Request for Comment; Strategic Priorities for Ocean Exploration and Characterization in the Pacific Islands Within the United States Exclusive Economic Zone and Outer Continental Shelf (Pacific Islands Priorities Report), 70171-70172 [2024-19417]
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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–
xxxx in the subject line of your
comments. All comments received are
part of the public record and will
generally be posted on https://
www.regulations.gov without change.
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 Dr. Juan
J. Agar, Southeast Fisheries Science
Center, National Marine Fisheries
Service, 75 Virginia Beach Drive,
Miami, Florida 33149, 305–361–4218,
Juan.Agar@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
I. Abstract
This is a request for a new collection
of information. The National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to
conduct a survey of catch share
participants in the southeast region.
This data collection applies to the Gulf
of Mexico and South Atlantic regions.
The proposed socio-economic study
will examine the performance of these
programs. The survey will collect
information on demographics, factors
influencing market transparency and
efficiency, changes in fishing and
marketing practices following the
adoption of catch share programs, and
miscellaneous attitudinal questions. The
data gathered will be used for required,
periodic evaluations of these programs
and the development of amendments to
fishery management plans, which
require descriptions of the human and
economic environment and socioeconomic analyses of regulatory
proposals. Additionally, the information
collected will be used to strengthen
fishery management decision-making
and satisfy various legal mandates
under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.; MSA), Executive
Order 12866, Regulatory Flexibility Act,
Endangered Species Act (ESA), and
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), and other pertinent statues.
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II. Method of Collection
In-person, online, and phone
interviews will be used to collect the
above-described information.
Type of Review: Regular submission
[new information collection].
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,100.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 550 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq
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 information
collection request. 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
Request for Comment; Strategic
Priorities for Ocean Exploration and
Characterization in the Pacific Islands
Within the United States Exclusive
Economic Zone and Outer Continental
Shelf (Pacific Islands Priorities Report)
Office of Ocean Exploration
and Research, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public comment.
AGENCY:
On behalf of the Ocean
Science and Technology Subcommittee
of the Ocean Policy Committee cochaired by the Office of Science and
Technology Policy (OSTP) and the
Council on Environmental Quality
(CEQ), the National Ocean Mapping,
Exploration, and Characterization
(NOMEC) Council and the Interagency
Working Group on Ocean Exploration
and Characterization (IWG–OEC)
request public input from all interested
parties on the development of the
‘‘Strategic Priorities for Ocean
Exploration and Characterization in the
Pacific Islands within the United States
Exclusive Economic Zone and Outer
Continental Shelf’’ (Pacific Islands
Priorities Report). The public input
provided in response to this notice will
inform the IWG–OEC and federal
subject matter experts in identifying
strategic priorities and data needs for
ocean exploration and characterization
in the U.S. Pacific Islands (State of
Hawai’i and the U.S. Pacific Territories
and Possessions) as they develop the
Pacific Islands Priorities Report and
ensure that this report is informed by
and responsive to all sectors through
sustained engagement and effective
partnerships.
DATES: Comments must be received by
November 4, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Responses should be
submitted via email to nomec.staff@
noaa.gov.
Instructions: Response to this notice
is voluntary. Include ‘‘Public Comment
on Pacific Islands Priorities Report’’ in
the subject line of the message. All
submissions must be in English. Email
attachments will only be accepted in
plain text, Microsoft Word, or Adobe
PDF formats. Each individual or
institution is requested to submit only
one response.
Responses to this notice may be
posted without change on a Federal
website. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.),
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confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
become publicly accessible. NOAA,
therefore, requests that no business
proprietary information, copyrighted
information, or personally identifiable
information be submitted in response to
this notice. Anonymous comments will
be accepted. Please note that the U.S.
Government will not pay for response
preparation or the use of any
information contained in the response.
Documents referenced:
A copy of the previous Strategic
Priorities for Ocean Exploration and
Characterization of the United States
Exclusive Economic Zone published in
October 2022 may be downloaded or
viewed at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/
wp-content/uploads/2022/10/NOMEC_
OEC_Priorities_Report.pdf.
A copy of the Report on the Workshop
to Identify National Ocean Exploration
Priorities in the Pacific may be
downloaded or viewed at: https://
col.ucar.edu/sites/default/files/2022-09/
OceanExploration_PacificPriorities_
WorkshopReport_NOV2020.pdf.
A copy of the NOMEC National
Strategy may be downloaded or viewed
at: https://www.noaa.gov/sites/default/
files/2022-07/NOMECStrategy.pdf.
