Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee Meeting, 43066-43067 [2015-17748]

Download as PDF 43066 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 139 / Tuesday, July 21, 2015 / Notices asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES directed to Amber Himes-Cornell, (206) 526–4221; or Amber.Himes@noaa.gov or Dan Lew, (530) 554–1842, or Dan.Lew@ noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract This request is for reinstatement, with changes of a previously approved information collection. Numerous management measures have recently been proposed or implemented that affect recreational charter boat fishing for Pacific halibut off Alaska. On January 5, 2010, NMFS issued a final rule establishing a limited entry permit system for charter vessels in the guided halibut sport fishery in International Pacific Halibut Commission Areas 2C (Southeast Alaska) and 3A (Central Gulf of Alaska) (75FR554). This permit system is intended to address concerns about the growth of fishing capacity in this fishery sector, which accounts for a substantial portion of the overall recreational halibut catch in Alaska. On March 16, 2011, a size limit on Pacific halibut caught while charter boat fishing in Area 2C for the 2011 fishing season was established (76FR14300). In addition, a Halibut Catch Sharing Plan (76FR44156) was implemented in 2014 that altered the way Pacific halibut is allocated between the guided sport (i.e., the charter sector) and the commercial halibut fishery. To assess the effect of regulatory restrictions (currently in place or potential) on charter operator and owner behavior and welfare, it is necessary to obtain a better general understanding of the Alaska recreational charter boat industry. Some information useful for this purpose is already collected from existing sources, such as charter vessel logbooks administered by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G). In addition, a voluntary survey under this OMB Control Number administered to collect economic information for three fishing seasons (2011–2013) from business owners in the charter fleet was administered between 2012 and 2014. It collected information on vessel and crew characteristics, services offered to clients, spatial and temporal aspects of their operations and fishing behavior, and costs and earnings information for the three fishing seasons prior to implementation of the Halibut Catch Sharing Plan. These data were collected directly from the industry since they are not available from other existing data sources. A description of the previouslyfielded survey and a summary of the results are available in a NOAA Technical Memorandum that can be accessed at https://www.afsc.noaa.gov/ VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:58 Jul 20, 2015 Jkt 235001 Publications/AFSC-TM/NOAA-TMAFSC-299.pdf. To evaluate changes in the charter sector associated with the Halibut Catch Sharing Plan, the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) Alaska Fisheries Science Center proposes to continue the implementation of the survey of charter vessel owners to collect annual cost, earnings, and employment data that will supplement logbook data collected by ADF&G. The proposed data collection will provide another three years of basic economic information about the charter sector beyond the 2011 to 2013 data that was collected previously, including revenues produced from different products and services provided to clients, fixed and variable operating costs, and locations of purchases. These data will support improved analysis and of the effects of fisheries regulations on the charter fishing industry, information that is increasingly needed by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council and NMFS to more completely understand ongoing halibut allocation issues and other fishery management issues involving the charter industry. The survey will have minor changes, including, possibly, a small set of questions about how charter vessels have been impacted by a new management program) II. Method of Collection The method of data collection will be a survey of charter vessel owners implemented through a voluntary mail questionnaire. III. Data OMB Control Number: 0648–0647. Form Number: None. Type of Review: Regular submission (reinstatement, with changes, of a previously approved information collection). Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for profit organizations. Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,200. Estimated Time per Response: 60 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,200. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 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: July 15, 2015. Sarah Brabson, NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–17768 Filed 7–20–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Telecommunications and Information Administration Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee Meeting National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: This notice announces a public meeting of the Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (Committee). The Committee provides advice to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on spectrum management policy matters. DATES: The meeting will be held on August 26, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Boeing Regional Headquarters, 929 Long Bridge Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. Public comments may be mailed to Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4099, Washington, DC 20230 or emailed to BWashington@ ntia.doc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce M. Washington, Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 482–6415 or BWashington@ntia.doc.gov; and/or visit NTIA’s Web site at https:// www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The Committee provides SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\21JYN1.SGM 21JYN1 asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 139 / Tuesday, July 21, 2015 / Notices advice to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information on needed reforms to domestic spectrum policies and management in order to: license radio frequencies in a way that maximizes their public benefits; keep wireless networks as open to innovation as possible; and make wireless services available to all Americans. See Charter at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/otherpublication/2013/csmac-2013-charter. This Committee is subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and is consistent with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Act, 47 U.S.C. 904(b). The Committee functions solely as an advisory body in compliance with the FACA. For more information