83 FR 12565 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 56 (March 22, 2018)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 56 (March 22, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-05771 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 56 (Thursday, March 22, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 12565-12566] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-05771] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XG096 New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; public meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Joint Herring Advisory Panel and Committee on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate. DATES: This meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 9 a.m. ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Logan Airport, 100 Boardman Street, Boston, MA 02128; telephone: (617) 567-6789. Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda The Herring Advisory Panel (AP) will meet with the Herring Committee (CTE) to review and provide recommendations on a draft white paper considering the addition of river herring and shad as stocks in the Atlantic herring fishery. The AP and CTE will review the final [[Page 12566]] report from the herring and mackerel fishery electronic monitoring project, as well as any associated correspondence. The group will consider whether electronic monitoring/portside sampling is an adequate substitute for at-sea monitoring coverage aboard mid-water trawl vessels, and make recommendations to the Council to consider as they relate to the Industry-Funded Monitoring Amendment. The group will also discuss how recent river herring/shad bycatch accountability measures triggered in the mackerel fishery could impact the 2018 herring fishing season. The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council is potentially considering measures to address this issue in the 2019-21 specifications process. Other business may be discussed if necessary. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these meetings. 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 Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency. Special Accommodations This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. This meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at (978) 465-0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: March 16, 2018. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2018-05771 Filed 3-21-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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programs; submit requests to update parties to request to be added to the use of automated collection techniques
their federally-approved programs automatic notification contact list. The or other forms of information
through amendments or program system is currently being designed and technology; and (e) proposed changes or
changes; and develop and submit state will undergo beta testing later this year. questions concerning the revised and
coastal nonpoint pollution control Respondents will have the ability to updated CZMA Section 306A Guidance.
programs (CNP) as required under make their submissions using the new Comments submitted in response to
Section 6217 of the Coastal Zone Act system or by paper until the system is this notice will be summarized and/or
Reauthorization Amendments. fully operational and accurate, which is included in the request for OMB
Revisions: expected to be within one year. approval of this information collection;
1. The CZMA Section 306A guidance they also will become a matter of public
and project questionnaire have been II. Method of Collection record.
updated to reduce confusion. The 306A Respondents have a choice of Dated: March 19, 2018.
Guidance and project questionnaire electronic or paper formats for
Sarah Brabson,
currently in use were developed in 1999 submitting program documents,
and need to be updated to ensure NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
assessment and strategy documents, and
consistency with NOAA/NOS other required materials. Grant [FR Doc. 2018–05804 Filed 3–21–18; 8:45 am]
environmental compliance policies or applications are submitted BILLING CODE 3510–08–P
grants requirements, and CZMA electronically via Grants.gov and
national strategic priorities, such as performance reports are submitted
community resilience. The revised 306A electronically through NOAA Grants DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
guidance and questionnaire will provide Online. Performance measurement data
clarification on the collection of project National Oceanic and Atmospheric
is submitted through an online database. Administration
information and resolve confusion over Methods of submittal for other program
grants management timelines. The documents and required materials RIN 0648–XG096
current guidance and proposed include electronic submittal via email,
revisions can be found at https:// mail and facsimile transmission of New England Fishery Management
coast.noaa.gov/czm/guidance/. Based paper forms, or submittal of electronic Council; Public Meeting
on recent experience, the time estimate files on compact disc. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
for completing the questionnaire and Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
collecting the necessary documentation III. Data
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
is being increased from 5 hours to 15 OMB Control Number: 0648–0119. Commerce.
hours per project. Form Number: None.
2. An electronic system is being ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
Type of Review: Regular submission
developed to improve the routine (revision and extension of a current SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
program change submission process and information collection). Management Council (Council) is
will replace the current paper-only Affected Public: State, Local and scheduling a public meeting of its Joint
submission process. The new site will Tribal Governments. Herring Advisory Panel and Committee
provide the following functionalities: Estimated Number of Respondents: on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 to
Make active program change documents 34. consider actions affecting New England
electronically available to the public, Estimated Time per Response: fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
states and federal agencies; Provide Performance reports, 27 hours; (EEZ). Recommendations from this
electronic notices to state agencies, assessment and strategy documents, 240 group will be brought to the full Council
federal agencies and the public of state hours; Section 306A questionnaire and for formal consideration and action, if
program change submissions, OCM documentation, 15 hours; amendments appropriate.
decision deadlines and OCM decisions; and routine program changes, 16 hours;
Automatically notify federal agencies, CNP documentation, 320 hours; CZMA DATES: This meeting will be held on
states and members of the public who Performance Management System, 24 Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 9 a.m.
request such notifications via email; hours. ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The
Allow federal agencies and the public to Estimated Total Annual Burden meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn
submit comments to OCM on individual Hours: 6,280 hours. Logan Airport, 100 Boardman Street,
state program change submissions; Estimated Total Annual Cost to Boston, MA 02128; telephone: (617)
Allow ability of OCM staff to upload Public: $850 in recordkeeping/reporting 567–6789.
