80 FR 67733 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 212 (November 3, 2015)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 212 (November 3, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-27950 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 212 (Tuesday, November 3, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 67733-67734] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-27950] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XE287 New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; public meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Scallop Advisory Panel on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate. DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at 9 a.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Radisson Airport Hotel, 2081 Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: (401) 739-3000; fax: (401) 732-9309. Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda The Advisory Panel will review Amendment 19 alternatives, analyses, and public comments received to date and make final recommendations. Amendment 19 was developed to consider measures to better align fishery allocations with the start of the scallop fishing year. The Advisory Panel will also review Framework 27 alternatives and analyses and make final recommendations. Framework 27 was developed to consider fishery allocations for fishing year 2016 and default measures for fishing year 2017. They will also review progress to date and potentially provide input on a future Council sponsored workshop related to concerns raised about inshore scallop fishing patterns. Finally, the Advisory Panel will review and potentially provide input on draft guidance prepared by NMFS related to the Magnuson Act requirement to evaluate limited access privilege programs within five years after adoption. Other business may be discussed, if time permits. Special Accommodations This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at (978) 465- 0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. [[Page 67734]] Dated: October 29, 2015. Jeffrey N. Lonergan, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2015-27950 Filed 11-2-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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Special Accommodations a presentation on the results from Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
This meeting is physically accessible Northeast Fisheries Science Center’s Commerce.
to people with disabilities. Requests for bioeconomic model for recreational ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
sign language interpretation or other fisheries in the Gulf of Maine. The
committee also plans to consider SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
auxiliary aids should be directed to Management Council (Council) is
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at recommendations from the Groundfish
Advisory Panel, regarding FW 55 and scheduling a public meeting of its
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to Scallop Advisory Panel on Wednesday,
the meeting date. 2016 Council priorities. They will also
consider recommendations from the November 18, 2015, to consider actions
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Recreational Advisory Panel (RAP), affecting New England fisheries in the
Dated: October 29, 2015. regarding FW 55, FY 2016 Gulf of Maine exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Jeffrey N. Lonergan, cod and Gulf of Maine haddock Recommendations from this group will
recreational measures, and 2016 Council be brought to the full Council for formal
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. priorities. The committee also plans to consideration and action, if appropriate.
[FR Doc. 2015–27951 Filed 11–2–15; 8:45 am] develop recommendations to the DATES: The meeting will be held on
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Council regarding preferred alternatives Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at 9
in FW 55, FY 2016 recreational a.m.
measures, and 2016 Council priorities. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Also on the agenda is to discuss the Radisson Airport Hotel, 2081 Post
GARFO’s Recreational Implementation Road, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Plan, review RAP recommendations to (401) 739–3000; fax: (401) 732–9309.
Administration the Committee, and develop Council address: New England
RIN 0648–XE278 recommendations to the Council. They Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
will also discuss other business as Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
New England Fishery Management necessary. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Council; Public Meeting Although non-emergency issues not Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
contained in this agenda may come New England Fishery Management
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries before this group for discussion, those Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and issues may not be the subject of formal SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), action during this meeting. Action will
Commerce. be restricted to those issues specifically Agenda
ACTION: Notice; public meeting. listed in this notice and any issues The Advisory Panel will review
arising after publication of this notice Amendment 19 alternatives, analyses,
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery that require emergency action under and public comments received to date
Management Council (Council) is section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens and make final recommendations.
scheduling a public meeting of its Act, provided the public has been Amendment 19 was developed to
Groundfish Committee to consider notified of the Council’s intent to take consider measures to better align fishery
actions affecting New England fisheries final action to address the emergency. allocations with the start of the scallop
in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Special Accommodations fishing year. The Advisory Panel will
Recommendations from this group will
also review Framework 27 alternatives
be brought to the full Council for formal This meeting is physically accessible and analyses and make final
consideration and action, if appropriate. to people with disabilities. Requests for recommendations. Framework 27 was
DATES: This meeting will be held on sign language interpretation or other developed to consider fishery
Wednesday, November 18, 2015, auxiliary aids should be directed to allocations for fishing year 2016 and
at 9 a.m. Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at default measures for fishing year 2017.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to They will also review progress to date
the Radisson Hotel Providence Airport, the meeting date. and potentially provide input on a
2081 Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886; Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. future Council sponsored workshop
phone: (401) 739–3000; fax: (401) 732– related to concerns raised about inshore
9309. Dated: October 29, 2015.
scallop fishing patterns. Finally, the
Council address: New England Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Advisory Panel will review and
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable potentially provide input on draft
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
guidance prepared by NMFS related to
[FR Doc. 2015–27949 Filed 11–2–15; 8:45 am] the Magnuson Act requirement to
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, BILLING CODE 3510–22–P evaluate limited access privilege
New England Fishery Management programs within five years after
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. adoption. Other business may be
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE discussed, if time permits.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda National Oceanic and Atmospheric Special Accommodations
Administration This meeting is physically accessible
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The committee will receive an
overview from the Groundfish Plan to people with disabilities. Requests for
RIN 0648–XE287 sign language interpretation or other
Development Team (PDT) on draft
alternatives in Framework Adjustment auxiliary aids should be directed to
New England Fishery Management Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
55 (FW 55) specifications, changes to Council; Public Meeting
the groundfish monitoring program, and (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
other management measures and draft AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries the meeting date.
impacts analysis. They will also review Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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Dated: October 29, 2015. received on or before November 18, the statute prior to institution, and the
Jeffrey N. Lonergan, 2015. USPTO believes it is prudent to explore
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable ADDRESSES: Comments must be sent by other potentially more efficient options,
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. electronic mail message over the especially given that the number of
[FR Doc. 2015–27950 Filed 11–2–15; 8:45 am] Internet addressed to: PTABTrialPilot@ petitions filed may continue to increase.
