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December 9, 2010 and conclude by 1 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will convene 

via webinar. 

Council Address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. 

Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 

33607. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven Atran, Population Dynamics 

Statistician; Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council; telephone: (813) 

348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gag 

Update Assessment Work Group will 

convene to re-run a gag update 

assessment that was originally run in 

2009. The purpose of the re-run is to 

address two issues recently discovered 

in the assessment inputs. In the original 

run, an incorrect size distribution 

estimate of undersized caught-andreleased fish from the recreational 

private and for-hire fishery was used. In 

addition, the original update assessment 

estimated dead discards from the 

commercial gag fishery to be about 

5,000 fish per year based on logbook 

reports and depth distribution of the 

catch. However, more recent estimates 

of dead discards based on observer data 

have been on the order of 200,000 

pounds of fish. A re-run of the 

assessment with adjustments to these 

inputs could result in a revision to the 

catch limits needed to rebuild the stock, 

which has been declared to be 

overfished and undergoing overfishing. 

At the first webinar, on December 6, 

2010, the Work Group and National 

Marine Fisheries Service assessment 

biologists will determine what changes 

to the assessment inputs are needed to 

address the above issues. At the second 

webinar, on December 9, 2010, the Work 

Group will review the results of the 

assessment re-run. The results of the 

assessment re-run will be reviewed by 

the Council’s Scientific and Statistical 

Committee in January 2011, and the 

Scientific and Statistical Committee 

may recommend a revised level of 

acceptable biological catch to the 

Council when it meets in February 

2011. 

Copies of the agenda and other related 

materials can be obtained by calling 

(813) 348–1630 or can be downloaded 

from the Council’s ftp site, 

ftp.gulfcouncil.org. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agenda may come before the 

Gag Update Assessment Work Group for 

discussion, in accordance with the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

those issues may not be the subject of 

formal action during this meeting. 

Actions of the Gag Update Assessment 

Work Group will be restricted to those 

issues specifically identified in the 

agenda and any issues arising after 

publication of this notice that require 

emergency action under Section 305(c) 

of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

provided the public has been notified of 

the Council’s intent to take action to 

address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Trish Kennedy at the Council (see 

ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior 

to the meeting. 

Dated: November 12, 2010. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Renewable Energy and Energy 

Efficiency Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Renewable Energy and 

Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee 

(RE&EEAC) will hold its inaugural 

meeting to provide an orientation of 

new committee members, discuss 

administrative procedures and future 

work products to fulfill the RE&EEAC’s 

mandate. 

DATES: December 7, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 

3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the U.S. Department of Commerce, 

Room 4830, 1401 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20230. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian O’Hanlon, Office of Energy and 

Environmental Technologies Industries 

(OEEI), International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce at (202) 482–3492; e-mail: 

Brian.OHanlon@doc.gov. 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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The Secretary of 

Commerce established the RE&EEAC 

pursuant to his discretionary authority 

and in accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 

on July 14, 2010. RE&EEAC is to provide 

the Secretary of Commerce with 

consensus advice from the private sector 

on the development and administration 

of programs and policies to expand the 

international competitiveness of the 

U.S. renewable energy and energy 

efficiency industries. 

Topics to be considered: The agenda 

for the December 7, 2010, RE&EEAC 

meeting is as follows: 

1. Welcome and introduction of 

members. 

2. Orientation. 

3. Discussion of RE&EEAC priority 

issues. 

4. Public comment period. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public and the room is 

disabled-accessible. Public seating is 

limited and available on a first-come, 

first-served basis. Members of the public 

wishing to attend the meeting must 

notify Brian O’Hanlon at the contact 

information above by 5 p.m. EST on 

Thursday, December 2, in order to preregister for clearance into the building. 

Please specify any requests for 

reasonable accommodation at least five 

business days in advance of the 

meeting. Last minute requests will be 

accepted, but may be impossible to fill. 

A limited amount of time, from 3 p.m.– 

3:30 p.m., will be available for pertinent 

brief oral comments from members of 

the public attending the meeting. 

Any member of the public may 

submit pertinent written comments 

concerning the RE&EEAC’s affairs at any 

time before or after the meeting. 

Comments may be submitted to the 

Renewable Energy and Energy 

Efficiency Advisory Committee, Office 

of Energy and Environmental 

Technologies Industries (OEEI), 

International Trade Administration, 

Room 4830, 1401 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20230. To be 

considered during the meeting, 

comments must be received no later 

than 5 p.m. EST on Thursday, December 

2, 2010, to ensure transmission to the 

Committee prior to the meeting. 

Comments received after that date will 

be distributed to the members but may 

not be considered at the meeting. 

Copies of RE&EEAC meeting minutes 

will be available within 30 days of the 

meeting. 

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Dated: November 10, 2010. 

Edward A. O’Malley, 

Director, Office of Energy and Environmental 

Industries. 

[FR Doc. 2010–28878 Filed 11–16–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Environmental Technologies Trade 

Advisory Committee (ETTAC), Request 

for Nominations 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, DOC. 

ACTION: Notice of solicitation of 

nominations for membership on the 

Environmental Technologies Trade 

Advisory Committee (ETTAC). 

