82 FR 52278 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 217 (November 13, 2017)

Page Range		52278-52279
FR Document		2017-24507

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its Citizen Science Advisory Panel Finance and Infrastructure Action Team via webinar. The meeting via webinar was originally scheduled for November 9, 2017 but has been rescheduled as a result of schedule changes (See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). In December 2017, the Council will also hold another meeting of the Citizen Science Advisory Panel Finance and Infrastructure Action Team via webinar.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF828


Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Announcement of rescheduled meeting and an additional meeting 
of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Citizen Science 
Advisory Panel Finance and Infrastructure Action Team.

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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting of its Citizen Science Advisory Panel Finance and 
Infrastructure Action Team via webinar. The meeting via webinar was 
originally scheduled for November 9, 2017 but has been rescheduled as a 
result of schedule changes (See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). In December 
2017, the Council will also hold another meeting of the Citizen Science 
Advisory Panel Finance and Infrastructure Action Team via webinar.

DATES: The meeting via webinar has been rescheduled for November 29, 
2017 at 1 p.m. The additional Action Team webinar for December 2017 is 
scheduled for December 13, 2017 at 1 p.m. Both meetings are scheduled 
to last approximately 90 minutes each.

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Additional Action Team meetings and plenary webinar dates and times 
will publish in a subsequent issue in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meetings will be held via webinar and are open 
to members of the public. Webinar registration is required and 
registration links will be posted to the Citizen Science program page 
of the Council's Web site at www.safmc.net.
    Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amber Von Harten, Citizen Science 
Program Manager, SAFMC; phone (843) 302-8433 or toll free (866) SAFMC-
10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to schedule changes, the scheduled 
meeting of the Council's Citizen Science Finance and Infrastructure 
Action Team originally scheduled for Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 2 
p.m. is rescheduled for Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 1 p.m. The 
original notice for that meeting published in the Federal Register on 
October 16, 2017 (82 FR 48063). The Council will also hold another 
meeting of the Council's Citizen Science Finance and Infrastructure 
Action Team on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 1 p.m.
    The Council created a Citizen Science Advisory Panel Pool in June 
2017. The Council appointed members of the Citizen Science Advisory 
Panel Pool to five Action Teams in the areas of Volunteers, Data 
Management, Projects/Topics Management, Finance and Infrastructure, and 
Communication/Outreach/Education to develop program policies and 
operations for the Council's Citizen Science Program.
    The Finance and Infrastructure Action Team will meet to continue 
work on developing recommendations on program policies and operations 
to be reviewed by the Council's Citizen Science Committee. Public 
comment will be accepted at the beginning of the meeting.
    Items to be addressed during these meetings:

1. Discuss work on tasks in the Terms of Reference
2. Other Business

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the 
council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting.

    Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are 
subject to change.


