Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 40285-40286 [E7-14280]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 141 / Tuesday, July 24, 2007 / Notices ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice is hereby given that the Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will meet Tuesday, August 14, from 8:10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, August 15, from 8:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology is composed of fifteen members appointed by the Director of NIST who are eminent in such fields as business, research, new product development, engineering, labor, education, management consulting, environment, and international relations. The purpose of this meeting is to review and make recommendations regarding general policy for the Institute, its organization, its budget, and its programs within the framework of applicable national policies as set forth by the President and the Congress. The agenda will include an update on NIST with an overview of its role in U.S. science and technology. Several laboratory tours also will be featured. The meeting will conclude with an extended discussion on the overall role NIST plays in the nation’s innovation enterprise. The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on the NIST Web site at https://www.nist.gov/ director/vcat/agenda.htm. The meeting will convene on August 14, 2007 at 8:10 a.m. and will adjourn on August 15, 2007 at 12 p.m. DATES: The meeting will be held in Building 1, Room 1107, at NIST, Boulder, Colorado. All visitors to the NIST site will have to pre-register to be admitted. Please submit your name, time of arrival, e-mail address and phone number to Denise Herbert no later than Thursday, August 9, and she will provide you with instructions for admittance. Ms. Herbert’s e-mail address is denise.herbert@nist.gov and her phone number is (301) 975–2300. ADDRESSES: mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise Herbert, Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–1000, telephone number (301) 975–2300. Dated: July 17, 2007. James M. Turner, Deputy Director. [FR Doc. E7–14334 Filed 7–23–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–13–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:50 Jul 23, 2007 Jkt 211001 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XB16 Marine Mammals; File No. 814–1899 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management, P.O. Box 69, Barrow, AK 99723 [Taqulik Hepa, Responsible Party; Dr. Cheryl Rosa, Principal Investigator] has been issued a scientific research permit to collect and acquire marine mammal specimens from the following species: bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus), ringed seal (Phoca hispida), spotted seal (Phoca larga), and ribbon seal (Phoca fasciata), bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus), beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas), minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), and grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus). ADDRESSES: The permit and related documents are available for review upon written request or by appointment in the following offices: Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301)713–2289; fax (301)427–2521; and Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668; phone (907)586–7221; fax (907)586–7249. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Skidmore or Amy Sloan, (301)713–2289. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 27, 2007, notice was published in the Federal Register (72 FR 20994) that a request for a scientific research permit to the marine mammal species identified above had been submitted by the above-named organization. The requested permit has been issued under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the regulations governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216), the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR parts 222–226). The tissues collected/acquired by the North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management under this permit PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 40285 would be utilized in a variety of healthrelated analyses, including (but not limited to): tissue histology, contaminants analyses (elemental analyses, PAH/organochlorine analyses etc.), infectious disease research (culture, PCR analyses), parasitology studies and stable isotope work. Additionally, tissues would be collected to augment the Alaskan Marine Mammal Tissue Archival Project (AMMTAP). No animals would be killed for the purpose of providing samples under this permit. Locations of collections would be from the Northwest Arctic Borough (St. Lawrence Island, Diomede, Wales and Kivalina) and the North Slope Borough, Alaska. This effort would provide critical baseline data and would be part of a long-term monitoring project being undertaken by the North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management in response to public concerns about the safety and health of their subsistence species. This permit has been issued for a period of 5 years. In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final determination has been made that the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. Issuance of this permit, as required by the ESA, was based on a finding that such permit: (1) was applied for in good faith; (2) will not operate to the disadvantage of such endangered species; and (3) is consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA. Dated: July 18, 2007. P. Michael Payne, Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7–14330 Filed 7–23–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XB62 Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meetings. AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\24JYN1.SGM 24JYN1 40286 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 141 / Tuesday, July 24, 2007 / Notices SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council) and its Administrative Committee will hold meetings. The meetings will be held on August 14–15, 2007. The Council will convene on Tuesday, August 14, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the Administrative Committee will meet from 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m., on that same day. The Council will reconvene on Wednesday, August 15, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., approximately. ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Carambola Beach Resort, Estate Davis Bay, St. Croix, U.S.V.I 00850 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 268 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918–1920, telephone: (787) 766–5926. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will hold its 125th regular public meeting to discuss the items contained in the following agenda: Administrative Committee Recommendations Meetings Attended by Council Members and Staff Other Business Next Council Meeting The meetings are open to the public, and will be conducted in English. Fishers and other interested persons are invited to attend and participate with oral or written statements regarding agenda issues. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council’s intent to take final action to address the emergency. August 14, 2007 Special Accommodations 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. For more information or request for sign language interpretation and/other auxiliary aids, please contact Mr. Miguel A. Rolon, Executive Director, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 268 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00918–2577, telephone: (787) 766–5926, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. DATES: Call to Order Election of Officials Adoption of Agenda Consideration of 124th Council Meeting Verbatim Transcription Executive Director’s Report White Paper on the Sale of Catch by Charter/Recreational Fishers in the US Caribbean - Graciela Garcia-Moliner Options Paper on Trap Vents Graciela Garcia-Moliner Deep Water Coral Reef - MCBI Update Deep Water Coral Reef Survey - Jorge R. Garcia-Sais Caribbean Lobster Initiative BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. Administrative Committee Meeting -AP/SSC/HAP Membership -Budget 2007 -SOPPs Amendment -Other Business August 15, 2007 mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES HMS Presentation on Proposed Measures for Sharks Marine Mammals Protection Act Proposed Rule for 2008 - Jennifer Lee Enforcement Reports -Puerto Rico -U.S. Virgin Islands -Federal and Local Jurisdiction on Mutton Snapper -NOAA -U.S. Coast Guard ACLs Meeting Report - Graciela Garcia-Moliner 17:50 Jul 23, 2007 PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE External Quality Metrics Surveys ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request. 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. VerDate Aug<31>2005 Dated: July 19, 2007. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7–14280 Filed 7–23–07; 8:45 am] Jkt 211001 SUMMARY: The Patent and Trademark Office, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this new information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Written comments must be submitted on or before September 24, 2007. DATES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods: ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • E-mail: Susan.Fawcett@uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–00xx External Quality Metrics Surveys’’ in the subject line of the message. • Fax: 571–273–0112, marked to the attention of Susan Fawcett. • Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Customer Information Services Group, Public Information Services Division, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. • Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information should be directed to the attention of 0651–00xx External Quality Metrics Surveys c/o Joseph Rolla, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450; by facsimile at 571–273–9026, or by e-mail at Joseph.Rolla@uspto.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract One of the goals of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Strategic Plan is to optimize quality. The Office holds continuously improving quality as one of its guiding principles in the Agency’s Strategic Plan framework. As such, the Office plans to consider appropriate measures of patent quality, including the performance targets, with the goal of a balance between the desire for assured high quality results and resource limitations for the initial examination process. Achieving widely accepted quality measures and processes will require that all stakeholders engage in the effort. To promote greater consistency and credibility for the measurements of quality by the Office, the USPTO is proposing to engage the patent community to assist in the development of an objective set of review criteria and processes that could be applied across all selected components of the current USPTO examination process. The Office will be looking to determine what measures should be used to assess examination quality, how these measures should be reported and what meaningful quality targets should be the goals of an initial system of patent examination. This engagement will take place in the form of a survey, entitled the External Quality Metrics Survey. Through this survey the patent community will assist the USPTO in meeting its strategic goals, including efforts to optimize the patent process, in a clearly and concisely articulated and documented format. The External Quality Metrics Survey project will be designed to query from E:\FR\FM\24JYN1.SGM 24JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40285-40286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14280]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XB62


