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process, a multi-step method for 

determining the status of fish stocks in 

the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a threestep process including: (1) Data 

Workshop, (2) Assessment Process 

utilizing webinars and (3) Review 

Workshop. The product of the Data 

Workshop is a data report which 

compiles and evaluates potential 

datasets and recommends which 

datasets are appropriate for assessment 

analyses. The product of the Assessment 

Process is a stock assessment report 

which describes the fisheries, evaluates 

the status of the stock, estimates 

biological benchmarks, projects future 

population conditions, and recommends 

research and monitoring needs. The 

assessment is independently peer 

reviewed at the Review Workshop. The 

product of the Review Workshop is a 

Summary documenting Panel opinions 

regarding the strengths and weaknesses 

of the stock assessment and input data. 

Participants for SEDAR Workshops are 

appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South 

Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery 

Management Councils and NOAA 

Fisheries Southeast Regional Office and 

Southeast Fisheries Science Center. 

Participants include data collectors and 

database managers; stock assessment 

scientists, biologists, and researchers; 

constituency representatives including 

fishermen, environmentalists, and 

NGO’s; International experts; and staff 

of Councils, Commissions, and state and 

federal agencies. 

SEDAR 22 Assessment Webinar V: 

Using datasets recommended from the 

Data Workshop, participants will 

employ assessment models to evaluate 

stock status, estimate population 

benchmarks and management criteria, 

and project future conditions. 

Participants will recommend the most 

appropriate methods and configurations 

for determining stock status and 

estimating population parameters. 

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 

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 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to the 

Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

business days prior to the meeting. 

Dated: July 28, 2010. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–18964 Filed 8–2–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Department of Commerce Measuring 

and Enhancing Services Trade Data 

Conference 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of kickoff event to 

improve services trade data. 

SUMMARY: The International Trade 

Administration, in conjunction with the 

Bureau of Economic Analysis, the 

Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics, is announcing a kick-off event 

for its services trade data initiative. DOC 

is working to ensure that the 

measurement of economic activity and 

trade in the services sector is more 

robust, granular and meaningful. 

Primary goals include enhancements to 

services data to ensure that it is effective 

for commercial decision-making, policy 

planning, and is relevant for trade 

agreements in support of increased US 

services exports. DOC has invited wellknown policy leaders from the White 

House, the Department, and private 

sector innovators in the services 

information arena to speak on the topic. 

DATES: The conference will be held on 

September 14, 2010. 

Address all comments concerning this 

notice to the Office of Service 

Industries, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave., 

NW., Room 1104, Washington, DC 

20230. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barb 

Rawdon, 202–482–0474 or 

Barb.Rawdon@trade.gov 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: There are 

significant weaknesses in data on 

services, even though services 

industries account for roughly 70 

percent of the U.S. gross domestic 

product. Without timely, accurate 

information on the services sector, 

businesses and policy makers lack the 

information necessary to understand a 

major share of the economy and to 

develop modern trade and investment 

policy. As a first step in our Service 

Industry Statistical Initiative, DOC will 

hold a conference on September 14, 

2010, to focus on measuring and 

enhancing services trade data. 

The conference will include key 

players from the public and private 

sector with the main goal of seeking 

broader support and direction for 

improving the quality and timeliness of 

services trade data. A key outcome of 

the conference will be the development 

of an action plan and working groups to 

improve certain discrete elements of 

services data collection and 

dissemination by various public and 

private sector organizations. 

Current issues regarding services 

statistics include: limitations of the 

industry classification system, 

granularity of data, adequacy of survey 

detail in tracking of services, accounting 

for intangible assets, and accuracy of 

service price indices. 

The target audience for the conference 

includes senior managers from private 

sector companies and government, 

along with participants from the public 

policy community. The morning session 

will focus on the current and future 

status of services trade data along with 

innovative ideas for the future. The 

afternoon sessions will feature freeflowing industry-specific discussions 

designed to spark a dialogue on 

improvement ranging from readily 

available solutions to transformational 

technologies and analytics that enable 

better business and public policy 

decision-making. 

DOC will accept registrations on a 

first-come-first-served basis. 

Participants will be charged $75 for 

attending these events if they register 

before September 7, 2010, and $100 if 

they register on or after September 7, 

2010. Those who are interested in 

attending this event should call 703– 

925–9455 ext. 0. 

Dated: July 29, 2010. 

Barb Rawdon, 

Director, Education, Healthcare and 

Professional Services. 

[FR Doc. 2010–19059 Filed 8–2–10; 8:45 am] 

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COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL 

QUALITY 

Interagency Ocean Policy Task 

Force—Final Recommendations of the 

Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force 

AGENCY: Council on Environmental 

Quality. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability, 

Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force’s 


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‘‘Final Recommendations of the 

Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force’’. 

SUMMARY: On June 12, 2009, the 

President established an Interagency 

Ocean Policy Task Force, led by the 

Chair of the Council on Environmental 

Quality. The Task Force was charged 

with developing, with appropriate 

public input, a recommended national 

policy for the stewardship of the ocean, 

our coasts, and the Great Lakes; a 

framework for policy coordination, 

including specific recommendations to 

improve coordination and collaboration 

among Federal, State, tribal, and local 

authorities, and regional governance 

structures; an implementation strategy 

that identifies a set of priority 

objectives; and a framework for effective 

costal and marine spatial planning. 