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

    Dated: November 7, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-24507 Filed 11-9-17; 8:45 am]
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and Tourism Advisory Board, National DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Stevens Act, provided the public has
Travel and Tourism Office, U.S. been notified of the Council’s intent to
Department of Commerce, 1401 National Oceanic and Atmospheric take final action to address the
Constitution Ave. NW., Room 10003, Administration emergency. The public also should be
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202– RIN 0648–XF822 aware that the meeting will be recorded.
482–5634; email: TTAB@trade.gov. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: New England Fishery Management of the recording is available upon
Background: The Board advises the Council; Public Meeting request.
Secretary of Commerce on matters AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Special Accommodations
relating to the U.S. travel and tourism Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and This meeting is physically accessible
industry. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to people with disabilities. Requests for
Public Participation: The meeting will Commerce. sign language interpretation or other
be open to the public and will be ACTION: Notice of public meeting via auxiliary aids should be directed to
accessible to people with disabilities. webinar. Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
Any member of the public requesting to (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
join the meeting is asked to register in SUMMARY: The New England Fishery the meeting date.
advance by the deadline identified Management Council’s Scientific and
under the DATES caption. Requests for Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Statistical Committee will hold a
auxiliary aids must be submitted by the webinar to reconsider its Dated: November 7, 2017.
registration deadline. Last minute recommendations for setting an Tracey L. Thompson,
requests will be accepted, but may not overfishing limit and acceptable Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
be possible to grant. There will be biological catch for Southern New Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
fifteen (15) minutes allotted for oral England/Mid-Atlantic yellowtail [FR Doc. 2017–24505 Filed 11–9–17; 8:45 am]
comments from members of the public flounder and possibly for each of several BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
joining the meeting. To accommodate as other flounder stocks using an empirical
many speakers as possible, the time for stock assessment approach.
public speaking time may be limited to Recommendations from this group will DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
three (3) minutes per person. Members be brought to the full Council for formal
of the public wishing to reserve consideration and action, if appropriate. National Oceanic and Atmospheric
speaking time during the meeting must DATES: This webinar will be held on
Administration
submit a request at the time of Monday, November 27, 2017 beginning RIN 0648–XF828
registration, as well as the name and at 9:30 a.m. Webinar registration URL
address of the proposed speaker. If the information: https://attendee.goto Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South
number of registrants requesting webinar.com/register/ Atlantic Fishery Management Council;
speaking time is greater than can be 7349973934358582785; Call in Public Meetings
reasonably accommodated during the information: +1 (415) 930–5321,
meeting, the International Trade AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Attendee Access Code: 179–198–666. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Administration may conduct a lottery to
ADDRESSES: Council address: New Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
determine the speakers. Speakers are
England Fishery Management Council, Commerce.
requested to submit a written copy of
50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, ACTION: Announcement of rescheduled
their prepared remarks by 5:00 p.m. EST
MA 01950. meeting and an additional meeting of
on Wednesday, November 22, 2017, for
inclusion in the meeting records and for FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the South Atlantic Fishery Management
circulation to the members of the Board. Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, Council’s Citizen Science Advisory
In addition, any member of the public New England Fishery Management Panel Finance and Infrastructure Action
may submit pertinent written comments Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. Team.
concerning the Board’s affairs at any SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery
time before or after the meeting. Agenda Management Council (Council) will
Comments may be submitted to Brian hold a meeting of its Citizen Science
Beall at the contact information The Scientific and Statistical
Committee will consider an alternative Advisory Panel Finance and
indicated above. To be considered Infrastructure Action Team via webinar.
during the meeting, comments must be to the method it used at its October 23–
24, 2017 meeting for calculating The meeting via webinar was originally
received no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on scheduled for November 9, 2017 but has
Wednesday, November 22, 2017, to acceptable biological catch for Southern
New England/Mid-Atlantic yellowtail been rescheduled as a result of schedule
ensure transmission to the Board prior changes (See SUPPLEMENTARY
to the meeting. Comments received after flounder for fishing years 2018–20.
Other business will be discussed as INFORMATION). In December 2017, the
that date and time will be distributed to Council will also hold another meeting
the members but may not be considered needed.
Although non-emergency issues not of the Citizen Science Advisory Panel
during the meeting. Copies of Board Finance and Infrastructure Action Team
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meeting minutes will be available contained on the agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those via webinar.
within 90 days of the meeting.
issues may not be the subject of formal DATES: The meeting via webinar has
Dated: October 31, 2017. action during this meeting. Council been rescheduled for November 29,
Brian Beall, action will be restricted to those issues 2017 at 1 p.m. The additional Action
Designated Federal Officer, United States specifically listed in this notice and any Team webinar for December 2017 is
Travel and Tourism Advisory Board. issues arising after publication of this scheduled for December 13, 2017 at 1
[FR Doc. 2017–24488 Filed 11–9–17; 8:45 am] notice that require emergency action p.m. Both meetings are scheduled to last
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Additional Action Team meetings and directed to the council office (see modification and prioritization. Under
plenary webinar dates and times will ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting. this generic clearance, individual offices
publish in a subsequent issue in the Note: The times and sequence specified in would use approved questionnaires and
