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shoreline to just shy of the Connecticut
state boundary in Long Island Sound;
(b) the area waterward of the mean
high shoreline of the lower Thames
River from approximately the Gold Star
Bridge south to the area described in (a);
(c) the area waterward of the mean
high shoreline of the lower Connecticut
River from approximately Lord Cove
south to the area described in (a).
The views of interested persons and
organizations regarding the proposed
site recommendation are solicited. This
information may be expressed orally
and in written statements. A
presentation about the proposed site
and the National Estuarine Research
Reserve System will be provided.
Written comments may be also be sent
to: Kevin O’Brien, Connecticut
Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection—Land &
Water Resources Division, 79 Elm
Street, Hartford, CT 06106–5127 or to:
kevin.obrien@ct.gov. All written
comments must be received no later
than seven calendar days following the
public meeting. All comments received
will be considered by the State in
formally nominating a site to NOAA.
The research reserve system is a
federal and state partnership program
administered by the federal government,
specifically the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The research reserve system currently
has 29 sites and protects more than 1.3
million acres of estuarine and Great
Lakes habitat for long-term research,
monitoring, education, and stewardship.
Established by the Coastal Zone
Management Act of 1972, each reserve
is managed by a lead state agency or
university, with input from local
partners. NOAA provides partial
funding and national programmatic
guidance.
This particular site selection effort is
a culmination of several years of local,
grassroots-support for a research reserve
site in Connecticut. The preliminary site
recommendation follows a
comprehensive evaluation process that
sought the views of the public, affected
landowners, and other interested
parties. State and local agency
representatives, as well as estuarine
experts, served as committee members
and evaluated site proposals. The
committee is recommending the Lower
Connecticut River and Eastern Long
Island Sound as the preferred site for
the state to nominate to NOAA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Erica Seiden, Office for Coastal
Management, National Ocean Service,
NOAA, 1305 East West Highway, N/
OCM, Silver Spring, MD 20910 or
Email: erica.seiden@noaa.gov.
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Persons with disabilities please
contact Michelle MarcAurele at the
University of Connecticut Avery Point
campus by November 6, 2018 to make
arrangements. Phone: 860–405–9115,
Email: michelle.marcaurele@uconn.edu.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog
Number 11.420 (Coastal Zone Management)
Research Reserves)
Dated: October 22, 2018.
Paul M. Scholz,
Associate Assistant Administrator for
Management and CFO/CAO, Ocean Services
and Coastal Zone Management.
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Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Pacific Islands Region Coral
Reef Ecosystems Logbook and
Reporting.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0462.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 5.
Average Hours per Response: Pre-trip
and pre-landing notifications, 3
minutes; logbook reports, 30 minutes;
transshipment reports, 15 minutes.
Burden Hours: 18.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a current information
collection.
The National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) requires any U.S. citizen issued
a Special Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishing
Permit to complete logbooks and submit
them to NMFS (50 CFR 665). The
Special Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishing
Permit is authorized under the Fishery
Ecosystem Plans for American Samoa
Archipelago, Hawaiian Archipelago,
Mariana Archipelago, and Pacific
Remote Island Areas. The information
in the logbooks is used to obtain fish
catch/fishing effort data on coral reef
fishes and invertebrates harvested in
designated low-use marine protected
areas and on those listed in the
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coral reef taxa in waters of the U.S.
exclusive economic zone in the western
Pacific region. These data are needed to
determine the condition of the stocks,
whether the current management
measures are having the intended
effects, and to evaluate the benefits and
costs of changes in management
measures. The logbook information
includes interactions with protected
species, including sea turtles, monk
seals, and other marine mammals,
which are used to monitor and respond
to incidental takes of endangered and
threatened marine species.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Dated: October 25, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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Administration
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Nominations for the 2019–2022
General Advisory Committee and the
Scientific Advisory Subcommittee to
the United States Delegation to the
Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission
National Marine Fisheries
Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for nominations.
AGENCY:
National Marine Fisheries
Service, 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, 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
SUMMARY:
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and advice to the U.S. delegation in the
formulation of policy and positions at
meetings of the Inter-American Tropical
Tuna Commission 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.
DATES: Nominations must be received
no later than November 29, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be
directed to Barry Thom, Regional
Administrator, NMFS West Coast
Region, and may be submitted by any of
the following means:
• Email: RegionalAdministrator.
WCRHMS@noaa.gov with the subject
line: ‘‘General Advisory Committee and
Scientific Advisory Subcommittee
nominations’’
• Mail: Taylor Debevec, NMFS West
Coast Region Long Beach Office, 501 W.
Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach,
CA 90802.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Taylor Debevec, NMFS West Coast
Region; email: taylor.debevec@noaa.gov;
telephone: 562–980–4066.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
General Advisory Committee
The Tuna Conventions Act (16 U.S.C.
951 et seq.) (TCA) provides that the
Secretary of Commerce, in consultation
with the Secretary of State, shall
appoint a ‘‘General Advisory
Committee’’ (GAC) to advise the U.S.
delegation to the Inter-American
Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC or
Commission). The GAC 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 GAC 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)
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 GAC by virtue of their positions
advising those Councils. GAC members
will be eligible to participate as
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members of the U.S. delegation to the
Commission and its working groups to
the extent that the Commission rules
and space for delegations allow.
