Endangered and Threatened Species; Announcement of a Recovery Planning Workshop and Request for Information To Inform Recovery Planning for the Oceanic Whitetip Shark, 11286-11288 [2019-05685]
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internet at PRAcomments@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Laurie Mease, Office of
Textiles and Apparel, Telephone: 202–
482–2043, Email: Laurie.Mease@
trade.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The United States and Peru negotiated
the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion
Agreement (the ‘‘Agreement’’), which
entered into force on February 1, 2009.
Subject to the rules of origin in Annex
4.1 of the Agreement, and pursuant to
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Agreement also lists specific fabrics,
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Articles containing these items are
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The list of commercially unavailable
fabrics, yarns, and fibers may be
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availability provision in Chapter 3,
Article 3.3, Paragraphs 5–7 of the
Agreement. Under this provision,
interested entities from Peru or the
United States have the right to request
that a specific fabric, yarn, or fiber be
added to, or removed from, the list of
commercially unavailable fabrics, yarns,
and fibers in Annex 3–B.
Chapter 3, Article 3.3, paragraph 7 of
the Agreement requires that the
President publish procedures for parties
to exercise the right to make these
requests. The President delegated the
responsibility for publishing the
procedures and administering
commercial availability requests to the
Committee for the Implementation of
Textile Agreements (‘‘CITA’’), which
issues procedures and acts on requests
through the U.S. Department of
Commerce, Office of Textiles and
Apparel (‘‘OTEXA’’) (See Proclamation
No. 8341, 74 FR 4105, January 22, 2009).
Interim procedures to implement these
responsibilities were published in the
Federal Register on August 14, 2009.
(See Interim Procedures for Considering
Requests Under the Commercial
Availability Provision of the United
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States—Peru Trade Promotion
Agreement Implementation Act and
Estimate of Burden for Collection of
Information, 74 FR 41111, August 11,
2009).
The intent of the U.S.-Peru TPA
Commercial Availability Procedures is
to foster the use of U.S. and regional
products by implementing procedures
that allow products to be placed on or
removed from a product list, on a timely
basis, and in a manner that is consistent
with normal business practice. The
procedures are intended to facilitate the
transmission of requests; allow the
market to indicate the availability of the
supply of products that are the subject
of requests; make available promptly, to
interested entities and the public,
information regarding the requests for
products and offers received for those
products; ensure wide participation by
interested entities and parties; allow for
careful review and consideration of
information provided to substantiate
requests and responses; and provide
timely public dissemination of
information used by CITA in making
commercial availability determinations.
CITA must collect certain information
about fabric, yarn, or fiber technical
specifications and the production
capabilities of Peruvian and U.S. textile
producers to determine whether certain
fabrics, yarns, or fibers are available in
commercial quantities in a timely
manner in the United States or Peru,
subject to Section 203(o) of the
Agreement.
II. Method of Collection
Participants in a commercial
availability proceeding must submit
public versions of their Requests,
Responses or Rebuttals electronically
(via email) for posting on OTEXA’s
website. Confidential versions of those
submissions which contain business
confidential information must be
delivered in hard copy to the Office of
Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) at the
U.S. Department of Commerce.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0625–0265.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 16
(10 for Requests; 3 for Responses; 3 for
Rebuttals).
Estimated Time per Response: 8 hours
per Request, 2 hours per Response, and
1 hour per Rebuttal.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 89.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $5,340.
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Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
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whether the information shall have
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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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XG892
Endangered and Threatened Species;
Announcement of a Recovery Planning
Workshop and Request for Information
To Inform Recovery Planning for the
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for information.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We, NMFS, are convening a
workshop to solicit facts and
information from experts to inform
recovery planning for the oceanic
whitetip shark (Carcharhinus
longimanus). We will not be asking for
a consensus recommendation on how to
recover the oceanic whitetip shark. This
workshop will be open to the public.
We also request information that might
inform the development of the recovery
plan.
