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Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date. This meeting will be
recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C.
1852, a copy of the recording is
available upon request.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: April 24, 2018.
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

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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act.
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Alaska Chinook Salmon
Economic Data Report.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0633.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 117.
Average Hours per Response: 40
hours for Compensated Transfer Report;
4 hours each for Vessel Fuel Survey,
Vessel Master Survey; and Chinook EDR
Verification/Audit.
Burden Hours: 728.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) manages the Bering Sea pollock
fishery under the American Fisheries
Act (AFA) (16 U.S.C. 1851). AFA fishing
vessels harvest pollock in the Bering Sea
pollock fishery using pelagic (midwater) trawl gear, which consists of
large nets towed through the water by
the vessel. At times, Chinook salmon
and pollock occur in the same locations
in the Bering Sea; consequently,
Chinook salmon are incidentally caught
in the nets as pollock is harvested. This
incidental catch is called bycatch and is
also called prohibited species catch
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The Chinook Salmon Economic Data
Report (Chinook Salmon EDR) Program
provides NMFS and the North Pacific
Fishery Management Council (Council)
with data to evaluate the effectiveness of
Chinook salmon bycatch management
measures for the Bering Sea pollock
fishery that were implemented under
Amendment 91 to the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area (75 FR 53026, August
30, 2010). The EDR consists of three
data collections that are submitted
annually by owners and operators of
catcher vessels, catcher/processors,
motherships, and the Western Alaska
Community Development Quota
Program groups qualified to participate
in the Bering Sea pollock fishery (50
CFR 679.65). The Chinook Salmon EDR
Program also includes a means for
NMFS to verify the data submitted in
these three collections.
NMFS and the Council use the
information to determine the
effectiveness of the Incentive Plan
Agreement (IPA), the IPA incentives, the
PSC limits, and the performance
standard in terms of minimizing salmon
bycatch in times of high and low levels
of salmon abundance. NMFS and the
Council also use the data to evaluate
how Amendment 91 affects where,
when, and how pollock fishing and
salmon bycatch occur and to study and
verify conclusions drawn by industry in
the IPA annual reports.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Dated: April 24, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Pacific Islands
Logbook Family of Forms
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 on or before June 26, 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 Walter Ikehara, (808) 725–
5175 or Walter.Ikehara@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Fishermen in Federally-managed
fisheries in the Pacific Islands Region
are required to provide certain
information about their fishing
activities, catch, and interactions with
protected species by submitting reports
to National Marine Fisheries Service,
per 50 CFR part 665. These data are
needed to determine the condition of
the stocks and whether the current
management measures are having the
intended effects, to evaluate the benefits
and costs of changes in management
measures, and to monitor and respond
to accidental takes of endangered and
threatened species, including seabirds,
sea turtles, and marine mammals.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents have a choice of either
electronic or paper forms. Methods of
submittal include email of electronic
forms, submission via vessel monitoring
system device or online, and mail and
facsimile transmission of paper forms.

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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0214.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
collection).
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit organizations; individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
527.
Estimated Time per Response:
Logbooks and sales reports, 5–35
minutes based on fishery, entry/exit and
landing notices, Protected Species Zone
entry/exit notices, 5 minutes; landing/
offloading notices, 3 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 15,509.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $2,500 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.
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: April 24, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.

AGENCY:

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The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold eight public hearings and webinar
to solicit public comments on Draft
Amendment 9—Coral Habitat Areas
Considered for Management in the Gulf
of Mexico.
DATES: The public hearings will take
place May 7–June 6, 2018. The meetings
and webinar will begin at 6 p.m. and
will conclude no later than 9 p.m. For
specific dates and times, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Written
public comments must be received on or
before 5 p.m. EST on Tuesday, June 5,
2018.
ADDRESSES: The public documents can
be obtained by contacting the Gulf of
Mexico Fishery Management Council,
2203 N Lois Avenue, Suite 1100,
Tampa, FL 33607; (813) 348–1630 or on
their website at www.gulfcouncil.org.
Meeting addresses: The public
hearings will be held in Key West and
Madeira Beach, FL; Brownsville,
Palacios and Clear Lake, TX; Mobile,
AL, D’Iberville, MS and Grand Isle, LA.
For specific locations, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Public comments: Comments may be
submitted online through the Council’s
public portal by visiting
www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on
‘‘CONTACT US’’.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Morgan Kilgour, Fishery Biologist;
morgan.kilgour@gulfcouncil.org, Gulf of
Mexico Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (813) 348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
agenda for the following eight hearings
and webinar are as follows: Council staff
will brief the public on the purpose and
need of the amendment. The Council is
currently considering creating several
new habitat areas of particular concern
in the Gulf of Mexico. Council staff will
also provide an overview of the actions
and alternatives considered in the
amendment including the Council
preferred alternatives.
Staff and a Council member will be
available to answer any questions and
the public will have the opportunity to
provide testimony on the amendment
and other related testimony.
The schedule is as follows:
SUMMARY:

Locations
Monday, May 7, 2018; Courtyard by
Marriott Brownville, 3955 N.
Expressway, Brownsville, TX 78520;
telephone: (956) 350–4600.
Tuesday, May 8, 2018; Port of
Palacios, 1602 Main Street, Palacios, TX
77465; telephone: (361) 972–5556.

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Wednesday, May 9, 2018; Hampton
Inn & Suites Houston/League City, 2320
Gulf Freeway South, League City, Texas,
77573; telephone: (281) 614–5437.
Tuesday, May 22, 2018, Webinar—6
p.m. EST at: https://attendee.goto
webinar.com/register/42482956166
05995266.
After registering, you will receive a
confirmation email containing
information about joining the webinar.
Monday, June 4, 2018; Marriott
Beachside, 3841 N. Roosevelt
Boulevard, Key West, FL 33040;
telephone: (305) 296–8100; Louisiana
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Laboratory, 195 Ludwig Annex, Grand
Isle, LA 70358; (985) 787–2163.
Tuesday, June 5, 2018; Courtyard by
Marriott Biloxi/North D ’Iberville, 11471
Cinema Drive, D ’Iberville, MS 39540;
telephone: (228) 392–1200; Holiday Inn
Express & Suites St. Petersburg—
Seminole, 4816 100th Way North, St.
Petersburg, FL, 33708; telephone: (727)
914–7107.
Wednesday, June 6, 2018; Renaissance
Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel, 64 South
Water Street, Mobile, AL 36602;
telephone: (251) 438–4000.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Kathy Pereira (see
ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days
prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: April 24, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Administration
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:

The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Groundfish Committee to consider
actions affecting New England fisheries

SUMMARY:

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