83_FR_48986 83 FR 48798 - Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing

83 FR 48798 - Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 188 (September 27, 2018)

Page Range48798-48799
FR Document2018-21078

The Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing (``ACCRES'' or ``the Committee'') will meet October 18, 2018.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 188 (Thursday, September 27, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 188 (Thursday, September 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48798-48799]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21078]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing 
(``ACCRES'' or ``the Committee'') will meet October 18, 2018.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled as follows: October 18, 2018, 9:00 
a.m.-4:00 p.m. There will be a one hour lunch break from 12:00 p.m.-
1:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the District Architecture 
Center--421 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samira Patel, NOAA/NESDIS/CRSRA, 1335 
East-West Highway, G-101, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910; (301) 713-7077 
or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by Section 10(a)(2) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2 (FACA) and its 
implementing regulations, see 41 CFR 102-3.150, notice is hereby given 
of the meeting of ACCRES. ACCRES was established by the Secretary of 
Commerce (Secretary) on May 21, 2002, to advise the Secretary of 
Commerce through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
Atmosphere on matters relating to the U.S. commercial remote sensing 
space industry and on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration's activities to carry out the responsibilities of the 
Department of Commerce set forth in the National and Commercial Space 
Programs Act of 2010 (51 U.S.C. 60101 et seq.).

Purpose of the Meeting and Matters To Be Considered

    The meeting will be open to the public pursuant to Section 10(a)(1) 
of the FACA. During the meeting, the Committee will receive updates on 
NOAA's Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs activities and 
discuss updates to the commercial remote sensing regulatory regime. The 
Committee will also discuss updates in the regulations and trends in 
international regulatory regimes. The Committee will be available to 
receive public comments on its activities.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for special accommodations may be directed to Samira Patel, 
NOAA/

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NESDIS/CRSRA, 1335 East-West Highway, G-101, Silver Spring, Maryland 
20910; (301) 713-7077 or [email protected].

Additional Information and Public Comments

    Any member of the public who plans to attend the open meeting 
should RSVP to Samira Patel at (301) 713-7077, or [email protected] 
by October 15, 2018. Any member of the public wishing further 
information concerning the meeting or who wishes to submit oral or 
written comments should contact Tahara Dawkins, Designated Federal 
Officer for ACCRES, NOAA/NESDIS/CRSRA, 1335 East-West Highway, G-101, 
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910; (301) 713-3385 or 
[email protected]. Copies of the draft meeting agenda will be 
posted on the Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs Office at 
https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/CRSRA/accresMeetings.html.
    ACCRES expects that public statements presented at its meetings 
will not be repetitive of previously-submitted oral or written 
statements. In general, each individual or group making an oral 
presentation may be limited to a total time of five minutes. Written 
comments sent to NOAA/NESDIS/CRSRA on or before October 10, 2018 will 
be provided to Committee members in advance of the meeting. Comments 
received too close to the meeting date will normally be provided to 
Committee members at the meeting.

