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by the trade association or trade 

organization, the products and services 

the represented company seeks to 

export are either produced in the United 

States, or, if not, marketed under the 

name of a U.S. firm and have 

demonstrable U.S. content. In the case 

of an academic or research institution, 

the applicant must certify that as part of 

its activities at the event, it will 

represent the interests of constituents 

that meet the criteria above. 

Applicants from a company, 

organization or institution that is 

majority owned or controlled by a 

foreign government entity will not be 

considered for participation in the U.S. 

Industry Program. 

Selection Criteria 

Selection will be based on the 

following criteria: 

• Suitability of the company’s (or, in 

the case of another organization, 

represented companies’ or constituents’) 

products or services to each of the 

markets the company or organization 

has expressed an interest in exporting to 

as part of this trade mission. 

• The company’s (or, in the case of 

another organization, represented 

companies’ or constituents’) potential 

for business in each of the markets the 

company or organization has expressed 

an interest in exporting to as part of this 

trade mission, including likelihood of 

exports resulting from the mission. 

• Consistency of the applicant 

company’s (or, in the case of another 

organization, represented companies’ or 

constituents’) goals and objectives with 

the stated mission scope. 

Diversity of company size, sector or 

subsector, and location also may be 

considered in the review process. 

Referrals from political organizations 

and any documents containing 

references to partisan political activities 

(including political contributions) will 

be removed from an applicant’s 

submission and will not be considered. 

Timeframe for Recruitment and 

Participation 

Recruitment for participation in the 

U.S. Industry Program as a 

representative of the U.S. nuclear 

industry will be conducted in an open 

and public manner, including 

publication in the Federal Register, 

posting on the DOC trade mission 

calendar, notices to industry trade 

associations and other multiplier 

groups. Recruitment will begin 2 weeks 

after publication in the Federal Register 

and conclude no later than June 26, 

2015. The ITA will review applications 

and make selection decisions on a 

rolling basis. Applications received after 

June 26, 2015, will be considered only 

if space and scheduling permit. 

Contacts 

Jonathan Chesebro, Industry & Analysis, 

Office of Energy and Environmental 

Industries, Washington, DC, Tel: (202) 

482–1297, Email: jonathan.chesebro@

trade.gov 

Marta Haustein, Embassy of the United 

States of America, U.S. Commercial 

Service, Vienna, Austria, Tel: +43(0) 1 

313 39 2205, Email: marta.haustein@

trade.gov 

Ryan Russell, U.S. Commercial Service, 

Pittsburgh, PA, Tel: (412) 644–2817, 

Email: Ryan.Russell@trade.gov 

Dated: January 22, 2015. 

Edward A. O’Malley, 

Director, Office of Energy and Environmental 

Industries. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD647 

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of 

Mexico, and South Atlantic; SnapperGrouper Fishery Off the Southern 

Atlantic States, Dolphin and Wahoo 

Fishery Off the Atlantic States, and 

Coral and Coral Reefs Fishery in the 

South Atlantic; Exempted Fishing 

Permit 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of two 

applications for exempted fishing 

permits; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces the receipt 

of two applications for exempted fishing 

permits (EFPs), one from Dr. Janelle 

Fleming, on behalf of the Eastern 

Carolina Artificial Reef Association 

(ECARA); and one from Dr. James 

Morris of the National Ocean Service 

(NOS). If granted, the EFPs would 

authorize the deployment of Maine 

lobster traps, crab pot Christmas trees, 

and horizontal structures (fish attracting 

devices) at several sites in the Federal 

waters off North Carolina to determine 

the efficacy of these gear types for 

attracting and collecting invasive 

lionfish. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before March 5, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on the applications, identified by 

‘‘NOAA–NMFS–2015–0018’’, by any of 

the following methods: 

• Electronic Submission: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to 

www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2015- 

0018, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, 

complete the required fields, and enter 

or attach your comments. 

