Nominations for the General Advisory Committee and the Scientific Advisory Subcommittee to the United States Delegation to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, 3118-3120 [2016-00906]
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Section 103 of the NEHRP
Reauthorization Act of 2004 (Pub. L.
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ACEHR will hold an open meeting on
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to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time and Friday,
March 4, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30
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Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland
20899. The primary purpose of this
meeting is to review the NEHRP agency
updates on their latest activities, receive
the NEHRP agency responses to the
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information for the Committee’s 2017
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NEHRP. The agenda may change to
accommodate Committee business. The
final agenda will be posted on the
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Tina Faecke, tina.faecke@nist.gov, by
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ACEHR, National Institute of Standards
and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS
8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–
8604, via fax at (301) 975–4032, or
electronically by email to tina.faecke@
nist.gov.
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Jennifer Horning. Non-U.S. citizens
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identification in lieu of a state-issued
driver’s license. For detailed
information please contact Ms. Horning
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Kevin Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Nominations for the General Advisory
Committee and the Scientific Advisory
Subcommittee to the United States
Delegation to the Inter-American
Tropical Tuna Commission
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for nominations.
AGENCY:
NMFS, on behalf of the
Secretary of Commerce, is seeking
nominations for the General Advisory
Committee to the U.S. delegation to the
Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission (IATTC or Commission), as
well as to a Scientific Advisory
Subcommittee of the General Advisory
Committee. The purpose of the General
Advisory Committee and its Scientific
Advisory Subcommittee is to provide
public input and advice to the United
States delegation to the IATTC in the
formulation of U.S. policy and positions
at meetings of the IATTC and its
subsidiary bodies. The Scientific
Advisory Subcommittee shall also
function as the National Scientific
Advisory Committee provided for in the
Agreement on the International Dolphin
Conservation Program (AIDCP).
DATES: Nominations must be received
no later than February 19, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be
directed to William W. Stelle, Jr.,
Regional Administrator, NMFS West
Coast Region, and may be submitted by
any of the following means:
• Email:
RegionalAdministrator.WCRHMS@
noaa.gov. Include in the subject line the
following document identifier: ‘‘General
Advisory Committee and Scientific
Advisory Subcommittee nominations’’
• Mail: Rachael Wadsworth, NMFS
West Coast Region Long Beach Office,
501 W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long
Beach, CA 90802.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rachael Wadsworth, NMFS West Coast
Region; email: rachael.wadsworth@
noaa.gov; telephone: 562–980–4036.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
General Advisory Committee
The Tuna Conventions Act (16 U.S.C.
951 et seq.), as amended on November
5, 2015, by title II of Public Law 114–
81, provides that the Secretary of
Commerce, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, shall appoint a
‘‘General Advisory Committee’’ to
advise the U.S. delegation to the IATTC.
The General Advisory Committee shall
be composed of no more than 25
individuals who shall be representative
of the various groups concerned with
the fisheries covered by the IATTC,
including non-governmental
conservation organizations, providing
an equitable balance among such groups
to the maximum extent practicable.
Members of the General Advisory
Committee shall be invited to attend all
non-executive meetings of the U.S.
delegation to the IATTC and at such
meetings shall be given the opportunity
to examine and be heard on all
proposed programs of investigation,
reports, recommendations, and
regulations of the Commission.
The Chair of the Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Pacific
Council’s) Advisory Subpanel for
Highly Migratory Fisheries and the
Chair of the Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Western Pacific
Council’s) Advisory Committee shall be
ex-officio members of the General
Advisory Committee by virtue of their
positions advising those Councils. The
General Advisory Committee will be
eligible to participate as members of the
United States delegation to the
Commission and its working groups to
the extent the Commission rules and
space for delegations allow.
Additionally, NMFS may appoint the
Executive Directors of the Pacific and
Western Pacific Councils to serve on the
General Advisory Committee.
At its next meeting, the General
Advisory Committee is expected to
determine its organization and prescribe
its practices and procedures for carrying
out its functions under the Tuna
Conventions Act, the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the 1949
Convention for the Establishment of an
Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission, and the Convention for the
Strengthening of the IATTC Established
by the 1949 Convention between the
United States of America and the
Republic of Costa Rica (Antigua
Convention). Meetings of the General
Advisory Committee, except when in
executive session, shall be open to the
public, and prior notice of meetings
shall be made public in timely fashion.
