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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 246 / Wednesday, December 26, 2018 / Notices
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 4107 W
Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL
33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630.

Dated: December 18, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Dr.
John Froeschke, Deputy Director, Gulf of
Mexico Fishery Management Council;
john.froeschke@gulfcouncil.org,
telephone: (813) 348–1630.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Day 1—Wednesday, January 9, 2019;
1 p.m.–5 p.m.
I. Introductions and Adoption of
Agenda
II. Approval of SSC Minutes
a. October 2–3, 2018 SSC Standing,
Reef Fish, and Socioeconomic SSC
Meeting
III. SEDAR Terms of Reference (TOR)
a. Review King Mackerel Update TOR
b. Review Cobia Update TOR
c. Vermilion Snapper TOR, project
schedule and workshop
appointments
d. Scamp stock ID and Data Workshop
appointments
IV. Review Gulf SEDAR Stock
Assessment Schedule 2021
Other Items
Other Business: Update on National SSC
VI meeting

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— Meeting Adjourns
The meeting will be broadcast via
webinar. You may register for the
webinar by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org
and clicking on the SSC meeting on the
calendar.
The Agenda is subject to change, and
the latest version along with other
meeting materials will be posted on
www.gulfcouncil.org as they become
available.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agenda may come before the
Scientific and Statistical Committee for
discussion, in accordance with the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
those issues may not be the subject of
formal action during this meeting.
Actions of the Scientific and Statistical
Committee will be restricted to those
issues specifically identified in the
agenda 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 action to
address the emergency.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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: Northeast Multispecies
Amendment 16.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0605.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 1,334.
Average Hours Per Response: Sector
operations plan and membership list
updates, 176 hr/response; Monitoring
service provider initial application, 10
hr/response; Monitoring service
provider response to application
disapproval, 10 hr/response; Data entry
for sector discard monitoring system, 3
min/response; Sector weekly catch
report, 4 hr/response; Sector annual
report, 12 hr/response; Notification of
expulsion from a sector, 30 min/
response; Request to transfer Annual
Catch Entitlement (ACE), 5 min/
response; Request to lease day-at-sea
(DAS), 5 min/response; request to
downgrade, 5 min/response; VMS
certification form, 10 min/response;
VMS confirmation call, 5 min/response;
VMS area and DAS declaration, 5 min/
response; VMS trip-level catch report;
VMS daily catch reports when fishing in
multiple broad stock areas, 15 min/
response; Daily VMS catch reports when
fishing in the U.S./Canada Management
Area and CA II SAPs, 15 min/response;
Daily VMS catch reports when fishing
in the CA I Hook Gear Haddock SAP, 15
min/response; Daily VMS catch reports
when fishing in the Regular B DAS
Program, 15 min/response; Pre-trip hail
report, 2 min/response; Trip-end hail
report, 15 min/response; Forward trip
start/end hails to NMFS, 2 min/
response; ASM Pre-Trip Notification, 2
min/response; Vessel notification of
selection for at-sea monitoring coverage,

