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4. Additional relevant experience (0 

percent) 

5. Financial need of student (0 

percent) 

Selection Factors for Fellowship/ 

Scholarships/Internships 

1. Balance/Distribution of funds: 

a. Academic disciplines 

b. Types of institutions 

c. Geography 

2. Availability of funds 

3. Program-specific objectives—These 

are found in the Full Funding 

Opportunity Announcement in sections 

I.A and B. 

4. Degree in scientific area and type 

of degree sought 

Further details on evaluation and 

selection criteria and procedures 

applicable to this notice can be found in 

the full funding opportunity 

announcement available through http:// 

www.grants.gov and on the NERRS Web 

site http://www.nerrs.noaa.gov/ 

fellowship. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

NOAA must analyze the potential 

environmental impacts, as required by 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA), for applicant projects or 

proposals which are seeking NOAA 

federal funding opportunities. Detailed 

information on NOAA compliance with 

NEPA can be found at the following 

NOAA NEPA Web site: http:// 

www.nepa.noaa.gov/, including our 

NOAA Administrative Order 216–6 for 

NEPA, http://www.nepa.noaa.gov/ 

NAO216_6_TOC.pdf, and the Council 

on Environmental Quality 

implementation regulations, http:// 

ceq.eh.doe.gov/nepa/regs/ceq/ 

toc_ceq.htm. 

Consequently, as part of an 

applicant’s package, and under their 

description of their program activities, 

applicants are required to provide 

detailed information on the activities to 

be conducted, locations, sites, species 

and habitat to be affected, possible 

construction activities, and any 

environmental concerns that may exist 

(e.g., the use and disposal of hazardous 

or toxic chemicals, introduction of nonindigenous species, impacts to 

endangered and threatened species, 

aquaculture projects, and impacts to 

coral reef systems). 

In addition to providing specific 

information that will serve as the basis 

for any required impact analyses, 

applicants may also be requested to 

assist NOAA in drafting of an 

environmental assessment, if NOAA 

determines an assessment is required. 

Applicants will also be required to 

cooperate with NOAA in identifying 

and implementing feasible measures to 

reduce or avoid any identified adverse 

environmental impacts of their 

proposal. The failure to do so shall be 

grounds for the denial of an application. 

Pre-Award Notification Requirements 

for Grants and Cooperative Agreements 

The Department of Commerce PreAward Notification Requirements for 

Grants and Cooperative Agreements 

contained in the Federal Register notice 

of December 30, 2004 (69 FR 78389) are 

applicable to this solicitation. 

Limitation of Liability 

In no event will NOAA or the 

Department of Commerce be responsible 

for proposal preparation costs if this 

initiative fails to receive funding or is 

cancelled because of other agency 

priorities. Publication of this 

announcement does not oblige NOAA to 

award any specific project or to obligate 

any available funds. Recipients and subrecipients are subject to all Federal 

laws, agency policies, regulations and 

procedures applicable to Federal 

financial assistance awards. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

This notification involves collectionof-information requirements subject to 

the Paperwork Reduction Act. The use 

of Standard Forms 424, 424A, 424B, and 

SF–LLL and CD–346 has been approved 

by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) under OMB control 

numbers 0348–0043, 0348–0044, 0348–

0040, 0348–0046 and 0605–0001 

respectively. Notwithstanding any other 

provision of law, no person is required 

to respond to, nor shall any person be 

subject to a penalty for failure to comply 

with, a collection of information subject 

to the requirements of the PRA unless 

that collection of information displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

Executive Order 12866 

It has been determined that this notice 

is not significant for purposes of 

Executive Order 12866. 

Executive Order 13132 (Federalism) 

It has been determined that this notice 

does not contain policies with 

Federalism implications as that term is 

defined in Executive Order 13132. 

Administrative Procedure Act/ 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Prior notice and an opportunity for 

public comment are not required by the 

Administrative Procedure Act or any 

other law for rules concerning public 

property, loans, grants, benefits, and 

contracts (5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2)). Because 

notice and opportunity for comment are 

not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 or 

any other law, the analytical 

requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are 

inapplicable. Therefore, a regulatory 

flexibility analysis has not been 

prepared. 

Dated: December 12, 2006. 

David M. Kennedy, 

Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal 

Resource Management, National Ocean 

Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E6–21450 Filed 12–15–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 112206A] 

Schedules for Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshops and 

Protected Species Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshops 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces Atlantic 

Shark Identification Workshops and 

Protected Species Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshops 

to be held in January, February, and 

March of 2007. Additional workshops 

will be held throughout 2007 and will 

be scheduled at a later date. 

