Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Gulf of Alaska Ecosystem Indicator Selection, 31296-31297 [2014-12668]

Download as PDF 31296 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 105 / Monday, June 2, 2014 / Notices end of the month following the month in which the subaward was made. VIII. Agency Contacts The RUS Contact for this grant announcement is Kristi Kubista-Hovis, Senior Policy Advisor, Rural Utilities Service, Electric Programs, United States Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 1560, Room 5165 South Building, Washington, DC 20250–1560. Telephone (202) 720–9545, Fax (202) 690–0717, email Kristi.Kubista-Hovis@ wdc.usda.gov. Dated: May 1, 2014. John C. Padalino, Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. [FR Doc. 2014–12690 Filed 5–30–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Gulf of Alaska Ecosystem Indicator Selection National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce. ACTION: Notice. sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 1, 2014. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Stephani Zador, (206) 526– 4693) or stephani.zador@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract This request is for a new information collection. The goal of this project is to select a short (8–10) list of ecosystem indicators for the Gulf of Alaska that will form the VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:59 May 30, 2014 Jkt 232001 basis of a Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Report Card and Ecosystem Assessment to include in the NOAA’s Ecosystem Considerations report. This report is produced annually as part of the Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation report for the North Pacific Fishery Management Council. The format of the new GOA Report Card and Ecosystem Assessment will be similar to those that have been produced in recent years for the eastern Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands. The primary recipients, considered to be the stakeholders, of the Report Card and Ecosystem Assessment are those involved with the fishery quota-setting process for the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council. This includes the Science and Statistical Committee and the regional Plan Teams, which of are composed of mainly federal and state scientists, academics, and other individuals. Additional recipients include the Advisory Panel, Council, and stock assessment scientists. The Report Card and Ecosystem Assessment are also made available to the public. For the purposes of this project, ecosystem indicators are defined as time-series of data that measure some component of the ecosystem. Hundreds of indicators are available for the GOA, which is defined as the Canadian-US boundary at Dixon Entrance to the east and False Pass to the west. During a workshop in 2010, a group of largely scientists and some fisheries managers with expertise in the eastern Bering Sea ecosystem selected 10 indicators to best represent trends in productivity in the eastern Bering Sea. In 2011, a more diverse group including a commercial fisherman and conservation nongovernmental organization representative met in a similar workshop format to select 8 ecosystem indicators for the Aleutian Islands that best characterized trends in variability throughout the ecosystem. For the GOA, we hope to increase the group size and diversity in GOA expertise of the participants in the indicator selection process by soliciting information individually via an online survey. The main objective of the survey is to have participants rank the importance of ecosystem indicators among lists of indicators that are presented; the surveys will then be compiled to generate a list of top indicators. We have developed a non-exhaustive list of about 75 ecosystem indicators that are grouped by categories based on ecosystem components, such as forage fish or seabirds. Participants will be asked to select the top three within each category, then the top ten among all categories. Space is provided for PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 suggestions of additional indicators not included. We will use these rankings to form the basis of a new GOA report card and ecosystem assessment. We hope that by surveying a greater number of individuals than were involved with indicator selection for the eastern Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, the survey results will reflect broader expertise and an ‘equal voice’ from all participants. The GOA is characterized by topographical complexity, including: Islands; deep sea mounts; continental shelf interrupted by large gullies; and varied and massive coastline features such as the Cook Inlet, Prince William Sound, Copper River, and Cross Sound, which bring both freshwater and nutrients into the GOA. The topographical complexity leads to ecological complexity, such that species richness and diversity differ from the western to eastern GOA. Thus, local effects of ecosystem drivers may swamp basin-wide signals. With this in mind, we hope to create a short list of ecosystem indicators that best reflect the complexity of the GOA. II. Method of Collection Respondents will be asked to fill out an online survey. III. Data OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx. Form Number: None. Type of Review: Regular submission (request for a new information collection). Affected Public: Individuals or households; non-profit institutions; State, local, or tribal government; business or other for-profit organizations. Estimated Number of Respondents: 100. Estimated Time Per Response: 30 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 50. Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting costs. IV. Request for Comments Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (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 E:\FR\FM\02JNN1.SGM 02JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 105 / Monday, June 2, 2014 / Notices 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 OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. any foreign dutiable items are being imported for manufacturing in the subzone primarily because of FTZ procedures and whether the Board should consider requiring customs duties to be paid on such items. Dated: May 27, 2014. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. Dated: May 28, 2014. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2014–12708 Filed 5–30–14; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2014–12668 Filed 5–30–14; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Foreign-Trade Zones Board DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE [B–4–2014] Foreign-Trade Zones Board Foreign-Trade Zone 221—Mesa, Arizona, Authorization of Production Activity, Apple Inc./GT Advanced Technologies Inc., (Components for Consumer Electronics), Mesa, Arizona [B–11–2014] sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Foreign-Trade Zone 87—Lake Charles, Louisiana, Authorization of Production Activity, LEEVAC Shipyards, LLC (Shipbuilding), Lake Charles and Jennings, Louisiana On January 27, 2014, the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District, grantee of FTZ 87, submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board on behalf of LEEVAC Shipyards, LLC, in Lake Charles and Jennings, Louisiana. The notification was processed in accordance with the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment (79 FR 8679–8680, February 13, 2014). The FTZ Board has determined that no further review of the activity is warranted at this time. The production activity described in the notification is authorized, subject to the FTZ Act and the FTZ Board’s regulations, including Section 400.14, and the following special conditions: 1. Any foreign steel mill product admitted to the subzone, including plate, angles, shapes, channels, rolled steel stock, bars, pipes and tubes, not incorporated into merchandise otherwise classified, and which is used in manufacturing, shall be subject to customs duties in accordance with applicable law, unless the Executive Secretary determines that the same item is not then being produced by a domestic steel mill. 2. LEEVAC Shipyards, LLC, shall meet its obligation under 15 CFR 400.13(b) by annually advising the Board’s Executive Secretary as to significant new contracts with appropriate information concerning foreign purchases otherwise dutiable, so that the Board may consider whether VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:59 May 30, 2014 Jkt 232001 On January 23, 2014, Apple Inc./GT Advanced Technologies Inc. submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board for its facility within Subzone 221A, in Mesa, Arizona. The notification was processed in accordance with the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment (79 FR 4661, 1–29– 2014). The FTZ Board has determined that no further review of the activity is warranted at this time. The production activity described in the notification is authorized, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.14. Dated: May 28, 2014. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–12727 Filed 5–30–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Docket 35–2011] Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone—Eloy, Arizona; Amendment of Application A request has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) by Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities (TREO), grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 174, located in Tucson, Arizona, at the request of the City of Eloy, to amend the City’s pending application requesting authority to establish a new generalpurpose zone in Eloy, Arizona. PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 31297 TREO is requesting authority to include the four sites originally proposed for FTZ designation as part of a new zone in Eloy, Arizona (FTZ Board Docket B–35–2011, 76 FR 30907, 05/27/ 2011 and 77 FR 62216–62217, 10/12/ 2012) as additional magnet sites of FTZ 174, adjacent to the Tucson, Arizona, U.S. Customs and Border Protection port of entry. The proposed sites are as follows: Site 1 (81 acres)—two parcels located at the intersection of Houser Road and Eleven Mile Corner Road, Eloy; Site 2 (277 acres)—Sunshine Industrial Park, located at the intersection of Interstate 10 and Sunshine Boulevard, Eloy; Site 3 (279 acres)—Toltec Business Park, located at the intersection of Houser Road and Toltec Road, Eloy; and, Site 4 (293 acres)—Red Rock Industrial Park, located along Interstate 10 and the Union Pacific Railroad line opposite Sasco Road, Red Rock. The sites are owned by the City of Eloy (Site 1), Walton International Group (USA), Inc. and Walton Arizona, LLC (Site 2), Walton International Group (USA), Inc. (Site 3) and Walton International Group (USA), Inc. and Walton Arizona, LLC (Site 4). If approved, the sites being proposed would be assigned new site numbers under FTZ 174. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary at: Foreign-Trade Zones Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 21013, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20230. The closing period for their receipt is July 2, 2014. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period (to July 17, 2014). A copy of the application amendment will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ Board’s Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Kemp at Christopher.Kemp@trade.gov or (202) 482–0862. Dated: May 21, 2014. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–12704 Filed 5–30–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P E:\FR\FM\02JNN1.SGM 02JNN1

