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data from Trip Interview programs is
obtained by face-to-face interviews with
fisherman or sea food dealers.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0013.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(renewal of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Business and other
for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
4,500.
Estimated Time per Response: Dealer
reporting for monitoring Federal fishery
annual catch limits (ACLs): coastal
fisheries dealers reporting, 10 minutes;
mackerel dealer reporting (gillnet), 10
minutes. Bio profile data from Trip
Interview programs (TIP): Fin Fish
interviews, 10 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 5,500.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: This data collection
is authorized under 50 CFR part 622.5.
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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
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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–XD684]
Pacific Island Fisheries; Western
Pacific Stock Assessment Review;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) and
NMFS will convene a Western Pacific
Stock Assessment Review (WPSAR) of a
stock assessment update for the
multispecies bottomfish complex in
Guam. The review will be conducted
virtually. A satellite location will be
made available for the public to view
the review process and NMFS staff will
be available in-person to answer
questions. See ADDRESSES for the web
address to access the meeting and the
location of the satellite viewing site.
DATES: The WPSAR meeting will be
held between February 7 and February
8, 2024 (February 8 and 9, Chamorro
Standard). See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for meeting dates and times
and the daily agenda.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held by
web conference via WebEx. Audio and
visual portions for all of the web
conferences can be accessed at: https://
wprfmc.webex.com/join/
info.wpcouncilnoaa.gov. Web
conference access information and
instructions for providing public
comments will be posted on the Council
website at www.wpcouncil.org. For
assistance with the web conference
connection, contact the Council office at
(808) 552–8220.
The satellite viewing site for the
WPSAR review is located at the Guam
NOAA Field Office 770 East Sunset
Blvd., STE 170, Tiyan, GU 96913.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director,
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (808) 522–8220.
SUMMARY:
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The
NMFS Pacific Islands Fisheries Science
Center (PIFSC) conducted a stock
assessment update for bottomfish
management unit species (BMUS) in the
U.S. territory of Guam. PIFSC
previously conducted a 2019 benchmark
stock assessment for the Guam
bottomfish stock complex using a
Bayesian surplus production model
based on data through 2017. The 2019
assessment incorporated improvements
to data standardization and model
assumptions that followed
recommendations from the review panel
for the 2015 assessment for the same
stock. PIFSC used production models to
estimate biomass and stock status
through time, and to evaluate stock
status against maximum sustainable
yield-based reference points set in the
fishery ecosystem plan (FEP) for the
Mariana Archipelago, which includes
Guam. Based on the results of the 2019
assessment, NMFS determined the stock
to be overfished but not experiencing
overfishing. In 2022 NMFS and the
Council implemented a plan to rebuild
biomass of the stock consistent with
requirements of the Magnuson Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act and the FEP.
The 2024 assessment update that will
be reviewed in February used the
methodology of the 2019 benchmark
assessment and updated it with data
through 2022. The 2024 assessment
update will provide new information to
inform management, including updates
on biomass and fishing mortality
relative to status determination
thresholds to evaluate rebuilding
progress, and projections to inform
recommendations of allowable
biological catch and annual catch limits.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Meeting Agenda for WPSAR Review
The meeting schedule and agenda are
as follows:
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 (12 p.m.–
6 p.m., Hawaii Standard Time)/
Thursday, February 8, 2024 (8 a.m.–2
p.m., Chamorro Standard Time)
1. Introduction
2. Review objectives and terms of
reference
3. Review of stock assessment updates
4. Summary of comments and analysis
during desktop phase
5. Questions to presenters
6. Public comment
Thursday, February 8, 2024 (12 p.m.–6
p.m., Hawaii Standard Time)/Friday,
February 9, 2024 (8 a.m.–2 p.m.,
Chamorro Standard Time)
7. Panel presentation on the review
results and recommendations
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8. Questions to reviewers
9. Public comment
10. Closing comments and adjourn
The agenda order may change. The
meeting will run as late as necessary to
complete scheduled business.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Please direct
requests for sign language interpretation
or other auxiliary aids 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: January 19, 2024.
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; Applications and Reports for
Registration as a Tanner or Agent
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, written
or on-line comments must be submitted
on or before March 25, 2024.
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–
0179 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
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specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Requests
for additional information or copies of
the information collection instrument
and instructions should be directed to
Jerod Cook, Enforcement Officer, PO
Box 1310 Petersburg, Alaska 99833
(907) 772–2285; jerod.cook@noaa.gov or
Robert Marvelle, Supervisory
Enforcement Officer, PO Box 21767
Juneau, Alaska 99802, (907) 586–9329;
robert.marvelle@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This is a request for extension of an
approved information collection. The
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA) (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.)
mandates the protection and
conservation of marine mammals and
makes the taking, killing or serious
injury of marine mammals, except
under permit or exemption, a violation
of the Act. An exemption is provided for
Alaskan natives to take marine
mammals if the taking is for subsistence
or for creating and selling authentic
native articles of handicraft and
clothing. Possession of marine mammals
and marine mammal parts by other than
Alaskan natives is therefore prohibited
(exception, 50 CFR 216.26: beach found
non-Endangered Species Act (ESA)
teeth or bones that have been registered
with NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS)). As native handicrafts
are allowed by the MMPA to enter
interstate commerce, an exemption is
also needed to allow non-natives to
handle the skins or other marine
mammal produce, whether to tan the
pinniped hide or to act as an agent for
the native to sell his handicraft
products. The information is necessary
for law enforcement purposes to ensure
that only Alaska Indians, Aleuts, or
Eskimos are submitting marine mammal
hides or parts for tanning.