A copy of the current NOMEC
Implementation Plan may be
downloaded or viewed at: https://
www.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/202111/210107FINALNOMECImplementationPlanClean.pdf.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
IWG–OEC Co-chairs: Rachel Medley,
NOAA, rachel.medley@noaa.gov, 301–
789–3075; Dr. Amanda Demopoulos,
U.S. Geological Survey, ademopoulos@
usgs.gov, 352–264–3490; Mark Mueller,
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
mark.mueller@boem.gov, 703–787–
1089.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
NOMEC Council and IWG–OEC issue
this notice on behalf of the Ocean
Science and Technology Subcommittee
of the Ocean Policy Committee cochaired by the OSTP and the CEQ and
in coordination with the Administrator
of NOAA. Public input in response to
this notice will inform development of
the Pacific Islands Priorities Report,
which aims to expand on the prior
national-scale U.S. interagency Strategic
Priorities for Ocean Exploration and
Characterization of the United States
Exclusive Economic Zone (Priorities
Report) released in October 2022
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/wpcontent/uploads/2022/10/NOMEC_
OEC_Priorities_Report.pdf) along with a
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non-federal Consortium for Ocean
Leadership Report on the Workshop to
Identify National Ocean Exploration
Priorities in the Pacific released in 2020
(https://col.ucar.edu/sites/default/files/
2022-09/OceanExploration_
PacificPriorities_WorkshopReport_
NOV2020.pdf). Information gathered in
the interagency Priorities Report was
generated from public response to a
Federal Register notice (87 FR 16169;
March 22, 2022) and from federal
subject matter experts working across
five thematic groups. The geographic
and thematic priorities identified in the
2022 Priorities Report have directly
guided interagency projects collecting
information in identified priority areas
including expeditions in the Aleutian
Arc, Blake Plateau, and Hawai’i, and
this new information-gathering effort in
the Pacific Islands will do the same.
The IWG–OEC sees value in reinitiating the ad hoc thematic federal
working groups and seeking public
comments to further refine thematic
priorities and data needs specific to the
Pacific Islands (State of Hawai’i and the
U.S. Pacific Territories and Possessions)
within the United States Exclusive
Economic Zone (U.S. EEZ) and Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) since there
have been changes to relevant federal
statutes and an expansion of federal
interests in Western and Central Pacific
Islands and Nations following the
compilation and release of the prior
Priorities Report. Additionally, a new
federally led regional campaign,
‘‘Beyond the Blue: Illuminating the
Pacific,’’ was recently launched. This
new prioritization exercise builds upon
the prior Priorities Report and supports
the objectives of the Beyond the Blue
campaign, the NOMEC Strategy and
other national strategies.
This notice solicits comments from
Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and
stakeholders, including academia,
private industry, and other relevant
institutions, to inform the development
and finalization of the Pacific Islands
Priorities Report. Specifically, the IWG–
OEC is looking for information
addressing the following aspects
relevant to ocean exploration and
characterization within the Pacific
Islands (State of Hawai’i and the U.S.
Pacific Territories and Possessions). The
IWG–OEC will consider relevant
priorities and data needs outside U.S.
waters if the connection and relevance
to U.S. federal interests is explicitly
made.
• Provide a description of highpriority interests, disciplines, topics,
and/or themes in the region.
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• What types of additional data need
to be acquired related to these
priorities?
• What types of data standards,
protocols, and best
• practices are best suited for data
collection related to these priorities?
• What types of products or analyses
need to be produced related to these
priorities?
• Can you provide information about
data sovereignty best practices and
principles that can enhance the
incorporation of cultural and
indigenous knowledge?
• What challenges exist when
gathering or accessing data? Can you
propose specific solutions to these
challenges?
• What technologies or methods (e.g.,
instrumentation or sensors) exist to
address these priorities?
• What specific technology gaps or
limitations need to be developed or
improved to better advance data
collection, planning, and processing
techniques?
David Holst,
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer,
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Request for Comment; Strategic Priorities for Ocean Exploration
and Characterization in the Pacific Islands Within the United States
Exclusive Economic Zone and Outer Continental Shelf (Pacific Islands
Priorities Report)
AGENCY: Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public comment.
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SUMMARY: On behalf of the Ocean Science and Technology Subcommittee of
the Ocean Policy Committee co-chaired by the Office of Science and
Technology Policy (OSTP) and the Council on Environmental Quality
(CEQ), the National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization
(NOMEC) Council and the Interagency Working Group on Ocean Exploration
and Characterization (IWG-OEC) request public input from all interested
parties on the development of the ``Strategic Priorities for Ocean
Exploration and Characterization in the Pacific Islands within the
United States Exclusive Economic Zone and Outer Continental Shelf''
(Pacific Islands Priorities Report). The public input provided in
response to this notice will inform the IWG-OEC and federal subject
matter experts in identifying strategic priorities and data needs for
ocean exploration and characterization in the U.S. Pacific Islands
(State of Hawai'i and the U.S. Pacific Territories and Possessions) as
they develop the Pacific Islands Priorities Report and ensure that this
report is informed by and responsive to all sectors through sustained
engagement and effective partnerships.
DATES: Comments must be received by November 4, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Responses should be submitted via email to
[email protected].
Instructions: Response to this notice is voluntary. Include
``Public Comment on Pacific Islands Priorities Report'' in the subject
line of the message. All submissions must be in English. Email
attachments will only be accepted in plain text, Microsoft Word, or
Adobe PDF formats. Each individual or institution is requested to
submit only one response.
