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yellowfin tuna and products derived
from yellowfin tuna harvested in the
ETP by Peruvian-flagged purse seine
vessels or purse seine vessels operating
under Peruvian jurisdiction for the fiveyear period of April 1, 2017, through
March 31, 2022, subject to subsequent
annual reviews by NMFS.
Dated: June 19, 2017.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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following proposal for collection of
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Chapter 35).
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Title: Nomination Process for National
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Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
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Number of Respondents: 10.
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community meetings; 2 hours each for
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and management considerations for the
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the future. Sanctuary designation is a
separate public process that would be
conducted pursuant to the requirements
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and all other applicable laws and
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Dated: June 19, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
United States Integrated Ocean
Observing System Advisory
Committee
National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of new member
solicitation for the United States
Integrated Ocean Observing System
(U.S. IOOS) Advisory Committee.
AGENCY:
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is
soliciting applications for membership
on the United States Integrated Ocean
Observing System Advisory Committee
(the Committee), which is a Federal
advisory committee. Members of the
Committee will fulfill the requirements
of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean
Observation System Act of 2009 (the
Act). The Committee provides advice to
the Under Secretary of Commerce for
Oceans and Atmosphere and to the
Interagency Ocean Observation
Committee on the planning, integrated
design, operation, maintenance,
enhancement, and expansion of the
United States Integrated Ocean
Observing System (U.S. IOOS). U.S.
IOOS promotes research to develop,
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test, and deploy innovations and
improvements in coastal and ocean
observation technologies and modeling
systems, addresses regional and national
needs for ocean information, gathers
data on key coastal, ocean, and Great
Lakes variables and ensures timely and
sustained dissemination and availability
of these data for societal benefits. U.S.
IOOS benefits national safety, the
economy, and the environment through
support for national defense, marine
commerce and forecasting, navigation
safety, weather, climate, energy siting
and production, economic development,
ecosystem-based management of marine
and coastal areas, conservation of ocean
and coastal resources and public safety.
The Act requires the establishment
and administration of this Committee by
the Under Secretary of Commerce for
Oceans and Atmosphere. NOAA will
hereby accept applications for
membership on the Committee through
September 20, 2017. Applications
received after September 20, 2017 may
not be considered during this
membership application cycle, but may
be considered for future membership
cycles. The Act states: ‘‘Members shall
be qualified by education, training, and
experience to evaluate scientific and
technical information related to the
design, operation, maintenance, or use
of the [Integrated Ocean Observing]
System, or use of data products
provided through the System.’’ NOAA
encourages individuals with expertise
in oceanographic data, products, and
services; coastal management; fisheries
management; coastal and marine spatial
planning; geodesy; water levels; and
other science-related fields to submit
applications for Committee
membership. To apply for membership
on the Committee, applicants should
submit a resume as indicated in the
ADDRESSES section. NOAA is an equalopportunity employer.
Application materials should be
sent to the address, email address, or fax
number specified and must be received
by September 20, 2017 for consideration
in this membership cycle.
DATES:
Submit an application for
Committee membership, in the form of
a resume, to Regina Evans via mail, fax,
or email. Mail: 1315 East-West Highway,
Station 2605, Silver Spring, MD 20910;
Fax: 301–713–3281; Email:
regina.evans@noaa.gov.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Regina Evans, 1315 East-West Highway,
Station 2605, Silver Spring, MD 20910;
Telephone: (240) 533–9468, Fax: 301–
713–3281; Email: regina.evans@
noaa.gov.
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This
notice responds to the ICOOS Act of
2009 (Pub. L. 111–11, section 12304),
which requires the Under Secretary of
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
to solicit nominations for Committee
membership. The Committee will advise
the NOAA Administrator or Interagency
Ocean Observation Committee on
matters related to the responsibilities
and authorities set forth in section
12302 of the ICOOS Act of 2009 and
other appropriate matters as the Under
Secretary refers to the Committee for
review and advice.
The United States Integrated Ocean
Observing System Advisory 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
disseminating 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 Committee’s voting members will
be appointed by the Under Secretary of
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
Members shall be qualified by
education, training, and experience to
evaluate scientific and technical
information related to the design,
operation, maintenance, or use of the
System, or the use of data products
provided through the System. Members
are selected on a standardized basis, in
accordance with applicable Department
of Commerce guidance. Members will
be appointed for three-year terms,
renewable once. One Committee
member will be designated by the Under
Secretary as chairperson. Full-time
officers or employees of the United
States may not be appointed as a voting
member. Members will be appointed as
special Government employees (SGEs)
for purposes of section 202(a) of title 18,
United States Code. Members serve at
the discretion of the Under Secretary
and are subject to government ethics
standards. Members of the Committee
will not be compensated for service on
the Committee, but they may be allowed
travel expenses, including per diem in
lieu of subsistence, in accordance with
subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5,
United States Code.
