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3. Monday, April 6, 2015; 6 p.m.; 

Webinar; Register to participate: https:// 

attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/

700212250002809602; call-in (631) 992– 

3221; Access Code 541–819–750. 

4. Monday, April 20, 2015; 6 p.m.; 

Hilton Hotel, 20 Coogan Boulevard, 

Mystic, CT 06355; (860) 572–0731. 

Special Accommodations 

The meetings are accessible to people 

with physical disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Thomas A. Nies (see ADDRESSES) at least 

five days prior to this meeting date. 

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

Dated: February 23, 2015 . 

Emily H. Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD704 

Whaling Provisions; Aboriginal 

Subsistence Whaling Quotas 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; notification of quota for 

bowhead whales. 

SUMMARY: NMFS notifies the public of 

the aboriginal subsistence whaling 

quota for bowhead whales that it has 

assigned to the Alaska Eskimo Whaling 

Commission (AEWC), and of limitations 

on the use of the quota deriving from 

regulations of the International Whaling 

Commission (IWC). For 2015, the quota 

is 75 bowhead whales struck. This quota 

and other applicable limitations govern 

the harvest of bowhead whales by 

members of the AEWC. 

DATES: Effective February 26, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Office for International 

Affairs and Seafood Inspection, National 

Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD 

20910. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melissa Garcia, (301) 427–8385. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Aboriginal 

subsistence whaling in the United States 

is governed by the Whaling Convention 

Act (WCA) (16 U.S.C. 916 et seq.). 

Under the WCA, IWC regulations shall 

generally become effective with respect 

to all persons and vessels subject to the 

jurisdiction of the United States, within 

90 days of notification from the IWC 

Secretariat of an amendment to the IWC 

Schedule (16 U.S.C. 916k). Regulations 

that implement the WCA, found at 50 

CFR 230.6, require the Secretary of 

Commerce (Secretary) to publish, at 

least annually, aboriginal subsistence 

whaling quotas and any other 

limitations on aboriginal subsistence 

whaling deriving from regulations of the 

IWC. 

At the 64th Annual Meeting of the 

IWC, the Commission set catch limits 

for aboriginal subsistence use of 

bowhead whales from the BeringChukchi-Beaufort Seas stock. The 

bowhead catch limits were based on a 

joint request by the United States and 

the Russian Federation, accompanied by 

documentation concerning the needs of 

two Native groups: Alaska Eskimos and 

Chukotka Natives in the Russian Far 

East. 

The IWC set a 6-year block catch limit 

of 336 bowhead whales landed. For 

each of the years 2013 through 2018, the 

number of bowhead whales struck may 

not exceed 67, except that any unused 

portion of a strike quota from any prior 

year may be carried forward. No more 

than 15 strikes may be added to the 

strike quota for any one year. At the end 

of the 2014 harvest, there were 15 

unused strikes available for carryforward, so the combined strike quota 

set by the IWC for 2015 is 82 (67 + 15). 

An arrangement between the United 

States and the Russian Federation 

ensures that the total quota of bowhead 

whales landed and struck in 2015 will 

not exceed the limits set by the IWC. 

Under this arrangement, the Russian 

natives may use no more than seven 

strikes, and the Alaska Eskimos may use 

no more than 75 strikes. 

Through its cooperative agreement 

with the AEWC, NOAA has assigned 75 

strikes to the Alaska Eskimos. The 

AEWC will in turn allocate these strikes 

among the 11 villages whose cultural 

and subsistence needs have been 

documented, and will ensure that its 

hunters use no more than 75 strikes. 

Other Limitations 

The IWC regulations, as well as the 

NOAA regulation at 50 CFR 230.4(c), 

forbid the taking of calves or any whale 

accompanied by a calf. 

NOAA regulations (at 50 CFR 230.4) 

contain a number of other prohibitions 

relating to aboriginal subsistence 

whaling, some of which are summarized 

here: 

• Only licensed whaling captains or 

crew under the control of those captains 

may engage in whaling. 

• Captains and crew must follow the 

provisions of the relevant cooperative 

agreement between NOAA and a Native 

American whaling organization. 

• The aboriginal hunters must have 

adequate crew, supplies, and equipment 

to engage in an efficient operation. 

• Crew may not receive money for 

participating in the hunt. 

• No person may sell or offer for sale 

whale products from whales taken in 

the hunt, except for authentic articles of 

Native American handicrafts. 

• Captains may not continue to whale 

after the relevant quota is taken, after 

the season has been closed, or if their 

licenses have been suspended. They 

may not engage in whaling in a wasteful 

manner. 