The Atlantic Shark Identification 

Workshops are mandatory for all 

federally permitted Atlantic shark 

dealers. As of December 31, 2007, an 

Atlantic shark dealer may not receive, 

purchase, trade, or barter for Atlantic 

shark unless a valid Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshop certificate is on 

the premises of each business listed 

under the shark dealer permit. 

Additionally, after December 31, 2007, 

Atlantic shark dealers may not renew a 

Federal shark dealer permit unless a 

valid Atlantic Shark Identification 

Workshop certificate has been 

submitted with the permit renewal 

application. Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshops will be held 

throughout 2007, at no charge to the 

participant. 

The Protected Species Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshops 

are mandatory for vessel owners and 

operators who use bottom longline, 

pelagic longline, or gillnet gear, and 

have also been issued shark or 

swordfish limited access permits. Vessel 


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owners and operators whose permits 

expire in January, February, or March 

2007 must attend one of these free 

workshops in order to renew their 

permit. 

DATES: The Atlantic Shark Identification 

Workshops will be held on January 26, 

February 22, and March 16, 2007. 

The Protected Species Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshops 

will be held on January 8, 12, and 24, 

February 1, 22, and 27, and on March 

7, 15, and 21, 2007. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for further details. 

ADDRESSES: The Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshops will be held in 

Madeira Beach, FL; Dania Beach, FL; 

and Manahawkin, NJ. 

The Protected Species Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshops 

will be held in Coconut Grove, FL; 

Charleston, SC; Providence, RI; Ft. 

Pierce, FL; Houston, TX; Panama City, 

FL; Dedham, MA; St. Petersburg, FL; 

and Ronkonkoma, NY. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for further 

details on workshop locations. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information regarding workshop 

requirements, contact Greg Fairclough 

by phone:(727) 824–5399, or by fax: 

(727) 824–5398. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 2, 2006, NMFS published a 

final rule (71 FR 58057) that, among 

other things, requires certain dealers 

and fishermen to attend mandatory 

workshops prior to renewing their 

permits. 

Shark Identification Workshops for 

Dealers 

Effective December 31, 2007, an 

Atlantic shark dealer may not receive, 

purchase, trade, or barter for Atlantic 

shark unless a valid Atlantic Shark 

Identification workshop certificate is on 

the premises of each business listed 

under the shark dealer permit. Dealers 

who attend and successfully complete a 

workshop will be issued a certificate for 

each place of business that is permitted 

to receive sharks. Dealers may send a 

proxy to a Atlantic Shark Identification 

Workshop, however, if a dealer opts to 

send a proxy, the dealer must designate 

a proxy for each place of business 

covered by the dealer’s permit. Only one 

certificate will be issued to each proxy. 

A proxy must be a person who: is 

currently employed by a place of 

business listed on the dealer’s permit; is 

a primary participant in the 

identification, weighing, and/or first 

receipt of fish as they are offloaded from 

a vessel; and fills out dealer reports. 

Additionally, after December 31, 2007, 

an Atlantic shark dealer may not renew 

a Federal shark dealer permit unless a 

valid Atlantic Shark Identification 

Workshop certificate has been 

submitted with the permit renewal 

application. 

Protected Species Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshops 

Effective January 1, 2007, shark 

limited access and swordfish limited 

access permit holders must submit a 

copy of their Protected Species Safe 

Handling, Release, and Identification 

Workshop certificate in order to renew 

either permit. As such, vessel owners 

whose permits expire in early 2007 

must attend one of the free workshops 

offered in January, February, or March 

2007. New shark and swordfish limited 

access permit applicants must attend a 

Protected Species Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshop 

and must submit a copy of their 

workshop certificate before such 

permits will be issued. 

In addition to owners, all longline and 

gillnet vessel operators fishing with a 

limited access swordfish or limited 

access shark permit are required to 

attend the Protected Species Safe 

Handling, Release, and Identification 

Workshops. Vessels that have been 

issued a limited access swordfish or 

limited access shark permit may not fish 

unless both the vessel owner and 

operator have valid workshop 

certificates. Vessel operators must 

possess on board the vessel valid 

workshop certificates for both the vessel 

owner and the operator at all times. 

Workshop Dates, Times, and Locations 

Additional workshops will be 

scheduled throughout the year. 

