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(Exempted Fishing Permit 19066), (2)
the scope of an Atlantic salmon
aquaculture framework that the Council
may initiate in September, (3) offshore
wind development issues, including
strategies for providing effective
comments, (4) an ongoing NOAA
Fisheries review of two Dedicated
Habitat Research Areas designated via
Omnibus Habitat Amendment 2, and (5)
potential habitat-related work priorities
for 2023. Other business may be
discussed as necessary.
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 these meetings. 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.
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 date. This meeting will be recorded.
Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy
of the recording is available upon
request.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 23, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Generic Clearance for NOAA
Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing
Projects (New)
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the

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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 October 25, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at NOAA.PRA@noaa.gov. 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 Dr. Joe
Terry, Office of Science and
Technology, 1315 East West Hwy.,
Building SSMC3, Silver Spring, MD
20910–3282, (858) 454–2547, joe.terry@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
NOAA is requesting approval for a
new generic clearance for its citizen
science and crowdsourcing projects and
approval for those citizen science and
crowdsourcing existing collections in
use without an OMB control number.
The generic clearance would allow
NOAA to do the following: (1) be more
responsive to the Citizen Science and
Crowdsourcing Act (15 U.S.C. 3724), as
well as the other laws and Executive
Orders (E.O.) listed under Legal
Authority in Section III, (2) more
rapidly and efficiently come into
compliance with the PRA and,
therefore, (3) obtain additional scientific
information that supports its mission to
understand and predict changes in
climate, weather, ocean, and coasts, to
share that knowledge and information
with others, and to conserve and
manage coastal and marine ecosystems
and resources.
NOAA relies on scientific
information. Citizen science and
crowdsourcing techniques will allow
NOAA to collect qualitative and
quantitative data that might help inform
scientific research and monitoring,
validate models or tools, support STEM
learning, and enhance the quantity and
quality of data collected to support
NOAA’s mission. Information gathered
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used by NOAA to support the activities
listed above and might provide
unprecedented avenues for conducting
breakthrough research. Collections
under this generic clearance will be
from participants who actively seek to
participate on their own initiative
through an open and transparent
process (NOAA does select participants
or require participation); collections
will be low-cost for both the
participants and the Federal
Government; and the data will be
available to support the scientific
research (including assessments, tools,
models, etc.) of NOAA and its partners.
Its partners include states, tribal or local
entities, business or other for-profit
organizations, and not-for-profit
institutions or organizations. NOAA
may, by virtue of collaborating with
other federal agencies and/or nonfederal entities, sponsor the collection
of this type of information in connection
with citizen science or crowdsourcing
projects. All collections must comply
with NOAA policies and the scope of
this generic clearance, which includes,
but is not limited to, the natural,
applied, social, and cultural sciences as
they apply to crowdsourcing and citizen
science activities. Finally, personally
identifiable information (PII) will only
be collected when necessary and in
accordance with applicable federal
procedures and policies. If a new
collection is not within the parameters
of this generic clearance, NOAA will
submit a separate information collection
request to OMB for approval of that new
collection.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–XXXX.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(new generic clearance for its citizen
science and crowdsourcing projects and
approval for those citizen science and
crowdsourcing existing collections in
use without an OMB control number).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit
organizations; Not-for-profit institutions
or organization; State, Local, or Tribal
government; and Federal government;
Farms.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,372,414.
Estimated Time per Response: 9.0
minutes average with a range from 1
minutes to 8 hours, depending on the
project.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
3,116,328.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $97,932.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

