Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Scientific Research Permits, Exempted Fishing Permits, Letters of Acknowledgment, Display Permits, and Shark Research Fishery Permits, 10935-10936 [2021-03629]
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ACTION:
Notice; public meeting.
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Pacific Council)
Ad Hoc Southern Oregon/Northern
California Coast (SONCC) Coho
Workgroup (Workgroup) will host an
online meeting that is open to the
public.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held
Thursday, March 25, 2021, from 9 a.m.,
Pacific Daylight Time, until 5 p.m., or
until business for the day has been
completed.
DATES:
This meeting will be held
online. Specific meeting information,
including directions on how to join the
meeting and system requirements will
be provided in the meeting
announcement on the Pacific Council’s
website (see www.pcouncil.org). You
may send an email to Mr. Kris
Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@
noaa.gov) or contact him at (503) 820–
2412 for technical assistance.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220–1384.
ADDRESSES:
Ms.
Robin Ehlke, Pacific Council, (503) 820–
2426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The
purpose of the meeting will be to
continue to develop associated
modeling and analysis needed for a risk
analysis and potential harvest control
rule alternatives for Pacific Council
consideration. The Workgroup may also
discuss and prepare for future
Workgroup meetings and future
meetings with the Pacific Council and
its advisory bodies.
Although nonemergency issues not
contained in the meeting agenda may be
discussed, those issues may not be the
subject of formal action during this
meeting. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically listed in this
document and any issues arising after
publication of this document 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Special Accommodations
Requests for auxiliary aids should be
directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt
(kris.kleinschmidt@noaa.gov; (503) 820–
2412) at least 10 business days prior to
the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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Dated: February 18, 2021.
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; Highly Migratory Species
(HMS) Scientific Research Permits,
Exempted Fishing Permits, Letters of
Acknowledgment, Display Permits, and
Shark Research Fishery Permits
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 October 28,
2020, (85 FR 68306) 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: Highly Migratory Species (HMS)
Scientific Research Permits, Exempted
Fishing Permits, Letters of
Acknowledgement, Display Permits,
and Shark Research Fishery Permits.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0471.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
[request for extension of a currently
approved information collection].
Number of Respondents: 145.
Average Hours per Response: 2 hours
for a scientific research plan; 40 minutes
for an application for an EFP, display
permit, SRP, LOA, or shark research
fishery permit; 1 hour for an interim
report; 40 minutes for an annual fishing
report; 15 minutes for an application for
an amendment; 5 minutes for
notification of departure phone calls to
NMFS Enforcement; 10 minutes for calls
to request and observer; and 2 minutes
for ‘‘no-catch’’ reports.
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Burden Hours: 165.
Needs and Uses: Exempted fishing
permits (EFPs), scientific research
permits (SRPs), display permits, letters
of acknowledgment (LOAs), and shark
research fishery permits are issued
under the authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens
Act) (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and/or the
Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA)
(16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.). Issuance of EFPs
and related permits is necessary for the
collection of Atlantic Highly Migratory
Species (HMS) for public display and
scientific research that requires
exemption from regulations (e.g.,
seasons, prohibited species, authorized
gear, minimum sizes) that otherwise
may prohibit such collection. Display
permits are issued for the collection of
HMS for the purpose of public display,
and a limited number of shark research
fishery permits are issued for the
collection of fishery-dependent data for
future stock assessments and
cooperative research with commercial
fishermen to meet the shark research
objectives of the Agency.
Regulations at 50 CFR 600.745 and 50
CFR 635.32 govern scientific research
activity, exempted fishing, and
exempted educational activities with
respect to Atlantic HMS. Since the
Magnuson-Stevens Act does not include
scientific research within the definition
of ‘‘fishing,’’ scientific research is
exempt from this statute, and NMFS
does not issue EFPs for bona fide
research activities (e.g., research
conducted from a research vessel and
not a commercial or recreational fishing
vessel) involving species that are only
regulated under the Magnuson-Stevens
Act (e.g., most species of sharks) and not
under ATCA. NMFS requests copies of
scientific research plans for these
activities and indicates concurrence by
issuing a LOA to researchers to indicate
that the proposed activity meets the
definition of scientific research and is
therefore exempt from regulation.
Scientific research is not exempt from
regulation under ATCA. NMFS issues
SRPs for collection of species managed
under this statute (i.e., tunas, swordfish,
billfish, and some shark species), which
authorize researchers to collect Atlantic
HMS from bona fide research vessels
(e.g., NMFS or university research
vessel). NMFS will issue an EFP when
research/collection involving such
species occurs from commercial or
recreational fishing platforms.
To regulate these fishing activities,
NMFS needs information to determine
the justification for granting an EFP,
LOA, SRP, display, or shark research
fishery permit. The application
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requirements are detailed at 50 CFR
600.745(b)(2). Interim, annual, and nocatch/fishing reports must also be
submitted to the Atlantic HMS
Management Division within NMFS.
