82 FR 35933 - Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization Consultative Committee Nominations and Meeting Announcement

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 147 (August 2, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-16245

NOAA is soliciting nominations for individuals to serve as members of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Consultative Committee. This action is necessary to ensure that the interests of U.S. stakeholders in the fisheries of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean are adequately represented in NAFO. NOAA is also announcing a meeting of the NAFO Consultative Committee.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF532


Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization Consultative Committee 
Nominations and Meeting Announcement

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

ACTION: Notice calling for nominations and announcing meeting.

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SUMMARY: NOAA is soliciting nominations for individuals to serve as 
members of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) 
Consultative Committee. This action is

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necessary to ensure that the interests of U.S. stakeholders in the 
fisheries of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean are adequately represented in 
NAFO. NOAA is also announcing a meeting of the NAFO Consultative 
Committee.

DATES: The NAFO Consultative Committee Meeting will be held on August 
30, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Nominations for NAFO Consultative Committee members should 
be made in writing to Mr. Patrick E. Moran, Office of International 
Affairs, National Marine Fisheries Service, at 1315 East-West Highway, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910. Nominations and questions about the NAFO 
Consultative Committee meeting may also be sent via email 
(Pat.Moran@noaa.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Patrick E. Moran, (301) 427-8370.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    NAFO is a regional fisheries management organization that 
coordinates scientific study and cooperative management of the 
fisheries resources of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, excluding salmon, 
tunas/marlins, whales and sedentary species (e.g., shellfish). NAFO was 
established in 1979 by the Convention on Future Multilateral 
Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries. The United States 
acceded to the Convention in 1995, and has participated actively in 
NAFO since that time. In 2005, NAFO launched a reform effort to amend 
the Convention in order bring the Organization more in line with the 
principles of modern fisheries management. As a result of these 
efforts, the Amendment to the Convention on Future Multilateral 
Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries entered into force in 
May 2017. NAFO currently has 12 Contracting Parties, including Canada, 
Cuba, Denmark (in respect of Faroe Islands and Greenland), European 
Union, France (in respect of St. Pierre and Miquelon), Iceland, Japan, 
Norway, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Ukraine and the United 
States.
    As outlined in 16 U.S.C. 5607 provides that the Secretaries of 
Commerce and State shall jointly establish a NAFO Consultative 
Committee (NCC) to advise the Secretaries on issues related to the NAFO 
Convention. Membership in the NCC is open to representatives from the 
New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils, the States 
represented on those Councils, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 
Commission, the fishing industry, the seafood processing industry, and 
others knowledgeable and experienced in the conservation and management 
of fisheries in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. Members shall be 
appointed to a 2-year term and are eligible for reappointment. The NCC 
is exempted from the Federal Advisory Committee Act. NCC members are 
invited to attend all non-executive meetings of the U.S. Commissioners 
and at such meetings are given an opportunity to examine and to be 
heard on all proposed programs of study and investigation, reports, 
recommendations, and regulations of issues relating to the Act and 
proceedings of NAFO. In addition, NCC members may attend all public 
meetings of the NAFO Commission and any other meetings to which they 
are invited.

Nominations

    Nominations to the NCC will be accepted at any time and should 
document an individual's qualifications based on those outlined in 16 
U.S.C. 5607 (see above). R[eacute]sum[eacute]s and/or curriculum vitae 
will be requested from nominees. Self-nominations are acceptable, and 
current and former NCC members are eligible for reappointment. 
Nominations will be evaluated by officials in the Department of 
Commerce who are familiar with the duties and responsibilities of NCC 
membership. All nominees will be notified of their status and any need 
for further information once the nomination process is complete.

Meeting

    A meeting of the NCC will be held 1:30-3 p.m. on August 30, 2017, 
at the NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office at 55 Great 
Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. All members of the public with an 
interest in the fisheries of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean are welcome 
to attend.