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[FR Doc No: 2014-12668]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Gulf of Alaska 
Ecosystem Indicator Selection

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 1, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at JJessup@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Stephani Zador, (206) 526-4693) or 
stephani.zador@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This request is for a new information collection.
    The goal of this project is to select a short (8-10) list of 
ecosystem indicators for the Gulf of Alaska that will form the basis of 
a Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Report Card and Ecosystem Assessment to include 
in the NOAA's Ecosystem Considerations report. This report is produced 
annually as part of the Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation report 
for the North Pacific Fishery Management Council. The format of the new 
GOA Report Card and Ecosystem Assessment will be similar to those that 
have been produced in recent years for the eastern Bering Sea and 
Aleutian Islands.
    The primary recipients, considered to be the stakeholders, of the 
Report Card and Ecosystem Assessment are those involved with the 
fishery quota-setting process for the North Pacific Fisheries 
Management Council. This includes the Science and Statistical Committee 
and the regional Plan Teams, which of are composed of mainly federal 
and state scientists, academics, and other individuals. Additional 
recipients include the Advisory Panel, Council, and stock assessment 
scientists. The Report Card and Ecosystem Assessment are also made 
available to the public.
    For the purposes of this project, ecosystem indicators are defined 
as time-series of data that measure some component of the ecosystem. 
Hundreds of indicators are available for the GOA, which is defined as 
the Canadian-US boundary at Dixon Entrance to the east and False Pass 
to the west. During a workshop in 2010, a group of largely scientists 
and some fisheries managers with expertise in the eastern Bering Sea 
ecosystem selected 10 indicators to best represent trends in 
productivity in the eastern Bering Sea. In 2011, a more diverse group 
including a commercial fisherman and conservation non-governmental 
organization representative met in a similar workshop format to select 
8 ecosystem indicators for the Aleutian Islands that best characterized 
trends in variability throughout the ecosystem. For the GOA, we hope to 
increase the group size and diversity in GOA expertise of the 
participants in the indicator selection process by soliciting 
information individually via an online survey. The main objective of 
the survey is to have participants rank the importance of ecosystem 
indicators among lists of indicators that are presented; the surveys 
will then be compiled to generate a list of top indicators. We have 
developed a non-exhaustive list of about 75 ecosystem indicators that 
are grouped by categories based on ecosystem components, such as forage 
fish or seabirds. Participants will be asked to select the top three 
within each category, then the top ten among all categories. Space is 
provided for suggestions of additional indicators not included. We will 
use these rankings to form the basis of a new GOA report card and 
ecosystem assessment. We hope that by surveying a greater number of 
individuals than were involved with indicator selection for the eastern 
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, the survey results will reflect 
broader expertise and an `equal voice' from all participants.
    The GOA is characterized by topographical complexity, including: 
Islands; deep sea mounts; continental shelf interrupted by large 
gullies; and varied and massive coastline features such as the Cook 
Inlet, Prince William Sound, Copper River, and Cross Sound, which bring 
both freshwater and nutrients into the GOA. The topographical 
complexity leads to ecological complexity, such that species richness 
and diversity differ from the western to eastern GOA. Thus, local 
effects of ecosystem drivers may swamp basin-wide signals. With this in 
mind, we hope to create a short list of ecosystem indicators that best 
reflect the complexity of the GOA.

II. Method of Collection

    Respondents will be asked to fill out an online survey.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (request for a new information 
collection).
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; non-profit 
institutions; State, local, or tribal government; business or other 
for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 50.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(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

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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 OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: May 28, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-12668 Filed 5-30-14; 8:45 am]
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