about the Committee visit: https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/ csmac. Matters to Be Considered: The Committee provides advice to the Assistant Secretary to assist in developing and maintaining spectrum management policies that enable the United States to maintain or strengthen its global leadership role in the introduction of communications technology and services and innovation, thus expanding the economy, adding jobs, and increasing international trade, while at the same time providing for the expansion of existing technologies and supporting the country’s homeland security, national defense, and other critical needs of government missions. The Committee will hear reports of the following Subcommittees: 1. General Occupancy Measurements and Quantification of Federal Spectrum Use 2. Spectrum Sharing Cost Recovery Alternatives 3. Industry and Government Collaboration NTIA will post a detailed agenda on its Web site, https://www.ntia.doc.gov/ category/csmac, prior to the meeting. To the extent that the meeting time and agenda permit, any member of the public may speak to or otherwise address the Committee regarding the agenda items. See Open Meeting and Public Participation Policy, available at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/ csmac. Time and Date: The meeting will be held on August 26, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. The times and the agenda topics are subject to change. The meeting will be available via two-way audio link and may be webcast. Please refer to NTIA’s Web site, https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/ csmac, for the most up-to-date meeting agenda and access information. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:58 Jul 20, 2015 Jkt 235001 Place: The meeting will be held on the Ground Floor of the Boeing Regional Headquarters, 929 Long Bridge Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. Public comments may be mailed to Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4099, Washington, DC 20230, or emailed to BWashington@ntia.doc.gov. The meeting will be open to the public and press on a first-come, first-served basis. Space is limited. In conformance with the access controls at the site, all visitors, including Foreign National Visitors, must send a written request to attend the meeting in person to Mr. Washington at BWashington@ ntia.doc.gov no later than August 19, 2015. The public meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Individuals requiring accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or other ancillary aids, are asked to notify Mr. Washington at (202) 482–6415 or BWashington@ntia.doc.gov at least ten (10) business days prior to the meeting. Status: Interested parties are invited to attend and to submit written comments to the Committee at any time before or after the meeting. Parties wishing to submit written comments for consideration by the Committee in advance of a meeting must send them to NTIA’s Washington, DC office at the above-listed address and comments must be received five (5) business days before the scheduled meeting date, to provide sufficient time for review. Comments received after this date will be distributed to the Committee, but may not be reviewed prior to the meeting. It would be helpful if paper submissions also include a compact disc (CD) containing copies of the submissions in Microsoft Word or PDF formats. CDs should be labeled with the name and organizational affiliation of the filer. Alternatively, comments may be submitted electronically to BWashington@ntia.doc.gov. Comments provided via electronic mail also may be submitted in one or more of the formats specified above. Records: NTIA maintains records of all Committee proceedings. Committee records are available for public inspection at NTIA’s Washington, DC office at the address above. Documents including the Committee’s charter, member list, agendas, minutes, and any reports are available on NTIA’s Committee Web page at https:// www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac. PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 43067 Dated: July 15, 2015. Kathy D. Smith, Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information Administration. [FR Doc. 2015–17748 Filed 7–20–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–60–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army Intent To Grant an Exclusive License of U.S. Government-Owned Patents Department of the Army, DoD. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209 (e) and 37 CFR 404.7 (a)(1)(i), announcement is made of the intent to grant an exclusive, royalty-bearing, revocable license to US Patent Application 14/500,084, filed September 29, 2014, entitled, ‘‘A mechanical tourniquet apparatus and method of use’’ and US Patent Application 14/500,191, filed September 29, 2014, entitled, ‘‘A pneumatic tourniquet apparatus and method of use’’ and PCT Patent Application PCT/US2014/058079, filed September 29, 2014, entitled, ‘‘A mechanical tourniquet apparatus and method of use’’ and PCT Patent Application PCT/US2014/058098, filed September 29, 2014, entitled, ‘‘A pneumatic tourniquet apparatus and method of use’’ to Alphapointe, a nonprofit corporation, having a principal place of business at 7501 Prospect, Kansas City, MO 64132. ADDRESSES: Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, ATTN: Command Judge Advocate, MCMR–JA, 504 Scott Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702–5012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For licensing issues, Mr. Barry Datlof, Office of Research & Technology Assessment, (301) 619–0033. For patent issues, Ms. Elizabeth Arwine, Patent Attorney, (301) 619–7808, both at telefax (301) 619– 5034. SUMMARY: Anyone wishing to object to the grant of this license can file written objections along with supporting evidence, if any, within 15 days from the date of this publication. Written objections are to be filed with the Command Judge Advocate (see ADDRESSES). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Brenda S. Bowen, Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–17761 Filed 7–20–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3710–08–P E:\FR\FM\21JYN1.SGM 21JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 139 (Tuesday, July 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43066-43067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17748]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of the Commerce
Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (Committee). The Committee
provides advice to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Communications and Information and the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA) on spectrum management policy
matters.