text-searchable PDF documents that are costs. Council address: New England
part of program changes. These uploads Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
need to be allowable on a daily basis, IV. Request for Comments Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
and need to be uploaded into a publicly Comments are invited on: (a) Whether FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
available database. The database should the proposed collection of information Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
have the ability to contain information is necessary for the proper performance New England Fishery Management
for each program change (as in what is of the functions of the agency, including Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
currently included in the Microsoft whether the information shall have SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Access database) and to hold associated practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
program change documents; Allow the agency’s estimate of the burden Agenda
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
ability to provide electronic notices to (including hours and cost) of the The Herring Advisory Panel (AP) will
state agencies, federal agencies and the proposed collection of information; (c) meet with the Herring Committee (CTE)
public by adding the notices to the ways to enhance the quality, utility, and to review and provide recommendations
online database and also automatically clarity of the information to be on a draft white paper considering the
sending them to a particular list of collected; (d) ways to minimize the addition of river herring and shad as
contacts; and Provide an area on the burden of the collection of information stocks in the Atlantic herring fishery.
website/database interface for interested on respondents, including through the The AP and CTE will review the final
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report from the herring and mackerel Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
fishery electronic monitoring project, as Chapter 35).
well as any associated correspondence. Agency: National Oceanic and National Oceanic and Atmospheric
The group will consider whether Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Administration
electronic monitoring/portside sampling Title: Shipboard Observation Form for
is an adequate substitute for at-sea Submission for OMB Review;
Floating Marine Debris.
monitoring coverage aboard mid-water Comment Request
OMB Control Number: 0648–0644.
trawl vessels, and make The Department of Commerce will
Form Number(s): None.
recommendations to the Council to submit to the Office of Management and
consider as they relate to the Industry- Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information Budget (OMB) for clearance the
Funded Monitoring Amendment. The
collection). following proposal for collection of
group will also discuss how recent river
Number of Respondents: 5. information under the provisions of the
herring/shad bycatch accountability
Average Hours per Response: 30 Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
measures triggered in the mackerel
minutes. Chapter 35).
fishery could impact the 2018 herring
fishing season. The Mid-Atlantic Burden Hours: 3. Agency: National Oceanic and
Fishery Management Council is Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Needs and Uses: This request is for
potentially considering measures to extension of a currently approved Title: Coral Reef Conservation
address this issue in the 2019–21 information collection. Program Administration.
specifications process. Other business OMB Control Number: 0648–0448.
This data collection project is
may be discussed if necessary. coordinated by the NOAA Marine Form Number(s): None.
Although non-emergency issues not Debris Program, and involve Type of Request: Regular (extension of
contained in this agenda may come recreational and commercial vessels a currently approved information
before this group for discussion, those (respondents), shipboard observers collection).
issues may not be the subject of formal (respondents), NGOs (respondents) as Number of Respondents: 89.
action during these meetings. Action well as numerous experts on marine Average Hours per Response: Match
will be restricted to those issues debris observations at sea. The waiver request, 1.5 hours; proposal
specifically listed in this notice and any Shipboard Observation Form for comments, 2 hours.
issues arising after publication of this Floating Marine Debris was created Burden Hours: 157.
notice that require emergency action based on methods used in studies of Needs and Uses: This request is for
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson- floating marine debris by established extension of a currently approved
Stevens Act, provided the public has researchers, previous shipboard information collection.
been notified of the Council’s intent to observational studies conducted at sea The Coral Reef Conservation Act of
take final action to address the by NOAA, and the experience and input 2000 (Act) was enacted to provide a
emergency. of recreational sailors. The goal of this framework for conserving coral reefs.
Special Accommodations form is to be able to calculate the The Coral Reef Conservation Grant
density of marine debris within an area Program, under the Act, provides funds
This meeting is physically accessible to broad-based applicants with
of a known size. Additionally, this form
to people with disabilities. This meeting experience in coral reef conservation to
will help collect data on potential
will be recorded. Consistent with 16 conduct activities to protect and
marine debris resulting from future
U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is conserve coral reef ecosystems. The
severe marine debris generating events
available upon request. Requests for information submitted by applicants is
in order to better model movement of
sign language interpretation or other used to determine if a proposed project
the debris as well as prepare (as needed)
auxiliary aids should be directed to is consistent with the NOAA coral reef
for debris arrival. This form may
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at conservation priorities and the priorities
additionally be used to collect data on
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to of authorities with jurisdiction over the
floating marine debris in any water
the meeting date. area where the project will be carried
body.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Affected Public: Individuals or out. As part of the application, NOAA
Dated: March 16, 2018. households; not for profit organizations. requires a Data and Information Sharing
Tracey L. Thompson, Frequency: On occasion. Plan in addition to the standard
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. required application materials.
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. This information collection request Affected Public: Not-for-profit
[FR Doc. 2018–05771 Filed 3–21–18; 8:45 am] may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow institutions; state, local and tribal
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P the instructions to view Department of governments; federal government.
Commerce collections currently under Frequency: Annually or biennially.
review by OMB. Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Written comments and obtain or retain benefits.
recommendations for the proposed This information collection request
National Oceanic and Atmospheric may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
Administration information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this the instructions to view Department of
notice to OIRA_Submission@ Commerce collections currently under
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
Submission for OMB Review;
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. review by OMB.
Comment Request
Written comments and
Dated: March 19, 2018. recommendations for the proposed
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and Sarah Brabson, information collection should be sent
Budget (OMB) for clearance the NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. within 30 days of publication of this
following proposal for collection of [FR Doc. 2018–05802 Filed 3–21–18; 8:45 am] notice to OIRA_Submission@
information under the provisions of the BILLING CODE 3510–JE–P omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice; public meeting. | |
| Dates | This meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 9 a.m. | |
| Contact | Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 12565 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XG09 |
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