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permit. The application collects rockfish
cooperative identification information,
LLP holder and ownership
documentation for the members of the
cooperative applying for QS,
identification information for vessels of
the cooperative members, shoreside
processor associate identification
information, certifications of the
cooperative representative and
processor associate(s) and required
attachments.
The Application for Inter-Cooperative
Transfer of CQ is used by a rockfish
cooperative to transfer CQ to another
rockfish cooperative. The information
collected includes information on the
QS to be transferred. This information is
used by NMFS to monitor transfers to
ensure they do not exceed ownership or
use caps for the fishery.
The Rockfish Program vessel check-in
report must be submitted before a vessel
authorized to fish under the
cooperative’s permit starts fishing for
the cooperative, and a check-out report
when a vessel stops fishing for the
cooperative during the fishing season.
The check-in and check-out reports are
necessary so that NMFS’s catch
accounting system can identify catch by
a vessel that should accrue to a rockfish
cooperative quota allocation from catch
that occurs in other, non-Rockfish
Program fisheries.
A rockfish cooperative may choose to
terminate its CQ permit through a
termination of fishing report submitted
to NMFS. This notifies NMFS that all
vessels fishing for the cooperative have
completed fishing in the Rockfish
Program for the year.
II. Method of Collection
The information is collected by mail,
fax, delivery, and electronically through
eFISH on the NMFS Alaska Region
website at https://
alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/webapps/efish/
login.
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III. Data
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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OMB Control Number: 0648–0545.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 7.
Estimated Time Per Response:
Application for Rockfish Cooperative
Fishing Quota: 2 hours; Application for
Inter-Cooperative Transfer of Rockfish
Cooperative Quota: 10 minutes;
Rockfish Program Vessel Check-In/
Check-Out and Termination of Fishing
Report: 10 minutes.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 35 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $35 in recordkeeping and
reporting costs.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain Benefits; Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act.
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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; American Lobster—Annual
Trap Transfer Program
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
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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,
2023 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
Title: American Lobster—Annual
Trap Transfer Program.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0673.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a current information collection).
Number of Respondents: 204.
Average Hours Per Response: 10
minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 17.
Needs and Uses: This request is for an
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
The American lobster resource and
fishery are cooperatively managed by
the states and NMFS under the
authority of the Atlantic Coastal
Fisheries Cooperative Management Act,
according to the framework established
by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission (ASMFC) in Amendment 3
of its Interstate Fishery Management
Plan (ISFMP). This collection of
information is in response to several
addenda to Amendment 3 of the ISFMP
that work to reduce trap fishing effort
through limited entry fishing and trap
allocation limit reductions. The Trap
Transfer Program is intended to foster
economic flexibility for the lobster
industry while reducing fishing effort
on the American lobster resource. The
regulations implementing the FMP in
the EEZ are specified at 50 CFR part
697.
This collection of information is being
conducted to help mitigate the
economic burden of scheduled trap
allocation reductions in Lobster
Conservation Management Areas 2 and
3 on Federal lobster permit holders
through the Annual Lobster Trap
Transfer Program, which allows all
qualified Federal lobster permit holders
to buy and sell trap allocation from
Areas 2, 3, or Outer Cape Cod. NMFS
collects application forms from Lobster
permit holders who wish to transfer trap
allocation from these areas during a 2-
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month period (from August 1 through
September 30) each year; and the
revised allocations resulting from the
transfers become effective for each
participating lobster permit at the start
of the following Federal lobster fishing
year, on May 1. Both the seller and
buyer of the traps are required to sign
the application form, date the
document, and clearly show that the
seller has sufficient allocation to
transfer and that the buyer has sufficient
room under the applicable trap cap.
There were no modifications to this
collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: As-needed.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Legal Authority: Atlantic Coastal
Fisheries Cooperative Management Act
(16 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.).
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
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 0648–0673.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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Administration
[RTID 0648–XD350]
Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico;
Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 88 State of
Florida’s State Reef Fish Survey (SRFS)
Topical Working Group Scoping
Webinar for Gulf of Mexico Red
Grouper.
