New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 68589-68590 [2024-19225]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 166 / Tuesday, August 27, 2024 / Notices preliminary determination of circumvention in the Federal Register, this certification was completed and signed by no later than 45 days after publication of the notice of Commerce’s preliminary determination of circumvention in the Federal Register. (N) I am aware that U.S. law (including, but not limited to, 18 U.S.C. 1001) imposes criminal sanctions on individuals who knowingly and willfully make material false statements to the U.S. government. Signature {NAME OF COMPANY OFFICIAL} {TITLE} {DATE} [FR Doc. 2024–19200 Filed 8–26–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Minority Business Development Agency Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), 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 28, 2024. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by mail to Wanda D. Blackwell, MBDA PRA Coordinator, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, or by email to PRAcomments@doc.gov. Please reference OMB Control Number 0640– 0025 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 Antavia ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:14 Aug 26, 2024 Jkt 262001 Grimsley, Management Analyst, MBDA, Room 5063, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482–7458, or AGrimsley1@ mbda.gov. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting I. Abstract The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is the only federal agency created exclusively to foster the growth and global competitiveness of minority-owned businesses in the United States. MBDA provides management and technical assistance to large, medium, and small minority business enterprises through a network of business centers throughout the United States. II. 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AGENCY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a meeting of its Herring Committee to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate. DATES: This meeting will be held on Thursday, September 12, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. ADDRESSES: Meeting address: This meeting will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton, One Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880; telephone: (781) 245–9300. Webinar registration URL information: https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/ meeting/register/tJUkcOqppzkvE 9x4YDMdirkPFTbBhoF1MQs5. Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cate O’Keefe, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Agenda The Herring Committee will meet to review recommendations from the Atlantic Herring Plan Development Team, ASMFC’s Technical Committee and Atlantic Herring Advisory Panel. They will review draft Atlantic herring specifications and river herring and shad catch caps for fishing years 2025– 2027 and recommend preferred alternatives to the Council. In response to the results of the 2024 management track stock assessment and to meet conservation and management objectives for Atlantic herring, possibly continue discussion on whether to recommend to the Council additional management measures, including the possibility of initiating a framework adjustment or considering in-season adjustments for 2024 and 2025 catch limits, along with any other recommendations as appropriate. The E:\FR\FM\27AUN1.SGM 27AUN1 68590 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 166 / Tuesday, August 27, 2024 / Notices Committee will make recommendations to the Council, as appropriate, and discuss other business, as necessary. Although non-emergency issues not contained on the agenda may come before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Council action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council’s intent to take final action to address the emergency. The public also should be aware that the meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request. Special Accommodations This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Cate O’Keefe, Executive Director, at (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: August 22, 2024. Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2024–19225 Filed 8–26–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Individual Fishing Quotas for Pacific Halibut and Sablefish in the Alaska Fisheries 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 5, 2024, during a 60-day comment period. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:14 Aug 26, 2024 Jkt 262001 This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce. Title: Individual Fishing Quotas for Pacific Halibut and Sablefish in the Alaska Fisheries. OMB Control Number: 0648–0272. Form Number(s): None. Type of Request: Regular submission (extension and revision of a current information collection). Number of Respondents: 3,442. Average Hours per Response: Application for IFQ/CDQ Hired Master Permit, 1 hour; Application for IFQ/ CDQ Registered Buyer Permit, 30 minutes; Application for Replacement of Certificates or Permits, 30 minutes; Application for Eligibility to Receive QS/IFQ by Transfer, 2 hours; QS Holder: Identification of Ownership Interest, 2 hours; Application for Transfer of QS, 2 hours; Application for Transfer of QS/ IFQ by Self Sweep Up, 2 hours; Application for Medical Transfer of IFQ, 1.5 hours; Application for Temporary Transfer of Halibut/Sablefish IFQ, 2 hours; (emergency) Application for Temporary Transfer of Halibut/Sablefish IFQ, 2 hours; Annual Report for CDQ IFQ Transfers, 40 hours; QS/IFQ Beneficiary Designation Form, 30 minutes; Appeals, 4 hours; IFQ Administrative Waiver, 6 minutes; Prior Notice of Landing, 15 minutes; IFQ Departure Report, 15 minutes; Transshipment Authorization, 12 minutes; Dockside sales, 6 minutes; Application for a Non-profit Corporation to be Designated as a Recreational Quota Entity, 200 hours; Application for Transfer of Quota Share To or From a Recreational Quota Entity, 2 hours; Recreational Quota Entity Annual Report, 40 hours; NOAA Fisheries Alaska Region eFISH On-line Services User Authorization