The authority for NMFS requiring this
information is found at 50 CFR 635.32.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit organizations (vessel owners
or aquariums); Not-for-profit institutions
(academic researchers); State, Local, or
Tribal governments (state agency
researchers); Federal government
(federal agency researchers).
Frequency: Permit applications,
scientific research plans, and annual
reports are submitted annually; interim
and no catch reports are submitted
monthly; departure notifications are
submitted for each trip; permit
amendment applications are submitted
as needed.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and the
Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975
(16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.)
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
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 0648–0471.
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–XA892]
Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico and
Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment,
and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
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Notice of SEDAR 68 Assessment
Webinar III for Gulf of Mexico and
Atlantic scamp grouper.
ACTION:
The SEDAR 68 assessment
process of Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic
scamp will consist of a series of data
and assessment webinars, and a Review
Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR 68 Assessment
Webinar III will be held March 22, 2021,
from 9 a.m. to 12 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
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;
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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
Assessment Webinar are as follows:
1. Using datasets and initial
assessment analysis recommended from
the data webinars, panelists will employ
assessment models to evaluate stock
status, estimate population benchmarks
and management criteria, and project
future conditions.
2. Participants will recommend the
most appropriate methods and
configurations for determining stock
status and estimating population
parameters.
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.
(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)
Dated: February 18, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Southeast Region IFQ 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
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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; Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Scientific Research Permits,
Exempted Fishing Permits, Letters of Acknowledgment, Display Permits,
and Shark Research Fishery Permits
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 October 28, 2020, (85 FR 68306) 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: Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Scientific Research Permits,
Exempted Fishing Permits, Letters of Acknowledgement, Display Permits,
and Shark Research Fishery Permits.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0471.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission [request for extension of a
currently approved information collection].
Number of Respondents: 145.
Average Hours per Response: 2 hours for a scientific research plan;
40 minutes for an application for an EFP, display permit, SRP, LOA, or
shark research fishery permit; 1 hour for an interim report; 40 minutes
for an annual fishing report; 15 minutes for an application for an
amendment; 5 minutes for notification of departure phone calls to NMFS
Enforcement; 10 minutes for calls to request and observer; and 2
minutes for ``no-catch'' reports.
Burden Hours: 165.
Needs and Uses: Exempted fishing permits (EFPs), scientific
research permits (SRPs), display permits, letters of acknowledgment
(LOAs), and shark research fishery permits are issued under the
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and/or the Atlantic
Tunas Convention Act (ATCA) (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.). Issuance of EFPs
and related permits is necessary for the collection of Atlantic Highly
Migratory Species (HMS) for public display and scientific research that
requires exemption from regulations (e.g., seasons, prohibited species,
authorized gear, minimum sizes) that otherwise may prohibit such
collection. Display permits are issued for the collection of HMS for
the purpose of public display, and a limited number of shark research
fishery permits are issued for the collection of fishery-dependent data
for future stock assessments and cooperative research with commercial
fishermen to meet the shark research objectives of the Agency.
Regulations at 50 CFR 600.745 and 50 CFR 635.32 govern scientific
research activity, exempted fishing, and exempted educational
activities with respect to Atlantic HMS. Since the Magnuson-Stevens Act
does not include scientific research within the definition of
``fishing,'' scientific research is exempt from this statute, and NMFS
does not issue EFPs for bona fide research activities (e.g., research
conducted from a research vessel and not a commercial or recreational
fishing vessel) involving species that are only regulated under the
Magnuson-Stevens Act (e.g., most species of sharks) and not under ATCA.
NMFS requests copies of scientific research plans for these activities
and indicates concurrence by issuing a LOA to researchers to indicate
that the proposed activity meets the definition of scientific research
and is therefore exempt from regulation.
Scientific research is not exempt from regulation under ATCA. NMFS
issues SRPs for collection of species managed under this statute (i.e.,
tunas, swordfish, billfish, and some shark species), which authorize
researchers to collect Atlantic HMS from bona fide research vessels
(e.g., NMFS or university research vessel). NMFS will issue an EFP when
research/collection involving such species occurs from commercial or
recreational fishing platforms.
To regulate these fishing activities, NMFS needs information to
determine the justification for granting an EFP, LOA, SRP, display, or
shark research fishery permit. The application
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requirements are detailed at 50 CFR 600.745(b)(2). Interim, annual, and
no-catch/fishing reports must also be submitted to the Atlantic HMS
Management Division within NMFS. The authority for NMFS requiring this
information is found at 50 CFR 635.32.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations
(vessel owners or aquariums); Not-for-profit institutions (academic
researchers); State, Local, or Tribal governments (state agency
researchers); Federal government (federal agency researchers).
Frequency: Permit applications, scientific research plans, and
annual reports are submitted annually; interim and no catch reports are
submitted monthly; departure notifications are submitted for each trip;
permit amendment applications are submitted as needed.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and the Atlantic Tunas
Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.)
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 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 0648-0471.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-03629 Filed 2-22-21; 8:45 am]
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