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ACTION:
1. Meetings of the VCAT usually take
place at the NIST headquarters in
Gaithersburg, Maryland. The Committee
will meet at least twice each year at the
call of the chairperson or whenever onethird of the members so request in
writing. The Committee shall not act in
the absence of a quorum, which shall
consist of a majority of the members of
the Committee not having a conflict of
interest in the matter being considered
by the Committee. 15 U.S.C. 278(d).
2. Generally, Committee meetings are
open to the public.
Nomination Information
1. Nominations are sought from all
fields described above.
2. Nominees should have established
records of distinguished service and
shall be eminent in fields such as
business, research, new product
development, engineering, labor,
education, management consulting,
environment and international relations.
The category (field of eminence) for
which the candidate is qualified should
be specified in the nomination letter. A
summary of the candidate’s
qualifications should be included with
the nomination, including (where
applicable) current or former service on
Federal advisory boards and Federal
employment. In addition, each
nomination letter should state that the
candidate agrees to the nomination,
acknowledges the responsibilities of
serving on the VCAT, and will actively
participate in good faith in the tasks of
the VCAT.
3. The Department of Commerce is
committed to equal opportunity in the
workplace and seeks a broad-based and
diverse VCAT membership.
Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
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Applications are being sought
for appointment by the Secretary of
Commerce (Secretary) for 9 membership
positions to serve on the 22-member
American Fisheries Advisory
Committee (AFAC or Committee).
Individuals selected to serve on the
Committee will serve a term of three
years, unless otherwise stipulated.
DATES: Applications must have an email
date stamp on or before June 20, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Applications should be
submitted by email to:
nmfs.afac.nominations@noaa.gov, or by
mail to: Clifford Cosgrove, American
Fisheries Advisory Committee
Designated Staff Member, NMFS Office
of Management and Budget, 1315 EastWest Highway, Rm. #14456, Silver
Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cliff
Cosgrove, American Fisheries Advisory
Committee Designated Staff Member,
NMFS Office of Management and
Budget, by email, at
nmfs.afac.nominations@noaa.gov; or by
phone at (301) 427–8736. Please visit
the Saltonstall-Kennedy (S–K) Research
and Development Program web page at:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/
national/funding-financial-services/
saltonstall-kennedy-research-anddevelopment-program, or contact Cliff
Cosgrove, American Fisheries Advisory
Committee Designated Staff Member,
NMFS Office of Management and
Budget, by email, at:
nmfs.afac.nominations@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The AFAC
Committee was created from Public Law
(Pub. L. 117–121) signed on May 12,
2022. The Committee meets no more
than 3 times annually and membership
is comprised of 22 individuals
appointed by the Secretary with the
following geographic representation:
Region 1 consisting of Alaska, Hawaii,
the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, and the Territories of
Guam and American Samoa;
Region 2 consisting of Maine, New
Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, and Connecticut;
Region 3 consisting of Texas,
Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Florida, Arkansas, Puerto Rico, and the
Territory of the Virgin Islands of the
United States;
Region 4 consisting of California,
Washington, Oregon, and Idaho;
Region 5 consisting of New Jersey,
New York, Delaware, Maryland,
Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, and Georgia; and
Region 6 consisting of Michigan,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
SUMMARY:
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Membership for each region will be
composed of highly qualified, diverse
individuals with experience in one or
more of the following areas of expertise,
and in as many seafood species as
possible: seafood harvesting or
processing; recreational or commercial
fishing; growing seafood; fisheries
science; and/or food distribution,
marketing, retail, or food service.
Four at-large members shall also be
appointed by the Secretary as follows:
one individual with experience in food
distribution, marketing, retail, or food
service; one individual with experience
in the recreational fishing industry
supply chain, such as fishers,
manufacturers, retailers, and
distributors; one individual with
experience in the commercial fishing
industry supply chain, such as fishers,
manufacturers, retailers, and
distributors; and one individual who is
an employee of NMFS with expertise in
fisheries research.
AFAC is responsible for making
recommendations to the Secretary for
financial assistance awards under the S–
K Grant Competition under the
Department of Commerce. AFAC will
also make recommendations to the
Secretary to assist in the development of
the annual Notice of Funding
Opportunities (NOFO) for submission to
the S–K Grant Competition. This may
include identifying the needs of the
fishing communities (program
priorities), establishing individual
award funding limits, specifying the
application review criteria and selection
processes, and other sections of the
NOFO as appropriate and allowable.
