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IUU fishing and related activities;
support coordination and collaboration
to counter IUU fishing within priority
regions; and increase and improve
global transparency and traceability
across the seafood supply chain to deter
IUU fishing and strengthen fisheries
management and food security; improve
global enforcement operations against
IUU fishing; and prevent the use of IUU
fishing as a financing source for
transnational organized crime groups.
Part II of the Maritime SAFE Act calls
for the establishment of the Interagency
Working Group on IUU Fishing,
specifying the chair and agency
membership in the Working Group, as
well as the Working Group’s
responsibilities. This Working Group
met for the first time in June 2020.
NOAA is chair of this Working Group
for its first 3 years, joined by the U.S.
Department of State and U.S. Coast
Guard as deputy chairs.
The Working Group has developed its
Work Plan, a living document that will
serve as the basis for a 5-year strategic
plan that is due to Congress by the end
of calendar year 2021. In this Work
Plan, the Working Group identified
ongoing existing activities, as well as
new lines of effort, that comprise the
initial focus of Federal government
actions under the purview of the
Working Group. Many of the new
activities proposed in the Work Plan
emphasize the use of maritime
intelligence and the involvement of
military departments to support efforts
to combat IUU fishing. The Work Plan
can be found here: https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/
maritime-safe-act-interagency-workinggroup-iuu-fishing.
The Working Group is exploring
potential ways in which the government
and private sector stakeholders can
work together to combat IUU fishing
and enhance maritime security. We are
interested to hear from the seafood
industry, non-governmental
organizations, and other stakeholders
that are engaged in efforts to combat
IUU fishing. We welcome comments in
relation to the Work Plan, particularly
any responses to the following
questions:
• Which activities in the Work Plan
are connected to the expertise or
interests of your organization related to
combating IUU fishing?
• What kinds of distinctive
capabilities or capacities could your
organization bring to the activities in the
Work Plan?
• Which specific activities could
serve as the basis for a partnership
between your organization and
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• Are there specific geographic
regions or seafood industry sectors (e.g.,
harvesting, processing, or trade) where
your organization focuses efforts to
build capacity in combating IUU fishing
that could be tied to activities in the
Work Plan?
• Which elements in the Work Plan
do you see as priorities to include in the
5-year Strategic Plan of the Working
Group?
Dated: January 19, 2021.
Alexa Cole,
Director, Office of International Affairs and
Seafood Inspection, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; National Saltwater Angler
Registry and State Exemption Program
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before March 26, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at Adrienne.thomas@noaa.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0578 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Lauren
Dolinger Few, National Marine Fisheries
SUMMARY:

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Service, Office of Science and
Technology, 1315 East-West Hwy./
FST1, Silver Spring, MD 21910, Phone:
(301) 427–8127 lauren.dolinger.few@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved collection. The
National Saltwater Angler Registry
Program (Registry Program) was
established to implement
recommendations included in the
review of national saltwater angling data
collection programs conducted by the
National Research Council (NRC) in
2005/2006, and the provisions of the
Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act,
codified at Section 401(g) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(MSA), which require the Secretary of
Commerce to commence improvements
to recreational fisheries surveys,
including establishing a national
saltwater angler and for-hire vessel
registry, by January 1, 2009. A final rule
that includes regulatory measures to
implement the Registry Program (RIN
0648–AW10) was adopted and codified
in 50 CFR 600, subpart P.
The Registry Program collects
identification and contact information
from those anglers and for-hire vessels
who are involved in recreational fishing
in the United States Exclusive Economic
Zone or for anadromous fish in any
waters, unless the anglers or vessels are
exempted from the registration
requirement. Data collected includes—
for anglers: Name, address, date of birth,
telephone contact information and
region(s) of the country in which they
fish; for for-hire vessels: Owner and
operator name, address, date of birth,
telephone contact information, vessel
name and registration/documentation
number and home port or primary
operating area. This information is
compiled into a national and/or series of
regional registries that is being used to
support surveys of recreational anglers
and for-hire vessels to develop estimates
of recreational angling effort.
II. Method of Collection
Persons may register online at a
NOAA-maintained website. Registration
cards, valid for one year from the date
of issuance, are mailed to registrants.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0578.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).

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Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,204.
Estimated Time per Response: 3
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 61.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $1,527.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (MSA).
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
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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
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Socioeconomics of Coral
Reef Conservation
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before March 26, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at Adrienne.thomas@noaa.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0646 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Mary
Allen, NOAA Office for Coastal
Management, Coral Reef Conservation
Program, 1305 East-West Highway,
Silver Spring, MD 20910, Telephone
(240) 533–0784 or Mary.Allen@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
This request is for the revision and
extension of a currently approved
information collection under OMB
Control Number 0648–0646. The
information collection is part of the
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program
(NCRMP), which was established by the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) Coral Reef
Conservation Program (CRCP) under the
authority of the Coral Reef Conservation
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safeguard and ensure the welfare of the
coral reef ecosystems along the
coastlines of America’s states and
territories. In accordance with its
mission goals, NOAA developed a
survey to track relevant information
regarding each jurisdiction’s population,
social and economic structure, the
benefits of coral reefs and related
habitats, the impacts of society on coral
reefs, and the impacts of coral
management on communities. The
survey is repeated in each jurisdiction
every five to seven years in order to
provide longitudinal data and
information for managers to effectively
conserve coral reefs for current and
future generations.
The purpose of this information
collection is to obtain human
dimensions information from residents
in the seven United States (U.S.)
jurisdictions containing coral reefs:
Florida, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI),
Puerto Rico, Hawaii, American Samoa,
Guam, and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).
Specifically, NOAA is seeking
information on the behaviors and
activities related to coral reefs, as well
as information on perceptions of coral
reef conditions and attitudes toward
specific reef conservation activities.
Each survey has a core set of questions
that are the same for all jurisdictions to
allow for information to be tracked over
time. To account for geographical,
cultural and linguistic differences
between jurisdictions, the survey
questions include items that are specific
to the local context and developed
based on jurisdictional partner
feedback.
We intend to use the information
collected through this instrument for
research purposes, as well as for
measuring and improving the results of
our reef protection programs. Because
many of our efforts to protect reefs rely
on education and changing attitudes
toward reef protection, the information
collected will allow CRCP to ensure that
programs are designed appropriately at
the start, future program evaluation
efforts are as successful as possible, and
outreach efforts are targeting the
intended recipients with useful
information.
Pursuant to a request from the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB), this
collection of information is being
revised to restructure these surveys as a
hybrid-generic collection.
II. Method of Collection
Information will be collected using
the most efficient and effective
methodology that is feasible in the
individual jurisdiction. For the three

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