69632 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 219 / Monday, November 15, 2010 / Notices 

President prospective NMTI recipients. 

The NMTI Nomination Evaluation 

Committee makes its recommendations 

for the NMTI candidates to the Secretary 

of Commerce, who in turn makes 

recommendations to the President for 

final selection. NMTI Nomination 

Evaluation Committee members are 

drawn from both the public and private 

sectors and are appointed by the 

Secretary for three-year terms, with 

eligibility for one reappointment. The 

NMTI Nomination Evaluation 

Committee members are composed of 

distinguished experts in the fields of 

science, technology, business and patent 

law. The Chief Financial Officer and 

Assistant Secretary for Administration, 

United States Department of Commerce, 

with the concurrence of the Assistant 

General Counsel for Administration, 

formally determined on November 8, 

2010, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, that 

the meeting may be closed because 

Committee members are concerned with 

matters that are within the purview of 

5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and (9)(B). Due to 

closure of this meeting, copies of any 

minutes of the meeting will not be 

available. A copy of the determination 

is available for public inspection at the 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office. 

Dated: November 10, 2010. 

Peter C. Pappas, 

Chief Communications Officer of the United 

States Patent and Trademark Office. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA037 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) and its 

advisory committees will hold public 

meetings, December 6–14, 2010, in 

Anchorage, AK. 

DATES: The Council will begin its 

plenary session at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, 

December 8 continuing through 

Tuesday, December 14. The Council’s 

Advisory Panel (AP) will begin at 8 

a.m., Monday, December 6 and continue 

through Friday, December 10. The 

Scientific and Statistical Committee 

(SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, 

December 6 and continue through 

Wednesday, December 8, 2010. The 

Enforcement Committee will meet 

Tuesday, December 7 from 1 p.m. to 5 

p.m. All meetings are open to the 

public, except executive sessions. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the Hilton Hotel, 500 W Third Avenue, 

Anchorage, AK. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 

4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Witherell, Council staff; 

telephone: (907) 271–2809. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Council 

Plenary Session: The agenda for the 

Council’s plenary session will include 

the following issues. The Council may 

take appropriate action on any of the 

issues identified. 

Reports: 

1. Executive Director’s Report 

(including Statement of Practices and 

Procedures (SOPPs) revisions; report on 

Regional Ocean Partnerships/Marine 

Spatial Planning; and Coast Guard Bill). 

NMFS Management Report. 

ADF&G Report. 

NOAA Enforcement Report. 

5USCG Report. 

USFWS Report. 

Protected Species Report. 

2. Steller Sea Lion Issues: Receive 

report final Biological opinion (BiOp)/ 

Reasonable and Prudent Alternative 

(RPA); discuss Center of Independent 

Experts (CIE) review); discuss 

comprehensive science review options. 

3. Bering Sea Aleutian Island (BSAI) 

Crab Management: Initial Review/Final 

Action on BSAI Crab Emergency Relief; 

Initial Review on BSAI Crab Right of 

First Refusal (ROFR); Receive report on 

BSAI Crab Rationalization 5-year 

review; Initial review of Pribliof Blue 

King Crab Rebuilding Plan; NOAA– 

Bering Sea Fisheries Research 

Foundation survey snow crab selectivity 

analysis (SSC only). 

4. Salmon Fishery Management Plan 

(FMP): Review discussion paper. 

5. Halibut/Sablefish Individual 

Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program: Initial 

review Community Quota Entity (CQE) 

area 3A purchase of D category halibut 

quota; Review discussion paper on CQE 

in Area 4B; Initial review/final action to 

add up to four new eligible CQE 

communities; Initial review/Final action 

on Area 4B D shares on C vessels. 

6. GOA Chinook Salmon Bycatch: 

Review discussion paper. 

7. Amendment 80 Groundfish 

Retention Standards (GRS) Program 

Changes: Initial Review of analysis. 

8. Groundfish Specifications: Approve 

final BSAI groundfish specifications and 

Stock Assessment Fishery Evaluation 

(SAFE) reports; Approve final GOA 

groundfish specifications and SAFE 

reports. 

9. Groundfish Management: Review 

discussion paper on Pacific Cod Jig 

Fishery Management; review discussion 

paper on Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Halibut 

Prohibited Species Catch (PSC); initial 

review of Hagemeister Island closures 

for walrus. 

10. Staff Tasking: Review Committees 

and tasking (including charter permit 

leasing discussion. 

11. Other Business. 

The SSC agenda will include the 

following issues: 

1. BSAI Crab Management. 

2. Amendment 80 GRS. 

3. Groundfish Specifications. 

4. Hagemeister Island closures. 

The Advisory Panel will address most 

of the same agenda issues as the 

Council, except for #1 reports. The 

Agenda is subject to change, and the 

latest version will be posted at http:// 

www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/npfmc/. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before these groups for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during these meetings. Action 

will be restricted to those issues 

specifically listed in this notice and any 

issues arising after publication of this 

notice that require emergency action 

under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act, provided the public 

has been notified of the Council’s intent 

to take final action to address the 

emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Gail Bendixen at 

(907) 271–2809 at least 7 working days 

prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: November 9, 2010. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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