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marine mammal distribution through 

the project period, accounting for sea 

state and other factors affecting 

visibility and detectability of marine 

mammals); 

(ii) Summaries that represent an 

initial level of interpretation of the 

efficacy, measurements, and 

observations, rather than raw data, fully 

processed analyses, or a summary of 

operations and important observations; 

(iii) Analyses of the effects of various 

factors influencing detectability of 

marine mammals (e.g., sea state, number 

of observers, and fog/glare); 

(iv) Species composition, occurrence, 

and distribution of marine mammal 

sightings, including date, water depth, 

numbers, age/size/gender categories (if 

determinable), group sizes, and ice 

cover; 

(v) Estimates of uncertainty in all take 

estimates, with uncertainty expressed 

by the presentation of confidence limits, 

a minimum-maximum, posterior 

probability distribution, or another 

applicable method, with the exact 

approach to be selected based on the 

sampling method and data available; 

and 

(vi) A clear comparison of authorized 

takes and the level of actual estimated 

takes. 

(d) The draft report shall be subject to 

review and comment by NMFS. Any 

recommendations made by NMFS must 

be addressed in the final report prior to 

acceptance by NMFS. The draft report 

will be considered the final report for 

this activity under this Authorization if 

NMFS has not provided comments and 

recommendations within 90 days of 

receipt of the draft report. 

(10)(a) In the unanticipated event that 

survey operations clearly cause the take 

of a marine mammal in a manner 

prohibited by this Authorization, such 

as a serious injury or mortality (e.g., 

ship-strike, gear interaction, and/or 

entanglement), Quintillion shall 

immediately cease cable-laying 

operations and immediately report the 

incident to the Chief, Permits and 

Conservation Division, Office of 

Protected Resources, NMFS, at 301– 

427–8401. The report must include the 

following information: 

(i) Time, date, and location (latitude/ 

longitude) of the incident; 

(ii) The name and type of vessel 

involved; 

(iii) The vessel’s speed during and 

leading up to the incident; 

(iv) Description of the incident; 

(v) Status of all sound source use in 

the 24 hours preceding the incident; 

(vi) Water depth; 

(vii) Environmental conditions (e.g., 

wind speed and direction, Beaufort sea 

state, cloud cover, and visibility); 

(viii) Description of marine mammal 

observations in the 24 hours preceding 

the incident; 

(ix) Species identification or 

description of the animal(s) involved; 

(x) The fate of the animal(s); and 

(xi) Photographs or video footage of 

the animal (if equipment is available). 

(b) Activities shall not resume until 

NMFS is able to review the 

circumstances of the prohibited take. 

NMFS shall work with Quintillion to 

determine what is necessary to 

minimize the likelihood of further 

prohibited take and ensure MMPA 

compliance. Quintillion may not resume 

their activities until notified by NMFS 

via letter, email, or telephone. 

(c) In the event that Quintillion 

discovers an injured or dead marine 

mammal, and the lead PSO determines 

that the cause of the injury or death is 

unknown and the death is relatively 

recent (i.e., in less than a moderate state 

of decomposition as described in the 

next paragraph), Quintillion will 

immediately report the incident to the 

Chief, Permits and Conservation 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, at 301–427–8401 and the NMFS 

Alaska Stranding Hotline (1–877–925– 

7773). The report must include the same 

information identified in Condition 

10(a) above. Activities may continue 

while NMFS reviews the circumstances 

of the incident. NMFS will work with 

Quintillion to determine whether 

modifications in the activities are 

appropriate. 

(d) In the event that Quintillion 

discovers an injured or dead marine 

mammal, and the lead PSO determines 

that the injury or death is not associated 

with or related to the activities 

authorized in Condition 3 of this 

Authorization (e.g., previously wounded 

animal, carcass with moderate to 

advanced decomposition, or scavenger 

damage), Quintillion shall report the 

incident to the Chief, Permits and 

Conservation Division, Office of 

Protected Resources, NMFS, at 301– 

427–8401 and the NMFS Alaska 

Stranding Hotline (1–877–925–7773) 

within 24 hours of the discovery. 

