81_FR_10870 81 FR 10829 - Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee Public Meeting

81 FR 10829 - Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 41 (March 2, 2016)

Page Range10829-10830
FR Document2016-04607

This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a meeting of the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC).

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 41 (Wednesday, March 2, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10829-10830]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04607]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee Public 
Meeting

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, DOC.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
meeting of the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee 
(ETTAC).

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at 8:30 
a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Room 1412 at the U.S. Department 
of Commerce, Herbert Clark Hoover Building, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Maureen Hinman, Office of Energy & 
Environmental Industries (OEEI), International Trade Administration, 
Room 4053, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (Phone: 
202-482-0627; Fax: 202-482-5665;

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email: [email protected].) This meeting is physically accessible 
to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation 
or other auxiliary aids should be directed to OEEI at (202) 482-5225 no 
less than one week prior to the meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will take place from 8:30 a.m. 
to 3:30 p.m. EDT. The general meeting is open to the public and time 
will be permitted for public comment from 3:00-3:30 p.m. EDT. Those 
interested in attending must provide notification by Tuesday, March 15, 
2016 at 5:00 p.m. EDT, via the contact information provided above. 
Written comments concerning ETTAC affairs are welcome any time before 
or after the meeting. Minutes will be available within 30 days of this 
meeting.
    Topics to be considered: The agenda for this meeting will include 
discussion of priorities and objectives for the committee, trade 
promotion programs within the International Trade Administration, and 
subcommittee working meetings.
    Background: The ETTAC is mandated by Public Law 103-392. It was 
created to advise the U.S. government on environmental trade policies 
and programs, and to help it to focus its resources on increasing the 
exports of the U.S. environmental industry. ETTAC operates as an 
advisory committee to the Secretary of Commerce and the Trade Promotion 
Coordinating Committee (TPCC). ETTAC was originally chartered in May of 
1994. It was most recently re-chartered until August 2016.

