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to levels that will permit the optimum
yield from the Pacific halibut fishery
and to maintain the stocks at those
levels. The IPHC fulfills this objective in
part by recommending Pacific halibut
fishery conservation and management
measures for approval by the United
States and Canada. Pursuant to the
Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982,
the Secretary of State, with the
concurrence of the Secretary of
Commerce, may accept or reject, on
behalf of the United States, conservation
and management measures
recommended by the IPHC. 16 U.S.C.
773b. Measures accepted by the
Secretary of State are adopted as
binding regulations governing fishing
for Pacific halibut in Convention waters
of the United States. 16 U.S.C.
773c(b)(1). More information on the
IPHC can be found at http://
www.iphc.int.
Section 773a of the Northern Pacific
Halibut Act of 1982 (16 U.S.C. 773a)
requires that the United States be
represented on the IPHC by three U.S.
Commissioners. U.S. Commissioners are
appointed for a term not to exceed 2
years, but are eligible for reappointment.
Of the Commissioners:
(1) One must be an official of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration; and
(2) Two must be knowledgeable or
experienced concerning the Northern
Pacific halibut fishery; of these, one
must be a resident of Alaska and the
other shall be a nonresident of Alaska.
Of the three commissioners described in
paragraphs (1) and (2), one must also be
a voting member of the North Pacific
Fishery Management Council.
(3) Commissioners who are not
Federal employees are not considered to
be Federal employees except for the
purposes of injury compensation or tort
claims liability as provided in section
8101 et seq. of title 5 and section 2671
et seq. of title 28.
In their official IPHC duties,
Commissioners represent the interests of
the United States and all of its
stakeholders in the Pacific halibut
fishery. These duties require a modest
amount of travel (typically two or three
trips per year lasting less than a week),
and travel expenses are paid by the U.S.
Department of State. Commissioners
receive no compensation for their
services.
Nomination Process
NOAA Fisheries is currently
accepting nominations for two U.S.
Commissioners for the IPHC who are
not officials of NOAA. Successful
nominees will be considered for
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(pending Presidential action) interim
designation by the Department of State.
Nomination packages should provide
details of an individual’s knowledge
and experience in the Pacific halibut
fishery. Examples of such knowledge
and/or experience could include (but
are not limited to) such activities as:
Participation in commercial, tribal,
Community Development Quota (CDQ)
and/or sport and charterboat halibut
fishing operations; participation in
halibut processing operations; and
participation in Pacific halibut
management activities.
Nomination packages should
document an individual’s qualifications
and state of residence. Self-nominations
are acceptable, and current and former
IPHC Commissioners are eligible for
reappointment. Re´sume´s, curriculum
vitae, and/or letters of recommendation
are useful but not required. Nomination
packages will be evaluated on a case-bycase basis by officials in NOAA and the
Department of Commerce who are
familiar with the duties and
responsibilities of IPHC Commissioners;
evaluations will consider the aggregate
of an individual’s prior experience and
knowledge of the Pacific halibut fishery,
residency requirements, and any letters
of recommendation provided. Nominees
will be notified of their status (including
rejection or approval) and any need for
further information once the nomination
process is complete.
Dated: August 13, 2015.
John Henderschedt,
Director, Office of International Affairs and
Seafood Inspection, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of telephonic meeting.
AGENCY:

The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council)
Electronic Monitoring Workgroup
(EMWG) will meet by teleconference
September 8, 2015.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
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The meeting will be held
telephonically at the North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
99501–2252. Please call (907) 271–2896.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diana Evans, Council staff; telephone:
(907) 271–2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:

Agenda
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
The agenda will include: (a) Review
the draft 2016 EM Pre-Implementation
Plan (b) discuss other 2016 EM research,
and (c) scheduling and other business.
The Agenda is subject to change, and
the latest version will be posted at
http://www.npfmc.org/
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Shannon Gleason at (907) 271–2809 at
least 7 working days prior to the
meeting date.
Dated: August 13, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration’s Bay
Watershed Education and Training
Program National Evaluation System
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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 October 19,
2015.
SUMMARY:

