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generally become effective with respect 

to all persons and vessels subject to the 

jurisdiction of the United States, within 

90 days of notification from the IWC 

Secretariat of an amendment to the IWC 

Schedule (16 U.S.C. 916k). Regulations 

that implement the WCA, found at 50 

CFR 230.6, require the Secretary of 

Commerce (Secretary) to publish, at 

least annually, aboriginal subsistence 

whaling quotas and any other 

limitations on aboriginal subsistence 

whaling deriving from regulations of the 

IWC. 

At the 67th Meeting of the IWC, the 

Commission set catch limits for 

aboriginal subsistence use of bowhead 

whales from the Bering-ChukchiBeaufort Seas stock. The bowhead and 

other aboriginal subsistence whaling 

catch limits were based on a joint 

request by Denmark on behalf of 

Greenland, the Russian Federation, St. 

Vincent and the Grenadines, and the 

United States, accompanied by 

documentation concerning the needs of 

the Native groups. 

The IWC set a 7-year block catch limit 

of 392 bowhead whales landed. For 

each of the years 2019 through 2025, the 

number of bowhead whales struck may 

not exceed 67, with unused strikes from 

the three prior quota blocks carried 

forward and added to the annual strike 

quota of subsequent years, provided that 

no more than 50 percent of the annual 

strike limit is added to the strike quota 

for any one year. At the end of the 2018 

harvest, there were 33 unused strikes 

available for carry-forward, so the 

combined strike quota set by the IWC 

for 2019 is 100 (67 + 33). 

An arrangement between the United 

States and the Russian Federation 

ensures that the total quota of bowhead 

whales landed and struck in 2019 will 

not exceed the limits set by the IWC. 

Under this arrangement, the Russian 

natives may use no more than seven 

strikes, and the Alaska natives may use 

no more than 93 strikes. 

Through its cooperative agreement 

with the AEWC, NOAA has assigned 93 

strikes to the AEWC. The AEWC will in 

turn allocate these strikes among the 11 

villages whose cultural and subsistence 

needs have been documented, and will 

ensure that its hunters use no more than 

93 strikes. 

At its 67th Meeting, the IWC also 

provided for automatic renewal of 

aboriginal subsistence whaling catch 

limits under certain circumstances. 

Commencing in 2026, bowhead whale 

catch limits shall be extended every six 

years provided: (a) The IWC Scientific 

Committee advises in 2024, and every 

six years thereafter, that such limits will 

not harm the stock; (b) the Commission 

does not receive a request from the 

United States or the Russian Federation 

for a change in the bowhead whale 

catch limits based on need; and (c) the 

Commission determines that the United 

States and the Russian Federation have 

complied with the IWC’s approved 

timeline and that the information 

provided represents a status quo 

continuation of the hunts. 

Other Limitations 

The IWC regulations, as well as the 

NOAA regulation at 50 CFR 230.4(c), 

forbid the taking of calves or any whale 

accompanied by a calf. 

NOAA regulations (at 50 CFR 230.4) 

contain a number of other prohibitions 

relating to aboriginal subsistence 

whaling, some of which are summarized 

here: 

• Only licensed whaling captains or 

crew under the control of those captains 

may engage in whaling; 

• Captains and crew must follow the 

provisions of the relevant cooperative 

agreement between NOAA and a Native 

American whaling organization; 

• The aboriginal hunters must have 

adequate crew, supplies, and equipment 

to engage in an efficient operation; 

• Crew may not receive money for 

participating in the hunt. 

• No person may sell or offer for sale 

whale products from whales taken in 

the hunt, except for authentic articles of 

Native American handicrafts; and 

• Captains may not continue to whale 

after the relevant quota is taken, after 

the season has been closed, or if their 

licenses have been suspended. They 

may not engage in whaling in a wasteful 

manner. 

Dated: December 20, 2018. 

John Henderschedt, 

Director, Office for International Affairs and 

Seafood Inspection, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory 

Board; Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory 

Board, Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense 

(DoD) is publishing this notice to 

announce that the following Federal 

Advisory Committee meeting of the U.S. 

Air Force Scientific Advisory Board will 

take place. 

DATES: Closed to the public Wednesday 

January 23, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Beckman Center 

Auditorium, Arnold and Mabel 

Beckman Center of the National 

Academies of Sciences and Engineering, 

100 Academy Way, Irvine, CA 92617. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Evan Buschmann, (240) 612–5503 

(Voice), 703–693–5643 (Facsimile), 

evan.g.buschmann.civ@us.af.mil 

(Email). Mailing address is 1500 West 

Perimeter Road, Ste. #3300, Joint Base 

Andrews, MD 20762. Website: http://

www.sab.af.mil/. The most up-to-date 

changes to the meeting agenda can be 

found on the website. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is being held under the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 

U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the 

Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose 

of this United States Air Force Scientific 

Advisory Board quarterly meeting is to 

provide dedicated time for members to 

begin collaboration on research and 

formally commence the United States 

Air Force Scientific Advisory Board’s 

three FY19 Secretary of the Air Force 

directed studies: (1) 21st Century 

Training and Education Technologies, 

(2) Fidelity of Modeling, Simulation, 

and Analysis to Support Air Force 

Decision Making, and (3) Multi-Source 

Data Fusion for Target Location and 

Identification. At this meeting the 

United States Air Force Scientific 

Advisory Board will also deliberate and 

finalize the FY19 Air Force Research 

Laboratory Science & Technology 

Review Integrated Outbrief. 

