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Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Council Meeting With the Atlantic
States Marine Fisheries Commission’s
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea
Bass Board
Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries
Management (EAFM) Recreational
Summer Flounder Management
Strategy Evaluation (MSE)
Review outcomes and
recommendations from November
8–9 core stakeholder group
workshop
Update on project timeline and tasks
2022 Summer Flounder Recreational
Measures
Review Advisory Panel and
Monitoring Committee
recommendations
Recommend conservation
equivalency or coastwide
management and associated
measures for 2022
2022 Scup Recreational Measures
Review Advisory Panel and
Monitoring Committee
recommendations
Recommend 2022 recreational
management measures for federal
waters
2022 Black Sea Bass Recreational
Measures
Review Advisory Panel and
Monitoring Committee
recommendations
Recommend conservation
equivalency or coastwide
management and associated
measures for 2022
Final Action on Summer Flounder,
Scup, and Black Sea Bass
Commercial/Recreational
Allocation Amendment
Review alternatives
Review staff recommendations
Consider final action

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Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Biennial Review of 2020–24 Research
Priorities Document
Review proposed research priority
changes and Research Steering
Committee recommendations
Approved updated research priorities
document
Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Species
Separation Requirements
Review white paper and identify next
steps
Climate Change Scenario Planning
Summary of scoping input and update
on next steps
Ocean City, Maryland Video Project
Update on data collection and next
Habitat Activities
Update from Greater Atlantic Regional
Fisheries Office Habitat
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of interest (aquaculture, other
projects) in the region
Sea Turtle Bycatch in Trawl Fisheries
(Carrie Upite, Greater Atlantic
Regional Fisheries Office, Sea
Turtle Recovery Coordinator)
GARFO presentation on outreach
process for development of bycatch
reduction measures to reduce takes
of sea turtles in trawl fisheries
Acknowledgements and Awards
Thursday, December 16, 2021
2022 Implementation Plan
Review and approve 2022
Implementation Plan
Business Session
Committee Reports (SSC, Research
Steering Committee, Executive
Committee); Executive Director’s
Report; Organization Reports; and
Liaison Reports
Other Business and General Public
Comment
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, in
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meetings. Actions
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).
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aid
should be directed to Shelley Spedden,
(302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 16, 2021.
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
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Recreational Angler Survey
of Sea Turtle Interactions
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collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite 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. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on August 19,
2021 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Recreational Angler Survey of
Sea Turtle Interactions.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0774.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a current information collection).
Number of Respondents: 20,000.
Average Time per Response: 10
minutes for the Angler Intercept Survey,
5 minutes for the Sea Turtle Incidental
Capture Form.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,153
hours.
Needs and Uses: NOAA’s National
Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA
Fisheries) proposes to extend a current
information collection designed to
assess the extent of hook and line
interactions between recreational
anglers on piers and other shore-based
fishing locations and sea turtles. The
collection comprises an Angler Intercept
Survey, a Fishing Site Characterization
Form, a Survey Cover Sheet, and a Sea
Turtle Incidental Capture Form. The
Angler Intercept Survey will be verbally
administered on piers and shore-based
fishing locations within NOAA
Fisheries Greater Atlantic Region and
Southeast Region, and will be
administered to approximately 20,000
individual recreational fishermen. The
respondents will be verbally asked a
series of questions about their fishing
practices and observations of sea turtles
and the interviewer will record their
answers. The survey will also assess the
feasibility of an intercept survey for this
purpose in terms of response rates and
data collection. The Fishing Site
Characterization Form will be
completed by the survey administrator
at each fishing location and collects
information on the structure and
operation of the pier or shore-based
fishing location. The Site
Characterization Sheet will be
completed by the survey administrator
during each survey period and collects