Fishermen should try to go to 

workshops that are close to the 

expiration date of their permit. 

Atlantic Shark Identification Workshops 

1. January 26, 2007 from 9 a.m. - 3 

p.m. Madeira Beach Town Hall, 300 

Municipal Drive, Madeira Beach, FL 

33708. 

2. February 22, 2007 from 9 a.m. - 3 

p.m. Nova Southeastern University 

Oceanographic Center, 8000 North 

Ocean Drive, Dania Beach, FL 33004. 

The Park entrance fee will be waived for 

participants attending the workshop at 

the university. 

3. March 16, 2007 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. 

Ocean County Library (Stafford Branch), 

129 North Main Street, Manahawkin, NJ 

08050. 

Protected Species Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshops 

1. January 8, 2007 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 

Hampton Inn Coconut Grove, 2800 SW 

28th Terrace, Coconut Grove, FL 33133. 

2. January 12, 2007 from 9 a.m. - 5 

p.m. Town & Country Inn & Conference 

Center, 2008 Savannah Highway, 

Charleston, SC 29407. 

3. January 24, 2007 from 9 a.m. - 5 

p.m. Hotel Providence, 311 Westminster 

Street, Providence, RI 02903. 

4. February 1, 2007 from 9 a.m. - 5 

p.m. Hampton Inn & Suites, 1985 

Reynolds Drive, Ft. Pierce, FL 34945. 

5. February 22, 2007 from 9 a.m. - 5 

p.m. Hampton Inn, 8620 Airport Blvd., 

Houston, TX 77061. 

6. February 27, 2007 from 9 a.m. - 5 

p.m. Hilton Garden Inn, 1101 U.S. 

Highway 231, Panama City, FL 32405. 

7. March 7, 2007 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 

Holiday Inn, Dedham, 55 Ariadne Road, 

Dedham, MA 02026. 

8. March 15, 2007 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 

Hilton, St. Petersburg Bayfront, 333 First 

Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. 

9. March 21, 2007 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 

Hilton Garden Inn, Islip MacArthur 

Airport, 3485 Veterans Memorial 

Highway, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779. 

Registration 

The workshop schedules, registration 

information, and a list of frequently 

asked questions regarding these 

workshops are posted on the internet at: 

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/ 

workshops/. 

To register for a scheduled Atlantic 

Shark Identification Workshop, please 

contact Eric Sander by email at 

esander@peoplepc.com or by phone at 

(386) 852–8588. 

To register for a scheduled Protected 

Species Safe Handling, Release, and 

Identification Workshop, please contact 

Aquatic Release Conservation ((877) 

411–4272), 1870 Mason Ave., Daytona 

Beach, FL 32117. 

Grandfathered Permit Holders 

Participants in the industry-sponsored 

workshops on safe handling and release 

of sea turtles that were held in Orlando, 

FL (April 8, 2005) and in New Orleans, 

LA (June 27, 2005) will be issued a 

workshop certificate in December 2006 

that will be valid for three years. 

Grandfathered permit holders must 

include a copy of this certificate when 

renewing limited access shark and 

limited access swordfish permits each 

year. Failure to provide a valid 

workshop certificate may result in a 

permit denial. 


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Registration Materials 

To ensure that workshop certificates 

are linked to the correct permits, 

participants will need to bring the 

following items with them to the 

workshop: 

Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop 

Atlantic shark dealer permit holders 

must bring proof that the individual is 

an agent of the business (such as articles 

of incorporation), a copy of the 

applicable permit, and proof of 

identification. 

Atlantic shark dealer proxies must 

bring documentation from the shark 

dealer acknowledging that the proxy is 

attending the workshop on behalf of the 

Atlantic shark dealer, a copy of the 

appropriate permit, and proof of 

identification. 

Protected Species Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshop 

Individual vessel owners must bring a 

copy of the appropriate permit(s), a 

copy of the vessel registration or 

documentation, and proof of 

identification. 

Representatives of a business owned 

or co-owned vessel must bring proof 

that the individual is an agent of the 

business (such as articles of 

incorporation), a copy of the applicable 

permit(s), and proof of identification. 

Vessel operators must bring proof of 

identification. 

Workshop Objectives 

The Atlantic Shark Identification 

Workshops are designed to reduce the 

number of unknown and improperly 

identified sharks reported in the dealer 

reporting form and increase the 

accuracy of species-specific dealerreported information. Reducing the 

number of unknown and improperly 

identified sharks will improve quota 

monitoring and the data used in stock 

assessments. These workshops will train 

shark dealer permit holders or their 

proxies to properly identify Atlantic 

shark carcasses. 

