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Development Related to Fisheries
C. Education Plan Development and
Classroom Incorporation
4. Marine Resource Education Program
in Pacific Islands Update
5. Other Business
6. Public Comment
7. Discussion and Recommendations
Schedule and Agenda for the Mariana
Archipelago FEP CNMI AP Meeting
Saturday, September 2, 2023, 10 a.m.–
1 p.m. (ChST)
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Review of the Last AP
Recommendations and Meeting
3. CNMI AP Project and Activities
Update
4. Feedback from the Fleet
A. Second Quarter Fishermen
Observations in the Marianas
B. CNMI Fishery Issues and Priorities
5. Council Fishery Issues and Activities
A. 2024 U.S. Territorial Bigeye Tuna
Catch and Effort Limit and
Allocation Specifications
B. CNMI Marine Conservation Plan
2025–2027
6. Updates on the Proposed Rule to
Designate Critical Habitat for Green
Sea Turtles
7. Council Program Planning 2025–2029
8. Other Business
9. Public Comment
10. Discussion and Recommendations
Schedule and Agenda for the Hawaii
Archipelago FEP AP Meeting
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p.m. (HST)
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Review of the Last AP
Recommendations and Meeting
3. Hawaii AP Project and Activities
Update
4. Feedback from the Fleet
A. Second Quarter Hawaii Fishermen
Observations
B. Hawaii AP Fisheries Issues and
Priorities
5. Hawaii Fishery Issues and Activities
A. Options and Scenarios for EM
implementation in WP Longline
B. Pacific Remote Island Areas
Sanctuary Designation Update
6. Main Hawaiian Islands Uku
Ecosystem Based Fisheries
Management Project
7. Lokahi Fishing App Feature for
Fisher Engagement
8. Updates on the Division of Aquatic
Resource’s Rulemaking on Kona
Crab
9. Council Program Planning 2025–2029
10. Other Business
11. Public Comment
12. Discussion and Recommendations
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These meetings are accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Kitty M. Simonds, (808) 522–8220
(voice) or (808) 522–8226 (fax), at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 8, 2023.
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; Alaska Pacific Halibut
Fisheries: Subsistence
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(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 received
on or before October 10, 2023.
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–
0512 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 Gabrielle
Aberle, National Marine Fisheries
Service, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK,
99802–1668. Telephone 907–586–7356.
SUMMARY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS), Alaska Regional Office, is
requesting extension of a currently
approved information collection for the
Alaska Subsistence Halibut Program.
The International Pacific Halibut
Commission (IPHC) promulgates
regulations governing the North Pacific
halibut fishery under the Convention
between the United States and Canada
for the Preservation of the Halibut
Fishery of the Northern Pacific Ocean
and Bering Sea (Convention). The
IPHC’s regulations are subject to
approval by the Secretary of State with
the concurrence of the Secretary of
Commerce. The Northern Pacific
Halibut Act of 1982 (Halibut Act; 16
U.S.C. 773c(a)–(b)), provides the
Secretary of Commerce with general
responsibility for carrying out the
Convention and the Halibut Act,
including the authority to adopt
regulations necessary to carry out the
purposes and objectives of the
Convention. The Halibut Act, 16 U.S.C.
773c(c), also provides the North Pacific
Fishery Management Council (Council)
with authority to develop regulations,
including limited access regulations,
that are in addition to, and not in
conflict with, IPHC regulations.
Regulations the Council recommends
may be implemented by NMFS only
after approval by the Secretary of
Commerce. The Council has exercised
this authority in the development of
subsistence halibut fishery management
measures. NMFS has responsibility for
managing the subsistence halibut
fishery according to regulations
approved by the Secretary. Regulations
governing the subsistence halibut
fishery are at 50 CFR 300.2, 300.4, and
subpart E, and in the annual
management measures published in the
Federal Register pursuant to 50 CFR
300.62.
This information collection is
necessary for NMFS to manage the
Alaska Subsistence Halibut Program.
