80_FR_15807 80 FR 15750 - U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) Advisory Committee

80 FR 15750 - U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 57 (March 25, 2015)

Page Range15750-15751
FR Document2015-06799

Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS[supreg]) Advisory Committee (Committee) in Washington, DC.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 57 (Wednesday, March 25, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15750-15751]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06799]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS[supreg]) Advisory 
Committee

AGENCY: National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the U.S. Integrated 
Ocean Observing System (IOOS[supreg]) Advisory Committee (Committee) in 
Washington, DC.

Dates and Times: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, 
from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Thursday, April 30, 2015, from 9:00 
a.m.-3:00 p.m. These times and the agenda topics described below are 
subject to change. Refer to the Web page listed below for the most up-
to-date meeting agenda.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Consortium for Ocean 
Leadership, 1201 New York Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Snowden, Alternate Designated 
Federal Official, U.S. IOOS Advisory Committee, U.S. IOOS Program, 1100 
Wayne Ave., Suite 1225, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Phone 301-427-2453; 
Fax 301-427-2073; Email [email protected] or visit the U.S. IOOS 
Advisory Committee Web site at http://www.ioos.noaa.gov/advisorycommittee.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established by the NOAA 
Administrator as directed by Section 12304 of the Integrated Coastal 
and Ocean Observation System Act, part of the Omnibus Public Land 
Management Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-11). The Committee advises the NOAA 
Administrator and the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee (IOOC) on 
matters related to the responsibilities and authorities set forth in 
section 12302 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System 
Act of 2009 and other appropriate matters as the Under Secretary refers 
to the Committee for review and advice.
    The Committee will provide advice on:
    (a) Administration, operation, management, and maintenance of the 
System;
    (b) expansion and periodic modernization and upgrade of technology 
components of the System;
    (c) identification of end-user communities, their needs for 
information provided by the System, and the System's effectiveness in 
dissemination information to end-user communities and to the general 
public; and
    (d) any other purpose identified by the Under Secretary of Commerce 
for Oceans and Atmosphere or the

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Interagency Ocean Observation Committee.
    The meeting will be open to public participation with a 15-minute 
public comment period on April 29, 2015, from 4:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. 
and on April 30, 2015, from 2:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. (check agenda on Web 
site to confirm time.) The Committee expects that public statements 
presented at its meetings will not be repetitive of previously 
submitted verbal or written statements. In general, each individual or 
group making a verbal presentation will be limited to a total time of 
three (3) minutes. Written comments should be received by the 
Designated Federal Official by April 17, 2015 to provide sufficient 
time for Committee review. Written comments received after April 17, 
2015, will be distributed to the Committee, but may not be reviewed 
prior to the meeting date. Seats will be available on a first-come, 
first-served basis.
    Matters to be Considered: The meeting will focus on new committee 
priorities, including discussions of ICOOS Act Reauthorization, raising 
IOOS to a national-level program, and increasing engagement with 
industry. The agenda is subject to change. The latest version will be 
posted at http://www.ioos.gov/advisorycommittee.
    Special Accomodations: These meetings are physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or 
other auxiliary aids should be directed to Jessica Snowden, Alternate 
Designated Federal Official at 301-427-2453 by April 10, 2015.