Stephen M. Volz,
Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Services.
[FR Doc. 2018-21078 Filed 9-26-18; 8:45 am]
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48798 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 188 / Thursday, September 27, 2018 / Notices Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, antidumping duties on all appropriate DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration, entries of wind towers from Vietnam. U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Antidumping duties shall be assessed at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, rates equal to the cash deposit of Administration DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0193. estimated antidumping duties required Meeting of the Advisory Committee on SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: at the time of entry, or withdrawal from Commercial Remote Sensing Background warehouse, for consumption in accordance with 19 CFR ACTION: Notice of meeting. On February 1, 2018, Commerce 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to published the notice of opportunity to issue appropriate assessment SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on request an administrative review of the instructions to CBP 15 days after the Commercial Remote Sensing antidumping duty order on wind towers date of publication of this notice of (‘‘ACCRES’’ or ‘‘the Committee’’) will from Vietnam for the above POR.1 On rescission of administrative review in meet October 18, 2018. February 28, 2018, in accordance with DATES: The meeting is scheduled as the Federal Register. section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, follows: October 18, 2018, 9:00 a.m.– as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR Notification to Importers 4:00 p.m. There will be a one hour 351.213(b), Commerce received a timely lunch break from 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. request from the Wind Tower Trade This notice also serves as a final ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Coalition (the petitioner) to conduct an reminder to importers for whom this the District Architecture Center—421 administrative review of this review is being rescinded of their 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20004. antidumping duty order.2 responsibility under 19 CFR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pursuant to this request, and in 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate Samira Patel, NOAA/NESDIS/CRSRA, accordance with 19 CFR regarding the reimbursement of 1335 East-West Highway, G–101, Silver 351.221(c)(1)(i), on April 16, 2018, antidumping duties prior to liquidation Spring, Maryland 20910; (301) 713– Commerce published a notice of of the relevant entries during this 7077 or samira.patel@noaa.gov. initiation of an administrative review of review period. Failure to comply with SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As the antidumping duty order on wind this requirement could result in the required by Section 10(a)(2) of the towers from Vietnam.3 On May 23, Secretary’s presumption that Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 2018, the petitioner timely withdrew its reimbursement of the antidumping U.S.C. App. 2 (FACA) and its request for an administrative review of duties occurred and the subsequent implementing regulations, see 41 CFR all four companies for which it had assessment of double antidumping 102–3.150, notice is hereby given of the requested a review.4 duties. meeting of ACCRES. ACCRES was Rescission of Review established by the Secretary of Notification Regarding Administrative Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce (Secretary) on May 21, 2002, Protective Order Commerce will rescind an to advise the Secretary of Commerce administrative review, in whole or in This notice also serves as a reminder through the Under Secretary of part, if the party that requested the to parties subject to administrative Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere review withdraws the request within 90 protective orders (APO) of their on matters relating to the U.S. days of the publication date of the responsibility concerning the return or commercial remote sensing space notice of initiation of review. As noted destruction of proprietary information industry and on the National Oceanic above, the petitioner withdrew its disclosed under APO in accordance and Atmospheric Administration’s request for review within 90 days of the with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues activities to carry out the publication date of the Initiation Notice. responsibilities of the Department of to govern business proprietary No other parties requested an Commerce set forth in the National and information in this segment of the administrative review of the order. Commercial Space Programs Act of 2010 proceeding. Timely written notification Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR (51 U.S.C. 60101 et seq.). of the return/destruction of APO 351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding this materials or conversion to judicial Purpose of the Meeting and Matters To review on wind towers from Vietnam protective order is hereby requested. Be Considered covering the period February 1, 2017, Failure to comply with the regulations The meeting will be open to the through January 31, 2018, in its entirety. and terms of an APO is a violation public pursuant to Section 10(a)(1) of Assessment which is subject to sanction. the FACA. During the meeting, the Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs This notice is published in Committee will receive updates on and Border Protection (CBP) to assess accordance with section 777(i)(1) of the NOAA’s Commercial Remote Sensing Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4). Regulatory Affairs activities and discuss 1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, updates to the commercial remote Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity Dated: September 24, 2018. sensing regulatory regime. The to Request Administrative Review, 83 FR 4639 James Maeder, Committee will also discuss updates in (February 1, 2018). the regulations and trends in 2 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Utility Scale Wind Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Towers from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Antidumping and Countervailing Duty international regulatory regimes. The Operations performing the duties of Deputy Committee will be available to receive daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Request for Administrative Review,’’ dated February 28, 2018. Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and public comments on its activities. 3 See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations. Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR Special Accommodations [FR Doc. 2018–21067 Filed 9–26–18; 8:45 am] 16298 (April 16, 2018) (Initiation Notice). The meeting is physically accessible 4 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Utility Scale Wind BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Towers from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: to people with disabilities. Requests for Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,’’ special accommodations may be dated May 23, 2018. directed to Samira Patel, NOAA/ VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:20 Sep 26, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27SEN1.SGM 27SEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 188 / Thursday, September 27, 2018 / Notices 48799 NESDIS/CRSRA, 1335 East-West amended, notification is hereby given ‘‘mitigation’’); and requirements Highway, G–101, Silver Spring, that NMFS has issued an incidental pertaining to the monitoring and Maryland 20910; (301) 713–7077 or harassment authorization (IHA) to the reporting of such takings. samira.patel@noaa.gov. U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research The NDAA (Pub. L. 108–136) (ONR) to incidentally harass, by Level B removed the ‘‘small numbers’’ and Additional Information and Public harassment only, marine mammals ‘‘specified geographical region’’ Comments during research activities associated limitations indicated above and Any member of the public who plans with the Arctic Research Activities amended the definition of ‘‘harassment’’ to attend the open meeting should RSVP project in the Beaufort and Chukchi as it applies to a ‘‘military readiness to Samira Patel at (301) 713–7077, or Seas. The Navy’s activities are activity.’’ The activity for which samira.patel@noaa.gov by October 15, considered military readiness activities incidental take of marine mammals has 2018. Any member of the public pursuant to the MMPA, as amended by been authorized qualifies as a military wishing further information concerning the National Defense Authorization Act readiness activity. The Navy’s action the meeting or who wishes to submit for Fiscal Year 2004 (NDAA). constitutes a military readiness activity oral or written comments should contact DATES: This Authorization is effective because these scientific research Tahara Dawkins, Designated Federal activities directly support the adequate from September 20, 2018, through Officer for ACCRES, NOAA/NESDIS/ and realistic testing of military September 19, 2019. CRSRA, 1335 East-West Highway, equipment, vehicles, weapons, and G–101, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910; FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Fowler, Office of Protected sensors for proper operation and (301) 713–3385 or tahara.dawkins@ suitability for combat use by providing noaa.gov. Copies of the draft meeting Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. Electronic copies of the application and critical data on the changing natural and agenda will be posted on the physical environment in which such Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory supporting documents, as well as a list of the references cited in this document, materiel will be assessed and deployed. Affairs Office at https:// This scientific research also directly www.nesdis.noaa.gov/CRSRA/ may be obtained online at: https:// www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/ supports fleet training and operations by accresMeetings.html. providing up to date information and ACCRES expects that public marine-mammal-protection/incidental- take-authorizations-military-readiness- data on the natural and physical statements presented at its meetings will activities. In case of problems accessing environment essential to training and not be repetitive of previously- these documents, please call the contact operations. The definitions of all submitted oral or written statements. In listed above. applicable MMPA statutory terms cited general, each individual or group above are included in the relevant making an oral presentation may be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: sections below. limited to a total time of five minutes. Background Written comments sent to NOAA/ Summary of Request NESDIS/CRSRA on or before October The MMPA prohibits the ‘‘take’’ of marine mammals, with certain On April 6, 2018, NMFS received a 10, 2018 will be provided to Committee request from ONR for an IHA to take members in advance of the meeting. exceptions. Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et marine mammals incidental to Arctic Comments received too close to the Research Activities in the Beaufort and meeting date will normally be provided seq.) direct the Secretary of Commerce (as delegated to NMFS) to allow, upon Chukchi Seas. ONR’s application was to Committee members at the meeting. determined adequate and complete on request, the incidental, but not Stephen M. Volz, intentional, taking of small numbers of August 7, 2018. ONR’s request is for Assistant Administrator for Satellite and marine mammals by U.S. citizens who take of beluga whales (Delphinapterus Information Services. engage in a specified activity (other than leucas), bearded seals (Erignathus [FR Doc. 2018–21078 Filed 9–26–18; 8:45 am] commercial fishing) within a specified barbatus), and ringed seals (Pusa BILLING CODE 3510–HR–P geographical region if certain findings hispida hispida) by Level B harassment are made and either regulations are only. Neither ONR nor NMFS expects issued or, if the taking is limited to serious injury or mortality to result from DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE harassment, a notice of a proposed this activity and, therefore, an IHA is incidental take authorization may be appropriate. National Oceanic and Atmospheric This IHA covers one year of a larger provided to the public for review. Administration project for which ONR intends to Authorization for incidental takings RIN 0648–XG030 shall be granted if NMFS finds that the request take authorization for taking will have a negligible impact on subsequent facets of the project. This Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to the species or stock(s) and will not have IHA is valid from September 20, 2018, Specified Activities; Taking Marine an unmitigable adverse impact on the through September 19, 2019. The larger Mammals Incidental to U.S. Navy’s availability of the species or stock(s) for three-year project involves several Office of Naval Research Arctic taking for subsistence uses (where scientific objectives which support the Research Activities relevant). Further, NMFS must prescribe Arctic and Global Prediction Program, the permissible methods of taking and as well as the Ocean Acoustics Program AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries and the Naval Research Laboratory, for Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and other ‘‘means of effecting the least practicable [adverse] impact’’ on the which ONR is the parent command. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Commerce. affected species or stocks and their Description of Activity ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental habitat, paying particular attention to rookeries, mating grounds, and areas of Overview harassment authorization. similar significance, and on the ONR’s Arctic Research Activities SUMMARY: In accordance with the availability of such species or stocks for involve scientific experiments regulations implementing the Marine taking for certain subsistence uses conducted in support of the Arctic and Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as (referred to in shorthand as Global Prediction Program, the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:20 Sep 26, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27SEN1.SGM 27SEN1


Document Created: 2018-09-27 01:05:05
Document Modified: 2018-09-27 01:05:05
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of meeting.
DatesThe meeting is scheduled as follows: October 18, 2018, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. There will be a one hour lunch break from 12:00 p.m.- 1:00 p.m.
ContactSamira Patel, NOAA/NESDIS/CRSRA, 1335 East-West Highway, G-101, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910; (301) 713-7077 or [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 48798 
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