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5 min/response; at-sea monitor
deployment report, 10 min/response; atsea monitoring service provider catch
report to NMFS upon request, 5 min/
response; at-sea monitor report of
harassment and other issues, 30 min/
response; at-sea monitoring service
provider contract upon request, 30 min/
response; at-sea monitoring service
provider information materials upon
request, 30 min/response; OLE
debriefing of at-sea monitors, 2 hr/
response; ASM Database and Data Entry
Requirements, 3 min/response; Observer
program pre-trip notification, 2 min/
response; DAS Transfer Program, 5min/
response; Expedited Submission of
Proposed SAPs, 20 hr/response; NAFO
Reporting Requirements, 10 min/
response.
Burden Hours: 35,476.
Needs and Uses: This request is for an
extension of a current information
collection. Under the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (MSA), the Secretary of Commerce
has the responsibility for the
conservation and management of marine
fishery resources. We, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration’s
(NOAA) National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), and the Regional
Fishery Management Councils are
delegated the majority of this
responsibility. The New England
Fishery Management Council (Council)
develops management plans for fishery
resources in New England.
In 2010, we implemented a new suite
of regulations for the Northeast (NE)
multispecies fishery through
Amendment 16 to the NE Multispecies
Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This
action updated status determination
criteria for all regulated NE multispecies
or ocean pout stocks; adopted
rebuilding programs for NE multispecies
(groundfish) stocks newly classified as
being overfished and subject to
overfishing; revised management
measures, including significant
revisions to the sector management
measures (established under
Amendment 13) necessary to end
overfishing, rebuild overfished
regulated NE multispecies and ocean
pout stocks, and mitigate the adverse
economic impacts of increased effort
controls. It also implemented new
requirements under Amendment 16 for
establishing acceptable biological catch
(ABC), annual catch limits (ACLs), and
accountability measures (AMs) for each
stock managed under the FMP, pursuant
to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act).
Sectors are a management tool in the
NE groundfish fishery. A sector consists

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of three of more limited access NE
multispecies vessel permits, with
distinct ownership, who voluntarily
enter into a contract to manage their
fishing operations and to share liability.
A sector is granted an annual allocation
of most stocks of fish managed by the
NE Multispecies FMP. In return for
increased operational flexibility, such as
exemptions from certain effort controls
and the ability to pool and trade quota,
sectors have additional reporting and
monitoring requirements. The sector
reporting and monitoring requirements,
as established by Amendment 16 and
revised by subsequent framework
adjustments to the NE Multispecies
FMP, are contained within this
information collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Weekly and on occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
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: December 18, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.

Special Accommodations
These meetings are 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.

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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.

South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a meeting of the South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s
(Council) System Management Plan
Workgroup via webinar.
AGENCY:

The Council will hold a
meeting of its System Management Plan
(SMP) Workgroup via webinar.
DATES: The SMP Workgroup will meet
via webinar from 1:30 p.m. until 3:30
p.m. on January 14, 2019.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via webinar. The meeting is accessible
to the public via webinar. Registration is

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required. Information regarding
registration and other meeting
information will be posted to the
Council’s website at: http://safmc.net/
safmc-meetings/ as it becomes available.
Council address: South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N
Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim
Iverson, Public Information Officer,
SAFMC; phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll
free (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–
4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SMP
Workgroup is an advisory group for the
Council that reviews actions items,
evaluates protected areas, and reviews
management of protected areas
recommended by the Council. The SMP
Workgroup was formed in March 2018.
The Workgroup will hold a series of
meetings to discuss components of the
System Management Plans created by
the Council. The Workgroup is
responsible for development of a report
to the Council with recommendations.
During this meeting the SMP
Workgroup will review writing
assignments for each section of the
report including: background
information on managed areas;
biological and habitat monitoring; socioeconomic factors; enforcement and
compliance; and outreach.

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Dated: December 19, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Marine Mammals; File No. 22187
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:

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Notice is hereby given that
Heather E. Liwanag, Ph.D., 1 Grand
Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407–
0401, has applied in due form for a
permit to conduct research on northern
elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris)
in California.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
January 25, 2019.
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. 22187 from the list of
available applications.
These documents are also available
upon written request or by appointment
in the Permits and Conservation
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. 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: Sara
Young or Shasta McClenahan, (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), and the Fur Seal Act of 1966,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
The applicant requests a five year
permit to study northern elephant seals
at the Piedras Blancas Rookery in San
Simeon, CA, and new pupping beaches
at Vandenberg Air Force Base. Research
would be conducted year-round on all
age classes and both sexes, with
increased frequency and effort during
the breeding season (December–April).
This study would establish a catalog of
known individual seals at the Piedras
Blancas colony via marking, tagging,
and weighing of young-of-the-year pups.
Types of takes include behavioral
SUMMARY:

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