DATES: The meeting will be held on August 26, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to
4:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Boeing Regional
Headquarters, 929 Long Bridge Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. Public
comments may be mailed to Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory
Committee, National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4099, Washington, DC 20230 or
emailed to BWashington@ntia.doc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce M. Washington, Designated
Federal Officer, at (202) 482-6415 or BWashington@ntia.doc.gov; and/or
visit NTIA's Web site at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The Committee provides

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advice to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and
Information on needed reforms to domestic spectrum policies and
management in order to: license radio frequencies in a way that
maximizes their public benefits; keep wireless networks as open to
innovation as possible; and make wireless services available to all
Americans. See Charter at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/2013/csmac-2013-charter. This Committee is subject to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and is consistent with
the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Act, 47
U.S.C. 904(b). The Committee functions solely as an advisory body in
compliance with the FACA. For more information about the Committee
visit: https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac.
Matters to Be Considered: The Committee provides advice to the
Assistant Secretary to assist in developing and maintaining spectrum
management policies that enable the United States to maintain or
strengthen its global leadership role in the introduction of
communications technology and services and innovation, thus expanding
the economy, adding jobs, and increasing international trade, while at
the same time providing for the expansion of existing technologies and
supporting the country's homeland security, national defense, and other
critical needs of government missions. The Committee will hear reports
of the following Subcommittees:
1. General Occupancy Measurements and Quantification of Federal
Spectrum Use
2. Spectrum Sharing Cost Recovery Alternatives
3. Industry and Government Collaboration
NTIA will post a detailed agenda on its Web site, https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac, prior to the meeting. To the extent
that the meeting time and agenda permit, any member of the public may
speak to or otherwise address the Committee regarding the agenda items.
See Open Meeting and Public Participation Policy, available at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac.
Time and Date: The meeting will be held on August 26, 2015, from
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. The times and the agenda
topics are subject to change. The meeting will be available via two-way
audio link and may be webcast. Please refer to NTIA's Web site, https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac, for the most up-to-date meeting agenda
and access information.
Place: The meeting will be held on the Ground Floor of the Boeing
Regional Headquarters, 929 Long Bridge Drive, Arlington, VA 22202.
Public comments may be mailed to Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory
Committee, National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4099, Washington, DC 20230, or
emailed to BWashington@ntia.doc.gov. The meeting will be open to the
public and press on a first-come, first-served basis. Space is limited.
In conformance with the access controls at the site, all visitors,
including Foreign National Visitors, must send a written request to
attend the meeting in person to Mr. Washington at
BWashington@ntia.doc.gov no later than August 19, 2015. The public
meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Individuals requiring accommodations, such as sign language
interpretation or other ancillary aids, are asked to notify Mr.
Washington at (202) 482-6415 or BWashington@ntia.doc.gov at least ten
(10) business days prior to the meeting.
Status: Interested parties are invited to attend and to submit
written comments to the Committee at any time before or after the
meeting. Parties wishing to submit written comments for consideration
by the Committee in advance of a meeting must send them to NTIA's
Washington, DC office at the above-listed address and comments must be
received five (5) business days before the scheduled meeting date, to
provide sufficient time for review. Comments received after this date
will be distributed to the Committee, but may not be reviewed prior to
the meeting. It would be helpful if paper submissions also include a
compact disc (CD) containing copies of the submissions in Microsoft
Word or PDF formats. CDs should be labeled with the name and
organizational affiliation of the filer. Alternatively, comments may be
submitted electronically to BWashington@ntia.doc.gov. Comments provided
via electronic mail also may be submitted in one or more of the formats
specified above.
Records: NTIA maintains records of all Committee proceedings.
Committee records are available for public inspection at NTIA's
Washington, DC office at the address above. Documents including the
Committee's charter, member list, agendas, minutes, and any reports are
available on NTIA's Committee Web page at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac.

Dated: July 15, 2015.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-17748 Filed 7-20-15; 8:45 am]
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