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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XC466]
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Hearings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public hearings and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold three public hearings (one as a
webinar) and accept written comments
regarding an action intended to revise
the species separation requirements in
the Atlantic surfclam and ocean quahog
fisheries.
DATES: The hearings will be held
between November 10, 2022 and
November 17, 2022. Written comments
must be received by November 23, 2022.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for
details, including the dates and times
for all hearings.
ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for hearing details.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N. State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331;
www.mafmc.org.
Written comments may be submitted
to:
• Email to: jcoakley@mafmc.org (use
subject ‘‘SCOQ Species Separation’’)
• Via webform at: https://
www.mafmc.org/comments/scoqspecies-separation
• Mail to: Chris Moore, Ph.D.,
Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 800 North
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901.
Mark the outside of the envelope
‘‘SCOQ Species Separation.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, telephone: (302)
526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Council will hold three public hearings
and accept written comments regarding
an action intended to modify the current
species separation requirements in the
Atlantic surfclam and ocean quahog
fisheries. Additional details, including
the public hearing document can be
found at: https://www.mafmc.org/
actions/scoq-species-separation.
Hearing 1—Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. Thursday, November 10,
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Suites Philadelphia Airport. 9000
Bartram Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
19153, telephone: (215) 365–4500;
Hearing 2—Fall River, Massachusetts.
Monday, November 14, 2022. 6:30 p.m.–
9:30 p.m., Hampton Inn. 53 Old Bedford
Road, Westport, MA 02790, telephone:
(508) 675–8500; and
Hearing 3—Webinar: Thursday,
November 17, 2022. 6 p.m.–9 p.m.
Connection details can be found at the
Council’s website calendar or https://
www.mafmc.org/actions/scoq-speciesseparation.
Written comments are accepted at the
hearings or via the submission methods
described above, by November 23, 2022.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aid
should be directed to Shelley Spedden,
(302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 17, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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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; Reporting Requirements for
Commercial Fisheries Authorization
Under Section 118 of the Marine
Mammal Protection Act
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 July 19,
2022 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
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Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Reporting Requirements for
Commercial Fisheries Authorization
under Section 118 of the Marine
Mammal Protection Act.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0292.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of currently approved
collection).
Number of Respondents: 200.
Average Hours per Response: 15
minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 50.
Needs and Uses: This request is for an
extension of a currently approved
information collection and is sponsored
by National Marine Fisheries Service
Office of Protected Resources.
Reporting injury to and/or mortalities
of marine mammals incidental to
commercial fishing activities is
mandated under section 118 of the
Marine Mammal Protection Act. This
information is required to determine the
impacts of commercial fishing on
marine mammal populations. This
information is also used to classify
commercial fisheries into Categories I,
II, or III on the annual Marine Mammal
Protection Act List of Fisheries.
Participants in the first two categories
must be authorized to take marine
mammals, while those in Category III
are exempt from that requirement. All
three categories must report injuries or
mortalities to the National Marine
Fisheries Service using the OMB
approved form.
Minor administrative changes are
being made to the form to clarify the
instructions for completing the
‘‘Description of the mortality/injury
incident’’ (DESCRIPTION OF
UNKNOWN SPECIES OR
CIRCUMSTANCES OF MORTALITY/
INJURY INCIDENT field) and the ‘‘Coast
Guard document number’’ (COAST
GUARD DOCUMENT NO. or VESSEL’S
STATE REGISTRATION NO field).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; Individuals or
households; State, local, or tribal
government.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1387 Sec.
118.
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
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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 0648–0292.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Hanford
Office of Environmental
Management, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open in-person/virtual
hybrid meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces an inperson/virtual hybrid subcommittee
meeting of the whole of the
Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB),
Hanford. The Federal Advisory
Committee Act requires that public
notice of this meeting be announced in
the Federal Register.
DATES: Tuesday, November 15, 2022,
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: This hybrid meeting will be
in-person at the Holiday Inn Richland
on the River (address below) and
virtually. To receive the virtual access
information and call-in number, please
contact the Federal Coordinator, Gary
Younger, at the telephone number or
email listed below by five days prior to
the meeting.
The meeting will be held, following
COVID–19 precautionary measures, at:
Holiday Inn Richland on the River, 802
George Washington Way, Richland, WA
99352.
Attendees should check with the
Federal Coordinator (below) for any
meeting format changes due to COVID–
19 protocols.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary
Younger, Federal Coordinator, U.S.
