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Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

79. 

Estimated Time per Response: IFQ 

Allocation Permit Application, 30 

minutes; IFQ Ownership Cap Form, 5 

minutes; IFQ Transfer Form, 5 minutes; 

IFQ Cost Recovery, 2 hours; IFQ 

Reporting Requirements, 2 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 53. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $23.48. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: March 14, 2012. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XB091 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Scallop Oversight Committee to 

consider actions affecting New England 

fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 

(EEZ). Recommendations from this 

group will be brought to the full Council 

for formal consideration and action, if 

appropriate. 

DATES: This meeting will be held on 

Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Hotel Providence, 139 Mathewson 

Street, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: 

(401) 861–8000; fax: (401) 454–4306. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee will begin developing 

specific measures for Framework 24. 

This action is primarily setting 

specifications for fishing years 2013 and 

2014. At this meeting the Committee 

will primarily work on other measures 

that will be considered in this action in 

addition to specifications. Specifically, 

(1) possible modification of Georges 

Bank access area opening dates; (2) 

consider measures to address sub-ACL 

of yellowtail flounder for the LAGC 

trawl fishery; (3) consider modifying the 

effective date of YT sub-ACL AMs from 

Year 2 to Year 3; (4) leasing LAGC IFQ 

mid-year; and 5) expanding the observer 

set-aside program to include LAGC open 

area trips. The Committee will make 

recommendations for research priorities 

for the 2013 and 2014 Research SetAside program. If time permits, the 

Committee may review and provide 

input on a draft outline for a 

Performance Evaluation of the LAGC 

IFQ program to date. In addition, there 

will be a presentation from the 

Northeast Fisheries Science Center 

(NEFSC) on future plans for the federal 

scallop survey and how results will be 

integrated with existing survey 

methods. The Committee may discuss 

other business. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. 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 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, at (978) 

465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

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

Dated: March 15, 2012. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Availability of Seats for the 

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral 

Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory 

Council 

AGENCY: Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean 

Service (NOS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

applications. 

SUMMARY: The ONMS is seeking 

applications for the following vacant 

seats on the Northwestern Hawaiian 

Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve 

Advisory Council: Native Hawaiian 

Representative, Ocean Related Tourism 

Representative, Conservation Alternate, 

Native Hawaiian (Elder) Alternate, and 

two Native Hawaiian Alternates. 

Applicants are chosen based upon their 

particular expertise and experience in 

relation to the seat for which they are 

applying; community and professional 

affiliations; and philosophy regarding 

the protection and management of 

marine and cultural resources. 

Applicants who are chosen as members 

should expect to serve 2 year terms, 

pursuant to the council’s charter, or 

until a Monument Alliance is formed in 

compliance with the Federal Advisory 

Council Act (FACA). 

DATES: Applications are due by April 

30, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be 

obtained from Wesley Byers, Reserve 

Advisory Council Coordinator, Office of 

National Marine Sanctuaries, Pacific 

Island Region, 6600 Kalaniana’ole Hwy, 

#300, Honolulu, HI 96825, and at the 

following link: 

www.papahanaumokuakea.gov. 

Completed applications should be sent 

to the same address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Wesley Byers, Reserve Advisory Council 

Coordinator, Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries, Pacific Island Region, 6600 


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Kalaniana’ole Hwy, #300, Honolulu, HI 

96825 Phone: 808–694–3920, 

wesley.byers@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NWHI 

Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve is a 

marine protected area designed to 

conserve and protect the coral reef 

ecosystem and related natural and 

cultural resources of the area. The 

NWHI Reserve was established by 

Executive Order 13178 (12/00) and 

Executive Order 13196 (1/01) pursuant 

to the National Marine Sanctuaries 

Amendments Act of 2000 (Pub. L.106– 

513). The Reserve was incorporated into 

Papahanaumokuakea Marine National 

Monument when the Monument was 

established in 2006 and is now also part 

of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine 

National Monument World Heritage site 

established by UNESCO in July, 2010. 

The Reserve encompasses an area of 

the marine waters and submerged lands 

of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 

extending approximately 1200 nautical 

miles long and 100 nautical miles wide. 

The Reserve is managed by the 

Secretary of Commerce pursuant to the 

National Marine Sanctuaries Act and 

the Executive Orders. The management 

principles and implementation strategy 

and requirements for the Reserve are 

found in the enabling Executive Orders, 

which are part of the application kit, 

and can be found on the Monument’s 

Web site 

www.papahanaumokuakea.gov. 