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In accordance with Public Law 114–81,
the General Advisory Committee shall
not be subject to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
Individuals appointed to serve as a
member of the General Advisory
Committee shall serve without pay.
While away from their homes or regular
places of business to attend meetings of
the General Advisory Committee, they
shall be allowed travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, in the same manner as
persons employed intermittently by the
Federal Government are allowed
expenses under 5 U.S.C. 5703. In
addition, individuals appointed to serve
as a member of the General Advisory
Committee shall not be considered
Federal employees except for the
purposes of injury compensation or tort.
Scientific Advisory Subcommittee
The Tuna Conventions Act, as
amended, also provides that the
Secretary of Commerce, in consultation
with the Secretary of State, shall
appoint individuals as members of the
subcommittee of the General Advisory
Committee, referred to here as the
‘‘Scientific Advisory Subcommittee.’’
The Scientific Advisory Subcommittee
shall be composed of no fewer than 5 or
no more than 15 qualified scientists
with balanced representation from the
public and private sectors, including
non-governmental conservation
organizations.
The Scientific Advisory
Subcommittee will be expected to
determine its own organization and
prescribe its practices and procedures
for carrying out its functions under the
Tuna Conventions Act, the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et
seq.), the 1949 Convention for the
Establishment of an Inter-American
Tropical Tuna Commission, the Antigua
Convention, and the AIDCP.
National Scientific Advisory Committee
The Scientific Advisory
Subcommittee shall also function as the
National Scientific Advisory Committee
established pursuant to Article IX of the
AIDCP. In this regard, the Scientific
Advisory Subcommittee shall perform
the functions of the National Scientific
Advisory Committee as specified in
Annex VI of the AIDCP which include,
but are not limited to: (1) Receiving and
reviewing relevant data, including data
provided to NMFS by IATTC staff; (2)
advising and recommending measures
and actions to the U.S. Government that
should be undertaken to conserve and
manage stocks of living marine
resources in the eastern Pacific Ocean;
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(3) making recommendations to the U.S.
Government regarding research needs
related to the eastern Pacific Ocean tuna
purse seine fishery; (4) promoting the
regular and timely full exchange of data
among the AIDCP Parties on a variety of
matters related to the implementation of
the AIDCP; and (5) consulting with
other experts, as necessary, in order to
achieve the objectives of the AIDCP.
Members of the Scientific Advisory
Subcommittee/National Scientific
Advisory Committee shall receive no
compensation for their service and
members will not be compensated for
travel or other expenses associated with
their participation.
General Provisions
Each appointed member of the
General Advisory Committee shall be
appointed for a term of 3 years and may
be reappointed.
The Secretary of Commerce and the
Secretary of State shall provide the
General Advisory Committee with
relevant information concerning
fisheries and international fishery
agreements. The Secretary of Commerce
shall provide to the General Advisory
Committee such administrative and
technical support services that are
necessary for its effective functioning in
a timely manner.
Procedures for Submitting
Applications/Nominations
Applications/nominations for the
General Advisory Committee and the
Scientific Advisory Subcommittee/
National Scientific Advisory Committee
should be submitted to NMFS West
Coast Region (See ADDRESSES). This
request for nominations is for both first
time nominees and previous members.
Self-nominations are acceptable.
Nominations should include the
information listed below:
(1) Full name, address (home and
business, if different), telephone, and
email address of applicant (i.e., for selfnomination) or nominee;
(2) Specify whether applying or
nominating for the General Advisory
Committee or the Scientific Advisory
Committee/National Scientific Advisory
Committee (applicants may specify
both);
(3) Applicant’s or nominee’s
organization(s) or professional
affiliation(s) serving as the basis for the
application/nomination;
(4) Background statement describing
the applicant’s or nominee’s
qualifications and experience,
especially as related to fisheries for tuna
and tuna-like species in the eastern
Pacific Ocean or other factors relevant to
the implementation of the Convention
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Establishing the IATTC or the AIDCP;
and
(5) A written statement from the
applicant or nominee of intent to
participate actively and in good faith in
the meetings and activities of either the
General Advisory Committee or the
Scientific Advisory Subcommittee/
National Scientific Advisory Committee,
or both.
