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room 1141 of the USDA South Building, refer to the title of the EA when following identifier: ‘‘HMS AP 14th Street and Independence Avenue requesting copies. Nominations.’’ SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading The EA has been prepared in • Mail: Margo Schulze-Haugen, room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., accordance with: (1) The National Highly Migratory Species Management Monday through Friday, except Environmental Policy Act of 1969 Division, NMFS SF1, 1315 East-West holidays. To be sure someone is there to (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. help you, please call (202) 799–7039 seq.); (2) regulations of the Council on FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: before coming. Environmental Quality for Peter Cooper at (301) 427–8503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. implementing the procedural provisions SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508); (3) Colin D. Stewart, Assistant Director, Introduction Pests, Pathogens, and Biocontrol USDA regulations implementing NEPA Permits Permitting and Compliance (7 CFR part 1b); and (4) APHIS’ NEPA The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Coordination, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part Conservation and Management Act Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737– 372). (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., as amended by the Sustainable 1231; (301) 851–2327, email: Done in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of [email protected]. November 2016. Fisheries Act, Public Law 104–297, provided that the Secretary may Kevin Shea, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: establish Advisory Panels to assist in Administrator, Animal and Plant Health the collection and evaluation of Giant reed (Arundo donax), a native Inspection Service. of the Mediterranean and Middle East, information relevant to the development [FR Doc. 2016–26937 Filed 11–7–16; 8:45 am] has become one of the most pervasive of any Fishery Management Plan (FMP) non-native plants to invade the riparian BILLING CODE 3410–34–P or FMP amendment for any highly areas of the Southwest United States, migratory species fishery that is under especially in California and the Rio the Secretary’s authority. NMFS has Grande area of Texas. Giant reed DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE consulted with the HMS AP on: infestations in riparian habitats lead to Amendment 1 to the Billfish FMP (April loss of biodiversity, stream bank National Oceanic and Atmospheric 1999); the HMS FMP (April 1999); erosion, altered channel morphology, Administration Amendment 1 to the HMS FMP damage to bridges, increased costs for (December 2003); the 2006 Consolidated RIN 0648–XE985 chemical and mechanical control along HMS FMP (October 2006); Amendments 1, 2, 3, 4, 5a, 5b, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 to transportation corridors, and Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP (April impediment of law enforcement Advisory Panel activities on the international border. and October 2008, February and Many Federal and State agencies, as AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries September 2009, May and September well as private entities, conduct Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 2010, April and September 2011, March programs to manage giant reed, as well Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and September 2012, January and as other invasive weeds. The Animal Commerce. September 2013, April and September 2014, March and September 2015, and and Plant Health Inspection Service ACTION: Notice; solicitation of (APHIS) is proposing to issue permits nominations. March and September 2016); among for the field release of a gall-forming fly, other relevant fishery management Lasioptera donacis, into the continental SUMMARY: NMFS solicits nominations issues. United States to reduce the severity of for the Atlantic Highly Migratory Procedures and Guidelines giant reed infestations. Species (HMS) Advisory Panel (AP). A. Nomination Procedures for APHIS’ review and analysis of the NMFS consults with and considers the Appointments to the Advisory Panel proposed action are documented in comments and views of the HMS AP detail in a draft environmental when preparing and implementing Nomination packages should include: assessment (EA) entitled ‘‘Field release Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) or 1. The name of the nominee and a of the European leaf sheath mining FMP amendments for Atlantic tunas, description of his/her interest in HMS midge, Lasioptera donacis Coutin swordfish, sharks, and billfish. or HMS fisheries, or in particular (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), for biological Nominations are being sought to fill species of sharks, swordfish, tunas, or control of giant reed, Arundo donax L. approximately one-third (11) of the seats billfish; (Poales: Poaceae) in the Contiguous on the HMS AP for a 3-year 2. Contact information, including United States’’ (April 2016). We are appointment. Individuals with definable mailing address, phone, and email of making the EA available to the public interests in the recreational and the nominee; 3. A statement of background and/or for review and comment. We will commercial fishing and related qualifications; consider all comments that we receive industries, environmental community, academia, and non-governmental 4. A written commitment that the on or before the date listed under the nominee shall actively participate in heading DATES at the beginning of this organizations are considered for membership on the HMS AP. good faith, and consistent with ethics notice. obligations, in the meetings and tasks of DATES: Nominations must be received The EA may be viewed on the the HMS AP; and Regulations.gov Web site or in our on or before December 8, 2016. 5. A list of outreach resources that the reading room (see ADDRESSES above for ADDRESSES: You may submit nominee has at his/her disposal to a link to Regulations.gov and nominations and requests for the communicate HMS issues to various information on the location and hours of Advisory Panel Statement of interest groups. the reading room). You may request Organization, Practices, and Procedures paper copies of the EA by calling or by any of the following methods: Qualifications for HMS AP Membership writing to the person listed under FOR • Email: HMSAP.Nominations@ Qualification for membership FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please noaa.gov. Include in the subject line the includes one or more of the following:

