82_FR_54551 82 FR 54330 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

82 FR 54330 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 221 (November 17, 2017)

Page Range54330-54331
FR Document2017-24990

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 221 (Friday, November 17, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 221 (Friday, November 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54330-54331]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24990]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Scientific Research, Exempted Fishing, and Exempted Activity 
Submissions.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0471.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 49.
    Average Hours per Response: 2 hours for a scientific research plan; 
40 minutes for an application for an EFP, Display Permit, SRP, LOA, or 
Shark Research Permit; 1 hour for an interim report; 40 minutes for an 
annual fishing report; 15 minutes for an application for an amendment; 
5 minutes for notification of departure phone calls to NMFS 
Enforcement; 10 minutes for calls to request and observer; and 2 
minutes for ``no-catch'' reports.
    Burden Hours: 143.
    Needs and Uses: Exempted fishing permits (EFPs), scientific 
research permits (SRPs), display permits, letters of acknowledgment 
(LOAs), and shark research fishery permits are issued under the 
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Reauthorization Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) 
and/or the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA) (16 U.S.C. 971 et 
seq.). Issuance of EFPs and related permits is necessary for the 
collection of Highly Migratory Species (HMS) for public display and 
scientific research that requires exemption from regulations (e.g., 
seasons, prohibited species, authorized gear, and minimum sizes) that 
otherwise may prohibit such collection. Display permits are issued for 
the collection of HMS for the purpose of public display, and a limited

