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Determining the Cost of Performing
Each Service
The cost of service methodology
developed by US&FCS was designed to
bring the organization closer to full cost
recovery guidance set forth in OMB
Circular A–25. To set prices that are
‘‘self sustaining,’’ the US&FCS had to
determine the true cost of providing
various trade promotion services.
Federal Accounting Standards permit
US&FCS to use an activity-based costing
model to determine the true cost of
services listed in the proposed User Fee
Schedule. The activities were defined in
accordance with the US&FCS list of
eleven (11) services offered by US&FCS,
including both standard (6) and
customized (5) services.
As part of the cost of service study,
the US&FCS conducted a workload
survey to obtain a more accurate
estimate of the true cost for delivery of
specific services. The workload survey
was designed and distributed to all
US&FCS international and domestic
field units. An operational audit
technique was used for this workload
survey. The operational data is based on
level of effort exerted by a cross-section
of staff members who are subject matter
experts and practitioners. The
independent contractor commissioned
for the cost of service study reviewed
the workflow process for delivery of
standard and customized services,
breaking out the discrete steps of each
activity to obtain the estimated time to
complete each step, then combined the
step workload to determine the total
workload estimate per service. The data
submitted by various US&FCS field
units was then aggregated to determine
the global average of workload for each
standard or customized service.
The proposed global average hourly
rate of $55.33 was based on actual
staffing data and payroll for staff
specifically engaged in the delivery of
trade promotion services, rather than
data aggregated from US&FCS staff as a
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whole. This resulted in a weighted
average hourly rate that did not include
overhead, benefits and other burdening
factors. (These burdening factors were
later added to produce the burdened
hourly rate of $55.33.) Using FY2010
ITA budget data, fringe benefits and
non-labor related costs (e.g. materials,
supplies, rent, utilities, equipment)
were prorated to determine the
burdening rate that was to be added to
the hourly rate. This resulted in an
hourly rate that accounts for all
applicable labor and non-labor costs
specifically related to the delivery of
services, which is consistent with
federal accounting standards.
Conclusion
Based on the information provided
above, the US&FCS believes its
proposed fees are consistent with the
objective of OMB Circular A–25 to
‘‘promote efficient allocation of the
nation’s resources by establishing
charges for special benefits provided to
the recipient that are at least as great as
the cost to the U.S. Government of
providing the special benefits * * * ’’
OMB Circular A–25(5)(b).
Ms.
Erin Sullivan, U.S. & Foreign
Commercial Service, Office of Strategic
Planning & Resource Management, 1400
Constitution Avenue NW., Rm. C125,
Washington, DC 20235, Phone: (202)
482–1539.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elnora Moye,
Trade Program Assistant.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XC051
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species;
Commercial Atlantic Region NonSandbar Large Coastal Shark Fishery
Opening Date
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; fishery opening date.
AGENCY:
NMFS is announcing the
opening date of the commercial Atlantic
region non-sandbar large coastal shark
fishery. This action is necessary to
inform fishermen and dealers about the
fishery opening date.
DATES: The commercial Atlantic region
non-sandbar large coastal shark fishery
will open on July 15, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karyl Brewster-Geisz or Guy DuBeck,
301–427–8503; fax 301–713–1917.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Atlantic shark fisheries are managed
under the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic
Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery
Management Plan (FMP), its
amendments, and its implementing
regulations found at 50 CFR part 635
issued under authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).
On January 24, 2012 (77 FR 3393), the
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) published a final rule that
established quota levels and opening
dates for the 2012 Atlantic commercial
shark fisheries. In the final rule, we
stated that the 2012 Atlantic nonsandbar large coastal shark (LCS) fishery
would open on either the effective date
of the final rule implementing the
Atlantic HMS electronic dealer
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reporting system (76 FR 37750; June 28,
2011) or July 15, 2012, whichever
occurs first. We are still working on
integrating the Atlantic HMS electronic
dealer reporting system with other
existing and new electronic programs in
the Northeast and Southeast regions.
Once the electronic dealer system is
available, we will conduct training
workshops and webinars to introduce
and train dealers how to use the new
system before implementation. Thus, we
do not expect the system to be in place
before July 15, and will open the
commercial Atlantic region non-sandbar
LCS fishery on July 15, 2012.
All of the shark fisheries will remain
open until December 31, 2012, unless
we determine that the fishing season
landings have reached, or are projected
to reach, 80 percent of the available
quota. At that time, consistent with
§ 635.27(b)(1), we will file for
publication with the Office of the
Federal Register a closure action for that
shark species group and/or region that
will be effective no fewer than 5 days
from the date of filing. From the
effective date and time of the closure
until we announce, via a Federal
Register action that additional quota, if
any, is available, the fishery for the
shark species group and, for nonsandbar LCS, region will remain closed,
even across fishing years, consistent
with § 635.28(b)(2).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 8, 2012.