    Dated: February 25, 2016.
Man Cho,
Acting Office Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
[FR Doc. 2016-04607 Filed 3-1-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 41 / Wednesday, March 2, 2016 / Notices 10829 Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Sean Ferrell, RAC Coordinator, by Independence Avenue SW., phone at 541–383–5576 or via email at Foreign-Trade Zones Board Washington, DC 20250–9410. saferrell@fs.fed.us. [B–71–2015] Fax: (202) 690–7442. Individuals who use Email: program.intake@usda.gov. Authorization of Production Activity, telecommunication devices for the deaf Persons with disabilities who require Foreign-Trade Subzone 125D, ASA (TDD) may call the Federal Information alternative means for communication Electronics, LLC, (Motor Vehicle Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) Audio-Visual Products), Elkhart, should contact USDA’s TARGET Center between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Indiana at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday. On October 21, 2015, the St. Joseph Done at Washington, DC on: February 25, County Airport Authority, grantee of 2016. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FTZ 125, submitted a notification of Paulo Almeida, purpose of the meeting is to: proposed production activity to the Acting U.S. Manager for Codex Alimentarius. 1. Introduce newly appointed Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board on [FR Doc. 2016–04481 Filed 3–1–16; 8:45 am] committee members; behalf of ASA Electronics, LLC, operator BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 2. Discuss the goals and objectives of of Subzone 125D, in Elkhart, Indiana. the RAC; The notification was processed in accordance with the regulations of the DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 3. Review projects proposals; and FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including 4. Make project recommendations for notice in the Federal Register inviting Forest Service Title II funding. public comment (80 FR 69636, 11–10– The meeting is open to the public. 2015). The FTZ Board has determined Deschutes and Ochoco Resource that no further review of the activity is Advisory Committee The agenda will include time for people warranted at this time. The production to make oral statements of three minutes AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. activity described in the notification is or less. Individuals wishing to make an ACTION: Notice of meeting. authorized, subject to the FTZ Act and oral statement should request in writing the FTZ Board’s regulations, including SUMMARY: The Deschutes and Ochoco by March 18, 2016 to be scheduled on Section 400.14. Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) the agenda. Anyone who would like to Dated: February 25, 2016. will meet in Bend, Oregon. The bring related matters to the attention of the committee may file written Andrew McGilvray, committee is authorized under the Executive Secretary. Secure Rural Schools and Community statements with the committee staff before or after the meeting. Written [FR Doc. 2016–04602 Filed 3–1–16; 8:45 am] Self-Determination Act (the Act) and comments and requests for time to make BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose oral comments must be sent to Sean of the committee is to improve Ferrell, RAC Coordinator, Deschutes DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE collaborative relationships and to National Forest Supervisor’s Office, provide advice and recommendations to 63095 Deschutes Market Road, Bend, International Trade Administration the Forest Service concerning projects Oregon 97701; by email to saferrell@ and funding consistent with Title II of fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to 541–383– Environmental Technologies Trade the Act. RAC information can be found 5531. Advisory Committee Public Meeting at the following Web site: http:// Meeting Accommodations: If you are AGENCY: International Trade www.fs.usda.gov/detail/deschutes/ a person requiring reasonable Administration, DOC. workingtogether/advisorycommittees. accommodation, please make requests ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory DATES: The meeting will be held April in advance for sign language Committee Meeting. 1, 2016, at 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. interpreting, assistive listening devices All RAC meetings are subject to or other reasonable accommodation for SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the cancellation. For status of meeting prior schedule and proposed agenda of a access to the facility or proceedings by to attendance, please contact the person meeting of the Environmental contacting the person listed in the listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Technologies Trade Advisory section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Committee (ETTAC). CONTACT. All reasonable ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at DATES: The meeting is scheduled for accommodation requests are managed the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at 8:30 a.m. on a case by case basis. Council’s Office, 334 NE Hawthorne Eastern Standard Time (EST). Avenue, Bend, Oregon. Dated: February 24, 2016. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Written comments may be submitted John Allen, Room 1412 at the U.S. Department of as described under Supplementary Designated Federal Offical, Dechutes Commerce, Herbert Clark Hoover Information. All comments, including National Forest, Forest Supervisor. Building, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES names and addresses when provided, [FR Doc. 2016–04548 Filed 3–1–16; 8:45 am] are placed in the record and are BILLING CODE 3411–15–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. available for public inspection and Maureen Hinman, Office of Energy & copying. The public may inspect Environmental Industries (OEEI), comments received at Deschutes International Trade Administration, National Forest Supervisor’s Office. Room 4053, 1401 Constitution Avenue Please call ahead to facilitate entry into NW., Washington, DC 20230 (Phone: the building. 202–482–0627; Fax: 202–482–5665; VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:10 Mar 01, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\02MRN1.SGM 02MRN1

