Department of Commerce June 20, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions; American Lobster Fishery
Document Number: E7-11964
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2007-06-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS proposes new Federal American lobster (Homarus americanus) regulations that would implement further minimum carapace length (gauge) increases, escape vent size increases, and trap reductions in the offshore American lobster fishery, consistent with recommendations for Federal action in the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's (Commission) Interstate Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster (ISFMP) and pending management actions of the Commission's American Lobster Management Board (Board).
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
Document Number: E7-11963
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-06-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has received a request from the City of Seattle (the City) to amend its Permit 1235 (Permit) authorizing take of Puget Sound chinook salmon incidental to the operation of the City's watershed supply and management system. NMFS is requesting comments on whether Permit 1235 if amended as requested would still meet the statutory criteria for issuance of an incidental take permit.
Marine Mammals; File No.1034-1685
Document Number: E7-11956
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-06-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice is hereby given that Dr. Markus Horning, Marine Mammal Institute, Oregon State University, 2030 SE Marine Science Drive, Newport, OR 97365, has requested an amendment to scientific research Permit No. 1034-1685-01 for research on marine mammals.
Public Advisory Committees
Document Number: E7-11918
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-06-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office
On November 29, 1999, the President signed into law the Patent and Trademark Office Efficiency Act (the ``Act''), Pub. L. 106-113, Appendix I, Title IV, Subtitle G, 113 Stat.1501A-572, which, among other things, established two Public Advisory Committees to review the policies, goals, performance, budget and user fees of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) with respect to patents, in the case of the Patent Public Advisory Committee, and with respect to trademarks, in the case of the Trademark Public Advisory Committee, and to advise the Director on these matters. The USPTO is requesting nominations for three (3) members to each Public Advisory Committee for terms of three years that begin from date of appointment.
Availability of Seats for the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council
Document Number: 07-3036
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-06-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (SBNMS or sanctuary) is seeking applicants for the following thirty vacant public seats on its Sanctuary Advisory Council (Council) (15 members; 15 alternates): (2) Research (Member and Alternate) (2) Conservation (Member and Alternate); (2) Education (Member and Alternate); (1) Marine Transportation (Member and Alternate); (1) Recreation (Member and Alternate); (1) Whalewatching (Member and Alternate); (1) Fixed Gear Commercial Fishing (Member and Alternate); (1) Mobile Gear Commercial Fishing (Member and Alternate); (1) Business and Industry (Member and Alternate); and (3) At-Large (Member and Alternate). Applicants are chosen based upon their particular expertise and experience in relation to the seat for which they are applying; community and professional affiliations; philosophy regarding the protection and management of marine resources; and possibly the length of residence in the area affected by the sanctuary. Applicants who are chosen as members should expect to serve two-three year terms, pursuant to the Council's Charter. The Council consists also of three State and three Federal non-voting ex-officio seats.
Notice of Indirect Cost Rates for the National Marine Sanctuary Program for Fiscal Year 2003
Document Number: 07-3019
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-06-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) National Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP) is announcing the establishment of new indirect cost rates on the recovery of indirect costs for its component organizations involved in natural resource damage assessment and restoration activities for fiscal year (FY) 2003. The indirect cost rates for this fiscal year and dates of implementation are provided in this notice. More information on these rates and the NMSP policy can be obtained from the address provided below.
Notice of Indirect Cost Rates for the National Marine Sanctuary Program for Fiscal Year 2004
Document Number: 07-3018
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-06-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) National Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP) is announcing the establishment of new indirect cost rates on the recovery of indirect costs for its component organizations involved in natural resource damage assessment and restoration activities for fiscal year (FY) 2004. The indirect cost rates for this fiscal year and dates of implementation are provided in this notice. More information on these rates and the NMSP policy can be obtained from the address provided below.
Notice of Indirect Cost Rates for the National Marine Sanctuary Program for Fiscal Year 2005
Document Number: 07-3017
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-06-20
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) National Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP) is announcing the establishment of new indirect cost rates on the recovery of indirect costs for its component organizations involved in natural resource damage assessment and restoration activities for fiscal year (FY) 2005. The indirect cost rates for this fiscal year and dates of implementation are provided in this notice. More information on these rates and the NMSP policy can be obtained from the address provided below.
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