Form, 30 minutes. Total Annual Burden Hours: 11,239. Needs and Uses: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Regional Office, is requesting renewal and revision of this currently approved information collection that contains requirements for the Pacific Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota Program (IFQ Program). Minor editorial changes were made to the forms to improve clarity and consistency. The Application for IFQ/CDQ Hired Master Permit was revised to remove an unnecessary checkbox. Four transfer applications were revised to collect information on fees paid, which is required by regulations, to remove the need to submit a copy of the permit, and to no longer require a separate form for PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 each transfer. The revisions do not change the burden hours or costs of these forms. The NOAA Fisheries Alaska Region eFISH On-line Services User Authorization Form, which had been inadvertently omitted from this collection, has been added and does not significantly increase the burden or cost for this information collection. This information collection for the IFQ Program is required to manage commercial halibut and sablefish fishing under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the Halibut Act, and under 50 CFR parts 300 and 679. Commercial halibut and sablefish fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands are managed primarily under the IFQ Program. The IFQ Program is managed under the authority of the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (16 U.S.C. 773c; Halibut Act), with respect to Pacific halibut, and the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.; Magnuson-Stevens Act), with respect to sablefish. Regulations implementing the IFQ Program are set forth at 50 CFR part 679. A key objective of the IFQ Program is to support the social and economic character of the fisheries and coastal fishing communities where many of these fisheries are based. Participation in the IFQ Program is limited to persons that hold quota share (QS), although there are several very limited provisions for ‘‘leasing’’ of annual IFQ. QS is a transferable permit that was initially issued to persons who owned or leased vessels that made legal commercial fixed-gear landings of Pacific halibut or sablefish in the waters off Alaska from 1988 through 1990. NMFS annually issues eligible QS holders an IFQ fishing permit that authorizes participation in the IFQ fisheries. Those to whom IFQ permits are issued may harvest their annual allocation at any time during the eight plus-month IFQ halibut and sablefish seasons. More information on the IFQ Program is provided on the NMFS Alaska Region website at https:// www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/ sustainable-fisheries/pacific-halibutand-sablefish-individual-fishing-quotaifq-program. Some of the collection instruments in this information collection are used by participants in the Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program. The purpose of the CDQ Program is to provide eligible western Alaska villages with the opportunity to participate and invest in fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI); to support economic development in western Alaska; to alleviate poverty and provide E:\FR\FM\27AUN1.SGM 27AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68589-68590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19225]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE215]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a meeting of its Herring Committee to consider actions 
affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). 
Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for 
formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES: This meeting will be held on Thursday, September 12, 2024, at 
1:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: This meeting will be held at the Four Points by 
Sheraton, One Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880; telephone: (781) 245-
9300.
    Webinar registration URL information: https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUkcOqppzkvE9x4YDMdirkPFTbBhoF1MQs5.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cate O'Keefe, Executive Director, New 
England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda

    The Herring Committee will meet to review recommendations from the 
Atlantic Herring Plan Development Team, ASMFC's Technical Committee and 
Atlantic Herring Advisory Panel. They will review draft Atlantic 
herring specifications and river herring and shad catch caps for 
fishing years 2025-2027 and recommend preferred alternatives to the 
Council. In response to the results of the 2024 management track stock 
assessment and to meet conservation and management objectives for 
Atlantic herring, possibly continue discussion on whether to recommend 
to the Council additional management measures, including the 
possibility of initiating a framework adjustment or considering in-
season adjustments for 2024 and 2025 catch limits, along with any other 
recommendations as appropriate. The

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Committee will make recommendations to the Council, as appropriate, and 
discuss other business, as necessary.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained on the agenda may come 
before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Council action will be restricted 
to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues 
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action 
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public 
has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to 
address the emergency. The public also should be aware that the meeting 
will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the 
recording is available upon request.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Cate O'Keefe, Executive Director, at (978) 465-
0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: August 22, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-19225 Filed 8-26-24; 8:45 am]
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