Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Meeting of the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel, 73263-73264 [2020-25338]

Download as PDF 73263 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 222 / Tuesday, November 17, 2020 / Notices • Use case management: Identifying use cases where NLP can enhance the productivity and reliability of services. • Validation: Developing guidelines and metrics for organizations to evaluate use cases and software solutions. • Dissemination: Developing a public knowledge repository to share results (e.g., source code, tutorial videos, peerreviewed articles). • Communication: Providing a platform for different stakeholders to find each other, exchange ideas/needs/ feedback, ensure goals are met, and foster innovation. The TLP COI is seeking members from government, industry, and academia to create a better synergy between end users, research community, and solution providers to reduce complexity, cost, and delay of adoption of TLP solutions. Interested parties should submit their intention to participate in accordance with the DATES and ADDRESSES of this notice. More information on technical language processing research may be found on the NIST home page for Knowledge Extraction and Application for Manufacturing Operations at https:// www.nist.gov/programs-projects/ knowledge-extraction-and-applicationmanufacturing-operations. (Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272(b) and (c)) Notice is hereby given that permits have been issued to the following entities under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA), as applicable. SUMMARY: The permits and related documents are available for review upon written request via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. ADDRESSES: Kevin Kimball, Chief of Staff. [FR Doc. 2020–25292 Filed 11–16–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–13–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XA624] Marine Mammals and Endangered Species National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits. AGENCY: Jennifer Skidmore (Permit No. 22851) and Amy Hapeman (Permit No. 23644); at (301) 427–8401. Notices were published in the Federal Register on the dates listed below that requests for a permit or permit amendment had been submitted by the below-named applicants. To locate the Federal Register notice that announced our receipt of the application and a complete description of the research, go to www.federalregister.gov and search on the permit number provided in Table 1 below. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TABLE 1—ISSUED PERMITS Permit No. RTID Applicant Previous Federal Register notice 22851 ................ 0648–XR024 ..... 84 FR 44285; August 23, 2019 ... October 13, 2020. 23644 ................ 0648–XA424 ..... Sea Life Park Hawaii, 41–202 Kalanianaole Highway #7, Waimanalo, HI 96795 (Responsible Party: Valerie King). Iain Kerr, Ocean Alliance, 32 Horton Street, Gloucester, MA 01930. 85 FR 52956; August 27, 2020 ... October 26, 2020. 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VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:46 Nov 16, 2020 Jkt 253001 Dated: November 10, 2020. Julia Marie Harrison, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2020–25262 Filed 11–16–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XA634] Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Meeting of the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public webinar/ conference call. AGENCY: NMFS will hold a 1-day Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Advisory Panel (AP) meeting via webinar in December 2020. The intent SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Issuance date of the meeting is to consider options for the conservation and management of Atlantic HMS. The meeting is open to the public. DATES: The AP meeting and webinar will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. on Monday, December 7, 2020. ADDRESSES: The meeting on Monday, December 7 will be accessible via conference call and webinar. Conference call and webinar access information are available at: https:// www.fisheries.noaa.gov/event/ december-2020-hms-advisory-panelmeeting. Participants are strongly encouraged to log/dial in 15 minutes prior to the meeting. NMFS will show the presentations via webinar and allow public comment during identified times on the agenda. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Cooper at (301) 427–8503 or Peter.Cooper@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act requires the establishment of an AP for each Fishery Management Plan (FMP) E:\FR\FM\17NON1.SGM 17NON1 73264 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 222 / Tuesday, November 17, 2020 / Notices for Atlantic HMS, i.e., tunas, swordfish, billfish, and sharks. 16 U.S.C. 1854(g)(1)(A)–(B). Since the inception of the AP in 1998, NMFS has consulted with and considered the comments and views of AP members when preparing and implementing Atlantic HMS FMPs or FMP amendments. The intent of this meeting is to consider alternatives for the conservation and management of all Atlantic tunas, swordfish, billfish, and shark fisheries. We anticipate discussing: • Draft Amendment 14, which would revise the framework used for the establishment of acceptable biological catch (ABCs) and annual catch limits (ACLs) for Atlantic shark fisheries consistent with the National Standard 1 guidelines; • Management of the recreational billfish fishery in 2021 resulting from overharvest of the Atlantic blue marlin, white marlin, and roundscale spearfish 250-fish landings limit in 2020; and • The Draft HMS Electronic Technology Plan. Additional information on the meeting and a copy of the draft agenda will be posted prior to the meeting at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/event/ december-2020-hms-advisory-panelmeeting. Dated: November 12, 2020. Jennifer M. Wallace, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2020–25338 Filed 11–16–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 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; Economic Surveys of Specific U.S. Commercial Fisheries 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:46 Nov 16, 2020 Jkt 253001 via the Federal Register on April 13, 2020, (85 FR 20473) during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. Title: Economic Surveys of Specific U.S. Commercial Fisheries. OMB Control Number: 0648–0773. Form Number(s): None. Type of Request: Regular submission (revision of a currently approved collection). Number of Respondents: 1,375. Average Hours per Response: West Coast Open Access Groundfish, Non-tribal Salmon, Crab, and Shrimp Economic Data Collection: 3 hours. West Coast Limited Entry Groundfish Fixed Gear Economic Data Collection: 3 hours. American Samoa Longline Survey: 1 hour. Hawaii Longline Survey: 1 hour. Hawaii Small Boat Economic Survey: 0.75 hours or 45 minutes. American Samoa Small Boat Survey: 0.75 hours or 45 minutes. Trip Level Economic Surveys of American Samoa (ESAS), Guam, and The Commonwealth of The Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Small BoatBased Fisheries (an add-on to a creel survey): 0.167 hours or 10 minutes. Cost Earnings Survey of Mariana Archipelago Small Boat Fleet: 0.75 hours or 45 minutes. USVI Fisheries Economic Survey (Socio-Economic Profile of Small-Scale Commercial Fisheries (SSCF) in the U.S. Caribbean): 0.25 hours or 15 minutes. Puerto Rico Fisheries Economic Survey (Socio-Economic Profile of Small-Scale Commercial Fisheries (SSCF) in the U.S. Caribbean): 1 hour. Gulf of Mexico Inshore Shrimp Fishery Economic Survey: 0.78 hours or 47 minutes. Economic Expenditure Survey of Golden Crab Fishermen in the U.S. South Atlantic Region: 0.5 hours or 30 minutes. West Coast Coastal Pelagic Fishery Economic Survey: 3 hours. West Coast Swordfish Fishery Cost and Earnings Survey: 0.51 hours or 31 minutes. West Coast North Pacific Albacore Fishery Economic Survey: 1 hour. Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,476. Needs and Uses: This revision will add 14 economic surveys to this collection and revise the title of the collection from West Coast Limited Entry Groundfish Fixed Gear Economic Data Collection to Economic Surveys of Specific U.S. Commercial Fisheries. A PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 variety of laws (including the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act), Executive Orders, and NOAA Fisheries strategies and policies include requirements for economic data and the analyses they support. The proposed information collection will provide economic data needed to support more than cursory efforts to comply with those requirements. It will do that by improving the ability of NOAA Fisheries and the Regional Fishery Management Councils to monitor, explain and predict changes in the economic performance and impacts of federally managed commercial fisheries. Therefore, it will allow better-informed fishery conservation and management decisions for federally managed fisheries. Affected Public: Individuals or households and Business or other forprofit organizations. Frequency: Every 3 to 8 years. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. 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 0648–0773. Sheleen Dumas, Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Commerce Department. [FR Doc. 2020–25345 Filed 11–16–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office [Docket No. PTO–C–2020–0044] Development of a National Consumer Awareness Campaign on Combating the Trafficking in Counterfeit and Pirated Products United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\17NON1.SGM 17NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 222 (Tuesday, November 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25338]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA634]


Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Meeting of the Atlantic Highly 
Migratory Species Advisory Panel

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public webinar/conference call.

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SUMMARY: NMFS will hold a 1-day Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) 
Advisory Panel (AP) meeting via webinar in December 2020. The intent of 
the meeting is to consider options for the conservation and management 
of Atlantic HMS. The meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The AP meeting and webinar will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:45 
p.m. on Monday, December 7, 2020.

ADDRESSES: The meeting on Monday, December 7 will be accessible via 
conference call and webinar. Conference call and webinar access 
information are available at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/event/december-2020-hms-advisory-panel-meeting.
    Participants are strongly encouraged to log/dial in 15 minutes 
prior to the meeting. NMFS will show the presentations via webinar and 
allow public comment during identified times on the agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Cooper at (301) 427-8503 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act requires the establishment of an AP for each Fishery 
Management Plan (FMP)

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for Atlantic HMS, i.e., tunas, swordfish, billfish, and sharks. 16 
U.S.C. 1854(g)(1)(A)-(B). Since the inception of the AP in 1998, NMFS 
has consulted with and considered the comments and views of AP members 
when preparing and implementing Atlantic HMS FMPs or FMP amendments.
    The intent of this meeting is to consider alternatives for the 
conservation and management of all Atlantic tunas, swordfish, billfish, 
and shark fisheries. We anticipate discussing:
     Draft Amendment 14, which would revise the framework used 
for the establishment of acceptable biological catch (ABCs) and annual 
catch limits (ACLs) for Atlantic shark fisheries consistent with the 
National Standard 1 guidelines;
     Management of the recreational billfish fishery in 2021 
resulting from overharvest of the Atlantic blue marlin, white marlin, 
and roundscale spearfish 250-fish landings limit in 2020; and
     The Draft HMS Electronic Technology Plan.
    Additional information on the meeting and a copy of the draft 
agenda will be posted prior to the meeting at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/event/december-2020-hms-advisory-panel-meeting.

    Dated: November 12, 2020.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-25338 Filed 11-16-20; 8:45 am]
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