Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees, 15934-15935 [2013-05728]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XC557
North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) and its
advisory committees will hold public
meetings in Anchorage, AK.
DATES: The meetings will be held April
1–9, 2013. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for specific dates and
times.
SUMMARY:
The meetings will be held at
the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 500 West
3rd Avenue, Anchorage, AK.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
99501–2252.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Witherell, Council staff;
telephone: (907) 271–2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Council will begin its plenary session at
8 a.m. on Wednesday April 3,
continuing through Tuesday April 9,
2013. The Scientific Statistical
Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. on
Monday April 1 and continue through
Wednesday April 3, the Council’s
Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 a.m.
on Tuesday April 2 and continue
through Friday April 5. The
Enforcement Committee will meet,
April 2, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (T). All
meetings are open to the public, except
executive sessions.
Council Plenary Session:
The agenda for the Council’s plenary
session will include the following
issues. The Council may take
appropriate action on any of the issues
identified.
1. Executive Director’s Report
NMFS Management Report
ADF&G Report
United States Coast Guard (USCG)
Report
United States Fish & Wildlife Service
(USFWS) Report
Protected Species Report
2. Observer Program (Council only):
Report from NMFS, outlines of first year
report and Electronic Monitoring (EM);
Report from Observer Advisory
Committee (OAC).
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3. Groundfish issues; final action on
Bering Sea Aleutian Island (BSAI)
Flatfish Specifications Flexibility; Final
action on American Fisheries Act (AFA)
Vessel replacement Gulf of Alaska
(GOA) sideboards.
4. Steller Sea Lions (SSL)
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS);
review discussion paper on Bering Sea
and Aleutian Island Pacific cod
Allowable Biological Catch (ABC)/Total
Allowable Catch (TAC) split; Initial
review of the SSL EIS; select
preliminary preferred alternative (PPA);
Update on Biological Opinion (BiOp)
analytical methods. (SSC only)
5. Scallop Stock Assessment Fishery
Evaluation (SAFE): Review and approve
Scallop SAFE and harvest
specifications.
6. Community Quota Entity (CQE):
Initial review/final action on CQE
halibut/sablefish block restrictions.
7. Cooperative (Coop) reports and
Salmon Prohibited Species Catch (PSC)
(Council only): Receive Amendment 80
Cooperative reports; receive Central
Gulf of Alaska (CGOA) Rockfish Coop
report; receive AFA pollock coop and
Individual Program Agreements (IPA)
reports; Industry progress report on
BSAI Chum salmon bycatch; Update on
salmon genetics research.
8. Miscellaneous Issues: Preliminary
review of analysis to create transit lane
near Round Island; discussion paper on
Bering Sea sablefish TAC specifications;
expanded discussion paper on retention
of 4A halibut in BSAI sablefish pots;
Crab modeling report (SSC only);
Research Priorities (SSC only).
9. Staff Tasking: Review Committees
and tasking.
The SSC agenda will include the
following issues:
1. Round Island Analysis.
2. Steller Sea Lions.
3. Scallop SAFE.
4. CQE block limits.
5. Crab Modeling.
6. Salmon Genetics.
7. Research Priorities.
The Advisory Panel will address most
of the same agenda issues as the Council
except B reports. The Agenda is subject
to change, and the latest version will be
posted at https://
www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/npfmc/.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, in
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meetings. Actions
will be restricted to those issues
specifically identified in this notice and
any issues arising after publication of
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this notice that require emergency
action under Section 305(c) of the
Magnuson-Stevens 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.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Gail Bendixen at
(907) 271–2809 at least 7 working days
prior to the meeting date.
Dated: March 8, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Renewal of Department of Defense
Federal Advisory Committees
DoD.
Renewal of Board on Coastal
Engineering Research.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Under the provisions of 10
U.S.C. 2166(e), 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(a), the Department
of Defense gives notice that it is
renewing the charter for the Board on
Coastal Engineering Research (‘‘the
Board’’).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Freeman, Advisory Committee
Management Officer for the Department
of Defense, 703–692–5952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board
shall provide the Coastal Engineering
Research Center, through the Chief of
Engineers/Commander (‘‘the Chief of
Engineers’’), U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (‘‘the Corps of Engineers’’),
independent advice and
recommendations on reports of
investigations made concerning shore
erosion on coastal and lake waters and
the protection of such shores.
The Board shall report to the
Secretary of the Army, through the Chief
of Engineers/Commander, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers. The Chief of
Engineers/Commander, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, may act upon the
Board’s advice and recommendations.
The Board, pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 426–
2, shall be composed of not more than
seven members.
