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Councils. Each member of the Advisory
Committee appointed under paragraph
(1) shall serve for a term of 2 years and
be eligible for reappointment. The
Committee meets at least twice a year
during which members receive
information and provide advice on
ICCAT-related matters. All members of
the Advisory Committee are appointed
in their individual professional capacity
and undergo a background screening.
Any individual appointed to the
Committee who is unable to attend all
or part of an Advisory Committee
meeting may not appoint another person
to attend such meetings as his or her
proxy. Members of the Advisory
Committee shall receive no
compensation for their services. The
Secretary of Commerce and the
Secretary of State may pay the necessary
travel expenses of members of the
Advisory Committee. The terms of all
currently appointed Advisory
Committee members expire on
December 31, 2020. NMFS is soliciting
nominees to serve as members of the
Advisory Committee for a term of 2
years that will begin January 1, 2021
and expire December 31, 2022.
Section 971b–1 of ATCA specifies
that the U.S. Commissioners may
establish species working groups for the
purpose of providing advice and
recommendations to the U.S.
Commissioners and to the Advisory
Committee on matters relating to the
conservation and management of any
highly migratory species covered by the
ICCAT Convention. Any species
working group shall consist of no more
than seven members of the Advisory
Committee and no more than four
Technical Advisors, as considered
necessary by the Commissioners.
Currently, there are four species
working groups advising the Committee
and the U.S. Commissioners: A Bluefin
Tuna Working Group, a Swordfish/
Sharks Working Group, a Billfish
Working Group, and a Bigeye, Albacore,
Yellowfin, and Skipjack Tunas Working
Group. Technical Advisors to the
species working groups serve at the
pleasure of the Commissioners;
therefore, the Commissioners can
choose to alter these appointments at
any time. As with Committee Members,
Technical Advisors may not be
represented by a proxy during meetings
of the Advisory Committee.
Procedure for Submitting Nominations
Nominations to the Advisory
Committee, or to a species working
group, should include a letter of interest
and a resume or curriculum vitae. Selfnominations are acceptable. Letters of
recommendation are useful but not
required. When making a nomination,
please specify which appointment
(Advisory Committee member or
Technical Advisor to a species working
group) is being sought. Nominees may
also indicate which of the species
working groups is preferred, although
placement on the requested group is not
guaranteed.
Dated: September 13, 2020.
Alexa Cole,
Director, Office of International Affairs and
Seafood Inspection, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XA486]
Marine Mammals and Endangered
Species
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits and
permit amendments.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
permits and permit amendments have
been issued to the following entities
under the Marine Mammal Protection
Act (MMPA) and the Endangered
Species Act (ESA), as applicable.
ADDRESSES: The permits and related
documents are available for review
upon written request via email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shasta McClenahan (Permit No. 23467–
01); Jennifer Skidmore (Permit Nos.
18902–01 and 19590–02), and Erin
Markin (Permit No. 23836); at (301)
427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notices
were published in the Federal Register
on the dates listed below that requests
for a permit or permit amendment had
been submitted by the below-named
applicants. To locate the Federal
Register notice that announced our
receipt of the application and a
complete description of the research, go
to www.federalregister.gov and search
on the permit number provided in Table
1 below.
SUMMARY:
TABLE 1—ISSUED PERMITS AND PERMIT AMENDMENTS
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Permit No.
Previous Federal Register
notice
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Applicant
18902–01
0648–XD856
19590–02
0648–XE022
23467–01
0648–XA119
23836
0648–XA232
Colleen Reichmuth, Ph.D., Long Marine Laboratory, University of California at Santa Cruz, 100 Shaffer Road, Santa
Cruz, CA 95064.
Terrie M. Williams, Ph.D., Long Marine Laboratory, University of California Santa Cruz, 115 McAllister Way, Santa
Cruz, CA 95060.
Sarah Conner, Wild Space Productions, St. Stephens
House, Colston Avenue, Bristol, BS1 4ST, United Kingdom.
Wildstar Films, Ltd., Embassy House, Queens Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1SB, United Kingdom (Responsible Party: Jo
Harvey).
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final
determination has been made that the
activities proposed are categorically
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August 31, 2020.
80 FR 59738; October 2,
2015.
August 31, 2020.
85 FR 21837; April 20, 2020 ..
August 3, 2020.
85 FR 36377; June 16, 2020
August 21, 2020.
excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
As required by the ESA, as applicable,
issuance of these permit was based on
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a finding that such permits: (1) Were
applied for in good faith; (2) will not
operate to the disadvantage of such
endangered species; and (3) are
consistent with the purposes and
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policies set forth in Section 2 of the
ESA.
Authority: The requested permits
have been issued under the MMPA of
1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et
seq.), the regulations governing the
taking and importing of marine
mammals (50 CFR part 216), the ESA of
1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.), and the regulations governing the
taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50
CFR parts 222–226), as applicable.
Dated: September 14, 2020.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a 1-day meeting via webinar of its
Reef Fish Advisory Panel (AP).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, October 6, 2020, from 9 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m., EDT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
via webinar; you may register by visiting
www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the
Advisory Panel meeting on the calendar.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 4107 W
Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL
33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ryan Rindone, Lead Fishery Biologist,
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; ryan.rindone@gulfcouncil.org,
telephone: (813) 348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Tuesday, October 6, 2020; 9 a.m.–5:30
p.m., EDT
The meeting will begin with
Introductions and Adoption of Agenda,
and review of Scope of Work. The AP
will review presentations, documents,
Draft Reef Fish Amendment 53: Red
Grouper Allocations and Annual Catch
Levels and Targets, SEDAR 67: Gulf of
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Mexico Vermilion Snapper Stock
Assessment, SEDAR 64: Southeastern
U.S. Yellowtail Snapper Stock
Assessment, Gray Triggerfish Interim
Analysis, and Draft Reef Fish
Framework Action: Modification of the
Gulf of Mexico Lane Snapper Annual
Catch Limit.