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AGENCY:
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The SEDAR 88 assessment of
Gulf of Mexico red grouper will consist
of a series of webinars. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR 88 SRFS Topical
Working Group Scoping Webinar will
be held October 5, 2023, from 9 a.m. to
11 a.m., eastern.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be
held via webinar. The webinar is open
to members of the public. Those
interested in participating should
contact Julie A. Neer at SEDAR (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below) to
request an invitation providing webinar
access information. Please request
webinar invitations at least 24 hours in
advance of each webinar.
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place
Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC
29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; phone:
(843) 571–4366; email: Julie.neer@
safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
Caribbean Fishery Management
Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf
States Marine Fisheries Commissions
have implemented the Southeast Data,
Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
process, a multi-step method for
determining the status of fish stocks in
the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multistep process including: (1) Data
Workshop; (2) Assessment Process
utilizing webinars; and (3) Review
Workshop. The product of the Data
Workshop is a data report that compiles
and evaluates potential datasets and
recommends which datasets are
appropriate for assessment analyses.
The product of the Assessment Process
is a stock assessment report that
describes the fisheries, evaluates the
status of the stock, estimates biological
benchmarks, projects future population
conditions, and recommends research
and monitoring needs. The assessment
is independently peer reviewed at the
Review Workshop. The product of the
Review Workshop is a Summary
documenting panel opinions regarding
the strengths and weaknesses of the
stock assessment and input data.
Participants for SEDAR Workshops are
appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South
Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery
Management Councils and NOAA
Fisheries Southeast Regional Office,
HMS Management Division, and
Southeast Fisheries Science Center.
Participants include data collectors and
database managers; stock assessment
scientists, biologists, and researchers;
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constituency representatives including
fishermen, environmentalists, and
NGO’s; International experts; and staff
of Councils, Commissions, and State
and Federal agencies.
The items of discussion in the
webinar are as follows:
Participants will discuss what SRFS
data may be available for use in the
assessment of Gulf of Mexico red
grouper.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Action will
be restricted to those issues specifically
identified in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the intent to take final action
to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to the
Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least
10 business days prior to each
workshop.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 14, 2023.
Diane M. DeJames-Daly,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; NOAA Dr. Nancy Foster
Scholarship Program
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
SUMMARY:
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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; American Lobster--Annual Trap Transfer Program
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, 2023 during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
Title: American Lobster--Annual Trap Transfer Program.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0673.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of a current information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 204.
Average Hours Per Response: 10 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 17.
Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension of a currently
approved information collection.
The American lobster resource and fishery are cooperatively managed
by the states and NMFS under the authority of the Atlantic Coastal
Fisheries Cooperative Management Act, according to the framework
established by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC)
in Amendment 3 of its Interstate Fishery Management Plan (ISFMP). This
collection of information is in response to several addenda to
Amendment 3 of the ISFMP that work to reduce trap fishing effort
through limited entry fishing and trap allocation limit reductions. The
Trap Transfer Program is intended to foster economic flexibility for
the lobster industry while reducing fishing effort on the American
lobster resource. The regulations implementing the FMP in the EEZ are
specified at 50 CFR part 697.
This collection of information is being conducted to help mitigate
the economic burden of scheduled trap allocation reductions in Lobster
Conservation Management Areas 2 and 3 on Federal lobster permit holders
through the Annual Lobster Trap Transfer Program, which allows all
qualified Federal lobster permit holders to buy and sell trap
allocation from Areas 2, 3, or Outer Cape Cod. NMFS collects
application forms from Lobster permit holders who wish to transfer trap
allocation from these areas during a 2-
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month period (from August 1 through September 30) each year; and the
revised allocations resulting from the transfers become effective for
each participating lobster permit at the start of the following Federal
lobster fishing year, on May 1. Both the seller and buyer of the traps
are required to sign the application form, date the document, and
clearly show that the seller has sufficient allocation to transfer and
that the buyer has sufficient room under the applicable trap cap. There
were no modifications to this collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: As-needed.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Legal Authority: Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management
Act (16 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.).
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 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 0648-0673.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-20277 Filed 9-18-23; 8:45 am]
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