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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XA161]
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 public meeting.
AGENCY:
The SEDAR 65 assessment of
the Atlantic stock of Blacktip Shark will
consist of a series of workshops and
webinars: Data Workshop; Assessment
Webinars; and a Review workshop.
DATES: The SEDAR 65 Assessment
Webinar IV for Highly Migratory
Species Atlantic Blacktip Shark has
been scheduled for June 4, 2020, from
1 p.m. until 4 p.m., EDT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via webinar. The webinar is open to
members of the public. Registration is
available online at: https://
attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/
1446251822262877964.
SEDAR address: South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N
Charleston, SC 29405;
www.sedarweb.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathleen Howington, SEDAR
Coordinator, 4055 Faber Place Drive,
Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405;
phone: (843) 571–4366; email:
Kathleen.Howington@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
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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 at the
Assessment Webinar IV are as follows:
• Finalize reference case model run(s)
which are robust to the major
uncertainties identified in commercial
bycatch discard estimation (and postrelease mortality) as well as the major
uncertainties identified in the indices of
abundance. Discuss sensitivity analyses,
model diagnostic methodology and
preliminary results for the reference
case model run(s).
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
This meeting is accessible to people
with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary
aids should be directed to the South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council
office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
business 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: May 12, 2020.
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
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Southeast Region Individual
Fishing Quota Programs
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on proposed, and continuing
information collections, which helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on February 24,
2020, during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration.
Title: Southeast Region Individual
Fishing Quota Programs.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0551.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(Revision of a currently approved
collection).
Number of Respondents: 1,164.
Average Hours Per Response:
• Transfer Shares, 3 minutes
• Share Receipt, 2 minutes
• Account Update, 2 minutes
• Trip Ticket Update, 2 minutes
• Transfer Allocation, 3 minutes
• Landing Transaction Correction
Request, 5 minutes
• Dealer Cost Recovery Fee Submission
through pay.gov, 3 minutes
• Commercial Reef Fish Landing
Location Request, 5 minutes
• Dealer Landing Transaction Report, 6
minutes (electronic form)
• Dealer Landing Transaction Report, 5
minutes (paper form, catastrophic
conditions only)
• IFQ Notification of Landing, 5
minutes
• Gulf Reef Fish Notification of
Landing, 3 minutes
• IFQ Close Account, 3 minutes
• IFQ Online Account Renewal
Application, 10 minutes
• Wreckfish Quota Share Transfer, 20
minutes
Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,397.
Needs and Uses: The NMFS Southeast
Regional Office manages three
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commercial IFQ and individual
transferable quota (ITQ) programs in the
Southeast Region under the authority of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. 1801
et seq. The IFQ programs for red
snapper, and groupers and tilefishes
occur in Federal waters of the Gulf of
Mexico (Gulf), and the ITQ program for
wreckfish occurs in Federal waters of
the South Atlantic.
The NMFS Southeast Regional Office
proposes to revise parts of the
information collection approved under
OMB Control Number 0648–0551. This
collection of information tracks the
transfer and use of IFQ and ITQ shares,
and IFQ allocation and landings
necessary to operate, administer, and
review management of the IFQ and ITQ
programs. Regulations for the IFQ and
ITQ programs are located at 50 CFR part
622.
For the Gulf IFQ Programs, the
revisions would modify pages within
the Catch Share Online System. The
Transfer Shares page allows IFQ
shareholders to transfer shares online to
other IFQ shareholders. Similarly, the
Transfer Allocation page allows IFQ
shareholders to transfer allocation
online to other IFQ shareholders.
Beginning in 2020, IFQ shareholders
can use IFQ shares as collateral in the
Federal Fisheries Finance Program to
obtain a loan that can be used for fishing
related expenses. However, to
accommodate the finance program, the
Transfer Shares and Transfer Allocation
pages must be modified to allow IFQ
shareholders to indicate if their shares
are being held as part of a lien. The
Landing Transaction page allows IFQ
dealers to submit landing transactions
online to record landings of IFQ species.
NMFS would revise the Landing
Transaction page to allow for better data
collection and monitoring of landings in
conjunction with the NMFS Southeast
Fisheries Science Center.
