80_FR_56017 80 FR 55837 - Pacific Island Fisheries; Public Meeting

80 FR 55837 - Pacific Island Fisheries; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 180 (September 17, 2015)

Page Range55837-55838
FR Document2015-23335

NMFS announces that the Center for Independent Experts will meet to review methods for reviewing modified integrated assessments (based on catch-MSY model) for data-poor stocks.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 180 (Thursday, September 17, 2015)
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[FR Doc No: 2015-23335]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE185


Pacific Island Fisheries; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the Center for Independent Experts will 
meet to review methods for reviewing modified integrated assessments 
(based on catch-MSY model) for data-poor stocks.

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for meeting dates and 
times.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Pelagic Suite Conference 
Room, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1164 Bishop St., 
Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben Richards, NMFS Pacific Islands 
Fisheries Science Center, (808) 725-5320 or benjamin.richards@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting schedule and agenda are as 
follows:

1. Tuesday, October 13, 2015 (9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.)

     Introduction
     Background information--Objectives and Terms of Reference
     Coral reef fisheries in the Pacific Islands Region
     Data: Fishery-dependent data collection systems in the 
Pacific Islands, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division surveys, biological 
data, other data
     Discussion

2. Wednesday, October 14, 2015 (8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.)

     Review of modified integrated Catch-MSY stock assessment
     Discussion

3. Thursday, October 15, 2015 (8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.)

     Continue assessment review (1/2 day)
     Discussion
     Panel discussions (Closed)