Applicants for these nine membership
positions must have demonstrable
experience listed below in as many
seafood species as possible from the
specific AFAC fisheries regions as
follows:
• Region 1, one individual with
experience in the Fisheries Science
Community or Relevant Fishery
Management Council;
• Region 2, one individual with
experience as a Recreational or
Commercial Fisher and/or Experience
Growing Seafood;
• Region 3, two positions, one
individual with experience as a
Recreational or Commercial Fisher and/
or Experience Growing Seafood and one
individual with experience as a Seafood
Harvester or Processor;
• Region 4, two positions, one
individual with experience in the
Fisheries Science Community or
Relevant Fishery Management Council,
one individual with experience as a
Recreational or Commercial Fisher and/
or Experience Growing Seafood;
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• Region 5, one individual with
experience as a Recreational or
Commercial Fisher and/or Experience
Growing Seafood;
• Region 6, one individual with
experience as a Seafood Harvester or
Processor; At-Large Region, one
individual with experience in Food
Distribution, Marketing, Retail, or Food
Service.
Members must be able to fulfill the
time commitments required for up to
two annual in-person meetings and one
virtual meeting. The in person meetings
rotate between regions and last up to
four business days, subject to the time
needs of each meeting. The virtual
meeting is one business day for
approximately four to six hours.
Committee membership is voluntary
and, except for reimbursable travel and
related expenses per federal travel
regulations, service is without
compensation.
Each nominee must submit a cover
letter and a resume/curriculum vitae
(CV) in PDF format. The cover letter
shall include a brief statement as to
their interest in serving on the
Committee and their qualifications. The
resume/CV shall detail the applicant’s
contact information (address, telephone
number, email address) and specific
qualifications/experience/expertise as
referenced in Public Law 117–121. Any
applicants selected for Committee
membership shall be required to
complete a conflict of interest form. The
first Committee meeting of members
selected from this notice will be
September 17 through September 20,
2024.
Applications must be submitted by
email to nmfs.afac.nominations@
noaa.gov, and must be received or email
date stamped by June 20, to be
considered. The full text of Public Law
117–121 and other relevant documents
can be viewed on the SaltonstallKennedy web page at the following link:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/
national/funding-financial-services/
saltonstall-kennedy-research-anddevelopment-program
Dated: April 30, 2024.
Daniel A. Namur,
Acting Director, Office of Management and
Budget, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Applications and Reports for
Registration as an Agent or Tanner
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on proposed, and continuing
information collections, which helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on January 24,
2024, during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
Title: Applications and Reports for
Registration as an Agent or Tanner.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0179.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission,
extension of a current information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 25.
Average Hours per Response: 2 hours
for an application and 2 hours for a
report.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 50
hours.
Needs and Uses: This is a request for
extension of an approved information
collection. The Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA) (16 U.S.C. 1361
et seq.) mandates the protection and
conservation of marine mammals and
makes the taking, killing or serious
injury of marine mammals, except
under permit or exemption, a violation
of the Act. An exemption is provided for
Alaskan natives to take marine
mammals if the taking is for subsistence
or for creating and selling authentic
native articles of handicraft and
clothing. Possession of marine mammals
and marine mammal parts by other than
Alaskan natives is therefore prohibited
(exception, 50 CFR 216.26: beach found
non-Endangered Species Act (ESA)
teeth or bones that have been registered
with NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS)). As native handicrafts
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are allowed by the MMPA to enter
interstate commerce, an exemption is
also needed to allow non-natives to
handle the skins or other marine
mammal produce, whether to tan the
pinniped hide or to act as an agent for
the native to sell his handicraft
products. The information is necessary
for law enforcement purposes to ensure
that only Alaska Indians, Aleuts, or
Eskimos are submitting marine mammal
hides or parts for tanning.
The information required by 50 CFR
216.23 is of two types. Applications:
Information is required to identify the
applicant as a tanner/agent in order to
preclude prosecution under the MMPA
and to determine that he/she has an
acceptable record keeping program to
accurately account for those marine
mammal products received. This
information serves as a deterrent for
those individuals who might use this
registration program for entering
prohibited marine mammal products
into interstate commerce. Reports:
Information is also needed annually to
evaluate the agent/tanner’s activities
during the year, and his/her procedures
for bookkeeping and yearly inventory to
assure NMFS, the Marine Mammal
Commission, and the general public that
prohibited marine mammal products
were not being transshipped through
registered agents.
The reporting requirements are: report
in writing to the Assistant
Administrator for Fisheries, NMFS, any
changes in the facts stated in
Registrant’s applications for this
Certificate of Registration within 30
days of such change; maintain current
records of each transaction authorized
stating the marine mammals or marine
mammal parts or products involved,
from whom received, any processing
accomplished, to whom returned, and
the date of each such transaction. These
records shall be kept separate and apart
from other records maintained in the
ordinary course of business and shall be
retrained for not less than three years;
and annually, during the month of
January, send certified copies of such
records (annual report) to the Assistant
Administrator for Fisheries.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; state, local or tribal
governments.
Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: U.S. Code: 16 U.S.C.
1361; Marine Mammal Protection Act.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
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Applications for Membership to the American Fisheries Advisory
Committee
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce
ACTION: Notice; request for applications.
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SUMMARY: Applications are being sought for appointment by the Secretary
of Commerce (Secretary) for 9 membership positions to serve on the 22-
member American Fisheries Advisory Committee (AFAC or Committee).
