Fishing Capacity Reduction Program for the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery, 67295 [2016-23709]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 190 / Friday, September 30, 2016 / Notices
Dated: September 20, 2016.
Edward M. Dean,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Services,
International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
[FR Doc. 2016–23666 Filed 9–29–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XE891
Fishing Capacity Reduction Program
for the Pacific Coast Groundfish
Fishery
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of sub-loan repayment.
AGENCY:
NMFS issues this notice to
inform interested parties that the
California Pink Shrimp sub-loan in the
Pacific Coast Groundfish Capacity
Reduction (Buyback) Program has been
repaid. Therefore, Buyback fee
collections on California Pink Shrimp
sub-loan will cease for all landings after
August 31, 2016.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before 5 p.m. EST October 17, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Send comments about this
notice to Paul Marx, Chief, Financial
Services Division, NMFS, Attn:
California Pink Shrimp Buyback, 1315
East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910 (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT).
SUMMARY:
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Michael A. Sturtevant at (301) 427–8799
or Michael.A.Sturtevant@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
November 16, 2004, NMFS published a
proposed rule in the Federal Register
(69 FR 67100) proposing to implement
an industry fee system for repaying the
California Pink Shrimp Buyback subloan. The final rule was published July
13, 2005 (70 FR 40225) and fee
collection began on September 8, 2005.
Interested persons should review these
for further program details.
The California Pink Shrimp Buyback
sub-loan in the amount of $674,202.18
will be repaid in full upon receipt of
buyback fees on landings through
August 31, 2016. NMFS has received
$1,182,214.57 to repay the principal and
interest on this sub-loan since fee
collection began September 8, 2005.
Based on Buyback fees received to date,
landings after August 31, 2016, will not
be subject to the Buyback fee. Therefore,
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Dated: September 26, 2016.
Brian T. Pawlak,
CFO/Director, Office of Management and
Budget, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016–23709 Filed 9–29–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing
System (IOOS®) Advisory Committee
National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given of a
meeting of the U.S. Integrated Ocean
Observing System (IOOS®) Advisory
Committee (Committee) in Seattle, WA
and La Push, WA.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, October 11, 2016, from 9:00
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in Seattle, WA. The
meeting will continue in La Push, WA
on Wednesday, October 12, 2016, from
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., and Thursday
October 13, 2016 from 9:00 a.m.–2:30
p.m. These times and the agenda topics
described below are subject to change.
Refer to the Web page listed below for
the most up-to-date meeting agenda.
ADDRESSES: On Tuesday, October 11 the
meeting will be held in the Hardisty
Conference Room, 6th floor, Henderson
Hall, University of Washington Applied
Physics Laboratory, 1013 NE 40th
Street, Seattle, WA 98105. On
Wednesday and Thursday, October 12–
13 the meeting will be held at the
Quileute Tribal Administration
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Buyback fees will no longer be collected
in the California Pink Shrimp fishery on
future landings.
Buyback fees not yet forwarded to
NMFS for California Pink Shrimp
landings through August 31, 2016,
should be forwarded to NMFS
immediately. Any overpayment of
Buyback fees submitted to NMFS will
be refunded on a pro-rata basis to the
fish buyers based upon best available
fish ticket landings data. The fish buyers
should return excess Buyback fees
collected to the harvesters, including
Buyback fees collected but not yet
remitted to NMFS for landings after
August 31, 2016. Any discrepancies in
fees owed and fees paid must be
resolved immediately. After the subloan is closed, no further adjustments to
fees paid and fees received can be made.
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Building, 90 Main Street, La Push, WA
98350.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jessica Snowden, Designated Federal
Official, U.S. IOOS Advisory
Committee, U.S. IOOS Program, 1315
East-West Highway, Second Floor,
Silver Spring, MD 20910; Phone 240–
533–9466; Fax 301–713–3281; Email
jessica.snowden@noaa.gov or visit the
U.S. IOOS Advisory Committee Web
site at https://www.ioos.noaa.gov/
advisorycommittee.
