81_FR_7432 81 FR 7404 - Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction; Notice of Public Meeting

81 FR 7404 - Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction; Notice of Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 28 (February 11, 2016)

Page Range7404-7405
FR Document2016-02805

The Department of State will hold an information session regarding issues related to upcoming United Nations meetings concerning marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 28 (Thursday, February 11, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 28 (Thursday, February 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7404-7405]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-02805]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9442]


 Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction; Notice of Public 
Meeting

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.

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    Title: Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction; Notice of Public 
Meeting.
SUMMARY: The Department of State will hold an information session 
regarding issues related to upcoming United Nations meetings concerning 
marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction.

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DATES: The public meeting will be held on February 24, 2016, 1:00 p.m.-
2:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Harry S. Truman Main State 
Building, Room 3940, 2201 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20520.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to participate in 
this meeting, please send your (1) Name, (2) organization/affiliation, 
and (3) email address and phone number, as well as any requests for 
reasonable accommodation, to Elana Katz-Mink at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In March 2016, the United States will 
participate in a two-week meeting of the United Nations General 
Assembly (UNGA) Preparatory Committee on conservation and sustainable 
use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national 
jurisdiction. The first meeting of the Preparatory Committee will begin 
a two-year process established by the UNGA to make substantive 
recommendations on the elements of a draft text of a legally binding 
instrument on conservation and sustainable use of marine biological 
diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction.
    We would like to invite interested stakeholders to share comments, 
concerns, and questions about these issues. We, in turn, will provide a 
brief overview of the structure of the upcoming Preparatory Committee 
and will listen to your comments on the upcoming discussions at the 
March meeting.
    The information obtained from this session and any subsequent 
related meetings will be used to help us prepare for U.S. participation 
in international meetings and specifically U.S. participation in the 
first meeting of the Preparatory Committee on conservation and 
sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national 
jurisdiction.
    Reasonable Accommodation: This meeting is physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or 
other reasonable accommodation should be directed to (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION) at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Requests 
received after that date will be considered, but might not be possible 
to fulfill.
    Personal data for entry into the Harry S. Truman building are 
requested pursuant to Public Law 99-399 (Omnibus Diplomatic Security 
and Antiterrorism Act of 1986), as amended; Public Law 107-56 (USA 
PATRIOT Act); and E.O. 13356. The purpose of the collection is to 
validate the identity of individuals who enter Department facilities. 
The data will be entered into the Visitor Access Control System (VACS-
D) database. Please see the Security Records System of Records Notice 
(State-36) at https://foia.state.gov/_docs/SORN/State-36.pdf for 
additional information.