Meetings of the GAC, 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 GAC shall not be subject to the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App.).
Individuals appointed to serve as a
member of the GAC shall serve without
pay. While away from their homes or
regular places of business to attend
meetings of the GAC, 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 GAC shall not be
considered Federal employees except
for the purposes of injury compensation
or tort.
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 SAS/National
Scientific Advisory Committee shall
receive no compensation for their
service.
Scientific Advisory Subcommittee
The TCA also provides that the
Secretary of Commerce, in consultation
with the Secretary of State, shall
appoint persons to serve on the
subcommittee of the GAC, referred to
here as the ‘‘Scientific Advisory
Subcommittee’’ (SAS). The SAS shall be
composed of no fewer than 5 and no
more than 15 qualified scientists with
balanced representation from the public
and private sectors, including nongovernmental conservation
organizations. In determining whether a
person is a qualified scientist the
Secretary may consider, among other
things, advanced degrees and/or
publications in fields such as fisheries
or marine science.
Procedures for Submitting Applications
Applications for the GAC and the
SAS/National Scientific Advisory
Committee should be submitted to
NMFS West Coast Region (see
ADDRESSES). This request for
applications is for first time nominees,
current members whose appointments
will end in April 2019, and previous
members. Self-nomination applications
are acceptable. Applications should
include all of the following information:
(1) Full name, address (home and
business, if different), telephone, and
email address of nominee;
(2) Specification about whether the
application is for the GAC or the SAS/
National Scientific Advisory Committee
or both;
(3) Nominee’s organization(s) or
professional affiliation(s) serving as the
basis for the nomination;
(4) Background statement describing
the 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 Establishing the
IATTC or the AIDCP. Applications to
the SAS should highlight advanced
degrees and academic publications; and
(5) A written statement from the
nominee of intent to participate actively
and in good faith in the meetings and
activities of either the GAC or the SAS/
National Scientific Advisory Committee,
or both.
Applicants who submitted material in
response to the Federal Register Notice
National Scientific Advisory Committee
The SAS shall also function as the
National Scientific Advisory Committee
which is required to be established
pursuant to Article XI of the Agreement
on the International Dolphin
Conservation Program (AIDCP). In this
regard, the SAS shall perform the
functions of the National Scientific
Advisory Committee as specified in
Annex VI of the AIDCP. These functions
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
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General Provisions
Each member of the GAC 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 GAC with relevant
information concerning fisheries and
international fishery agreements. The
Secretary of Commerce shall provide to
the GAC such administrative and
technical support services that are
necessary for its effective functioning in
a timely manner.
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published by NMFS on January 20, 2016
(81 FR 3118), or prior, should resubmit
their applications pursuant to this
notice.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.
Dated: October 24, 2018.
Karen H. Abrams,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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[Docket ID: USA–2018–HQ–0024]
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
DoD.
ACTION:
Information collection notice.
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
announces a proposed public
information collection and seeks public
comment on the provisions thereof.
Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; ways
to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the information collection on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by December 31,
2018.
SUMMARY:
You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Department of Defense, Office
of the Chief Management Officer,
Directorate for Oversight and
Compliance, 4800 Mark Center Drive,
Mailbox #24 Suite 08D09, Alexandria,
VA 22350–1700.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name, docket
number, and title for this Federal
Register document. The general policy
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To
request more information on this
proposed information collection or to
obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection instruments,
please write to the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers Omaha District, ATTN: Kelly
Baxter, 1616 Capitol Ave., Ste. 9000,
Omaha, NE 68102; call at 402–995–
2447; or email at Kelly.D.Baxter@
usace.army.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Department of the Army
AGENCY:
for comments and other submissions
from members of the public is to make
these submissions available for public
viewing on the internet at https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
Any associated form(s) for this
collection may be located within this
same electronic docket and downloaded
for review/testing. Follow the
instructions at https://
www.regulations.gov for submitting
comments. Please submit comments on
any given form identified by docket
number, form number, and title.
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For a
secondary source to request more
information on this proposed
information collection, please write to
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla
Walla District, ATTN: Karen Zelch, 201
N 3rd Ave, Walla Walla, WA 99362; call
at 509–527–7251; or email at
Karen.S.Zelch@usace.army.mil.
OMB Number: Pacific Northwest
Households Recreation Use Surveys,
OMB Control Number 0710–XXXX.
Needs and Uses: The U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Bonneville Power
Administration (BPA), and Bureau of
Reclamation (BOR), are jointly
developing an environmental impact
statement (EIS), referred to as the
Columbia River System Operations
(CRSO) EIS. As part of the EIS, the
Corps is tasked with evaluating changes
in the economic value provided by
water-based recreation.
The purpose of this survey effort is to
gather information that will support
development of a water-based
recreational demand model for the
Columbia River Basin in Washington,
Oregon, Idaho, and western Montana.