SUMMARY:
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DoD, pursuant to the authorizing
legislation, shall appoint four officers of
the Corps of Engineers to the Board as
ex officio appointments, with one
position being occupied by the Deputy
Commanding General for Civil and
Emergency Operations, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers. The Chief of
Engineers, in consultation with the
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil
Works), shall determine which three of
the eight coastal division commanders
shall be nominated as the other ex
officio members of the Board. The Chief
of Engineers, in determining which of
the coastal division commanders shall
serve on the Board, shall consider the
individual’s tenure as a division
commander and his or her expertise in
the matters before the Board.
The three civilian Board members
shall be civilian engineers
recommended by the Chief of Engineers
for their expertise in the field of beach
erosion and shore protection. The
Deputy Commanding General for Civil
and Emergency Operations, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, shall serve as the
President of the Board.
Board members, who are not full-time
or permanent part-time Federal officers
or employees, shall be appointed by the
Secretary of Defense to serve as experts
and consultants under the authority of
5 U.S.C. 3109, and shall serve as special
government employee (SGE) members.
Civilian Board members may be
appointed by the Secretary of Defense or
Deputy Secretary of Defense for a twoyear term of service, with annual
renewals; however, no civilian member,
unless authorized by the Secretary of
Defense, may serve more than two
consecutive terms of service.
Pursuant to section 105 of Public Law
91–611, Board members who are not
full-time or permanent part-time Federal
officers or employees, may be paid at
rates not to exceed the daily equivalent
of the rate for a GS–15, step 10, for each
day of attendance at Board meetings, not
to exceed 30 days per year, in addition
to travel and other necessary expenses
connected with their official duties on
the Board, in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5703(b), (d), and
5707. All other Board members shall
receive compensation for travel and per
diem for official travel.
DoD, when necessary and consistent
with the Board’s mission and DoD
policies and procedures, may establish
subcommittees, task forces, or working
groups to support the Board.
Establishment of subcommittees will be
based on a written determination, to
include terms of reference, by the
Secretary of Defense, the Deputy
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Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of
the Army, as the DoD Sponsor.
Such subcommittees shall not work
independently of the Board and shall
report all of their recommendations and
advice solely to the Board for full
deliberation and discussion.
Subcommittees, task forces, or working
groups have no authority to make
decisions and recommendations,
verbally or in writing, on behalf of the
Board. No subcommittee or any of its
members can update or report, verbally
or in writing, on behalf of the Board,
directly to DoD or any Federal officer or
employee.
Subcommittee members, if not fulltime or part-time Government
employees, shall be appointed to serve
as experts and consultants under the
authority 5 U.S.C. 3109, and shall serve
as SGE members. The Secretary of
Defense or the Deputy Secretary of
Defense may approve the appointment
of subcommittee members for a two-year
term of service with annual renewals;
however, no member, unless authorized
by the Secretary of Defense, may serve
more than two consecutive terms of
service. With the exception of travel and
per diem for official travel related to the
Board or its subcommittees,
subcommittee members shall serve
without compensation.
Each subcommittee member is
appointed to provide advice to the
Government on the basis of his or her
best judgment without representing any
particular point of view and in a manner
that is free from conflict of interest.
All subcommittees, task forces, or
working groups shall operate under the
provisions of FACA, the Sunshine Act,
other governing Federal statutes and
regulations, and established DoD
policies and procedures.
The Board shall meet at the call of the
Board’s Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), in consultation with the
Chairperson. The estimated number of
Board meetings is no less than two per
year.
In addition, the DFO is required to be
in attendance at all Board and
subcommittee meetings for the entire
duration of each and every meeting;
however, in the absence of the DFO, the
Alternate DFO shall attend the entire
duration of the Board or subcommittee
meeting. Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–
3.105(j) and 102–3.140, the public or
interested organizations may submit
written statements to the Board
membership about the Board’s mission
and functions. Written statements may
be submitted at any time or in response
to the stated agenda of planned meeting
of the Board.
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All written statements shall be
submitted to the DFO, and this
individual will ensure that the written
statements are provided to the
membership for their consideration.
Contact information for the Board’s DFO
can be obtained from the GSA’s FACA
Database—https://www.fido.gov/
facadatabase/public.asp.
The DFO, pursuant to 41 CFR 102–
3.150, will announce planned meetings
of the Board. The DFO, at that time, may
provide additional guidance on the
submission of written statements that
are in response to the stated agenda for
the planned meeting in question.
Dated: March 8, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System
[Docket Number DARS–2013–0006]
Information Collection Requirement;
Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement (DFARS);
Bonds and Insurance
Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Department of
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments regarding a proposed
extension of an approved information
collection requirement.
AGENCY:
In compliance with Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), DoD announces the
proposed extension of a public
information collection requirement and
seeks public comment on the provisions
thereof. DoD invites comments on: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of DoD,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
the estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the information collection on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) has approved this information
collection for use through June 30, 2013.
DoD proposes that OMB extend its
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees
AGENCY: DoD.
