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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XE199
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a four-day meeting to consider
actions affecting the Gulf of Mexico
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
(EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Thursday, October 5–8, 2015, starting at
8:30 a.m. daily.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hilton Galveston Island Hotel, 5400
Seawall Boulevard, Galveston, TX
77551; telephone: (409) 744–5000; fax:
(409) 740–2209.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203 N.
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL
33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Douglas Gregory, Executive Director,
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Agenda
Monday, October 5, 2015
The Gulf Council will begin with
updates and presentations from
management committees. The
Sustainable Fisheries/Ecosystem
Management Committee will review the
Integrated Ecosystem Assessment—
Management Strategy Evaluation, and
receive a presentation on NOAA’s
Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management
Policy. The Joint Administrative Policy
& Budget/Personnel Management
Committee will review the new
Advisory Panels (AP) Staggered Terms,
modifications to the standard operating
practices and procedures (SOPPs)
section discussing AP Appointments,
Administrative Committee structure,
and review of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act Reauthorization Bills. The Mackerel
Management Committee will convene
after lunch to review the Joint Public
Hearing Draft for CMP Amendment 26:
Changes in Allocations, Stock
Boundaries and Sale Provisions for Gulf
of Mexico and Atlantic Migratory
Groups of King Mackerel, and an
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Options Paper for CMP Amendment 28:
Separating Permits for Gulf of Mexico
and Atlantic Migratory Groups of King
Mackerel and Spanish Mackerel. The
Data Collection Committee will then
review the Public Hearing Draft—Joint
Electronic Charter Vessel Reporting
Amendment; and the Gulf SEDAR
Committee will review the SEDAR
Steering Committee meeting and SEDAR
Assessment Schedule.
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
The Reef Fish Management
Committee will provide updates from
the Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) and Reef Fish Advisory Panel
(AP) meetings. The committee will
discuss final action on Framework
Action to set Gag Recreational Season
and Gag and Black Grouper Minimum
Size Limits, review options papers for
Amendment to Define Gulf of Mexico
Hogfish Stock and set Acceptable Catch
Limits (ACL) and Status Determination
Criteria and Framework Action to set
Mutton Snapper ACL and management
measures, and the revised Public
Hearing Draft Amendment 39—Regional
Management of Recreational Red
Snapper. The committee will also
review options papers for Adjust
Minimum Stock Size Threshold (MSST)
and South Florida Management Issues;
discussion on the Ad Hoc Private
Recreational AP. NMFS will hold a
Question and Answer session
immediately following the committee.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
The Reef Fish Management
Committee will continue with any
remaining agenda items from the
previous day. Shrimp Management
Committee will review the Public
Hearing Draft for Shrimp Amendment
17A—Addressing the Expiration of the
Shrimp Permit Moratorium and the
Draft Options Paper for Shrimp
Amendment 17B—Establishing
Optimum Yield, Target Number of
Permits, Permit Pool, and Addressing
Transit Provisions through Federal
Waters.
The Full Council will convene midmorning with a Call to Order,
Announcements and Introductions;
Adoption of Agenda and Approval of
Minutes. The Council will review and
approve the 2016 Committee
Appointments. After lunch, the Council
will receive presentations on the
Southeast Observer Program and the
Standardized Reporting Bycatch
Methods; and review of Exempted
Fishing Permits (EFPs) Applications, if
any. The Council will receive Public
Comment (2:30 p.m.–5 p.m.) on Final
Action on Framework Action to Set Gag
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Recreational Season and Gag and Black
Grouper Minimum Size Limits;
followed by open testimony on any
other fishery issues or concerns.
Thursday, October 8, 2015
The Council will receive management
committee reports from Sustainable
Fisheries/Ecosystem, Administrative
Policy & Budget/Personnel, Mackerel,
Data Collection, Shrimp and SEDAR.
Upon returning from lunch, the Council
will receive a committee report from the
Reef Fish Management Committee; vote
on Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP)
Applications, if any, and discuss Other
Business.
Meeting Adjourns
Although other non-emergency issues
not contained in this agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those
issues may not be the subjects of formal
action during this meeting. Council
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 MagnusonStevens Act, provided that 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. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Kathy Pereira (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: September 15, 2015.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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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: NMFS Observer Programs’
Information That Can be Gathered Only
Through Questions.
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OMB Control Number: 0648–0593.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 3,699.
Average Hours per Response: 51
minutes.
Burden Hours: 27,238.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) deploys fishery observers on
United States (U.S.) commercial fishing
vessels and to fish processing plants in
order to collect biological and economic
data. NMFS has at least one observer
program in each of its five Regions.
These observer programs provide the
most reliable and effective method for
obtaining information that is critical for
the conservation and management of
living marine resources. Observer
programs primarily obtain information
through direct observations by
employees or agents of NMFS; and such
observations are not subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).
However, observer programs also collect
the following information that requires
clearance under the PRA: (1)
Standardized questions of fishing vessel
captains/crew or fish processing plant
managers/staff, which include gear and
performance questions, safety questions,
and trip costs, crew size and other
economic questions; (2) questions asked
by observer program staff/contractors to
plan observer deployments; (3) forms
that are completed by observers and that
fishing vessel captains are asked to
review and sign; (4) questionnaires to
evaluate observer performance; and (5)
a form to certify that a fisherman is the
permit holder when requesting observer
data from the observer on the vessel.
