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for other specific end uses. This survey
was conducted in FY2015 and FY2020,
and is intended to be repeated on a
regular basis in order to track the growth
of the U.S. Ocean Enterprise. The survey
is a critical data collection piece of the
project and is necessary in order to
collect demographic, financial, and
functional information for each
organization with regard to their
involvement with IOOS. The final
deliverable of this project is an analytic
report detailing the findings of the web
survey and the analysis of the employer
database. The results will demonstrate
the size and economic impact of IOOS
data to the United States marine ocean
sector.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations and Not-for-profit
institutions.
Frequency: Every 5 years.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Section 12304 of the
Integrated Coastal and Ocean
Observation System Act, part of the
Omnibus Public Land Management Act
of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–11), and
reauthorized under the Coordinated
Ocean Observations and Research Act of
2020 (Pub. L. 116–271).
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 0648–0712.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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Administration
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
The New England Fishery
Management Council’s is convening its
Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) via webinar to consider actions
affecting New England fisheries in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Recommendations from this group will
be brought to the full Council for formal
consideration and action, if appropriate.
DATES: This webinar will be held on
Friday, January 20, 2023, beginning at 9
a.m. Webinar registration information:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/
register/8683582624103713624. Call in
information: +1 (213) 929–4212, Access
Code: 250–348–919.
ADDRESSES:
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

Agenda
The Scientific and Statistical
Committee will meet to consider setting
Acceptable Biological Catches (ABCs)
for the Monkfish management areas to
be included in the fishery management
plan specifications for fishing years
2023–25 as the average of the I-Smooth
approach (multipliers applied to recent
3-year catch) and the most recent
method used to determine ABC
(multipliers applied to recent ABCs).
The Committee also plans to consider
the corrected 2022 management stock
assessment to develop a possible revised
ABC recommendation for Atlantic
halibut for fishing years 2023 through
2025 and will consider other business as
necessary.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained on the agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Council
action will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this notice and any
issues arising after publication of this
notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has
been notified of the Council’s intent to
take final action to address the
emergency. The public also should be
aware that the meeting will be recorded.
Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy
of the recording is available upon
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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.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 3, 2023.
Ngagne Jafnar Gueye,
Acting 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; Northwest Region, Pacific
Coast Groundfish Fishery: Trawl
Rationalization Cost Recovery
Program
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
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 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 September 13, 2022
(87 FR 56000) 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: Notice of Information Collection
for the West Coast Region, Pacific Coast
Groundfish Fishery: Trawl
Rationalization Cost Recovery Program.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0663.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission;
extension of a current information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 65.
Average Hours per Response: Cost
recovery fee forms: 1-hour, Annual
report: 1 hour; Failure to Pay Report: 4
hours.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 580.

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Needs and Uses: This request is for an
extension of a currently approved
information collection. The MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (MSA) authorizes and
requires that the Secretary of Commerce
maintain a cost recovery program to
cover part of the management, data
collection and analysis, and
enforcement costs of the limited access
privilege programs, such as the Pacific
Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization
Program (Trawl Program). Cost recovery
fees may not exceed three percent of the
ex-vessel value. The Trawl Program cost
recovery program requires fish sellers to
submit fees to fish buyers who then
submit those fees to NOAA’s National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). Fish
buyers must also submit information to
NMFS on the volume and value of
harvested groundfish when submitting
the fees. Information is collected from
monthly and annual reports as well as
non-payment documents when
necessary.
The information collected is used to
track the payment of cost recovery fees,
reconcile cost recovery payments with
landings data from other sources,
calculate average ex-vessel values, and,
if necessary, help in the resolution of
non-payment issues.
This program is authorized under the
Pacific coast groundfish fishery
regulations, trawl rationalization cost
recovery program at 50 CFR 660.115.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Monthly and annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: NMFS and the
Pacific Fisheries Management Council
(Council) manage the groundfish
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
seaward of California, Oregon, and
Washington under the Pacific Coast
Groundfish Fishery Management Plan
(FMP). The Council prepared the FMP
under the authority of the MSA, 16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Regulations
governing United States fisheries and
implementing the FMP appear at 50
CFR parts 660.
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
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by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0648–0663.
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; South Pacific Tuna Act
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
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 September
6, 2022 (87 FR 54481) 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: South Pacific Tuna Act.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0218.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 21.
Average Hours per Response: License
application, 1 hour; Vessel Monitoring
System (VMS) registration application,
45 minutes; catch report, 1 hour;
unloading logsheet, 30 minutes;
expression of interest, 2 hours; and
renewal, 15 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 207.
Needs and Uses: The National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) collects vessel
license, vessel registration, catch, and
unloading information from operators of
U.S. purse seine vessels fishing under
the provisions of the Treaty on Fisheries
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Government of the United States of
America (Treaty). The Treaty provides
access for U.S. purse seine vessels to
fish in the exclusive economic zones
(EEZs) of Pacific Island Parties to the
Treaty (PIPs). The PIPs include
Australia, Cook Islands, Federated
States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati,
Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand,
Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa,
Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and
Vanuatu. This collection of information
is required to meet U.S. obligations
under the Treaty.
The South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988
(16 U.S.C. 973–973r) and U.S.
implementing regulations (50 CFR part
300, subpart D) authorize the collection
of information from U.S. purse seine
vessels fishing in the EEZs of PIPs under
the Treaty. Vessel operators must
submit annual vessel license and
registration (including registration of
vessel monitoring system (VMS) units)
applications and periodic written
reports of catch and unloading of fish
from licensed vessels. They are also
required to ensure the continued
operation of VMS units on board
licensed vessels, which is expected to
require periodic maintenance of the
units. The information collected is
submitted to the Pacific Islands Forum
Fisheries Agency (FFA) through the U.S.
government, NOAA’s National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS). The license
and registration application information
is used by the FFA to determine the
operational capability and financial
responsibility of a vessel operator
interested in fishing under the Treaty.
Information obtained from vessel catch
and unloading reports is used by the
FFA to assess fishing effort and fishery
resources in the region and to track the
amount of fish caught within each PIP’s
EEZ. Maintenance of VMS units is
needed to ensure the continuous
operation of the VMS units, which, as
part of the VMS administered by the
FFA, are used as an enforcement tool. If
the information is not collected, the U.S.
government will not meet its obligations
under the Treaty, and the lack of fishing
information will result in poor
management of the fishery resources.
There are no changes to the
collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 973–973r.
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.

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