Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 10125-10126 [2014-03816]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 36 / Monday, February 24, 2014 / Notices mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES globally is converted to alumina for the production of aluminum metal. Further, Australia is the world’s leading producer of bauxite, accounting for 36 percent of world production, and this mine contains the highest-grade bauxite deposits in the world. The petitioner also notes that it is predicted that the resource life for existing bauxite operations is around 70 to 75 years. There are currently no species-specific conservation measures in place for this species. The petitioner provides no information on whether and how E. namarrgon is being affected by bauxite mining. As stated previously, broad statements about generalized threats or identification of factors that could negatively impact a species do not constitute substantial information that listing may be warranted. Further, we do not necessarily consider a lack of species-specific protections as a threat to the species or even problematic in all cases. We look for substantial information within the petition and within our own files indicating that not only is the particular species exposed to a certain factor, but that the species may be responding in a negative fashion, and then we assess the potential significance of that negative response. We had no information in our files on E. namarrgon numbers or threats to the species. After evaluating the species-specific information presented in the petition, we find that the petition does not present substantial scientific or commercial information indicating that listing may be warranted for E. namarrgon. Petition Finding After reviewing the information contained in the petition, as well as information readily available in our files, including the sections of the petition applicable to all of the petitioned species as well as the species-specific information, we conclude the petition in its entirety does not present substantial scientific or commercial information indicating the petitioned action may be warranted for 5 of the 10 species of skates and rays (Dasyatis margarita, Electrolux addisoni, Okamejei pita, Pastinachus solocirostris, and Trygonorrhina melaleuca), and 10 of the 15 species of bony fishes (Colpichthys hubbsi, Tomicodon abuelorum, Halichoeres socialis, Paraclinus magdalenae, Paraclinus walkeri, Chaetodontoplus vanderloosi, Azurina eupalama, Argyrosomus hololepidotus, Paralabrax albomaculatus, and Enneapterygius namarrgon). However, as described above, we find that there is substantial VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:16 Feb 21, 2014 Jkt 232001 scientific or commercial information indicating the petitioned action may be warranted for 5 of the 10 species of skates, and rays and 5 of the 15 species of bony fishes, and we hereby announce the initiation of a status review for each of these species to determine whether the petition action is warranted. These 5 skates and rays are Bathyraja griseocauda, Raja undulata, Rhinobatos cemiculus, R. horkelii, and R. rhinobatos, and the 5 bony fishes are Latimeria chalumnae, Pterapogon kauderni, Scarus trispinosus, Mycteroperca fusca, and Mycteroperca jordani. Information Solicited To ensure that the status review is based on the best available scientific and commercial data, we are soliciting information relevant to whether the 10 species we believe may be warranted for listing (Bathyraja griseocauda, Raja undulata, Rhinobatos cemiculus, R. horkelii, R. rhinobatos, Latimeria chalumnae, Pterapogon kauderni, Scarus trispinosus, Mycteroperca fusca, and Mycteroperca jordani) are threatened or endangered. Specifically, we are soliciting information, including unpublished information, in the following areas: (1) Historical and current distribution and abundance of each species throughout its range; (2) historical and current population trends; (3) life history information; (4) data on trade of these species, including products such as fins and notochords; (5) historical and current data on catch, bycatch, retention, and discards in fisheries; (6) ongoing or planned efforts to protect and restore these species and their habitats; (7) any current or planned activities that may adversely impact these species; and (8) management, regulatory, and enforcement information. We request that all information be accompanied by: (1) Supporting documentation such as maps, bibliographic references, or reprints of pertinent publications; and (2) the submitter’s name, address, and any association, institution, or business that the person represents. References Cited A complete list of references is available upon request to the Office of Protected Resources (see ADDRESSES). Authority The authority for this action is the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 10125 Dated: February 18, 2014. Samuel D. Rauch III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2014–03942 Filed 2–21–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XD095 Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) Oculina Experimental Closed Area Evaluation Team. AGENCY: The Oculina Experimental Closed Area Evaluation Team will discuss the Oculina Experimental Closed Area via webinar and a series of breakout sessions. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. SUMMARY: The webinar will be held on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m., and the breakout sessions will occur during the timeframe of March 13 through March 20, 2014. ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar is open to members of the public. Those interested in participating should contact Anna Martin at the SAFMC (see DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below) to request an invitation providing webinar access information. Please request webinar invitations at least 24 hours in advance of the webinar. Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Martin, Fishery Biologist; telephone: (843) 571–4366; email: anna.martin@safmc.net. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This webinar was to be held on February 13th, however, due to adverse weather conditions, had to be rescheduled. The original notice published in the Federal Register on January 27, 2014 (79 FR 4335). The Evaluation Team is comprised of law enforcement representatives, E:\FR\FM\24FEN1.SGM 24FEN1 10126 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 36 / Monday, February 24, 2014 / Notices research scientists, resource managers, commercial fishermen, recreational fishermen, outreach experts, and nongovernmental organization representatives. The Team is tasked with reviewing and providing recommendations for the ongoing research and monitoring, outreach, and law enforcement components of the Evaluation Plan. The SAFMC extended the snapper grouper bottom fishing restrictions for the Oculina Experimental Closed Area (OECA) for an indefinite period in Snapper Grouper Amendment 13A. The amendment required that the size and configuration of the OECA be reviewed within three years of the implementation date of 13A and that a 10-year re-evaluation be conducted. The re-evaluation is the subject of this webinar. The items of discussion during the data webinar are as follows: 1. Participants will initiate discussions on the re-evaluation of the OECA. 2. Breakout sessions will be held with the Evaluation Team to discuss Research & Monitoring, Outreach, and Law Enforcement components of the Evaluation Team. 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 This meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the SAFMC office (see ADDRESSES) at least 10 business days prior to the meeting. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject to change. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: February 19, 2014. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2014–03816 Filed 2–21–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:16 Feb 21, 2014 Jkt 232001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office [Docket No.: PTO–P–2013–0065] Grant of Interim Extension of the Term of U.S. Patent No. 5,610,059; Monovalent Lawsonia Intracellularis Bacterin Vaccine United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Interim Patent Term Extension. AGENCY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued an order granting interim extension under 35 U.S.C. 156(d)(5) for a one-year interim extension of the term of U.S. Patent No. 5,610,059. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary C. Till by telephone at (571) 272– 7755; by mail marked to her attention and addressed to the Commissioner for Patents, Mail Stop Hatch-Waxman PTE, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313– 1450; by fax marked to her attention at (571) 273–7755; or by email to Mary.Till@uspto.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 156 of Title 35, United States Code, generally provides that the term of a patent may be extended for a period of up to five years if the patent claims a product, or a method of making or using a product, that has been subject to certain defined regulatory review, and that the patent may be extended for interim periods of up to one year if the regulatory review is anticipated to extend beyond the expiration date of the patent. On December 27, 2013, the Arizona Board of Regents, on behalf of the University of Arizona, the patent owner of record, timely filed an application under 35 U.S.C. 156(d)(5) for an interim extension of the term of U.S. Patent No. 5,610,059. The patent claims the veterinary biological product monovalent Lawsonia intracellularis bacterin vaccine. The application indicates that Intervet, a licensee of the patent owner, submitted two Product License Applications (PLA) to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). In a letter dated April 12, 2011, USDA acknowledged receipt of the PLA for a multi-valent vaccine and assigned the vaccine product code 49L5.RO. In a letter dated December 22, 2011, USDA acknowledged receipt of a PLA for a monovalent vaccine of Lawsonia intracellularis bacterin and assigned the vaccine product code 2799.20. Review of the application indicates that, except for permission to market or SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 use the product commercially, the subject patent would be eligible for an extension of the patent term under 35 U.S.C. 156, and that the patent should be extended for one year as required by 35 U.S.C. 156(d)(5)(B). Because the regulatory review period will continue beyond the original expiration date of the patent, March 11, 2014, interim extension of the patent term under 35 U.S.C. 156(d)(5) is appropriate. An interim extension under 35 U.S.C. 156(d)(5) of the term of U.S. Patent No. 5,610,059 is granted for a period of one year from the original expiration date of the patent. Dated: February 14, 2014. Andrew Hirshfeld, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy, United States Patent and Trademark Office. [FR Doc. 2014–03855 Filed 2–21–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–16–P COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review Commodity Futures Trading Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected costs and burden. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 26, 2014. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to OMB within 30 days of the notice’s publication. Comments, identified by ‘‘Part 41 Relating to Security Futures Products (OMB Control No. 3038–0059),’’ should be mailed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. Comments may be also be submitted, regarding the burden estimated or any other aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the burden, identified by ‘‘Part 41 Relating to Security Futures Products (OMB Control No. 3038–0059),’’ by any of the following methods: • Agency Web site, via its Comments Online process: https:// SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\24FEN1.SGM 24FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10125-10126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03816]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD095


