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The National Institute of Standards
and Technology’s (NIST) Alternative
Personnel Management System (APMS)
(62 FR 54604, October 21, 1997) is
designed to (1) improve hiring and
allow NIST to compete more effectively
for high-quality researchers through
direct hiring, selective use of higher
entry salaries, and selective use of
recruiting allowances; (2) motivate and
retain staff through higher pay potential,
pay-for-performance, more responsive
personnel systems, and selective use of
retention allowances; (3) strengthen the
manager’s role in personnel
management through delegation of
personnel authorities; and (4) increase
the efficiency of personnel systems
through installation of a simpler and

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Coastal Zone
Management Program Administration
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 November 23,
2015.

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SUMMARY:

Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,

ADDRESSES:

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more flexible classification system
based on pay banding through reduction
of guidelines, steps, and paperwork in
classification, hiring, and other
personnel systems, and through
automation.
This amendment modifies the October
21, 1997 Federal Register notice.
Specifically, it modifies the
classification structure for the
Administrative (ZA) career path, Pay
Band I through IV. NIST will
continually monitor the effectiveness of
this modification.
II. Basis for APMS Plan Modification
Modification of the APMS is based
upon a change in the classification
structure of the ZA career path. This
new structural change will enable NIST
to meet the intended design and

Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at JJessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Allison Castellan,
(301) 713–3155 ext. 125 or
Allison.Castellan@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for revision and
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
In 1972, in response to intense
pressure on United States (U.S.) coastal
resources, and because of the
importance of U.S. coastal areas, the
U.S. Congress passed the Coastal Zone
Management Act of 1972 (CZMA), 16
U.S.C. 1451 et seq. The CZMA
authorized a federal program to
encourage coastal states and territories
to develop comprehensive coastal
management programs. The CZMA has
been reauthorized on several occasions,
most recently with the enactment of the
Coastal Zone Protection Act of 1996.
(CZMA as amended). The program is
administered by the Secretary of
Commerce, who in turn has delegated
this responsibility to the National

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objectives of the plan and increase the
future vitality of the NIST workforce.
The NIST APMS allows the NIST
Director to make minor procedural
modifications within already existing
waivers of law or regulation with
appropriate notice. Accordingly, NIST
modifies the APMS to change the
classification structure for the
Administrative (ZA) career path, Pay
Bands I through IV (set forth below).
III. Changes in the APMS Plan
The APMS at NIST, published in the
Federal Register on October 21, 1997
(62 FR 54604), as amended, is modified
as follows:
1. The chart titled ‘‘NIST Career Paths
and Pay Bands’’ under the subsection
titled ‘‘Position Classification’’ is
replaced with:

Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration’s (NOAA) National
Ocean Services (NOS).
The coastal zone management grants
provide funds to states and territories to:
Implement federally-approved coastal
management programs; complete
information for the Coastal Zone
Management Program (CZMP)
Performance Management System;
develop program assessments multi-year
strategies to enhance their programs
within priority areas under Section 309
of the CZMA; submit documentation as
described in the CZMA Section 306a on
the approved coastal zone management
programs; submit requests to update
their federally-approved programs
through amendments or program
changes; and develop and submit state
coastal nonpoint pollution control
programs (CNP) as required under
Section 6217 of the Coastal Zone Act
Reauthorization Amendments.
Revision: The CZMP Performance
Measurement System has been revised
to reduce the number of measures on
which state programs are required to
report, resulting in an overall decrease
in reporting burden for the performance
measurement system. The assessment
process under CZMA Section 309 has
also been refined to rely more on readily

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available existing data and allow states
to more quickly focus their assessments
on high-priority enhancement areas.

approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.

II. Method of Collection
Respondents have a choice of
electronic or paper formats for
submitting program documents,
assessment and strategy documents, and
other required materials. Grant
applications are submitted
electronically via Grants.gov and
performance reports are submitted
electronically through NOAA Grants
Online. Performance measurement data
is submitted through an online database.
Methods of submittal for other program
documents and required materials
include electronic submittal via email,
mail and facsimile transmission of
paper forms, or submittal of electronic
files on compact disc.