    Dated: February 8, 2016.
Evan Bloom,
Director, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, Bureau of Oceans and 
International, Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2016-02805 Filed 2-10-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                  and to operate more efficiently. As set                      Amendment No. 2, is consistent with                   VI. Accelerated Approval of Proposed
                                                  forth in the Exchange Response Letter,                       the Act.                                              Rule Change, as Modified by
                                                  the Exchange states that whether a User                                                                            Amendment No. 2
                                                                                                               V. Solicitation of Comments on
                                                  purchases access to the GPS, NTP, or                                                                                 The Commission finds good cause,
                                                                                                               Amendment No. 2
                                                  PTP time feed, it benefits from the same                                                                           pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,
                                                  precautions as the Exchange’s                                  Interested persons are invited to                   to approve the proposed rule change, as
                                                  production environment, as the                               submit written data, views, and                       modified by Amendment No. 2, prior to
                                                  Exchange uses the same GPS time feed                         arguments concerning the foregoing,                   the 30th day after the date of
                                                  equipment, including antennas and                            including whether this filing, as                     publication of Amendment No. 2 in the
                                                  receivers, to provide time feeds to                          modified by Amendment No. 2, is                       Federal Register. As discussed above,
                                                  Users.55 The Commission therefore                            consistent with the Act. Comments may                 Amendment No. 2 updates dates in the
                                                  believes that the proposed time feeds,                       be submitted by any of the following                  original proposed rule change and adds
                                                  would remove impediments to, and                             methods:                                              clarity on the differences between the
                                                  perfect the mechanisms of, a free and                                                                              three time feeds in terms of their
                                                  open market and a national market                            Electronic Comments
                                                                                                                                                                     precision.58 The Commission believes
                                                  system and, in general, protect investors                       • Use the Commission’s Internet                    that these revisions provide clarity on
                                                  and the public interest. The Exchange                        comment form (http://www.sec.gov/                     when partial cabinet bundle discounts
                                                  represents that connectivity to the GPS                      rules/sro.shtml); or                                  will apply along with additional
                                                  time feed is not available for partial
                                                  cabinets because the proximity of the                           • Send an email to rule-comments@                  information on the differences between
                                                                                                               sec.gov. Please include File No. SR–                  the various time feeds. Furthermore, the
                                                  GPS and power connections into a                                                                                   Commission believes it is appropriate to
                                                  partial cabinet would expose the GPS to                      NYSEArca–2015–102 on the subject
                                                                                                               line.                                                 have these changes incorporated into
                                                  interference from the cable power                                                                                  the rules of the Exchange concurrently
                                                  connections, interfering with the                            Paper Comments                                        with those changes discussed in the
                                                  delivery of the GPS data.56 The                                                                                    original filing.
                                                  Exchange also represents that                                  • Send paper comments in triplicate
                                                                                                               to Secretary, Securities and Exchange                   Accordingly, the Commission finds
                                                  connectivity to the NTP time feed is not                                                                           good cause for approving the proposed
                                                  proposed to be offered over the IP                           Commission, 100 F Street NE.,
                                                                                                               Washington, DC 20549–1090.                            rule change, as modified by Amendment
                                                  network due to lack of demand.57 For                                                                               No. 2, on an accelerated basis, pursuant
                                                  these reasons, the Commission believes                       All submissions should refer to File No.              to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act.59
                                                  that providing connectivity to the GPS                       SR–NYSEArca–2015–102. This file
                                                  Time Source for dedicated cabinets but                       number should be included on the                      VII. Conclusion
                                                  not partial cabinets, and to the NTP time                    subject line if email is used. To help the              It is therefore ordered, pursuant to
                                                  feed through the LCN but not the IP                          Commission process and review your                    Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,60 that the
                                                  network, is not designed to permit                           comments more efficiently, please use                 proposed rule change, as modified by
                                                  unfair discrimination between                                only one method. The Commission will                  Amendment No. 2, (SR–NYSEArca–
                                                  customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers.                     post all comments on the Commission’s                 2015–102) be, and hereby is, approved
                                                    The Commission also finds the                              Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                on an accelerated basis.
                                                  Exchange’s proposal to offer Partial                         rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
                                                  Cabinet Solution bundles consistent                                                                                  For the Commission, by the Division of
                                                                                                               submission, all subsequent                            Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
                                                  with Section 6(b)(5) of the Act. As                          amendments, all written statements                    authority.61
                                                  noted, all Users seeking to purchase a                       with respect to the proposed rule                     Brent J. Fields,
                                                  Partial Cabinet Solution bundle would                        change that are filed with the
                                                  be subject to the same conditions. The                                                                             Secretary.
                                                                                                               Commission, and all written                           [FR Doc. 2016–02734 Filed 2–10–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  Commission believes that the proposed                        communications relating to the
                                                  Partial Cabinet Solution bundles are                         proposed rule change between the
                                                                                                                                                                     BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                                  reasonably designed to make it more                          Commission and any person, other than
                                                  cost effective for Users with minimal                        those that may be withheld from the
                                                  power or cabinet space demands to take                       public in accordance with the                         DEPARTMENT OF STATE
                                                  advantage of the option for co-location                      provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                   [Public Notice: 9442]
                                                  services, and therefore that they are                        available for Web site viewing and
                                                  designed to promote just and equitable                       printing in the Commission’s Public                   Biodiversity Beyond National
                                                  principles of trade, to remove                               Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,                     Jurisdiction; Notice of Public Meeting
                                                  impediments to and perfect the                               Washington, DC 20549 on official
                                                  mechanism of a free and open market                          business days between the hours of                    ACTION:     Notice of Public Meeting.
                                                  and a national market system and, in                         10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such
                                                  general, to protect investors and the                                                                                 Title: Biodiversity Beyond National
                                                                                                               filing also will be available for                     Jurisdiction; Notice of Public Meeting.
                                                  public interest, and are not designed to                     inspection and copying at the principal
                                                  permit unfair discrimination between                                                                               SUMMARY: The Department of State will
                                                                                                               office of the Exchange. All comments                  hold an information session regarding
                                                  customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers.                     received will be posted without change;
                                                    For the foregoing reasons, the                                                                                   issues related to upcoming United
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                                                                                                               the Commission does not edit personal                 Nations meetings concerning marine
                                                  Commission also finds that, the                              identifying information from
                                                  proposed rule change, as modified by                                                                               biodiversity in areas beyond national
                                                                                                               submissions. You should submit only                   jurisdiction.
                                                       55 See
                                                                                                               information that you wish to make
                                                                Exchange Response Letter, supra note 5, at
                                                  4.
                                                                                                               available publicly. All submissions                     58 See supra, note 6.
                                                       56 See   supra, notes 20 and 21 and accompanying        should refer to File No. SR–NYSEArca–                   59 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
                                                  text.                                                        2015–102, and should be submitted on                    60 See id.
                                                       57 See   supra, note 22 and accompanying text.          or before March 3, 2016.                                61 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).




