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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; List of Gear by Fisheries and
Fishery Management Council
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 April 21,
2021, (86 FR 20665) 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: List of Gear by Fisheries and
Fishery Management Council.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0346.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Number of Respondents: 1.
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Needs and Uses: This request is for an
extension of a currently approved
information collection by the NOAA’s
National Marine Fisheries Service,
Office of Sustainable Fisheries. Under
the provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery and Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens
Act) [16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.], as
amended by the Sustainable Fisheries
Act [Pub. L. 104–297], the Secretary of
Commerce (Secretary) is required to
publish a list of all fisheries under
authority of each Regional Fishery
Management Council (Council) and all
such fishing gear used in such fisheries
(see section 305(a) of the MagnusonStevens Act). The list has been
published and appears in 50 CFR part
600.725(v). Any person wishing to use
gear not on the list, or engage in a
fishery not on the list, must provide the
appropriate Council or the Secretary, in
the case of Atlantic highly migratory
species, with 90 days of advance notice.
If the Secretary takes no action to
prohibit such a fishery or use of such a
gear, the person may proceed.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: As needed.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
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.
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recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
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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 0648–0346.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Northeast Multispecies
Fishery; Approved Monitoring Service
Providers
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of approved
monitoring service providers.
AGENCY:
NMFS has approved an
additional company to provide
Northeast multispecies sector electronic
monitoring services in fishing years
2021 and 2022. Regulations
implementing the Northeast
Multispecies Fishery Management Plan
require at-sea and electronic monitoring
companies to apply to, and be approved
by, NMFS in order to be eligible to
provide monitoring services to sectors.
This action will allow sectors to
contract for at-sea and electronic
monitoring services with any of the
approved service providers for fishing
years 2021 and 2022.
ADDRESSES: The list of NMFS-approved
sector monitoring service providers is
available at: https://www.fisheries.
noaa.gov/resource/data/observerproviders-northeast-and-mid-atlanticprograms.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Claire Fitz-Gerald, Fishery Policy
Analyst, (978) 281–9255, email
Claire.Fitz-Gerald@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Northeast Multispecies Fishery
Management Plan includes a
requirement for industry-funded
monitoring of catch by sector vessels.
Sectors must contract with independent
third-party service providers to provide
at-sea and/or electronic monitoring
services to their vessels. In order to
provide at-sea or electronic monitoring
services to sectors, monitoring
companies must apply to, and be
approved by, NMFS. The regulations at
50 CFR 648.87(b)(4) describe the criteria
for approval of at-sea and electronic
monitoring service providers. We
approve service providers based on: (1)
Completeness and sufficiency of
applications; and (2) determination of
the applicant’s ability to meet the
performance requirements of a sector
monitoring service provider. Once
approved, service providers must meet
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specified performance requirements
outlined in § 648.87(b)(4), including
required coverage levels, in order to
maintain eligibility. We must notify
service providers, in writing, if NMFS
withdraws approval for any reason.
Approved Monitoring Service Providers
On February 4, 2021, NMFS approved
6 companies to provide monitoring
services to the Northeast multispecies
sectors in fishing years 2021 and 2022.
Four of the six companies are approved
to provide both at-sea and electronic
monitoring services: A.I.S., Inc.; East
West Technical Services, LLC; Fathom
Research, LLC; and Saltwater, Inc.
NMFS approved the other two
companies to provide electronic
monitoring services: Flywire Cameras
and Teem Fish.
Two additional companies also
applied to provide electronic
monitoring services, but we required
additional information to complete their
applications prior to making a
determination. One company, New
England Marine Monitoring, has since
submitted a revised and complete
application for our consideration. We
approved New England Marine
Monitoring to provide electronic
monitoring services in fishing years
2021 and 2022 because the applicant
has met the application requirements
and documented its ability to comply
with service provider standards. The
revised list of approved monitoring
providers for fishing years 2021 and
2022 is provided in Table 1.