    Dated: July 27, 2017.
Steven Wilson,
Acting Director, Office of International Affairs, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
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the NCCoE Web site http:// National Marine Fisheries Service Estimated Number of Respondents:
nccoe.nist.gov/. (NMFS) tracks allocations and 120.
allocation leases, and reconciles leases Estimated Time per Response: 10
Phillip A. Singerman,
with bluefin tuna catches for quota minutes for initial application for IBQ
Associate Director for Innovation and monitoring. The extension of this account; 15 minutes per IBQ allocation
Industry Services.
collection of information will allow lease.
[FR Doc. 2017–16219 Filed 8–1–17; 8:45 am] Estimated Total Annual Burden
NMFS to continue to account for the
BILLING CODE 3510–13–P reporting burden associated with Hours: 29.
allocation and lease tracking. There are Estimated Total Annual Cost to
no new requirements. Public: $1,100 in recordkeeping/
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE reporting costs (total annualized
First-time vessel permit holders in the
affected categories must obtain and set expense for 5% of respondents who may
National Oceanic and Atmospheric not have a computer and choose to
Administration up an IBQ account in the online ‘‘Catch
Shares Online System’’ in order to be purchase one).
Proposed Information Collection; issued IBQ shares and resultant IV. Request for Comments
Comment Request; Atlantic Highly allocation, and to lease IBQ. To use the
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
Migratory Species (HMS) Individual electronic IBQ System, first-time
the proposed collection of information
Bluefin Tuna Quota Tracking participants will need to request an
is necessary for the proper performance
account and set their account up with
AGENCY: National Oceanic and of the functions of the agency, including
background information. The
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), whether the information shall have
information collected during account
Commerce. practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
issuance and set-up will be used by
ACTION: Notice. agency’s estimate of the burden
NMFS to verify the identity of the
(including hours and cost) of the
individual/business and whether they
SUMMARY: The Department of proposed collection of information; (c)
qualify for IBQ allocation leasing.
Commerce, as part of its continuing ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
The lease monitoring information
effort to reduce paperwork and clarity of the information to be
collected by the online system will be
respondent burden, invites the general collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
used by each permit holder to keep
public and other Federal agencies to burden of the collection of information
track of their individual IBQ allocation,
take this opportunity to comment on on respondents, including through the
and document allocation leases with
proposed and/or continuing information use of automated collection techniques
other IBQ participants. NMFS will use
collections, as required by the or other forms of information
these data to ensure proper accounting
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. technology.
of allocations among participants, and Comments submitted in response to
DATES: Written comments must be to track use of quota allocations and
submitted on or before October 2, 2017. this notice will be summarized and/or
reconcile allocation usage with bluefin included in the request for OMB
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments tuna catch and landings. approval of this information collection;
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Atlantic HMS fisheries are managed they also will become a matter of public
Paperwork Clearance Officer, under the dual authority of the record.
Department of Commerce, Room 6616, Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Conservation and Management Act Dated: July 27, 2017.
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the (MSA) and the Atlantic Tunas Sarah Brabson,
Internet at pracomments@doc.gov). Convention Act (ATCA). Under the NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: MSA, management measures must be [FR Doc. 2017–16193 Filed 8–1–17; 8:45 am]
Requests for additional information or consistent with ten National Standards, BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
copies of the information collection and fisheries must be managed to
instrument and instructions should be maintain optimum yield, rebuild
directed to Margo Schulze-Haugen, overfished fisheries, and prevent DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
(301) 427–8503 or Margo.Schulze- overfishing. Under ATCA, the Secretary
Haugen@noaa.gov. National Oceanic and Atmospheric
of Commerce shall promulgate
Administration
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: regulations, as necessary and
appropriate, to implement measures RIN 0648–XF532
I. Abstract adopted by the International
Amendment 7 to the 2006 Commission for the Conservation of Northwest Atlantic Fisheries
Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). Organization Consultative Committee
Plan (79 FR 71510, December 2, 2014) Nominations and Meeting
II. Method of Collection Announcement
implemented individual bluefin tuna
quota (IBQ) shares and allocations for Information will be collected on line AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
vessels permitted in the Atlantic Tunas using the electronic IBQ System. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Longline Category and Atlantic Tunas III. Data Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Purse Seine Category. IBQs are intended Commerce.
to fairly and effectively allocate limited OMB Control Number: 0648–0677.
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ACTION: Notice calling for nominations
quota for incidental capture of bluefin Form Number(s): None.
and announcing meeting.
tuna among vessels in the Longline Type of Review: Regular (extension of
category, while minimizing dead a current information collection). SUMMARY: NOAA is soliciting
discards and discouraging interactions Affected Public: Businesses or other nominations for individuals to serve as
with bluefin tuna, and better utilizing for-profit organizations; individuals or members of the Northwest Atlantic
the Purse seine category quota. An on- households; and State, Local, or Tribal Fisheries Organization (NAFO)
line system developed by the NOAA government. Consultative Committee. This action is

