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from small, medium-sized, and large 

businesses or with special expertise in 

the following sub-sectors of the 

technology enterprise: 

Medical Innovations/Bioengineering 

and Biomedical Technology; 

Technology Management/Computing/ 

IT/Manufacturing Innovation; 

Technological Manpower/Workforce 

Training/Education. 

Committee members generally are 

Chief Executive Officers or former Chief 

Executive Officers, former winners of 

the National Medal of Technology and 

Innovation; presidents or distinguished 

faculty of universities; or senior 

executives of non-profit organizations. 

As such, they not only offer the stature 

of their positions but also possess 

intimate knowledge of the forces 

determining future directions for their 

organizations and industries. The 

committee as a whole is balanced in 

representing geographical, professional, 

and diverse interests. 

Nomination Information: 

• Nominees must be United States 

citizens, must be able to fully 

participate in meetings pertaining to the 

review and selection of finalists for the 

National Medal of Technology and 

Innovation, and must uphold the 

confidential nature of an independent 

peer review and competitive selection 

process. 

• The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office is committed to equal 

opportunity in the workplace and seeks 

a broad-based and diverse committee 

membership. 

The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office is extending the 

period for nomination until August 1, 

2010. 

Dated: May 17, 2010. 

David J. Kappos, 

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 

Property and Director of the United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XW58 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; 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 will hold a 

meeting of its Spiny Lobster Committee 

and Advisory Panel jointly with the 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council’s Spiny Lobster Committee and 

Advisory Panel, a meeting of its 

Mackerel Committee jointly with the 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council’s Mackerel Committee, and a 

meeting of the Full Council. The 

Council will take action as necessary. 

The Council will also hold an informal 

public question and answer session, and 

a public comment session regarding 

agenda items. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for additional details. 

DATES: The meeting will be held June 7– 

11, 2010. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific dates and 

times. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Renaissance Orlando Airport Hotel, 

5445 Forbes Place, Orlando, FL 32812; 

telephone: (800) 545–1985 or (407) 240– 

1000; fax: (407) 240–1005. Copies of 

documents are available from Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer, 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 

201, North Charleston, SC 29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer; 

telephone: (843) 571–4366 or toll free at 

(866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520; 

email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Meeting Dates: 

1. Joint Spiny Lobster Committee and 

Advisory Panel Meeting with the Gulf of 

Mexico Fishery Management Council’s 

Spiny Lobster Committee and Advisory 

Panel: June 7, 2010, 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 

p.m.. 

Committees and Advisory Panels from 

both the South Atlantic and Gulf of 

Mexico Fishery Management Councils 

will meet to review options for 

Amendment 10 to the joint Fishery 

Management Plan (FMP) for Spiny 

Lobster for Gulf of Mexico and South 

Atlantic. Amendment 10 will address 

the requirements of the Reauthorized 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(MSA) including establishment of 

Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) and 

Accountability Measures (AMs). Other 

potential actions in the amendment 

include options for tailing permits, the 

use of undersized lobster as an 

attractant, and consideration of 

delegation of management to the State of 

Florida. The Committees will provide 

recommendations to both the South 

Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Councils. 

Note: There will be an informal public 

question and answer session with NOAA 

Fisheries Services’ Regional Administrator 

and the Council Chairman on June 7, 2010 

beginning at 6 p.m. 

2. Joint South Atlantic and Gulf of 

Mexico Mackerel Committees Meeting: 

June 8, 2010, 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. 

The joint Mackerel Committees will 

review the reports from their respective 

Scientific and Statistical Committees 

(SSCs) regarding Atlantic and Gulf of 

Mexico stocks of king mackerel and 

Spanish mackerel. The Committees will 

also review Amendment 18 to the FMP 

for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources, 

discuss a king mackerel catch shares 

program and establish public hearing 

dates and locations. Amendment 18 

addresses requirements of the MSA to 

set ACLs and AMs for species managed 

in the FMP. The Committees will 

provide recommendations and direction 

to staff. 

