Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Pacific Coast Groundfish Rationalization Sociocultural Study, 36083-36084 [2019-15882]
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agenda and background documents will
be posted at the Council’s website
(www.mafmc.org) prior to the meeting.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aid should be directed to M.
Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5
days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 23, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Administration
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Fisheries of the 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 65 data
webinar III for HMS Atlantic blacktip
shark.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The SEDAR 65 assessment
process of HMS Atlantic blacktip shark
will consist of a Data Workshop, a series
of data and assessment webinars, and a
Review Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
The SEDAR 65 data webinar III
will be held September 10, 2019, from
1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via webinar. The webinar is open to
members of the public. Those interested
in participating should contact Julie A.
Neer 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: 4055 Faber Place
Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC
29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 571–
4366; email: Julie.neer@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
Caribbean Fishery Management
Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
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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 multistep process including: (1) Data
Workshop, (2) a series of assessment
webinars, and (3) A Review Workshop.
The product of the Data Workshop is a
report that compiles and evaluates
potential datasets and recommends
which datasets are appropriate for
assessment analyses. The assessment
webinars produce a report that describes
the fisheries, evaluates the status of the
stock, estimates biological benchmarks,
projects future population conditions,
and recommends research and
monitoring needs. The product of the
Review Workshop is an Assessment
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,
HMS 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
NGO’s; International experts; and staff
of Councils, Commissions, and state and
federal agencies.
The items of discussion during the
data webinar III are as follows:
Panelists will review the data sets
being considered for the assessment and
discuss initial modeling efforts.
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 this meeting. Action will
be restricted to those issues specifically
identified in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the intent to take final action
to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to the
Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
business days prior to each workshop.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 23, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Pacific Coast
Groundfish Rationalization
Sociocultural Study
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before September 24,
2019.
Direct all written comments
to Adrienne Thomas, Government
Information Specialist, NOAA, 151
Patton Avenue, Room 159, Asheville,
NC 28801 (or via the internet at
PRAcomments@doc.gov). All Personally
Identifiable Information (for example,
name and address) voluntarily
submitted by the commenter may be
publicly accessible. Do not submit
Confidential Business Information or
otherwise sensitive or protected
information.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Suzanne Russell, Human
Dimensions Team, Northwest Fisheries
Science Center, 2725 Montlake Blvd.
East, Seattle, WA 98112, (206) 860–
3274, Suzanne.russell@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for an extension of a
currently approved information
collection (revision). The revision
consists of minor changes to the
information collection tool.
Historically, changes in fisheries
management regulations result in
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impacts to both individuals and fishing
communities tied to fisheries. An
understanding of social impacts,
achieved through the collection of data
from individuals whom fish and live in
fishing communities is a requirement
under several federal laws. The National
Environmental Protection Act (NEPA)
and the Magnuson Stevens Fishery
Conservation Act (as amended 2007)
describe such requirements. The
collection of this data not only informs
legal requirements for existing
management actions, but also provides
information for future and ongoing
management actions requiring
equivalent information.
Literature indicates fisheries’
rationalization programs have an impact
on those individuals participating in the
affected fishery. The Pacific Fisheries
Management Council implemented a
rationalization program for the Pacific
Coast Groundfish limited entry trawl
fishery in January 2011. This research
aims to continue to study the
individuals in the affected fishery over
the long term. Data collection will
transition to a five-year cycle, beginning
in FY 2020. Prior data collection related
to program design elements. A baseline
data collection occurred in 2010,
followed by a second postimplementation collection in 2012, and
a post quota-share trading collection in
2015/2016. The data collected has
contributed to the five-year review of
the program and highlighted several
areas for continued research. Efforts
have also identified the need for longterm data collection as species recover
and external factors affect fishermen in
this fishery as they continue to be faced
with issues of underutilization, high
costs of participation, and other
challenges. This issue has been able to
highlight several issues such as ‘graying
of the fleet’ in smaller communities,
changing women’s roles in commercial
fishing, and fishermen’s adaptations
under the new regulations. Continued
research will identify and clarify
continued and long-term social impacts.
These efforts are critical and are a
puzzle piece, that combined with the
ongoing mandatory Economic Data
Collection (EDC) and biological data
collection, provides the Pacific Fisheries
Management Council extensive
information on concerns and impacts to
fishing communities.
Information from future and past data
collections provide a time series data set
of sociocultural information, indicating
changes in the fishing communities.
Data can inform multiple regulatory
efforts as needed. Future data collection
efforts will inform the 10-year review of
the program. Primarily, this data
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collection will meet legal requirements
to study and understand fishing
communities and the individuals whom
live in those communities.
