Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Approved Monitoring Service Providers, 3081-3082 [2022-00977]

Download as PDF 3081 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 13 / Thursday, January 20, 2022 / Notices annual listing of foreign government subsidies on articles of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty covering the period April 1, 2021, through June 30, 2021.1 In the Second Quarter 2021 Update, we requested that any party that has information on foreign government subsidy programs that benefit articles of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty submit such information to Commerce.2 We received no comments, information or requests for consultation from any party. Pursuant to section 702(h) of the Act, we hereby provide Commerce’s update of subsidies on articles of cheese that were imported during the period July 1, 2021, through September 30, 2021. The appendix to this notice lists the country, the subsidy program or programs, and the gross and net amounts of each subsidy for which information is currently available. Commerce will incorporate additional programs which are found to constitute subsidies, and additional information on the subsidy programs listed, as the information is developed. Commerce encourages any person having information on foreign government subsidy programs which benefit articles of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of duty to submit such information in writing through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov, Docket No. ITA– 2020–0005, ‘‘Quarterly Update to Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty.’’ The materials in the docket will not be edited to remove identifying or contact information, and Commerce cautions against including any information in an electronic submission that the submitter does not want publicly disclosed. Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF formats only. All comments should be addressed to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20230. This determination and notice are in accordance with section 702(a) of the Act. Dated: January 13, 2022. Lisa W. Wang, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix SUBSIDY PROGRAMS ON CHEESE SUBJECT TO AN IN-QUOTA RATE OF DUTY Net 4 subsidy ($/lb) Program(s) 27 European Union Member States 5 ............................... Canada .............................................................................. Norway .............................................................................. European Union Restitution Payments ............................ Export Assistance on Certain Types of Cheese .............. Indirect (Milk) Subsidy ...................................................... Consumer Subsidy ........................................................... $0.00 0.44 0.00 0.00 $0.00 0.44 0.00 0.00 Total .......................................................................... Deficiency Payments ........................................................ 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Switzerland ........................................................................ [FR Doc. 2022–01045 Filed 1–19–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XB646] Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Approved Monitoring Service Providers National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notification of approved monitoring service providers. AGENCY: NMFS has approved two additional companies to provide Northeast multispecies sector electronic monitoring services in fishing year 2022. Regulations implementing the SUMMARY: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Gross 3 subsidy ($/lb) Country 1 See Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of Foreign Government Subsidies on Articles of Cheese Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty, 86 FR 58639 (October 22, 2021) (Second Quarter 2021 Update). 2 Id. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:32 Jan 19, 2022 Jkt 256001 Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan require at-sea and electronic monitoring companies to be approved by NMFS to provide monitoring services to sectors. This action will allow sectors to contract for electronic monitoring services with any of the approved service providers for fishing year 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samantha Tolken, Fishery Management Specialist, (978) 675–2176, email Samantha.Tolken@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 who provide at-sea and/or electronic 3 Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(5). in 19 U.S.C. 1677(6). 5 The 27 member states of the European Union are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, 4 Defined PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 monitoring services to their vessels. In order to provide at-sea or electronic monitoring services to sectors, monitoring companies must 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 provider applications. 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 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 NMFS previously approved seven companies to provide monitoring services to the Northeast multispecies sectors in fishing years 2021 and 2022. Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden. E:\FR\FM\20JAN1.SGM 20JAN1 3082 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 13 / Thursday, January 20, 2022 / Notices Four of the seven approved companies provide both at-sea and electronic monitoring services: A.I.S., Inc.; East West Technical Services, LLC; Fathom Research, LLC; and Saltwater, Inc. The other three approved companies provide electronic monitoring services: Flywire Cameras; New England Marine Monitoring; and Teem Fish. On September 18, 2021, NMFS announced an additional opportunity for monitoring companies to apply for approval to provide at-sea monitoring and/or electronic monitoring services in fishing year 2022. NMFS approved two additional companies to provide electronic monitoring services to the Northeast multispecies sectors in fishing year 2022: Archipelago Marine Research, Ltd.; and Satlink US, LLC. Table 1 includes the revised list of approved monitoring providers for fishing year 2022. We approved the additional two companies to provide electronic monitoring services in fishing year 2022 because they have met the application requirements and documented their ability to comply with service provider standards. We will closely monitor the performance of approved providers, and we will withdraw approval during the current approval term if we determine performance standards are not being met. TABLE 1—APPROVED PROVIDERS FOR FISHING YEAR 2022 Provider Services Address Phone Fax A.I.S., Inc ............................ ASM/EM ......... 508–990–9054 508–990–9055 https://aisobservers.com/. Archipelago Marine Research, Ltd. East West Technical Services, LLC. EM ................. 250–383–4535 250–383–0103 https://www.archipelago.ca/. 860–910–4957 860–223–6005 https://www.ewts.com/. Fathom Resources, LLC ..... ASM/EM ......... 508–990–0997 508–991–7372 https://fathomresources.com/. Flywire Cameras ................. EM ................. 888–315–7796 502–861–6568 New England Marine Monitoring. Saltwater, Inc ...................... EM ................. 508–269–8138 ........................ 907–276–3241 907–258–5999 https://www.flywirecameras.com/ . https://www.nemarinemonitoring .com/. https://www.saltwaterinc.com/. Satlink US, LLC .................. EM ................. 703–447–5287 ........................ https://www.satlink.es/en/. Teem Fish ........................... EM ................. 540 Hawthorn St., Dartmouth, MA 02747. 525 Head St., Victoria, BC V9A 5S1, Canada. 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. 350 Commercial St., Portland, ME 04101. 733 N St., Anchorage, AK 99501. 16423 Sawgrass Drive, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971. 90—425 Carrall St., Vancouver, BC V6B 6E3, Canada. 778–884–2598 ........................ https://teem.fish/. ASM/EM ......... ASM/EM ......... Website ASM/EM = At-sea and electronic monitoring; EM = Electronic monitoring only. (Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) Dated: January 13, 2022. Ngagne Jafnar Gueye, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2022–00977 Filed 1–19–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 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; U.S. Territorial Catch and Fishing Effort Limits National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 AGENCY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:16 Jan 19, 2022 Jkt 256001 (PRA), invites 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. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB. DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed information collection must be submitted on or before March 21, 2022. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, at NOAA.PRA@noaa.gov. Please reference OMB Control Number 0648– 0689 in the subject line of your comments. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or specific questions related to collection activities should be directed to Keith Kamikawa, Fishery Management Specialist, NMFS Pacific Islands PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Regional Office, (808) 725–5177, keith.kamikawa@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract This request is for extension of a currently approved information collection. The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) established the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) to develop fishery ecosystem plans (FEP) for fisheries in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone and high seas of the Pacific Islands region. If approved by the Secretary of Commerce, NMFS implements these FEPs in Federal regulations. FEPs and these regulations manage fishing to prevent overfishing and to ensure the long-term productivity and social and economic benefit of the resources. Under the authority of the MagnusonStevens Act, regulations at 50 CFR 665.819 allow the Council to recommend and NMFS to implement catch or fishing effort limits for pelagic fisheries in the Territory of American Samoa, the Territory of Guam, and the E:\FR\FM\20JAN1.SGM 20JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 13 (Thursday, January 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3081-3082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00977]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB646]