On July 19, 2010, the Task Force 

submitted its Final Recommendations to 

the President. They provide: (1) Our 

Nation’s first ever National Policy for 

the Stewardship of the Ocean, Our 

Coasts, and the Great Lakes; (2) a 

strengthened governance structure to 

provide sustained, high-level, and 

coordinated attention to ocean, coastal, 

and Great Lakes issues; (3) a targeted 

implementation strategy that identifies 

and prioritizes nine categories for action 

that the United States should pursue; 

and (4) a framework for effective coastal 

and marine spatial planning that 

establishes a comprehensive, integrated, 

ecosystem-based approach to address 

conservation, economic activity, user 

conflict, and sustainable use of ocean, 

coastal, and Great Lakes resources. 

DATES: None. 

ADDRESSES: The Task Force’s Final 

Recommendations are available at 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/oceans or 

by writing to The Council on 

Environmental Quality, Attn: Michael 

Weiss, 722 Jackson Place, NW., 

Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Weiss, Deputy Associate 

Director for Ocean and Coastal Policy, 

(202) 456–3892. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 

12, 2009, President Obama issued a 

Memorandum to the Heads of Executive 

Departments and Agencies that 

established an Interagency Ocean Policy 

Task Force, led by the Chair of the 

Council on Environmental Quality. That 

Presidential memo charged the Task 

Force with, within 90 days, developing 

recommendations that include: (1) A 

national policy for the oceans, our 

coasts, and the Great Lakes; (2) a United 

States framework for policy 

coordination of efforts to improve 

stewardship of the oceans, our coasts, 

and the Great Lakes; and (3) an 

implementation strategy that identifies 

and prioritizes a set of objectives the 

United States should pursue to meet the 

objectives of a national policy. On 

September 17, 2009, the Task Force’s 

Interim Report addressing these three 

items was issued for 30 days public 

comment. The comment period ended 

on October 17, 2009. 

The Task Force was also charged 

with, within 180 days, developing a 

recommended framework for effective 

coastal and marine spatial planning. 

The memorandum provides that the 

framework should be ‘‘a comprehensive, 

integrated, ecosystem-based approach 

that addresses conservation, economic 

activity, user conflict, and sustainable 

use of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes 

resources consistent with international 

law, including customary international 

law as reflected in the 1982 United 

Nations Convention on the Law of the 

Sea.’’ On December 14, 2009, the Task 

Force’s Interim Framework addressing 

this item was issued for 60 days public 

comment. The comment period ended 

on February 12, 2010. 

In response to this direction, the Task 

Force has completed its Final 

Recommendations of the Interagency 

Ocean Policy Task Force (Final 

Recommendations). The Task Force 

Final Recommendations set a new 

direction for improved stewardship of 

the ocean, our coasts, and the Great 

Lakes. They provide: (1) Our Nation’s 

first ever National Policy for the 

Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, 

and the Great Lakes; (2) a strengthened 

governance structure to provide 

sustained, high-level, and coordinated 

attention to ocean, coastal, and Great 

Lakes issues; (3) a targeted 

implementation strategy that identifies 

and prioritizes nine categories for action 

that the United States should pursue; 

and (4) a framework for effective coastal 

and marine spatial planning that 

establishes a comprehensive, integrated, 

ecosystem-based approach to address 

conservation, economic activity, user 

conflict, and sustainable use of ocean, 

coastal, and Great Lakes resources. 

The Final Recommendations are now 

available at the National Ocean Council 

Web site at http://www.whitehouse.gov/ 

oceans. 

Dated: July 27, 2010. 

Nancy Sutley, 

Chair, Council on Environmental Quality. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. EA–281–B] 

Application To Export Electric Energy; 

Manitoba Hydro 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: Manitoba Hydro (Manitoba) 

has applied to renew its authority to 

transmit electric energy from the United 

States to Canada pursuant to section 

202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA). 

DATES: Comments, protests, or requests 

to intervene must be submitted on or 

before September 2, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or 

requests to intervene should be 

addressed as follows: Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0350 (FAX 202– 

586–8008). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Lawrence (Program Office) 

202–586–5260 or Michael Skinker 

(Program Attorney) 202–586–2793. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of 

electricity from the United States to a 

foreign country are regulated by the 

Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to 

sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the 

Department of Energy Organization Act 

(42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require 

authorization under section 202(e) of 

the FPA (16 U.S.C. 824a(e)). 

On November 17, 2003, the 

Department of Energy (DOE) issued 

Order No. EA–281, which authorized 

Manitoba to transmit electric energy 

from the United States to Canada as a 

power marketer using existing 

international transmission facilities for a 

two-year term. DOE renewed the 

Manitoba export authorization as of 

November 17, 2005, in Order No. EA– 

281–A for an additional five-year term. 

That Order will expire on November 17, 

2010. On July 15, 2010, Manitoba filed 

an application with DOE for renewal of 

the export authority contained in Order 

No. EA–281–A for an additional tenyear term. 

The electric energy that Manitoba 

proposes to export to Canada would be 

surplus energy purchased from electric 

utilities, Federal power marketing 

agencies, and other entities within the 

United States. The existing international 

transmission facilities to be utilized by 

Manitoba have previously been 

authorized by Presidential permits 

issued pursuant to Executive Order 

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