• Mail: Submit written comments to 

Kate Michie, Southeast Regional Office, 

NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, St. 

Petersburg, FL 33701. 

Instructions: Comments sent by any 

other method, to any other address or 

individual, or received after the end of 

the comment period, may not be 

considered by NMFS. All comments 

received are a part of the public record 

and will generally be posted for public 

viewing on www.regulations.gov 

without change. All personal identifying 

information (e.g., name, address, etc.), 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive information 

submitted voluntarily by the sender will 

be publicly accessible. NMFS will 

accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/ 

A’’ in the required fields if you wish to 

remain anonymous). Attachments to 

electronic comments will be accepted in 

Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF 

file formats only. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate 

Michie, 727–824–5305; email 

Kate.Michie@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EFP is 

requested under the authority of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act (16 

U.S.C 1801 et seq.), and regulations at 

50 CFR 600.745(b) concerning exempted 

fishing. 

The fishing activities proposed under 

each EFP are similar in nature; 

therefore, both EFP requests are being 

announced in a single Federal Register 

notice. However, NMFS will consider 

each application separately and make 

independent determinations about 

whether to issue each EFP. The EFP 

requests involve activities covered by 

regulations implementing the Fishery 

Management Plans (FMP) for federally 

managed fisheries of the South Atlantic 

Region, which prohibit the use of fish 

traps in the South Atlantic (50 CFR 

622.9). The ECARA request 

authorization to deploy two sets of five 

Maine lobster traps with crab pot 

Christmas trees. The NOS applicant 

requests authorization to deploy one set 

of five Maine lobster traps with crab pot 

Christmas trees and horizontal 

structures. Crab pot Christmas trees are 

a vertical, pyramid-shaped structure 

with many branch-type projections. 


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Crab pot Christmas trees would be used 

as fish attracting devices in both 

projects. The horizontal structures are 

horizontal and concave structures 

elevated off the bottom with four legs 

similar to an upside down satellite dish 

or a small round table. This structure 

type has been documented to attract 

large aggregations of lionfish. In both 

projects, the Maine lobster traps and 

accompanying attracting devices would 

be set along artificial reef sites, natural 

reef sites, rocky reef bottom, and a flat 

sandy area in Federal waters off North 

Carolina. 

The ECARA applicant has requested 

the EFP be effective from the date of 

issuance through December 31, 2016, 

and the NOS applicant has requested 

the EFP be effective from the date of 

issuance through December 31, 2018. 

The purpose of these studies are to 

support continued research on traps that 

could be used for collecting invasive 

lionfish off eastern North Carolina 

artificial reefs, and to determine their 

efficacy as fish attracting devices. 

Additionally, the ECARA project 

intends to assess consumers’ preference 

for lionfish as an exotic food source in 

a restaurant setting to determine if 

Carteret County, NC, would support a 

consumer market for the species. 

In both studies, each string of five 

Maine lobster traps and crab pot 

Christmas trees/horizontal structures 

will be connected by a chain with no 

buoy lines to the surface, and deployed 

along designated hard bottom features 

with a distance of 30 ft (9.14 m) to 50 

ft (15.24 m) between each trap. After 

deployment, divers will verify the 

position of the traps to ensure the traps 

are located between 20 ft (6.10 m) and 

30 ft (9.14 m) from the designated 

bottom feature. Trap deployment would 

occur year-round along the North 

Carolina coast from 3 miles offshore, 

and up to 360 ft (109.68 m) in depth. 

The traps will be deployed for at least 

48 hours and no longer than 3 weeks. 

After 48 hours, divers will count and 

identify the number of fish inside and 

around the traps, and record video prior 

to hauling the traps. 

Video images will be used to assess 

the success of the crab pot Christmas 

trees and horizontal structures as 

attracting devices for lionfish, and other 

fish species. Under the ECARA project, 

fish captured in the Maine lobster traps 

will be quantified to the lowest possible 

taxon, measured, photographed/video 

documented, and released alive. Any 

egg bearing lobsters captured in a trap 

will be returned to the water and 

released alive. Captured lionfish will be 

counted, measured, and prepared for 

consumption at nearby restaurants. 