Federal Register. this agenda are subject to change. develop new questionnaires, as needed,
ADDRESSES: by selecting subsets of the approved set
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. of collection questions and tailoring
Meeting address: The meetings will be
held via webinar and are open to Dated: November 7, 2017. those specific questions to be
members of the public. Webinar Tracey L. Thompson, meaningful for their particular
registration is required and registration Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable programs. These proposed
links will be posted to the Citizen Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. questionnaires would then be submitted
Science program page of the Council’s [FR Doc. 2017–24507 Filed 11–9–17; 8:45 am] to OMB using a fast-track request for
Web site at www.safmc.net. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
approval process, for which separate
Council address: South Atlantic Federal Register notices are not
Fishery Management Council, 4055 required. Surveys currently being
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE conducted include Web site satisfaction
Charleston, SC 29405. surveys, Weather Service product
National Oceanic and Atmospheric surveys and National Marine Sanctuary
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Administration participation surveys.
Amber Von Harten, Citizen Science The generic clearance will not be used
Program Manager, SAFMC; phone (843) Proposed Information Collection; to survey any bodies NOAA regulates
302–8433 or toll free (866) SAFMC–10; Comment Request; NOAA Customer unless precautions are taken to ensure
fax: (843) 769–4520; email: Surveys that the respondents believe that they
amber.vonharten@safmc.net. are not under any risk for not
AGENCY: National Oceanic and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to responding or for the contents of their
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
schedule changes, the scheduled Commerce. responses; e.g., in no survey to such a
meeting of the Council’s Citizen Science population will the names and
ACTION: Notice.
Finance and Infrastructure Action Team addresses of respondents be required.
originally scheduled for Thursday, SUMMARY: The Department of
November 9, 2017 at 2 p.m. is II. Method of Collection
Commerce, as part of its continuing
rescheduled for Wednesday, November effort to reduce paperwork and Information will be collected via mail,
29, 2017 at 1 p.m. The original notice respondent burden, invites the general email or online.
for that meeting published in the public and other Federal agencies to III. Data
Federal Register on October 16, 2017 take this opportunity to comment on
(82 FR 48063). The Council will also proposed and/or continuing information OMB Control Number: 0648–0342.
hold another meeting of the Council’s collections, as required by the Form Number(s): None.
Citizen Science Finance and Type of Review: Regular submission
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Infrastructure Action Team on (extension of a currently approved
DATES: Written comments must be
Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 1 information collection).
submitted on or before January 12, 2018. Affected Public: Individuals or
p.m. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
The Council created a Citizen Science households; not-for-profit institutions;
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental state, local or tribal government;
Advisory Panel Pool in June 2017. The Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Council appointed members of the business or other for-profit
Department of Commerce, Room 6616, organizations.
Citizen Science Advisory Panel Pool to 14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
five Action Teams in the areas of Estimated Number of Respondents:
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 24,000.
Volunteers, Data Management, Projects/ Internet at pracomments@doc.gov). Estimated Time per Response:
Topics Management, Finance and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Response times averages 5–10 minutes.
Infrastructure, and Communication/
Requests for additional information or Estimated Total Annual Burden
Outreach/Education to develop program
copies of the information collection Hours: 22,500.
policies and operations for the Council’s Estimated Total Annual Cost to
instrument and instructions should be
Citizen Science Program. Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting
directed to Sarah Brabson, NOAA Office
The Finance and Infrastructure Action of the Chief Information Officer, (301) costs.
Team will meet to continue work on 628–5751 or sarah.brabson@noaa.gov.
developing recommendations on IV. Request for Comments
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
program policies and operations to be Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
reviewed by the Council’s Citizen I. Abstract the proposed collection of information
Science Committee. Public comment This request is for extension of a is necessary for the proper performance
will be accepted at the beginning of the currently approved generic information of the functions of the agency, including
meeting. collection. whether the information shall have
Items to be addressed during these This collection follows the guidelines practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
meetings:
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contained in the OMB Resource Manual agency’s estimate of the burden
1. Discuss work on tasks in the Terms for Customer Surveys. In accordance (including hours and cost) of the
of Reference with Executive Order 12862, the proposed collection of information; (c)
2. Other Business National Performance Review, and good ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
management practices, NOAA offices clarity of the information to be
Special Accommodations seek approval to continue to gather collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
These meetings are physically customer feedback on services and/or burden of the collection of information
accessible to people with disabilities. products, which can be used in on respondents, including through the
Requests for auxiliary aids should be planning for service/product use of automated collection techniques

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Announcement of rescheduled meeting and an additional meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Citizen Science Advisory Panel Finance and Infrastructure Action Team.
Dates		The meeting via webinar has been rescheduled for November 29, 2017 at 1 p.m. The additional Action Team webinar for December 2017 is scheduled for December 13, 2017 at 1 p.m. Both meetings are scheduled to last approximately 90 minutes each. Additional Action Team meetings and plenary webinar dates and times will publish in a subsequent issue in the Federal Register.
Contact		Amber Von Harten, Citizen Science Program Manager, SAFMC; phone (843) 302-8433 or toll free (866) SAFMC- 10; fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected]safmc.net.
FR Citation		82 FR 52278
RIN Number		0648-XF82

82 FR 52278 - Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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