3. Council Session: June 8, 2010, 3:15 

p.m. until 6:15 p.m., June 9, 2010, 8:30 

a.m. until 6:30 p.m., June 10, 2010, 8:30 

a.m. until 6 p.m., June 11, 2010, 8:30 

a.m. until noon. 

Council Session: June 8, 2010, 3:15 p.m. 

until 6:15 p.m. 

3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., the Council will 

call the meeting to order, adopt the 

agenda, and approve the March 2010 

meeting minutes. 

3:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m., the Council will 

receive presentations relative to 

Snapper Grouper issues, including a 

report from the SSC, an update on 

activities relative to the Oculina Bank 

Experimental Closed Area, quota 

monitoring programs, and data 

collection programs. 

Note: A public comment period on any of 

the June meeting agenda items will be held 

on June 8, 2010 beginning at 6:30 p.m. This 

includes Amendment 17A to the Snapper 

Grouper FMP regarding management 

measures for red snapper. 

Council Session: June 9, 2010, 8:30 a.m. 

until 6:30 p.m. 

8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m., the Council will 

review comments received on the Draft 

Environmental Statement relative to 

Amendment 17A to the Snapper 

Grouper Fishery Management Plan for 

the South Atlantic, modify the 

document as appropriate, and approve 

the amendment for submission to the 

Secretary of Commerce for formal 

review. Amendment 17A includes 

actions to meet the requirements of the 

MSA for red snapper, including ending 

overfishing and rebuilding the stock. 

Management measures include a closure 

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of the red snapper fishery, an area 

closure for all snapper grouper species, 

requirements for circle hooks, and 

establishment of a red snapper 

monitoring program. 

10 a.m. - 11 a.m., in the event the red 

snapper benchmark stock assessment 

allows for modification to the proposed 

management actions in Amendment 

17A, the Council will review options for 

modification of existing actions. These 

include various alternatives for the area 

closure and approaches or mechanisms 

appropriate to modify the actions. 

11 a.m. - 12 noon, the Council will 

also continue to review management 

measures proposed in Amendment 18 to 

the Snapper Grouper FMP, provide 

guidance for any new items that may be 

added, and approve for a second round 

of public hearings if necessary. 

Amendment 18 includes management 

measures to extend the range of the 

Snapper Grouper FMP north, designate 

Essential Fish Habitat in any new 

northern areas, measures to limit 

participation in the commercial golden 

tilefish and changes to the golden 

tilefish fishing year, measures to reduce 

participation, effort and bycatch in the 

commercial black sea bass fishery, and 

measures to improve data collection. 

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., the Council will 

review Amendment 20 to the Snapper 

Grouper FMP, modify the document as 

necessary and provide guidance to staff. 

Amendment 20 includes management 

measures to meet the requirements of 

the MSA relative to the wreckfish 

fishery. The fishery currently operates 

under an Individual Transferable Quota 

(ITQ) system. 

2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m., the Council will 

review alternatives within the 

Comprehensive Annual Catch Limit 

Amendment designed to meet the 

requirements of the MSA, including the 

establishment of ACLs and AMs for all 

species not undergoing overfishing 

within the Council’s jurisdiction by 

2011. The Council will review 

alternatives, including those needed in 

response to recent black grouper and red 

grouper stock assessments, modify the 

document as necessary, and provide 

guidance to staff. 

4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., the Council will 

review alternatives for Amendment 21 

to the Snapper Grouper FMP. The 

amendment currently involves the 

following species: vermilion snapper, 

golden tilefish, black sea bass, gag, 

greater amberjack, red grouper, and 

black grouper, and includes options for 

trip limits, effort and participation 

reduction and endorsement actions, and 

options for catch share programs for 

quota species except snowy grouper. 

The Council will provide guidance to 

staff regarding the development of the 

amendment. 

