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signed on May 25, 2010, by the U.S. and 

Turkish Governments, which set forth 

the objectives and structure of the 

Council. The Terms of Reference may be 

viewed at: http://www.trade.gov/mac/

terms-of-reference-us-turkey-businesscouncil.asp. 

The Council is intended to facilitate 

the exchange of information and 

encourage bilateral discussions of 

business and economic issues, 

including promoting bilateral trade and 

investment and improving the business 

climate in each country. The Council 

brings together the respective business 

communities of the United States and 

Turkey to discuss such issues of mutual 

interest and to communicate their joint 

recommendations to the U.S. and 

Turkish Governments. The Council 

consists of the U.S. and Turkish cochairs and a Committee comprised of 

private sector members. The Committee 

is composed of two Sections of private 

sector members, a U.S. Section and a 

Turkish Section, each consisting of 

approximately ten to twelve members, 

representing the views and interests of 

their respective private sector business 

communities. Each government will 

appoint the members to its respective 

Section. The Committee will provide 

joint recommendations to the two 

governments that reflect private sector 

views, needs, and concerns regarding 

creation of an environment in which the 

private sectors of both countries can 

partner, thrive, and enhance bilateral 

commercial ties that could form the 

basis for expanded trade and investment 

between the United States and Turkey. 

The Department of Commerce is 

currently seeking applicants for 

membership on the U.S. Section of the 

Committee. Each applicant must be a 

senior-level executive of a U.S.-owned 

or controlled company that is 

incorporated in and has its main 

headquarters located in the United 

States and that is currently doing 

business in Turkey. Each applicant also 

must be a U.S. citizen, or otherwise 

legally authorized to work in the United 

States, and be able to travel to Turkey 

and locations in the United States to 

attend official Council meetings, as well 

as U.S. Section and Committee 

meetings. In addition, the applicant may 

not be a registered foreign agent under 

the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 

1938, as amended. 

Evaluation of applications for 

membership in the U.S. Section by 

eligible individuals will be based on the 

following criteria: 

—A demonstrated commitment by the 

applicant’s company to the Turkish 

market either through exports or 

investment. 

—A demonstrated strong interest by the 

applicant’s company in Turkey and 

its economic development. 

—The ability by the applicant to offer a 

broad perspective on the business 

environment in Turkey, including 

cross-cutting issues that affect the 

entire business community. 

—The ability by the applicant to initiate 

and be responsible for activities in 

which the Council will be active. 

Members will be selected on the basis 

of who will best carry out the objectives 

of the Council as stated in the Terms of 

Reference establishing the U.S.-Turkey 

Business Council. In selecting members 

of the U.S. Section, the Department of 

Commerce will also seek to ensure that 

the Section represents a diversity of 

business sectors and geographical 

locations, as well as a cross-section of 

small, medium, and large-sized firms. 

U.S. members will receive no 

compensation for their participation in 

Council-related activities. They shall 

not be considered as special government 

employees. Individual private sector 

members will be responsible for all 

travel and related expenses associated 

with their participation in the Council, 

including attendance at Committee and 

Section meetings. Only appointed 

members may participate in official 

Council meetings; substitutes and 

alternates may not be designated. 

Members will normally serve for twoyear terms, but may be reappointed. 

To apply for membership, please 

submit the following information as 

instructed in the ADDRESSES and DATES

captions above: 

1. Name(s) and title(s) of the 

applicant(s); 

2. Name and address of the 

headquarters of the applicant’s 

company; 

3. Location of incorporation of the 

applicant’s company; 

4. Percentage share of U.S. citizen 

ownership in the company; 

5. Size of the company in terms of 

number of employees; 

6. Dollar amount of the company’s 

export trade to Turkey; 

7. Dollar amount of the company’s 

investments in Turkey; 

8. Nature of the company’s 

investments, operations or interest in 

Turkey; 

9. An affirmative statement that the 

applicant is a U.S. citizen or otherwise 

legally authorized to work in the United 

States; 

10. An affirmative statement that the 

applicant is neither registered nor 

required to register as a foreign agent 

under the Foreign Agents Registration 

Act of 1938, as amended; 

11. An affirmative statement that the 

applicant meets all other eligibility 

requirements; 

12. A brief statement of why the 

applicant should be considered; 

13. A brief statement of how the 

applicant meets the four listed criteria, 

including information about the 

candidate’s ability to initiate and be 

responsible for activities in which the 

Council will be active. Applications will 

be considered as they are received. 

All candidates will be notified of 

whether they have been selected. 

Dated: February 4, 2015. 

Jay A. Burgess, 

Director of the Office of European Country 

Affairs (OECA). 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD711 

Marine Mammals; File No. 18881 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Texas Sealife Center, 14220 South 

Padre Island Drive, Corpus Christi, TX 

78418, [Responsible Party: Tim Tristan], 

has applied in due form for a permit to 

conduct research on bottlenose dolphins 

(Tursiops truncatus). 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email 

comments must be received on or before 

March 16, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review by 

selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public 

Comment’’ from the Features box on the 

Applications and Permits for Protected 

Species (APPS) home page, https://

apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting 

File No. 18881 from the list of available 

applications. 