NMFS seeks to renew OMB PRA
clearance for these information
collections.
The information collected will be
used to: (1) Monitor catch and bycatch
in federally managed commercial
fisheries; (2) understand the population
status and trends of fish stocks and
protected species, as well as the
interactions between them; (3)
determine the quantity and distribution
of net benefits derived from living
marine resources; (4) predict the
biological, ecological, and economic
impacts of existing management action
and proposed management options; and
(5) ensure that the observer programs
can safely and efficiently collect the
information required for the previous
four uses. In particular, these biological
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and economic data collection programs
contribute to legally mandated analyses
required under the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (MSA), the Endangered Species Act
(ESA), the Marine Mammal Protection
Act (MMPA), the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA),
Executive Order 12866 (E.O. 12866), as
well as a variety of state statutes. The
confidentiality of the data will be
protected as required by the MSA,
Section 402(b).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
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 OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Dated: September 15, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XE194
Fisheries of the South Atlantic;
Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 41 PreAssessment webinar for South Atlantic
red snapper and gray triggerfish.
AGENCY:
The SEDAR 41 assessments of
the South Atlantic stocks of red snapper
and gray triggerfish will consist of a
series of workshop and webinars: Data
Workshops; an Assessment Workshop
and webinars; and a Review Workshop.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: A SEDAR 41 Pre-Assessment
webinar will be held on Tuesday,
October 6, 2015, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via webinar. The webinar is open to
members of the public. Those interested
in participating should contact Julia
SUMMARY:
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Byrd at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT) to request an
invitation providing webinar access
information. Please request webinar
invitations at least 24 hours in advance
of each webinar.
SEDAR address: South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201,
N. Charleston, SC 29405;
www.sedarweb.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia
Byrd, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 Faber
Place Drive, Suite 201, North
Charleston, SC 29405; phone: (843) 571–
4366; email: julia.byrd@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
Caribbean Fishery Management
Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf
States Marine Fisheries Commissions,
have implemented the Southeast Data,
Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
process, a multi-step method for
determining the status of fish stocks in
the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a threestep process including: (1) Data
Workshop; (2) Assessment Process
utilizing webinars; and (3) Review
Workshop. The product of the Data
Workshop is a data report which
compiles and evaluates potential
datasets and recommends which
datasets are appropriate for assessment
analyses. The product of the Assessment
Process is a stock assessment report
which describes the fisheries, evaluates
the status of the stock, estimates
biological benchmarks, projects future
population conditions, and recommends
research and monitoring needs. The
assessment is independently peer
reviewed at the Review Workshop. The
product of the Review Workshop is a
Summary documenting panel opinions
regarding the strengths and weaknesses
of the stock assessment and input data.
Participants for SEDAR Workshops are
appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South
Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery
Management Councils and NOAA
Fisheries Southeast Regional Office,
Highly Migratory Species Management
Division, and Southeast Fisheries
Science Center. Participants include:
Data collectors and database managers;
stock assessment scientists, biologists,
and researchers; constituency
representatives including fishermen,
environmentalists, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs);
international experts; and staff of
Councils, Commissions, and state and
federal agencies.
The items of discussion in the PreAssessment webinar are as follows:
Participants will finalize data
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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: NMFS Observer Programs' Information That Can be Gathered
Only Through Questions.
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OMB Control Number: 0648-0593.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 3,699.
Average Hours per Response: 51 minutes.
Burden Hours: 27,238.
Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently
approved information collection.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) deploys fishery observers on
United States (U.S.) commercial fishing vessels and to fish processing
plants in order to collect biological and economic data. NMFS has at
least one observer program in each of its five Regions. These observer
programs provide the most reliable and effective method for obtaining
information that is critical for the conservation and management of
living marine resources. Observer programs primarily obtain information
through direct observations by employees or agents of NMFS; and such
observations are not subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).
However, observer programs also collect the following information that
requires clearance under the PRA: (1) Standardized questions of fishing
vessel captains/crew or fish processing plant managers/staff, which
include gear and performance questions, safety questions, and trip
costs, crew size and other economic questions; (2) questions asked by
observer program staff/contractors to plan observer deployments; (3)
forms that are completed by observers and that fishing vessel captains
are asked to review and sign; (4) questionnaires to evaluate observer
performance; and (5) a form to certify that a fisherman is the permit
holder when requesting observer data from the observer on the vessel.
NMFS seeks to renew OMB PRA clearance for these information
collections.
The information collected will be used to: (1) Monitor catch and
bycatch in federally managed commercial fisheries; (2) understand the
population status and trends of fish stocks and protected species, as
well as the interactions between them; (3) determine the quantity and
distribution of net benefits derived from living marine resources; (4)
predict the biological, ecological, and economic impacts of existing
management action and proposed management options; and (5) ensure that
the observer programs can safely and efficiently collect the
information required for the previous four uses. In particular, these
biological and economic data collection programs contribute to legally
mandated analyses required under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (MSA), the Endangered Species Act
(ESA), the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA),
Executive Order 12866 (E.O. 12866), as well as a variety of state
statutes. The confidentiality of the data will be protected as required
by the MSA, Section 402(b).
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
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 OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395-5806.
Dated: September 15, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-23450 Filed 9-17-15; 8:45 am]
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