The proposed design involves a mail
survey for preliminary screening to
identify eligible recreators, followed by
a telephone survey of eligible recreators
to collect data on recreational trips and
activities within the region. The model
will be used to evaluate recreational
impacts associated with alternatives
identified within the CRSO EIS.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Mail Screener
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Annual Burden Hours: 1,150.
Number of Respondents: 11,500.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 11,500.
Average Burden per Response: 6
minutes.
Frequency: One-time.
Follow-up Telephone Survey
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Annual Burden Hours: 414.
Number of Respondents: 1,242.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 1,242.
Average Burden per Response: 20
minutes.
Frequency: One-time.
Average Totals
Annual Burden Hours: 1,564.
Number of Respondents: 11,500.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 11,500.
Average Burden per Response: 8.16
minutes.
Frequency: One-time.
We anticipate that approximately
11,500 households will complete the
mail screener. Based on the results of a
small pretest, we expect that it will take
approximately 1 minute to read the
screener letter and approximately 5
minutes to complete the screener
questionnaire (total of 6 minutes per
respondent). Approximately 1,242
eligible adults within those households
will complete the follow-up telephone
survey. Also based on the results of a
small pretest, we expect that it will take
approximately 20 minutes to complete
the follow-up telephone survey. Based
on that data, the burden for 10,258
households will be 6 minutes. The
burden for 1,242 eligible adults will be
a total of 26 minutes. This yields a total
respondent burden estimate of 1,564
hours.
Dated: October 25, 2018.
Morgan E. Park,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG567
Nominations for the 2019-2022 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, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: National Marine Fisheries Service, 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,
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
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and advice to the U.S. delegation in the formulation of policy and
positions at meetings of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
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.
DATES: Nominations must be received no later than November 29, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be directed to Barry Thom, Regional
Administrator, NMFS West Coast Region, and may be submitted by any of
the following means:
Email: [email protected] with the
subject line: ``General Advisory Committee and Scientific Advisory
Subcommittee nominations''
Mail: Taylor Debevec, NMFS West Coast Region Long Beach
Office, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Taylor Debevec, NMFS West Coast
Region; email: [email protected]; telephone: 562-980-4066.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
General Advisory Committee
The Tuna Conventions Act (16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.) (TCA) provides
that the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of
State, shall appoint a ``General Advisory Committee'' (GAC) to advise
the U.S. delegation to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
(IATTC or Commission). The GAC 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 GAC 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) 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 GAC by
virtue of their positions advising those Councils. GAC members will be
eligible to participate as members of the U.S. delegation to the
Commission and its working groups to the extent that the Commission
rules and space for delegations allow.
Meetings of the GAC, 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 GAC shall
not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
Individuals appointed to serve as a member of the GAC shall serve
without pay. While away from their homes or regular places of business
to attend meetings of the GAC, 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 GAC shall not be considered Federal employees
except for the purposes of injury compensation or tort.
Scientific Advisory Subcommittee
The TCA also provides that the Secretary of Commerce, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall appoint persons to
serve on the subcommittee of the GAC, referred to here as the
``Scientific Advisory Subcommittee'' (SAS). The SAS shall be composed
of no fewer than 5 and no more than 15 qualified scientists with
balanced representation from the public and private sectors, including
non-governmental conservation organizations. In determining whether a
person is a qualified scientist the Secretary may consider, among other
things, advanced degrees and/or publications in fields such as
fisheries or marine science.
National Scientific Advisory Committee
The SAS shall also function as the National Scientific Advisory
Committee which is required to be established pursuant to Article XI of
the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program
(AIDCP). In this regard, the SAS shall perform the functions of the
National Scientific Advisory Committee as specified in Annex VI of the
AIDCP. These functions 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 SAS/National Scientific Advisory Committee shall
receive no compensation for their service.
General Provisions
Each member of the GAC 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 GAC with relevant information concerning
fisheries and international fishery agreements. The Secretary of
Commerce shall provide to the GAC such administrative and technical
support services that are necessary for its effective functioning in a
timely manner.
Procedures for Submitting Applications
Applications for the GAC and the SAS/National Scientific Advisory
Committee should be submitted to NMFS West Coast Region (see
ADDRESSES). This request for applications is for first time nominees,
current members whose appointments will end in April 2019, and previous
members. Self-nomination applications are acceptable. Applications
should include all of the following information:
(1) Full name, address (home and business, if different),
telephone, and email address of nominee;
(2) Specification about whether the application is for the GAC or
the SAS/National Scientific Advisory Committee or both;
(3) Nominee's organization(s) or professional affiliation(s)
serving as the basis for the nomination;
(4) Background statement describing the 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 Establishing the IATTC or the
AIDCP. Applications to the SAS should highlight advanced degrees and
academic publications; and
(5) A written statement from the nominee of intent to participate
actively and in good faith in the meetings and activities of either the
GAC or the SAS/National Scientific Advisory Committee, or both.
Applicants who submitted material in response to the Federal
Register Notice
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published by NMFS on January 20, 2016 (81 FR 3118), or prior, should
resubmit their applications pursuant to this notice.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.
Dated: October 24, 2018.
Karen H. Abrams,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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