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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
Notice; withdrawal of
application.
ACTION:
Notice is hereby given that
Kori Johnsen, 1792 Harrison Avenue,
Melbourne, FL 32935, has withdrawn
their application for a permit to conduct
research on green (Chelonia mydas),
hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), and
Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) sea
turtles.
SUMMARY:
The application and related
documents are available for review
upon written request via email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov.
ADDRESSES:
Erin
Markin, Ph.D., or Amy Hapeman, (301)
427–8401.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
On
September 9, 2024, notice was
published in the Federal Register (89
FR 73069) that a request for a permit to
conduct research on green, hawksbill,
and Kemp’s ridley sea turtles had been
submitted by the above-named
applicant. The applicant has withdrawn
the application from further
consideration.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: December 5, 2024.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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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 Red Tide
Topical Working Group Webinar IV for
Gulf of Mexico Red Grouper.
The SEDAR 88 assessment of
Gulf of Mexico red grouper will consist
of a series of webinars. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR 88 Red Tide Topical
Working Group Webinar IV will be held
January 15, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
Eastern.
ADDRESSES: 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) 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.
SUMMARY:
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
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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;
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 red tide
modeling work and provide
recommendations for is 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.
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 6, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Coastal Ocean Program
Grants Proposal Application Package
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 08/16/2024
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: Coastal Ocean Program Grants
Proposal Application Package.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0384.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Revision and
Extension of a current information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 1,400.
Average Hours Per Response: 30
minutes each for a project summary,
data management template, milestone
Gantt chart and current and pending
federal support; 5.5 hours for a semiannual report; 5 hours for an annual
report, 10 hours for a CRP final report,
10.5 hours for the RSP final report.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,912.5.
Needs and Uses: This request is for a
revision and extension of a currently
approved information collection. The
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration’s Coastal Ocean Program
(COP) now known as the Competitive
Research Program (CRP) under the
National Centers for Coastal Ocean
Science provides direct financial
assistance through grants and
cooperative agreements for research
supporting the management of coastal
ecosystems and the NOAA Restore
Science Program. The statutory
authority for COP is Public Law 102–
567 sec. 201 (Coastal Ocean Program).
NOAA was authorized to establish and
administer the Restore Science Program,
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in consultation with the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, by the Resources and
Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist
Opportunities, and Revived Economies
(RESTORE) of the Gulf States Act of
2012 (Pub. L. 112–141, sec. 1604).
Identified in the RESTORE Act as the
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration
Science, Observation, Monitoring, and
Technology Program, the Program is
commonly known as the NOAA
RESTORE Science Program (RSP). In
addition to standard government
application requirements, applicants for
financial assistance are required to
submit a project summary form, current
and pending form and a Data
Management form template for both
programs. The Data Management form
template is an addition to the
application package. Data Management
is a required element of the application
package and the use of this form the will
reduce the public burden by providing
a specific format instead of requiring
each applicant to create their own
format. The Key Contacts form has been
removed from the collection. CRP
recipients are required to file annual
progress reports and a project final
report using CRP formats. The RSP
recipients are required to file
semiannual progress reports, a final
report and a Gantt chart showing project
milestones using RSP formats. All of
these requirements are needed for better
evaluation of proposals and monitoring
of awards.
Affected Public: Non-profit
institutions; State, local, or Tribal
government; business or other for-profit
organizations.
Frequency: Annually, semi-annually,
and on occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: The statutory
authority for COP is Public Law 102–
567 sec. 201 (Coastal Ocean Program).
NOAA was authorized to establish and
administer the Restore Science Program,
in consultation with the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, by the Resources and
Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist
Opportunities, and Revived Economies
(RESTORE) of the Gulf States Act of
2012 (Pub. L. 112–141, sec. 1604).
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
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[FR Doc No: 2024-29118]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE508]
Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 88 Red Tide Topical Working Group Webinar IV
for Gulf of Mexico Red Grouper.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 88 assessment of Gulf of Mexico red grouper will
consist of a series of webinars. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR 88 Red Tide Topical Working Group Webinar IV will be
held January 15, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Eastern.
ADDRESSES: 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) 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: [email protected].
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 multi-step 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
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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; 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 red tide modeling work and provide
recommendations for is 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: December 6, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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