This study is managed by the Human
Dimensions Team, Ecosystem Science
Program, Conservation Biology Division,
Northwest Fisheries Science Center,
National Marine Fisheries Service,
Seattle, WA.
II. Method of Collection
In-person paper surveys and
interviews are the primary data
collection tools. Electronic surveys,
verbal communications and
collaborations with key informants,
with the potential for small focus groups
all supplement the primary tools for the
greatest breadth of data collection
possible.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0606.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Revision and
extension of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
350.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 800.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: 0.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XV004
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Committee
(Committee) will hold a public meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, September 17, 2019, from 1:30
p.m. until 5 p.m. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for agenda details.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
at the Embassy Suites PhiladelphiaAirport, 9000 Bartram Ave.,
Philadelphia, PA 19153; telephone:
(215) 365–4500.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331;
www.mafmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, telephone: (302)
526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council’s
Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Committee
will meet to review and provide
comments on the Fishery Management
Action Team’s recommendations to
address potential actions from the Catch
Share Program review conducted by
Northern Economic, Inc. The input from
the Committee on this topic will be
presented to the Council’s Executive
Committee at the October 2019 Council
meeting, when the Council discusses its
2020 Implementation Plan.
In addition, at this meeting, the
Committee will also review and provide
input on the public hearing comments
from the Excessive Shares Amendment.
The Council will collect public
comments on the Atlantic Surfclam and
Ocean Quahog Excessive Shares
Amendment during 4 public hearings to
be held during a 45-day Public comment
period from August 1 to September 14,
2019 (84 FR 31032). The input from the
Committee on this topic will be
presented to the Council at its December
2019 Council meeting, when the
Council discusses the final action/
approval of the Excessive Shares
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Pacific Coast
Groundfish Rationalization Sociocultural Study
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before September 24,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Adrienne Thomas, Government
Information Specialist, NOAA, 151 Patton Avenue, Room 159, Asheville,
NC 28801 (or via the internet at [email protected]). All Personally
Identifiable Information (for example, name and address) voluntarily
submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit
Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected
information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Suzanne Russell, Human Dimensions Team, Northwest
Fisheries Science Center, 2725 Montlake Blvd. East, Seattle, WA 98112,
(206) 860-3274, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for an extension of a currently approved
information collection (revision). The revision consists of minor
changes to the information collection tool.
Historically, changes in fisheries management regulations result in
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impacts to both individuals and fishing communities tied to fisheries.
An understanding of social impacts, achieved through the collection of
data from individuals whom fish and live in fishing communities is a
requirement under several federal laws. The National Environmental
Protection Act (NEPA) and the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation Act
(as amended 2007) describe such requirements. The collection of this
data not only informs legal requirements for existing management
actions, but also provides information for future and ongoing
management actions requiring equivalent information.
Literature indicates fisheries' rationalization programs have an
impact on those individuals participating in the affected fishery. The
Pacific Fisheries Management Council implemented a rationalization
program for the Pacific Coast Groundfish limited entry trawl fishery in
January 2011. This research aims to continue to study the individuals
in the affected fishery over the long term. Data collection will
transition to a five-year cycle, beginning in FY 2020. Prior data
collection related to program design elements. A baseline data
collection occurred in 2010, followed by a second post-implementation
collection in 2012, and a post quota-share trading collection in 2015/
2016. The data collected has contributed to the five-year review of the
program and highlighted several areas for continued research. Efforts
have also identified the need for long-term data collection as species
recover and external factors affect fishermen in this fishery as they
continue to be faced with issues of underutilization, high costs of
participation, and other challenges. This issue has been able to
highlight several issues such as `graying of the fleet' in smaller
communities, changing women's roles in commercial fishing, and
fishermen's adaptations under the new regulations. Continued research
will identify and clarify continued and long-term social impacts. These
efforts are critical and are a puzzle piece, that combined with the
ongoing mandatory Economic Data Collection (EDC) and biological data
collection, provides the Pacific Fisheries Management Council extensive
information on concerns and impacts to fishing communities.
Information from future and past data collections provide a time
series data set of sociocultural information, indicating changes in the
fishing communities. Data can inform multiple regulatory efforts as
needed. Future data collection efforts will inform the 10-year review
of the program. Primarily, this data collection will meet legal
requirements to study and understand fishing communities and the
individuals whom live in those communities.
This study is managed by the Human Dimensions Team, Ecosystem
Science Program, Conservation Biology Division, Northwest Fisheries
Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle, WA.
II. Method of Collection
In-person paper surveys and interviews are the primary data
collection tools. Electronic surveys, verbal communications and
collaborations with key informants, with the potential for small focus
groups all supplement the primary tools for the greatest breadth of
data collection possible.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0606.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Revision and extension of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 350.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 800.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: 0.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
Commerce Department.
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