SUMMARY: The Environmental 

Technologies Trade Advisory 

Committee (ETTAC) was established 

under the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App., and 

pursuant to Section 2313(c) of the 

Export Enhancement Act of 1988, as 

amended, 15 U.S.C. 4728(c). ETTAC 

was first chartered on May 31, 1994. By 

statute, the ETTAC advises, through the 

Secretary of Commerce, the 

Environmental Trade Working Group 

(ETWG) of the Trade Promotion 

Coordinating Committee (TPCC). The 

Secretary appoints the chair of the 

ETWG from among the employees of the 

Department. Although the ETWG is not 

currently active, the Department 

continues to function as chair of the 

ETWG, and the Department, as ETWG 

chair, utilizes the advice of the ETTAC 

and shares it with the TPCC or relevant 

TPCC member agencies as appropriate. 

ETTAC advises on the development and 

administration of policies and programs 

to expand U.S. exports of environmental 

technologies, goods, and services. The 

Department of Commerce rechartered 

the ETTAC on October 25, 2010 and is 

currently seeking nominations for 

membership on the ETTAC for the new 

charter term. 

DATES: Nominations for membership 

must be received on or before December 

3, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: All nominations should be 

submitted either: Via e-mail to 

ellen.bohon@trade.gov; via fax to the 

attention of Ellen Bohon at 202–482– 

5665; or via mail to Ellen Bohon, Office 

of Energy & Environmental Industries, 

Room 4053, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Bohon, Office of Energy & 

Environmental Industries, Room 4053, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230; phone 202–482– 

03859; fax 202–482–5665; e-mail 

Ellen.Bohon@trade.gov 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Secretary of Commerce invites 

nominations to ETTAC for the charter 

term beginning October 25, 2010 for 

appointments for a two-year term 

concurrent with the charter term. 

Members will be selected, in accordance 

with applicable Department of 

Commerce Guidelines, based upon their 

ability to advise the Secretary of 

Commerce on the development and 

administration of programs to expand 

United States exports of environmental 

technologies, products, and services that 

comply with United States 

environmental, safety, and related 

requirements, as articulated in ETTAC’s 

Charter. The ETTAC shall advise on 

matters including: Trade policy 

development and negotiations relating 

to U.S. environmental technologies 

exports; U.S. Government policies and 

programs on the export of U.S. 

environmental products, technologies, 

and services; the effect of foreign 

governments’ policies and practices on 

the export of U.S. environmental 

products, technologies, and services; the 

competitiveness of U.S. industry and its 

ability to compete for environmental 

technologies, products and services 

opportunities in international markets; 

and the identification of priority 

environmental technologies, products 

and services markets with high 

immediate returns for U.S. exports. 

More information on the advisory duties 

of ETTAC members can be found on 

ETTAC’s Charter, which is available on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.environment.ita.doc.gov under the 

tab: Advisory Committee. 

Members of the ETTAC shall be 

selected in a manner that ensures that 

the ETTAC is balanced in terms of 

points of view, product lines, company 

size, and geographic location. Members 

of the ETTAC shall be drawn from U.S. 

environmental technologies 

manufacturing and services companies, 

U.S. trade associations, and U.S. private 

sector organizations involved in the 

promotion of exports of environmental 

technologies, products, and services, 

provided that, the ETTAC shall include 

at least one individual representing each 

of the following: Environmental 

businesses, including small businesses; 

trade associations in the environmental 

sector; private sector organizations 

involved in the promotion of 

environmental exports, including 

products that comply with U.S. 

environmental, safety, and related 

requirements; States and associations 

representing the States; and other 

appropriate interested members of the 

public, including labor representatives. 

Members shall serve in a 

representative capacity, expressing the 

views and interests of a U.S. company 

or organization, as well as its particular 

sector; they are, therefore, not Special 

Government Employees. Each member 

of the ETTAC must be a U.S. citizen, not 

a federally-registered lobbyist, and not 

registered as a foreign agent under the 

Foreign Agents Registration Act. 

Members of the ETTAC will not be 

compensated for their services or 

reimbursed for their travel expenses. 

The ETTAC shall, to the extent 

practicable, meet approximately three 

times a year. Most ETTAC meetings are 

held in Washington, DC. 

Members of the ETTAC who have 

experience in exporting the full range of 

environmental technologies products 

and services are sought, including 

experience in the following sectors: 

(1) Air Pollution Control/Monitoring; 

(2) Analytic Devices and Services; 

(3) Environmental Engineering and 

Consulting Services; 

(4) Financial Services for the 

Environmental Sector; 

(5) Process and Prevention 

Technologies; 

(6) Solid and Hazardous Waste; and 

(7) Water and Wastewater Treatment. 

All appointments are made without 

regard to political affiliation. Members 

shall serve at the pleasure of the 

Secretary from the date of appointment 

to the Committee to the date on which 

the Committee’s charter terminates 

(normally two years). 

Self-nominations are accepted. If you 

are interested in nominating someone to 

become a member of ETTAC, please 

provide the following information (2 

pages maximum): 

(1) Name; 

(2) Title; 

(3) Work phone, fax, and e-mail 

address; 

(4) Name and Address of entity to be 

represented by the applicant, including 

Web site address; 

(5) Short biography of nominee 

including the applicant’s personal 

resume demonstrating knowledge and 

experience relevant to the work of the 

ETTAC; 

(6) Brief description of the entity to be 

represented, and, as applicable, its 

business activities; company size 

(number of employees and annual 

sales); and export markets served; 

(7) An affirmative statement that the 

applicant is not required to register as 

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