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The Committee will meet at least once
a year, and at other times at the call of
the Under Secretary, the Interagency
Ocean Observation Committee, or the
Committee Chairperson. The Committee
has approximately thirteen voting
members. This solicitation requests
candidate applications for up to thirteen
full voting member vacancies. Some
voting members whose terms expire
August 15, 2018 may be reappointed for
a second term if eligible.
If an applicant submitted a resume
application for the 2015 Federal
Register Notice for IOOS Advisory
Committee membership solicitation,
and is still interested in being
considered for membership on the
Committee, the applicant needs to
confirm his or her interest by contacting
Regina Evans as indicated in the
ADDRESSES section. An applicant who is
still interested, may either request that
his or her 2015 resume application be
resubmitted, or he or she may choose to
submit a current resume application for
the 2018 selection process.
Individuals Selected for Committee
Membership
Upon selection and agreement to
serve on the United States Integrated
Ocean Observing System Advisory
Committee, one becomes a Special
Government Employee (SGE) of the
United States Government. An SGE is
an officer or employee of an agency who
is retained, designated, appointed, or
employed to perform temporary duties,
with or without compensation, for not
to exceed 130 days during any period of
365 consecutive days, either on a fulltime or intermittent basis. After the
membership selection process is
complete, applicants who are selected to
serve on the Committee must complete
the following actions before they can be
appointed as a Committee member:
(a) Background Check (on-line
Background Check process and
fingerprinting conducted through
NOAA Workforce Management); and
(b) Confidential Financial Disclosure
Report: As an SGE, a Confidential
Financial Disclosure Report is required
to be filed annually to avoid
involvement in a real or apparent
conflict of interest. This form can be
found at the following Web site: https://
www.usoge.gov/forms/form_450.aspx.
Dated: June 2, 2017.
Carl Gouldman,
Director, U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing
System.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XF484
Taking and Importing of Marine
Mammals
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; affirmative finding
annual renewals for Ecuador, El
Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, and
Spain.
AGENCY:
The NMFS Assistant
Administrator (Assistant Administrator)
has issued affirmative finding annual
renewals for the Governments of
Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Mexico, and Spain (referred to hereafter
as ‘‘The Nations’’) under the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). These
affirmative finding annual renewals will
continue to allow yellowfin tuna and
yellowfin tuna products harvested in
the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP)
in compliance with the Agreement on
the International Dolphin Conservation
Program (AIDCP) by The Nations’
flagged purse seine vessels or purse
seine vessels operating under The
Nations’ jurisdiction to be imported into
the United States. The affirmative
finding annual renewals were based on
reviews of documentary evidence
submitted by the Governments of The
Nations and by information obtained
from the Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission (IATTC).
DATES: These affirmative finding annual
renewals are effective for the one-year
period of April 1, 2017, through March
31, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Justin Greenman, West Coast Region,
National Marine Fisheries Service, 501
W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long
Beach, CA 90802. Phone: 562–980–
3264. Email: justin.greenman@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., allows
for importation into the United States of
yellowfin tuna harvested by purse seine
vessels in the ETP under certain
conditions. If requested by the
harvesting nation, the Assistant
Administrator will determine whether
to make an affirmative finding based
upon documentary evidence provided
by the government of the harvesting
nation, the IATTC, or the Department of
State.
The affirmative finding process
requires that the harvesting nation is
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
United States Integrated Ocean Observing System Advisory
Committee
AGENCY: National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of new member solicitation for the United States
Integrated Ocean Observing System (U.S. IOOS) Advisory Committee.
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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is
soliciting applications for membership on the United States Integrated
Ocean Observing System Advisory Committee (the Committee), which is a
Federal advisory committee. Members of the Committee will fulfill the
requirements of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act
of 2009 (the Act). The Committee provides advice to the Under Secretary
of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and to the Interagency Ocean
Observation Committee on the planning, integrated design, operation,
maintenance, enhancement, and expansion of the United States Integrated
Ocean Observing System (U.S. IOOS). U.S. IOOS promotes research to
develop, test, and deploy innovations and improvements in coastal and
ocean observation technologies and modeling systems, addresses regional
and national needs for ocean information, gathers data on key coastal,
ocean, and Great Lakes variables and ensures timely and sustained
dissemination and availability of these data for societal benefits.