Applicants or nominees who
submitted material in response to the
Federal Register Notice published by
the Department of State on March 25,
2013 (78 FR 17993), or prior, should
resubmit their applications pursuant to
this notice.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.
Dated: January 13, 2016.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Consumer Financial
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Title of Collection: Home Mortgage
Disclosure Act (Regulation C) 12 CFR
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OMB Control Number: 3170–0008.
Type of Review: Extension with
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: For-profit businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
145.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 690,000.
Abstract: The Home Mortgage
Disclosure Act (HMDA) requires certain
depository institutions and for-profit
nondepository institutions to collect,
report, and disclose data about
originations and purchases of mortgage
loans, as well as mortgage loan
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public officials in distributing publicsector investment so as to attract private
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agencies, in determining that the
financial institutions they supervise
comply with applicable provisions of
HMDA.
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and 1320.11(h), this information
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October 28, 2015. Further, since the
information collection requirements as
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collections of information in current
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extend for an additional three years its
approval of the information collection
requirements as contained in current
Regulation C.
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issued a 60-day Federal Register notice
on November 10, 2015, (80 FR 69646).
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
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of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this
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included in the request for OMB
approval. All comments will become a
matter of public record.
Dated: January 13, 2016.
Darrin A. King,
Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Bureau of
Consumer Financial Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Nominations for the General Advisory Committee and the Scientific
Advisory Subcommittee to the United States Delegation to the Inter-
American Tropical Tuna Commission
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce, is seeking
nominations for the General Advisory Committee to the U.S. delegation
to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC or Commission),
as well as to a Scientific Advisory Subcommittee of the General
Advisory Committee. The purpose of the General Advisory Committee and
its Scientific Advisory Subcommittee is to provide public input and
advice to the United States delegation to the IATTC in the formulation
of U.S. policy and positions at meetings of the IATTC and its
subsidiary bodies. The Scientific Advisory Subcommittee shall also
function as the National Scientific Advisory Committee provided for in
the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program
(AIDCP).
DATES: Nominations must be received no later than February 19, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be directed to William W. Stelle, Jr.,
Regional Administrator, NMFS West Coast Region, and may be submitted by
any of the following means:
Email: RegionalAdministrator.WCRHMS@noaa.gov. Include in
the subject line the following document identifier: ``General Advisory
Committee and Scientific Advisory Subcommittee nominations''
Mail: Rachael Wadsworth, NMFS West Coast Region Long Beach
Office, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachael Wadsworth, NMFS West Coast
Region; email: rachael.wadsworth@noaa.gov; telephone: 562-980-4036.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
General Advisory Committee
The Tuna Conventions Act (16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.), as amended on
November 5, 2015, by title II of Public Law 114-81, provides that the
Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of State,
shall appoint a ``General Advisory Committee'' to advise the U.S.
delegation to the IATTC. The General Advisory Committee shall be
composed of no more than 25 individuals who shall be representative of
the various groups concerned with the fisheries covered by the IATTC,
including non-governmental conservation organizations, providing an
equitable balance among such groups to the maximum extent practicable.
Members of the General Advisory Committee shall be invited to attend
all non-executive meetings of the U.S. delegation to the IATTC and at
such meetings shall be given the opportunity to examine and be heard on
all proposed programs of investigation, reports, recommendations, and
regulations of the Commission.
The Chair of the Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific
Council's) Advisory Subpanel for Highly Migratory Fisheries and the
Chair of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Western
Pacific Council's) Advisory Committee shall be ex-officio members of
the General Advisory Committee by virtue of their positions advising
those Councils. The General Advisory Committee will be eligible to
participate as members of the United States delegation to the
Commission and its working groups to the extent the Commission rules
and space for delegations allow. Additionally, NMFS may appoint the
Executive Directors of the Pacific and Western Pacific Councils to
serve on the General Advisory Committee.
At its next meeting, the General Advisory Committee is expected to
determine its organization and prescribe its practices and procedures
for carrying out its functions under the Tuna Conventions Act, the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C.