In designating the Reserve, the 

Secretary of Commerce was directed to 

establish a Coral Reef Ecosystem 

Reserve Advisory Council, pursuant to 

section 315 of the National Marine 

Sanctuaries Act, to provide advice and 

recommendations on the management of 

the natural and cultural resources 

within the Reserve. 

The Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries has established the Reserve 

Advisory Council and is now accepting 

applications from interested individuals 

for Representatives and/or Alternates for 

each of the following citizen/constituent 

positions on the Council: 

1. One (1) Native Hawaiian 

Representatives (Native Hawaiian). 

2. One (1) Ocean-Related Tourism 

Representative (Ocean-Related 

Tourism). 

3. One (1) Native Hawaiian (Elder) 

Alternate (Native Hawaiian) 

3. Two (2) Native Hawaiian Alternates 

(Native Hawaiian). 

4. One (1) Conservation Alternate 

(Conservation). 

Current Reserve Council 

Representatives and Alternates may 

reapply for these vacant seats. 

The Council consists of 25 members, 

15 of which are non-government voting 

members (the State of Hawai’i 

representative is a voting member) and 

10 of which are government non-voting 

members. The voting members are 

representatives of the following 

constituencies: Conservation (2), 

Citizen-At-Large, Ocean-Related 

Tourism, Recreational Fishing, Research 

(3), Commercial Fishing, Education, 

State of Hawai’i and Native Hawaiian 

(3). The government non-voting seats 

are represented by the following 

agencies: Department of Defense, 

Department of the Interior, Department 

of State, Marine Mammal Commission, 

NOAA’s Hawaiian Islands Humpback 

Whale National Marine Sanctuary, 

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries 

Service, National Science Foundation, 

U.S. Coast Guard, Western Pacific 

Regional Fishery Management Council, 

and NOAA’s Papahanaumokuakea 

Marine National Monument. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. Sections 1431, et seq. 

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program) 

Dated: March 8, 2012. 

Daniel J. Basta, 

Director, Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Availability of Seats for the Channel 

Islands National Marine Sanctuary 

Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean 

Service (NOS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

applications. 

SUMMARY: The ONMS is seeking 

applications for the following vacant 

seats on the Channel Islands National 

Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 

Recreational Fishing member and 

alternate, Tourism member and 

alternate, Education member and 

alternate, Chumash member and 

alternate, Public at large alternates (2), 

and Business alternate. Applicants are 

chosen based upon their particular 

expertise and experience in relation to 

the seat for which they are applying; 

community and professional affiliations; 

philosophy regarding the protection and 

management of marine resources; and 

possibly the length of residence in the 

area affected by the sanctuary. 

Applicants who are chosen as members 

should expect to serve two-year terms, 

pursuant to the council’s charter. 

DATES: Applications are due by April 

20, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be 

obtained from http:// 

channelislands.noaa.gov/. Completed 

applications should be sent 

sara.hutto@noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mike Murray, 

Michael.murray@noaa.gov, 805–884– 

1464, 113 Harbor Way, Suite 150, Santa 

Barbara, CA 93109. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

CINMS Advisory Council was originally 

established in December 1998 and has a 

broad representation consisting of 21 

members, including ten government 

agency representatives and eleven 

members from the general public. The 

Council functions in an advisory 

capacity to the Sanctuary 

Superintendent. The Council works in 

concert with the Sanctuary 

Superintendent by keeping him or her 

informed about issues of concern 

throughout the Sanctuary, offering 

recommendations on specific issues, 

and aiding the Superintendent in 

achieving the goals of the Office 

National Marine Sanctuaries. 

Specifically, the Council’s objectives are 

to provide advice on: (1) Protecting 

natural and cultural resources and 

identifying and evaluating emergent or 

critical issues involving Sanctuary use 

or resources; (2) Identifying and 

realizing the Sanctuary’s research 

objectives; (3) Identifying and realizing 

educational opportunities to increase 

the public knowledge and stewardship 

of the Sanctuary environment; and (4) 

Assisting to develop an informed 

constituency to increase awareness and 

understanding of the purpose and value 

of the Sanctuary and the Office of 

National Marine Sanctuaries. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. Sections 1431, et seq. 

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program) 

Dated: March 9, 2012. 

Daniel J. Basta, 

Director, Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

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