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year male northern fur seals, (2) add
new conservation controls to prevent
female harvest mortality, (3) add new
conservation controls to allow harvests
only at those breeding areas capable of
sustaining any harvest, and (4)
encourage the development of best
harvest practices within the comanagement structure. These changes
would allow for a regulated harvest of
male young of the year and subadult
northern fur seals to meet the
subsistence needs described in the
Traditional Council’s petition.
Under Alternative 2, NMFS and the
Traditional Council would continue to
co-manage the harvest consistent with
new regulatory controls to reduce the
accidental killing of females, reduce the
concentration of the harvest, and
prohibit harvest at small breeding areas,
and would implement best harvest
practices. The resulting modified
harvest regime would reduce impacts to
females, minimize harassment of nontarget seals, and schedule harvesting to
promote scientific coordination and
monitoring along with reduction of
repeated harassment at harvest
locations. The best available scientific
evidence suggests that preserving
females in the population is essential to
recovery. Historically, when the fur seal
population has experienced more than
minor levels of direct female mortality
the estimated pup production in
subsequent year(s) has declined. The
best harvest practices would be
reviewed each year by the Traditional
Council and NMFS within the MMPA
co-management structure.
Public Involvement
Scoping is an early and open process
for determining the scope of issues,
alternatives, and impacts to be
addressed in an EIS, and for identifying
the significant issues related to the
proposed action. A principal objective
of the scoping and public involvement
process is to identify a range of
reasonable management alternatives
that, with adequate analysis, will
delineate critical issues and provide a
clear basis for distinguishing among
those alternatives and selecting a
preferred alternative.
NMFS began scoping for this issue
when it received the petition from the
St. George Traditional Council
proposing changes in harvest
regulations to better provide for cultural
and traditional practices. On April 23,
2010, NMFS published a notice in the
Federal Register and invited public
comments on the petition (75 FR
21233). NMFS received no public
comments during the 60-day comment
period.
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NMFS also conducted scoping
meetings to identify the issues to be
analyzed. NMFS circulated notices
requesting public input on the proposed
changes, and scheduled public meetings
in St. George and Anchorage, AK. These
meetings were designed to (1) be an
open, public process for identifying the
scope of physical, biological, and social
environmental issues related to the
proposed action that should be
addressed, and (2) provide people
potentially affected by the action an
opportunity to express their views and
offer any suggestions they may have
regarding the project. NMFS used the
following techniques for public notice:
• Newspaper advertisements
announcing public meetings and
comment period,
• Online posting on NMFS Web site
and community calendars announcing
public meetings and comment period,
• Announcements via email listservs
announcing public meetings and
comment period, and
• Personal phone calls to
stakeholders.
The majority of comments NMFS
received were from discussions during
the St. George public meeting on May
27, 2011, which 14 people attended. No
comments were received at the
Anchorage public meeting on May 24,
2011, where only one person attended.
NMFS received two letters from the
Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association
and Mr. Larry Merculief of Seven
Generations Consulting. Public
comments included several detailed
remarks emphasizing the cultural and
historic context of the requested
changes to subsistence harvest
management. NMFS prepared a report
that reviewed the comments received
regarding proposed changes to the
northern fur seal harvest regulations for
St. George Island. The report is available
on the NMFS Alaska Region Web site
(see ADDRESSES).
Dated: February 11, 2014.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XC825
Fisheries of the Caribbean; Southeast
Data, Assessment and Review
(SEDAR); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 35 Data
Workshop for Caribbean Red Hind.
AGENCY:
The SEDAR 35 assessment of
the Caribbean Red Hind: A Data
Workshop; a series of Assessment
Webinars; and a Review Workshop. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR 35 Data Workshop
will be held from 9 a.m. on March 11,
2014 until 11:30 p.m. on March 13,
2014; the Assessment Webinars and
Review Workshop dates and times will
publish in a subsequent issue in the
Federal Register. This workshop is a
rescheduling of the SEDAR 35 Data
Workshop originally schedule for
October of 2013 which was cancelled
due to the shutdown of the Federal
government. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The SEDAR 35 Data
Workshop will be held at the
Frenchman’s Reef & Morning Star
Marriott, 5 Estate Bakkeroe, St. Thomas,
VI 00802, +1–340–776–8500 or 1–800–
524–2000.
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place
Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC
29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; telephone:
(843) 571–4366 or toll free: (866)
SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520; email:
Julie.neer@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 is a three
step process including: (1) Data
Workshop; (2) Assessment Process
utilizing webinars; and (3) Review
Workshop. The product of the Data
Workshop is a data report which
compiles and evaluates potential
datasets and recommends which
SUMMARY:
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datasets are appropriate for assessment
analyses. The product of the Assessment
Process is a stock assessment report
which describes the 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
Summary documenting panel opinions
regarding the strengths and weaknesses
of the stock assessment and input data.
Participants 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.
Participants include: Data collectors and
database managers; stock assessment
scientists, biologists, and researchers;
constituency representatives including
fishermen, environmentalists, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs);
international experts; and staff of
Councils, Commissions, and state and
federal agencies.
