positions.
(3) The effect of expanding
Department of Defense secondary
educational programs to diverse civilian
populations, to include military service
academy preparatory schools.
(4) The ability of current recruitment
and retention practices to attract and
maintain a diverse pool of qualified
individuals in sufficient numbers in
officer pre-commissioning programs.
(5) The ability of current activities to
increase continuation rates for ethnicand gender-specific members of the
Armed Forces.
(6) The benefits of conducting an
annual conference attended by civilian
military, active-duty and retired military
and corporate leaders on diversity, to
include a review of current policy and
the annual demographic data from the
Defense Equal Opportunity Management
Institute.
(7) The status of prior
recommendations made to the
Department of Defense and to Congress
concerning diversity initiatives within
the Armed Forces.

SUMMARY:

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