ACTION: Renewal of Board on Coastal Engineering Research.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 2166(e), 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(a), the
Department of Defense gives notice that it is renewing the charter for
the Board on Coastal Engineering Research (``the Board'').
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Advisory Committee
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-692-5952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board shall provide the Coastal
Engineering Research Center, through the Chief of Engineers/Commander
(``the Chief of Engineers''), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (``the Corps
of Engineers''), independent advice and recommendations on reports of
investigations made concerning shore erosion on coastal and lake waters
and the protection of such shores.
The Board shall report to the Secretary of the Army, through the
Chief of Engineers/Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Chief
of Engineers/Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, may act upon the
Board's advice and recommendations. The Board, pursuant to 33 U.S.C.
426-2, shall be composed of not more than seven members.
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DoD, pursuant to the authorizing legislation, shall appoint four
officers of the Corps of Engineers to the Board as ex officio
appointments, with one position being occupied by the Deputy Commanding
General for Civil and Emergency Operations, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers. The Chief of Engineers, in consultation with the Assistant
Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), shall determine which three of the
eight coastal division commanders shall be nominated as the other ex
officio members of the Board. The Chief of Engineers, in determining
which of the coastal division commanders shall serve on the Board,
shall consider the individual's tenure as a division commander and his
or her expertise in the matters before the Board.
The three civilian Board members shall be civilian engineers
recommended by the Chief of Engineers for their expertise in the field
of beach erosion and shore protection. The Deputy Commanding General
for Civil and Emergency Operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, shall
serve as the President of the Board.
Board members, who are not full-time or permanent part-time Federal
officers or employees, shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense
to serve as experts and consultants under the authority of 5 U.S.C.
3109, and shall serve as special government employee (SGE) members.
Civilian Board members may be appointed by the Secretary of Defense or
Deputy Secretary of Defense for a two-year term of service, with annual
renewals; however, no civilian member, unless authorized by the
Secretary of Defense, may serve more than two consecutive terms of
service.
Pursuant to section 105 of Public Law 91-611, Board members who are
not full-time or permanent part-time Federal officers or employees, may
be paid at rates not to exceed the daily equivalent of the rate for a
GS-15, step 10, for each day of attendance at Board meetings, not to
exceed 30 days per year, in addition to travel and other necessary
expenses connected with their official duties on the Board, in
accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5703(b), (d), and 5707. All
other Board members shall receive compensation for travel and per diem
for official travel.
DoD, when necessary and consistent with the Board's mission and DoD
policies and procedures, may establish subcommittees, task forces, or
working groups to support the Board. Establishment of subcommittees
will be based on a written determination, to include terms of
reference, by the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of
Defense, or the Secretary of the Army, as the DoD Sponsor.
Such subcommittees shall not work independently of the Board and
shall report all of their recommendations and advice solely to the
Board for full deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees, task forces,
or working groups have no authority to make decisions and
recommendations, verbally or in writing, on behalf of the Board. No
subcommittee or any of its members can update or report, verbally or in
writing, on behalf of the Board, directly to DoD or any Federal officer
or employee.
Subcommittee members, if not full-time or part-time Government
employees, shall be appointed to serve as experts and consultants under
the authority 5 U.S.C. 3109, and shall serve as SGE members. The
Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense may approve the
appointment of subcommittee members for a two-year term of service with
annual renewals; however, no member, unless authorized by the Secretary
of Defense, may serve more than two consecutive terms of service. With
the exception of travel and per diem for official travel related to the
Board or its subcommittees, subcommittee members shall serve without
compensation.
Each subcommittee member is appointed to provide advice to the
Government on the basis of his or her best judgment without
representing any particular point of view and in a manner that is free
from conflict of interest.
All subcommittees, task forces, or working groups shall operate
under the provisions of FACA, the Sunshine Act, other governing Federal
statutes and regulations, and established DoD policies and procedures.
The Board shall meet at the call of the Board's Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), in consultation with the Chairperson. The estimated
number of Board meetings is no less than two per year.
In addition, the DFO is required to be in attendance at all Board
and subcommittee meetings for the entire duration of each and every
meeting; however, in the absence of the DFO, the Alternate DFO shall
attend the entire duration of the Board or subcommittee meeting.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or interested
organizations may submit written statements to the Board membership
about the Board's mission and functions. Written statements may be
submitted at any time or in response to the stated agenda of planned
meeting of the Board.
All written statements shall be submitted to the DFO, and this
individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to the
membership for their consideration. Contact information for the Board's
DFO can be obtained from the GSA's FACA Database--https://www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.
The DFO, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, will announce planned
meetings of the Board. The DFO, at that time, may provide additional
guidance on the submission of written statements that are in response
to the stated agenda for the planned meeting in question.
Dated: March 8, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2013-05728 Filed 3-12-13; 8:45 am]
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