    Dated: March 10, 2015.
Zdenka S. Willis,
Director, U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System.
[FR Doc. 2015-06799 Filed 3-24-15; 8:45 am]
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15750 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 57 / Wednesday, March 25, 2015 / Notices communication for program information displays a currently valid OMB control Administration (NOAA), Department of (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) number. Commerce. please contact USDA’s TARGET Center ACTION: Notice of open meeting. Rural Business Service at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). Title: 7 CFR 1951–R, Rural SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a Dated: March 17, 2015. Development Loan Servicing. meeting of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Tony Hernandez, OMB Control Number: 0570–0015. Observing System (IOOS®) Advisory Administrator, Housing and Community Summary of Collection: The Rural Committee (Committee) in Washington, Facilities Programs. Development (RD) Loan Servicing was DC. [FR Doc. 2015–06863 Filed 3–24–15; 8:45 am] legislated in 1985 under Section 1323 of DATES AND TIMES: The meeting will be BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P the Food and Security Act of 1985. This held on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, action is needed to implement the from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on provision of Section 407 of the Health Thursday, April 30, 2015, from 9:00 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE and Human Services Act of 1986, which a.m.–3:00 p.m. These times and the amended Section 1323 of the Food and agenda topics described below are Submission for OMB Review; Security Act of 1985. 7 CFR part 1951, Comment Request subject to change. Refer to the Web page subpart R contains regulations for listed below for the most up-to-date March 19, 2015. servicing and liquidating existing loans meeting agenda. The Department of Agriculture has previously approved and administered ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at submitted the following information by the U.S. Department of Health and the Consortium for Ocean Leadership, collection requirement(s) to OMB for Human Services (HHS) under 45 CFR 1201 New York Ave. NW., Washington, review and clearance under the part 1076 and transferred from HHS to DC 20005. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Department of Agriculture. This FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Public Law 104–13. Comments subpart contains regulations for Jessica Snowden, Alternate Designated regarding (a) whether the collection of servicing and liquidating loans made by Federal Official, U.S. IOOS Advisory information is necessary for the proper RD, successor to the Farmers Home Committee, U.S. IOOS Program, 1100 performance of the functions of the Administration under the Intermediary Wayne Ave., Suite 1225, Silver Spring, agency, including whether the Relending Program to eligible MD 20910; Phone 301–427–2453; Fax information will have practical utility; intermediaries and applies to ultimate 301–427–2073; Email jessica.snowden@ (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate recipients and other involved parties. Need and Use of the Information: The noaa.gov or visit the U.S. IOOS of burden including the validity of the Advisory Committee Web site at Intermediary will provide RD methodology and assumptions used; (c) http://www.ioos.noaa.gov/ information from, i.e. assets and ways to enhance the quality, utility and advisorycommittee. liabilities, income statement and a clarity of the information to be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The summary of its lending and guarantee collected; (d) ways to minimize the Committee was established by the program. Form 1951–4 gathers burden of the collection of information NOAA Administrator as directed by information about jobs created or saved on those who are to respond, including Section 12304 of the Integrated Coastal for the Intermediary Relending Program through the use of appropriate and Ocean Observation System Act, part and Rural Development Loan Fund. The automated, electronic, mechanical, or of the Omnibus Public Land required financial information provided other technological collection Management Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111– by the Intermediary is vital to RD for the techniques or other forms of information 11). The Committee advises the NOAA Agency to make sound credit and technology should be addressed to: Desk Administrator and the Interagency financial analysis decisions and monitor Officer for Agriculture, Office of Ocean Observation Committee (IOOC) the program. Information and Regulatory Affairs, Description of Respondents: Not-for- on matters related to the responsibilities Office of Management and Budget profit institutions; Business or other for- and authorities set forth in section (OMB), New Executive Office Building, profit. 12302 of the Integrated Coastal and 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC Number of Respondents: 459. Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 20502. Commenters are encouraged to Frequency of Responses: Reporting: and other appropriate matters as the submit their comments to OMB via On occasion; Quarterly; Semi-annually; Under Secretary refers to the Committee email to: OIRA_Submission@ Annually. for review and advice. omb.eop.gov or fax (202) 395–5806 and Total Burden Hours: 12,421. The Committee will provide advice to Departmental Clearance Office, on: USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Charlene Parker, (a) Administration, operation, Washington, DC 20250–7602. Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. management, and maintenance of the Comments regarding these information System; collections are best assured of having [FR Doc. 2015–06766 Filed 3–24–15; 8:45 am] (b) expansion and periodic their full effect if received by April 24, BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P modernization and upgrade of 2015. Copies of the submission(s) may technology components of the System; be obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 57 / Wednesday, March 25, 2015 / Notices 15751 Interagency Ocean Observation due form for a permit to take loggerhead Dated: March 20, 2015. Committee. (Caretta caretta), Kemp’s ridley Julia Harrison, The meeting will be open to public (Lepidochelys kempii), green (Chelonia Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, participation with a 15-minute public mydas) and hawksbill (Eretmochelys Office of Protected Resources, National comment period on April 29, 2015, from imbricata) sea turtles for purposes of Marine Fisheries Service. 4:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. and on April 30, scientific research. [FR Doc. 2015–06868 Filed 3–24–15; 8:45 am] 2015, from 2:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. (check DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email BILLING CODE 3510–22–P agenda on Web site to confirm time.) comments must be received on or before The Committee expects that public April 24, 2015. statements presented at its meetings will ADDRESSES: The application and related DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE not be repetitive of previously documents are available for review by submitted verbal or written statements. National Oceanic and Atmospheric selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public In general, each individual or group Administration Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on making a verbal presentation will be the Applications and Permits for RIN 0648–XD809 limited to a total time of three (3) Protected Species (APPS) home page, minutes. Written comments should be Advisory Committee to the U.S. https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then received by the Designated Federal Section to the International selecting File No. 19288 from the list of Official by April 17, 2015 to provide Commission for the Conservation of available applications. sufficient time for Committee review. These documents are also available Atlantic Tunas; Spring Species Written comments received after April upon written request or by appointment Working Group Meeting 17, 2015, will be distributed to the in the Permits and Conservation Committee, but may not be reviewed AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Division, Office of Protected Resources, Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and prior to the meeting date. Seats will be NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room available on a first-come, first-served Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone Commerce. basis. (301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376. Matters to be Considered: The Written comments on this application ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee meeting will focus on new committee should be submitted to the Chief, meeting. priorities, including discussions of Permits and Conservation Division, at ICOOS Act Reauthorization, raising SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee the address listed above. Comments may (Committee) to the U.S. Section to the IOOS to a national-level program, and also be submitted by facsimile to (301) increasing engagement with industry. International Commission for the 713–0376, or by email to Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) The agenda is subject to change. The NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please latest version will be posted at http:// announces its annual spring meeting on include the File No. in the subject line April 8–9, 2015. www.ioos.gov/advisorycommittee. of the email comment. Special Accomodations: These Those individuals requesting a public DATES: The open sessions of the meetings are physically accessible to hearing should submit a written request Committee meeting will be held on people with disabilities. Requests for to the Chief, Permits and Conservation April 8, 2015, 8:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.; sign language interpretation or other Division at the address listed above. The and April 9, 2015, 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. auxiliary aids should be directed to request should set forth the specific Closed sessions will be held on April 8, Jessica Snowden, Alternate Designated reasons why a hearing on this 2015, 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., and on April Federal Official at 301–427–2453 by application would be appropriate. 9, 2015, 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. April 10, 2015. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated: March 10, 2015. Amy Hapeman or Howard Goldstein, the Sheraton Hotel, 8777 Georgia Ave., Zdenka S. Willis, (301) 427–8401. Silver Spring, MD 20910. The phone Director, U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing number is (301) 589–0800. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The System. subject permit is requested under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [FR Doc. 2015–06799 Filed 3–24–15; 8:45 am] authority of the Endangered Species Act Rachel O’Malley at (301) 427–8373. BILLING CODE P of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 1531 et seq.) and the regulations Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section governing the taking, importing, and to ICCAT will meet in open session to DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE exporting of endangered and threatened receive and discuss information on the species (50 CFR parts 222–226). 2014 ICCAT meeting results and U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric The applicant requests a five-year implementation of ICCAT decisions; Administration permit to conduct research on sea NMFS research and monitoring RIN 0648–XD853 turtles in Tampa Bay, Florida to activities; global and domestic determine the distribution and health initiatives related to ICCAT; the Atlantic Endangered Species; File No. 19288 status of the resident population of sea Tunas Convention Act-required AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries turtles in the region. Sea turtles would consultation on any identification of Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and be captured by hand or net and have the countries that are diminishing the Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), following procedures performed before effectiveness of ICCAT; the results of the release: Measure, weigh, blood sample, meetings of the Committee’s Species rljohnson on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Commerce. ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. lavage, internal and external biopsy Working Groups; and other matters sampling, laparoscopy and associated relating to the international SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that transport, and ultrasound. Carcasses and management of ICCAT species. The Mark Flint, University of Florida, parts of dead sea turtles may be public will have access to the open School of Forest Resources and collected for necropsy to determine sessions of the meeting, but there will Conservation, 529 Ellsberry Road, cause of death or contributors to be no opportunity for public comment. Apollo Beach, FL 33572 has applied in mortality. A copy of the agenda is available from VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:26 Mar 24, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25MRN1.SGM 25MRN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of open meeting.
ContactJessica Snowden, Alternate Designated Federal Official, U.S. IOOS Advisory Committee, U.S. IOOS Program, 1100 Wayne Ave., Suite 1225, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Phone 301-427-2453; Fax 301-427-2073; Email [email protected] or visit the U.S. IOOS Advisory Committee Web site at http://www.ioos.noaa.gov/ advisorycommittee.
FR Citation80 FR 15750 
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