Carrie D. Selberg,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XA897
Fisheries of the South Atlantic;
Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR); Gulf of Mexico and
South Atlantic Spanish Mackerel
(Scomberomorus maculatus) and
Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
Four Assessment Workshops
via webinars are being added to SEDAR
28. The webinars will be held July 10,
2012, July 24, 2012, August 9, 2012, and
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The SEDAR 28 Assessment
Workshops via webinar will be held
July 10, 2012, July 24, 2012, August 9,
2012, and August 30, 2012. The SEDAR
28 Review Workshop will take place
October 29–November 2, 2012. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The SEDAR 28 Review
Workshop will be held at the
DoubleTree Atlanta-Buckhead, 3342
Peachtree Rd., Atlanta, GA 30326,
telephone: (404) 231–1234. The
Assessment Workshop webinars will be
held via online webinar. The webinars
and Review workshop are open to
members of the public. Those interested
in participating in the webinars should
contact Kari Fenske and Ryan Rindone
at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT) to request an invitation
providing webinar access information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kari
Fenske, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 Faber
Place Drive, Suite 201, North
Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: (843)
571–4366; email: kari.fenske@safmc.net;
or Ryan Rindone, SEDAR Coordinator,
4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North
Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: (704)
564–2046; email:
ryan.rindone@gulfcouncil.org.
fisheries, evaluates the status of the
stock, estimates biological benchmarks,
projects future population conditions,
and recommends research and
monitoring needs. The assessment is
independently peer reviewed at the
Review Workshop. The product of the
Review Workshop is a Consensus
Summary documenting Panel opinions
regarding the strengths and weaknesses
of the stock assessment and input data.
Panelists for SEDAR Workshops are
appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South
Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery
Management Councils and NOAA
Fisheries Southeast Regional Office and
Southeast Fisheries Science Center.
SEDAR participants include data
collectors and database managers; stock
assessment scientists, biologists, and
researchers; constituency
representatives including fishermen,
environmentalists, and NGO’s;
International experts; and staff of
Councils, Commissions, and state and
federal agencies.
SEDAR 28 Assessment Workshops via
Webinar Schedule (all times Eastern):
July 10, 2012: 1 p.m.–5 p.m.; July 24,
2012: 1 p.m.–5 p.m.; August 9, 2012: 1
p.m.–5 p.m.; August 30, 2012: 1 p.m.–
5 p.m.
The established time may be adjusted
as necessary to accommodate the timely
completion of discussion relevant to the
data workshop process. Such
adjustments may result in the meeting
being extended from, or completed prior
to the time established by this notice.
Revised SEDAR 28 Review Workshop
Schedule:
The
original notice for the SEDAR 28 Review
Workshop was published in the Federal
Register on December 28, 2011 (76 FR
81479). This notice changes the date of
that workshop and adds additional
workshops for SEDAR 28.
The Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic,
and Caribbean Fishery Management
Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf
States Marine Fisheries Commissions
have implemented the Southeast Data,
Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
process, a multi-step method for
determining the status of fish stocks in
the Southeast Region. SEDAR includes
three workshops: (1) Data Workshop, (2)
Stock Assessment Workshop and (3)
Review Workshop. The product of the
Data Workshop is a data report which
compiles and evaluates potential
datasets and recommends which
datasets are appropriate for assessment
analyses. The product of the Stock
Assessment Workshop is a stock
assessment report which describes the
October 29–November 2, 2012; SEDAR
28 Review Workshop
October 29, 2012: 1 p.m.–8 p.m.;
October 30, 2012: 8 a.m.–8 p.m.;
October 31, 2012: 8 a.m.–8 p.m.;
November 1, 2012: 8 a.m.–8 p.m.;
November 2, 2012: 8 a.m.–1 p.m.
The Review Workshop is an
independent peer review of the
assessment developed during the Data
and Assessment Workshops. Workshop
Panelists will review the assessment
and document their comments and
recommendations in a Consensus
Summary.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before these groups for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meetings. Action
will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this notice and any
issues arising after publication of this
notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided the public
August 30, 2012. All webinars will
begin at 1 p.m. (Eastern) and are
expected to last four hours. The SEDAR
28 Review Workshop was originally
scheduled for August 6–10, 2012 and
will now be held October 29–November
2, 2012. This is the twenty-eighth
SEDAR. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
DATES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC051
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Commercial Atlantic Region
Non-Sandbar Large Coastal Shark Fishery Opening Date
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; fishery opening date.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is announcing the opening date of the commercial Atlantic
region non-sandbar large coastal shark fishery. This action is
necessary to inform fishermen and dealers about the fishery opening
date.
DATES: The commercial Atlantic region non-sandbar large coastal shark
fishery will open on July 15, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karyl Brewster-Geisz or Guy DuBeck,
301-427-8503; fax 301-713-1917.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Atlantic shark fisheries are managed
under the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS)
Fishery Management Plan (FMP), its amendments, and its implementing
regulations found at 50 CFR part 635 issued under authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C.
1801 et seq.).
On January 24, 2012 (77 FR 3393), the National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS) published a final rule that established quota levels and
opening dates for the 2012 Atlantic commercial shark fisheries. In the
final rule, we stated that the 2012 Atlantic non-sandbar large coastal
shark (LCS) fishery would open on either the effective date of the
final rule implementing the Atlantic HMS electronic dealer
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reporting system (76 FR 37750; June 28, 2011) or July 15, 2012,
whichever occurs first. We are still working on integrating the
Atlantic HMS electronic dealer reporting system with other existing and
new electronic programs in the Northeast and Southeast regions. Once
the electronic dealer system is available, we will conduct training
workshops and webinars to introduce and train dealers how to use the
new system before implementation. Thus, we do not expect the system to
be in place before July 15, and will open the commercial Atlantic
region non-sandbar LCS fishery on July 15, 2012.
All of the shark fisheries will remain open until December 31,
2012, unless we determine that the fishing season landings have
reached, or are projected to reach, 80 percent of the available quota.
At that time, consistent with Sec. 635.27(b)(1), we will file for
publication with the Office of the Federal Register a closure action
for that shark species group and/or region that will be effective no
fewer than 5 days from the date of filing. From the effective date and
time of the closure until we announce, via a Federal Register action
that additional quota, if any, is available, the fishery for the shark
species group and, for non-sandbar LCS, region will remain closed, even
across fishing years, consistent with Sec. 635.28(b)(2).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 8, 2012.
Carrie D. Selberg,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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