If implemented by NMFS, these
administrative revisions would not
change the estimated time or cost per
response. NMFS estimates that it would
still require approximately 3 minutes to
complete the Transfer Shares or
Transfer Allocation pages per
occurrence, and 6 minutes to complete
the Landing Transaction page per
occurrence.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit
organizations.
Frequency: Annual and periodic.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
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Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0648–0551.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XA172]
Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico;
Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The SEDAR 70 assessment of
Gulf of Mexico Greater Amberjack will
consist of a series of data and
assessment webinars. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR 70 Data Webinar for
Gulf of Mexico Greater Amberjack will
be held on June 4, 2020, from 1 p.m. to
3 p.m., Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: 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
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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 multistep process including: (1) Data
Workshop; (2) Assessment Process
utilizing webinars; and (3) Review
Workshop. The product of the Data
Workshop is a data report that 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 that
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,
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 in the Data
Webinar is as follows:
Participants will discuss what data
may be available for use in the
assessment of Gulf of Mexico Greater
Amberjack.
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
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
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[FR Doc No: 2020-10468]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Southeast Region Individual Fishing Quota Programs
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on February 24, 2020, during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration.
Title: Southeast Region Individual Fishing Quota Programs.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0551.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission (Revision of a currently
approved collection).
Number of Respondents: 1,164.
Average Hours Per Response:
Transfer Shares, 3 minutes
Share Receipt, 2 minutes
Account Update, 2 minutes
Trip Ticket Update, 2 minutes
Transfer Allocation, 3 minutes
Landing Transaction Correction Request, 5 minutes
Dealer Cost Recovery Fee Submission through pay.gov, 3 minutes
Commercial Reef Fish Landing Location Request, 5 minutes
Dealer Landing Transaction Report, 6 minutes (electronic form)
Dealer Landing Transaction Report, 5 minutes (paper form,
catastrophic conditions only)
IFQ Notification of Landing, 5 minutes
Gulf Reef Fish Notification of Landing, 3 minutes
IFQ Close Account, 3 minutes
IFQ Online Account Renewal Application, 10 minutes
Wreckfish Quota Share Transfer, 20 minutes
Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,397.
Needs and Uses: The NMFS Southeast Regional Office manages three
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commercial IFQ and individual transferable quota (ITQ) programs in the
Southeast Region under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. 1801
et seq. The IFQ programs for red snapper, and groupers and tilefishes
occur in Federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf), and the ITQ
program for wreckfish occurs in Federal waters of the South Atlantic.
The NMFS Southeast Regional Office proposes to revise parts of the
information collection approved under OMB Control Number 0648-0551.
This collection of information tracks the transfer and use of IFQ and
ITQ shares, and IFQ allocation and landings necessary to operate,
administer, and review management of the IFQ and ITQ programs.
Regulations for the IFQ and ITQ programs are located at 50 CFR part
622.
For the Gulf IFQ Programs, the revisions would modify pages within
the Catch Share Online System. The Transfer Shares page allows IFQ
shareholders to transfer shares online to other IFQ shareholders.
Similarly, the Transfer Allocation page allows IFQ shareholders to
transfer allocation online to other IFQ shareholders. Beginning in
2020, IFQ shareholders can use IFQ shares as collateral in the Federal
Fisheries Finance Program to obtain a loan that can be used for fishing
related expenses. However, to accommodate the finance program, the
Transfer Shares and Transfer Allocation pages must be modified to allow
IFQ shareholders to indicate if their shares are being held as part of
a lien. The Landing Transaction page allows IFQ dealers to submit
landing transactions online to record landings of IFQ species. NMFS
would revise the Landing Transaction page to allow for better data
collection and monitoring of landings in conjunction with the NMFS
Southeast Fisheries Science Center.
If implemented by NMFS, these administrative revisions would not
change the estimated time or cost per response. NMFS estimates that it
would still require approximately 3 minutes to complete the Transfer
Shares or Transfer Allocation pages per occurrence, and 6 minutes to
complete the Landing Transaction page per occurrence.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit organizations.
Frequency: Annual and periodic.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
This information collection request may be viewed at
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB
Control Number 0648-0551.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
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