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by telephone at (202) 482–3937, or by 

email at hhoofnagle@mbda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Pursuant to Executive Order 11625, 

MBDA was created specifically to foster 

the establishment and growth of MBEs. 

MBDA promotes the strategic growth 

and expansion of MBEs by offering 

management and technical assistance 

through a nationwide network of 40 

business centers. Among the 40 

business centers, there are six NABECs 

and one satellite office specifically 

designed to serve the Native American 

and Alaska Native population providing 

overall business development assistance 

services and promoting the growth and 

competitiveness of eligible Native 

American and minority-owned 

businesses. The NABECs are located in 

the following cities: Mesa, Arizona; El 

Monte, California; Albuquerque, New 

Mexico; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Seattle, 

Washington; Bismarck, North Dakota; 

and Anchorage, Alaska (satellite office). 

Each NABEC has a designated 

geographic area surrounding the state in 

which it is located, with the following 

exceptions: the NABEC in Seattle, 

Washington covers the states of 

Washington, Oregon, and Idaho; and the 

NABEC in Bismarck, North Dakota 

covers the states of North Dakota and 

South Dakota. The Anchorage, Alaska 

satellite office is operated from the 

NABEC located in Mesa, Arizona. 

The NABEC services include, but are 

not limited to, initial consultations and 

assessments, business technical 

assistance, education, and access to 

federal and non-federal procurement 

and financing opportunities. Specific 

performance requirements and metrics 

are used by MBDA to evaluate each 

project and become a key component of 

the NABEC program. More information 

on the NABEC programs can be found 

on MBDA’s Web site at http://www.

mbda.gov/main/grantcompetitions. 

Under the current program, federal 

funding for centers ranges from 

$200,000 to $297,500 and each center 

has a required cost share of 10 percent 

of total project cost. All six centers are 

under three-year cooperative agreements 

which expire in August 2012. MBDA 

expects to redesign the current NABEC 

program with an anticipated start date 

of September 1, 2012. 

The Department’s Tribal Consultation 

Official and Senior Advisor on Native 

American Affairs, Dee Alexander, will 

coordinate and schedule tribal 

consultations in conjunction with the 

MBDA Office of Business Development 

(OBD) regarding the business 

development services available to 

Native American organizations through 

MBDA. MBDA has designed the 

webinars, as part of the tribal 

consultation schedule, to allow tribal 

governments and organizations an 

opportunity to provide information into 

the planned redesign of the current 

NABEC program. MBDA intends that 

the new program will be more cohesive 

and compatible for collaboration among 

the funded Centers so the Centers can 

achieve their program goals, expand 

operations, and participate in export 

initiatives and international deals 

aligned with President Obama’s 

National Export Initiative (NEI). 

II. Registration 

Participants may register for the 

webinars online using the links 

provided below. The registration links 

may also be found on MBDA’s Web site 

at www.mbda.gov. 

• March 13, 2012, 3 p.m.–4 p.m. EDT. 

Webinar registration site: https://www.

mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?i=

PW6862819&p=7403577&t=c. 

• March 15, 2012, 3 p.m.–4 p.m. EDT. 

Webinar registration site: https://www.

mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?i=

PW6862819&p=7403577&t=c. 

If there are specific questions you 

would like MBDA to address during the 

webinars, please send your question(s) 

to MBDA no later than March 12, 2012. 

There will be time for questions from 

the participants at the end of each 

Webinar. 

Dated: March 8, 2012. 

Josephine Arnold, 

Chief Counsel, Minority Business 

Development Agency. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–21–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XB081 

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 Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) and its 

advisory entities will hold public 

meetings. 

DATES: The Pacific Council and its 

advisory entities will meet March 31– 

April 6, 2012. The Pacific Council 

meeting will begin on Sunday, April 1, 

2012 at 10 a.m., reconvening each day 

through Friday, April 6, 2012. All 

meetings are open to the public, except 

a closed session will be held at the end 

of the day on Sunday, April 1 to address 

litigation and personnel matters. The 

Pacific Council will meet as late as 

necessary each day to complete its 

scheduled business. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings of the Council 

will be held at the Sheraton Seattle 

Hotel, 1400 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 

98101; telephone: (206) 621–9000. 

Council address: Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 7700 NE 

Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 

OR 97220. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Donald O. McIsaac, Executive Director; 

telephone: (503) 820–2280 or (866) 806– 

7204 toll free; or access the Pacific 

Council Web site, http:// 

www.pcouncil.org for the current 

meeting location, proposed agenda, and 

meeting briefing materials. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following items are on the Pacific 

Council agenda, but not necessarily in 

this order: 

A. Call to Order 

1. Opening Remarks 

2. Roll Call 

3. Executive Director’s Report 

4. Approve Agenda 

B. Open Comment Period 

Comment on Non-Agenda Items 

C. Habitat 

Current Habitat Issues 

D. Enforcement Issues 

Current Enforcement Issues 

E. Salmon Management 

1. National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) Report 

2. Tentative Adoption of 2012 Ocean 

Salmon Management Measures for 

Analysis 

3. Sacramento Winter Run Impact 

Specifications 

4. Methodology Review Process and 

Preliminary Topic Selection for 2012 

5. Clarify Council Direction on 2012 

Management Measures 

6. Southern Oregon-Northern California 

Coastal Coho Plan 

7. Final Action on 2012 Management 

Measures 

F. Pacific Halibut Management 

Final Incidental Catch Recommendations 

for 2012 Salmon Troll and Fixed Gear 

Sablefish Fisheries 

G. Coastal Pelagic Species Management 

1. NMFS Report 

2. Exempted Fishing Permit for 2012 

Northwest Aerial Sardine Survey 

H. Administrative Matters 

1. Coastal Marine Spatial Planning Update 

2. Legislative Matters 

3. Draft Memorandum of Understanding for 

the Conservation of Migratory Birds 

4. Membership Appointments and Council 

Operating Procedures 


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5. Future Council Meeting Agenda and 