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Legal Authority: Crowdsourcing and
Citizen Science Act; Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (MSA); Marine Mammal Protection
Act (MMPA); National Marine
Sanctuaries Act (NMSA); Harmful Algal
Bloom and Hypoxia Research and
Control Act (HABHRCA); Coastal Zone
Management Act (CZMA); Coral Reef
Conservation Program (CRCP); Digital
Coast Act (DAC); Ocean and Coastal
Mapping Integration Act (OCMIA);
Weather Research and Forecasting
Innovation Act (WRFIA); Endangered
Species Act (ESA); National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); The
National Environmental Education Act,
E.O. 12866 (Regulatory Planning and
Review); E.O. 12898 (Environmental
Justice); E.O. 13985 (Advancing Racial
Equity and Support for Underserved
Communities); and E.O. 14008 (Climate
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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
do so.
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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Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; Exempted
Fishing Permit
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of an
application for exempted fishing permit;
request for comments.
AGENCY:

NMFS announces the receipt
of an application for an exempted
fishing permit (EFP) from Texas Sea
Grant. If granted, the EFP would
authorize the testing of new bycatch
reduction device (BRD) designs in the
commercial shrimp fishery in Federal
waters of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf). The
Better BRDs for the Gulf Shrimp Fleet
Project is a collaborative effort amongst
Louisiana Sea Grant, Texas Sea Grant,
NOAA Restoration Center, and NMFS to
restore finfish populations impacted by
the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (MC252)
through the development and
certification of new BRDs for the
commercial shrimp industry throughout
the Gulf.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before September 12,
2022.
SUMMARY:

You may submit comments
on the application, identified by
‘‘NOAA–NMFS–2022–0089’’ by any of
the following methods:
• Electronic Submission: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to Go
to https://www.regulations.gov and
enter ‘‘NOAA–NMFS–2022–0089’’ in
the Search box. Click the ‘‘Comment’’
icon, complete the required fields, and
enter or attach your comments.
• Mail: Frank Helies, Southeast
Regional Office, NMFS, 263 13th
Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
Instructions: Comments sent by any
other method, to any other address or
individual, or received after the end of
the comment period, may not be
considered by NMFS. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted for public
viewing on www.regulations.gov
without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address),
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive information
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accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/
A’’ in the required fields if you wish to
remain anonymous).
Electronic copies of the application
and may be obtained from the Southeast
Regional Office website at https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/
commercial-fishing/better-bycatchreduction-device-gulf-shrimp-fleetproject/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frank Helies, 727–824–5305; email:
frank.helies@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EFP is
requested under the authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act; 16 U.S.C 1801
et seq.), and regulations at 50 CFR
600.745(b) concerning exempted
fishing.
The EFP application submitted to
NMFS involves the use of experimental
fishing gear (BRDs) in Federal waters.
Federal regulations require shrimp
vessels to use NMFS approved BRDs
while trawling for Gulf shrimp in
Federal waters in the Gulf (50 CFR
622.53(a)). The EFP would exempt these
research activities from the regulations
requiring the use of BRDs in Federal
waters of the Gulf at 50 CFR 622.53(a),
and would allow the applicant to
replace an existing approved BRD with
one of six experimental BRDs
determined by the applicant. The
specific EFP request is further described
and summarized below.
The Better BRDs for the Gulf Shrimp
Fleet Project is a collaborative effort
amongst Louisiana Sea Grant, Texas Sea
Grant, NOAA Restoration Center, and
NMFS to restore finfish populations
injured by the Deepwater Horizon oil
spill (MC252) through development and
certification of new BRDs for the
commercial shrimp industry throughout
the Gulf. The project involves the
testing of new BRD designs in the
commercial shrimp fishery in Federal
waters of the Gulf. The new BRD
designs could demonstrate a greater
reduction in bycatch over the federally
certified Fisheye BRD, which may also
lead to an overall increase in shrimp
catch.
This project would identify and
develop new bycatch-reducing
technology to minimize commercial
shrimp trawl finfish discard mortality.
Additionally, the project seeks to
advance cost-effective solutions for the
Gulf shrimp fleet that would maximize
the adoption of improved BRDs.
The project is separated into several
phases. The first phase was conducted
over the past year and included proofof-concept testing of new BRD designs

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