Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Amendment 13 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan; Bluefin Tuna Management, 30287-30288 [2021-11833]

Download as PDF khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 107 / Monday, June 7, 2021 / Notices Type of Request: Regular submission [revision of a currently approved collection]. Number of Respondents: 7,184. Average Hours per Response: Regional surveys of fishing operations: 30 minutes; Regional surveys of other fishing related businesses: 30 minutes; National surveys of fishing operations: 20 minutes; National surveys of other fishing related businesses: 20 minutes. Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,200. Needs and Uses: The revised information collection will allow NMFS to continue to collect information about the impacts of and recovery from regional and national catastrophic events and the factors that facilitated or impeded recovery. The impacts include insured and uninsured damages/losses and changes in revenue, operating costs and employment due to those events NMFS will collect this information from the owners or operators of commercial and for hire fishing vessels and from the owners or managers of other fishing related businesses. NMFS needs this information to conduct the economic and socio-economic evaluations of catastrophic regional fishery disasters mandated by SEC. 315(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). Those and/or subsequent evaluations based on this information will be used by: (1) The Secretary of Commerce in determining if a fisheries disaster should be declared; (2) the Department of Commerce and NOAA in their deliberations regarding the disbursement of the fishery disaster relief assistance proved by Congress; (3) NMFS to inform agency leadership, state agencies, Congress, and constituents about the long-term effects of catastrophic events and the factors that facilitated or impeded recovery; and (4) NMFS to improve its ability to conduct the analyses required by the MSA and other applicable law, which will allow for better-informed, sciencebased fishery management decisions making. The proposed revisions would expand the coverage of the currently approved information collection in two ways. First, they would expand the types of catastrophic events from ‘‘hurricanes and other climate related natural disasters’’ to events including hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, freshwater intrusions, severe harmful algal blooms (e.g., red tides), extreme temperatures, oil spills, and pandemics. Second, they would extend the geographic scope from the ‘‘Eastern, Gulf Coast and Caribbean Territories of the United States’’ to all regions and territories of the United States. These proposed expansions are VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:36 Jun 04, 2021 Jkt 253001 reflected in the request to change the title from ‘‘Assessment of the Social and Economic Impact of Hurricanes and Other Climate Related Natural Disasters on Commercial and Recreational Fishing Industries in the Eastern, Gulf Coast and Caribbean Territories of the United States’’ to ‘‘Data Collections to Support Comprehensive Economic and Socio-Economic Evaluations of the Fisheries in Regions of the United States Affected by Catastrophic Events.’’ NMFS will improve the survey instruments and collection methods based on lessons learned from conducting and assessing the previous information collections. The frequency of reporting will be from one to two times a year for each catastrophic event. Affected Public: Individuals or households and business or other forprofit organizations. Frequency: The frequency of reporting will be as needed from one to four times a year for each catastrophic event. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act SEC. 315(c). 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 0648–0767. Sheleen Dumas, Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Commerce Department. [FR Doc. 2021–11886 Filed 6–4–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XB103] Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Amendment 13 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan; Bluefin Tuna Management National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 30287 Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public hearing webinars. NMFS announces the schedule of public hearing webinars for the proposed rule for Amendment 13 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan (FMP) (Amendment 13). NMFS will provide information on the proposed management measures and take questions and comments from the public. The proposed measures would make several changes to the Individual Bluefin Quota (IBQ) Program, including distributing IBQ shares only to active vessels, implementing a cap on IBQ shares that may be held by an entity, and implementing a cost recovery program. The proposed measures would also discontinue the Purse Seine category and reallocate that bluefin quota to other directed quota categories; cap Harpoon category daily bluefin landings; modify the recreational trophy bluefin areas and subquotas; modify regulations regarding electronic monitoring of the pelagic longline fishery as well as green-stick use; and modify the regulation regarding permit category changes. DATES: Public hearing webinars will be held on the dates listed below in Table 1 under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Warren, thomas.warren@ noaa.gov, 978–281–9260, or Carrie Soltanoff, Carrie.Soltanoff@noaa.gov, 301–427–8503. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Background Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) are managed under the dual authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) and the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act. Under these authorities, regulations at 50 CFR part 635 implement the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP as amended (copies are available upon request). NMFS began the process of considering new regulations focused on the management of bluefin tuna in 2019, when it announced scoping meetings and its intent to prepare environmental analyses under the National Environmental Policy Act (84 FR 23020; May 21, 2019). During 2019, NMFS conducted scoping meetings and subsequently began developing a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) based on public and HMS Advisory Panel input, and relevant data. E:\FR\FM\07JNN1.SGM 07JNN1 30288 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 107 / Monday, June 7, 2021 / Notices and environmental analyses are finalized or until other regulations are put into place, the current regulations remain in effect. NMFS encourages participation by all people affected by or otherwise interested in recreational and commercial HMS fishing to participate in the public hearing webinars, at which NMFS will provide information on the proposed management measures and take questions and comments from the public. Participants are encouraged to log on and/or call into the public NMFS announces public hearing webinars for the Amendment 13 proposed rule and DEIS. The proposed rule and a Notice of Availability of the DEIS published in separate Federal Register documents. The proposed rule published on May 21, 2021 (86 FR 27686) with a 60-day comment period, ending July 20, 2021. The proposed measures are as listed in the summary. The specifics of the proposed management measures are provided in the proposed rule and DEIS and are not repeated here. Until the proposed rule webinars, at the dates and times listed in Table 1 below. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Tom Warren or Carrie Soltanoff, at least 7 days prior to the meeting. In addition to the dates and times in Table 1, NMFS has requested time on the agenda at the five Atlantic based Fishery Management Council meetings. If added to the Council agendas, the dates and times would be included in the agenda for those individual meetings and are not provided here. TABLE 1—DATES, TIMES, AND DETAILS OF THE PUBLIC HEARING WEBINARS Date Time Details on how to join the webinar: see website June 8, 2021 ............ 2 to 4 p.m .............. July 8, 2021 ............. 2 to 4 p.m .............. July 14, 2021 ........... 2 to 4 p.m .............. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/amendment-13-2006-consolidated-hms-fishery-managementplan-bluefin-management-measures. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/amendment-13-2006-consolidated-hms-fishery-managementplan-bluefin-management-measures. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/amendment-13-2006-consolidated-hms-fishery-managementplan-bluefin-management-measures. The public is reminded that NMFS expects participants at the public hearing webinars to conduct themselves appropriately. At the beginning of each webinar, a representative of NMFS will explain the ground rules (e.g., attendees will be called to give their comments in the order in which they registered to speak; each attendee will have an equal amount of time to speak; and attendees should not interrupt one another). The NMFS representative will attempt to structure the webinar so that all attending members of the public will be able to comment, if they so choose. Attendees are expected to respect the ground rules, and, if they do not, they may be asked to leave the webinar. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: June 1, 2021. Jennifer M. Wallace, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2021–11833 Filed 6–4–21; 8:45 am] khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 3510–22–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:36 Jun 04, 2021 Jkt 253001 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION [Docket No. CPSC–2020–0019] Notice of Availability of Regulatory Flexibility Act Section 610 Review of the Safety Standards for the Testing and Labeling Regulations Pertaining to Product Certification of Children’s Products, Including Reliance on Component Part Testing Consumer Product Safety Commission. ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) is announcing the availability of a completed rule review under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) for the Testing and Labeling Regulations Pertaining to Product Certification of Children’s Products, Including Reliance on Component Part Testing. This regulatory review concludes that the testing and component part testing regulations should be maintained without change. ADDRESSES: The completed review is available on the CPSC website at: https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/ Regulatory-Flexibility-Act-Review-ofTesting-and-Labeling-Regulations.pdf? rIp6oVfT143VJ29wBQgMbQ1c_ R2jq39w. The completed review will also be made available through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at: https:// www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. CPSC–2020–0019, Supporting and Related Materials. Copies may also be obtained from the Consumer Product SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Safety Commission, Division of the Secretariat, Room 820, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: 301–504–7479; email cpscos@cpsc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Proper, Directorate for Economic Analysis, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: (301) 504–7628; email: sproper@cspc.gov. In November 2011, the Commission issued two regulations related to testing: 16 CFR part 1107, ‘‘Testing and Labeling Pertaining to Product Certification’’ (testing regulation or part 1107) (76 FR 69482, November 8, 2011), and 16 CFR part 1109, ‘‘Conditions and Requirements for Relying on Component Part Testing or Certification, or Another Party’s Finished Product Certification, to Meet Testing and Certification Requirements’’ (component part regulation or part 1109) (76 FR 69546, November 8, 2011). When parts 1107 and 1109 were promulgated in 2011, the final regulatory flexibility analysis found that the third party testing requirements in part 1107 would have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. In contrast, the final regulatory flexibility analysis for the component part regulation in part 1109 found that the regulation would not likely have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities because component part testing is not mandatory. However, OMB determined that both 1107 and 1109 were SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\07JNN1.SGM 07JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 107 (Monday, June 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30287-30288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11833]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB103]


Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Amendment 13 to the 2006 
Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan; 
Bluefin Tuna Management

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

ACTION: Notice of public hearing webinars.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces the schedule of public hearing webinars for the 
proposed rule for Amendment 13 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly 
Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan (FMP) (Amendment 13). NMFS 
will provide information on the proposed management measures and take 
questions and comments from the public. The proposed measures would 
make several changes to the Individual Bluefin Quota (IBQ) Program, 
including distributing IBQ shares only to active vessels, implementing 
a cap on IBQ shares that may be held by an entity, and implementing a 
cost recovery program. The proposed measures would also discontinue the 
Purse Seine category and reallocate that bluefin quota to other 
directed quota categories; cap Harpoon category daily bluefin landings; 
modify the recreational trophy bluefin areas and subquotas; modify 
regulations regarding electronic monitoring of the pelagic longline 
fishery as well as green-stick use; and modify the regulation regarding 
permit category changes.

DATES: Public hearing webinars will be held on the dates listed below 
in Table 1 under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Warren, [email protected], 
978-281-9260, or Carrie Soltanoff, [email protected], 301-427-
8503.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) are managed under the dual 
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation 
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) and the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act. Under 
these authorities, regulations at 50 CFR part 635 implement the 2006 
Consolidated HMS FMP as amended (copies are available upon request). 
NMFS began the process of considering new regulations focused on the 
management of bluefin tuna in 2019, when it announced scoping meetings 
and its intent to prepare environmental analyses under the National 
Environmental Policy Act (84 FR 23020; May 21, 2019). During 2019, NMFS 
conducted scoping meetings and subsequently began developing a Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) based on public and HMS Advisory 
Panel input, and relevant data.

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    NMFS announces public hearing webinars for the Amendment 13 
proposed rule and DEIS. The proposed rule and a Notice of Availability 
of the DEIS published in separate Federal Register documents. The 
proposed rule published on May 21, 2021 (86 FR 27686) with a 60-day 
comment period, ending July 20, 2021. The proposed measures are as 
listed in the summary. The specifics of the proposed management 
measures are provided in the proposed rule and DEIS and are not 
repeated here. Until the proposed rule and environmental analyses are 
finalized or until other regulations are put into place, the current 
regulations remain in effect.
    NMFS encourages participation by all people affected by or 
otherwise interested in recreational and commercial HMS fishing to 
participate in the public hearing webinars, at which NMFS will provide 
information on the proposed management measures and take questions and 
comments from the public. Participants are encouraged to log on and/or 
call into the public webinars, at the dates and times listed in Table 1 
below. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary 
aids should be directed to Tom Warren or Carrie Soltanoff, at least 7 
days prior to the meeting.
    In addition to the dates and times in Table 1, NMFS has requested 
time on the agenda at the five Atlantic based Fishery Management 
Council meetings. If added to the Council agendas, the dates and times 
would be included in the agenda for those individual meetings and are 
not provided here.

                        Table 1--Dates, Times, and Details of the Public Hearing Webinars
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                 Date                            Time            Details on how to join the webinar: see website
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June 8, 2021.........................  2 to 4 p.m.............  https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/amendment-13-2006-consolidated-hms-fishery-management-plan-bluefin-management-measures.
July 8, 2021.........................  2 to 4 p.m.............  https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/amendment-13-2006-consolidated-hms-fishery-management-plan-bluefin-management-measures.
July 14, 2021........................  2 to 4 p.m.............  https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/amendment-13-2006-consolidated-hms-fishery-management-plan-bluefin-management-measures.
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    The public is reminded that NMFS expects participants at the public 
hearing webinars to conduct themselves appropriately. At the beginning 
of each webinar, a representative of NMFS will explain the ground rules 
(e.g., attendees will be called to give their comments in the order in 
which they registered to speak; each attendee will have an equal amount 
of time to speak; and attendees should not interrupt one another). The 
NMFS representative will attempt to structure the webinar so that all 
attending members of the public will be able to comment, if they so 
choose. Attendees are expected to respect the ground rules, and, if 
they do not, they may be asked to leave the webinar.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: June 1, 2021.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-11833 Filed 6-4-21; 8:45 am]
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