1801 et seq.), the 1949 Convention for the Establishment of an Inter-
American Tropical Tuna Commission, and the Convention for the
Strengthening of the IATTC Established by the 1949 Convention between
the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica (Antigua
Convention). Meetings of the General Advisory Committee, except when in
executive session, shall be open to the public, and prior notice of
meetings shall be made public in timely fashion. In accordance with
Public Law 114-81, the General Advisory Committee shall not be subject
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
Individuals appointed to serve as a member of the General Advisory
Committee shall serve without pay. While away from their homes or
regular places of business to attend meetings of the General Advisory
Committee, they shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in
lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed
intermittently by the Federal Government are allowed expenses under 5
U.S.C. 5703. In addition, individuals appointed to serve as a member of
the General Advisory Committee shall not be considered Federal
employees except for the purposes of injury compensation or tort.
Scientific Advisory Subcommittee
The Tuna Conventions Act, as amended, also provides that the
Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of State,
shall appoint individuals as members of the subcommittee of the General
Advisory Committee, referred to here as the ``Scientific Advisory
Subcommittee.'' The Scientific Advisory Subcommittee shall be composed
of no fewer than 5 or no more than 15 qualified scientists with
balanced representation from the public and private sectors, including
non-governmental conservation organizations.
The Scientific Advisory Subcommittee will be expected to determine
its own organization and prescribe its practices and procedures for
carrying out its functions under the Tuna Conventions Act, the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C.
1801 et seq.), the 1949 Convention for the Establishment of an Inter-
American Tropical Tuna Commission, the Antigua Convention, and the
AIDCP.
National Scientific Advisory Committee
The Scientific Advisory Subcommittee shall also function as the
National Scientific Advisory Committee established pursuant to Article
IX of the AIDCP. In this regard, the Scientific Advisory Subcommittee
shall perform the functions of the National Scientific Advisory
Committee as specified in Annex VI of the AIDCP which include, but are
not limited to: (1) Receiving and reviewing relevant data, including
data provided to NMFS by IATTC staff; (2) advising and recommending
measures and actions to the U.S. Government that should be undertaken
to conserve and manage stocks of living marine resources in the eastern
Pacific Ocean; (3) making recommendations to the U.S. Government
regarding research needs related to the eastern Pacific Ocean tuna
purse seine fishery; (4) promoting the regular and timely full exchange
of data among the AIDCP Parties on a variety of matters related to the
implementation of the AIDCP; and (5) consulting with other experts, as
necessary, in order to achieve the objectives of the AIDCP.
Members of the Scientific Advisory Subcommittee/National Scientific
Advisory Committee shall receive no compensation for their service and
members will not be compensated for travel or other expenses associated
with their participation.
General Provisions
Each appointed member of the General Advisory Committee shall be
appointed for a term of 3 years and may be reappointed.
The Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of State shall provide
the General Advisory Committee with relevant information concerning
fisheries and international fishery agreements. The Secretary of
Commerce shall provide to the General Advisory Committee such
administrative and technical support services that are necessary for
its effective functioning in a timely manner.
Procedures for Submitting Applications/Nominations
Applications/nominations for the General Advisory Committee and the
Scientific Advisory Subcommittee/National Scientific Advisory Committee
should be submitted to NMFS West Coast Region (See ADDRESSES). This
request for nominations is for both first time nominees and previous
members. Self-nominations are acceptable. Nominations should include
the information listed below:
(1) Full name, address (home and business, if different),
telephone, and email address of applicant (i.e., for self-nomination)
or nominee;
(2) Specify whether applying or nominating for the General Advisory
Committee or the Scientific Advisory Committee/National Scientific
Advisory Committee (applicants may specify both);
(3) Applicant's or nominee's organization(s) or professional
affiliation(s) serving as the basis for the application/nomination;
(4) Background statement describing the applicant's or nominee's
qualifications and experience, especially as related to fisheries for
tuna and tuna-like species in the eastern Pacific Ocean or other
factors relevant to the implementation of the Convention
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Establishing the IATTC or the AIDCP; and
(5) A written statement from the applicant or nominee of intent to
participate actively and in good faith in the meetings and activities
of either the General Advisory Committee or the Scientific Advisory
Subcommittee/National Scientific Advisory Committee, or both.
Applicants or nominees who submitted material in response to the
Federal Register Notice published by the Department of State on March
25, 2013 (78 FR 17993), or prior, should resubmit their applications
pursuant to this notice.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.
Dated: January 13, 2016.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-00906 Filed 1-19-16; 8:45 am]
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