DATES: Workshop dates and
information: The two-day recovery
planning workshop for the oceanic
whitetip shark will be held Tuesday,
April 23 through Wednesday April 24,
2019 at the Ohana Waikiki East Hotel,
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150 Kaiulani Ave., Honolulu, HI 96815.
The workshop will begin each day at 9
a.m. and end each day at 5:00 p.m. or
as necessary to complete business for
the day.
RSVP date: If you plan to attend the
workshop as an interested member of
the public, please contact Chelsey
Young, NMFS, Office of Protected
Resources, chelsey.young@noaa.gov,
301–427–8491 no later than April 16,
2019.
Date for information submission:
Please submit information to inform
recovery planning via the methods
listed below in the ADDRESSES section
May 28, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit
information to help inform the recovery
plan for the oceanic whitetip shark, by
including NOAA–NMFS–2019–0024, by
either of the following methods:
• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-20190024. Click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon,
complete the required fields, and enter
or attach your comments.
• Mail: Chelsey Young, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West
Highway, Room 13632, Silver Spring,
MD 20910.
Instructions: NMFS may not consider
comments if they are sent by any other
method, to any other address or
individual, or received after the end of
the comment period. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted for public
viewing on www.regulations.gov
without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.),
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
be publicly accessible. NMFS will
accept anonymous comments (enter N/
A in the required fields if you wish to
remain anonymous).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chelsey Young, NMFS, Office of
Protected Resources, (301) 427–8491,
chelsey.young@noaa.gov; or John
Carlson, NMFS, Southeast Fisheries
Science Center, (850) 624–9031,
john.carlson@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
On January 30, 2018, we published a
final rule listing the oceanic whitetip
shark as threatened under the
Endangered Species Act (ESA) (83 FR
4153). The final listing rule describes
the background of the listing action for
the species and provides a summary of
our conclusions regarding its status. For
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additional background and a summary
of natural history and threats to the
species, the reader is referred to the
status review report and final listing
rule (available at https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/
oceanic-whitetip-shark).
NMFS is required by section 4(f) of
the ESA to develop and implement
recovery plans for the conservation and
survival of federally listed species
unless the Secretary finds that such a
plan will not promote the conservation
of the species. Recovery means that
listed species and their ecosystems are
restored, and their future secured, so
that the protections of the ESA are no
longer necessary. The ESA specifies that
recovery plans are to include (1) a
description of site-specific management
actions necessary to achieve the plan’s
goals for the conservation and survival
of the species; (2) objective, measurable
criteria which, when met, would result
in the species being removed from the
list; and (3) estimates of the time and
costs required to carry out the actions
and achieve the plan’s conservation
goals. Under section 4(f) of the ESA,
public notice and an opportunity for
public review and comment are also
provided during recovery plan
development. This notice and request
for information serves as the first public
notice and opportunity for public input
early in the process. Once a recovery
plan has been drafted, it will be
announced in the Federal Register and
available on our website (see ADDRESSES
section) for public review and comment
before being finalized.
Recovery Planning Workshop
Announcement
From April 23 through 24, 2019,
NMFS will hold a workshop at the
Ohana Waikiki East Hotel in Honolulu,
HI to help inform our recovery planning
for the oceanic whitetip shark (see
DATES section). We are inviting experts
in specific topic areas, including the
species’ biology/ecology, threats to the
species and the species’ habitat, and the
recovery planning process itself. These
experts will help us to identify potential
actions to address the threats to the
species, identify gaps in knowledge and
associated research needs, as well as
begin developing recovery criteria for
the species. In particular, this workshop
will focus on addressing threats related
to commercial fisheries interactions.
Identified experts include
representatives of Federal and state
agencies, scientific experts, individuals
from conservation partners and
nongovernmental organizations, and
commercial and recreational fishermen.
Information received at the workshop
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may be used to inform the development
of other conservation decisions and
actions, including the designation of
critical habitat.
NMFS will provide a moderator to
manage the workshop as well as a note
taker to document input received. We
are seeking facts and information; we
will not be asking for consensus
recommendations on how to recover the
oceanic whitetip shark. During the
workshop, there will also be a timelimited question and answer period
during which attendees may ask NMFS
about information presented. NMFS will
prepare a summary of the workshop,
noting the main points raised by the
panelists and registered speakers.