Department of Energy, Hanford Office of
Communications, Richland Operations
Office, P.O. Box 550, Richland, WA,
99354; Phone: (509) 372–0923; or Email:
gary.younger@rl.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Board: The purpose of
the Board is to make recommendations
to DOE–EM and site management in the
areas of environmental restoration,
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waste management, and related
activities.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Tentative Agenda
Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Savannah
River Site
• Board Elections
• Discussion of Board Business
Public Participation: The meeting is
open to the public. The EM SSAB,
Hanford, welcomes the attendance of
the public at its advisory committee
meetings and will make every effort to
accommodate persons with physical
disabilities or special needs. If you
require special accommodations due to
a disability, please contact Gary
Younger at least seven days in advance
of the meeting at the telephone number
listed above. Written statements may be
filed with the Board either before or
within five business days after the
meeting. Individuals who wish to make
oral statements pertaining to agenda
items should contact Gary Younger.
Requests must be received five days
prior to the meeting and reasonable
provision will be made to include the
presentation in the agenda. The Deputy
Designated Federal Officer is
empowered to conduct the meeting in a
fashion that will facilitate the orderly
conduct of business. Individuals
wishing to make public comments will
be provided a maximum of five minutes
to present their comments.
Minutes: Minutes will be available at
the following website: https://
www.hanford.gov/page.cfm/hab/
FullBoardMeetingInformation.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on October 14, 2022,
by Shena Kennerly, Acting Committee
Management Officer, pursuant to
delegated authority from the Secretary
of Energy. That document with the
original signature and date is
maintained by DOE. For administrative
purposes only, and in compliance with
requirements of the Office of the Federal
Register, the undersigned DOE Federal
Register Liaison Officer has been
authorized to sign and submit the
document in electronic format for
publication, as an official document of
the Department of Energy. This
administrative process in no way alters
the legal effect of this document upon
publication in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC on October 14,
2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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Office of Environmental
Management, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces a
meeting of the Environmental
Management Site-Specific Advisory
Board (EM SSAB), Savannah River Site.
The Federal Advisory Committee Act
requires that public notice of this
meeting be announced in the Federal
Register.
SUMMARY:
Monday, November 14, 2022,
1:00 p.m.–3:45 p.m.
Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 9:00
a.m.–3:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Augusta University,
Summerville Campus, Student Activity
Center Ballroom, 2500 Walton Way,
Augusta, GA 30904.
The meeting will also be streamed on
YouTube, no registration is necessary;
links for the livestream can be found on
the following website: https://
cab.srs.gov/srs-cab.html.
Attendees should check the website
listed above for any meeting format
changes due to COVID–19 protocols.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Boyette, Office of External Affairs,
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE),
Savannah River Operations Office, P.O.
Box A, Aiken, SC, 29802; Phone: (803)
952–6120; or Email: amy.boyette@
srs.gov.
DATES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Board: The purpose of
the Board is to make recommendations
to DOE–EM and site management in the
areas of environmental restoration,
waste management, and related
activities.
Tentative Agenda
Monday, November 14, 2022
Chair Update
Agency Updates
Subcommittee Updates
Program Presentation
Public Comments
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Program Presentations
Public Comments
Board Business, Voting
Public Participation: The meeting is
open to the public. It will be held
strictly following COVID–19
precautionary measures. To provide a
safe meeting environment, seating may
be limited; attendees should register for
in-person attendance by sending an
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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; Reporting Requirements for Commercial Fisheries Authorization
Under Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act
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 July 19, 2022 during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Reporting Requirements for Commercial Fisheries
Authorization under Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0292.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of currently
approved collection).
Number of Respondents: 200.
Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 50.
Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension of a currently
approved information collection and is sponsored by National Marine
Fisheries Service Office of Protected Resources.
Reporting injury to and/or mortalities of marine mammals incidental
to commercial fishing activities is mandated under section 118 of the
Marine Mammal Protection Act. This information is required to determine
the impacts of commercial fishing on marine mammal populations. This
information is also used to classify commercial fisheries into
Categories I, II, or III on the annual Marine Mammal Protection Act
List of Fisheries. Participants in the first two categories must be
authorized to take marine mammals, while those in Category III are
exempt from that requirement. All three categories must report injuries
or mortalities to the National Marine Fisheries Service using the OMB
approved form.
Minor administrative changes are being made to the form to clarify
the instructions for completing the ``Description of the mortality/
injury incident'' (DESCRIPTION OF UNKNOWN SPECIES OR CIRCUMSTANCES OF
MORTALITY/INJURY INCIDENT field) and the ``Coast Guard document
number'' (COAST GUARD DOCUMENT NO. or VESSEL'S STATE REGISTRATION NO
field).
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations;
Individuals or households; State, local, or tribal government.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1387 Sec. 118.
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
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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 0648-0292.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2022-22728 Filed 10-19-22; 8:45 am]
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