Quintillion shall provide photographs 

or video footage (if available) or other 

documentation of the stranded animal 

sighting to NMFS and the Marine 

Mammal Stranding Network. 

Quintillion can continue its operations 

under such a case. 

(11) The Plan of Cooperation 

outlining the steps that will be taken to 

cooperate and communicate with the 

native communities to ensure the 

availability of marine mammals for 

subsistence uses, must be implemented. 

(12) This Authorization may be 

modified, suspended, or withdrawn if 

the holder fails to abide by the 

conditions prescribed herein or if the 

authorized taking is having more than a 

negligible impact on the species or stock 

of affected marine mammals, or if there 

is an unmitigable adverse impact on the 

availability of such species or stocks for 

subsistence uses. 

(13) A copy of this Authorization and 

the Incidental Take Statement must be 

in the possession of each vessel operator 

taking marine mammals under the 

authority of this Incidental Harassment 

Authorization. 

(14) Quintillion is required to comply 

with the Terms and Conditions of the 

Incidental Take Statement 

corresponding to NMFS’ Biological 

Opinion. 

Request for Public Comments 

NMFS requests comment on our 

analysis, the draft authorization, and 

any other aspect of the Notice of 

Proposed IHA for Quintillion’s 

proposed subsea cable-laying operation 

in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort 

seas. Please include with your 

comments any supporting data or 

literature citations to help inform our 

final decision on Quintillion’s request 

for an MMPA authorization. 

Dated: March 24, 2016. 

Donna S. Wieting, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Market Risk Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (CFTC) announces 

that on April 26, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. 

to 1:30 p.m., the Market Risk Advisory 

Committee (MRAC) will hold a public 

meeting at the CFTC’s Washington, DC, 

headquarters. The MRAC will describe 

and discuss how well the derivatives 

markets are currently functioning, 

including the impact and implications 

of the evolving structure of these 

markets on the movement of risk across 

market participants. Specific topics to 

be covered are listed in this Notice. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

April 26, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 


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1The Commission voted (4–1) to provisionally 

accept the Settlement Agreement and Order 

regarding Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai, 

Hong Kong Gree Electric Appliances Sales Co., Ltd., 

and Gree USA Sales, Ltd. Chairman Kaye, 

Commissioner Adler, Commissioner Robinson and 

Commissioner Mohorovic voted to provisionally 

accept the Settlement Agreement and Order. 

Commissioner Buerkle voted to reject the 

Settlement Agreement and Order. Commissioner 

Mohorovic and Commissioner Robinson filed 

statements regarding this matter. The statements are 

available at the Office of the Secretary or the CPSC 

Web site, www.cpsc.gov. 

p.m. Members of the public who wish 

to submit written statements in 

connection with the meeting should 

submit them by May 10, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

in the Conference Center at the CFTC’s 

headquarters, Three Lafayette Centre, 

1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 

20581. Written statements should be 

submitted by mail to: Commodity 

Futures Trading Commission, Three 

Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20581, attention: 

Secretary of the Commission; or by 

electronic mail to: secretary@cftc.gov. 

Please use the title ‘‘Market Risk 

Advisory Committee’’ in any written 

statement you submit. Any statements 

submitted in connection with the 

committee meeting will be made 

available to the public, including by 

publication on the CFTC Web site, 

www.cftc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Petal Walker, MRAC Designated Federal 

Officer, Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 

1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 

20581; (202) 418–5794. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

MRAC will describe and discuss how 

well the derivatives markets are 

currently functioning, including the 

impact and implications of the evolving 

structure of these markets on the 

movement of risk across market 

participants. Specifically, the MRAC 

will describe and discuss: 

(a) How effectively end-users and 

other market participants, in different 

asset classes (e.g., energy, rates), are able 

to find counterparties for transactions, 

receive accurate pricing and volume 

information, and otherwise access the 

markets; and 

(b) The extent and nature of the 

current use of portfolio compression 

and related services, and the benefits 

and challenges posed by portfolio 

compression activity in the derivatives 

markets. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public with seating on a first-come, firstserved basis. Members of the public may 

also listen to the meeting by telephone 

by calling a domestic toll-free telephone 

or international toll or toll-free number 

to connect to a live, listen-only audio 

feed. Call-in participants should be 

prepared to provide their first name, last 

name, and affiliation. 