Dated: February 19, 2015. 

Paul N. Doremus, 

Acting Director, Office for International 

Affairs and Seafood Inspection, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Renewal of Department of Defense 

Federal Advisory Committees 

AGENCY: DoD. 

ACTION: Renewal of Federal Advisory 

Committee. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense 

(DoD) is publishing this notice to 

announce that it is renewing the charter 

for the Missouri River (South Dakota) 

Task Force (‘‘the Task Force’’). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Freeman, Advisory Committee 

Management Officer for the Department 

of Defense, 703–692–5952. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

committee’s charter is being renewed 

pursuant to section 905(a) of the 

Missouri River Restoration Act of 2000 

(‘‘the Missouri River Restoration Act’’) 

(Title IX of Pub. L. 106–541, the Water 

Resources Development Act of 2000) 

and in accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 

1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) 

and 41 CFR 102–3.50(a). 

The Task Force is a non-discretionary 

Federal advisory committee that shall 

provide independent advice and 

recommendations to the Secretary of the 

Army on plans and projects to reduce 

siltation of the Missouri River in the 

State of South Dakota and to meet the 

objectives of the Pick-Sloan Missouri 

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section 9 of the Flood Control Act of 

December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 891). 

Specifically, the Task Force shall: 

a. Prepare and approve, by a majority 

of the members, a plan for the use of the 

funds made available under the 

Missouri River Restoration Act, to 

promote: 

i. Conservation practices in the 

Missouri River watershed; 

ii. the general control and removal of 

sediment from the Missouri River; 

iii. the protection of recreation on the 

Missouri River from sedimentation; 

iv. the protection of Indian and nonIndian historical and cultural sites along 

the Missouri River from erosion; 

v. erosion control along the Missouri 

River; or 

vi. any combination of the activities 

just described; 

b. Review projects to meet the goals 

of the plan and recommend, to the 

Secretary of the Army, critical 

restoration projects for implementation; 

and 

c. Determine whether these critical 

restoration projects primarily benefit the 

Federal Government for purposes of 

cost-sharing. 

The Task Force may, on an annual 

basis, revise the plan and shall provide 

the public with the opportunity to 

review and comment on any proposed 

revision to the plan. 

The Task Force shall report to the 

Secretary of the Army and the U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers. The Secretary 

of the Army may act upon the Task 

Force’s advice and recommendations. 

As prescribed by sections 904 and 

905(b) of the Missouri River Act, the 

Task Force shall be composed of 29 

members. Specifically, the Task Force 

membership shall be composed of the 

Secretary of the Army or designee, who 

shall serve as the Chairperson; Secretary 

of Agriculture or designee; Secretary of 

Energy or designee; Secretary of the 

Interior or designee; and the Trust. The 

Trust is composed of 25 members to be 

appointed by the Secretary of the Army, 

including 15 members recommended by 

the Governor of South Dakota that 

represent equally the various interest of 

the public and include representatives 

of: The South Dakota Department of 

Environment and Natural Resources; the 

South Dakota Department of Game, 

Fish, and Parks; environmental groups; 

the hydroelectric power industry; local 

governments; recreation user groups; 

agricultural groups; other appropriate 

interests; nine members, one of each of 

whom shall be recommended by each of 

the nine Indian Tribes in the State of 

South Dakota; and one member 

recommended by the organization 

known as the ‘‘Three Affiliated Tribes of 

North Dakota’’ (composed of the 

Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara tribes). 

The members of the Trust shall be 

appointed by the Secretary of the Army, 

in consultation with the Secretary of 

Defense or the Deputy Secretary of 

Defense, to serve as representative 

members to the Task Force pursuant to 

41 CFR 102–3.130(a). Those individuals 

who are full-time or permanent parttime Federal officers or employees shall 

be appointed to serve as regular 

government employee (RGE) members 

pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.130(a). 

All representative members of the 

Trust shall be appointed for a two-year 

term of service; and no member, unless 

authorized by the Secretary of Defense 

upon request of the Secretary of the 

Army, may serve more than two 

consecutive terms of service. In 

addition, all Task Force members shall 

serve without compensation, with the 

exception of reimbursement for official 

Task Force-related travel and per diem. 

The Department of Defense (DoD), 

when necessary and consistent with the 

Task Force’s mission and DoD policies 

and procedures, may establish 

subcommittees, task groups, and 

working groups to support the Task 

Force. Establishment of subcommittees 

will be based upon a written 

determination, to include terms of 

reference, by the Secretary of Defense, 

the Deputy Secretary of Defense, or the 

Secretary of the Army, as the Task 

Force’s Sponsor. 

