Meeting of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee, 24595 [2021-09735]
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Title: West Coast Region Groundfish
Trawl Fishery Monitoring and Catch
Accounting Program.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0619.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 153.
Average Hours per Response: For 5
existing observer providers: 2 hours for
preparation and submission of the
annual observer provider permit
renewal application. For 1 new observer
provider: 10 hours for observer provider
permit application preparation and
submission. For 1 observer provider: 4
hours for a written response and
submission of an appeal if an observer
provider permit is denied. For 45 catch
monitors: 1 hour for submission of
qualifications to work as a catch
monitor. For 5 catch monitors: 4 hours
for a written response and submission of
an appeal if a catch monitor permit is
denied. For 16 vessels in the
Mothership or Catcher/Processor fleet,
30 minutes or less for satisfying
requirements for use of at-sea scales,
including daily testing reports (30
minutes), daily catch and cumulative
weight reports (10 minutes), audit trail
(1 minute), calibration log (2 minutes),
and fault log (3 minutes).
Total Annual Burden Hours: 447
hours.
Needs and Uses: As part of its fishery
management responsibilities, the
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) collects information to
determine the amount and type of catch
taken by fishing vessels. This collection
supports monitoring requirements
including scale test requirements for
first receivers in the Pacific Coast
groundfish fishery’s shorebased
individual fishery quota (IFQ) program;
and mothership and catcher/processors
in the at-sea whiting fisheries. The
collection also supports permits for
businesses that provide certified
observer and certified catch monitor
services. The respondents are
principally shorebased first receivers,
catch monitor and observer service
providers, mothership processors, and
catcher/processors, which are
companies/partnerships.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Reporting on occasion,
daily, weekly, or annually.
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
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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 0648–0619.
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–XB075]
Meeting of the Marine Fisheries
Advisory Committee
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open public meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice sets forth the
proposed schedule and agenda of a
forthcoming meeting of the Marine
Fisheries Advisory Committee
(MAFAC). The members will hear
presentations and discuss
Administration priorities; the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic
Security (CARES) Act and relief
funding; Executive Orders and
implications for NOAA; building a
resilient seafood and fishing sector
including marketing, workforce
development, aquaculture, and social
indicators of resilience; offshore wind
and science; marine mammal deterrents;
recreational fisheries engagement and
work of the Recreational Electronic
Reporting Task Force; and the fiscal
year (FY) 2022 budget.
DATES: The meeting will be May 25,
2021 from 12 p.m.–5 p.m., and May 26
and 27, 2021 from 12:30 p.m.–5 p.m.,
Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: Meeting is by webinar and
teleconference.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Heidi Lovett; NOAA Fisheries Office of
Policy; (301) 427–8034; email:
Heidi.Lovett@noaa.gov.
SUMMARY:
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Notice is
hereby given of a meeting of MAFAC.
The MAFAC was established by the
Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), and,
since 1971, advises the Secretary on all
living marine resource matters that are
the responsibility of the Department of
Commerce. The MAFAC charter and
summaries of prior MAFAC meetings
are located online at https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/
partners#marine-fisheries-advisorycommittee.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Matters To Be Considered
This meeting time and agenda are
subject to change. The members will
hear presentations and discuss
Administration priorities; CARES Act
and relief funding; Executive Orders
and implications for NOAA; building a
resilient seafood and fishing sector
including marketing, workforce
development, aquaculture, and social
indicators of resilience; offshore wind
and science; marine mammal deterrents;
recreational fisheries engagement and
work of the Recreational Electronic
Reporting Task Force; and the FY2022
budget. MAFAC will discuss various
administrative and organizational
matters, and meetings of subcommittees
will convene.
Time and Date
The meeting is scheduled for May 25,
2021 from 12 p.m.–5 p.m., and May 26
and 27, 2021 from 12:30 p.m.–5 p.m.,
Eastern Time by webinar and
conference call. Access information for
the public will be posted at https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/
partners/marine-fisheries-advisorycommittee-meeting-materials-andsummaries by May 7, 2021.
Dated: May 4, 2021.
Jennifer L. Lukens,
Federal Program Officer, Marine Fisheries
Advisory Committee, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB075]
Meeting of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the proposed schedule and agenda of a
forthcoming meeting of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC).
The members will hear presentations and discuss Administration
priorities; the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)
Act and relief funding; Executive Orders and implications for NOAA;
building a resilient seafood and fishing sector including marketing,
workforce development, aquaculture, and social indicators of
resilience; offshore wind and science; marine mammal deterrents;
recreational fisheries engagement and work of the Recreational
Electronic Reporting Task Force; and the fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget.
DATES: The meeting will be May 25, 2021 from 12 p.m.-5 p.m., and May 26
and 27, 2021 from 12:30 p.m.-5 p.m., Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: Meeting is by webinar and teleconference.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heidi Lovett; NOAA Fisheries Office of
Policy; (301) 427-8034; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of
MAFAC. The MAFAC was established by the Secretary of Commerce
(Secretary), and, since 1971, advises the Secretary on all living
marine resource matters that are the responsibility of the Department
of Commerce. The MAFAC charter and summaries of prior MAFAC meetings
are located online at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/partners#marine-fisheries-advisory-committee.
Matters To Be Considered
This meeting time and agenda are subject to change. The members
will hear presentations and discuss Administration priorities; CARES
Act and relief funding; Executive Orders and implications for NOAA;
building a resilient seafood and fishing sector including marketing,
workforce development, aquaculture, and social indicators of
resilience; offshore wind and science; marine mammal deterrents;
recreational fisheries engagement and work of the Recreational
Electronic Reporting Task Force; and the FY2022 budget. MAFAC will
discuss various administrative and organizational matters, and meetings
of subcommittees will convene.
Time and Date
The meeting is scheduled for May 25, 2021 from 12 p.m.-5 p.m., and
May 26 and 27, 2021 from 12:30 p.m.-5 p.m., Eastern Time by webinar and
conference call. Access information for the public will be posted at
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/partners/marine-fisheries-advisory-committee-meeting-materials-and-summaries by May 7, 2021.
Dated: May 4, 2021.
Jennifer L. Lukens,
Federal Program Officer, Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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