Dated: September 21, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.

III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0119.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(revision and extension of a current
information collection).
Affected Public: State. Local and
Tribal Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
34.
Estimated Time per Response:
Performance reports, 27 hours;
assessment and strategy documents, 240
hours; Section 306a documentation, 5
hours; amendments and routine
program changes, 16 hours; CNP
documentation, 320 hours; CZMA
Performance Management System, 24
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 6,133 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $850 in recordkeeping/reporting
costs.

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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

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings and
hearings.
AGENCY:

The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of its 121st Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC), American
Samoa Regional Ecosystem Advisory
Committee (REAC), Fishing Industry
Advisory Committee (FIAC), American
Samoa Advisory Panel (AP) and its
164th Council meeting to take actions
on fishery management issues in the
Western Pacific Region. The Council
will also convene meetings of the
Pelagic and International Standing
Committee, Program Planning and
Research Standing Committee, and
Executive and Budget Standing
Committee.

SUMMARY:

The meetings will be held
between October 13 and October 22,
2015. For specific times and agendas,
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The 121st SSC will be held
at the Council office, 1164 Bishop
Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813,
phone: (808) 522–8220. The REAC,
FIAC, American Samoa AP, Pelagic and
International Standing Committee and
164th Council meetings will be held at
the Rex Lee Auditorium, Department of
Commerce, Pago Pago, American
Samoa; phone: (684) 633–5155. The
Program Planning and Research
Standing Committee and Executive and
Budget Standing Committee will be held
at the Sadies by the Sea conference
room in Pago Pago, American Samoa;
phone: (684) 633–5981. The Fishers
Forum will be held at Fagatogo Marina,
Fagatogo, American Samoa.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director,
phone: (808) 522–8220.
DATES:

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The 121st
SSC meeting will be held between 8:30
a.m. and 5 p.m. on October 13–14, 2015.
The Council’s REAC will be held
between 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., FIAC
between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. and AP
between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. on October
19, 2015. The Council’s Pelagic and
International Standing Committee will
be held between 9 a.m. and 12 noon,
Program Planning and Research
Standing Committee between 1 p.m. and
3 p.m., and Executive and Budget
Standing Committee between 3 p.m. and
5 p.m. on October 20, 2015. The 164th
Council meeting will be held between
8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on October 21–22,
2015. In addition, the Council will host
a Fishers Forum on October 17, 2015,
between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
In addition to the agenda items listed
here, the SSC and Council will hear
recommendations from Council
advisory groups. Public comment
periods will be provided throughout the
agendas. The order in which agenda
items are addressed may change. The
meetings will run as late as necessary to
complete scheduled business.
Background documents will be available
from, and written comments should be
sent to, Mr. Edwin Ebisui, Chair,
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400,
Honolulu, HI 96813, phone: (808) 522–
8220 or fax: (808) 522–8226.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda for 121st SSC Meeting
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Tuesday, October 13, 2015
1. Introductions
2. Approval of Draft Agenda and Assignment
of Rapporteurs
3. Status of the 119th & 120th SSC Meeting
Recommendations
4. Report from the Pacific Islands Fisheries
Science Center Director
5. Program Planning
A. Integrated Stock Assessment Model for
Data Poor Stocks
B. Territorial Bottomfish P* Working
Group Report
C. Specification of Acceptable Biological
Catch for the Territorial Bottomfish
Fishery for Fishing Years 2016 and 2017
(Action Item)
D. Atlantis Model for Near-Shore
Ecosystems in Guam
E. Implementing an Assessment
Prioritization Process
F. Center for Independent Experts Review
Reports
1. Bycatch Estimation Model
2. Length-based Assessment Model
G. Public Comment
H. SSC Discussion and Recommendations
6. Pelagic Fisheries
A. Hawaii & American Samoa Longline
Fisheries Reports
B. National Bycatch Report (NBR) Longline
Bycatch Reports 2011–13
C. International Fisheries

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