80_FR_80067 80 FR 79821 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ocean Exploration Advisory Board (OEAB); Public Meeting

80 FR 79821 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ocean Exploration Advisory Board (OEAB); Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 246 (December 23, 2015)

Page Range79821-79822
FR Document2015-32280

This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the Ocean Exploration Advisory Board (OEAB). OEAB members will discuss and provide advice on Federal ocean exploration programs, with a particular emphasis on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER) activities, NOAA's response to the OEAB letter to NOAA Administrator Kathryn Sullivan on October 2, 2015, U.S. ocean exploration-related activities in the Arctic, and other matters as described in the agenda found on the OEAB Web site at http:// oeab.noaa.gov. Time and Dates: The announced meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 20, 2016 from 8:30 a.m.--5:45 p.m. EST, and Thursday, January 21, 2016 from 8:30 a.m.--1:30 p.m. EST.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 246 (Wednesday, December 23, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32280]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ocean 
Exploration Advisory Board (OEAB); Public Meeting

AGENCY: Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER) National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
forthcoming meeting of the Ocean Exploration Advisory Board (OEAB). 
OEAB members will discuss and provide advice on Federal ocean 
exploration programs, with a particular emphasis on National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Ocean Exploration and 
Research (OER) activities, NOAA's response to the OEAB letter to NOAA 
Administrator Kathryn Sullivan on October 2, 2015, U.S. ocean 
exploration-related activities in the Arctic, and other matters as 
described in the agenda found on the OEAB Web site at http://oeab.noaa.gov.
    Time and Dates: The announced meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, 
January 20, 2016 from 8:30 a.m.--5:45 p.m. EST, and Thursday, January 
21, 2016 from 8:30 a.m.--1:30 p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at SRI International, 450 8th 
Avenue SE., St. Petersburg, FL 33071
    Status: The meeting will be open to public participation with a 15-
minute public comment period on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 from 1:30 
p.m. to 1:45 p.m. EST (please check the agenda on the Web site to 
confirm the time).
    The OEAB expects that public statements 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 three minutes. The Designated Federal Officer must receive 
written comments by January 6, 2016 to provide sufficient time for OEAB 
review. Written comments received after January 6, 2016 will be 
distributed to the OEAB but may not be reviewed prior to the meeting 
date. Seats will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
    Special Accomodations: These meetings are physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or 
other auxiliary aids should be directed to David McKinnie, Designated 
Federal Officer (see below) by January 6, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David McKinnie, Designated Federal 
Officer, Ocean Exploration Advisory Board, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115, 
(206) 526-6950.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NOAA established the OEAB under the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and legislation that gives the agency 
statutory authority to operate an ocean exploration program and to 
coordinate a national program of ocean exploration. The OEAB advises 
NOAA leadership on strategic planning, exploration priorities, 
competitive ocean exploration grant programs and other matters as the 
NOAA Administrator requests.
    OEAB members represent government agencies, the private sector, 
academic institutions, and not-for-profit institutions involved in all 
facets of ocean exploration--from advanced technology to citizen 
exploration.
    In addition to advising NOAA leadership, NOAA expects the OEAB to 
help to define and develop a national program of ocean exploration--a 
network of stakeholders and partnerships advancing national priorities 
for ocean exploration.