The Protected Species Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshops 

are designed to teach longline and 

gillnet fishermen the required 

techniques for the safe handling and 

release of entangled and/or hooked 

protected species, such as sea turtles, 

marine mammals, and smalltooth 

sawfish. Identification of protected 

species will also be taught at these 

workshops in an effort to improve 

reporting. Additionally, individuals 

attending these workshops will gain a 

better understanding of the 

requirements for participating in these 

fisheries. The overall goal for these 

workshops is to provide participants the 

skills needed to reduce the mortality of 

protected species, which may prevent 

additional regulations on these fisheries 

in the future. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq. and 1801 

et seq. 

Dated: December 12, 2006. 

Alan D. Risenhoover 

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 06–9755 Filed 12–13–06; 3:25 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Meeting: Climate Change Science 

Program (CCSP) Product Development 

Committee (CPDC) for Synthesis and 

Assessment Product 3.3 

AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Research (OAR), National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Climate Change Science 

Program (CCSP) Product Development 

Committee for Synthesis and 

Assessment Product 3.3 (CPDC–S&A 

3.3) was established by a Decision 

Memorandum dated October 17, 2006. 

CPDC–S&A 3.3 is the Federal Advisory 

Committee charged with responsibility 

to develop a draft Synthesis and 

Assessment Product that addresses 

CCSP Topic 3.3: ‘‘Weather and Climate 

Extremes in a Changing Climate’’. 

Place: The meeting will be held at the 

Chicago O’Hare Airport Hilton Hotel, 

Chicago, Illinois, 60666. 

TIME AND DATE: The meeting will 

convene at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 

January 9, 2007 and adjourn at 4:30 p.m. 

the same day. Meeting information will 

be available online on the CPDC–S&A 

3.3 Web site (http:// 

www.climate.noaa.gov/index.jsp?pg=./ 

ccsp/33.jsp). Please note that meeting 

location, times, and agenda topics 

described below are subject to change. 

Status: The meeting will be open to 

public participation and will include a 

30-minute public comment period on 

January 9 from 7:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. 

(check Web site to confirm this time and 

the room in which the meeting will be 

held). The CPDC—S&A 3.3 expects that 

public statements presented at its 

meetings will not be repetitive of 

previously submitted verbal or written 

statements. In general, each individual 

or group making a verbal presentation 

will be limited to a total time of five (5) 

minutes. Written comments (at least 35 

copies) should be received by the 

CPDC—S&A 3.3 Designated Federal 

Official (DFO) by January 2, 2007 to 

provide sufficient time for review. 

Written comments received after 

January 2 will be distributed to the 

CPDC—S&A 3.3, but may not be 

reviewed prior to the meeting date. 

Seats will be available to the public on 

a first-come, first-served basis. 

Matters to be Considered: The 

meeting will (1) work on written 

material for inclusion in an initial draft 

document; (2) finalize plans for 

completion and submission of the First 

Draft of Synthesis and Assessment 

Product 3.3 to the National Research 

Council for expert review. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Christopher D. Miller, CPDC—S&A 3.3 

DFO and the Program Manager, NOAA/ 

OAR/Climate Program Office, Climate 

Change Data and Detection Program 

Element, 1315 East-West Highway, 

Room 12239, Silver Spring, Maryland 

20910; telephone 301–734–1241, e-mail: 

Christopher.D.Miller@noaa.gov. 

Dated: December 12, 2006. 

Mark E. Brown, 

Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration. 

[FR Doc. 06–9733 Filed 12–15–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–KB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Climate Change Science Program 

(CCSP) Product Development 

Committee (CPDC) for Synthesis and 

Assessment Product 5.3 

AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Research (OAR), National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Climate Change Science 

Program (CCSP) Product Development 

Committee for Synthesis and 

Assessment Product 5.3 (CPDC—S&A 

5.3) was established by Charter on 

October 12, 2006. CPDC—S&A 5.3 is the 

Federal Advisory Committee charged 

with responsibility to develop a draft 

Synthesis and Assessment Product that 

addresses CCSP Topic 5.3: ‘‘DecisionSupport Experiments and Evaluations 

Using Seasonal to Interannual Forecasts 

and Observational Data’’. 


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