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Science and Engineering Indicators 

report. 

Private industry, either individually 

or through trade associations, will also 

find these data useful, particularly 

statistics concerning funds transferred 

from state agencies to businesses. The 

current R&D surveys often receives 

prominent mention in industry 

publications such as Research and 

Development magazine, which releases 

its ‘‘State of Global R&D’’ report. 

The availability of state R&D data on 

the Internet makes this survey visible to 

several other users, as well. Media, 

university researchers, nonprofit 

organizations, and foreign government 

officials are also consumers of state R&D 

statistics. All users are able to utilize 

this information in an attempt to better 

understand the nation’s R&D resources. 

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal 

Government. 

Frequency: Biennially. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: 13 U.S.C., Section 

8(b); 15 U.S.C., Section 1525; NSF Act 

of 1950. 

OMB Desk Officer: Brian HarrisKojetin, (202) 395–7314. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dhynek@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to Brian Harris-Kojetin, 

OMB Desk Officer either by fax (202– 

395–7245) or e-mail 

(bharrisk@omb.eop.gov). 

Dated: February 12, 2010. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XU26 

Endangered Species; File No. 14381 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Issuance of permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

NMFS Pacific Islands Region, 1601 

Kapiolani Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 

96814 has been issued a permit to take 

green (Chelonia mydas), leatherback 

(Dermochelys coriacea), loggerhead 

(Caretta caretta), olive ridley 

(Lepidochelys olivacea), and hawksbill 

(Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles for 

purposes of scientific research. 

ADDRESSES: The permit and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following office(s): 

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301)713–2289; fax (301)713–0376; and 

Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1601 

Kapiolani Blvd., Rm 1110, Honolulu, HI 

96814–4700; phone (808)944–2200; fax 

(808)973–2941. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate 

Swails or Amy Hapeman, (301)713– 

2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 

22, 2009, notice was published in the 

Federal Register (74 FR 23995) that a 

request for a scientific research permit 

had been submitted by the above-named 

organization. The requested permit has 

been issued under the authority of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

and the regulations governing the 

taking, importing, and exporting of 

endangered and threatened species (50 

CFR parts 222–226). 

The researchers will collect scientific 

data on sea turtles incidentally captured 

in the Hawaii Deep-Set Longline 

Fishery, the Hawaii Shallow-Set 

Longline Fishery, and the American 

Samoa Longline Fishery. These data 

will assist NMFS efforts to understand 

sea turtle interactions with the fisheries 

and to mitigate their threat to these 

species. The applicant will flipper tag, 

measure, photograph, tissue sample, 

and attach satellite tags to an 

anticipated annual take of up to 46 

loggerhead, 16 leatherback, 1 green, and 

4 olive ridley sea turtles captured in the 

Hawaii Shallow-Set Longline Fishery; 

up to 6 loggerhead, 6 leatherback, 12 

green, 12 olive ridley, and 6 hawksbill 

sea turtles captured in the American 

Samoa Longline Fishery; and up to 6 (18 

over three years) loggerhead, 13 (39 over 

three years) leatherback, 7 (21 over three 

years) green, and 41 (123 over three 

years) olive ridley sea turtles captured 

in the Hawaii Deep-Set Longline 

Fishery. The research will occur in the 

Pacific Ocean through the permit’s 

expiration on March 1, 2015. No 

mortalities are expected from the 

research. Researchers would also collect 

sea turtle carcasses of animals killed in 

fishery activities that occur in the 

Pacific Ocean. 

Issuance of this permit, as required by 

the ESA, was based on a finding that 

such permit (1) was applied for in good 

faith, (2) will not operate to the 

disadvantage of such endangered or 

threatened species, and (3) is consistent 

with the purposes and policies set forth 

in section 2 of the ESA. 

Dated: February 12, 2010. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XU44 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings 

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a half day meeting of its Pelagics 

Plan Team (PPT) in Honolulu, HI to 

discuss fishery issues and develop 

recommendations for future 

management. 