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information on the environmental
conditions for that particular day, the
number of anglers fishing, number of
lines in the water, and the number of
surveys completed. Sea Turtle
Incidental Capture Form will be filled
out by a Sea Turtle Stranding and
Salvage Network participant when a
turtle is incidentally captured,
regardless of if the capture occurs
during a specific survey period, and
collects information on the specific
interaction with fishing gear. This
information is necessary to compare to
the angler survey data, to identify if
certain factors or fishing practices
influence the rate of interactions. In this
extension, minor revisions will be made
to the Sea Turtle Incidental Capture
Form to eliminate duplication with
other sea turtle stranding data collection
efforts.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: Once.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Collection of these
data on sea turtle interactions in the
shore-based recreational fishing sector is
necessary to fulfill statutory
requirements of the Endangered Species
Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et. seq.).
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0648–0774.
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
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Atlantic Highly Migratory Species;
Atlantic Shark Management Measures;
2022 Research Fishery
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of intent; request for
applications.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: NMFS announces its request
for applications for the 2022 shark
research fishery from commercial shark
fishermen with directed or incidental
shark limited access permits. The shark
research fishery allows for the collection
of fishery-dependent and biological data
for future stock assessments and to meet
the research objectives of the Agency.
The only commercial vessels authorized
to land sandbar sharks are those
participating in the shark research
fishery. Shark research fishery
permittees may also land other large
coastal sharks (LCS), small coastal
sharks (SCS), smoothhound, and pelagic
sharks. Commercial shark fishermen
who are interested in participating in
the shark research fishery need to
submit a completed Shark Research
Fishery Permit Application to be
considered.
DATES: Shark Research Fishery
Applications must be received no later
than December 20, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Please submit completed
applications via email to
NMFS.Research.Fishery@noaa.gov.
For copies of the Shark Research
Fishery Permit Application, please
email a request to
NMFS.Research.Fishery@noaa.gov.
Copies of the Shark Research Fishery
Application are also available at the
HMS website at https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highlymigratory-species/atlantic-highlymigratory-species-exempted-fishingpermits. Additionally, please be advised
that your application may be released
under the Freedom of Information Act.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karyl Brewster-Geisz, at (301) 427–8503
(phone) or Delisse Ortiz at (202) 930–
1304 or email NMFS.research.fishery@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Atlantic shark fisheries are managed
under the authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
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Act). The 2006 Consolidated Atlantic
HMS Fishery Management Plan (FMP),
as amended, is implemented by
regulations at 50 CFR part 635. Specifics
regarding the commercial shark quotas
and the shark research fishery can be
found at §§ 635.27(b) and 635.32(f).
The shark research fishery was
established, in part, to maintain time
series data for stock assessments and to
meet NMFS’ research objectives. Since
the shark research fishery was
established in 2008, it has allowed for:
The collection of fishery-dependent data
for current and future stock
assessments; the operation of
cooperative research to meet NMFS’
ongoing research objectives; the
collection of updated life-history
information used in the sandbar shark
(and other species) stock assessment;
the collection of data on habitat
preferences that might help reduce
fishery interactions through bycatch
mitigation; evaluation of the utility of
the mid-Atlantic closed area on the
recovery of dusky sharks and collection
of hook-timer and pop-up satellite
archival tag information to determine atvessel and post-release mortality of
dusky sharks; and collection of sharks to
determine the weight conversion factor
from dressed weight to whole weight.
The shark research fishery allows
selected commercial fishermen the
opportunity to earn revenue from selling
additional sharks, including sandbar
sharks. Only the commercial shark
fishermen selected to participate in the
shark research fishery are authorized to
land sandbar sharks subject to the
sandbar quota available each year. The
base quota for sandbar sharks is 90.7
metric tons (mt) dressed weight (dw) per
year, although this number may be
reduced in the event of overharvests.
The selected shark research fishery
permittees will also be allowed to land
other LCS, SCS, smoothhound, and
pelagic sharks consistent with any
restrictions established on their shark
research fishery permit. Generally, the
shark research fishery permits are valid
only for the calendar year for which
they are issued.
One hundred percent observer
coverage is required on shark research
fishery trips. The specific 2022 trip
limits and number of trips per month
will depend on the availability of
funding, number of selected vessels, the
availability of observers, the available
quota, and the objectives of the research
fishery, and will be included in the
permit terms at time of issuance. The
number of participants in the research
fishery changes each year. In 2021, four
fishermen were chosen to participate.
From 2008 through 2021, there has been

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