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foreseeable future’’ (76 FR 77002; 

December 9, 2011). Depending on the 

biology of a species, its range, and the 

threats it faces, it might be more 

efficient for us to address the 

significance question first or the status 

question first. Thus, if we determine 

that a portion of the range is not 

‘‘significant,’’ we do not need to 

determine whether the species 

occupying that portion is threatened or 

endangered there; if we determine that 

the members of a species occupying a 

portion of its range are not threatened or 

endangered, we do not need to 

determine if that portion is 

‘‘significant.’’ In practice, a key part of 

the determination as to whether a 

species is in danger of extinction in a 

significant portion of its range is 

whether the threats are geographically 

concentrated in some way. If the threats 

to the species are essentially uniform 

throughout its range, no portion is likely 

to warrant further consideration. 

Moreover, if any concentration of 

threats to the species occurs only in 

portions of the species’ range that 

clearly would not meet the biologically 

based definition of ‘‘significant,’’ such 

portions will not warrant further 

consideration. Finally, if threats, even 

though acting only in a portion of the 

range of the species, would cause the 

entire species to be threatened or 

endangered, the conclusion would be 

that the species is threatened or 

endangered throughout its range (rather 

than only in a significant portion of its 

range). 

All of the ESA threat factors assigned 

scores by the BRT (Factors A, B, C, and 

E) were judged to be of relatively higher 

significance in the Sea of Okhotsk than 

in the Bering Sea, and we concur with 

this assessment. Therefore, we 

evaluated whether there is substantial 

information suggesting that the 

hypothetical loss of the portion of the 

species residing in the Sea of Okhotsk 

would reasonably be expected to 

increase the demographic risks to the 

point that the species would then be in 

danger of extinction, i.e., whether the 

Sea of Okhotsk portion of the species’ 

range should be considered 

‘‘significant.’’ At present, the numbers 

of ribbon seals in both the Bering Sea 

and Sea of Okhotsk portions of the range 

are on the order of 100,000 or more in 

each sea basin. As discussed in more 

detail in the status review report, 

populations or sub-populations of this 

magnitude and with the life history 

characteristics of the ribbon seal are 

typically immune to demographic risks 

that are associated with or exacerbated 

by low abundance, such as year-to-year 

environmental fluctuations, loss of 

diversity, failure of breeding systems, 

and lack of potential for productivity. 

The climate related threats facing ribbon 

seals are expected to increase more or 

less in parallel between the Bering Sea 

and Sea of Okhotsk, albeit more quickly 

in the latter. If ribbon seal numbers in 

the Bering Sea decrease in the future to 

levels at which the demographic risks 

discussed above become significant, 

then the loss of either the Sea of 

Okhotsk or the Bering Sea portions 

would likely place the entire species in 

danger of extinction. However, at least 

in the near term, the BRT concluded, 

and we agree, that the loss of the Sea of 

Okhotsk portion of the ribbon seal 

population would not place the 

remainder, the Bering Sea portion, in 

danger of extinction (Boveng et al., 

2013, section 4.3.3.3). Because the 

portion of the ribbon seal population 

residing in the Sea of Okhotsk is not so 

significant that its hypothetical loss 

would render the species endangered, 

we conclude that the Sea of Okhotsk 

portion does not constitute a significant 

portion of the ribbon seal’s range. 

Consequently, we need not address the 

question of whether the portion of the 

species occupying the Sea of Okhotsk is 

threatened or endangered. 

Conclusion 

Our review of the information 

pertaining to the five ESA section 4(a)(1) 

factors does not support the assertion 

that there are threats acting on the 

species or its habitat that have rendered 

the ribbon seal to be in danger of 

extinction or likely to become so in the 

foreseeable future, throughout all or a 

significant portion of its range. 

Therefore, listing the ribbon seal as 

threatened or endangered under the 

ESA is not warranted at this time. 

We will continue to monitor the 

status of the ribbon seal. If conditions 

change in the future, we will re-evaluate 

the status of this species to determine 

whether it should be listed as 

threatened or endangered under the 

ESA. Because of the remaining 

uncertainties regarding the effects of 

climate change, sea ice cover, and 

potential Russian harvests, following 

the 2008 status review of the ribbon 

seal, this species was added to our 

Species of Concern list (http:// 

www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/ 

concern/). The Species of Concern list 

serves to: (1) Increase public awareness 

about the species; (2) further identify 

data deficiencies and uncertainties in 

the species’ status and the threats it 

faces; and (3) stimulate cooperative 

research efforts to obtain the 

information necessary to evaluate the 

species’ status and threats. As resources 

permit, we will conduct further studies 

of ribbon seal abundance and status. We 

will evaluate results of these and any 

other studies that may be conducted and 

undertake a new status review, if 

warranted. 

References Cited 

A complete list of all references cited 

in this rulemaking can be found on our 

Web site at http://alaskafisheries.

noaa.gov and is available upon request 

from the NMFS office in Juneau, Alaska 

(see ADDRESSES). 

Authority 

The authority for this action is the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

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

Dated: July 3, 2013. 

Alan D. Risenhoover, 

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 

performing the functions and duties of the 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Regulatory Programs. 

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Agricultural Advisory Committee 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission’s (CFTC) 

Agricultural Advisory Committee (AAC) 

is providing notice that it will hold a 

public meeting on Thursday, July 25, 

2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at the 

CFTC’s Washington, DC, headquarters. 

