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group progress/recommendations; 

review proposed coral habitat areas of 

particular concern; and may discuss 

other business. 

—Meeting Adjourns— 

The Agenda is subject to change, and 

the latest version along with other 

meeting materials will be posted on the 

Council’s file server. To access the file 

server, the URL is https://

public.gulfcouncil.org:5001/webman/

index.cgi, or go to the Council’s Web 

site and click on the FTP link in the 

lower left of the Council Web site 

(http://www.gulfcouncil.org). The 

username and password are both ‘‘gulf 

guest.’’ Click on the ‘‘Library Folder,’’ 

then scroll down to ‘‘Shrimp AP 

Meeting March 2016.’’ 

The meeting will be webcast over the 

internet. A link to the webcast will be 

available on the Council’s Web site, 

http://www.gulfcouncil.org. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agenda may come before the 

Shrimp Advisory Panel for discussion, 

in accordance with the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act, those issues may not 

be the subject of formal action during 

this meeting. Actions of the Shrimp 

Advisory Panel will be restricted to 

those issues specifically identified in 

the agenda 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 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 

Kathy Pereira at the Gulf Council Office 

(see ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days 

prior to the meeting. 

Dated: February 5, 2016. 

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 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Application for Appointment in 

the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0047. 

Form Number(s): NOAA Forms 56–42 

and 56–42A. 

Type of Request: Regular (extension of 

a currently approved information 

collection). 

Number of Respondents: 900. 

Average Hours per Response: 

Applications, 5 hours; interviews, 1.5 

hours; references, 15 minutes. 

Burden Hours: 1,163. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection. The NOAA 

Commissioned Corps is the uniformed 

component of the National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a 

bureau of the Department of Commerce. 

Officers serve under Senate-confirmed 

appointments and Presidential 

commissions (33 U.S.C. chapter 17, 

subchapter 1, sections 853 and 854). 

The NOAA Corps provides a cadre of 

professionals trained in engineering, 

earth sciences, oceanography, 

meteorology, fisheries science, and 

other related disciplines, who are 

dedicated to the service of their country 

and optimization of NOAA’s missions to 

ensure the economic and physical wellbeing of the Nation. 

NOAA Corps officers serve in 

assignments throughout NOAA, as well 

as in each of NOAA’s Line Offices 

(National Environmental Satellite, Data, 

and Information Service, National 

Ocean Service, National Weather 

Service, Office of Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Research and Office of 

Planning, Programming and 

Integration). 

Persons wishing to be considered for 

a NOAA Corps Commission must 

submit a complete application package, 

including NOAA Form 56–42, at least 

three letters of recommendation, and 

official transcripts. A personal interview 

must also be conducted. Eligibility 

requirements include a bachelor’s 

degree with at least 48 credit hours of 

science, engineering or other disciplines 

related to NOAA’s missions (including 

either calculus or physics), excellent 

health, normal color vision with 

uncorrected visual acuity no worse than 

20/400 in each eye (correctable to 20/20) 

and ability to complete 20 years of 

active duty commissioned service prior 

to their 62nd birthday. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow 

the instructions to view Department of 

Commerce collections currently under 

review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to OIRA_Submission@

omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. 

Dated: February 5, 2016. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

Meeting: Multistakeholder Process to 

Develop Best Practices for Privacy, 

Transparency, and Accountability 

Regarding Commercial and Private 

Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems 

AGENCY: National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration (NTIA) will convene a 

meeting of a multistakeholder process 

concerning privacy, transparency, and 

accountability issues regarding 

commercial and private use of 

unmanned aircraft systems on February 

24, 2016. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

February 24, 2016, from 1 p.m. to 5 

p.m., Eastern Time. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for details. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the Boardroom at the American Institute 

of Architects, 1735 New York Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Verdi, National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4725, 

Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 

482–8238; email jverdi@ntia.doc.gov. 

Please direct media inquiries to NTIA’s 

Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482–7002; 

email press@ntia.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: Congress recognized the 

potential wide-ranging benefits of 

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) 


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1Presidential Memorandum, Promoting Economic 

Competitiveness While Safeguarding Privacy, Civil 

Rights, and Civil Liberties in Domestic Use of 

Unmanned Aircraft Systems, (Feb. 15, 2015), 

available at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-pressoffice/2015/02/15/presidential-memorandumpromoting-economic-competitiveness-whilesafegua. 

2Presidential Memorandum at 4. 

operations within the United States in 

the Federal Aviation Administration 

(FAA) Modernization and Reform Act of 

2012 (Pub. L. 112–95), which requires a 

plan to safely integrate civil UAS into 

the National Airspace System (NAS) by 

2015. On February 15, 2015, President 

Obama issued the Presidential 

Memorandum ‘‘Promoting Economic 

Competitiveness While Safeguarding 

Privacy, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties 

in Domestic Use of Unmanned Aircraft 

Systems.’’ 1 The Presidential 

Memorandum establishes a ‘‘multistakeholder engagement process to 

develop and communicate best practices 

for privacy, accountability, and 

transparency issues regarding 

commercial and private UAS use in the 

NAS.’’ 2 The process includes 

stakeholders from industry, civil 

society, and academia, and will be 

initiated by the Department of 

Commerce, through NTIA, and in 

consultation with other interested 

agencies. On August 3, 2015, NTIA 

convened the first meeting of the 

multistakeholder process, followed by 

additional meetings through November 

2015. 

