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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 242 / Tuesday, December 19, 2017 / Notices

1. Participants will continue
discussions to develop population
models to evaluate stock status, estimate
population benchmarks, and project
future conditions, as specified in the
Terms of Reference.
2. Participants will recommend the
most appropriate methods and
configurations for determining stock
status and estimating population
parameters.
3. Participants will prepare a
workshop report and determine whether
the assessment(s) are adequate for
submission for review.
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: This
meeting is accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids
should be directed to the SAFMC office
(see ADDRESSES) at least 10 business
days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 14, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
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; Atlantic Highly
Migratory Species Vessel and Gear
Marking
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.

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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

SUMMARY:

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collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before February 20,
2018.
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 Craig Cockrell, Highly
Migratory Species Management
Division, 13533 F/SF1, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910;
301–427–8503; or craig.cockrell@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for an extension of a
current information collection. These
requirements apply to vessel owners in
the Atlantic highly migratory species
(HMS) Fishery.
Under current regulations at 50 CFR
635.6, fishing vessels permitted for
Atlantic HMS fisheries must display
their official vessel numbers on their
vessels. Flotation devices and highflyers attached to certain fishing gears
must also be marked with the vessel’s
number to identify the vessel to which
the gear belongs. These requirements are
necessary for identification, law
enforcement, and monitoring purposes.
Specifically, all vessel owners that
hold a valid Atlantic HMS permit under
50 CFR 635.4, other than an Atlantic
HMS Angling permit, are required to
display their vessel identification
number. Numbers must be permanently
affixed to, or painted on, the port and
starboard sides of the deckhouse or hull
and on an appropriate weather deck, so
as to be clearly visible from an
enforcement vessel or aircraft. The
vessel’s identification number must be
in block Arabic numerals permanently
affixed to or painted on the vessel in
contrasting color to the background, and
must be at least 18 inches (45.7 cm) in
height for vessels over 65 ft (19.8 m) in
length; at least 10 inches (25.4 cm) in
height for all other vessels over 25 ft (7.6
m) in length; and at least 3 inches (7.6
cm) in height for vessels 25 ft (7.6 m)
in length or less.
Furthermore, the owner or operator of
a vessel for which a permit has been
issued under § 635.4 and that uses
handline, buoy gear, harpoon, longline,
or gillnet, must display the vessel’s

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name, registration number or Atlantic
Tunas, Atlantic HMS Angling, or
Atlantic HMS Charter/Headboat permit
number on each float attached to a
handline, buoy gear, or harpoon, and on
the terminal floats and high-flyers (if
applicable) on a longline or gillnet used
by the vessel. The vessel’s name or
number must be at least 1 inch (2.5 cm)
in height in block letters or arabic
numerals in a color that contrasts with
the background color of the float or
high-flyer.
II. Method of Collection
There is no form or information
collected under this requirement.
Official vessel numbers issued to vessel
operators are marked on the vessel and
on flotation gear, if applicable.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0373.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Non-profit
institutions; State, local, or tribal
government; business or other for-profit
organizations (vessel owners).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
7,652.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 7,652.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $795,808.
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.
Dated: December 14, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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