The AAC will discuss issues related to 

customer protection and the DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer 

Protection Act. The meeting is open to 

the public with seating on a first-come, 

first-served basis. Members of the public 

who wish to listen to the meeting by 

telephone may do so by calling a 

domestic toll-free or international toll or 

toll-free number. The domestic toll-free 

number, which is listed in this Notice, 

will connect to a live, listen-only audio 

feed. The international toll and toll-free 

numbers will be posted on the CFTC 

Web site in advance of the meeting. 

Call-in participants should be prepared 

to provide their first name, last name, 

and affiliation. Persons requiring special 

accommodations to attend the meeting 

because of a disability should notify the 

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the AAC. The meeting will be recorded 

and later posted on the CFTC Web site, 

www.cftc.gov. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, July 25, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 

p.m. Members of the public who wish 

to submit written statements in 

connection with the meeting should 

submit them by July 18, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

in the first floor Conference Center at 

the Commission’s headquarters, Three 

Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20581. Written 

statements should be submitted to: 

Agricultural Advisory Committee, c/o 

Christa Lachenmayr, Commodity 

Futures Trading Commission, Three 

Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20581. Statements may 

also be submitted by electronic mail to: 

clachenmayr@cftc.gov. Any statements 

submitted in connection with the 

committee meeting may be made 

available to the public, including 

publication on the CFTC Web site, 

www.cftc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nicole McNair; Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission, Three Lafayette 

Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20581; (202) 418–5070. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: After the 

meeting, a transcript of the meeting will 

be published on the CFTC Web site, 

www.cftc.gov. The telephone call-in 

information for the live, listen-only 

audio feed of the meeting is as follows: 

Domestic Toll-Free: 1–866–844–9416. 

Call Leader Name: Mr. Michael Jones. 

International Toll and Toll-Free: The 

international toll and toll-free numbers 

will be posted on the CFTC Web site, 

www.cftc.gov, on the page for this 

meeting, under Related Links. 

Pass Code/Pin Code: CFTC 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2 § 10(a)(2). 

Dated: July 5, 2013. 

Melissa D. Jurgens, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2013–16545 Filed 7–9–13; 8:45 am] 

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 9:30 a.m., Friday, July 

12, 2013. 

PLACE: CFTC Headquarters Conference 

Center, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 

21st St. NW., Washington, DC. 

STATUS: Open. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The 

Commission has scheduled this meeting 

to consider various rulemaking matters, 

including the issuance of cross-border 

final guidance and exemptive order. The 

agenda for this meeting is available to 

the public and posted on the 

Commission’s Web site at http:// 

www.cftc.gov. In the event that the time, 

date, or place of the meeting changes, an 

announcement of the change, along with 

the new time, date, or place of the 

meeting, will be posted on the 

Commission’s Web site. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Melissa D. Jurgens, Secretary of the 

Commission, 202–418–5516. 

Melissa D. Jurgens, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Information Collection; Submission for 

OMB Review, Comment Request 

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National 

and Community Service (CNCS) has 

submitted a public information 

collection request (ICR) entitled 

Assessing the Impact of Training and 

Technical Assistance (TTA) for review 

and approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13, (44 U.S.C. Chapter 

35). Copies of this ICR, with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained by calling CNCS, Marlene 

Zakai, at 202–606–6692 or email to 

mzakai@cns.gov. Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TTY–TDD) may call 1–800–833–3722 

between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time, Monday through Friday. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted, identified by the title of the 

information collection activity, to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attn: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB 

Desk Officer for CNCS, by any of the 

following two methods within 30 days 

from the date of publication in the 

Federal Register: 

(1) By fax to (202) 395–6974, 

Attention: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB Desk 

Officer; and 

(2) By email to: smar@omb.eop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB 

is particularly interested in comments 

which: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of CNCS, including whether 

the information will have practical 

utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Propose ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Propose ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are expected to respond, 

including the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology (e.g., permitting electronic 

submissions of responses). 

Comments 

A 60-day public comment Notice was 

published in the Federal Register on 

January 16, 2013. This comment period 

ended February 8, 2013. CNCS received 

three public comments asking how 

CNCS intends to use the data and 

another question asking if CNCS will 

require commissions to use the same 

information collection to assess 

commission-sponsored trainings. In 

addition, a corrected answer was 

submitted for one of the questions on 

the sample assessment instrument. 

Responses to the questions raised 

during the public comment period are 

covered in the attached Data Collection 

Protocol. Requirements for external 

parties, including state commissions, to 

participate in this information 

collection will be outlined in future 

requests for proposals and notices of 

funding opportunity. The final proposed 

assessment questions are attached and 

correct answers identified for each item. 

Description: CNCS is seeking 

approval of Assessing the Impact of 

Training and Technical Assistance 

which will be used by CNCS sponsors 

of trainings to evaluate the knowledge 

gains of participants for the purposes of 

determining the value of the TTA 

investment and to improve the quality 

of training. 

Type of Review: New. 

Agency: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Title: Assessing the Impact of 

Training and Technical Assistance. 

OMB Number: New. 

Agency Number: None. 

Affected Public: Current/prospective 

training and technical assistance 

providers and participants. 

Total respondents: 10,000. 

Frequency: Annually. 


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