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necessary to ensure that the interests of knowledgeable and experienced in the SUMMARY: The Department of
U.S. stakeholders in the fisheries of the conservation and management of Commerce, as part of its continuing
Northwest Atlantic Ocean are fisheries in the Northwest Atlantic effort to reduce paperwork and
adequately represented in NAFO. Ocean. Members shall be appointed to respondent burden, invites the general
NOAA is also announcing a meeting of a 2-year term and are eligible for public and other Federal agencies to
the NAFO Consultative Committee. reappointment. The NCC is exempted take this opportunity to comment on
DATES: The NAFO Consultative from the Federal Advisory Committee proposed and/or continuing information
Committee Meeting will be held on Act. NCC members are invited to attend collections, as required by the
August 30, 2017. all non-executive meetings of the U.S. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
ADDRESSES: Nominations for NAFO Commissioners and at such meetings are DATES: Written comments must be
Consultative Committee members given an opportunity to examine and to submitted on or before October 2, 2017.
should be made in writing to Mr. Patrick be heard on all proposed programs of
study and investigation, reports, ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
E. Moran, Office of International Affairs, to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
National Marine Fisheries Service, at recommendations, and regulations of
issues relating to the Act and Paperwork Clearance Officer,
1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
MD 20910. Nominations and questions proceedings of NAFO. In addition, NCC
members may attend all public meetings 14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
about the NAFO Consultative Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Committee meeting may also be sent via of the NAFO Commission and any other
meetings to which they are invited. Internet at pracomments@doc.gov).
email (Pat.Moran@noaa.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Nominations
Requests for additional information or
Patrick E. Moran, (301) 427–8370. Nominations to the NCC will be copies of the information collection
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: accepted at any time and should instrument and instructions should be
Background document an individual’s qualifications directed to David Ulmer, (757) 723–
based on those outlined in 16 U.S.C. 0303 or David.Ulmer@noaa.gov.
NAFO is a regional fisheries 5607 (see above). Résumés and/or
management organization that SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
curriculum vitae will be requested from
coordinates scientific study and nominees. Self-nominations are I. Abstract
cooperative management of the fisheries acceptable, and current and former NCC
resources of the Northwest Atlantic This request is for extension of a
members are eligible for reappointment.
Ocean, excluding salmon, tunas/ currently approved information
Nominations will be evaluated by
marlins, whales and sedentary species collection.
officials in the Department of Commerce
(e.g., shellfish). NAFO was established who are familiar with the duties and Federally permitted dealers, and any
in 1979 by the Convention on Future responsibilities of NCC membership. All individual acting in the capacity of a
Multilateral Cooperation in the nominees will be notified of their status dealer, must submit to the Regional
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries. The and any need for further information Administrator or to the official designee
United States acceded to the Convention once the nomination process is a detailed report of all fish purchased or
in 1995, and has participated actively in complete. received for a commercial purpose,
NAFO since that time. In 2005, NAFO other than solely for transport on land,
launched a reform effort to amend the Meeting by one of the available electronic
Convention in order bring the A meeting of the NCC will be held reporting mechanisms approved by
Organization more in line with the 1:30–3 p.m. on August 30, 2017, at the National Marine Fisheries Service
principles of modern fisheries NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional (NMFS). The information obtained is
management. As a result of these efforts, Fisheries Office at 55 Great Republic used by economists, biologists, and
the Amendment to the Convention on Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. All managers in the management of the
Future Multilateral Cooperation in the members of the public with an interest fisheries. The data collection parameters
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries entered in the fisheries of the Northwest are consistent with the current
into force in May 2017. NAFO currently Atlantic Ocean are welcome to attend. requirements for Federal dealers under
has 12 Contracting Parties, including Dated: July 27, 2017. the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Canada, Cuba, Denmark (in respect of Steven Wilson,
Fishery Conservation and Management
Faroe Islands and Greenland), European Act. This is an extension request of the
Acting Director, Office of International
Union, France (in respect of St. Pierre Affairs, National Marine Fisheries Service.
current approval.
and Miquelon), Iceland, Japan, Norway, [FR Doc. 2017–16245 Filed 8–1–17; 8:45 am] II. Method of Collection
Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
Ukraine and the United States. Dealers submit purchase information
As outlined in 16 U.S.C. 5607 through an electronic process by one of
provides that the Secretaries of DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE the following: The web based system as
Commerce and State shall jointly administered by the Atlantic Coast
establish a NAFO Consultative National Oceanic and Atmospheric Cooperative Statistics Program, the
Committee (NCC) to advise the Administration computer based trip ticket program
Secretaries on issues related to the issued by the NMFS or through a NMFS
NAFO Convention. Membership in the Proposed Information Collection; approved proprietary mechanism.
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NCC is open to representatives from the Comment Request; Northeast Region
III. Data
New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Dealer Purchase Reports
Management Councils, the States OMB Control Number: 0648–0229.
AGENCY: National Oceanic and
represented on those Councils, the Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Form Number(s): None.
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commerce. Type of Review: Regular submission
Commission, the fishing industry, the (request for extension of a currently
ACTION: Notice.
seafood processing industry, and others approved information collection).

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice calling for nominations and announcing meeting.
Dates		The NAFO Consultative Committee Meeting will be held on August 30, 2017.
Contact		Mr. Patrick E. Moran, (301) 427-8370.
FR Citation		82 FR 35933
RIN Number		0648-XF53

82 FR 35933 - Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization Consultative Committee Nominations and Meeting Announcement

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