There will be an opportunity in the
fall of 2021 for additional monitoring
companies to apply for approval to
provide at-sea and electronic monitoring
services in fishing year 2022. We will
closely monitor the performance of
approved providers, and we will
withdraw approval during the current
approval term, or disapprove a provider
in future fishing years, if we determine
performance standards are not being
met.
TABLE 1—APPROVED PROVIDERS FOR FISHING YEARS 2021 AND 2022
Provider
Services *
A.I.S., Inc ..............
ASM/EM
East West Technical Services,
LLC.
Fathom Resources, LLC.
Flywire Cameras ..
ASM/EM
Saltwater, Inc .......
ASM/EM
Teem Fish ............
EM
New England Marine Monitoring.
EM
ASM/EM
EM
Address
Phone
Fax
Website
540 Hawthorn St, Dartmouth,
MA 02747.
91 Point Judith Rd., Suite 26
Unit 347, Narragansett, RI
02882.
855 Aquidneck Ave., Unit 9,
Middletown, RI 02842.
P.O. BOX 55048, Lexington,
KY 40511.
733 N St., Anchorage, AK
99501.
90–425 Carrall St., Vancouver,
BC V6B 6E3, Canada.
350 Commercial St., Portland,
ME 04101.
508–990–9054
508–990–9055
https://aisobservers.com/.
860–910–4957
860–223–6005
https://www.ewts.com/.
508–990–0997
508–991–7372
https://fathomresources.com/.
888–315–7796
502–861–6568
https://www.flywirecameras.com/.
907–276–3241
907–258–5999
https://www.saltwaterinc.com/.
778–884–2598
........................
https://teem.fish/.
508–269–8138
........................
https://www.nemarinemonitoring.com/.
* ASM/EM = At-sea and electronic monitoring; EM = Electronic monitoring only.
(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)
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Taking and Importing Marine
Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals
Incidental to Geophysical Surveys
Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the
Gulf of Mexico
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
Notice of issuance of Letter of
Authorization.
ACTION:
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In accordance with the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA), as amended, its implementing
regulations, and NMFS’ MMPA
Regulations for Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to Geophysical
Surveys Related to Oil and Gas
Activities in the Gulf of Mexico,
notification is hereby given that a Letter
of Authorization (LOA) has been issued
to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
(Anadarko) for the take of marine
mammals incidental to geophysical
survey activity in the Gulf of Mexico.
DATES: The LOA is effective from
September 18, 2021 through March 17,
2022.
ADDRESSES: The LOA, LOA request, and
supporting documentation are available
online at: www.fisheries.noaa.gov/
action/incidental-take-authorization-oiland-gas-industry-geophysical-surveyactivity-gulf-mexico. In case of problems
accessing these documents, please call
the contact listed below (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim
Corcoran, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
SUMMARY:
Dated: September 16, 2021.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the
MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct
the Secretary of Commerce to allow,
upon request, the incidental, but not
intentional, taking of small numbers of
marine mammals by U.S. citizens who
engage in a specified activity (other than
commercial fishing) within a specified
geographical region if certain findings
are made and either regulations are
issued or, if the taking is limited to
harassment, a notice of a proposed
authorization is provided to the public
for review.
An authorization for incidental
takings shall be granted if NMFS finds
that the taking will have a negligible
impact on the species or stock(s), will
not have an unmitigable adverse impact
on the availability of the species or
stock(s) for subsistence uses (where
relevant), and if the permissible
methods of taking and requirements
pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring
and reporting of such takings are set
forth. NMFS has defined ‘‘negligible
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB335]
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern
United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Approved Monitoring
Service Providers
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of approved monitoring service providers.
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SUMMARY: NMFS has approved an additional company to provide Northeast
multispecies sector electronic monitoring services in fishing years
2021 and 2022. Regulations implementing the Northeast Multispecies
Fishery Management Plan require at-sea and electronic monitoring
companies to apply to, and be approved by, NMFS in order to be eligible
to provide monitoring services to sectors. This action will allow
sectors to contract for at-sea and electronic monitoring services with
any of the approved service providers for fishing years 2021 and 2022.