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(1) Experience in HMS recreational B. Participants December 31 of each year. NMFS seeks fisheries; (2) experience in HMS Nominations for the HMS AP will be to fill 3 commercial, 5 recreational, and commercial fisheries; (3) experience in accepted to allow representation from 2 environmental organization vacancies fishery-related industries (e.g., marinas, commercial and recreational fishing by December 31, 2016. NMFS will seek bait and tackle shops); (4) experience in interests, academic/scientific interests, to fill vacancies based primarily on the scientific community working with and the environmental/non- maintaining the current representation HMS; and/or (5) representation of a governmental organization community, from each of the sectors. NMFS also private, non-governmental, regional, who are knowledgeable about Atlantic considers species expertise and national, or international organization HMS and/or Atlantic HMS fisheries. representation from the fishing regions representing marine fisheries, or Current representation on the HMS AP, (Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, environmental, governmental, or as shown in Table 1, consists of 12 Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean) to academic interests dealing with HMS. members representing commercial ensure the diversity and balance of the interests, 12 members representing AP. Table 1 includes the current Tenure for the HMS AP recreational interests, 4 members representation on the HMS AP by representing environmental interests, 4 sector, region, and species with terms Member tenure will be for 3 years (36 academic representatives, and the that are expiring identified in bold. It is months), with approximately one-third International Commission for the not meant to indicate that NMFS will of the members’ terms expiring on Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) only consider persons who have December 31 of each year. Nominations Advisory Committee Chairperson. Each expertise in the species or fishing are sought for terms beginning January HMS AP member serves a 3-year term regions that are listed. Rather, NMFS 2017 and expiring December 2019. with approximately one-third of the will aim toward having as diverse and total number of seats (33) expiring on balanced an AP as possible.

TABLE 1—CURRENT REPRESENTATION ON THE HMS AP BY SECTOR, REGION, AND SPECIES [Terms that are expiring or for whom current members are stepping down are in bold. NMFS tries to maintain diversity and balance in representation among fishing regions and species]

Date Date term Sector Fishing region Species appointed expires

Academic ...... All ...... Swordfish/Tuna ...... 1/1/2015 12/31/2017 Academic ...... All ...... Tuna ...... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Academic ...... Southeast/Gulf of Mexico ...... Shark ...... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Academic ...... Southeast ...... Swordfish/HMS ...... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Commercial ...... Mid-Atlantic ...... HMS/Shark ...... 1/1/2014 12/31/2016 Commercial ...... Northeast ...... Swordfish/Tuna ...... 1/1/2014 12/31/2016 Commercial ...... Gulf of Mexico ...... Shark ...... 1/1/2014 12/31/2016 Commercial ...... Gulf of Mexico ...... Shark ...... 1/1/2015 12/31/2017 Commercial ...... Mid-Atlantic ...... HMS ...... 1/1/2015 12/31/2017 Commercial ...... Northeast ...... Tuna/Swordfish ...... 1/1/2015 12/31/2017 Commercial ...... Gulf of Mexico ...... Tuna/Swordfish ...... 1/1/2015 12/31/2017 Commercial ...... Northeast ...... Tuna ...... 1/1/2015 12/31/2017 Commercial ...... Northeast ...... Tuna ...... 1/1/2015 12/31/2017 Commercial ...... Southeast ...... Shark ...... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Commercial ...... Southeast ...... Swordfish/Tuna ...... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Commercial ...... Northeast ...... Tuna ...... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Environmental ...... All ...... Tuna ...... 1/1/2014 12/31/2016 Environmental ...... All ...... HMS ...... 1/1/2015 12/31/2017 Environmental ...... All ...... Shark ...... 1/1/2015 12/31/2017 Environmental ...... All ...... HMS ...... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Recreational ...... Northeast ...... HMS ...... 1/1/2013 12/31/2016 Recreational ...... Northeast ...... Tuna ...... 1/1/2014 12/31/2016 Recreational ...... Mid-Atlantic ...... HMS ...... 1/1/2014 12/31/2016 Recreational ...... Southeast ...... Billfish ...... 1/1/2014 12/31/2016 Recreational ...... Gulf of Mexico ...... HMS ...... 1/1/2014 12/31/2016 Recreational ...... Gulf of Mexico/Southeast ...... Billfish ...... 1/1/2015 12/31/2017 Recreational ...... Mid-Atlantic ...... Shark ...... 1/1/2015 12/31/2017 Recreational ...... Mid-Atlantic ...... Tuna ...... 1/1/2015 12/31/2017 Recreational ...... Northeast ...... Tuna/Shark ...... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Recreational ...... Northeast ...... HMS ...... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Recreational ...... Mid-Atlantic ...... HMS ...... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018 Recreational ...... Southeast ...... Billfish/HMS ...... 1/1/2016 12/31/2018

The intent is to have a group that, as each of the following Councils: New Council. The HMS AP also includes 22 a whole, reflects an appropriate and England Fishery Management Council, ex-officio participants: 20 equitable balance and mix of interests the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management representatives of the coastal states and given the responsibilities of the HMS Council, the South Atlantic Fishery two representatives of the interstate AP. Management Council, the Gulf of commissions (the Atlantic States Marine Five additional members on the HMS Mexico Fishery Management Council, Fisheries Commission and the Gulf AP include one member representing and the Caribbean Fishery Management States Marine Fisheries Commission).

