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specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Keeley
Kent, National Marine Fisheries Service,
7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA
98115, 206–247–8252, and keeley.kent@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This is a request for a revision and
extension of a currently approved
information collection. The National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
implemented a Vessel Monitoring
Program in 2004, consistent with the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(MSA) and the Pacific Coast Groundfish
Fishery Management Plan (FMP). Under
this program described at 50 CFR 660.13
and 660.14, all commercial fishing
vessels fishing in the exclusive
economic zone off the West Coast that
take and retain groundfish in federal
waters, or transit through federal waters
with groundfish on board, are required
to have a working vessel monitoring
system (VMS). To support the VMS
monitoring program, the following
information must be submitted to
NMFS: (1) VMS installation/activation
certification reports, (2) position reports,
(3) exemption reports, and (4)
declaration reports. The VMS, along
with the fishing declaration reporting
requirements, allows for monitoring and
enforcement of areas closed to fishing
by gear type as traditional enforcement
methods (such as aerial surveillance,
boarding at sea via patrol boats, landing
inspections and documentary
investigation) are especially difficult to
use when the closed areas are largescale and the lines defining the areas are
irregular.
The collection is being revised to
remove the position report from the
collection with regard to burden. The
position reports are automatically
transmitted location signals from the
VMS unit that do not require any action
on the part of the captain or crew.
II. Method of Collection
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Affected commercial fishing vessel
owners must submit VMS installation/
activation certification reports, the VMS
systems send automatic position
updates, affected vessels captains must
submit declarations reports via phone.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0573.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission,
extension of a current information
collection.
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Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1000.
Estimated Time per Response: 5 hours
to install and activate a VMS unit; 1
hour per year to maintain a VMS; 0
seconds for an automated position
report; 5 minutes to complete and fax a
check-in report or to complete an
exemption report; 4 minutes for a
declaration report.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 6,999.99.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $97,035.30.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 50 CFR 660.13 and
660.14.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
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
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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 webinar meeting to
consider actions affecting the Gulf of
Mexico fisheries in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The webinar will convene
Monday, January 25 through Thursday,
January 28, 2021; 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
EST.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will take place
via webinar; you may access the log-on
information at www.gulfcouncil.org.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 4107 W
Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL
33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Carrie Simmons, Executive Director,
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
Agenda
Monday, January 25, 2021; 9 a.m.–5
p.m.
The meeting will begin with the
Administrative/Budget Committee
discussing the reappointment of the
Reef Fish and Shrimp Advisory Panels
due in 2021; review 2020 Budget and
Expenditures; discuss logistics and
estimated costs of conducting a Gulfwide Fishery-Independent Offshore
Abundance Study on Red Drum and an
Independent Stock Assessment (i.e.,
outside SEDAR) Process for Gray
Triggerfish; and, review of 2021
Projected Budget and Activities.
Sustainable Fisheries Committee will
review Final Action Amendment Reef
Fish 48/Red Drum 5: Status
Determination Criteria and Optimum
Yield for Reef Fish and Red Drum, SSC
Recommendations on Interim Analyses
Species and Timing, and Standardized
Bycatch Reporting Methodology for the
Gulf of Mexico and Joint Fishery
Management Plans.
Outreach and Education Committee
will receive a presentation on
Communication Analytics; review 2021
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Council Communications Plan; discuss
Fish Science Pages and State Data
Collection Infographics; receive a
presentation on the Next O&E Projects;
Update on Fish Rules Commercial; and
receive a meeting summary report from
Outreach and Education Technical
Committee.
Mackerel Committee will receive an
update on Coastal Migratory Pelagics
Landings; review Draft Document:
Coastal Migratory Pelagics Amendment
32; discuss Gulf of Mexico King
Mackerel.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2021; 9 a.m.–5
p.m.
Reef Fish Committee will review Reef
Fish and Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ)
Program Landings, Implementation of
National Environment Protection Act
(NEPA Modernization, review Final
Action items Framework Action:
Modification of Gray Triggerfish Catch
Limits, Framework Action: Modification
of the Gulf of Mexico Lane Snapper
Catch Limits and Accountability
Measures, and Framework Action:
Adjust State Recreational Red Snapper
Catch Limits.