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Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at [email protected]).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Bronwen Rice, NOAA Office
of Education, (202) 482–6797 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:

I. Abstract
This request is for an extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
The NOAA Office of Education’s Bay
Watershed Education and Training (B–
WET) program seeks to contribute to
NOAA’s mission by supporting
education efforts to create an
environmentally literate citizenry with
the knowledge, attitudes, and skills
needed to protect watersheds and
related ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes
ecosystems. B–WET currently funds
projects in seven regions (California,
Chesapeake Bay, Great Lakes, Gulf of
Mexico, Hawaii, New England, and the
Pacific Northwest). B–WET has created
an across-region, internal evaluation
system to provide ongoing feedback on
program implementation and outcomes
to ensure maximum quality and
efficiency of the B–WET program. The
evaluation system is sustained by B–
WET staff with occasional assistance
from an outside contractor.
B–WET awardees and the awardees’
professional development teacherparticipants are asked to voluntarily
complete online survey forms to provide
evaluation data. One individual from
each awardee organization is asked to
complete a form once per year of the
award, and the teacher participants are
asked to complete one form at the end
of their professional development
program and another form at the end of
the following school year.

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II. Method of Collection
Respondents submit their information
electronically on web-based survey
forms.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0658.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
collection).
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
organizations and individuals or
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Estimated Number of Respondents:
Given the funding levels of the past
three fiscal years, NOAA B–WET
estimates that approximately 86 not-forprofit awardees and 4,000 teachers will
be invited to respond each year.
Estimated Time per Response:
Awardee-respondents will complete an
online survey in 60 minutes and
teacher-respondents will complete two
online surveys in 30 minutes each.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,325.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting
costs.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: August 14, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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Administration
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Permanent Advisory Committee To
Advise the U.S. Commissioners to the
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries
Commission; Meeting Announcement
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:

NMFS announces a meeting
of the Permanent Advisory Committee
(PAC) to advise the U.S. Commissioners
to the Western and Central Pacific

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Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) on
October 14–October 15, 2015. Meeting
topics are provided under the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this notice.
DATES: The meeting of the PAC will be
held on October 14, 2015, from 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m. HST (or until business is
concluded) and October 15, 2015, from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. HST (or until business
is concluded).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach
Resort, Diamond Head Terrace, 2169
Kalia Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96815.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Emily Crigler, NMFS Pacific Islands
Regional Office; telephone: 808–725–
5036; facsimile: 808–725–5215; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Western and
Central Pacific Fisheries Convention
Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6901 et
seq.), a Permanent Advisory Committee,
or PAC, has been convened to advise the
U.S. Commissioners to the WCPFC,
certain members of which have been
appointed by the Secretary of Commerce
in consultation with the U.S.
Commissioners to the WCPFC. The PAC
supports the work of the U.S. National
Section to the WCPFC in an advisory
capacity. The U.S. National Section is
made up of the U.S. Commissioners and
the Department of State. NMFS Pacific
Islands Regional Office provides
administrative and technical support to
the PAC in cooperation with the
Department of State. The next regular
annual session of the WCPFC
(WCPFC12) is scheduled for December
3–December 8, 2015, in Bali, Indonesia.
More information on this meeting and
the WCPFC, established under the
Convention on the Conservation and
Management of Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks in the Western and Central
Pacific Ocean, can be found on the
WCPFC Web site: http://wcpfc.int/.
Meeting Topics
The PAC meeting topics may include
the following: (1) Outcomes of the 2014
Annual Meeting and 2015 sessions of
the WCPFC Scientific Committee,
Northern Committee, and Technical and
Compliance Committee; (2)
conservation and management measures
for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack
tuna and other species for 2016 and
beyond; (3) a permanent measure for the
WCPFC compliance monitoring scheme
and development of a companion
measure addressing responses to noncompliance; (4) potential U.S. proposals
to WCPFC12 (5) input and advice from
the PAC on issues that may arise at

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