This workshop will be open to the
public, and a public comment period
will be provided at the end of each day.
If you plan to attend the workshop as an
interested member of the public, please
contact Chelsey Young at the address
listed above by April 16, 2019, so we
can ensure sufficient space for all
participants and interested parties
during our logistics planning.
Agenda
• April 23 will focus on the status
and threats to the species and recovery
actions related to commercial fisheries
interactions;
• April 24 will focus on recovery
criteria and actions related to
commercial fisheries interactions,
research to fill in data gaps, and other
needs.
Request for Information
We also invite the public to submit
scientific or commercial information
that may help to inform the recovery
criteria and actions for the oceanic
whitetip shark. We are soliciting
relevant information related to the
species and its habitat, including the
following:
1. Criteria for removing the oceanic
whitetip shark from the list of
threatened and endangered species (this
could be either threats-based or
abundance/trends based);
2. Human activities that contribute to
threats to the species;
3. Physical, biological or chemical
features of the environment that limit
the recovery of the oceanic whitetip
shark;
4. Recovery strategies addressing
threats to physical and biological
features that are essential to species
conservation;
5. Strategies and/or actions to recover
the oceanic whitetip shark;
6. Estimates of the time and cost, and
potential partners to implement
recovery actions;
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7. Critical knowledge gaps and/or
uncertainties that need to be resolved to
better inform recovery efforts; and
8. Research, monitoring, and
evaluation needs to address knowledge
gaps and uncertainties, or to assess the
species’ status, limiting factors, and
threats relative to recovery goals.
Information may be submitted via the
methods listed above in the ADDRESSES
section.
The workshop is accessible to persons
with disabilities. Send requests for sign
language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids at least five business days
in advance to Chelsey Young at (301)
427–8491.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
Dated: March 20, 2019.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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COMMISSION
Agricultural Advisory Committee
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of Meeting.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (CFTC) announces
that on Thursday, April 11, 2019, from
8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Central Time, the
Agricultural Advisory Committee (AAC)
will hold a public meeting at the
Marriott Kansas City Overland Park,
10800 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park,
Kansas 66210. At this meeting, the AAC
will discuss items related to futures
commission merchants (FCMs),
innovations in agricultural cash markets
and futures market operations, as well
as identify work streams and/or
subcommittee groups that can help
generate actionable recommendations to
the Commission on select issues.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday, April 11, 2019, from 8:30
a.m. to 12 p.m. Central Time. Members
of the public who wish to submit
written statements in connection with
the meeting should submit them by
April 18, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
at the Marriott Kansas City Overland
Park, 10800 Metcalf Avenue, Overland
Park, Kansas 66210. You may submit
public comments, identified by
‘‘Agricultural Advisory Committee,’’ by
any of the following methods:
• CFTC website: https://
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instructions for submitting comments
through the Comments Online process
on the website.
• Mail: Christopher Kirkpatrick,
Secretary of the Commission,
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission, Three Lafayette Center,
1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC
20581.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as
Mail, above.
Any statements submitted in
connection with the committee meeting
will be made available to the public,
including publication on the CFTC
website, https://www.cftc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charlie Thornton, AAC Designated
Federal Officer, Commodity Futures
Trading Commission, Three Lafayette
Centre, 1155 21st Street NW,
Washington, DC 20581; (202) 418–5500.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting will be open to the public with
seating on a first-come, first-served
basis. The meeting agenda may change
to accommodate other AAC priorities.
For agenda updates and instructions to
access the meeting via phone and the
internet (forthcoming), please visit the
AAC committee site at: https://www.cftc.
gov/About/CFTCCommittees/
AgriculturalAdvisory/aac_meetings.
After the meeting, a transcript of the
meeting will be published through a
link on the CFTC’s website, https://
www.cftc.gov. All written submissions
provided to the CFTC in any form will
also be published on the CFTC’s
website. Persons requiring special
accommodations to attend the meeting
such as sign language interpretation or
other ancillary aids because of a
disability are asked to notify the contact
person above at least (10) days in
advance of the meeting.