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                                                  DATES:  The public meeting will be held                 of individuals who enter Department                      a. Welcome (WG–95/WG–95 SG)
                                                  on February 24, 2016, 1:00 p.m.–2:30                    facilities. The data will be entered into                b. Introduction—tour de table (WG–
                                                  p.m.                                                    the Visitor Access Control System                           95/WG–95 SG)—Logistic & Agenda
                                                  ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at                  (VACS–D) database. Please see the                        c. Presentation of GKN AEROSPACE
                                                  the Harry S. Truman Main State                          Security Records System of Records                       d. Short presentation (WG–95)—
                                                  Building, Room 3940, 2201 C Street                      Notice (State-36) at https://foia.state.                    TOR—Work Plan—Remaining work
                                                  NW., Washington, DC 20520.                              gov/_docs/SORN/State-36.pdf for                          e. Short presentation (WG–95 SG)—
                                                                                                          additional information.                                     TOR—Work Plan
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
                                                                                                            Dated: February 8, 2016.
                                                                                                                                                                   f. Future Meetings—April 2016
                                                  you would like to participate in this
                                                                                                                                                                   g. Summary of progress through WG–
                                                  meeting, please send your (1) Name, (2)                 Evan Bloom,
                                                                                                                                                                      95 SG Webex—Camille
                                                  organization/affiliation, and (3) email                 Director, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs,             h. Summary of Dec 11th WG–95
                                                  address and phone number, as well as                    Bureau of Oceans and International,
                                                                                                          Environmental and Scientific Affairs,
                                                                                                                                                                      Webex
                                                  any requests for reasonable                                                                                      i. Review of common Actions between
                                                  accommodation, to Elana Katz-Mink at                    Department of State.
                                                                                                                                                                      WG–95 and the subgroup WG–95
                                                  Katz-MinkEH@state.gov.                                  [FR Doc. 2016–02805 Filed 2–10–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                      SG
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In March                     BILLING CODE 4710–09–P
                                                                                                                                                                2. WG–95 Meeting (11 a.m.–5 p.m.)
                                                  2016, the United States will participate                                                                      3. WG–95 SG Meeting (11 a.m.–5 p.m.)
                                                  in a two-week meeting of the United                                                                              a. Review of WG–95 SG Actions
                                                  Nations General Assembly (UNGA)                         DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                             b. Review of the EUROCAE document
                                                  Preparatory Committee on conservation                                                                               folder
                                                  and sustainable use of marine biological                Federal Aviation Administration                          c. List of the documentation material
                                                  diversity beyond areas of national                                                                                  for each part of the feasibility study
                                                  jurisdiction. The first meeting of the                  Seventh Meeting: RTCA Special
                                                                                                          Committee (230) Airborne Weather                         d. Presentation of HAIC 2016 Flight
                                                  Preparatory Committee will begin a two-                                                                             test campaign (preliminary results)
                                                  year process established by the UNGA                    Detection Systems (Joint With
                                                                                                          EUROCAE WG–95)                                              (Honeywell & Airbus)
                                                  to make substantive recommendations                                                                              e. Review of the draft Section 0:
                                                  on the elements of a draft text of a                    AGENCY: Federal Aviation                                    Introduction/Context
                                                  legally binding instrument on                           Administration (FAA), U.S. Department                    f. Review of the draft Section 1:
                                                  conservation and sustainable use of                     of Transportation (DOT).                                    Bibliography
                                                  marine biological diversity of areas                    ACTION: Notice of Seventh RTCA Special
                                                  beyond national jurisdiction.                                                                                 Wednesday, February 17, 2016 (9 a.m.–
                                                                                                          Committee 230 meeting.                                5 p.m.)
                                                     We would like to invite interested
