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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XF711

Caribbean Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings; Cancellation
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of meeting cancellation.
AGENCY:

The Caribbean Fishery
Management Council’s Scientific and
Statistical Committee is cancelling the
5-day meeting that was to be held from
October 30, 2017 to November 3, 2017
due to the devastation of the island from
the hurricanes.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Miguel A. Rolo´n, Caribbean Fishery
Management Council, 270 Mun˜oz
Rivera Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan,
Puerto Rico 00918–1903, telephone:
(787) 766–5926.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting was published in the Federal
Register on October 11, 2017 (82 FR
47190). The meeting will be
rescheduled at a later date and
announced in the Federal Register.
SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D. Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (302)
526–5255. The Council’s Web site,
www.mafmc.org will also have details
on the proposed agenda and any
briefing materials.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration

The New
England Fishery Management Council is
considering changes to Atlantic Herring
management measures that could
impact MSB fishing. The MSB
Committee will receive an update on the
options under consideration, and if
appropriate develop comments for the
New England Fishery Management
Council to consider.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agenda may come before this
group for discussion, those issues may
not be the subject of formal action
during this meeting. Actions 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
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.

RIN 0648–XF769

Special Accommodations

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aid
should be directed to M. Jan Saunders,
(302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.

Dated: October 12, 2017.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish
(MSB) Committee will hold a public
meeting to review and develop
comments regarding options being
considered to modify the Atlantic
Herring Fishery Management Plan,
which could impact the MSB fisheries.
DATES: The meeting will be held
Monday, November 6, 2017, from 9 a.m.
to noon.
SUMMARY:

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The meeting will be held
via webinar: http://
mafmc.adobeconnect.com/msb-comnov-2017/. Call-in information is
provided upon logging onto the
webinar.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N. State St.,
Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone:
(302) 674–2331.

ADDRESSES:

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Dated: October 13, 2017.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Southeast Region
Vessel and Gear Identification
Requirements
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted by December 18, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at pracomments@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Adam Bailey, NMFS
Southeast Regional Office, 263 13th
Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701,
telephone: 727–824–5305, or email:
adam.bailey@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) Southeast Region manages the
U.S. fisheries in the exclusive economic
zone of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico,
and South Atlantic regions under
various fishery management plans
(FMPs). The regional fishery
management councils prepared the
FMPs pursuant to the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens
Act). The regulations implementing the
FMPs are located at 50 CFR part 622.
The recordkeeping and reporting
requirements at 50 CFR part 622 form
the basis for this collection of
information. The NMFS Southeast
Region requires that all permitted
fishing vessels must mark their vessel
with the official identification number
or some form of identification. A
vessel’s official number, under most
regulations, is required to be displayed

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on the port and starboard sides of the
deckhouse or hull, and weather deck. In
addition, certain fisheries are required
to display their assigned color code. The
official number and color code identify
each vessel and should be visible at
distance from the sea and in the air.
These markings provide law
enforcement personnel with a means to
monitor fishing, at-sea processing, and
other related activities, to ascertain
whether the vessel’s observed activities
are in accordance with those authorized
for that vessel. The identifying official
number is used by NMFS, the United
States Coast Guard, and other marine
agencies in issuing violations,
prosecutions, and other enforcement
actions. Vessels that are authorized for
particular fisheries are readily
identified, gear violations are more
readily prosecuted, and this allows for
more cost-effective enforcement.
In addition to vessel marking,
requirements that fishing gear be
marked are essential to facilitate
enforcement. The ability to link fishing
gear to the vessel owner is crucial to
enforcement of regulations issued under
the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act. The marking of fishing gear is also
valuable in actions concerning damage,
loss, and civil proceedings. The
requirements imposed in the Southeast
Region are for coral aquacultured live
rock; golden crab traps; mackerel gillnet
floats; spiny lobster traps; black sea bass
pots; and buoy gear.
II. Method of Collection

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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0358.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
7,825.
Estimated Time per Response: Vessel
marking: 45 minutes. Gear marking:
aquacultured live rocks, 10 seconds
each; golden crab traps, 2 minutes each;
spiny lobster traps, 7 minutes each; sea
bass pots, 16 minutes each; and
mackerel gillnets, and buoy gear, 20
minutes each.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 50,687.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $670,901 in recordkeeping and
reporting costs.

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Dated: October 12, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XF746

Marine Mammals; File No. 21315
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:

Markings, such as numbers, are
placed directly on the vessels and gear.

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IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.

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Notice is hereby given that
the Alaska Department of Fish and
Game (Lori Quakenbush, Responsible
Party) P.O. Box 25526, Juneau, AK
99802, has applied in due form for a
permit to collect, receive, import, and
export marine mammal parts for
scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
November 17, 2017.
ADDRESSES: The application and related
documents are available for review by
selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public
Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on
the Applications and Permits for
Protected Species (APPS) home page,
https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then
selecting File No. 21315 from the list of
available applications.
These documents are also available
upon written request or by appointment
in the Permits and Conservation
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Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
(301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376.
Written comments on this application
should be submitted to the Chief,
Permits and Conservation Division, at
the address listed above. Comments may
also be submitted by facsimile to (301)
713–0376, or by email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please
include the File No. 21315 in the subject
line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public
hearing should submit a written request
to the Chief, Permits and Conservation
Division at the address listed above. The
request should set forth the specific
reasons why a hearing on this
application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
Lierheimer or Jennifer Skidmore, (301)
427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216), the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.), the regulations governing the
taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50
CFR 222–226), and the Fur Seal Act of
1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et
seq.).
The objectives of the proposed
research are to obtain information on
population status and distribution, stock
structure, age distribution, mortality
rates, productivity, feeding habits, and
health that would be used for
conservation and management
purposes. The applicant proposes to
collect, receive, import, and export
biological samples from up to 500
cetaceans and 1,000 pinnipeds
(excluding walrus) annually from legal,
foreign and domestic subsistence-hunts;
scientists in academic, Federal, and
state institutions involved in legally
authorized marine mammal research;
dead beach-cast species; and incidental
commercial fisheries bycatch. Import/
export activities would occur worldwide. No live animal takes are being
requested under this permit. The
requested duration of the permit is five
years.
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial
determination has been made that the
activity proposed is categorically
excluded from the requirement to

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