10830 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 41 / Wednesday, March 2, 2016 / Notices email: maureen.hinman@trade.gov.) guidelines for preparing stock and comment along with revised stock This meeting is physically accessible to assessment reports (SARs) pursuant to assessment reports on January 21, 1997 people with disabilities. Requests for section 117 of the Marine Mammal (62 FR 3005) and later finalized. sign language interpretation or other Protection Act (MMPA). The revised In September 2003, NMFS again auxiliary aids should be directed to guidelines are now complete and convened a workshop (referred to as OEEI at (202) 482–5225 no less than one available to the public. GAMMS II) to review the guidelines and week prior to the meeting. ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of the again recommend minor changes to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The guidelines are available on the Internet them. Participants at the workshop meeting will take place from 8:30 a.m. at the following address: http:// included representatives of NMFS, to 3:30 p.m. EDT. The general meeting www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/sars/ FWS, the Commission, and the regional is open to the public and time will be guidelines.htm. SRGs. Changes to the guidelines permitted for public comment from FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: resulting from the 2003 workshop were 3:00–3:30 p.m. EDT. Those interested in Shannon Bettridge, Office of Protected directed primarily toward identifying attending must provide notification by Resources, 301–427–8402, population stocks and estimating Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. Shannon.Bettridge@noaa.gov. Potential Biological Removal (PBR) for EDT, via the contact information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: declining stocks of marine mammals. provided above. Written comments concerning ETTAC affairs are welcome Background The revised guidelines were made any time before or after the meeting. available for public review and Section 117 of the Marine Mammal Minutes will be available within 30 comment on November 18, 2004 (69 FR Protection Act (MMPA) (16 U.S.C. 1361 days of this meeting. 67541) and finalized on June 20, 2005 et seq.) requires NMFS and the U.S. Fish Topics to be considered: The agenda (70 FR 35397, NMFS 2005). and Wildlife Service (FWS) to prepare for this meeting will include discussion stock assessments for each stock of In February 2011, NMFS convened of priorities and objectives for the marine mammals occurring in waters another workshop (referred to as committee, trade promotion programs under the jurisdiction of the United GAMMS III) to review the guidelines within the International Trade States. These reports must contain and again recommend changes to them. Administration, and subcommittee information regarding the distribution Participants at the workshop included working meetings. and abundance of the stock, population representatives from NMFS, FWS, the Background: The ETTAC is mandated growth rates and trends, estimates of Commission, and the three regional by Public Law 103–392. It was created annual human-caused mortality and SRGs. The objectives of the GAMMS III to advise the U.S. government on serious injury from all sources, workshop were to (1) consider methods environmental trade policies and descriptions of the fisheries with which for assessing stock status (i.e., how to programs, and to help it to focus its the stock interacts, and the status of the apply the PBR framework) when resources on increasing the exports of stock. Initial stock assessment reports abundance data are outdated, the U.S. environmental industry. (SARs, or Reports) were first completed nonexistent, or only partially available; ETTAC operates as an advisory in 1995. (2) develop policies on stock committee to the Secretary of Commerce NMFS convened a workshop in June identification and application of the and the Trade Promotion Coordinating 1994, including representatives from PBR framework to small stocks, Committee (TPCC). ETTAC was NMFS, FWS, and the Marine Mammal transboundary stocks, and situations originally chartered in May of 1994. It Commission (Commission), to develop where stocks mix; and (3) develop was most recently re-chartered until draft guidelines for preparing SARs. The consistent national approaches to a August 2016. report of this workshop (Barlow et al., variety of other issues, including Dated: February 25, 2016. 1995) included the guidelines for reporting mortality and serious injury Man Cho, preparing SARs and a summary of the information in assessments. Nine discussions upon which the guidelines Acting Office Director, Office of Energy and specific topics were discussed at the Environmental Industries. were based. The draft guidelines were workshop. The deliberations of these made available, along with the initial [FR Doc. 2016–04607 Filed 3–1–16; 8:45 am] nine topics resulted in a series of draft SARs, for public review and BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P recommended modifications to the comment (59 FR 40527, August 9, 1994), current guidelines (NMFS, 2005). The and were finalized August 25, 1995 (60 FR 44308). main body of the GAMMS III workshop DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE report includes summaries of the In 1996, NMFS convened a second workshop (referred to as the Guidelines presentations and discussions for each National Oceanic and Atmospheric for Assessing Marine Mammal Stocks, of the nine agenda topics, as well as Administration or ‘‘GAMMS,’’ workshop) to review the recommended revisions to individual RIN 0648–XA937 guidelines and to recommend changes sections of the guidelines (Moore and to them, if appropriate. Workshop Merrick, 2011). Appendices to the Guidelines for Assessing Marine workshop report provide a variety of participants included representatives Mammal Stocks supporting documents, including the from NMFS, FWS, the Commission, and AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries the three regional scientific review full proposed revision of the guidelines (Appendix IV). On January 24, 2012 (77 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and groups (SRGs). The report of that Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), workshop (Wade and Angliss, 1997) FR 3450), NMFS made the GAMMS III Commerce. summarized the discussion at the workshop report available for public ACTION: Notice of availability; response workshop and contained revised review, and requested comment on the to comments. guidelines. The revised guidelines proposed revisions in Appendix IV. The represented minor changes from the report is available at http:// SUMMARY: NMFS has incorporated initial version. The revised guidelines www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/sars/ public comments into revisions of the were made available for public review gamms3_nmfsopr47.pdf. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:10 Mar 01, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\02MRN1.SGM 02MRN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.
DatesThe meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
ContactMs. Maureen Hinman, Office of Energy & Environmental Industries (OEEI), International Trade Administration, Room 4053, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (Phone: 202-482-0627; Fax: 202-482-5665; email: [email protected]) This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to OEEI at (202) 482-5225 no less than one week prior to the meeting.
FR Citation81 FR 10829 
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