The items of discussion in the Data
Workshop agenda are as follows:
1. An assessment data set and
associated documentation will be
developed.
2. Participants will evaluate all
available data and select appropriate
sources for providing information on
life history characteristics, catch
statistics, discard estimates, length and
age composition, and fishery dependent
and fishery independent measures of
stock abundance, as specified in the
Terms of Reference for the workshop.
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 intent to take final action
to address the emergency.
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Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for auxiliary aids should be
directed to the Council office (see
ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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Dated: February 13, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL
PROTECTION
[Docket No: CFPB–2014–0004]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau (Bureau) is proposing
a new information collection titled,
‘‘Randomized Evaluation of the Credit
Matters Loan at St. Louis Community
Credit Union and Credit Matters
Counseling offered by BALANCE
Financial Fitness Program.’’
DATES: Written comments are
encouraged and must be received on or
before March 21, 2014 to be assured of
consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by the title of the information
collection, OMB Control Number (see
below), and docket number (see above),
by any of the following methods:
• Electronic: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
(Attention: PRA Office), 1700 G Street
NW., Washington, DC 20552.
Please note that comments submitted
by fax or email and those submitted
after the comment period will not be
accepted. In general, all comments
received will be posted without change
to regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
Sensitive personal information, such as
account numbers or social security
numbers, should not be included.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Documentation prepared in support of
this information collection request is
available at www.reginfo.gov. Requests
for additional information should be
directed to the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau, (Attention: PRA
Office), 1700 G Street NW., Washington,
DC 20552, (202) 435–9575, or email:
PRA@cfpb.gov. Please do not submit
comments to this email box.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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Title of Collection: Randomized
Evaluation of the Credit Matters Loan at
St. Louis Community Credit Union and
Credit Matters Counseling offered by
BALANCE Financial Fitness Program.
OMB Control Number: 3170–XXXX.
Type of Review: New collection
(Request for a new OMB control
number).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,500.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,700.
Abstract: The aim of this data
collection effort is to understand the
impact of the Credit Matters Loan, a
bundled credit-building loan product
offered at St. Louis Community Credit
Union (SLCCU), and Credit Matters
counseling, a telephone based credit
counseling service offered by BALANCE
Financial Fitness Program, on asset
building and financial behaviors of
economically vulnerable SLCCU
members. The information will be
collected from economically vulnerable
consumers who consent to participate in
this research study. The target
population for this survey collection is
low-income consumers who have thin
or poor credit histories. We will collect
information about the financial health of
these consumers, such as the amount of
money they hold in savings, their credit
score, and the size of their debt to
income ratio. We will also collect
information about their financial
capability. The purpose of this data
collection effort is to understand
whether the Credit Matters Loan and
Credit Matters counseling have an
impact on asset building and financial
capability.
Request for Comments: The Bureau
issued a 60-day Federal Register notice
on August 1, 2013, 78 FR 46578.
Comments were solicited and continue
to be invited on: (a) Whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Bureau, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) The accuracy of the
Bureau’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methods and the
assumptions used; (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 Office of
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC825
Fisheries of the Caribbean; Southeast Data, Assessment and Review
(SEDAR); Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 35 Data Workshop for Caribbean Red Hind.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 35 assessment of the Caribbean Red Hind: A Data
Workshop; a series of Assessment Webinars; and a Review Workshop. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR 35 Data Workshop will be held from 9 a.m. on March 11,
2014 until 11:30 p.m. on March 13, 2014; the Assessment Webinars and
Review Workshop dates and times will publish in a subsequent issue in
the Federal Register. This workshop is a rescheduling of the SEDAR 35
Data Workshop originally schedule for October of 2013 which was
cancelled due to the shutdown of the Federal government. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The SEDAR 35 Data Workshop will be held at the
Frenchman's Reef & Morning Star Marriott, 5 Estate Bakkeroe, St.
Thomas, VI 00802, +1-340-776-8500 or 1-800-524-2000.
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC
29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Neer, SEDAR Coordinator;
telephone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-
4520; email: Julie.neer@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 is a three step process including: (1)
Data Workshop; (2) Assessment Process utilizing webinars; and (3)
Review Workshop. The product of the Data Workshop is a data report
which compiles and evaluates potential datasets and recommends which
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datasets are appropriate for assessment analyses. The product of the
Assessment Process is a stock assessment report which describes the
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 Summary documenting panel opinions regarding the strengths and
weaknesses of the stock assessment and input data. Participants 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. Participants
include: Data collectors and database managers; stock assessment
scientists, biologists, and researchers; constituency representatives
including fishermen, environmentalists, and non-governmental
organizations (NGOs); international experts; and staff of Councils,
Commissions, and state and federal agencies.
The items of discussion in the Data Workshop agenda are as follows:
1. An assessment data set and associated documentation will be
developed.
2. Participants will evaluate all available data and select
appropriate sources for providing information on life history
characteristics, catch statistics, discard estimates, length and age
composition, and fishery dependent and fishery independent measures of
stock abundance, as specified in the Terms of Reference for the
workshop.
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 intent to
take final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the
Council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are
subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 13, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-03591 Filed 2-18-14; 8:45 am]
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