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monitoring of exploration licenses
under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral
Resources Act. The NOAA Office for
Coastal Management is responsible for
approving and administering licenses.
Any persons seeking a license must
submit certain information that allows
NOAA to ensure the applicant meets the
standards of the Act. Licensees are
required to conduct monitoring and
make reports, and they may request
revisions, transfers, or extensions of
licenses. Information required for the
issuance and extension of licenses is
provided to fulfill statutory
requirements to ensure that license
applicants have identified areas of
interest for deep seabed hard mineral
exploration and production; developed
plans for those activities; have the
financial resources available to conduct
proposed activity; and have considered
the effects of the activity on the natural
and human environment. This
information is used to determine
whether licenses should be granted or
extended.
Exploration licenses and commercial
recovery permits under the Deep Seabed
Hard Mineral Resources Act are only for
activities by U.S. citizens in
international waters. No license or
permit applications have been received
since the early 1980s, and none are
expected during this collection period.
U.S. deep seabed exploration licenses
and commercial recovery permits are
not recognized by the International
Seabed Authority, which may raise
security of tenure concerns
internationally due to the lack of U.S.
accession to the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea
Treaty. Two exploration licenses issued
in the early 1980s are held by Lockheed
Martin Corporation. The licenses are
subject to annual reporting requirements
and extension requests every five years.
No at-sea exploration is authorized
under the licenses without further
authorization from NOAA. Such
activities are not expected during the
reporting period for the same reason as
above.
Affected Public: Large businesses.
Frequency: Report on activities
pursuant to the exploration licenses due
annually. Extension requests must be
submitted every five years.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
maintain licenses.
Legal Authority: Deep Seabed Hard
Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA) (30
U.S.C. 1401–1473); 15 CFR part 970.
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.
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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 0648–0145.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental 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
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Survey to Collect Economic
Data from Recreational Anglers along
the Atlantic Coast
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 March 21,
2022 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: Survey to Collect Economic
Data from Recreational Anglers along
the Atlantic Coast.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0783.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
[extension and revision of a current
information collection].
Number of Respondents: 957.
Average Hours per Response: 8
minutes to complete NARFS III and 12
minutes to complete NARFS IV.
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Total Annual Burden Hours: 157
hours.
Needs and Uses: This request is for a
revision and extension to a currently
approved information collection. The
first data collection effort in 2019 under
OMB Control Number 0648–0783 was to
assess how changes in saltwater
recreational fishing regulations affect
angler effort, angler welfare, fishing
mortality, and future stock levels. That
data collection effort focused on anglers
who fished for Atlantic cod and
haddock off the Atlantic coast from
Maine to Massachusetts (North Atlantic
Recreational Fishing Survey I). In 2020,
the collection was revised to remove the
cod and haddock survey and add a
survey focused on anglers who fish for
summer flounder, black sea bass, and
scup along the Atlantic coast from
Massachusetts to North Carolina (North
Atlantic Recreational Fishing Survey II).
In 2022, the collection was revised again
to re-add the original cod and haddock
survey back to this control number
(North Atlantic Recreational Fishing
Survey III). This revision will re-add the
survey focused on summer flounder,
black sea bass, and scup (North Atlantic
Recreational Fishing Survey IV) that
was inadvertently removed in the last
revision.
The objective of these surveys will
remain exactly the same as the previous
surveys conducted under this control
number. That is, to statistically assess
how anglers respond to changes in
management options and fishing
regulations (e.g., bag limits, size limits,
dates of open seasons, etc.). The survey
data will provide the information
fisheries managers need to conduct
updated analysis of the socio-economic
effects to recreational anglers and to
coastal communities of proposed
changes in fishing regulations. The
recreational fishing community and
regional fisheries management councils
now rely on species-specific socioeconomic studies of recreational fishing
for analyses of fisheries policies. These
surveys will address the stated need for
more species-specific studies.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act.
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
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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 0648–0783.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
to improve compliance, strengthen
reporting requirements, and explore
data validation, with the goal of
utilizing the information being collected
in future management decisions. As
these discussions continue, the Council
is asking for input from the SEP.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
auxiliary aids should be directed to the
Council office (see ADDRESSES) 5 days
prior to the public meeting date.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 17, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s (Council) will
hold a meeting of its Scientific and
Statistical Committee’s Social and
Economic Panel (SEP).
DATES: The meeting will be held via
webinar on October 7, 2024, from 9 a.m.
until 12:30 p.m. Registration is required.
Webinar registration, an online public
comment form, and briefing book
materials will be available two weeks
prior to the meetings at: https://
safmc.net/scientific-and-statisticalcommittee-meeting/.