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number of shark research fishery permits are issued for the collection 
of fishery-dependent data for future stock assessments and cooperative 
research with commercial fishermen to meet the shark research 
objectives of the Agency.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions; state, local or tribal government; federal 
government.
    Frequency: Annually and within 5 days of fishing.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. 
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections 
currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: November 14, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-24990 Filed 11-16-17; 8:45 am]
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54330 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 221 / Friday, November 17, 2017 / Notices Program. Following these actions, the from its Scallop Committee and take Dated: November 14, 2017. Council will adjourn for the day. final action on Framework Adjustment Tracey L. Thompson, 29 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop FMP. This Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Wednesday, December 6, 2017 framework contains: (1) Fishery Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. The second day of the meeting will specifications for the 2018 fishing year [FR Doc. 2017–24961 Filed 11–16–17; 8:45 am] begin with a report from the Northeast and default specifications for 2019; (2) BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Fisheries Science Center on the results scallop fishery AMs for yellowtail of the 2017 operational assessments for flounder and windowpane flounder; (3) 19 of the 20 groundfish stocks managed Northern Gulf of Maine Management DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE under the Council’s Northeast Area modifications; and (4) measures to Multispecies FMP. The Scientific and modify and/or create access area and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Statistical Committee (SSC) will report open area boundaries consistent with Administration next with overfishing limits (OFLs) and potential changes to habitat and ABCs for the following stocks and Submission for OMB Review; groundfish closed areas under the fishing years (FY): Atlantic sea scallops Comment Request Council’s Omnibus Essential Fish for FY 2018 with defaults for FY 2019; Habitat Amendment 2. The Department of Commerce will northern and southern silver hake and red hake for FY 2018–2020; and all Following a lunch break, the Scallop submit to the Office of Management and groundfish stocks for 2018–2020 except Committee discussion will continue Budget (OMB) for clearance the Georges Bank yellowtail flounder and until business is concluded. The following proposal for collection of Atlantic halibut. The Council then will Whiting Committee will report next. information under the provisions of the begin its Groundfish Committee report, The Council will take final action on Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. during which it will take final action on 2018–2020 specifications for small- Chapter 35). Framework Adjustment 57 to the mesh multispecies, which include red, Agency: National Oceanic and Northeast Multispecies FMP. The silver, and offshore hakes, and then will Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). framework includes: (1) 2018–2020 deliberate Amendment 22 to the Title: Scientific Research, Exempted fishery specifications and other Northeast Multispecies FMP, which was Fishing, and Exempted Activity management measures; (2) 2018 TACs developed to consider limiting access to Submissions. for U.S./Canada stocks of Eastern the small-mesh multispecies fishery. OMB Control Number: 0648–0471. Georges Bank cod, Eastern Georges Bank The Council will: (1) Consider whether Form Number(s): None. haddock, and Georges Bank yellowtail to pursue or drop consideration of Type of Request: Regular (extension of flounder; (3) Atlantic halibut triggered possession limit adjustments a currently approved information accountability measures (AMs); (4) in the amendment; and (2) approve the collection). recreational management measures; (5) draft amendment for public hearing. Number of Respondents: 49. common pool trimester TAC Next, the Council will take up spiny Average Hours per Response: 2 hours adjustments; (6) southern windowpane dogfish to review the previously set for a scientific research plan; 40 minutes flounder AMs; and (7) potential 2018 specifications for the fishery and for an application for an EFP, Display consideration of a Georges Bank cod discuss whether to recommend Permit, SRP, LOA, or Shark Research sub-annual catch limit for the modifications. Finally, the Council will Permit; 1 hour for an interim report; 40 recreational fishery. Also under close out the meeting with ‘‘other minutes for an annual fishing report; 15 groundfish, the Council may consider business.’’ minutes for an application for an requesting emergency action to reduce amendment; 5 minutes for notification Although non-emergency issues not of departure phone calls to NMFS catches of Georges Bank cod by contained on this agenda may come implementing additional measures for Enforcement; 10 minutes for calls to before the Council for discussion, those request and observer; and 2 minutes for the recreational fishery. issues may not be the subject of formal Following a lunch break, members of ‘‘no-catch’’ reports. action during this meeting. Council Burden Hours: 143. the public will have the opportunity to action will be restricted to those issues Needs and Uses: Exempted fishing speak during an open comment period specifically listed in this notice and any permits (EFPs), scientific research on issues that relate to Council business issues arising after publication of this permits (SRPs), display permits, letters but are not included on the published notice that require emergency action of acknowledgment (LOAs), and shark agenda for this meeting. The Council under section 305(c) of the Magnuson- research fishery permits are issued asks the public to limit remarks to 3–5 Stevens Fishery Conservation and under the authority of the Magnuson- minutes. Then, the Groundfish Management Act, provided the public Stevens Fishery Conservation and Committee report will resume and has been notified of the Council’s intent Management Reauthorization Act continue until related business is to take final action to address the (Magnuson-Stevens Act) (16 U.S.C. 1801 concluded. The Council next will emergency. The public also should be et seq.) and/or the Atlantic Tunas discuss its plan to provide input to aware that the meeting will be recorded. Convention Act (ATCA) (16 U.S.C. 971 NMFS on regulatory reform as Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy et seq.). Issuance of EFPs and related mandated by Executive Orders 13777, of the recording is available upon permits is necessary for the collection of 13771, and 13565. At the conclusion of request. Highly Migratory Species (HMS) for this discussion, the Council will public display and scientific research sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES adjourn for the day. Special Accommodations that requires exemption from Thursday, December 7, 2017 This meeting is physically accessible regulations (e.g., seasons, prohibited The third day of the meeting will to people with