Individuals selected to serve on the Committee will serve a term of
three years, unless otherwise stipulated.
DATES: Applications must have an email date stamp on or before June 20,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Applications should be submitted by email to:
[email protected], or by mail to: Clifford Cosgrove,
American Fisheries Advisory Committee Designated Staff Member, NMFS
Office of Management and Budget, 1315 East-West Highway, Rm. #14456,
Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cliff Cosgrove, American Fisheries
Advisory Committee Designated Staff Member, NMFS Office of Management
and Budget, by email, at [email protected]; or by phone at
(301) 427-8736. Please visit the Saltonstall-Kennedy (S-K) Research and
Development Program web page at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/funding-financial-services/saltonstall-kennedy-research-and-development-program, or contact Cliff Cosgrove, American Fisheries
Advisory Committee Designated Staff Member, NMFS Office of Management
and Budget, by email, at: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The AFAC Committee was created from Public
Law (Pub. L. 117-121) signed on May 12, 2022. The Committee meets no
more than 3 times annually and membership is comprised of 22
individuals appointed by the Secretary with the following geographic
representation:
Region 1 consisting of Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, and the Territories of Guam and American
Samoa;
Region 2 consisting of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, and Connecticut;
Region 3 consisting of Texas, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Florida, Arkansas, Puerto Rico, and the Territory of the Virgin Islands
of the United States;
Region 4 consisting of California, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho;
Region 5 consisting of New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland,
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia; and
Region 6 consisting of Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
Membership for each region will be composed of highly qualified,
diverse individuals with experience in one or more of the following
areas of expertise, and in as many seafood species as possible: seafood
harvesting or processing; recreational or commercial fishing; growing
seafood; fisheries science; and/or food distribution, marketing,
retail, or food service.
Four at-large members shall also be appointed by the Secretary as
follows: one individual with experience in food distribution,
marketing, retail, or food service; one individual with experience in
the recreational fishing industry supply chain, such as fishers,
manufacturers, retailers, and distributors; one individual with
experience in the commercial fishing industry supply chain, such as
fishers, manufacturers, retailers, and distributors; and one individual
who is an employee of NMFS with expertise in fisheries research.
AFAC is responsible for making recommendations to the Secretary for
financial assistance awards under the S-K Grant Competition under the
Department of Commerce. AFAC will also make recommendations to the
Secretary to assist in the development of the annual Notice of Funding
Opportunities (NOFO) for submission to the S-K Grant Competition. This
may include identifying the needs of the fishing communities (program
priorities), establishing individual award funding limits, specifying
the application review criteria and selection processes, and other
sections of the NOFO as appropriate and allowable. Applicants for these
nine membership positions must have demonstrable experience listed
below in as many seafood species as possible from the specific AFAC
fisheries regions as follows:
Region 1, one individual with experience in the Fisheries
Science Community or Relevant Fishery Management Council;
Region 2, one individual with experience as a Recreational
or Commercial Fisher and/or Experience Growing Seafood;
Region 3, two positions, one individual with experience as
a Recreational or Commercial Fisher and/or Experience Growing Seafood
and one individual with experience as a Seafood Harvester or Processor;
Region 4, two positions, one individual with experience in
the Fisheries Science Community or Relevant Fishery Management Council,
one individual with experience as a Recreational or Commercial Fisher
and/or Experience Growing Seafood;
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Region 5, one individual with experience as a Recreational
or Commercial Fisher and/or Experience Growing Seafood;
Region 6, one individual with experience as a Seafood
Harvester or Processor; At-Large Region, one individual with experience
in Food Distribution, Marketing, Retail, or Food Service.
Members must be able to fulfill the time commitments required for
up to two annual in-person meetings and one virtual meeting. The in
person meetings rotate between regions and last up to four business
days, subject to the time needs of each meeting. The virtual meeting is
one business day for approximately four to six hours.
Committee membership is voluntary and, except for reimbursable
travel and related expenses per federal travel regulations, service is
without compensation.
Each nominee must submit a cover letter and a resume/curriculum
vitae (CV) in PDF format. The cover letter shall include a brief
statement as to their interest in serving on the Committee and their
qualifications. The resume/CV shall detail the applicant's contact
information (address, telephone number, email address) and specific
qualifications/experience/expertise as referenced in Public Law 117-
121. Any applicants selected for Committee membership shall be required
to complete a conflict of interest form. The first Committee meeting of
members selected from this notice will be September 17 through
September 20, 2024.
Applications must be submitted by email to
[email protected], and must be received or email date
stamped by June 20, to be considered. The full text of Public Law 117-
121 and other relevant documents can be viewed on the Saltonstall-
Kennedy web page at the following link: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/funding-financial-services/saltonstall-kennedy-research-and-development-program
Dated: April 30, 2024.
Daniel A. Namur,
Acting Director, Office of Management and Budget, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-09878 Filed 5-2-24; 4:15 pm]
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