Such subcommittees shall not work 

independently of the Task Force and 

shall report all of their 

recommendations and advice solely to 

the Task Force for full and open 

deliberation and discussion. 

Subcommittees, task forces, or working 

groups have no authority to make 

decisions and recommendations, 

verbally or in writing, on behalf of the 

Task Force. No subcommittee or any of 

its members can update or report, 

verbally or in writing, on behalf of the 

Task Force, directly to the DoD or any 

Federal officers or employees. 

The Secretary of Defense or the 

Deputy Secretary of Defense may 

approve the appointment of 

subcommittee members for a two-year 

term of service, with annual renewals; 

however, no member, unless authorized 

by the Secretary of Defense, may serve 

more than two consecutive terms of 

service. These individuals may come 

from the Task Force or may be new 

nominees, as recommended by the 

Secretary of the Army and based upon 

the subject matters under consideration. 

Subcommittee members, if not fulltime or permanent part-time Federal 

employees, shall be appointed as 

experts or consultants pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 3109 to serve as special 

government employee members. Those 

individuals who are full-time or 

permanent part-time Federal officers or 

employees shall be appointed pursuant 

to 41 CFR 102–3.130(a) to serve as RGE 

members. With the exception of 

reimbursement for official Task Forcerelated travel and per diem, 

subcommittee members shall serve 

without compensation. 

Each subcommittee member is 

appointed to provide advice to the 

Government on the basis of his or her 

best judgment without representing any 

particular point of view and in a manner 

that is free from conflict of interest. 

All subcommittees operate under the 

provisions of the FACA, the Sunshine 

Act, governing Federal statutes and 

regulations, and established DoD 

policies and procedures. 

The estimated number of Task Force 

meetings is no less than two per year. 

The Task Force’s Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO), pursuant to DoD policy, 

shall be a full-time or permanent parttime DoD employee appointed in 

accordance with governing DoD policies 

and procedures. 

The Task Force’s DFO is required to 

be in attendance at all meetings of the 

Task Force and any of its subcommittees 

for the entire duration of each and every 

meeting. However, in the absence of the 

Task Force’s DFO, a properly approved 

Alternate DFO, duly appointed to the 

Task Force according to established DoD 

policies and procedures, shall attend the 

entire duration of the Task Force or any 

subcommittee meeting. 

The DFO, or the Alternate DFO, shall 

call all meetings of the Task Force and 

its subcommittees; prepare and approve 

all meeting agendas; and adjourn any 

meeting when the DFO, or the Alternate 

DFO, determines adjournment to be in 

the public interest or required by 

governing regulations or DoD policies 

and procedures. 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 

102–3.140, the public or interested 

organizations may submit written 

statements to Missouri River (SD) Task 

Force membership about the Task 

Force’s mission and functions. Written 

statements may be submitted at any 

time or in response to the stated agenda 

of planned meeting of the Missouri 

River (SD) Task Force. 

All written statements shall be 

submitted to the DFO for the Missouri 

River (SD) Task Force, and this 

individual will ensure that the written 

statements are provided to the 

membership for their consideration. 

Contact information for the Missouri 

River (SD) Task Force DFO can be 


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obtained from the GSA’s FACA 

Database—http://

www.facadatabase.gov/. 

The DFO, pursuant to 41 CFR 102– 

3.150, will announce planned meetings 

of the Missouri River (SD) Task Force. 

The DFO, at that time, may provide 

additional guidance on the submission 

of written statements that are in 

response to the stated agenda for the 

planned meeting in question. 

Dated: February 20, 2015. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03942 Filed 2–25–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

US Air Force Exclusive Patent License 

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

Air Force Research Laboratory 

Information Directorate, Rome, New 

York. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Issue an 

Exclusive Patent License. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

part 404 of Title 37, Code of Federal 

Regulations, which implements Public 

Law 96–517, as amended, the 

Department of the Air Force announces 

its intention to grant Lilo, LLC, a 

corporation of New York, having a place 

of business at 106 Genesee St., Utica, 

New York 13413, an exclusive license in 

any right, title and interest the United 

States Air Force has in: In U.S. Patent 

No. 8,317,058 entitled ‘‘Bicyclists’ 

Water Bottle with Bottom Drinking 

Valve’’, issued on November 27th, 2012, 

U.S. Design Patent No. D588,856 issued 

on March 24th, 2009, and U.S. Design 

Patent D583,626 issued on December 

20th, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: An 

exclusive license for this patent will be 

granted unless a written objection is 

received within fifteen (15) days from 

the date of publication of this Notice. 