(Authority: 5 U.S.C. app. 2 § 10(a)(2)).
Dated: March 21, 2019.
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL
PROTECTION
[Docket No. CFPB–2019–0014]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
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(PRA), the Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection (Bureau) is
proposing to renew and reinstate the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval for an existing
information collection titled, ‘‘Generic
Information Collection Plan for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
the Service Delivery of the Bureau of
Consumer Financial Protection.’’
DATES: Written comments are
encouraged and must be received on or
before April 25, 2019 to be assured of
consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments in response to
this notice are to be directed towards
OMB and to the attention of the OMB
Desk Officer for the Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection. You may submit
comments, identified by the title of the
information collection, OMB Control
Number (see below), and docket number
(see above), by any of the following
methods:
• Electronic: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Email: OIRA_submission@
omb.eop.gov.
• Fax: (202) 395–5806.
• Mail: Office of Management and
Budget, New Executive Office Building,
Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.
In general, all comments received will
become public records, including any
personal information provided.
Sensitive personal information, such as
account numbers or Social Security
numbers, should not be included.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Documentation prepared in support of
this information collection request is
available at www.reginfo.gov (this link
becomes active on the day following
publication of this notice). Select
‘‘Information Collection Review,’’ under
‘‘Currently under review, use the
dropdown menu ‘‘Select Agency’’ and
select ‘‘Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau’’ (recent submissions to OMB
will be at the top of the list). The same
documentation is also available at
https://www.regulations.gov. Requests for
additional information should be
directed to Darrin King at (202) 435–
9575, or email: CFPB_PRA@cfpb.gov. If
you require this document in an
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contact CFPB_Accessibility@cfpb.gov.
Please do not submit comments to these
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Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG892
Endangered and Threatened Species; Announcement of a Recovery
Planning Workshop and Request for Information To Inform Recovery
Planning for the Oceanic Whitetip Shark
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for information.
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SUMMARY: We, NMFS, are convening a workshop to solicit facts and
information from experts to inform recovery planning for the oceanic
whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus). We will not be asking for a
consensus recommendation on how to recover the oceanic whitetip shark.
This workshop will be open to the public. We also request information
that might inform the development of the recovery plan.
DATES: Workshop dates and information: The two-day recovery planning
workshop for the oceanic whitetip shark will be held Tuesday, April 23
through Wednesday April 24, 2019 at the Ohana Waikiki East Hotel,
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150 Kaiulani Ave., Honolulu, HI 96815. The workshop will begin each day
at 9 a.m. and end each day at 5:00 p.m. or as necessary to complete
business for the day.
RSVP date: If you plan to attend the workshop as an interested
member of the public, please contact Chelsey Young, NMFS, Office of
Protected Resources, chelsey.young@noaa.gov, 301-427-8491 no later than
April 16, 2019.
Date for information submission: Please submit information to
inform recovery planning via the methods listed below in the ADDRESSES
section May 28, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit information to help inform the recovery plan
for the oceanic whitetip shark, by including NOAA-NMFS-2019-0024, by
either of the following methods:
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2019-0024. Click the ``Comment Now!'' icon,
complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments.
Mail: Chelsey Young, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13632,
Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Instructions: NMFS may not consider comments if they are sent by
any other method, to any other address or individual, or received after
the end of the comment period. All comments received are a part of the
public record and will generally be posted for public viewing on
www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential business
information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily
by the sender will be publicly accessible. NMFS will accept anonymous
comments (enter N/A in the required fields if you wish to remain
anonymous).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chelsey Young, NMFS, Office of
Protected Resources, (301) 427-8491, chelsey.young@noaa.gov; or John
Carlson, NMFS, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, (850) 624-9031,
john.carlson@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 30, 2018, we published a final rule listing the oceanic
whitetip shark as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) (83
FR 4153). The final listing rule describes the background of the
listing action for the species and provides a summary of our
conclusions regarding its status. For additional background and a
summary of natural history and threats to the species, the reader is
referred to the status review report and final listing rule (available
at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/oceanic-whitetip-shark).