Workload Planning 

I. Groundfish Management 

1. NMFS Report 

2. Implementation of the 2012 Pacific 

Whiting Fishery under the U.S.-Canada 

Pacific Whiting Agreement 

3. Tentative Adoption of 2013–14 Biennial 

Harvest Specifications and Management 

Measures 

4. Trawl Rationalization Trailing Actions 

and Allocation Amendments and 

Actions 

5. Reconsideration of Initial Individual 

Fishery Quotas in the At-Sea Mothership 

and Shoreside Pacific Whiting Trawl 

Fisheries 

6. Groundfish Essential Fish Habitat 

Review 

7. Consideration of Inseason Adjustments 

8. Adoption of 2013–14 Biennial Harvest 

Specifications and Management 

Measures 

Schedule of Ancillary Meetings 

Day 1—Saturday, March 31, 2012 

Groundfish Management Team: 8 a.m. 

Habitat Committee: 8 a.m. 

Legislative Committee: 3 p.m. 

Day 2—Sunday, April 1, 2012 

California State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Oregon State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Washington State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel: 8 a.m. 

Groundfish Management Team: 8 a.m. 

Model Evaluation Workgroup: 8 a.m. 

Salmon Advisory Subpanel: 8 a.m. 

Salmon Technical Team: 8 a.m. 

Scientific and Statistical Committee: 8 

a.m. 

Tribal Policy Group: 8 a.m. 

Tribal and Washington Technical 

Group: 8 a.m. 

Enforcement Consultants: 4:30 p.m. 

Chair’s Reception: 6 p.m. 

Day 3—Monday, April 2, 2012 

California State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Oregon State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Washington State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel: 8 a.m. 

Groundfish Management Team: 8 a.m. 

Salmon Advisory Subpanel: 8 a.m. 

Salmon Technical Team: 8 a.m. 

Tribal Policy Group: 8 a.m. 

Tribal and Washington Technical 

Group: 8 a.m. 

Scientific and Statistical Committee 

Economic and Groundfish 

Subcommittees: 8:30 a.m. 

Enforcement Consultants: As Necessary 

Day 4—Tuesday, April 3, 2012 

California State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Oregon State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Washington State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel: 8 a.m. 

Groundfish Management Team: 8 a.m. 

Salmon Advisory Subpanel: 8 a.m. 

Salmon Technical Team: 8 a.m. 

Tribal Policy Group: 8 a.m. 

Tribal and Washington Technical 

Group: 8 a.m. 

Electronic Monitoring Technical 

Presentation: 7 p.m. 

Enforcement Consultants: As Necessary 

Day 5—Wednesday, April 4, 2012 

California State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Oregon State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Washington State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel: 8 a.m. 

Groundfish Management Team: 8 a.m. 

Salmon Advisory Subpanel: 8 a.m. 

Salmon Technical Team: 8 a.m. 

Tribal Policy Group: 8 a.m. 

Tribal and Washington Technical 

Group: 8 a.m. 

Observer Data Workshop: 7 p.m. 

Enforcement Consultants: As Necessary 

Integrated Ecosystem Analysis 

Informational Sessions: 8 a.m.–5 p.m. 

Day 6—Thursday, April 5, 2012 

California State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Oregon State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Washington State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel: 8 a.m. 

Groundfish Management Team: 8 a.m. 

Salmon Advisory Subpanel: 8 a.m. 

Salmon Technical Team: 8 a.m. 

Tribal Policy Group: 8 a.m. 

Tribal and Washington Technical 

Group: 8 a.m. 

Enforcement Consultants: As Necessary 

Day 7—Friday, April 6, 2012 

California State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Oregon State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Washington State Delegation: 7 a.m. 

Salmon Technical Team: 8 a.m. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this Council for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

Council action during these meetings. 

Council 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 

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 Carolyn Porter at 

(503) 820–2280 at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. 

Dated: March 8, 2012. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA916 

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to 

Specified Activities; Pile Placement for 

ORPC Maine’s Cobscook Bay Tidal 

Energy Pilot Project 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental 

harassment authorization. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act 

(MMPA) implementing regulations, 

notification is hereby given that NMFS 

has issued an Incidental Harassment 

Authorization (IHA) to Ocean 

Renewable Power Company Maine, LLC 

(ORPC), allowing the take of small 

numbers of marine mammals, by Level 

B harassment only, incidental to pile 

driving in Cobscook Bay, Maine. 

DATES: Effective March 12, 2012, 

through March 11, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the IHA, the 

application, and the Environmental 

Assessment may be obtained by writing 

to Tammy Adams, Acting Chief, Permits 

and Conservation Division, Office of 

Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West 

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 or by 

telephoning the contact listed here (see 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), or 

visiting the Internet at: http:// 

www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/ 

incidental.htm#applications. 

Documents cited in this notice may be 

viewed, by appointment, during regular 

business hours, at the aforementioned 

address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michelle Magliocca, Office of Protected 

Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the 

MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct 

the Secretary of Commerce to allow, 

upon request, the incidental, but not 

intentional, taking of small numbers of 

marine mammals by U.S. citizens who 


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