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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Gulf of Alaska
Ecosystem Indicator Selection
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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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
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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
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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.
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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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