These lionfish will be offered, free of 

charge, to patrons as part of the 

consumer demand assessment portion 

of the research project. Under the NOS 

project, fish caught in the Maine lobster 

traps will be removed from the traps, 

returned to the water and released alive. 

NMFS finds these applications 

warrant further consideration based on 

a preliminary review. Possible 

conditions the agency may impose on 

this permit, if they are granted, include 

but are not limited to, a prohibition of 

conducting research within marine 

protected areas, marine sanctuaries, 

special management zones, or artificial 

reefs without additional authorization, 

and use of escape panels on the Maine 

lobster traps. Additionally, NMFS will 

require any sea turtles taken 

incidentally during the course of fishing 

or scientific research activities to be 

handled with due care to prevent injury 

to live specimens, observed for activity, 

and returned to the water. A final 

decision on issuance of each of the EFPs 

will depend on NMFS’ review of public 

comments received on the application, 

consultations with the affected state, the 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council, and the U.S. Coast Guard, and 

a determination that they are consistent 

with all applicable laws. 

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

Dated: January 29, 2015. 

Alan D. Risenhoover, 

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–XD746 

Council Coordination Committee 

Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: NMFS will host a meeting of 

the Council Coordination Committee 

(CCC), consisting of the Regional 

Fishery Management Council chairs, 

vice chairs, and executive directors on 

February 18–19, 2015. The intent of this 

meeting is to discuss issues of relevance 

to the Councils, including budget 

allocations for FY2015 and budget 

planning for FY2016 and beyond; 

FY2015 Priorities; an overview of the 

Saltonstall-Kennedy FY14–15 grants 

process; the FY2015 legislative outlook; 

updates on Magnuson-Stevens Act 

(MSA) National Standard 1, the 

Presidential Task Force on combatting 

Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated 

(IUU) fishing and seafood fraud, MSA 

operational guidelines, NMFS climate 

science strategy, and habitat 

conservation initiatives; updates on 

electronic monitoring implementation 

plans, the Fisheries Forum Information 

Network, the report on Science Center 

2013 data program review and 2014 

assessment program review; and 

Council workgroup updates, including 

stock rebuilding, National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 

allocation, and socioeconomic issues 

and other topics related to 

implementation of the MSA. 

DATES: The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. 

on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, 

recess at 5:45 p.m. or when business is 

complete; and reconvene at 9 a.m. on 

Thursday, February 19, 2015, and 

adjourn by 5 p.m. or when business is 

complete. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Holiday Inn Capitol Hill, 550 C 

Street SW., Washington, DC 20024, 

telephone 202–479–4000, fax 202–288– 

4627. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William D. Chappell: telephone 301– 

427–8505 or email at 

William.Chappell@noaa.gov; or Brian 

Fredieu: telephone 301–427–8505 or 

email at Brian.Fredieu@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management 

Reauthorization Act (MSRA) established 

the CCC by amending Section 302 (16 

U.S.C. 1852) of the MSA. The committee 

consists of the chairs, vice chairs, and 

executive directors of each of the eight 

Regional Fishery Management Councils 

authorized by the MSA or other Council 

members or staff. NMFS will host this 

meeting and provide reports to the CCC 

for its information and discussion. All 

sessions are open to the public. 

Proposed Agenda 

Wednesday, February 18, 2015 

9 a.m.—Morning Session Begins 

• Welcome/Introductions 

• NMFS Update 

• NMFS FY15 Priorities 

• Council Report Round Robin: Top 

three priorities for 2015 

• Management and Budget update: 

FY2015—Status, Council funding; 

FY2016—Update Budget Outlook; 

Records Management 

• Overview of S/K FY14–15 Grant 


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