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 two additional companies to provide 
Northeast multispecies sector electronic monitoring services in fishing 
year 2022. Regulations implementing the Northeast Multispecies Fishery 
Management Plan require at-sea and electronic monitoring companies to 
be approved by NMFS to provide monitoring services to sectors. This 
action will allow sectors to contract for electronic monitoring 
services with any of the approved service providers for fishing year 
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: Samantha Tolken, Fishery Management 
Specialist, (978) 675-2176, 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 who 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 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 
provider applications. 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 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

    NMFS previously approved seven companies to provide monitoring 
services to the Northeast multispecies sectors in fishing years 2021 
and 2022.

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Four of the seven approved companies provide both at-sea and electronic 
monitoring services: A.I.S., Inc.; East West Technical Services, LLC; 
Fathom Research, LLC; and Saltwater, Inc. The other three approved 
companies provide electronic monitoring services: Flywire Cameras; New 
England Marine Monitoring; and Teem Fish. On September 18, 2021, NMFS 
announced an additional opportunity for monitoring companies to apply 
for approval to provide at-sea monitoring and/or electronic monitoring 
services in fishing year 2022.
    NMFS approved two additional companies to provide electronic 
monitoring services to the Northeast multispecies sectors in fishing 
year 2022: Archipelago Marine Research, Ltd.; and Satlink US, LLC. 
Table 1 includes the revised list of approved monitoring providers for 
fishing year 2022.
    We approved the additional two companies to provide electronic 
monitoring services in fishing year 2022 because they have met the 
application requirements and documented their ability to comply with 
service provider standards. We will closely monitor the performance of 
approved providers, and we will withdraw approval during the current 
approval term if we determine performance standards are not being met.

                                                    Table 1--Approved Providers for Fishing Year 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.                                      .
Archipelago Marine Research, Ltd......  EM..........................  525 Head St., Victoria,     250-383-4535    250-383-0103  https://
                                                                       BC V9A 5S1, Canada.                                       www.archipelago.ca/.
East West Technical Services, LLC.....  ASM/EM......................  91 Point Judith Rd.,        860-910-4957    860-223-6005  https://www.ewts.com/.
                                                                       Suite 26, Unit 347,
                                                                       Narragansett, RI 02882.
Fathom Resources, LLC.................  ASM/EM......................  855 Aquidneck Ave., Unit    508-990-0997    508-991-7372  https://
                                                                       9, Middletown, RI 02842.                                  fathomresources.com/.
Flywire Cameras.......................  EM..........................  P.O. BOX 55048,             888-315-7796    502-861-6568  https://
                                                                       Lexington, KY 40511.                                      www.flywirecameras.com/
                                                                                                                                 .
New England Marine Monitoring.........  EM..........................  350 Commercial St.,         508-269-8138  ..............  https://
                                                                       Portland, ME 04101.                                       www.nemarinemonitoring
                                                                                                                                 .com/.
Saltwater, Inc........................  ASM/EM......................  733 N St., Anchorage, AK    907-276-3241    907-258-5999  https://
                                                                       99501.                                                    www.saltwaterinc.com/.
Satlink US, LLC.......................  EM..........................  16423 Sawgrass Drive,       703-447-5287  ..............  https://www.satlink.es/
                                                                       Rehoboth Beach, DE                                        en/.
                                                                       19971.
Teem Fish.............................  EM..........................  90--425 Carrall St.,        778-884-2598  ..............  https://teem.fish/.
                                                                       Vancouver, BC V6B 6E3,
                                                                       Canada.
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ASM/EM = At-sea and electronic monitoring; EM = Electronic monitoring only.

(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)

    Dated: January 13, 2022.
Ngagne Jafnar Gueye,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-00977 Filed 1-19-22; 8:45 am]
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