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., the Council will 

review alternatives for Amendment 22 

to the Snapper Grouper FMP. The 

amendment includes long-term 

management measures for the red 

snapper fishery as the stock begins to 

rebuild. The Council will provide 

guidance to staff regarding the 

development of the amendment. 

5:30 p.m. - 6 p.m., the Council will 

discuss a potential interim rule request 

for black sea bass, vermilion snapper, 

and gag grouper trip limits and provide 

guidance to staff. 

6 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., the Council will 

consider options to modify sea turtle 

handling and release gear requirements 

and take action as necessary. 

Council Session: June 10, 2010, 8:30 

a.m. until 6 p.m. 

8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. (CLOSED SESSION) - 

The Council will receive legal briefing 

on litigation. 

9 a.m. - 10 a.m., the Council will 

review SSC recommendations regarding 

golden crab, receive a status report on 

the development of Amendment 5 to the 

Golden Crab FMP regarding 

establishment of a catch share program 

for the fishery, develop 

recommendations for the 

Comprehensive ACL Amendment and 

take action as necessary. 

10 a.m. - 11 a.m., the Council will 

review SSC recommendations regarding 

species managed in the Dolphin Wahoo 

FMP, develop recommendations for the 

Comprehensive ACL Amendment and 

take action as necessary. 

11 a.m. - 12 noon, the Council will 

review the status of the Calendar Year 

(CY) 2010 budget, receive a report on 

the Council Coordinating Committee 

meeting, and take action as appropriate. 

1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m., the Council will 

review input from the SSC regarding the 

Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based 

Amendment 2 addressing requirements 

for Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) and 

EFH-Habitat Areas of Particular Concern 

as required by the Final Rule, harvest 

requirements for corals, and evaluation 

of fishing gear impacts. The Council 

will review alternatives and take action 

as necessary. The Council will also 

develop input for Sargassum relative to 

the Comprehensive ACL Amendment, 

review and provide guidance to staff on 

the Council’s Invasive Species Policy 

statement. 

3 p.m. - 4 p.m., the Council will 

review the conflict of interest disclosure 

form regarding the Southeast Data, 

Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) stock 

assessment program, make SSC 

appointments to the Goliath grouper 

SEDAR assessment and review panels, 

and the SEDAR Spiny Lobster review 

panel. 

4 p.m. - 5 p.m., the Council will revise 

its Standard Operations and Procedures 

Policy (SOPPs) as dictated by the Final 

Rule, and take action as necessary. 

5 p.m. - 6 p.m. (CLOSED SESSION) - The 

Council will review updated SSC job 

descriptions, review applicants to the 

SSC and appoint members as necessary. 

Council Session: June 11, 2010, 8:30 

a.m. until 12 noon. 

8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m., the Council will 

receive recommendations from the 

Spiny Lobster Committee and take 

action as appropriate. 

9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m., the Council will 

receive recommendations from the 

Mackerel Committee and take action as 

appropriate. 

9:30 a.m. - 10 a.m., the Council will 

receive a report from the SSC Selection 

Committee and appoint or reappoint 

members as necessary. 

10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., the Council will 

review and develop recommendations 

on Experimental Fishing Permits as 

necessary. 

10:30 a.m. - 12 noon, the Council will 

receive status reports from NOAA 

Fisheries’ Southeast Regional Office, 

NOAA Fisheries’ Southeast Fisheries 

Science Center, agency and liaison 

reports, and discuss other business 

including upcoming meetings. 

Documents regarding these issues are 

available from the Council office (see 

ADDRESSES). 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this Council for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subjects of formal 

final Council action during these 

meetings. Council 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 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

Except for advertised (scheduled) 

public hearings and public comment, 

the times and sequence specified on this 

agenda are subject to change. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to the Council office 

(see ADDRESSES) by June 3, 2010. 

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Dated: May 18, 2010. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XW59 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a meeting of its Hawaii Plan Team 

(PT). 