These documents are also available 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the Permits and Conservation 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone: 

(301) 427–8401; fax: (301) 713–0376. 

Written comments on this application 

should be submitted to the Chief, 

Permits and Conservation Division, at 

the address listed above. Comments may 


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also be submitted by facsimile to (301) 

713–0376, or by email to 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please 

include the File No. in the subject line 

of the email comment. 

Those individuals requesting a public 

hearing should submit a written request 

to the Chief, Permits and Conservation 

Division at the address listed above. The 

request should set forth the specific 

reasons why a hearing on this 

application would be appropriate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Hapeman or Howard Goldstein; 

phone: (301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended 

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the 

regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216). 

The applicant requests a five-year 

permit to conduct research on 

bottlenose dolphins in the bay, sound, 

estuary and near-shore coastal waters of 

Texas in the northwestern Gulf of 

Mexico. The purpose of the research is 

to: (1) Develop and maintain 

standardized photo-identification 

catalogs; (2) characterize fine-scale 

population structure and dynamics; (3) 

estimate abundance for strategic stocks; 

(4) establish baseline patterns of 

distribution, habitat use, site-fidelity, 

diet, and contaminant loads; (5) analyze 

dolphin behavior in relation to 

anthropogenic activities; and (6) 

identify potential risks to the 

population. Proposed methods include 

vessel surveys for photographic 

identification, focal follows, behavioral 

observation, and biopsy sampling. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

NMFS is forwarding copies of the 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: February 6, 2015. 

Perry F. Gayaldo, 

Deputy Director, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03017 Filed 2–12–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD763 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (SAFMC); Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold meetings of the: Joint Habitat and 

Environmental Protection Committee 

and the Ecosystem-Based Management 

Committee; the Law Enforcement 

Advisory Panel; Southeast Data, 

Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 

Committee (partially Closed); Scientific 

and Statistical Committee (SSC) 

Selection Committee; Protected 

Resources Committee; Spiny Lobster 

Committee, Snapper Grouper 

Committee; King and Spanish Mackerel 

Committee; Executive Finance 

Committee; Golden Crab Committee; 

Data Collection Committee; and a 

meeting of the Full Council. The 

Council will also hold a Council 

Member Visioning Workshop for the 

Snapper Grouper Fishery. The Council 

will take action as necessary. The 

Council will also hold an informal 

public question and answer session 

regarding agenda items and a formal 

public comment session. 

DATES: The Council meeting will be 

held from 9 a.m. on Monday, March 2, 

2015 until 1:30 p.m. on Friday, March 

6, 2015. 

ADDRESSES:

Meeting address: The meeting will be 

held at the King and Prince Hotel, 201 

Arnold Road, St. Simons Island, GA 

31522; telephone: (800) 342–0212 or 

(912) 638–3631; fax: (912) 638–7699. 

Council address: South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, 4055 

Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. 

Charleston, SC 29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer, 

SAFMC; telephone: (843) 571–4366 or 

toll free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 

769–4520; email: kim.iverson@

safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items 

of discussion in the individual meeting 

agendas are as follows: 

Council Member Visioning Workshop, 

Monday, March 2, 2015, 9 a.m. Until 12 

noon 

1. Council members will receive a 

recap of the December 2014 Visioning 

Workshop, review the draft snapper 

grouper goals and objectives, receive a 

summary of statistics for the snapper 

grouper fishery, and discuss planning 

and timelines for collecting public input 

on the Draft Vision Blueprint. 

2. Council members will discuss next 

steps and provide guidance to staff. 

Joint Habitat and Environmental 

Protection Committee and EcosystemBased Management Committee, 

Monday, March 2, 2015, 1:30 p.m. Until 

5:30 p.m. 

1. The committees will receive an 

update on the status of Coral 

Amendment 8, an overview of the 

updated Beach Renourishment Policy 

Statement and hold a South Atlantic 

Ecosystem Session. 

2. The committees will develop 

recommendations and provide guidance 

to staff. 

Law Enforcement Advisory Panel 

Meeting (Concurrent Session), Monday, 

March 2, 2015, 1:30 p.m. Until 5:30 

p.m. 

1. The advisory panel (AP) will 

receive updates on recently completed 

and developing amendments to fishery 

management plans, receive a 

presentation on the status of Joint 

Enforcement Agreements, and 

overviews of the following amendments 

under development by the Council: 

Snapper Grouper Amendment 35 

(removing species from the fishery 

management unit and measures to 

address endorsements for the 

commercial golden tilefish fishery); 

Snapper Grouper Amendment 36 

(Spawning Special Management Zones); 

and Regulatory Amendment 16 

(modifications to the black sea bass pot 

fishery seasonal closure). The AP will 

also discuss remote sensing as a tool to 

monitor marine protected area 

compliance. 

2. The AP will develop 

recommendations for the Council. 

SEDAR Committee, Tuesday, March 3, 

2015, 8:30 a.m. Until 9 a.m. (Partially 

Closed) 

1. The committee will develop 

SEDAR appointment recommendations 

for the SEDAR 41 stock assessment (red 

snapper and gray triggerfish) Data Best 

Practices Procedure Workshop. 

2. The committee will receive an 

update on SEDAR Activities and 

updates from NOAA Fisheries Southeast 

Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC). 


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