The information required by 50 CFR
216.23 is of two types. Applications:
Information is required to identify the
applicant as a tanner/agent in order to
preclude prosecution under the MMPA
and to determine that he/she has an
acceptable record keeping program to
accurately account for those marine
mammal products received. This
information serves as a deterrent for
those individuals who might use this
registration program for entering
prohibited marine mammal products
into interstate commerce. Reports:
Information is also needed annually to
evaluate the agent/tanner’s activities
during the year, and his/her procedures
for bookkeeping and yearly inventory to
assure NMFS, the Marine Mammal
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Commission, and the general public that
prohibited marine mammal products
were not being transshipped through
registered agents.
The reporting requirements are: report
in writing to the Assistant
Administrator for Fisheries, NMFS, any
changes in the facts stated in
Registrant’s applications for this
Certificate of Registration within 30
days of such change; maintain current
records of each transaction authorized
stating the marine mammals or marine
mammal parts or products involved,
from whom received, any processing
accomplished, to whom returned, and
the date of each such transaction. These
records shall be kept separate and apart
from other records maintained in the
ordinary course of business and shall be
retrained for not less than three years;
and annually, during the month of
January, send certified copies of such
records (annual report) to the Assistant
Administrator for Fisheries.
II. Method of Collection
Paper documentation is submitted to
meet the requirements found at 50 CFR
216.23(c).
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0179.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of an existing information
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other for
profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
25.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours
for an application and 2 hours for a
report.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 50.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $150.00.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Paper documentation
is submitted to meet the requirements
found at 50 CFR 216.23(c).
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
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[FR Doc No: 2024-01357]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD684]
Pacific Island Fisheries; Western Pacific Stock Assessment
Review; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and
NMFS will convene a Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review (WPSAR) of
a stock assessment update for the multispecies bottomfish complex in
Guam. The review will be conducted virtually. A satellite location will
be made available for the public to view the review process and NMFS
staff will be available in-person to answer questions. See ADDRESSES
for the web address to access the meeting and the location of the
satellite viewing site.
DATES: The WPSAR meeting will be held between February 7 and February
8, 2024 (February 8 and 9, Chamorro Standard). See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for meeting dates and times and the daily agenda.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held by web conference via WebEx. Audio
and visual portions for all of the web conferences can be accessed at:
https://wprfmc.webex.com/join/info.wpcouncilnoaa.gov. Web conference
access information and instructions for providing public comments will
be posted on the Council website at www.wpcouncil.org. For assistance
with the web conference connection, contact the Council office at (808)
552-8220.
The satellite viewing site for the WPSAR review is located at the
Guam NOAA Field Office 770 East Sunset Blvd., STE 170, Tiyan, GU 96913.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director,
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: (808) 522-8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NMFS Pacific Islands Fisheries Science
Center (PIFSC) conducted a stock assessment update for bottomfish
management unit species (BMUS) in the U.S. territory of Guam. PIFSC
previously conducted a 2019 benchmark stock assessment for the Guam
bottomfish stock complex using a Bayesian surplus production model
based on data through 2017. The 2019 assessment incorporated
improvements to data standardization and model assumptions that
followed recommendations from the review panel for the 2015 assessment
for the same stock. PIFSC used production models to estimate biomass
and stock status through time, and to evaluate stock status against
maximum sustainable yield-based reference points set in the fishery
ecosystem plan (FEP) for the Mariana Archipelago, which includes Guam.
Based on the results of the 2019 assessment, NMFS determined the stock
to be overfished but not experiencing overfishing. In 2022 NMFS and the
Council implemented a plan to rebuild biomass of the stock consistent
with requirements of the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act and the FEP.
The 2024 assessment update that will be reviewed in February used
the methodology of the 2019 benchmark assessment and updated it with
data through 2022. The 2024 assessment update will provide new
information to inform management, including updates on biomass and
fishing mortality relative to status determination thresholds to
evaluate rebuilding progress, and projections to inform recommendations
of allowable biological catch and annual catch limits.
Meeting Agenda for WPSAR Review
The meeting schedule and agenda are as follows:
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 (12 p.m.-6 p.m., Hawaii Standard Time)/
Thursday, February 8, 2024 (8 a.m.-2 p.m., Chamorro Standard Time)
1. Introduction
2. Review objectives and terms of reference
3. Review of stock assessment updates
4. Summary of comments and analysis during desktop phase
5. Questions to presenters
6. Public comment
Thursday, February 8, 2024 (12 p.m.-6 p.m., Hawaii Standard Time)/
Friday, February 9, 2024 (8 a.m.-2 p.m., Chamorro Standard Time)
7. Panel presentation on the review results and recommendations
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8. Questions to reviewers
9. Public comment
10. Closing comments and adjourn
The agenda order may change. The meeting will run as late as
necessary to complete scheduled business.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Please direct requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids 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: January 19, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-01357 Filed 1-23-24; 8:45 am]
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