Domestic Toll Free: 1–866–844–9416. 

International Toll and Toll Free: Will 

be posted on the CFTC’s Web site, 

www.cftc.gov, on the page for the 

meeting, under Related Documents. 

Pass Code/Pin Code: CFTC. 

After the meeting, a transcript of the 

meeting will be published through a 

link on the CFTC’s Web site, 

www.cftc.gov. All written submissions 

provided to the CFTC in any form will 

also be published on the CFTC’s Web 

site. Persons requiring special 

accommodations to attend the meeting 

because of a disability should notify the 

contact person listed in this Notice. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. app. 2 § 10(a)(2)). 

Dated: March 25, 2016. 

Christopher J. Kirkpatrick, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2016–07131 Filed 3–29–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

[CPSC Docket No. 16–C0002] 

Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of 

Zhuhai, Hong Kong Gree Electric 

Appliances Sales Co., Ltd., and Gree 

USA Sales, Ltd., Provisional 

Acceptance of a Settlement Agreement 

and Order 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: It is the policy of the 

Commission to publish settlements 

which it provisionally accepts under the 

Consumer Product Safety Act in the 

Federal Register in accordance with the 

terms of 16 CFR 1118.20(e). Published 

below is a provisionally-accepted 

Settlement Agreement with Gree 

Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai, 

Hong Kong Gree Electric Appliances 

Sales Co., Ltd., and Gree USA Sales, 

Ltd. containing a civil penalty in the 

amount of fifteen million four hundred 

fifty thousand dollars (US$15,450,000) 

within thirty (30) days of service of the 

Commission’s final Order accepting the 

Settlement Agreement.1

DATES: Any interested person may ask 

the Commission not to accept this 

agreement or otherwise comment on its 

contents by filing a written request with 

the Office of the Secretary by April 14, 

2016. 

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to 

comment on this Settlement Agreement 

should send written comments to the 

Comment 16–C0002, Office of the 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 

Room 820, Bethesda, Maryland 20814– 

4408. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel R. Vice, Trial Attorney, Division 

of Compliance, Office of the General 

Counsel, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, Maryland 20814–4408; 

telephone (301) 504–6996. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of 

the Agreement and Order appears 

below. 

Dated: March 25, 2016. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary. 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

In the Matter of: GREE ELECTRIC 

APPLIANCES, INC., OF ZHUHAI, 

HONG KONG GREE ELECTRIC 

APPLIANCES SALES CO., LTD., AND 

GREE USA SALES, LTD. 

CPSC Docket No.: 16–C0002 

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 

1. In accordance with the Consumer 

Product Safety Act, 15 U.S.C. 2051– 

2089 (‘‘CPSA’’) and 16 CFR 1118.20, 

Gree Electric Appliances, Inc., of 

Zhuhai, Hong Kong Gree Electric 

Appliances Sales Co., Ltd., and Gree 

USA Sales, Ltd. (collectively ‘‘Gree’’), 

and the United States Consumer 

Product Safety Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’), through its staff, 

hereby enter into this Settlement 

Agreement (‘‘Agreement’’). The 

Agreement, and the incorporated 

attached Order, resolve staff’s charges 

that Gree is subject to civil penalties in 

this matter, under section 20 of the 

CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 2069, as set forth 

below. 

THE PARTIES 

2. The Commission is an independent 

federal regulatory agency, established 

pursuant to, and responsible for the 

enforcement of, the CPSA, 15 U.S.C. 

2051–2089. By executing the 

Agreement, staff is acting on behalf of 

the Commission, pursuant to 16 CFR 

1118.20(b). The Commission issues the 

Order under the provisions of the CPSA. 

3. Gree Electric Appliances, Inc., of 

Zhuhai, is incorporated in China, and 

its principal place of business is in 

China. Hong Kong Gree Electric 

Appliances Sales Co., Ltd., is 

incorporated in Hong Kong, and its 


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