The Reef Fish Committee will review
SEDAR 70–Gulf of Mexico Greater
Amberjack Stock Assessment and a
White Paper on Sector Separation for
Four Reef Fish Species.
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council and National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration/National Marine
Fisheries Service (NOAA/NMFS) will
hold an informal Question and Answer
session immediately following the Reef
Fish Committee.
Wednesday, January 27, 2021; 9 a.m.–5
p.m.
Reef Fish Committee will reconvene
to review SEDAR 64—Stock Assessment
Report and SSC Recommendations on
Southeastern U.S. Yellowtail Snapper,
Public Hearing Draft Amendment 53:
Red Grouper Allocations and Annual
Catch Level and Catch Targets, and
discuss any remaining items from SSC
Summary Report.
After lunch, Full Council Session will
convene with a Call to Order,
Announcements, Introductions and a
Presentation of the 2019 Law
Enforcement Officer of the Year Award.
The Council will continue with
Adoption of Agenda, Approval of
Minutes; and receive a presentation on
Deepwater Horizon Open Ocean Fish
Restoration and an update on Southeast
For-hire Electronic Reporting (SEFHIER)
Program.
The Council will hold public
testimony beginning at approximately
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2:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m., EST for comments
on Final Action Amendment Reef Fish
48/Red Drum 5: Status Determination
Criteria and Optimum Yield for Reef
Fish and Red Drum; Final Action:
Framework Action: Adjust State
Recreational Red Snapper Catch Limits;
Final Action: Framework Action:
Modification of Gray Triggerfish Catch
Limits; and, Final Action: Framework
Action: Modification of the Gulf of
Mexico Lane Snapper Catch Limits and
Accountability Measures; and, and open
testimony on other fishery issues or
concerns. Public comment may begin
earlier than 2:30 p.m. EST but will not
conclude before that time. Persons
wishing to give public testimony must
follow the instructions on the Council
website before the start of the public
comment period at 2:30 p.m. EST.
Thursday, January 28, 2021; 9 a.m.–4
p.m.
The Council will receive committee
reports from Administrative/Budget,
Outreach and Education, Mackerel,
Sustainable Fisheries, and Reef Fish
Committees.
The Council will receive updates from
the following supporting agencies:
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; NOAA Office of Law
Enforcement (OLE); Louisiana Law
Enforcement Efforts; Gulf States Marine
Fisheries Commission; U.S. Coast
Guard; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service;
and Department of State.
The Council will receive then discuss
any Other Business items.
— Meeting Adjourns
The meeting will be broadcast via
webinar. You may register for the
webinar by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org
and clicking on the Council meeting on
the calendar.
The timing and order in which agenda
items are addressed may change as
required to effectively address the issue,
and the latest version along with other
meeting materials will be posted on the
website as they become available.
Although other non-emergency issues
not contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, in
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meeting. Actions
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
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to take final action to address the
emergency.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 5, 2021.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XA755]
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold a four-day webinar meeting to consider actions affecting the Gulf
of Mexico fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The webinar will convene Monday, January 25 through Thursday,
January 28, 2021; 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. EST.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place via webinar; you may access the
log-on information at www.gulfcouncil.org.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 4107 W
Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Carrie Simmons, Executive
Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813)
348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
Monday, January 25, 2021; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
The meeting will begin with the Administrative/Budget Committee
discussing the reappointment of the Reef Fish and Shrimp Advisory
Panels due in 2021; review 2020 Budget and Expenditures; discuss
logistics and estimated costs of conducting a Gulf-wide Fishery-
Independent Offshore Abundance Study on Red Drum and an Independent
Stock Assessment (i.e., outside SEDAR) Process for Gray Triggerfish;
and, review of 2021 Projected Budget and Activities.