DATES: The Hawaii PT meeting will be 

held on June 16, 2010. For specific 

times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The PT meeting will be held 

at the Council Office Conference Room, 

1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, 

Honolulu, HI. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 

telephone: (808) 522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public 

comment periods will be provided. The 

order in which agenda items are 

addressed may change. The meetings 

will run as late as necessary to complete 

scheduled business. 

Schedule and Agenda for PT meeting: 

Wednesday, June 16, 2010, 9 a.m. - 12 

noon 

The Hawaii PT will meet to hear 

reports on, discuss and consider 

developing recommendations on the 

following upcoming Council meeting 

actions: 

A. Process for Closure of the Main 

Hawaiian Island Bottomfish Fishery 

B. Update on the Status of the Hawaii 

Bottomfish Stock 

C. Main Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish 

Total Allowable Catch options for 2010/ 

11 fishery 

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 

Kitty M. Simonds, (808) 522–8220 

(voice) or (808) 522–8226 (fax), at least 

5 days prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: May 18, 2010. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Visiting Committee on Advanced 

Technology 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Partially Closed 

Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Visiting Committee on 

Advanced Technology (VCAT), National 

Institute of Standards and Technology 

(NIST), will meet Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 

from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 

Wednesday, June 9, 2010, from 8:30 

a.m. to 3 p.m. The Visiting Committee 

on Advanced Technology is composed 

of fifteen members appointed by the 

Director of NIST who are eminent in 

such fields as business, research, new 

product development, engineering, 

labor, education, management 

consulting, environment, and 

international relations. 

DATES: The VCAT will meet on 

Tuesday, June 8, 2010 from 8:30 to 5 

p.m. and Wednesday, June 9, 2010, from 

8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The portion of the 

meeting that is closed to the public will 

take place on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 

from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the Portrait Room, Administration 

Building, at NIST, Gaithersburg, 

Maryland. The rooms for the Working 

Groups will be announced at the 

meeting. Please note admittance 

instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephanie Shaw, Visiting Committee on 

Advanced Technology, National 

Institute of Standards and Technology, 

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–1060, 

telephone number (301) 975–2667. Ms. 

Shaw’s email address is 

stephanie.shaw@nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of this meeting is to review and 

make recommendations regarding 

general policy for the Institute, its 

organization, its budget, and its 

programs within the framework of 

applicable national policies as set forth 

by the President and the Congress. The 

first day’s agenda will include an 

update on NIST; presentations on NIST 

progress in documentary standards for 

Smart Grid Interoperability, Healthcare 

Information Technology, and 

Cybersecurity as well as an overview of 

the National Science and Technology 

Council Subcommittee on Standards; 

and overviews of NIST’s external needs 

assessment workshops in the areas of 

advanced photovoltaics and greenhouse 

gas emissions. During a closed session 

on June 8 from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m., the 

VCAT will discuss sensitive planning 

information about NIST programs. On 

the second day, the meeting will focus 

on strengthening NIST mission through 

optimization of NIST’s measurement 

services with an overview of the 

agency’s measurement services, external 

perspectives from guest speakers on the 

impacts and issues related to these 

services, and a presentation on the 

integration of measurement services to 

NIST research programs. The agenda 

may change to accommodate Committee 

business. The final agenda will be 

posted on the NIST Web site at http:// 

www.nist.gov/director/vcat/agenda.htm. 

The Assistant Secretary for 

Administration, with the concurrence of 

the General Counsel, formally 

determined on May 17, 2010, that 

portions of the meeting of the VCAT 

that involve discussions regarding 

information the premature disclosure of 

which would be likely to significantly 

frustrate implementation of a proposed 

agency action may be closed in 

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B). 

The closed portion of the meeting is 

scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. and to end 

at 5 p.m. on June 8, 2010. All other 

portions of the meeting will be open to 

the public. 

Individuals and representatives of 

organizations who would like to offer 

comments and suggestions related to the 

Committee’s affairs are invited to 

request a place on the agenda. On June 

8, 2010, approximately one-half hour 

will be reserved in the afternoon for 

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