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requirement and upgrade restriction for
all Illex limited access permits. This
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increases in capacity. There are also
alternatives to require a non-binding
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 29, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a hybrid meeting.
AGENCY:
The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Council) Partial
Coverage Fishery Monitoring Advisory
Committee (PCFMAC) will hold a
meeting. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for agenda.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday, September 14, 2023, from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Alaska Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a
hybrid meeting. For members attending
in Seattle, the in-person component of
the meeting will be held at the Alaska
Fishery Science Center in room 2079,
7600 Sand Point Way NE, Building 4,
Seattle, WA 98115, if you plan to attend
in-person you need to notify Sara
Cleaver (sara.cleaver@noaa.gov) at least
two days prior to the meeting (or two
weeks prior if you are a foreign
national). You will also need a valid
U.S. Identification Card. For members
attending in Anchorage, the in-person
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
The PCFMAC agenda will include: (a)
review draft 2024 ADP; (b) proposals on
multiple observer provider options; (c)
public comment; and (d) other issues
and future scheduling. The agenda is
subject to change, and the latest version
will be posted at https://
meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/
3007 prior to the meeting, along with
meeting materials.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Cleaver, Council staff; telephone: (907)
271–2809; email: sara.cleaver@
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contact our administrative staff; email:
npfmc.admin@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thursday, September 14, 2023
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SUMMARY:
component of the meeting will be held
at the North Pacific Fishery
Management Council office, 1007 W 3rd
Ave., Suite 400, Anchorage, AK 99501.
If you are attending virtually, join the
meeting online through the link at
https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/
Details/3007.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 1007 W
3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501–2252;
telephone: (907) 271–2809. Instructions
for attending the meeting are given
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION,
below.
Connection Information
You can attend the meeting online
using a computer, tablet, or smartphone;
or by phone only. Connection
information will be posted online at:
https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/
Details/3007.
Public Comment
Public comment letters should be
submitted electronically via the
electronic agenda at https://
meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/
3007.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 29, 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
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Vessel Monitoring
System Requirements for the Pacific
Islands Fisheries
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written
or on-line comments must be submitted
on or before October 31, 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–
0441 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
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Walter Ikehara, Fishery
Information Specialist, 1845 Wasp
Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, HI
96818; (808) 725–5175; or
walter.ikehara@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection. National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Fisheries, Pacific Islands Region, and
the NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
(OLE), Pacific Islands Division, collect
vessel tracking information through a
Vessel Monitoring System (VMS). The
authority for this collection is specified
at 50 CFR 665.19.
As part of fishery ecosystem plans
developed under the authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
owners of commercial fishing vessels in
the Hawaii pelagic longline fishery,
American Samoa pelagic longline
fishery (only vessels longer than 50
feet), Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
lobster fishery (currently inactive), and
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Northern Mariana Islands bottomfish
fishery (only vessels longer than 40 feet)
must allow NOAA to install VMS units
on their vessels when directed by OLE
personnel. VMS units automatically
send periodic reports on the position of
the vessel to OLE. NOAA uses the
reports to monitor the vessel’s location
and activities, primarily to enforce
regulated fishing areas. NOAA pays for
all costs related to the VMS systems for
the aforementioned fisheries. There is
no public burden for the automatic
messaging; however, VMS installation
and maintenance are considered public
burden.
Aside from updates to the burden
estimates, there are no changes to the
collection.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
II. Method of Collection
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Automatic electronic submission via
satellite.
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III. Data
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
OMB Control Number: 0648–0441.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
69.
Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours
for installation of a VMS unit; 2 hours
for VMS unit replacement, and 1.5
hours for annual maintenance.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 131.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 in VMS system installation
and maintenance, recordkeeping, or
reporting costs.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 50 CFR 665.19.
IV. Request for Comments
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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.
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
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Adjustment of Fees for Seafood
Inspection Services
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of fee schedule for
seafood inspection services.
AGENCY:
The NMFS Seafood
Inspection Program is notifying program
participants that its fee schedule for
fiscal year 2024 will remain as
established on November 1, 2022.