Sustainable Fisheries Committee will review Final Action Amendment
Reef Fish 48/Red Drum 5: Status Determination Criteria and Optimum
Yield for Reef Fish and Red Drum, SSC Recommendations on Interim
Analyses Species and Timing, and Standardized Bycatch Reporting
Methodology for the Gulf of Mexico and Joint Fishery Management Plans.
Outreach and Education Committee will receive a presentation on
Communication Analytics; review 2021
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Council Communications Plan; discuss Fish Science Pages and State Data
Collection Infographics; receive a presentation on the Next O&E
Projects; Update on Fish Rules Commercial; and receive a meeting
summary report from Outreach and Education Technical Committee.
Mackerel Committee will receive an update on Coastal Migratory
Pelagics Landings; review Draft Document: Coastal Migratory Pelagics
Amendment 32; discuss Gulf of Mexico King Mackerel.
Tuesday, January 26, 2021; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Reef Fish Committee will review Reef Fish and Individual Fishing
Quota (IFQ) Program Landings, Implementation of National Environment
Protection Act (NEPA Modernization, review Final Action items Framework
Action: Modification of Gray Triggerfish Catch Limits, Framework
Action: Modification of the Gulf of Mexico Lane Snapper Catch Limits
and Accountability Measures, and Framework Action: Adjust State
Recreational Red Snapper Catch Limits.
The Reef Fish Committee will review SEDAR 70-Gulf of Mexico Greater
Amberjack Stock Assessment and a White Paper on Sector Separation for
Four Reef Fish Species.
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council and National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration/National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA/
NMFS) will hold an informal Question and Answer session immediately
following the Reef Fish Committee.
Wednesday, January 27, 2021; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Reef Fish Committee will reconvene to review SEDAR 64--Stock
Assessment Report and SSC Recommendations on Southeastern U.S.
Yellowtail Snapper, Public Hearing Draft Amendment 53: Red Grouper
Allocations and Annual Catch Level and Catch Targets, and discuss any
remaining items from SSC Summary Report.
After lunch, Full Council Session will convene with a Call to
Order, Announcements, Introductions and a Presentation of the 2019 Law
Enforcement Officer of the Year Award. The Council will continue with
Adoption of Agenda, Approval of Minutes; and receive a presentation on
Deepwater Horizon Open Ocean Fish Restoration and an update on
Southeast For-hire Electronic Reporting (SEFHIER) Program.
The Council will hold public testimony beginning at approximately
2:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m., EST for comments on Final Action Amendment Reef
Fish 48/Red Drum 5: Status Determination Criteria and Optimum Yield for
Reef Fish and Red Drum; Final Action: Framework Action: Adjust State
Recreational Red Snapper Catch Limits; Final Action: Framework Action:
Modification of Gray Triggerfish Catch Limits; and, Final Action:
Framework Action: Modification of the Gulf of Mexico Lane Snapper Catch
Limits and Accountability Measures; and, and open testimony on other
fishery issues or concerns. Public comment may begin earlier than 2:30
p.m. EST but will not conclude before that time. Persons wishing to
give public testimony must follow the instructions on the Council
website before the start of the public comment period at 2:30 p.m. EST.
Thursday, January 28, 2021; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
The Council will receive committee reports from Administrative/
Budget, Outreach and Education, Mackerel, Sustainable Fisheries, and
Reef Fish Committees.
The Council will receive updates from the following supporting
agencies: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; NOAA Office of Law
Enforcement (OLE); Louisiana Law Enforcement Efforts; Gulf States
Marine Fisheries Commission; U.S. Coast Guard; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service; and Department of State.
The Council will receive then discuss any Other Business items.
-- Meeting Adjourns
The meeting will be broadcast via webinar. You may register for the
webinar by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the Council
meeting on the calendar.
The timing and order in which agenda items are addressed may change
as required to effectively address the issue, and the latest version
along with other meeting materials will be posted on the website as
they become available.
Although other non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda
may come before this group for discussion, in accordance with the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-
Stevens Act), those issues may not be the subject of formal action
during these meeting. Actions 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 that the public has been
notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the
emergency.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 5, 2021.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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