Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 133
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska: Pelagic Shelf Rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
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ACTION: Temporary rule; closure
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SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for pelagic shelf rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2010 total allowable catch (TAC) of pelagic shelf rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), July 8, 2010, through 2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2010.
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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Northern Rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
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ACTION: Temporary rule; closure
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SUMMARY: NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for northern rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2010 total allowable catch (TAC) of northern rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), July 8, 2010, through 2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2010.
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ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments
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SUMMARY: NMFS proposes to amend regulations that govern fisheries managed under the Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program. These revisions are needed to comply with certain changes made to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) in 2006. Proposed changes include revising regulations associated with recordkeeping, vessel licensing, catch
retention requirements, and fisheries observer requirements to ensure that they are no more restrictive than the regulations in effect for comparable non-CDQ fisheries managed under individual fishing quotas or cooperative allocations. In addition, NMFS proposes to remove CDQ Program regulations that now are inconsistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Act, including regulations associated with the CDQ allocation process, transfer of groundfish CDQ and halibut prohibited species quota, and the oversight of CDQ groups' expenditures.
DATES: Comments must be received no later than August 12, 2010.
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Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Conflict of Interest Disclosure for Nonfederal Government Individuals Who Are Candidates to Conduct Peer Reviews
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ACTION: Paperwork Reduction Act Notice
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before September 13, 2010.
I. Abstract
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued government-wide guidance to enhance the practice of peer review of government science documents. OMB's Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review (``Peer Review Bulletin'' or PRB) (available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/fy2005/m05-03.pdf) establishes minimum peer review standards for influential scientific information that Federal agencies intend to disseminate.
The Peer Review Bulletin also directs Federal agencies to adopt or adapt the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) policy for evaluating conflicts of interest when selecting peer reviewers who are not Federal government employees (federal employees are subject to Federal ethics requirements). For peer review purposes, the term ``conflicts of interest'' means any financial or other interest which conflicts with the service of the individual because it could: (1) Significantly impair the individual's objectivity; or (2) create an unfair competitive advantage for any person or organization.
NOAA has adapted the NAS policy and developed two confidential conflict disclosure forms which the agency will use to examine prospective reviewers' potential financial conflicts and other interests that could impair objectivity or create an unfair advantage. One form is for peer reviewers of studies related to government regulation and the other form is for all other influential scientific information subject to the Peer Review Bulletin. In addition, the latter form has been adapted by NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research for potential reviewers of scientific laboratories.
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Endangered and Threatened Species; Notice of Intent to Prepare a Recovery Plan for the Sei Whale
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ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare recovery plan; request for information
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SUMMARY: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is announcing its intent to prepare a recovery plan for the Sei Whale (Balaenoptera borealis) and requests information from the public. NMFS is required by the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), as amended, to develop plans for the conservation and survival of federally listed species, i.e., recovery plans.
DATES: To allow NMFS adequate time to conduct the reviews, all information must be received no later than [September 13, 2010.
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Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coral and Coral Reefs off the Southern Atlantic States; Exempted Fishing Permit ,
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ACTION: Notice of receipt of an application for an exempted fishing permit; request for comments
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces the receipt of an application for an exempted fishing permit (EFP) from Mr. Don DeMaria. If granted, the EFP would authorize Mr. DeMaria to collect and retain, with certain conditions, limited numbers of gorgonian corals from Federal waters, off the coast of North Carolina. The specimens would be used to support research efforts towards a grant awarded to the National Cancer Institute to screen marine invertebrates for possible anti-cancer compounds.
DATES: Comments must be received no later than 5 p.m., eastern time, on July 28, 2010.
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Fisheries of the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data; Assessment; and Review (SEDAR); goliath grouper ,
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ACTION: Notice of SEDAR Workshop for South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico goliath grouper
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR assessments of the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico stocks of goliath grouper will consist of a series of three workshops: a Data Workshop, an Assessment Workshop, and a Review Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The Assessment Workshop will take place August 2-5, 2010. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The Assessment Workshop will be held at the Hilton Bayfront, 333 First Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701; telephone: (727) 894-5000.
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Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Southeast Data; Assessment; and Review (SEDAR); South Atlantic red snapper
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ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 24 Assessment Webinars 3 & 4 and Review Workshop for South Atlantic red snapper
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR assessment of the South Atlantic stock of red snapper will consist of a series of workshops and webinars: a Data Workshop, a series of Assessment webinars, and a Review Workshop. This is the twenty-fourth SEDAR. This is notice of the Assessment Webinar and Review Workshop components of SEDAR 24. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: Assessment Webinar 3 will take place August 13, 2010. Assessment Webinar 4 will take place August 24, 2010. The Review Workshop will take place October 12-14, 2010. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The Assessment Webinars will be held live online via an internet based conferencing service. The Webinars may be attended by the public. Those interested in participating should contact Kari Fenske at SEDAR. See FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT to request an invitation providing webinar access information.
The Review Workshop will be held at the Hilton DeSoto, 15 East Liberty St., Savannah, GA 31401; telephone: (912)232-9000.
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