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NMFS will provide the necessary information from the Office of response to the August 19 notice. The administrative support, including Management and Budget (OMB). commenter noted that the existence of technical assistance, for the HMS AP. DATES: Submit written or electronic the Database may reduce FOIA requests. However, NMFS will not compensate comments on the collection of Nothing in the comment addressed participants with monetary support of information by December 8, 2016. CPSC’s burden analysis. Accordingly, any kind. Depending on availability of ADDRESSES: OMB recommends that by publication of this notice, the funds, members may be reimbursed for written comments be faxed to the Office Commission announces that it has travel costs related to the HMS AP of Information and Regulatory Affairs, submitted to the Office of Management meetings. OMB, Attn: CPSC Desk Officer, FAX: and Budget (OMB) a request for extension of approval of the collection C. Meeting Schedule 202–395–6974, or emailed to [email protected]. All of information for the Database without Meetings of the HMS AP will be held change. as frequently as necessary but are comments should be identified by routinely held twice each year—once in Docket No. CPSC–2010–0041. In A. Background the spring, and once in the fall. The addition, written comments also should be submitted at http:// Section 212 of the CPSIA added meetings may be held in conjunction section 6A to the Consumer Product with public hearings. www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. CPSC–2010–0041, or by mail/hand Safety Act (CPSA), which requires the Dated: November 3, 2016. delivery/courier (for paper, disk, or CD– Commission to establish and maintain a Alan D. Risenhoover, ROM submissions), preferably in five publicly available, searchable database Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, copies, to: Office of the Secretary, U.S. on the safety of consumer products and National Marine Fisheries Service. Consumer Product Safety Commission, other products or substances regulated [FR Doc. 2016–26943 Filed 11–7–16; 8:45 am] Room 820, 4330 East West Highway, by the Commission. Among other BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) things, section 6A of the CPSA requires 504–7923. For access to the docket to the Commission to collect reports of read background documents or harm from the public for potential CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY comments received, go to http:// publication in the publicly available COMMISSION www.regulations.gov. Database, and to collect and publish comments about reports of harm from FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [Docket No. CPSC–2010–0041] For manufacturers. As explained in the further information contact: Robert H. August 19, 2016 Federal Register notice Collection of Information; Proposed Squibb, Consumer Product Safety Extension of Approval; Comment (81 FR 55449), the Commission sought, Commission, 4330 East West Highway, and OMB approved, the collection of Request—Publicly Available Consumer Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 504–7815, or Product Safety Information Database information for the Database under by email to: [email protected]. control number 3041–0146. OMB’s most AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the recent extension of approval on Commission. Federal Register of August 19, 2016 (81 December 2, 2013 will expire on ACTION: Notice. FR 55449), the CPSC published a notice December 31, 2016. Accordingly, the in accordance with provisions of the Commission now proposes to request an SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 extension of approval of this collection Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the U.S.C. Chapter 35). This notice of information. Details about the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced CPSC’s intention to seek information collected through the (CPSC or Commission) requests extension of approval of a collection of Database are provided in the August 19, comments on a proposed extension of information for a database on the safety 2016 notice. approval of a collection of information of consumer products and other for the Publicly Available Consumer products and substances regulated by B. Estimated Burden Product Safety Information Database. the Commission (Database), as required 1. Estimated Annual Burden for The Commission will consider all by section 212 of the Consumer Product Respondents comments received in response to this Safety Improvement Act of 2008 notice before requesting an extension of (CPSIA). We received one general We estimate the burden of this approval of this collection of comment in support of the Database in collection of information as follows:

TABLE 1—ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN FOR REPORTS OF HARM

Collection type Number of Response Total annual Minutes per Total burden, respondents frequency 1 responses response in hours 2

Reports of Harm—submitted through Web site ...... 6,582 1.03 6,790 12 1,358 Reports of Harm—submitted by phone ...... 2,632 1.01 2,643 10 441 Reports of Harm—submitted by mail, email, fax ...... 780 6.67 5,206 20 1,735

Total ...... 9,994 ...... 14,639 ...... 3,534

1 Frequency of responses is calculated by dividing 2 Numbers have been rounded. the number of responses by the number of respondents.

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