U.S. IOOS benefits national safety, the economy, and the environment
through support for national defense, marine commerce and forecasting,
navigation safety, weather, climate, energy siting and production,
economic development, ecosystem-based management of marine and coastal
areas, conservation of ocean and coastal resources and public safety.
The Act requires the establishment and administration of this
Committee by the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
NOAA will hereby accept applications for membership on the Committee
through September 20, 2017. Applications received after September 20,
2017 may not be considered during this membership application cycle,
but may be considered for future membership cycles. The Act states:
``Members shall be qualified by education, training, and experience to
evaluate scientific and technical information related to the design,
operation, maintenance, or use of the [Integrated Ocean Observing]
System, or use of data products provided through the System.'' NOAA
encourages individuals with expertise in oceanographic data, products,
and services; coastal management; fisheries management; coastal and
marine spatial planning; geodesy; water levels; and other science-
related fields to submit applications for Committee membership. To
apply for membership on the Committee, applicants should submit a
resume as indicated in the ADDRESSES section. NOAA is an equal-
opportunity employer.
DATES: Application materials should be sent to the address, email
address, or fax number specified and must be received by September 20,
2017 for consideration in this membership cycle.
ADDRESSES: Submit an application for Committee membership, in the form
of a resume, to Regina Evans via mail, fax, or email. Mail: 1315 East-
West Highway, Station 2605, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Fax: 301-713-3281;
Email: regina.evans@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regina Evans, 1315 East-West Highway,
Station 2605, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Telephone: (240) 533-9468, Fax:
301-713-3281; Email: regina.evans@noaa.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice responds to the ICOOS Act of
2009 (Pub. L. 111-11, section 12304), which requires the Under
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to solicit nominations
for Committee membership. The Committee will advise the NOAA
Administrator or Interagency Ocean Observation Committee on matters
related to the responsibilities and authorities set forth in section
12302 of the ICOOS Act of 2009 and other appropriate matters as the
Under Secretary refers to the Committee for review and advice.
The United States Integrated Ocean Observing System Advisory
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
disseminating 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 Committee's voting members will be appointed by the Under
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. Members shall be
qualified by education, training, and experience to evaluate scientific
and technical information related to the design, operation,
maintenance, or use of the System, or the use of data products provided
through the System. Members are selected on a standardized basis, in
accordance with applicable Department of Commerce guidance. Members
will be appointed for three-year terms, renewable once. One Committee
member will be designated by the Under Secretary as chairperson. Full-
time officers or employees of the United States may not be appointed as
a voting member. Members will be appointed as special Government
employees (SGEs) for purposes of section 202(a) of title 18, United
States Code. Members serve at the discretion of the Under Secretary and
are subject to government ethics standards. Members of the Committee
will not be compensated for service on the Committee, but they may be
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in
accordance with subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States
Code.
The Committee will meet at least once a year, and at other times at
the call of the Under Secretary, the Interagency Ocean Observation
Committee, or the Committee Chairperson. The Committee has
approximately thirteen voting members. This solicitation requests
candidate applications for up to thirteen full voting member vacancies.
Some voting members whose terms expire August 15, 2018 may be
reappointed for a second term if eligible.
If an applicant submitted a resume application for the 2015 Federal
Register Notice for IOOS Advisory Committee membership solicitation,
and is still interested in being considered for membership on the
Committee, the applicant needs to confirm his or her interest by
contacting Regina Evans as indicated in the ADDRESSES section. An
applicant who is still interested, may either request that his or her
2015 resume application be resubmitted, or he or she may choose to
submit a current resume application for the 2018 selection process.
Individuals Selected for Committee Membership
Upon selection and agreement to serve on the United States
Integrated Ocean Observing System Advisory Committee, one becomes a
Special Government Employee (SGE) of the United States Government. An
SGE is an officer or employee of an agency who is retained, designated,
appointed, or employed to perform temporary duties, with or without
compensation, for not to exceed 130 days during any period of 365
consecutive days, either on a full-time or intermittent basis. After
the membership selection process is complete, applicants who are
selected to serve on the Committee must complete the following actions
before they can be appointed as a Committee member:
(a) Background Check (on-line Background Check process and
fingerprinting conducted through NOAA Workforce Management); and
(b) Confidential Financial Disclosure Report: As an SGE, a
Confidential Financial Disclosure Report is required to be filed
annually to avoid involvement in a real or apparent conflict of
interest. This form can be found at the following Web site: https://www.usoge.gov/forms/form_450.aspx.
Dated: June 2, 2017.
Carl Gouldman,
Director, U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System.
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