Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting, 17368-17369 [2021-06836]
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The APT
meeting will be held on April 20–22,
2021, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Hawaii
Standard Time (HST) (noon to 4 p.m.
Samoa Standard Time (SST); 9 a.m. to
1 p.m. on April 21–23, 2021, Chamorro
Standard Time (ChST)). The FDCRC–TC
DCSP meeting will be held on April 28–
29, 2021, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. HST
(noon to 4 p.m. SST; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
on April 29–30, 2020 ChST).
Opportunities to present oral public
comment will be provided throughout
the agendas. The order of the agenda
may change, and will be announced in
advance at the meetings. The meetings
may run past the scheduled times noted
above to complete scheduled business.
b. Life history and length-derived
variables
c. Biomass estimates for Coral Reef
Ecosystem Components
3. Habitat section
4. Socioeconomics section
5. Marine Planning section
6. Discussions
7. Public comment
C. Administrative reports
1. Number of federal permits and
catch reports
2. Regulatory actions in 2020
3. Discussions
4. Public comment
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda for the Archipelagic Plan Team
Meeting
Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 1 p.m. to 5
p.m. HST (Noon–4 p.m. SST;
Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 9 a.m.–1
p.m. ChST)
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1. Welcome and introductions
2. Approval of draft agenda
3. Report on previous Plan Team
recommendations and Council actions
4. Plan Team 101: Plan Team Direction
5. 2020 Annual Stock Assessment and
Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Report
A. Fishery Performance
1. Archipelagic fisheries modules
a. American Samoa
1. Bottomfish fishery
2. Ecosystem component fisheries
3. Fisherman’s observations
b. Guam
1. Bottomfish fishery
2. Ecosystem component fisheries
3. Fisherman’s observations
c. Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands (CNMI)
1. Bottomfish fishery
2. Ecosystem component fisheries
3. Fisherman’s observations
d. Hawaii
1. Bottomfish fishery
2. Crustacean fishery
3. Precious coral fishery
4. Ecosystem component fisheries
5. Non-commercial fisheries
6. Fisherman’s observations
2. Analytical considerations in
generating the 2020 fishery
dependent estimates
3. Discussions
4. Public Comment
Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 1 p.m. to 5
p.m. HST (Noon–4 p.m. SST; Thursday,
April 22, 2021, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. ChST)
B. Ecosystem considerations
1. Protected species section
2. Climate, ecosystems and biological
section
a. Environmental & climate variables
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Thursday, April 22, 2021, 1 p.m. to 5
p.m. HST (Noon–4 p.m. SST; Friday,
April 23, 2021, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. ChST)
6. Action items
A. Changes to the Territorial
Bottomfish Management Unit
Species (BMUS)
B. Feasibility of a Marianas
archipelago-wide assessment for
BMUS
C. Management of the noncommercial and commercial uku
fishery
D. Main Hawaiian island deep 7
Annual Catch Limit specification
7. Integration of the ‘CatchIt LogIt’ app
information into fisheries assessments
and monitoring
8. Hawaii fisheries management issues
9. Standardized Bycatch Reporting
Methodology
10. Discussions
11. Public comment
13. Fishery Ecosystem Plan Team
recommendations
14. Other business
Agenda for the Fishery Data Collection
and Research Committee—Technical
Committee: Data Collection Subpanel
Wednesday, April 28, 2021, 1 p.m. to 5
p.m. HST (Noon–4 p.m. SST; Thursday,
April 29, 2021, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. ChST)
1. Welcome and introductions
2. Approval of draft agenda
3. Report on previous FDCRC–TC
recommendations and Council actions
4. Overview of the strategic planning
session
5. Report on the previous strategic plan
A. Accomplishments and failures
B. Issues and challenges
6. Report on the individual territory
strategic plan consultations
A. American Samoa
B. Guam
C. CNMI
D. Hawaii
1. Commercial fishery
2. Non-commercial fishery
7. Implementation roles and
responsibilities
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8. Timeline and prioritization
9. Performance monitoring and
reporting
10. Discussions
11. Public comment
Thursday, April 29, 2021, 1 p.m.–5 p.m.
