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and the Secretary of State may pay the
necessary travel expenses of members of
the Advisory Committee. The terms of
all currently appointed Advisory
Committee members expire on
December 31, 2024. NMFS is soliciting
nominees to serve as members of the
Advisory Committee for a term of 2
years that will begin January 1, 2025,
and expire December 31, 2026.
ATCA specifies that the U.S.
Commissioners may establish species
working groups for the purpose of
providing advice and recommendations
to the U.S. Commissioners and to the
Advisory Committee on matters relating
to the conservation and management of
any highly migratory species covered by
the ICCAT Convention (see 16 U.S.C.
971b-1). Any species working group
shall consist of no more than seven
members of the Advisory Committee
and no more than four scientific or
technical personnel, as considered
necessary by the Commissioners.
Currently, there are four species
working groups advising the Committee
and the U.S. Commissioners: a Bluefin
Tuna and Albacore Working Group, a
Swordfish/Sharks Working Group, a
Billfish Working Group, and a Bigeye,
Yellowfin, and Skipjack Tunas Working
Group. Scientific or technical personnel
(known as Technical Advisors)
appointed to species working groups
serve at the pleasure of the
Commissioners; therefore, the
Commissioners can choose to alter these
appointments at any time. As with
Committee Members, Technical
Advisors may not be represented by a
proxy during meetings of the Advisory
Committee. Nominees should be able to
fulfill the time and travel commitments
required to participate in the annual
spring meeting of the Advisory
Committee, when the species working
groups are convened, in addition to ad
hoc meetings throughout the year, as
appropriate.
Procedure for Submitting Nominations
Nominations to either the Advisory
Committee or a species working group
should include a letter of interest and a
resume or curriculum vitae that
describes the individual’s knowledge
and experience in a field related to the
highly migratory species covered by the
ICCAT Convention. Self-nominations
are acceptable. Letters of
recommendation are useful but not
required. When making a nomination,
please specify which appointment
(Advisory Committee member or
Technical Advisor to a species working
group) is being sought. Nominees are
also encouraged to indicate which of the
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preferred, although placement on the
requested group is not guaranteed.
NMFS encourages nominations for
women and for individuals from
underserved communities that meet the
knowledge, experience, and other
requirements of the positions described
in this notice. See Executive Order
(E.O.) 13985 (Advancing Racial Equity
and Support for Underserved
Communities Through the Federal
Government) section 2 (defining
‘‘underserved communities’’ as
populations sharing a particular
characteristic, as well as geographic
communities, that have been
systematically denied a full opportunity
to participate in aspects of economic,
social, and civic life, such as Black,
Latino, and Indigenous and Native
American persons, Asian Americans
and Pacific Islanders and other persons
of color; members of religious
minorities; lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+)
persons; persons with disabilities;
persons who live in rural areas; and
persons otherwise adversely affected by
persistent poverty or inequality.). E.O.
13985 is available at https://
www.federalregister.gov/documents/
2021/01/25/2021-01753/advancingracial-equity-and-support-forunderserved-communities-through-thefederal-government.
Dated: August 2, 2024.
Alexa Cole,
Director, Office of International Affairs,
Trade, and Commerce, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Reporting of Sea Turtle
Incidental Take in Virginia Chesapeake
Bay Pound Net Operations
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information

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collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before October 7, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0470 in the subject line of your
comments. All comments received are
part of the public record and will
generally be posted on https://
www.regulations.gov without change.
Do not submit Confidential Business
Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Carrie
Upite, Sea Turtle Recovery Coordinator,
Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries
Office, National Marine Fisheries
Service, 55 Great Republic Drive,
Gloucester, MA 01930; (978) 282–8475;
or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This is a request for renewal of an
approved information collection.
Since 2002, the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA)
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) has promulgated several rules
restricting the use of large mesh and
stringer pound net leaders in certain
Virginia Chesapeake Bay waters during
the late spring/early summer each year.
On June 17, 2002, an interim final rule
was published (67 FR 41196) restricting
leader use, which also required yearround reporting of sea turtle takes. In
2004, NMFS issued a final rule further
restricting pound net leader use in
Virginia (69 FR 24997). The 2004 rule
retained the reporting requirement from
the 2002 rule. These regulations
(modifications to 50 CFR parts 222 and
223) were implemented as a result of
high sea turtle strandings each spring in
Virginia and the documented take of sea
turtles in pound net leaders. On March
31, 2018, a revised Biological Opinion
on NMFS gear regulations in the
Virginia pound net fishery was
completed pursuant to section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA). An Incidental Take
Statement was included in this