ADDRESSES: The list of NMFS-approved sector monitoring service
providers is available at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/data/observer-providers-northeast-and-mid-atlantic-programs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Claire Fitz-Gerald, Fishery Policy
Analyst, (978) 281-9255, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Northeast Multispecies Fishery
Management Plan includes a requirement for industry-funded monitoring
of catch by sector vessels. Sectors must contract with independent
third-party service providers to provide at-sea and/or electronic
monitoring services to their vessels. In order to provide at-sea or
electronic monitoring services to sectors, monitoring companies must
apply to, and be approved by, NMFS. The regulations at 50 CFR
648.87(b)(4) describe the criteria for approval of at-sea and
electronic monitoring service providers. We approve service providers
based on: (1) Completeness and sufficiency of applications; and (2)
determination of the applicant's ability to meet the performance
requirements of a sector monitoring service provider. Once approved,
service providers must meet
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specified performance requirements outlined in Sec. 648.87(b)(4),
including required coverage levels, in order to maintain eligibility.
We must notify service providers, in writing, if NMFS withdraws
approval for any reason.
Approved Monitoring Service Providers
On February 4, 2021, NMFS approved 6 companies to provide
monitoring services to the Northeast multispecies sectors in fishing
years 2021 and 2022. Four of the six companies are approved to provide
both at-sea and electronic monitoring services: A.I.S., Inc.; East West
Technical Services, LLC; Fathom Research, LLC; and Saltwater, Inc. NMFS
approved the other two companies to provide electronic monitoring
services: Flywire Cameras and Teem Fish.
Two additional companies also applied to provide electronic
monitoring services, but we required additional information to complete
their applications prior to making a determination. One company, New
England Marine Monitoring, has since submitted a revised and complete
application for our consideration. We approved New England Marine
Monitoring to provide electronic monitoring services in fishing years
2021 and 2022 because the applicant has met the application
requirements and documented its ability to comply with service provider
standards. The revised list of approved monitoring providers for
fishing years 2021 and 2022 is provided in Table 1.
There will be an opportunity in the fall of 2021 for additional
monitoring companies to apply for approval to provide at-sea and
electronic monitoring services in fishing year 2022. We will closely
monitor the performance of approved providers, and we will withdraw
approval during the current approval term, or disapprove a provider in
future fishing years, if we determine performance standards are not
being met.
Table 1--Approved Providers for Fishing Years 2021 and 2022
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Provider Services * Address Phone Fax Website
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A.I.S., Inc..................... ASM/EM 540 Hawthorn St, 508-990-9054 508-990-9055 https://aisobservers.com/.
Dartmouth, MA
02747.
East West Technical Services, ASM/EM 91 Point Judith 860-910-4957 860-223-6005 https://www.ewts.com/.
LLC. Rd., Suite 26 Unit
347, Narragansett,
RI 02882.
Fathom Resources, LLC........... ASM/EM 855 Aquidneck Ave., 508-990-0997 508-991-7372 https://fathomresources.com/.
Unit 9,
Middletown, RI
02842.
Flywire Cameras................. EM P.O. BOX 55048, 888-315-7796 502-861-6568 https://www.flywirecameras.com/.
Lexington, KY
40511.
Saltwater, Inc.................. ASM/EM 733 N St., 907-276-3241 907-258-5999 https://www.saltwaterinc.com/.
Anchorage, AK
99501.
Teem Fish....................... EM 90-425 Carrall St., 778-884-2598 .............. https://teem.fish/.
Vancouver, BC V6B
6E3, Canada.
New England Marine Monitoring... EM 350 Commercial St., 508-269-8138 .............. https://www.nemarinemonitoring.com/.
Portland, ME 04101.
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* ASM/EM = At-sea and electronic monitoring; EM = Electronic monitoring only.
(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)
Dated: September 16, 2021.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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