Agenda: 0800–0815 Welcome 

Remarks from Dr. James S. Chow, Chair, 

U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory 

Board; 0815–0945 21st Century Training 

and Education Technologies; 1000–1145 

Fidelity of Modeling, Simulation, and 

Analysis to Support Air Force Decision 

Making; 1200–1300 Lunch Break; 1300– 

1445 Multi-Source Data Fusion for 

Target Location and Identification; 

1500–1600 FY19 Air Force Research 

Laboratory Science & Technology 

Review Integrated Outbrief; 1615–1700 

Closing Remarks, from Dr. James S. 

Chow, Chair, U.S. Air Force Scientific 

Advisory Board. 

Meeting Accessibility: The Air Force 

Scientific Advisory Board Winter 

Meeting will be closed to the public 


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because the Board will discuss 

classified information and matters 

covered by Section 552b of Title 5, 

United States Code, subsection (c), 

subparagraph (1). 

Written Statements: Any member of 

the public that wishes to provide input 

on the Air Force Scientific Advisory 

Board Winter Meeting must contact the 

meeting organizer at the phone number 

or email address listed in this 

announcement at least five working 

days prior to the meeting date. Please 

ensure that you submit your written 

statement in accordance with 41 CFR 

102–3.140(c) and section 10(a)(3) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act. 

Statements being submitted in response 

to the agenda mentioned in this notice 

must be received by the Scientific 

Advisory Board meeting organizer at 

least five calendar days prior to the 

meeting commencement date. The 

Scientific Advisory Board meeting 

organizer will review all timely 

submissions and respond to them prior 

to the start of the meeting identified in 

this notice. Written statements received 

after this date may not be considered by 

the Scientific Advisory Board until the 

next scheduled meeting. 

Henry Williams, Jr., 

Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison 

Officer. 

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[Docket ID: DOD–2018–OS–0061] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: National Guard Bureau (NGB), 

DoD. 

ACTION: 30-day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense 

has submitted to OMB for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by January 28, 2019. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be 

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Desk Officer, at oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov. Please identify the 

proposed information collection by DoD 

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title of the information collection. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Joint Services Support (JSS) 

System; OMB Control Number 0704– 

0537. 

Type of Request: Extension 

Number of Respondents: 281,400. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 281,400. 

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Needs and Uses: The information 

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accountability, reporting, and support 

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Civilian Employer Information (CEI) 

collection; and enabling leadership 

across the participating programs with 

oversight and reporting. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet 

Seehra. 

You may also submit comments and 

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received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick 

Licari. 

Requests for copies of the information 

collection proposal should be sent to 

Mr. Licari at whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dddod-information-collections@mail.mil. 

Dated: December 20, 2018. 

Shelly E. Finke, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers 

Announcement of the Selection of the 

Ten Pilot Projects Pursuant to Section 

1122 of the Water Resources 

Development Act of 2016, Beneficial 

Use of Dredged Material 

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Announcement. 

SUMMARY: Section 1122 of the Water 

Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 

2016 requires the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (USACE) establish a pilot 

program to recommend ten projects for 

the beneficial use of dredged material. 

In response to a Federal Register Notice 

issued on February 9, 2018, the USACE 

received 95 proposals for beneficial use 

of dredged material. Those 95 proposals 

were evaluated by a team of subject 

matter experts. Based on criteria 

contained in Section 1122, ten projects 

were selected as having a high 

likelihood of delivering environmental, 

economic, and social benefits described 

in the proposals, and exhibit geographic 

diversity. 

ADDRESSES: An Environmental 

Assessment and Findings of No 

Significant Impact (EA/FONSI) were 

prepared for this action and are 

available upon email request sent to: 

Section-1122-Beneficial-Use-OfDredged-Material@usace.army.mil. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Joseph R. Wilson, Environmental 

Dredging Program Manager, at 202–761– 

7697, or email: joseph.r.wilson@

usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

1122 of WRDA 2016 requires the 

USACE establish a pilot program to 

carry out 10 projects for the beneficial 

use of dredged material, including 

projects for the purposes of— 

(1) Reducing storm damage to 

property and infrastructure; 

(2) promoting public safety; 

(3) protecting, restoring, and creating 

aquatic ecosystem habitats; 

(4) stabilizing stream systems and 

enhancing shorelines; 

(5) promoting recreation; 

(6) supporting risk management 

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