HST (Noon–4 p.m. SST; Friday, April
30, 2021, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. ChST)
12. Report on data collection
improvement initiatives
A. CatchIt LogIt implementation
B. Mandatory license and reporting
implementation
C. Hawaii commercial fisheries
reporting
D. Status of Hawaii Marine
Recreational Fishing Survey
certification
13. FDCRC–TC work items
A. Integration of the Data Collection
Systems
B. Improving Bycatch Monitoring
C. Enhanced Spatial Accounting of
Catch
14. Discussions
15. Other business
16. Public comment
17. FDCRC–TC–DCSP recommendations
Special Accommodations
These meetings are accessible to
people with disabilities. Please direct
requests for sign language interpretation
or other auxiliary aids to Kitty M.
Simonds (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT above) at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 30, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Administration
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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:
The Mackerel, Squid, and
Butterfish (MSB) Advisory Panel of the
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (Council) will hold a meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, April 20, 2021, from 1 p.m. to
SUMMARY:
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5 p.m. For agenda details, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via internet webinar. See the Council’s
website calendar at www.mafmc.org, for
details.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N. State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their
website at 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
purposes of the meeting are to: (1)
Gather Advisory Panel input related to
MSB specifications and management
measures, (2) create Fishery
Performance Reports for Illex squid,
longfin squid, and butterfish, and (3)
provide input on an industry
perspectives document for the ongoing
butterfish research track assessment.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aid should be directed to
Kathy Collins at (302) 526–5253, at least
5 days prior to any meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 30, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; an Observer Program for AtSea Processing Vessels in the Pacific
Coast Groundfish Fishery
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
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collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on January 6,
2021 (86 FR 522), during a 60-day
comment period. This notice allows for
an additional 30 days for public
comments.
Agency: National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: An Observer Program for At-Sea
Processing Vessels in the Pacific Coast
Groundfish Fishery.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0500.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 268 (5
providers (supplying a total of 75
observers or catch monitors) and 263
fishing vessels).
Average Hours per Response: For
providers: 15 minutes for observer
training/briefing/debriefing registration,
notification of observer physical
examination, observer status reports,
other reports on observer harassment,
safety concerns, or performance
problems, catch monitor status reports,
and other catch monitor reports on
harassment, prohibited actions, illness
or injury, or performance problems; 5
minutes for observer safety checklist
submission to NMFS, observer provider
contracts, observer information
materials, catch monitor provider
contracts, and catch monitor
informational materials; 10 minutes for
certificate of insurance; 7 minutes for
catch monitor training/briefing
registration, notification of catch
monitor physical examination, and
catch monitor debriefing registration.
For vessels: 10 minutes for fishing
departure reports and cease-fishing
reports.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 621
hours.
Needs and Uses: In 2011, the National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
mandated observer requirements for the
West Coast groundfish trawl catch
shares program. For all fishery sectors,
observers must be obtained through
third-party observer provider companies
operating under permits issued by
NMFS. The regulations at §§ 660.140
(h), 660.150 (j), and 660.160 (g), specify
observer coverage requirements for
trawl vessels and define the
responsibilities for observer providers,
including reporting requirements.
Regulations at § 660.140 (i) specify
requirements for catch monitor coverage
for first receivers. Data collected by
observers are used by NMFS to estimate
total landed catch and discards, monitor
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the attainment of annual groundfish
allocations, estimate catch rates of
prohibited species, and as a component
in stock assessments. These data are
necessary to comply with the
Magnuson-Stevens Act requirements to
prevent overfishing. In addition,
observer data is used to assess fishing
related mortality of protected and
endangered species.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Reporting on occasion,
weekly, or yearly.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
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 0648–0500.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of webconference.
AGENCY:
The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) Partial
Coverage Fishery Monitoring Advisory
Committee (PCFMAC) will meet April
19, 2021.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Monday, April 19, 2021, from 8:30 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Alaska Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a
webconference. Join online through the
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XA988]
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Advisory Panel of
the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a
meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, from 1 p.m.
to
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5 p.m. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via internet webinar. See the
Council's website calendar at www.mafmc.org, for details.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N.
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331 or
on their website at 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 purposes of the meeting are to: (1)
Gather Advisory Panel input related to MSB specifications and
management measures, (2) create Fishery Performance Reports for Illex
squid, longfin squid, and butterfish, and (3) provide input on an
industry perspectives document for the ongoing butterfish research
track assessment.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aid should
be directed to Kathy Collins at (302) 526-5253, at least 5 days prior
to any meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 30, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-06836 Filed 4-1-21; 8:45 am]
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