Subsistence halibut means halibut
caught by a rural resident or a member
of an Alaska Native tribe for direct
personal or family consumption as food,
sharing for personal or family
consumption as food, or customary
trade. The Alaska Subsistence Halibut
Program is intended to allow eligible
persons to practice the long-term
customary and traditional harvest of
Pacific halibut for food in a noncommercial manner. This program
provides NMFS the opportunity to
enhance estimates of subsistence
removals for stock assessment purposes.
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Before fishing under subsistence
halibut regulations, a Subsistence
Halibut Registration Certificate (SHARC)
must be obtained. This information
collection contains the forms used by
participants in the subsistence halibut
fishery to apply for SHARCs, apply for
special use permits, and submit harvest
information for special use permits.
This information collection contains
two collections for which no forms are
used: the appeals process for denied
permits and marking subsistence setline
fishing gear.
Information collected by the permit
applications includes applicant
information and depending on the
permit type may include information on
the educational program or a
description of the cultural or ceremonial
occasion the permit will be used for.
NMFS uses this information to
determine the eligibility of applicants to
receive or renew permits.
The permit coordinators submit the
harvest logs for Community Harvest
Permits, Ceremonial Permits, and
Educational Permits. Harvest logs
collect identification information and
harvest information for the subsistence
fishermen fishing under that permit.
An appeals process is provided for an
applicant who receives an adverse
initial administrative determination
related to their permit application.
Subsistence setline gear buoys must
be marked with identification
information that consists of the
participant’s name and address and an
‘‘S’’ to indicate subsistence halibut gear.
This information is used by NMFS to
link fishing gear to the vessel owner or
operator and facilitate enforcement of
regulations.
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II. Method of Collection
The information is collected primarily
by mail, fax, and delivery. SHARC
renewals may be submitted online
through eFISH on the NMFS Alaska
Region website. The applications and
harvest logs are available as fillable pdfs
on the NMFS Alaska Region website at
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/
alaska-subsistence-halibut-fisheryapplications-and-reporting-forms. The
fishing gear identification information is
painted on marker buoys and is not
submitted to NMFS.
III. Data
OMB Control Number:0648–0512.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; State, local, or Tribal
government.
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Estimated Number of Respondents:
6,293.
Estimated Time per Response:
Application for SHARC Rural Resident:
10 minutes; Application for SHARC
Alaska Native Tribal Member: 10
minutes; Application for SHARC Alaska
Native Tribe: 30 minutes; Subsistence
Halibut Special Permits Application: 30
minutes; Harvest logs: 30 minutes;
Ceremonial or Educational Permit Log:
2 hours; Appeal for permit denial: 4
hours; Gear marking: 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,340 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $59,660 in recordkeeping and
reporting costs.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Legal Authority: Northern Pacific
Halibut Act of 1982 (16 U.S.C. 773c).
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XD134]
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to Marine Site
Characterization Surveys Off New
Jersey and New York
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental
harassment authorization.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
regulations implementing the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as
amended, notification is hereby given
that NMFS has issued an incidental
harassment authorization (IHA) to
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Bight,
LLC (Atlantic Shores) to incidentally
harass, by Level B harassment only,
marine mammals during marine site
characterization survey activities
offshore of New Jersey and New York.
DATES: This Authorization is effective
from August 10, 2023 through August 9,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of the
original application and supporting
documents (including NMFS Federal
Register notices of the original proposed
and final authorizations, and the
previous IHA), as well as a list of the
references cited in this document, may
be obtained online at: https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/
marine-mammal-protection/incidentaltake-authorizations-other-energyactivities-renewable. In case of problems
accessing these documents, please call
the contact listed below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jessica Taylor, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
The MMPA prohibits the ‘‘take’’ of
marine mammals, with certain
exceptions. Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and
(D) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et
seq.) direct the Secretary of Commerce
(as delegated to NMFS) 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
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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; Alaska Pacific Halibut Fisheries: Subsistence
AGENCY: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (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 received on or before October 10, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, at [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648-0512 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 Gabrielle Aberle, National Marine Fisheries Service, P.O. Box 21668,
Juneau, AK, 99802-1668. Telephone 907-586-7356.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Regional
Office, is requesting extension of a currently approved information
collection for the Alaska Subsistence Halibut Program.