4. Friday, October 16, 2015 (8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.)

     Panel discussions (1/2 day)
     Present results (afternoon)
     Adjourn

    The agenda order may change. The meetings will run as late as 
necessary to

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complete scheduled business. Although non-emergency issues not 
contained in this agenda may come up at the meeting for discussion, 
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during the 
meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed 
in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice 
that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-
Stevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the intent to 
take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Direct requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids to Beth Lumsden, (808) 725-5330 or beth.lumsden@noaa.gov 
at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: September 11, 2015.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-23335 Filed 9-16-15; 8:45 am]
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                                              effort to reduce paperwork and                            The information collected from the                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                              respondent burden, invites the general                  vessel position reports is used by NOAA
                                              public and other Federal agencies to                    and the Commission to help ensure                     National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                              take this opportunity to comment on                     compliance with domestic laws and the                 Administration
                                              proposed and/or continuing information                  Commission’s conservation and                         RIN 0648–XE185
                                              collections, as required by the                         management measures, and are
                                              Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.                        necessary in order to the United Stated               Pacific Island Fisheries; Public
                                              DATES: Written comments must be                         to satisfy its obligations under the                  Meeting
                                              submitted on or before November 16,                     Convention.
                                              2015.                                                                                                         AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries
                                                                                                      II. Method of Collection                              Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
                                              ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments                     Respondents may submit on/off                      Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
                                              to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental                        reports by facsimile or email, and they               Commerce.
                                              Paperwork Clearance Officer,                            may submit activation reports by mail,                ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
                                              Department of Commerce, Room 6616,                      facsimile or email. Position reports are
                                              14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,                       transmitted electronically and                        SUMMARY:   NMFS announces that the
                                              Washington, DC 20230 (or via the                        automatically from the VMS unit.                      Center for Independent Experts will
                                              Internet at JJessup@doc.gov).                                                                                 meet to review methods for reviewing
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        III. Data                                             modified integrated assessments (based
                                              Requests for additional information or                     OMB Control Number: 0648–0596.                     on catch–MSY model) for data-poor
                                              copies of the information collection                       Form Number(s): None.                              stocks.
                                              instrument and instructions should be                      Type of Review: Regular submission
                                                                                                                                                            DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
                                              directed to Tom Graham, (808) 725–                      (extension of a currently approved
                                                                                                                                                            section for meeting dates and times.
                                              5032 or Tom.Graham@noaa.gov.                            collection).
                                                                                                         Affected Public: Business or other for-            ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                      profit organizations; individuals or                  the Pelagic Suite Conference Room,
                                              I. Abstract                                             households.                                           Western Pacific Fishery Management
                                                 This request is for an extension of a                   Estimated Number of Respondents:                   Council, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400,
                                              currently approved information                          78.                                                   Honolulu, HI 96813.
                                              collection. National Marine Fisheries                      Estimated Time per Response: VMS                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben
                                              Service (NMFS) has issued regulations                   unit purchase and installation, 1 hr;                 Richards, NMFS Pacific Islands
                                              under authority of the Western and                      activation reports, 5 min; on/off reports,            Fisheries Science Center, (808) 725–
                                              Central Pacific Fisheries Convention                    5 min; VMS unit maintenance, 1 hr.                    5320 or benjamin.richards@noaa.gov.
                                              Implementation Act (WCPFCIA; 16                            Estimated Total Annual Burden                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                              U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) to carry out the                   Hours: 192 hours.                                     meeting schedule and agenda are as
                                              obligations of the United States under                     Estimated Total Annual Cost to                     follows:
                                              the Convention on the Conservation and                  Public: $78,000 in capital costs and
                                                                                                      $58,111 in recordkeeping/reporting                    1. Tuesday, October 13, 2015 (9:30 a.m.–
                                              Management of Highly Migratory Fish
                                                                                                      costs.                                                5 p.m.)
                                              Stocks in the Western and Central
                                              Pacific Ocean (Convention), including                   IV. Request for Comments                                 • Introduction
                                              implementing the decisions of the                                                                                • Background information—
                                                                                                         Comments are invited on: (a) Whether               Objectives and Terms of Reference
                                              Commission for the Conservation and
                                                                                                      the proposed collection of information                   • Coral reef fisheries in the Pacific
                                              Management of Highly Migratory Fish
                                                                                                      is necessary for the proper performance               Islands Region
                                              Stocks in the Western and Central
                                                                                                      of the functions of the agency, including                • Data: Fishery-dependent data
                                              Pacific Ocean (Commission). The
                                                                                                      whether the information shall have                    collection systems in the Pacific Islands,
                                              regulations include a requirement for
                                                                                                      practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the            Coral Reef Ecosystem Division surveys,
                                              the owners and operators of U.S. vessels
                                                                                                      agency’s estimate of the burden                       biological data, other data
                                              that fish for highly migratory species on
                                              the high seas in the Convention Area to
                                                                                                      (including hours and cost) of the                        • Discussion
                                                                                                      proposed collection of information; (c)
                                              carry and operate near real-time                                                                              2. Wednesday, October 14, 2015 (8:30
                                                                                                      ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
                                              satellite-based position-fixing                                                                               a.m.–4 p.m.)
                                                                                                      clarity of the information to be
                                              transmitters (‘‘VMS units’’) at all times
                                                                                                      collected; and (d) ways to minimize the                  • Review of modified integrated
                                              except when the vessel is in port. As
                                                                                                      burden of the collection of information               Catch-MSY stock assessment
                                              part of this requirement, vessel owners                                                                          • Discussion
                                                                                                      on respondents, including through the
                                              and operators must transmit: (1) ‘‘on/off
                                                                                                      use of automated collection techniques
                                              reports’’ to NMFS whenever the VMS                                                                            3. Thursday, October 15, 2015 (8:30
                                                                                                      or other forms of information
                                              unit is turned off while the vessel is in                                                                     a.m.–4 p.m.)
                                                                                                      technology.
                                              port, (2) ‘‘activation reports’’ to NMFS                   Comments submitted in response to                     • Continue assessment review (1/2
                                              prior to the first use of a VMS unit, and               this notice will be summarized and/or                 day)
                                              (3) automatic ‘‘position reports’’ from                 included in the request for OMB                          • Discussion
                                              the VMS unit to NOAA and the                            approval of this information collection;                 • Panel discussions (Closed)
                                              Commission as part of a vessel                          they also will become a matter of public              4. Friday, October 16, 2015 (8:30 a.m.–
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                                              monitoring system (VMS) operated by                     record.
                                              the Commission (50 CFR 300.45). Under                                                                         4 p.m.)
                                              this information collection, it is                        Dated: September 14, 2015.                             • Panel discussions (1/2 day)
                                              expected that vessel owners and                         Sarah Brabson,                                           • Present results (afternoon)
                                              operators would also need to purchase,                  NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.                              • Adjourn
                                              install, and occasionally maintain the                  [FR Doc. 2015–23337 Filed 9–16–15; 8:45 am]              The agenda order may change. The
                                              VMS units.                                              BILLING CODE 3510–22–P                                meetings will run as late as necessary to