Matters To Be Considered: The 

February 24, 2016 meeting is a 

continuation of a series of NTIAconvened multistakeholder discussions 

concerning privacy, transparency, and 

accountability issues regarding 

commercial and private use of UAS. 

Additional meetings may be scheduled 

as needed. Stakeholders will engage in 

an open, transparent, consensus-driven 

process to develop best practices for 

privacy, accountability, and 

transparency issues regarding 

commercial and private UAS use in the 

NAS. The February 24, 2016 meeting 

will build on stakeholders’ previous 

work. More information about 

stakeholders’ work is available at: 

http://www.ntia.doc.gov/otherpublication/2015/multistakeholderprocess-unmanned-aircraft-systems. 

Time and Date: NTIA will convene a 

meeting of the multistakeholder process 

regarding unmanned aircraft systems on 

February 24, 2016, from 1:00 p.m. to 

5:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The meeting 

date and time are subject to change. The 

meeting is subject to cancelation if 

stakeholders complete their work 

developing best practices. Please refer to 

NTIA’s Web site, http://

www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/

2015/multistakeholder-processunmanned-aircraft-systems, for the most 

current information. 

Place: The meeting will be held in the 

Boardroom at the American Institute of 

Architects, 1735 New York Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20006. The 

location of the meeting is subject to 

change. Please refer to NTIA’s Web site, 

http://www.ntia.doc.gov/otherpublication/2015/multistakeholderprocess-unmanned-aircraft-systems, for 

the most current information. 

Other Information: The meeting is 

open to the public and the press. The 

meeting is physically accessible to 

people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to John 

Verdi at (202) 482–8238 or jverdi@

ntia.doc.gov at least seven (7) business 

days prior to the meeting. The meeting 

will also be webcast. Requests for realtime captioning of the webcast or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to John 

Verdi at (202) 482–8238 or jverdi@

ntia.doc.gov at least seven (7) business 

days prior to the meeting. There will be 

an opportunity for stakeholders viewing 

the webcast to participate remotely in 

the meeting through a moderated 

conference bridge, including polling 

functionality. Access details for the 

meeting are subject to change. Please 

refer to NTIA’s Web site, http://

www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/

2015/multistakeholder-processunmanned-aircraft-systems, for the most 

current information. 

Dated: February 5, 2016. 

Kathy D. Smith, 

Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration. 

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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL 

PROTECTION 

Consumer Advisory Board Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

announcement of a public meeting of 

the Consumer Advisory Board (CAB or 

Board) of the Consumer Financial 

Protection Bureau (Bureau). The notice 

also describes the functions of the 

Board. Notice of the meeting is 

permitted by section 9 of the CAB 

Charter and is intended to notify the 

public of this meeting. Specifically, 

Section 9(d) of the CAB Charter states: 

(1) Each meeting of the Board shall be open 

to public observation, to the extent that a 

facility is available to accommodate the 

public, unless the Bureau, in accordance 

with paragraph (4) of this section, determines 

that the meeting shall be closed. The Bureau 

also will make reasonable efforts to make the 

meetings available to the public through live 

web streaming. (2) Notice of the time, place 

and purpose of each meeting, as well as a 

summary of the proposed agenda, shall be 

published in the Federal Register not more 

than 45 or less than 15 days prior to the 

scheduled meeting date. Shorter notice may 

be given when the Bureau determines that 

the Board’s business so requires; in such 

event, the public will be given notice at the 

earliest practicable time. (3) Minutes of 

meetings, records, reports, studies, and 

agenda of the Board shall be posted on the 

Bureau’s Web site 

(www.consumerfinance.gov). (4) The Bureau 

may close to the public a portion of any 

meeting, for confidential discussion. If the 

Bureau closes a meeting or any portion of a 

meeting, the Bureau will issue, at least 

annually, a summary of the Board’s activities 

during such closed meetings or portions of 

meetings. 

DATES: The meeting date is Thursday, 

February 25, 2016, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 

p.m. eastern standard time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting location is 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 

1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20002. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Crystal Dully, Outreach and Engagement 

Associate, 202–435–9588, CFPB_

CABandCouncilsEvents@cfpb.gov, 

Consumer Advisory Board and Councils 

Office, External Affairs, 1275 First Street 

NE., Washington, DC 20002. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 1014(a) of the Dodd-Frank 

Wall Street Reform and Consumer 

Protection Act (http://

files.consumerfinance.gov/f/201501_

cfpb_charter-of-the-consumer-advisoryboard.pdf) (Dodd-Frank Act) provides: 

‘‘The Director shall establish a 

Consumer Advisory Board to advise and 

consult with the Bureau in the exercise 

of its functions under the Federal 

consumer financial laws, and to provide 

information on emerging practices in 

the consumer financial products or 

services industry, including regional 

trends, concerns, and other relevant 

information.’’ 12 U.S.C. 5494. 

(a) The purpose of the Board is 

outlined in Section 1014(a) of the DoddFrank Act (http://

files.consumerfinance.gov/f/201501_

cfpb_charter-of-the-consumer-advisoryboard.pdf), which states that the Board 

shall ‘‘advise and consult with the 

Bureau in the exercise of its functions 

under the Federal consumer financial 


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