Responses to this notice may be posted without change on a Federal
website. All personal identifying information (e.g., name, address,
etc.),
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confidential business information, or otherwise sensitive information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will become publicly accessible.
NOAA, therefore, requests that no business proprietary information,
copyrighted information, or personally identifiable information be
submitted in response to this notice. Anonymous comments will be
accepted. Please note that the U.S. Government will not pay for
response preparation or the use of any information contained in the
response.
Documents referenced:
A copy of the previous Strategic Priorities for Ocean Exploration
and Characterization of the United States Exclusive Economic Zone
published in October 2022 may be downloaded or viewed at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/NOMEC_OEC_Priorities_Report.pdf.
A copy of the Report on the Workshop to Identify National Ocean
Exploration Priorities in the Pacific may be downloaded or viewed at:
https://col.ucar.edu/sites/default/files/2022-09/OceanExploration_PacificPriorities_WorkshopReport_NOV2020.pdf.
A copy of the NOMEC National Strategy may be downloaded or viewed
at: https://www.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/2022-07/NOMECStrategy.pdf.
A copy of the current NOMEC Implementation Plan may be downloaded
or viewed at: https://www.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/2021-11/210107-FINALNOMECImplementationPlan-Clean.pdf.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: IWG-OEC Co-chairs: Rachel Medley,
NOAA, [email protected], 301-789-3075; Dr. Amanda Demopoulos, U.S.
Geological Survey, [email protected], 352-264-3490; Mark Mueller,
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, [email protected], 703-787-1089.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NOMEC Council and IWG-OEC issue this
notice on behalf of the Ocean Science and Technology Subcommittee of
the Ocean Policy Committee co-chaired by the OSTP and the CEQ and in
coordination with the Administrator of NOAA. Public input in response
to this notice will inform development of the Pacific Islands
Priorities Report, which aims to expand on the prior national-scale
U.S. interagency Strategic Priorities for Ocean Exploration and
Characterization of the United States Exclusive Economic Zone
(Priorities Report) released in October 2022 (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/NOMEC_OEC_Priorities_Report.pdf) along with a non-federal Consortium
for Ocean Leadership Report on the Workshop to Identify National Ocean
Exploration Priorities in the Pacific released in 2020 (https://col.ucar.edu/sites/default/files/2022-09/OceanExploration_PacificPriorities_WorkshopReport_NOV2020.pdf).
Information gathered in the interagency Priorities Report was generated
from public response to a Federal Register notice (87 FR 16169; March
22, 2022) and from federal subject matter experts working across five
thematic groups. The geographic and thematic priorities identified in
the 2022 Priorities Report have directly guided interagency projects
collecting information in identified priority areas including
expeditions in the Aleutian Arc, Blake Plateau, and Hawai'i, and this
new information-gathering effort in the Pacific Islands will do the
same.
The IWG-OEC sees value in re-initiating the ad hoc thematic federal
working groups and seeking public comments to further refine thematic
priorities and data needs specific to the Pacific Islands (State of
Hawai'i and the U.S. Pacific Territories and Possessions) within the
United States Exclusive Economic Zone (U.S. EEZ) and Outer Continental
Shelf (OCS) since there have been changes to relevant federal statutes
and an expansion of federal interests in Western and Central Pacific
Islands and Nations following the compilation and release of the prior
Priorities Report. Additionally, a new federally led regional campaign,
``Beyond the Blue: Illuminating the Pacific,'' was recently launched.
This new prioritization exercise builds upon the prior Priorities
Report and supports the objectives of the Beyond the Blue campaign, the
NOMEC Strategy and other national strategies.
This notice solicits comments from Native Hawaiians, Pacific
Islanders, and stakeholders, including academia, private industry, and
other relevant institutions, to inform the development and finalization
of the Pacific Islands Priorities Report. Specifically, the IWG-OEC is
looking for information addressing the following aspects relevant to
ocean exploration and characterization within the Pacific Islands
(State of Hawai'i and the U.S. Pacific Territories and Possessions).
The IWG-OEC will consider relevant priorities and data needs outside
U.S. waters if the connection and relevance to U.S. federal interests
is explicitly made.
Provide a description of high-priority interests,
disciplines, topics, and/or themes in the region.
What types of additional data need to be acquired related
to these priorities?
What types of data standards, protocols, and best
practices are best suited for data collection related to
these priorities?
What types of products or analyses need to be produced
related to these priorities?
Can you provide information about data sovereignty best
practices and principles that can enhance the incorporation of cultural
and indigenous knowledge?
What challenges exist when gathering or accessing data?
Can you propose specific solutions to these challenges?
What technologies or methods (e.g., instrumentation or
sensors) exist to address these priorities?
What specific technology gaps or limitations need to be
developed or improved to better advance data collection, planning, and
processing techniques?
David Holst,
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, Office of Oceanic and
Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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