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P uspto.gov. To date and currently, the agency has
Electronic comments submitted in intended to meet the resource demands
plain text are preferred, but also may be on the PTAB due to both AIA post grant
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE submitted in ADOBE® portable proceedings and ex parte appeals by
document format or MICROSOFT hiring additional judges. Even with
United States Patent and Trademark WORD® format. The comments will be continued hiring, however, increases in
Office available for viewing via the USPTO’s filings and the growing number of cases
[Docket No.: PTO–P–2015–0055] Internet Web site (http://www. may strain the PTAB’s continuing
uspto.gov). Because comments will be ability to make timely decisions and
Proposed Pilot Program Exploring an made available for public inspection, meet statutory deadlines. Therefore, the
Alternative Approach to Institution information that the submitter does not agency wishes to explore and gain data
Decisions in Post Grant Administrative desire to make public, such as an on a potentially more efficient
Reviews; Reopening of Period for address or phone number, should not be alternative to the current three-judge
Comments included in the comments. institution model. Having a single judge
decide whether to institute trial in a
AGENCY: United States Patent and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
post grant proceeding, instead of a panel
Trademark Office, Commerce. Scott R. Boalick, Vice Chief
of three judges, would allow more
ACTION: Request for comments; Administrative Patent Judge by
judges to be available to attend to other
reopening of comment period. telephone at (571) 272–9797.
matters, such as reducing the ex parte
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The first appeal backlog and handling more post
SUMMARY: The United States Patent and petitions for AIA post grant grant proceedings. The request for
Trademark Office (USPTO) is requesting administrative trials were filed on comments on the proposed pilot
comments on a proposed pilot program September 16, 2012. Since then, over indicated that written comments must
pertaining to the institution and 3,600 petitions have been filed, and over
conduct of the post grant administrative be received on or before October 26,
1,500 trials have been instituted. The 2015. See id. at 51540. In view of
trials provided for in the Leahy-Smith USPTO has thus far been able to meet
America Invents Act (AIA), Public Law stakeholder requests for additional time
the demands placed on its resources to submit comments on the new
112–29, 125 Stat. 284 (2011). The AIA created by the unexpectedly heavy
provides for the following post grant administrative trial proceedings, the
workload. The Patent Trial and Appeal USPTO is now extending the period for
administrative trials: Inter Partes Board (PTAB) has issued over 2,200
Review (IPR), Post-Grant Review (PGR), public comment until November 18,
decisions on institution and over 450 2015.
and Covered Business Method Patent final written decisions. In three-plus
Review (CBM). The USPTO currently Dated: October 29, 2015.
years, the PTAB has not missed one
has a panel of three Administrative statutory or regulatory deadline. At the Michelle K. Lee,
Patent Judges (APJs) decide whether to same time, the PTAB has reduced the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual
institute a trial, and then normally has backlog of ex parte appeals. Property and Director of the United States
the same three-APJ panel conduct the Notwithstanding the success-to-date, Patent and Trademark Office.
trial, if instituted. The USPTO is the USPTO is proactively looking for [FR Doc. 2015–28107 Filed 11–2–15; 8:45 am]
considering a pilot program under ways to enhance its operations for the BILLING CODE 3510–16–P
which the determination of whether to benefit of its stakeholders and therefore
institute an IPR will be made by a single is interested in exploring alternative
APJ, with two additional APJs being approaches that might improve its DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
assigned to the IPR if a trial is instituted. efficiency in handling AIA post grant
Under this pilot program, any IPR trial proceedings while being fair to both Notice Inviting Postsecondary
will be conducted by a panel of three sides and continuing to provide high Educational Institutions To Participate
APJs, two of whom were not involved quality decisions. Based upon in Experiments Under the Experimental
in the determination to institute the IPR. comments received from the public Sites Initiative; Federal Student
The USPTO published a request for through public fora and formal requests, Financial Assistance Programs Under
comments in the Federal Register on the agency is considering a pilot Title IV of the Higher Education Act of
August 25, 2015, seeking public program to test changing how the 1965, as Amended
comment on a proposed pilot program institution phase of a post grant AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary
pertaining to the institution and proceeding is handled. Education, Department of Education.
conduct of these post grant Once trial is instituted, the AIA ACTION: Notice.
administrative trial proceedings. See mandates that the resulting trial be
Request for Comments on a Proposed conducted before a three-member panel SUMMARY: The Secretary invites
Pilot Program Exploring an Alternative of the PTAB. Generally, under current postsecondary institutions (institutions)
Approach to Institution Decisions in
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practice, the same panel of three APJs that participate in the student financial
Post Grant Administrative Reviews, 80 decides whether to institute and, if assistance programs authorized under
FR 51540 (Aug. 25, 2015). The USPTO instituted, handles the remainder of the title IV of the Higher Education Act of
is now extending the period for public proceeding, much like how federal 1965, as amended (HEA), to apply to
comment until November 18, 2015. district court judges handle cases participate in a new institution-based
DATES: Comment Deadline Date: Written through motions to dismiss, summary experiment under the Experimental
comments on the notice published judgment, and trial. But a three-judge Sites Initiative (ESI). Under the ESI, the
August 15, 2015 (80 FR 51540) must be panel of the PTAB is not required under Secretary has authority to grant waivers
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice; public meeting. | |
| Dates | The meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at 9 a.m. | |
| Contact | Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 67733 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XE28 |
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