The
Committee was established by the
NOAA Administrator as directed by
Section 12304 of the Integrated Coastal
and Ocean Observation System Act, part
of the Omnibus Public Land
Management Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–
11). The Committee advises the NOAA
Administrator and the Interagency
Ocean Observation Committee (IOOC)
on matters related to the responsibilities
and authorities set forth in section
12302 of the Integrated Coastal and
Ocean Observation System Act of 2009
and other appropriate matters as the
Under Secretary refers to the Committee
for review and advice.
The Committee will provide advice
on:
(a) Administration, operation,
management, and maintenance of the
System;
(b) expansion and periodic
modernization and upgrade of
technology components of the System;
(c) identification of end-user
communities, their needs for
information provided by the System,
and the System’s effectiveness in
dissemination information to end-user
communities and to the general public;
and
(d) any other purpose identified by
the Under Secretary of Commerce for
Oceans and Atmosphere or the
Interagency Ocean Observation
Committee.
The meeting will be open to public
participation with a 15-minute public
comment period on October 11, 2016,
from 11:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., on
October 12, 2016, from 4:30 p.m. to 4:45
p.m., and on October 13, 2016 from 2:00
p.m. to 2:15 p.m. (check agenda on Web
site to confirm time.) The Committee
expects that public statements presented
at its meetings will not be repetitive of
previously submitted verbal or written
statements. In general, each individual
or group making a verbal presentation
will be limited to a total time of three
(3) minutes. Written comments should
be received by the Designated Federal
Official by October 7, 2016 to provide
sufficient time for Committee review.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE891
Fishing Capacity Reduction Program for the Pacific Coast
Groundfish Fishery
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of sub-loan repayment.
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SUMMARY: NMFS issues this notice to inform interested parties that the
California Pink Shrimp sub-loan in the Pacific Coast Groundfish
Capacity Reduction (Buyback) Program has been repaid. Therefore,
Buyback fee collections on California Pink Shrimp sub-loan will cease
for all landings after August 31, 2016.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before 5 p.m. EST October 17,
2016.
ADDRESSES: Send comments about this notice to Paul Marx, Chief,
Financial Services Division, NMFS, Attn: California Pink Shrimp
Buyback, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael A. Sturtevant at (301) 427-
8799 or Michael.A.Sturtevant@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 16, 2004, NMFS published a
proposed rule in the Federal Register (69 FR 67100) proposing to
implement an industry fee system for repaying the California Pink
Shrimp Buyback sub-loan. The final rule was published July 13, 2005 (70
FR 40225) and fee collection began on September 8, 2005. Interested
persons should review these for further program details.
The California Pink Shrimp Buyback sub-loan in the amount of
$674,202.18 will be repaid in full upon receipt of buyback fees on
landings through August 31, 2016. NMFS has received $1,182,214.57 to
repay the principal and interest on this sub-loan since fee collection
began September 8, 2005. Based on Buyback fees received to date,
landings after August 31, 2016, will not be subject to the Buyback fee.
Therefore, Buyback fees will no longer be collected in the California
Pink Shrimp fishery on future landings.
Buyback fees not yet forwarded to NMFS for California Pink Shrimp
landings through August 31, 2016, should be forwarded to NMFS
immediately. Any overpayment of Buyback fees submitted to NMFS will be
refunded on a pro-rata basis to the fish buyers based upon best
available fish ticket landings data. The fish buyers should return
excess Buyback fees collected to the harvesters, including Buyback fees
collected but not yet remitted to NMFS for landings after August 31,
2016. Any discrepancies in fees owed and fees paid must be resolved
immediately. After the sub-loan is closed, no further adjustments to
fees paid and fees received can be made.
Dated: September 26, 2016.
Brian T. Pawlak,
CFO/Director, Office of Management and Budget, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-23709 Filed 9-29-16; 8:45 am]
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