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Coordinator, 4055 Faber Place Drive,
Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405;
phone: (843) 571–4366; email:
Kathleen.Howington@safmc.net.
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 threestep process including: (1) Data
Workshop; (2) Assessment Process
utilizing webinars; and (3) Review
Workshop. The product of the Data
Workshop is a data report which
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
which describes the fisheries, evaluates
the status of the stock, estimates
biological benchmarks, projects future
population conditions, and recommends
research 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,
Highly Migratory Species 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 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs);
international experts; and staff of
Councils, Commissions, and state and
federal agencies.
The items of discussion at the SEDAR
60 Red Porgy Assessment Webinar III
are as follows:
• Finalize modelling discussion.
• Review projection results and
address the terms of reference.
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
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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 South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council
office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
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: January 22, 2020.
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
[RTID 0648–XA023]

South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:

The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a meeting of its System
Management Plan (SMP) Workgroup via
webinar.
DATES: The SMP Workgroup will meet
via webinar on February 20, 2020, from
1 p.m. until 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via webinar. The meeting is open to the
public and will be available via webinar
as it occurs. Registration is required.
Webinar registration information, a
public comment form, meeting agenda,
and other meeting materials will be
posted to the Council’s website at:
https://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/othermeetings/ as they become 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.

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The SMP
Workgroup is an advisory group for the
Council that reviews actions items,
evaluates managed areas, and reviews
management of managed areas
recommended by the Council. The
Workgroup is responsible for
development of a report to the Council
with recommendations. Components of
the report include background
information on managed areas;
biological and habitat monitoring; socioeconomic factors; enforcement and
compliance; research recommendations;
and outreach.
The workgroup is holding a meeting
via webinar to discuss a review of the
Oculina Bank Experimental Closed Area
Evaluation Plan created by the Council.
The Workgroup will also review the
Spawning Special Management Zone
web page currently under development.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Special Accommodations
The meeting is 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.
Note: The times and sequence
specified in this agenda are subject to
change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 22, 2020.
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
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 (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Paperwork Submissions Under
the Coastal Zone Management Act
Federal Consistency Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0411.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 2,437.
Average Hours per Response: Federal
Agency/License or Permit and

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Assistance and State Response: 8 hours;
Federal Assistance Applications and
State Response: 2 hours; Unlisted
Activities Requests and Remedial
Action Requests: 4 hours each; Public
Notices and Listing Notice/
Coordination—State Listings: 1 hour
each; Listing Notice/Coordination—
Interstate Listing: 30 hours; Mediation
Requests: 2 hours; and Secretarial
Appeals: 210 hours.
Burden Hours: 35,799.
Needs and Uses: The Coastal Zone
Management Act (CZMA) creates a
State-federal partnership to improve the
management of the nation’s coastal zone
through the development of federally
approved State coastal management
plans (CMPs). The CZMA provides two
incentives for States to develop
federally approved CMPs: (1) The
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) has
appropriated monies to grant to States to
develop and implement State CMPs that
meet statutory and regulatory criteria;
and (2) The CZMA requires federal
agencies, non-federal licensees, and
State and local government recipients of
federal assistance to conduct their
activities in a manner ‘‘consistent’’ with
the enforceable policies of NOAAapproved CMPs. The latter incentive,
referred to as the ‘‘federal consistency’’
provision, is found at 16 U.S.C. 1456.
NOAA’s regulations at 15 CFR part 930
implement NOAA’s responsibilities to
provide procedures for the consistency
provision, the procedures available for
an appeal of a State’s objection to a
consistency certification as provided for
in 16 U.S.C. 1456(c)(3)(A) and (B) and
1456(d), and changes in the appeal
process created by Congressional
amendments in 1990, 1996 and 2005,
and found at 16 U.S.C. 1465.
Paperwork and information collection
occurs largely outside of NOAA by: (1)
State and Federal agencies engaged in
licensing and permitting activities
affecting coastal resources, (2) Federal
agencies taking actions affecting State
coastal zones, and (3) Federal agencies
providing federal assistance to State and
local governments in the coastal zone.
In each of these cases, information is
collected by the entity making the
license, permit, assistance or action
decision and NOAA’s regulations
provide for the use of that information
already required by the State or Federal
entity in the consistency process.
Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1456, NOAA’s
regulations require the appropriate
entity, Federal agency or applicant for
license or permit, to prepare a
consistency determination or
certification. This information is
provided to the relevant State CMP, not

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to NOAA. Information is provided to
NOAA only when there is a State
objection to a consistency certification,
when informal mediation is sought by a
Federal agency or State, or when an
applicant for a federal license or permit
appeals to the Secretary of Commerce
for an override to a State CMPs
objection to a consistency certification.
Last, in 1990, Congress required State
CMPs to provide for public participation
in their permitting processes,
consistency determinations and similar
decisions, 16 U.S.C. 1455(d)(14), and
NOAA regulations at part 930
implement that requirement.
A number of paperwork submissions
are required by the Coastal Zone
Management Act (CZMA) federal
consistency provision, 16 U.S.C. 1456,
and implementing regulations. These
submissions are intended to provide a
reasonable, efficient, and predictable
means of complying with CZMA
requirements. The paperwork
submission requirements are detailed in
15 CFR part 930. The information will
be used by coastal states with federally
approved Coastal Zone Management
Programs to determine if Federal agency
activities, Federal license or permit
activities, and Federal assistance
activities that affect a state’s coastal
zone are consistent with the state’s
coastal management program.
Information will also be used by NOAA
and the Secretary of Commerce for
appeals to the Secretary by non-federal
applicants regarding state CZMA
objections to federal license or permit
activities or Federal assistance
activities.
Affected Public: Federal and state
agencies, federal license and permit
applicants, lessees under the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act, state and
local governments applying for federal
financial assistance.
Frequency: The frequency of reporting
is occasional, as determined by the
requirements of 16 U.S.C. 1456 and 15
CFR part 930.
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
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notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XX031]

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
General Provisions for Domestic
Fisheries; Application for Exempted
Fishing Permits
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.

AGENCY:

ACTION:

Notice; request for comments.

The Assistant Regional
Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries,
Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has
made a preliminary determination that
an Exempted Fishing Permit application
contains all of the required information
and warrants further consideration. The
Exempted Fishing Permit would allow
commercial fishing vessels to use
dredge fishing gear with a forward
facing camera within the Great South
Channel Habitat Management Area to
characterize habitat substrate types
where dredge fishing occurs, and
conduct compensation fishing that
would support research conducted by
the Coonamessett Farm Foundation.
Regulations under the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act require publication of
this notification to provide interested
parties the opportunity to comment on
applications for proposed Exempted
Fishing Permits.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before February 11, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments by any of the following
methods:
• Email: nmfs.gar.efp@noaa.gov.
Include in the subject line ‘‘CFF Great
South Channel HMA Clam EFP.’’
• Mail: Michael Pentony, Regional
Administrator, NMFS, Greater Atlantic
Regional Fisheries Office, 55 Great
Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930.
Mark the outside of the envelope
‘‘Comments on CFF Great South
Channel HMA EFP.’’
SUMMARY:

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