                                                  stakeholders to share comments,                         SUMMARY:   The FAA is issuing this notice             1. WG–95 Meeting (9 a.m.–5 p.m.)
                                                  concerns, and questions about these                     to advise the public of the Seventh                      a. Continue Review of WG–95 Actions
                                                  issues. We, in turn, will provide a brief               RTCA Special Committee 230 meeting.                      b. Review & Finalize Chapter 6
                                                  overview of the structure of the                        DATES: The meeting will be held                       2. WG–95 SG Meeting (9 a.m.–5 p.m.)
                                                  upcoming Preparatory Committee and                      February 16–18, 2016 from 8:30 a.m.–                     a. Review of the draft Section 0:
                                                  will listen to your comments on the                     5 p.m.                                                      Introduction/Context
                                                  upcoming discussions at the March                       ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at                   b. Review of the draft Section 1:
                                                  meeting.                                                GKN Aerospace, Percival Way, Luton,                         Bibliography
                                                     The information obtained from this                                                                            c. Review of the draft Section 2:
                                                                                                          Bedforshire, LU2 9PQ, United Kingdom,
                                                  session and any subsequent related                                                                                  Definition of Intended function
                                                                                                          Tel: (202) 330–0680.
                                                  meetings will be used to help us prepare                                                                         d. Presentation of Airbus HMI
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
                                                  for U.S. participation in international                                                                             evaluation for HAIC function
                                                  meetings and specifically U.S.                          RTCA Secretariat, 1150 18th Street NW.,                     (C.CARUHEL—Airbus)
                                                  participation in the first meeting of the               Suite 910, Washington, DC, 20036, or by                  e. Review of the draft Section 2:
                                                  Preparatory Committee on conservation                   telephone at (202) 833–9339, fax at (202)                   Definition of Intended function
                                                  and sustainable use of marine biological                833–9434, or Web site at http://                         f. Review of the draft Section 3:
                                                  diversity beyond areas of national                      www.rtca.org; or Karan Hofmann,                             Operational performance goal
                                                  jurisdiction.                                           Program Director, RTCA, Inc.,
                                                     Reasonable Accommodation: This                       khofmann@rtca.org, (202) 330–0680; or                 Thursday, February 18, 2016 (9 a.m.–
                                                  meeting is physically accessible to                     Anna von Groote, anna.vongrotte@                      4 p.m.)
                                                  people with disabilities. Requests for                  eurocae.net, +33 1 40 92 79 26; or Tom                1. WG–95 Meeting (9 a.m.–2 p.m.)
                                                  sign language interpretation or other                   Richards, local contact,                                 a. Review & Finalize Chapter 6
                                                  reasonable accommodation should be                      Thomas.richards@gknaerospace.com;                        b. Review the entire document,
                                                  directed to (see FOR FURTHER                            +44 (0)1582 811249, cell +44                                actions for improvements
                                                  INFORMATION) at least 5 days prior to the               (0)7919624190.                                           c. Meeting Wrap-up, review of
                                                  meeting date. Requests received after                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      Pursuant                    Actions
                                                  that date will be considered, but might                 to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal                    2. WG–95 SG Meeting (9 a.m.–2 p.m.)
                                                  not be possible to fulfill.                             Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–                      a. Review of the draft Section 2:
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                                                     Personal data for entry into the Harry               463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is hereby                      Definition of Intended function
                                                  S. Truman building are requested                        given for a meeting of RTCA Special                      b. Review of the draft Section 3:
                                                  pursuant to Public Law 99–399                           Committee 230. The agenda will include                      Operational performance goal
                                                  (Omnibus Diplomatic Security and                        the following:                                           c. Presentation of the outline of
                                                  Antiterrorism Act of 1986), as amended;                                                                             Section 4: Discussion on Radar
                                                  Public Law 107–56 (USA PATRIOT                          Tuesday, February 16, 2016 (8:30 a.m.–                      compliance with operational
                                                  Act); and E.O. 13356. The purpose of                    5 p.m.)                                                     performance goal (J.FINLEY—
                                                  the collection is to validate the identity              1. Plenary Meeting (8:30 a.m.–11 a.m.)                      Rockwell-Collins)


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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ActionNotice of Public Meeting.
DatesThe public meeting will be held on February 24, 2016, 1:00 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
ContactIf you would like to participate in this meeting, please send your (1) Name, (2) organization/affiliation,
FR Citation81 FR 7404 

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