    Dated: December 17, 2015.
Jason Donaldson,
Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-32280 Filed 12-22-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 246 / Wednesday, December 23, 2015 / Notices 79821 accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 8200; telephone 301–975–2254, fax speaker will be determined by the Timely written notification of the return 301–948–5668; or via email at number of requests received, but is or destruction of APO materials, or cuong.nguyen@nist.gov. likely to be about three minutes each. conversion to judicial protective order, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Questions from the public will not be is hereby requested. Failure to comply Committee was established in considered during this period. Speakers with the regulations and terms of an accordance with the Federal Advisory who wish to expand upon their oral APO is a sanctionable violation. Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. statements, those who had wished to This notice is issued and published in App. The Committee is composed of speak but could not be accommodated accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and nine to fifteen members, appointed by on the agenda, and those who were 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as the Director of NIST, who were selected unable to attend in person are invited to amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4). on the basis of established records of submit written statements to Mr. Cuong Dated: December 16, 2015. distinguished service in their Nguyen, Smart Grid and Cyber-Physical Christian Marsh, professional community and their Systems Program Office, National Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping knowledge of issues affecting Smart Institute of Standards and Technology, and Countervailing Duty Operations. Grid deployment and operations. The 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8200, [FR Doc. 2015–32332 Filed 12–22–15; 8:45 am] Committee advises the Director of NIST Gaithersburg, MD 20899–8200; BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P in carrying out duties authorized by telephone 301–975–2254, fax 301–948– section 1305 of the Energy 5668; or via email at cuong.nguyen@ Independence and Security Act of 2007 nist.gov. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (Pub. L. 110–140). The Committee All visitors to the NIST site are provides input to NIST on Smart Grid required to pre-register to be admitted. National Institute of Standards and standards, priorities, and gaps, on the Anyone wishing to attend this meeting Technology overall direction, status, and health of must register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, the Smart Grid implementation by the Friday, January 15, 2016, in order to National Institute of Standards and attend. Please submit your full name, Smart Grid industry, and on Smart Grid Technology (NIST) Smart Grid time of arrival, email address, and Interoperability Panel activities, Advisory Committee Meeting phone number to Cuong Nguyen. Non- including the direction of research and AGENCY: National Institute of Standards standards activities. Background U.S. citizens must submit additional and Technology, Department of information on the Committee is information; please contact Mr. Nguyen. Commerce available at http://www.nist.gov/ Mr. Nguyen’s email address is smartgrid/committee.cfm. cuong.nguyen@nist.gov and his phone ACTION: Notice of open meeting. Pursuant to the Federal Advisory number is (301) 975–2254. For SUMMARY: The National Institute of Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. participants attending in person, please Standards and Technology (NIST) Smart App., notice is hereby given that the note that federal agencies, including Grid Advisory Committee (SGAC or NIST Smart Grid Advisory Committee NIST, can only accept a state-issued Committee), will meet in open session (SGAC or Committee) will meet in open driver’s license or identification card for on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 from 8:30 session on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 access to federal facilities if such license a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time and from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time or identification card is issued by a state Wednesday, January 27, 2016 from 8:30 and Wednesday, January 27, 2016 from that is compliant with the REAL ID Act a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern time. The 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern time. of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–13), or by a state primary purposes of this meeting are to The meeting will be open to the public that has an extension for REAL ID provide updates on NIST Smart Grid and held in the Portrait Room, Building compliance. NIST currently accepts and Cyber-Physical Systems Program 101 (Administration) at NIST in other forms of federal-issued activities and to discuss resiliency and Gaithersburg, Maryland. The primary identification in lieu of a state-issued reliability topics. The agenda may purposes of this meeting are to provide driver’s license. For detailed change to accommodate Committee updates on NIST Smart Grid and Cyber- information, please contact Mr. Nguyen business. The final agenda will be Physical Systems Programs activities or visit: http://www.nist.gov/public_ posted on the Smart Grid Web site at and to discuss resiliency and reliability affairs/visitor/. http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid. topics. The agenda may change to Richard Cavanagh, DATES: The SGAC will meet on Tuesday, accommodate Committee business. The Acting Associate Director for Laboratory January 26, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 final agenda will be posted on the Smart Programs. p.m. Eastern time and Wednesday, Grid Web site at http://www.nist.gov/ [FR Doc. 2015–32243 Filed 12–22–15; 8:45 am] January 27, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 smartgrid. BILLING CODE 3510–13–P p.m. Eastern time. Individuals and representatives of ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in organizations who would like to offer the Portrait Room, Building 101 comments and suggestions related to the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (Administration), National Institute of Committee’s affairs are invited to Standards and Technology (NIST), 100 request a place on the agenda by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland submitting their request to Cuong Administration (NOAA) Ocean 20899. Please note admittance Nguyen at cuong.nguyen@nist.gov or Exploration Advisory Board (OEAB); instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY (301) 975–2254 no later than 5:00 p.m. Public Meeting tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES INFORMATION section of this notice. Eastern time, Friday, January 15, 2016. AGENCY: Office of Ocean Exploration FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. On Wednesday, January 27, 2016, and Research (OER) National Oceanic Cuong Nguyen, Smart Grid and Cyber- approximately one-half hour will be and Atmospheric Administration Physical Systems Program Office, reserved at the end of the meeting for (NOAA) Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and public comments, and speaking times (DOC). Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail will be assigned on a first-come, first- ACTION: Notice of public meeting. Stop 8200, Gaithersburg, MD 20899– serve basis. 