NMFS is required by section 4(f) of the ESA to develop and
implement recovery plans for the conservation and survival of federally
listed species unless the Secretary finds that such a plan will not
promote the conservation of the species. Recovery means that listed
species and their ecosystems are restored, and their future secured, so
that the protections of the ESA are no longer necessary. The ESA
specifies that recovery plans are to include (1) a description of site-
specific management actions necessary to achieve the plan's goals for
the conservation and survival of the species; (2) objective, measurable
criteria which, when met, would result in the species being removed
from the list; and (3) estimates of the time and costs required to
carry out the actions and achieve the plan's conservation goals. Under
section 4(f) of the ESA, public notice and an opportunity for public
review and comment are also provided during recovery plan development.
This notice and request for information serves as the first public
notice and opportunity for public input early in the process. Once a
recovery plan has been drafted, it will be announced in the Federal
Register and available on our website (see ADDRESSES section) for
public review and comment before being finalized.
Recovery Planning Workshop Announcement
From April 23 through 24, 2019, NMFS will hold a workshop at the
Ohana Waikiki East Hotel in Honolulu, HI to help inform our recovery
planning for the oceanic whitetip shark (see DATES section). We are
inviting experts in specific topic areas, including the species'
biology/ecology, threats to the species and the species' habitat, and
the recovery planning process itself. These experts will help us to
identify potential actions to address the threats to the species,
identify gaps in knowledge and associated research needs, as well as
begin developing recovery criteria for the species. In particular, this
workshop will focus on addressing threats related to commercial
fisheries interactions. Identified experts include representatives of
Federal and state agencies, scientific experts, individuals from
conservation partners and nongovernmental organizations, and commercial
and recreational fishermen. Information received at the workshop may be
used to inform the development of other conservation decisions and
actions, including the designation of critical habitat.
NMFS will provide a moderator to manage the workshop as well as a
note taker to document input received. We are seeking facts and
information; we will not be asking for consensus recommendations on how
to recover the oceanic whitetip shark. During the workshop, there will
also be a time-limited question and answer period during which
attendees may ask NMFS about information presented. NMFS will prepare a
summary of the workshop, noting the main points raised by the panelists
and registered speakers.
This workshop will be open to the public, and a public comment
period will be provided at the end of each day. If you plan to attend
the workshop as an interested member of the public, please contact
Chelsey Young at the address listed above by April 16, 2019, so we can
ensure sufficient space for all participants and interested parties
during our logistics planning.
Agenda
April 23 will focus on the status and threats to the
species and recovery actions related to commercial fisheries
interactions;
April 24 will focus on recovery criteria and actions
related to commercial fisheries interactions, research to fill in data
gaps, and other needs.
Request for Information
We also invite the public to submit scientific or commercial
information that may help to inform the recovery criteria and actions
for the oceanic whitetip shark. We are soliciting relevant information
related to the species and its habitat, including the following:
1. Criteria for removing the oceanic whitetip shark from the list
of threatened and endangered species (this could be either threats-
based or abundance/trends based);
2. Human activities that contribute to threats to the species;
3. Physical, biological or chemical features of the environment
that limit the recovery of the oceanic whitetip shark;
4. Recovery strategies addressing threats to physical and
biological features that are essential to species conservation;
5. Strategies and/or actions to recover the oceanic whitetip shark;
6. Estimates of the time and cost, and potential partners to
implement recovery actions;
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7. Critical knowledge gaps and/or uncertainties that need to be
resolved to better inform recovery efforts; and
8. Research, monitoring, and evaluation needs to address knowledge
gaps and uncertainties, or to assess the species' status, limiting
factors, and threats relative to recovery goals.
Information may be submitted via the methods listed above in the
ADDRESSES section.
The workshop is accessible to persons with disabilities. Send
requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids at
least five business days in advance to Chelsey Young at (301) 427-8491.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
Dated: March 20, 2019.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-05685 Filed 3-25-19; 8:45 am]
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