disabilities. Requests for species, authorized gear, and minimum begin with a discussion of and final sign language interpretation or other sizes) that otherwise may prohibit such action on 2018 Council priorities auxiliary aids should be directed to collection. Display permits are issued covering tasks and actions for all Thomas A. Nies (see ADDRESSES) at least for the collection of HMS for the committees. Next, the Council will hear 5 days prior to the meeting date. purpose of public display, and a limited VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:32 Nov 16, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17NON1.SGM 17NON1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 221 / Friday, November 17, 2017 / Notices 54331 number of shark research fishery SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: November 14, 2017. permits are issued for the collection of Tracey L. Thompson, fishery-dependent data for future stock Agenda Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable assessments and cooperative research The Scallop Committee will review Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. with commercial fishermen to meet the Framework 29 (FW 29) alternatives and [FR Doc. 2017–24957 Filed 11–16–17; 8:45 am] shark research objectives of the Agency. analyses, and make final BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Affected Public: Business or other for- recommendations. FW 29 will set profit organizations; not-for-profit specifications including acceptable institutions; state, local or tribal biological catch/annual catch limit DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE government; federal government. (ABC/ACLs), Days at Sea (DAS), access Frequency: Annually and within 5 National Oceanic and Atmospheric area allocations for Limited Access (LA) days of fishing. Administration Respondent’s Obligation: Required to and Limited Access General Category obtain or retain benefits. (LAGC), Total Allowable Catch (TAC) RIN 0648–XF823 This information collection request for Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) management area, target-TAC for LAGC Caribbean Fishery Management may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow incidental catch and set-asides for the Council; Public Meeting the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections currently under observer and research programs for AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries review by OMB. fishing year 2018 and default Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Written comments and specifications for fishing year 2019. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), recommendations for the proposed Make final recommendations for Commerce. information collection should be sent potential FW 29 specifications that ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. within 30 days of publication of this includes areas that may open through notice to OIRA_Submission@ Omnibus Habitat Amendment 2 SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. (OHA2). The committee will also review Management Council’s (Council) Dated: November 14, 2017. FW 29 management measures and make Scientific and Statistical Committee final recommendations. These measures (SSC) will hold a 5-day meeting in Sarah Brabson, may include, but are not limited to: (1) December to discuss the items NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. NGOM management measures; (2) contained in the agenda in the [FR Doc. 2017–24990 Filed 11–16–17; 8:45 am] Flatfish accountability measures for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Northern windowpane flounder, DATES: The meetings will be held from Georges Bank yellowtail flounder, and December 4 to December 8, 2017, from Southern New England yellowtail 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. These are new dates due DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE flounder; (3) Measures to modify and/or to the passing of hurricanes Irma and National Oceanic and Atmospheric create access area and open area Maria through Puerto Rico. Administration boundaries, consistent with potential ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at changes to habitat and groundfish RIN 0648–XF819 closed areas; (4) measures to allocate the Council Office, 270 Muñoz Rivera unused CAI carryover pounds under Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto New England Fishery Management certain scenarios of OHA2 approval. Rico. Council; Public Meeting Other business may be discussed as FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries necessary. Caribbean Fishery Management Council, Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Although non-emergency issues not 270 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), contained in this agenda may come San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918–1903, Commerce. before this group for discussion, those telephone: (787) 766–5926. ACTION: Notice; public meeting. issues may not be the subject of formal SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: action during these meetings. Action —Call to Order SUMMARY: The New England Fishery —Adoption of Agenda will be restricted to those issues Management Council (Council) is —Overview specifically listed in this notice and any scheduling a public meeting of its Review outcomes from previous Scallop Committee to consider actions issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action meeting affecting New England fisheries in the —Review Acceptable Biological Catch exclusive economic zone (EEZ). under section 305(c) of the Magnuson- Stevens Act, provided the public has (ABC) Control Rule Language Recommendations from this group will Review suggestions from General be brought to the full Council for formal been notified of the Council’s intent to take final action to address the Counsel and Southeast Fisheries consideration and action, if appropriate. Science Center (SEFSC) on text of emergency. DATES: This meeting will be held on Tier 4 of the control rule Thursday, November 30, 2017 at 9 a.m. Special Accommodations Develop language to define ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at ‘‘consensus’’ as used in determining the Hilton Garden Inn Logan Airport, This meeting is physically accessible Tier assignments (or otherwise alter 100 Boardman Street, Boston, MA to people with disabilities. Requests for language to remove the term) 02128; Phone: (617) 567–6789. sign language interpretation or other sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES —Action 2: Finalize establishment of Council address: New England auxiliary aids should be directed to stock/stock complexes for each of the Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Thomas/St. Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to John Fishery Management Plans FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the meeting date. Consistent with 16 (FMPs) Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is —Determine use of Indicator Species to New England Fishery Management available upon request. recommend to the Council Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. —Finalize recommendations on: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:32 Nov 16, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17NON1.SGM 17NON1


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