Caribbean Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
Administrative Committee will hold meetings.


DATES: The meetings will be held on August 14-15, 2007. The Council 
will convene on Tuesday, August 14, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 
the Administrative Committee will meet from 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m., on 
that same day. The Council will reconvene on Wednesday, August 15, 
2007, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., approximately.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Carambola Beach Resort, 
Estate Davis Bay, St. Croix, U.S.V.I 00850

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 
268 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1920, 
telephone: (787) 766-5926.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will hold its 125th regular 
public meeting to discuss the items contained in the following agenda:

August 14, 2007

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

    Call to Order
    Election of Officials
    Adoption of Agenda
    Consideration of 124th Council Meeting Verbatim Transcription
    Executive Director's Report
    White Paper on the Sale of Catch by Charter/Recreational Fishers in 
the US Caribbean - Graciela Garcia-Moliner
    Options Paper on Trap Vents - Graciela Garcia-Moliner
    Deep Water Coral Reef - MCBI
    Update Deep Water Coral Reef Survey - Jorge R. Garcia-Sais
    Caribbean Lobster Initiative

5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m.

    Administrative Committee Meeting
    -AP/SSC/HAP Membership
    -Budget 2007
    -SOPPs Amendment
    -Other Business

August 15, 2007

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

    HMS Presentation on Proposed Measures for Sharks
    Marine Mammals Protection Act Proposed Rule for 2008 - Jennifer Lee
    Enforcement Reports
    -Puerto Rico
    -U.S. Virgin Islands
    -Federal and Local Jurisdiction on Mutton Snapper
    -NOAA
    -U.S. Coast Guard
    ACLs Meeting Report - Graciela Garcia-Moliner
    Administrative Committee Recommendations
    Meetings Attended by Council Members and Staff
    Other Business
    Next Council Meeting
    The meetings are open to the public, and will be conducted in 
English. Fishers and other interested persons are invited to attend and 
participate with oral or written statements regarding agenda issues.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues 
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action 
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's 
intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. For more information or request for sign language 
interpretation and/other auxiliary aids, please contact Mr. Miguel A. 
Rolon, Executive Director, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, 268 
Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 1108, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00918-2577, 
telephone: (787) 766-5926, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: July 19, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-14280 Filed 7-23-07; 8:45 am]
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