DATES: The meeting of the PPT will be 

held on March 4, 2010, from 1 p.m. to 

5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Council Office Conference Room, 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, 

Honolulu, HI 96813; telephone: (808) 

522–8220. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 

telephone: (808) 522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Pelagic Plan Team will be convened at 

the Council Office, 1164 Bishop Street, 

Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96814 between 

1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Interested parties who 

are unable to attend in person will be 

able to participate via teleconference 

using the Council’s teleconferencing 

facility (1–888–482–3560, pass code 

5228220). The PPT will meet on 

Thursday, March 4, 2010 at the Council 

Conference Room to discuss the 

following agenda items: 


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1. Introduction 

2. Hawaii longline bigeye tuna catch 

limit management 

3. Hawaii deep-set longline swordfish 

trip catch limit 

4. Regulatory definition of shortline 

fishing gear 

5. Non-commercial fishing for Pelagic 

Management Unit Species in Rose Atoll, 

Marians Trench, and Pacific Remote 

Island Area National Marine 

Monuments 

6. Potential changes to American 

Samoa limited entry program, 

7. Other fisheries related issues 

8. Other business 

9. Public comments 

10. Pelagic Plan Team 

Recommendations 

The order in which the agenda items 

are addressed may change. The PPT will 

meet as late as necessary to complete 

scheduled business. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before the PPT for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during these meetings. Plan Team 

action will be restricted to those issues 

specifically listed in this document and 

any issue arising after publication of 

this document that requires 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 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 Kitty M. Simonds, 

(808) 522–8220 (voice) or (808) 522– 

8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: February 16, 2010. 

William D. Chappell, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3194 Filed 2–18–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XU45 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

convene a web based meeting of the 

ABC Control Rule Working Group 

(Group). 

DATES: The webinar meeting will 

convene at 10 a.m. eastern time on 

Friday, March 5, 2010 and is expected 

end at 12 noon. 

ADDRESSES: The webinar will be 

accessible via internet. Please go to the 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council’s website at 

www.gulfcouncil.org for instructions. 

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 ABC 

Control Rule Working Group will meet 

to discuss and finalize a draft of the 

acceptable biological catch (ABC) 

control rule being developed. The 

discussion will include completion of a 

table of dimensions, tiers within 

dimensions, and points for use in 

developing the appropriate probability 

of overfishing to use for stocks that have 

adequate data to use the P-star approach 

to determining ABC. For data-poor 

stocks, those with inadequate data to 

apply the P-star approach, the Group 

will complete development of a 

decision tree of dimensions and tiers 

within dimensions to use in selecting an 

appropriate alternative approach to 

setting ABC that makes the best use of 

the available data. For each of the 

methods, the Group will select stocks to 

use as case studies in applying the 

method. The Group will also discuss 

what advice it can provide to the 

Council on setting a minimum stock 

threshold below which harvest will not 

be allowed. 

Copies of the agenda and other related 

materials can be obtained by calling 

(813) 348–1630. Materials will also be 

available to download from the ABC 

Control Rule Working Group folder of 

the Council’s FTP site (http:// 

ftp.gulfcouncil.org, login i.d. is 

anonymous, leave password blank). 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agenda may come before the 

ABC Control Rule Working Group for 

discussion, in accordance with the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act), those issues 

may not be the subject of formal action 

during this meeting. Actions of the 

Working 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 Act, provided 

the public has been notified of the 

Council’s intent to take action to 

address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This webinar is accessible to people 

with disabilities. For assistance with 

any of our webinars contact Tina 

O’Hern at the Council (see ADDRESSES) 

at least 5 working days prior to the 

webinar. 

Dated: February 16, 2010. 

William D. Chappell, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3197 Filed 2–18–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XU46 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

convene its Law Enforcement Advisory 

Panel. 

DATES: The meeting will convene at 1:30 

p.m. on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 and 

conclude no later than 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Perdido Beach Resort, 27200 

Perdido Beach Blvd., Orange Beach, AL 

36561. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 

North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, 

FL 33607. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Richard Leard, Deputy Executive 

Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council; telephone: (813) 

348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Council will convene the Law 

Enforcement Advisory Panel to consider 

the use of catch shares as a fishery 

management tool and the law 


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