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                                              complete scheduled business. Although                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      IV. Request for Comments
                                              non-emergency issues not contained in                   Requests for additional information or                   Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
                                              this agenda may come up at the meeting                  copies of the information collection                  the proposed collection of information
                                              for discussion, those issues may not be                 instrument and instructions should be                 is necessary for the proper performance
                                              the subject of formal action during the                 directed to Christopher Liese, Industry               of the functions of the agency, including
                                              meeting. Action will be restricted to                   Economist, SEFSC, NMFS, 75 Virginia                   whether the information shall have
                                              those issues specifically listed in this                Beach Drive, Miami FL 33149, (305)                    practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
                                              notice and any issues arising after                     365–4109 or Christopher.Liese@                        agency’s estimate of the burden
                                              publication of this notice that require                 noaa.gov.                                             (including hours and cost) of the
                                              emergency action under section 305(c)                                                                         proposed collection of information; (c)
                                                                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                              of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided                                                                         ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
                                              the public has been notified of the                     I. Abstract                                           clarity of the information to be
                                              intent to take final action to address the                                                                    collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
                                                                                                         This request is for a new information
                                              emergency.                                                                                                    burden of the collection of information
                                                                                                      collection.
                                              Special Accommodations                                     The National Oceanic and                           on respondents, including through the
                                                                                                      Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA)                   use of automated collection techniques
                                                These meetings are physically                                                                               or other forms of information
                                              accessible to people with disabilities.                 Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science
                                                                                                      Center, proposes to collect very basic                technology.
                                              Direct requests for sign language                                                                                Comments submitted in response to
                                              interpretation or other auxiliary aids to               socioeconomic data from federally-
                                                                                                      permitted for-hire operators in the Gulf              this notice will be summarized and/or
                                              Beth Lumsden, (808) 725–5330 or                                                                               included in the request for OMB
                                              beth.lumsden@noaa.gov at least 5 days                   of Mexico and South Atlantic fisheries,
                                                                                                      using a mail sample survey. The                       approval of this information collection;
                                              prior to the meeting date.                                                                                    they also will become a matter of public
                                                                                                      National Marine Fisheries Service
                                                 Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.                    (NMFS) does not systematically collect                record.
                                                Dated: September 11, 2015.                            information on for-hire trip prices and                 Dated: September 14, 2015.
                                              Emily H. Menashes,                                      trip costs in the Southeast. The                      Sarah Brabson,
                                              Acting Director, Office of Sustainable                  population consists of those for-hire                 NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
                                              Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.           operators who possess a federal for-hire              [FR Doc. 2015–23336 Filed 9–16–15; 8:45 am]
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–23335 Filed 9–16–15; 8:45 am]             permit for dolphin-wahoo, coastal
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                                              BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
                                                                                                      migratory pelagics, snapper-grouper, or
                                                                                                      reef fish species in the South Atlantic or
                                                                                                      Gulf of Mexico. Each year we will
                                                                                                      sample approximately a third of the                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
                                              DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                                                                      population. The two-page survey will be               Department of the Navy
                                              National Oceanic and Atmospheric                        designed to collect basic data on trip
                                              Administration                                          revenues and trip costs as well as other              Record of Decision for the Final
                                                                                                      related information. These data are                   Supplemental Environmental Impact
                                              Proposed Information Collection;                        needed to conduct socioeconomic                       Statement for Guam and
                                              Comment Request; Mail Survey To                         analyses in support of management of                  Commonwealth of the Northern
                                              Collect Economic Data From Federal                      the for-hire fishing industry and to                  Mariana Islands Military Relocation
                                              Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic For-                  satisfy legal requirements. The data will
                                              Hire Permit Holders                                     be used to assess how fishermen will be               AGENCY:   Department of the Navy, DoD.
                                                                                                      impacted by and respond to federal                    ACTION:   Notice.
                                              AGENCY: National Oceanic and
                                                                                                      regulation likely to be considered by
                                              Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                                                                            SUMMARY:   The Department of the Navy
                                                                                                      fishery managers.
                                              Commerce.                                                                                                     (DON), after carefully considering the
                                              ACTION: Notice.                                         II. Method of Collection                              environmental consequences of the
                                                                                                        The information will be collected on                proposed action, as well as strategic,
                                              SUMMARY:    The Department of                           paper using a mail survey.                            operational, and training requirements,
                                              Commerce, as part of its continuing                                                                           obligations under treaties and other
                                              effort to reduce paperwork and                          III. Data                                             international agreements, and cost,
                                              respondent burden, invites the general                    OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx.                      announces its decision to construct and
                                              public and other Federal agencies to                      Form Number(s): None.                               operate a main base (cantonment area),
                                              take this opportunity to comment on                                                                           a family housing area, a live-fire training
                                                                                                        Type of Review: Regular (request for a
                                              proposed and/or continuing information                                                                        range complex (LFTRC), and associated
                                                                                                      new information collection).
                                              collections, as required by the                                                                               infrastructure on Guam to support the
                                                                                                        Affected Public: Business or other for-             relocation of a substantially reduced
                                              Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
                                                                                                      profit organizations; individuals or                  number of Marines and dependents than
                                              DATES: Written comments must be                         households.
                                              submitted on or before November 16,                                                                           previously analyzed in a 2010 Final
                                                                                                        Estimated Number of Respondents:                    Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
                                              2015.                                                   1000.                                                 (Guam and Commonwealth of the
                                                                                                        Estimated Time per Response: 12
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                                              ADDRESSES:    Direct all written comments                                                                     Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
                                              to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental                        minutes.                                              Military Relocation; Relocating Marines
                                              Paperwork Clearance Officer,                              Estimated Total Annual Burden                       from Okinawa, Visiting Aircraft Carrier
                                              Department of Commerce, Room 6616,                      Hours: 200 hours.                                     Berthing, and Army Air and Missile
                                              14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,                         Estimated Total Annual Cost to                      Defense Task Force).
                                              Washington, DC 20230 (or via the                        Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting                    The proposed action will be
                                              Internet at JJessup@doc.gov).                           costs.                                                accomplished as set out in Alternatives


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Document Created: 2015-12-15 09:33:40
Document Modified: 2015-12-15 09:33:40
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; public meeting.
DatesSee SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for meeting dates and times.
ContactBen Richards, NMFS Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, (808) 725-5320 or [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 55837 
RIN Number0648-XE18

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