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79822 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 246 / Wednesday, December 23, 2015 / Notices SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the The OEAB advises NOAA leadership on Protected Resources, National Marine schedule and proposed agenda of a strategic planning, exploration Fisheries Service. Physical comments forthcoming meeting of the Ocean priorities, competitive ocean should be sent to 1315 East-West Exploration Advisory Board (OEAB). exploration grant programs and other Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 and OEAB members will discuss and matters as the NOAA Administrator electronic comments should be sent to provide advice on Federal ocean requests. ITP.Carduner@noaa.gov. exploration programs, with a particular OEAB members represent government Instructions: Comments sent by any emphasis on National Oceanic and agencies, the private sector, academic other method, to any other address or Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) institutions, and not-for-profit individual, or received after the end of Office of Ocean Exploration and institutions involved in all facets of the comment period, may not be Research (OER) activities, NOAA’s ocean exploration—from advanced considered by NMFS. Comments response to the OEAB letter to NOAA technology to citizen exploration. received electronically, including all Administrator Kathryn Sullivan on In addition to advising NOAA attachments, must not exceed a 25- October 2, 2015, U.S. ocean exploration- leadership, NOAA expects the OEAB to megabyte file size. Attachments to related activities in the Arctic, and other help to define and develop a national electronic comments will be accepted in matters as described in the agenda program of ocean exploration—a Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF found on the OEAB Web site at http:// network of stakeholders and file formats only. All comments oeab.noaa.gov. partnerships advancing national received are a part of the public record Time and Dates: The announced priorities for ocean exploration. and will generally be posted for public meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, viewing on the Internet at Dated: December 17, 2015. January 20, 2016 from 8:30 a.m.—5:45 www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/ Jason Donaldson, p.m. EST, and Thursday, January 21, incidental/construction.htm without Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and change. All personal identifying 2016 from 8:30 a.m.—1:30 p.m. EST. Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at information (e.g., name, address), Atmospheric Administration. SRI International, 450 8th Avenue SE., confidential business information, or [FR Doc. 2015–32280 Filed 12–22–15; 8:45 am] St. Petersburg, FL 33071 otherwise sensitive information BILLING CODE 3510–KA–P submitted voluntarily by the sender will Status: The meeting will be open to public participation with a 15-minute be publicly accessible. public comment period on Wednesday, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE January 20, 2016 from 1:30 p.m. to 1:45 Jordan Carduner, Office of Protected p.m. EST (please check the agenda on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. the Web site to confirm the time). Administration SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OEAB expects that public Availability RIN 0648–XE340 statements at its meetings will not be repetitive of previously submitted An electronic copy of UniSea’s Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to application and supporting documents, verbal or written statements. In general, Specified Activities; Taking Marine each individual or group making a as well as a list of the references cited Mammals Incidental to a Dock in this document, may be obtained by verbal presentation will be limited to Replacement Project three minutes. The Designated Federal visiting the Internet at: Officer must receive written comments AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/ by January 6, 2016 to provide sufficient Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and incidental/construction.htm. In case of time for OEAB review. Written Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), problems accessing these documents, comments received after January 6, 2016 Commerce. please call the contact listed under FOR will be distributed to the OEAB but may FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental not be reviewed prior to the meeting harassment authorization; request for National Environmental Policy Act date. Seats will be available on a first- comments. (NEPA) come, first-served basis. NMFS is preparing an Environmental Special Accomodations: These SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request from UniSea, Inc., for authorization to Assessment (EA) for the proposed meetings are physically accessible to take marine mammals incidental to issuance of an IHA, pursuant to NEPA, people with disabilities. Requests for construction activities as part of a dock to determine whether or not this sign language interpretation or other construction project at a commercial proposed activity may have significant auxiliary aids should be directed to fish processing facility in Unalaska, AK. direct, indirect and cumulative effects David McKinnie, Designated Federal Pursuant to the Marine Mammal on the human environment. This Officer (see below) by January 6, 2016. Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is analysis will be completed prior to the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. issuance or denial of this proposed IHA. David McKinnie, Designated Federal requesting comments on its proposal to issue an incidental harassment We will review all comments submitted Officer, Ocean Exploration Advisory in response to this notice as we Board, National Oceanic and authorization (IHA) to UniSea to incidentally take marine mammals, by complete the NEPA process, prior to a Atmospheric Administration, 7600 Sand final decision on the incidental take Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115, (206) Level B Harassment only, during the specified activity. authorization request. The EA will be 526–6950. posted at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/ DATES: Comments and information must tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NOAA permits/incidental/construction.htm established the OEAB under the Federal be received no later than January 22, 2016. when it is finalized. Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and legislation that gives the agency ADDRESSES: Comments on the Background statutory authority to operate an ocean application should be addressed to Jolie Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the exploration program and to coordinate a Harrison, Chief, Permits and MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct national program of ocean exploration. Conservation Division, Office of the Secretary of Commerce to allow, VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:05 Dec 22, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23DEN1.SGM 23DEN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public meeting.
DatesThe announced meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 20, 2016 from 8:30 a.m.--5:45 p.m. EST, and Thursday, January 21, 2016 from 8:30 a.m.--1:30 p.m. EST.
ContactMr. David McKinnie, Designated Federal Officer, Ocean Exploration Advisory Board, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115, (206) 526-6950.
FR Citation80 FR 79821 
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