DATES: The fee schedule applies to
services rendered as of October 1, 2023,
until notified otherwise.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Wilson, Office of International
Affairs, Trade, and Commerce, 301–
427–8350 or at steven.wilson@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) operates a fee-for-service
Seafood Inspection Program (Program)
under the authorities of the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946, as amended, the
Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, and the
Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970. The
regulations implementing the Program
are contained in 50 CFR parts 260 and
261. The Program offers inspection,
grading, and certification services,
including the use of official quality
grade marks which indicate that specific
products have been federally inspected.
Those wishing to participate in the
program must request the services and
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submit specific compliance information.
Since 1992, NMFS implemented
inspection services based on guidelines
recommended by the National Academy
of Sciences, known as Hazard Analysis
Critical Control Point (HACCP).
Under the implementing regulations
for the Program, fees are reviewed at
least annually to ascertain that the
hourly fees charged are adequate to
recover the costs of the services
rendered. Any necessary adjustments to
fees are made in accordance with the
requirements of 50 CFR 260.81 and are
notified to program participants as
stipulated at 50 CFR 260.70. This
Federal Register notice serves to inform
program participants of the fee
schedule, which remains unchanged.
Seafood Inspection Program (SIP)
costs used for the calculation of user
fees include all relevant direct and
indirect costs to the program, and
applicable administrative overhead and
surcharges. SIP fees must be set to
promote full cost recovery of the
program absent other appropriations.
Program costs include all field
operations, program administrative
overhead, and management, and include
expenses for labor for inspectors,
facilities, information technology
infrastructure, and other operational
costs. SIP fees are set to recover those
costs based on revenue projections from
expected billable service hours and the
number of certificates requests.
Forecasts of demand for services use
historical data on actual billed services
that are adjusted annually for inflation,
known events that might affect the
predicted output of billable services,
and seasonality of when forecasted
services will take place throughout the
year.
NMFS will assess its fees as outlined
in this notice, which will apply until
notified otherwise. Fees will be charged
to contract and non-contract customers
requesting services as listed below. The
cost of other applicable services
rendered will be recovered through fee
collection using the base rate of $238
per hour.
Fees and Charges for the U.S.
Department of Commerce (USDC)
Seafood Inspection Program
The per hour fees and charges for
fishery products inspection services are
not being revised and will remain as
established on November 1, 2022 for
Fiscal Year 2024 and will be assessed as
follows. Any travel associated with a
billable service will be an additional
charge.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Vessel
Monitoring System Requirements for the Pacific Islands Fisheries
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing
information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written or on-line comments must be
submitted on or before October 31, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, at [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648-0441 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
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Walter Ikehara, Fishery Information Specialist, 1845
Wasp Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818; (808) 725-5175; or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a currently approved information
collection. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Fisheries, Pacific Islands Region, and the NOAA Office of Law
Enforcement (OLE), Pacific Islands Division, collect vessel tracking
information through a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS). The authority for
this collection is specified at 50 CFR 665.19.
As part of fishery ecosystem plans developed under the authority of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, owners of
commercial fishing vessels in the Hawaii pelagic longline fishery,
American Samoa pelagic longline fishery (only vessels longer than 50
feet), Northwestern Hawaiian Islands lobster fishery (currently
inactive), and
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Northern Mariana Islands bottomfish fishery (only vessels longer than
40 feet) must allow NOAA to install VMS units on their vessels when
directed by OLE personnel. VMS units automatically send periodic
reports on the position of the vessel to OLE. NOAA uses the reports to
monitor the vessel's location and activities, primarily to enforce
regulated fishing areas. NOAA pays for all costs related to the VMS
systems for the aforementioned fisheries. There is no public burden for
the automatic messaging; however, VMS installation and maintenance are
considered public burden.
Aside from updates to the burden estimates, there are no changes to
the collection.
II. Method of Collection
Automatic electronic submission via satellite.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0441.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current
information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations;
individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 69.
Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours for installation of a VMS
unit; 2 hours for VMS unit replacement, and 1.5 hours for annual
maintenance.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 131.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 in VMS system
installation and maintenance, recordkeeping, or reporting costs.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 50 CFR 665.19.
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.
[FR Doc. 2023-18916 Filed 8-31-23; 8:45 am]
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