ADDRESSES:
Council address: South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N.
Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christina Wiegand, Fishery Social
Scientist, SAFMC; phone: (843) 571–
4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax:
(843) 769–4520; email:
christina.wiegand@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SEP
meeting agenda includes an update on
Council active amendments and
discussion of modifications to the
Southeast For-Hire Integrated Electronic
Reporting (SEFHIER) Program. Overall
compliance with the reporting program
is low compared to that previously
observed the Gulf of Mexico. The
Council has begun discussion on ways
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold public meetings of the Council and
its Executive Committee.
DATES: The meetings will be held
Tuesday, October 8 through Thursday,
October 10, 2024. For agenda details,
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be an inperson meeting with a virtual option.
Council members, other meeting
participants, and members of the public
will have the option to participate in
person at the Hyatt Place Dewey Beach,
1301 Coastal Highway, Dewey Beach,
DE 19971, or virtually via Webex
webinar. Webinar connection
instructions and briefing materials will
be available at: https://www.mafmc.org/
briefing/october-2024.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N State St.,
Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone:
(302) 674–2331; www.mafmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D. Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
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Management Council; telephone: (302)
526–5255. The Council’s website,
www.mafmc.org, also has details on the
meeting location, proposed agenda,
webinar listen-in access, and briefing
materials.
The
following items are on the agenda,
although agenda items may be
addressed out of order (changes will be
noted on the Council’s website when
possible).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Executive Committee—Open Session
2025 Implementation Plan: Review draft
deliverables
Council Convenes
2025–2029 Strategic Plan
Review and provide feedback on draft
strategic plan
Offshore Wind Update
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
AGENCY:
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Updates from Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM)
Updates from Mid-Atlantic Regional
Council on the Ocean (MARCO) on
Offshore Wind Transmission
Workshop
Updates from New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection on Offshore
Wind Research and Monitoring
Initiative Research Priorities
Updates from Northeast Fisheries
Science Center (NEFSC) and Greater
Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office
(GARFO)
General Q&A/Discussion
Habitat Activities Update—GARFO
Habitat and Ecosystem Services
Division
Presentation on activities of interest in
the region
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
2025 Atlantic Mackerel Specifications
Review recommendations from the
Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC), Monitoring Committee,
Advisory Panel, and staff
Review previously adopted 2025
specifications and management
measures, and recommend changes if
necessary
2025–2026 Butterfish Specifications
Review recommendations from the SSC,
Monitoring Committee, Advisory
Panel, and staff
Adopt specifications for 2025–2026
2025 Spiny Dogfish Specifications
Review recommendations from the SSC,
Monitoring Committee, Advisory
Panel, and staff
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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; Survey to Collect Economic Data from Recreational Anglers
along the Atlantic Coast
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 March 21, 2022 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: Survey to Collect Economic Data from Recreational Anglers
along the Atlantic Coast.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0783.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission [extension and revision of a
current information collection].
Number of Respondents: 957.
Average Hours per Response: 8 minutes to complete NARFS III and 12
minutes to complete NARFS IV.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 157 hours.
Needs and Uses: This request is for a revision and extension to a
currently approved information collection. The first data collection
effort in 2019 under OMB Control Number 0648-0783 was to assess how
changes in saltwater recreational fishing regulations affect angler
effort, angler welfare, fishing mortality, and future stock levels.
That data collection effort focused on anglers who fished for Atlantic
cod and haddock off the Atlantic coast from Maine to Massachusetts
(North Atlantic Recreational Fishing Survey I). In 2020, the collection
was revised to remove the cod and haddock survey and add a survey
focused on anglers who fish for summer flounder, black sea bass, and
scup along the Atlantic coast from Massachusetts to North Carolina
(North Atlantic Recreational Fishing Survey II). In 2022, the
collection was revised again to re-add the original cod and haddock
survey back to this control number (North Atlantic Recreational Fishing
Survey III). This revision will re-add the survey focused on summer
flounder, black sea bass, and scup (North Atlantic Recreational Fishing
Survey IV) that was inadvertently removed in the last revision.
The objective of these surveys will remain exactly the same as the
previous surveys conducted under this control number. That is, to
statistically assess how anglers respond to changes in management
options and fishing regulations (e.g., bag limits, size limits, dates
of open seasons, etc.). The survey data will provide the information
fisheries managers need to conduct updated analysis of the socio-
economic effects to recreational anglers and to coastal communities of
proposed changes in fishing regulations. The recreational fishing
community and regional fisheries management councils now rely on
species-specific socio-economic studies of recreational fishing for
analyses of fisheries policies. These surveys will address the stated
need for more species-specific studies.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act.
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
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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
0648-0783.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
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