The AP will review a Public Hearing
Draft Amendment 36B: Modifications to
Commercial Individual Fishing Quota
(IFQ) Programs, receive a presentation
on Testing assumptions about sex
change and spatial management in the
protogynous gag grouper, Mycteroperca
microlepis; and, receive public
comments.
—Meeting Adjourns
The meeting will be broadcast via
webinar. You may register for the
webinar by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org
and clicking on the AP meeting on the
calendar.
The Agenda is subject to change, and
the latest version along with other
meeting materials will be posted on
www.gulfcouncil.org as they become
available.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agenda may come before this
group for discussion, in accordance
with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
those issues may not be the subject of
formal action during this meeting.
Actions of the Advisory Panel will be
restricted to those issues specifically
identified in the agenda and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council’s intent to take
action to address the emergency.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 14, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No. PTO–P–2020–0036]
Deferred-Fee Provisional Patent
Application Pilot Program and
Collaboration Database To Encourage
Inventions Related To COVID–19
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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Patents and published patent
applications provide a key source of
free-flowing technical information
among the world’s brightest minds, thus
promoting further innovation. The
United States Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO or Office) recognizes that
its charge to issue high-quality patents
to inventors goes hand-in-hand with
dissemination of this important
information. Such information flow is
now more important than ever in view
of the urgent challenges posed by
COVID–19. Therefore, the USPTO is
implementing a deferred-fee provisional
patent application pilot program (the
program) to promote the expedited
exchange of information about
inventions designed to combat COVID–
19. Under this program, the USPTO will
permit applicants to defer payment of
the provisional application filing fee
until the filing of a corresponding
nonprovisional application. In turn,
applicants must agree that the technical
subject matter disclosed in their
provisional applications will be made
available to the public via a searchable
collaboration database maintained on
the USPTO’s website. To qualify for the
program, the subject matter disclosed in
the provisional application must
concern a product or process related to
COVID–19, and such product or process
must be subject to an applicable Food
and Drug Administration (FDA)
approval for COVID–19 use, whether
such approval has been obtained, is
pending, or will be sought prior to
marketing the subject matter for COVID–
19.
DATES: Comments must be received by
November 16, 2020 to ensure
consideration.
Pilot Duration: The deferred-fee
provisional patent application pilot
program will accept certifications and
requests for participation for a period of
12 months, beginning on September 17,
2020. The USPTO may extend the pilot
program (with or without modifications)
or terminate it depending on the
workload and resources needed to
administer it, feedback from the public,
and its effectiveness. Depending on
feedback and public interest, the
technological scope could also be
expanded beyond COVID–19 to other
areas that are the focus of pioneering or
rapid innovation. If the pilot program is
extended or terminated, the USPTO will
notify the public. The USPTO may also
make the program permanent via the
rule-making process.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent
by email addressed to
Covid19ProvisionalApplication@
uspto.gov. If submission of comments by
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XA486]
Marine Mammals and Endangered Species
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits and permit amendments.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that permits and permit amendments have
been issued to the following entities under the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA), as
applicable.
ADDRESSES: The permits and related documents are available for review
upon written request via email to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shasta McClenahan (Permit No. 23467-
01); Jennifer Skidmore (Permit Nos. 18902-01 and 19590-02), and Erin
Markin (Permit No. 23836); at (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notices were published in the Federal
Register on the dates listed below that requests for a permit or permit
amendment had been submitted by the below-named applicants. To locate
the Federal Register notice that announced our receipt of the
application and a complete description of the research, go to
www.federalregister.gov and search on the permit number provided in
Table 1 below.
Table 1--Issued Permits and Permit Amendments
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Previous Federal
Permit No. RTID Applicant Register notice Issuance date
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18902-01 0648-XD856 Colleen Reichmuth, Ph.D., 81 FR 2846; January 19, August 31, 2020.
Long Marine Laboratory, 2016.
University of California at
Santa Cruz, 100 Shaffer
Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95064.
19590-02 0648-XE022 Terrie M. Williams, Ph.D., 80 FR 59738; October 2, August 31, 2020.
Long Marine Laboratory, 2015.
University of California
Santa Cruz, 115 McAllister
Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95060.
23467-01 0648-XA119 Sarah Conner, Wild Space 85 FR 21837; April 20, August 3, 2020.
Productions, St. Stephens 2020.
House, Colston Avenue,
Bristol, BS1 4ST, United
Kingdom.
23836 0648-XA232 Wildstar Films, Ltd., Embassy 85 FR 36377; June 16, August 21, 2020.
House, Queens Avenue, 2020.
Bristol, BS8 1SB, United
Kingdom (Responsible Party:
Jo Harvey).
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In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final determination has been made that the
activities proposed are categorically excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
As required by the ESA, as applicable, issuance of these permit was
based on a finding that such permits: (1) Were applied for in good
faith; (2) will not operate to the disadvantage of such endangered
species; and (3) are consistent with the purposes and
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policies set forth in Section 2 of the ESA.
Authority: The requested permits have been issued under the MMPA of
1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the regulations governing
the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216), the ESA
of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the regulations
governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and
threatened species (50 CFR parts 222-226), as applicable.
Dated: September 14, 2020.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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