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Biological Opinion, exempting the
incidental take of a certain number of
loggerhead, Kemp’s ridley, green and
leatherback sea turtles in pound net
operations.
A non-discretionary term and
condition of the Incidental Take
Statement involved the reporting to
NMFS of live or dead sea turtles taken
in pound net operations (reflected in 50
CFR 223.206). The collection of this
information on the incidental take of sea
turtles in the Virginia pound net fishery
is necessary to ensure sea turtles are
being conserved and protected, as
mandated by the ESA. Documenting the
accurate occurrence of sea turtle
incidental take in pound net operations
will help to determine if additional
regulatory actions or management
measures are necessary to protect sea
turtles caught in pound net operations.
This information will help NMFS better
assess the Virginia pound net fishery
and its impacts (or lack thereof) on sea
turtle populations in the Virginia
Chesapeake Bay. The collection of this
information is also imperative to ensure
that the Incidental Take Statement is not
being exceeded, the anticipated take
levels are appropriate, and the effects
analysis in the Biological Opinion is
accurate. Further, reporting the take of
live, injured sea turtles caught in pound
net gear will ensure these turtles are
transferred immediately to a stranding
and rehabilitation center for appropriate
medical treatment.

including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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II. Method of Collection

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Reports may be made either by
telephone or email.

Department of the Army

III. Data

Army Education Advisory Committee
Meeting Notice

OMB Control Number: 0648–0470.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
37.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 167 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $231.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Endangered Species
Act.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,

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Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice of open committee
meeting.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The Department of the Army
is publishing this notice to announce
the following Federal advisory
committee meeting of the Army
Education Advisory Committee (AEAC).
This meeting is open to the public.
DATES: The Army Education Advisory
Committee will meet from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. on both August 21–22, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Army Education Advisory
Committee, 950 Jefferson Avenue,
Building 950, U.S. Training and
Doctrine Command (TRADOC)
Headquarters, Conference Room 2047,
Ft. Eustis, VA 23604.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Justin M. Green, the Designated Federal
Officer for the committee, in writing at
ATTN: ATTG–TRI–G, TRADOC, 950
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Jefferson Ave, Fort Eustis, VA 23604, by
email at [email protected],
or by telephone at (757) 501–9935.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
committee meeting is being held under
the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA; 5 U.S.C. 10), the
Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and
41 CFR 102–3.150.
Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose
of the meeting is to review TRADOC
Priorities, review the committee and
subcommittee FY24 businesses, and to
review the Fiscal Year 2024 AEAC
Study which will focus on the
modernization of the Special Operations
School of Excellence (SOCoE).
Agenda: August 21–22: The
committee is chartered to provide
independent advice and
recommendations to the Secretary of the
Army on the educational, doctrinal, and
research policies and activities of U.S.
Army educational programs. The
committee will complete all FACA
annual requirements, finalize
discussions related to the modernization
of the Special Operations School of
Excellence (SOCoE), and discuss and
deliberate provisional findings and
recommendations submitted by its
subcommittees for FY 2024.
Public Accessibility to the Meeting:
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended,
and 41 CFR 102–3.140 through 102–
3.165, and subject to the availability of
space, this meeting is open to the
public. Seating is on a first to arrive
basis. Attendees are requested to submit
their name, affiliation, and daytime
phone number seven business days
prior to the meeting to Dr. Green, via
electronic mail, the preferred mode of
submission, at the address listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section.
Because the meeting of the committee
will be held in a Federal Government
facility on a military base, security
screening is required. A photo ID is
required to enter base. Please note that
security and gate guards have the right
to inspect vehicles and persons seeking
to enter and exit the installation.
TRADOC Headquarters is fully
handicap accessible. Wheelchair access
is available in front at the main entrance
of the building. For additional
information about public access
procedures, contact Dr. Green, the
committee’s Designated Federal Officer,
at the email address or telephone
number listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Written Comments or Statements:
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and
102–3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the

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