Written objections should be sent to: Air 

Force Research Laboratory, Office of the 

Staff Judge Advocate, AFRL/RIJ, 26 

Electronic Parkway, Rome, New York 

13441–4514. Telephone: (315) 330– 

2087; Facsimile (315) 330–7583. 

Henry Williams, 

Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–04028 Filed 2–25–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

U.S. Air Force Academy Board of 

Visitors Notice of Meeting 

AGENCY: U.S. Air Force Academy Board 

of Visitors, Department of the Air Force, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Meeting notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 

9355, the U.S. Air Force Academy 

(USAFA) Board of Visitors (BoV) will 

hold a meeting at Harmon Hall, U.S. Air 

Force Academy, Colorado Springs CO 

on March 16, 2015. The meeting will 

begin at 10:15 a.m. and is scheduled to 

close to the public at 3:00 p.m. The 

purpose of this meeting is to review 

morale and discipline, social climate, 

curriculum, instruction, infrastructure, 

fiscal affairs, academic methods, and 

other matters relating to the Academy. 

Specific topics for this meeting include 

a Superintendent’s update, which will 

include, but not be limited to, an 

admissions update and a review of the 

DoD Annual Report on Sexual 

Harassment and Violence at Military 

Service Academies; an update from nonfederal entities that support the 

Academy; and a review of the Center for 

Character and Leadership Development 

organization and facility. In accordance 

with 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and 41 

CFR 102–3.155, one session of this 

meeting shall be closed to the public 

because it involves matters covered by 

subsection (c)(6) of 5 U.S.C. 552b. 

Public attendance at the open portions 

of this USAFA BoV meeting shall be 

accommodated on a first-come, firstserved basis up to the reasonable and 

safe capacity of the meeting room. In 

addition, any member of the public 

wishing to provide input to the USAFA 

BoV should submit a written statement 

in accordance with 41 CFR 102–3.140(c) 

and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act and the 

procedures described in this paragraph. 

Written statements must address the 

following details: the issue, discussion, 

and a recommended course of action. 

Supporting documentation may also be 

included as needed to establish the 

appropriate historical context and 

provide any necessary background 

information. Written statements can be 

submitted to the Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO) at the Air Force address 

detailed below at any time. However, if 

a written statement is not received at 

least 10 calendar days before the first 

day of the meeting which is the subject 

of this notice, then it may not be 

provided to or considered by the BoV 

until its next open meeting. The DFO 

will review all timely submissions with 

the BoV Chairman and ensure they are 

provided to members of the BoV before 

the meeting that is the subject of this 

notice. If after review of timely 

submitted written comments and the 

BoV Chairman and DFO deem 

appropriate, they may choose to invite 

the submitter of the written comments 

to orally present the issue during an 

open portion of the BoV meeting that is 

the subject of this notice. Members of 

the BoV may also petition the Chairman 

to allow specific personnel to make oral 

presentations before the BoV. In 

accordance with 41 CFR 102–3.140(d), 

any oral presentations before the BoV 

shall be in accordance with agency 

guidelines provided pursuant to a 

written invitation and this paragraph. 

Direct questioning of BoV members or 

meeting participants by the public is not 

permitted except with the approval of 

the DFO and Chairman. For the benefit 

of the public, rosters that list the names 

of BoV members and any releasable 

materials presented during the open 

portions of this BoV meeting shall be 

made available upon request. 

Contact Information: For additional 

information or to attend this BoV 

meeting, contact Maj. Mark Cipolla, 

Accessions and Training Division, AF/ 

A1PT, 1040 Air Force Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20330, (703) 695–4066, 

mark.cipolla@us.af.mil. 

Henry Williams Jr., 

Civ, DAF, Acting Air Force Federal Register 

Liaison Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

US Air Force Partially Exclusive Patent 

License 

AGENCY: New York, Rome, Air Force 

Research Laboratory Information 

Directorate, Department of the Air 

Force. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Issue a 

Partially Exclusive Patent License. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

part 404 of Title 37, Code of Federal 

Regulations, which implements Public 

Law 96–517, as amended, the 

Department of the Air Force announces 

its intention to grant Kognitive Systems, 

LLC, a corporation of New York, having 

a place of business at 14 White Pine 

Road, New Hartford, New York 13413, 

a partially exclusive license being 

limited to the field of use in Process 


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