The International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) promulgates
regulations governing the North Pacific halibut fishery under the
Convention between the United States and Canada for the Preservation of
the Halibut Fishery of the Northern Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea
(Convention). The IPHC's regulations are subject to approval by the
Secretary of State with the concurrence of the Secretary of Commerce.
The Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (Halibut Act; 16 U.S.C.
773c(a)-(b)), provides the Secretary of Commerce with general
responsibility for carrying out the Convention and the Halibut Act,
including the authority to adopt regulations necessary to carry out the
purposes and objectives of the Convention. The Halibut Act, 16 U.S.C.
773c(c), also provides the North Pacific Fishery Management Council
(Council) with authority to develop regulations, including limited
access regulations, that are in addition to, and not in conflict with,
IPHC regulations.
Regulations the Council recommends may be implemented by NMFS only
after approval by the Secretary of Commerce. The Council has exercised
this authority in the development of subsistence halibut fishery
management measures. NMFS has responsibility for managing the
subsistence halibut fishery according to regulations approved by the
Secretary. Regulations governing the subsistence halibut fishery are at
50 CFR 300.2, 300.4, and subpart E, and in the annual management
measures published in the Federal Register pursuant to 50 CFR 300.62.
This information collection is necessary for NMFS to manage the
Alaska Subsistence Halibut Program. Subsistence halibut means halibut
caught by a rural resident or a member of an Alaska Native tribe for
direct personal or family consumption as food, sharing for personal or
family consumption as food, or customary trade. The Alaska Subsistence
Halibut Program is intended to allow eligible persons to practice the
long-term customary and traditional harvest of Pacific halibut for food
in a non-commercial manner. This program provides NMFS the opportunity
to enhance estimates of subsistence removals for stock assessment
purposes.
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Before fishing under subsistence halibut regulations, a Subsistence
Halibut Registration Certificate (SHARC) must be obtained. This
information collection contains the forms used by participants in the
subsistence halibut fishery to apply for SHARCs, apply for special use
permits, and submit harvest information for special use permits. This
information collection contains two collections for which no forms are
used: the appeals process for denied permits and marking subsistence
setline fishing gear.
Information collected by the permit applications includes applicant
information and depending on the permit type may include information on
the educational program or a description of the cultural or ceremonial
occasion the permit will be used for. NMFS uses this information to
determine the eligibility of applicants to receive or renew permits.
The permit coordinators submit the harvest logs for Community
Harvest Permits, Ceremonial Permits, and Educational Permits. Harvest
logs collect identification information and harvest information for the
subsistence fishermen fishing under that permit.
An appeals process is provided for an applicant who receives an
adverse initial administrative determination related to their permit
application.
Subsistence setline gear buoys must be marked with identification
information that consists of the participant's name and address and an
``S'' to indicate subsistence halibut gear. This information is used by
NMFS to link fishing gear to the vessel owner or operator and
facilitate enforcement of regulations.
II. Method of Collection
The information is collected primarily by mail, fax, and delivery.
SHARC renewals may be submitted online through eFISH on the NMFS Alaska
Region website. The applications and harvest logs are available as
fillable pdfs on the NMFS Alaska Region website at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/alaska-subsistence-halibut-fishery-applications-and-reporting-forms. The fishing gear identification
information is painted on marker buoys and is not submitted to NMFS.
III. Data
OMB Control Number:0648-0512.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current
information collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or households; State, local, or Tribal
government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,293.
Estimated Time per Response: Application for SHARC Rural Resident:
10 minutes; Application for SHARC Alaska Native Tribal Member: 10
minutes; Application for SHARC Alaska Native Tribe: 30 minutes;
Subsistence Halibut Special Permits Application: 30 minutes; Harvest
logs: 30 minutes; Ceremonial or Educational Permit Log: 2 hours; Appeal
for permit denial: 4 hours; Gear marking: 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,340 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $59,660 in recordkeeping and
reporting costs.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Legal Authority: Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (16 U.S.C.
773c).
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau
to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether
the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy
of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed
collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden
on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available
at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
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