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council 
(SAFMC) Oculina Experimental Closed Area Evaluation Team.

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SUMMARY: The Oculina Experimental Closed Area Evaluation Team will 
discuss the Oculina Experimental Closed Area via webinar and a series 
of breakout sessions. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The webinar will be held on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 from 1 
p.m. until 4 p.m., and the breakout sessions will occur during the 
timeframe of March 13 through March 20, 2014.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar 
is open to members of the public. Those interested in participating 
should contact Anna Martin at the SAFMC (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT below) to request an invitation providing webinar access 
information. Please request webinar invitations at least 24 hours in 
advance of the webinar.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Martin, Fishery Biologist; 
telephone: (843) 571-4366; email: anna.martin@safmc.net.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This webinar was to be held on February 
13th, however, due to adverse weather conditions, had to be 
rescheduled. The original notice published in the Federal Register on 
January 27, 2014 (79 FR 4335).
    The Evaluation Team is comprised of law enforcement 
representatives,

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research scientists, resource managers, commercial fishermen, 
recreational fishermen, outreach experts, and non-governmental 
organization representatives. The Team is tasked with reviewing and 
providing recommendations for the ongoing research and monitoring, 
outreach, and law enforcement components of the Evaluation Plan.
    The SAFMC extended the snapper grouper bottom fishing restrictions 
for the Oculina Experimental Closed Area (OECA) for an indefinite 
period in Snapper Grouper Amendment 13A. The amendment required that 
the size and configuration of the OECA be reviewed within three years 
of the implementation date of 13A and that a 10-year re-evaluation be 
conducted. The re-evaluation is the subject of this webinar.
    The items of discussion during the data webinar are as follows:
    1. Participants will initiate discussions on the re-evaluation of 
the OECA.
    2. Breakout sessions will be held with the Evaluation Team to 
discuss Research & Monitoring, Outreach, and Law Enforcement components 
of the Evaluation Team.
    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

    This meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. Requests 
for auxiliary aids should be directed to the SAFMC office (see 
ADDRESSES) at least 10 business 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 19, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-03816 Filed 2-21-14; 8:45 am]
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