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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Amended Trade Mission Application
Deadline to the U.S. Environmental
Technologies Business Development
Mission to IFAT
International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The U. S. Department of
Commerce, International Trade
Administration (ITA), is organizing a
U.S. Environmental Technologies
Business Development Mission to IFAT
(Internationale Fachausstellung fuer
Abwasser Technologie) an
environmental technologies trade show
in Munich, Germany, from May 13–15,
2024, with an optional program to the
Czech Republic and Slovakia from May
8–10, 2024. This notice is to update the
prior Federal Register notice to reflect
that the application deadline is now
extended to January 31, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey Odum, Global Trade Programs,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington
DC 20230; telephone (202) 482–6397 or
email Jeffrey.Odum@trade.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Amendment to Revise the Trade
Mission Deadline for Submitting
Applications.
SUMMARY:

Background

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U.S. Environmental Technologies
Business Development Mission to IFAT
The International Trade
Administration has determined that to
allow for optimal execution of
recruitment, the application deadline
has been extended from January 12,
2024, to January 31, 2024. Applications
may be accepted after that date if space
remains and scheduling constraints
permit. Interested U.S. companies and
trade associations/organizations that
have not already submitted an
application are encouraged to do so. The
U.S. Department of Commerce will
review applications and make selection
decisions on a rolling basis in
accordance with the 88 FR 69901
(October 10, 2023). The applicants
selected will be notified as soon as
possible.
Contact
Megan Hyndman, Team Lead, Climate
and Environmental Technologies,
Office of Energy and Environmental

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Industries, Phone: +1–823–1839,
Email: Megan.Hyndman@trade.gov
Elizabeth Laxague, Global
Environmental Technologies Team
Leader, U.S. Commercial Service—
Seattle, Phone: +1–206–406–8903,
Email: Elizabeth.Laxague@trade.gov
Sean Timmins, Principal Commercial
Officer, U.S. Consulate in Munich—
Germany, Phone: +49–151–6772–
6689, Email: Sean.Timmins@trade.gov
Richard Pales, Commercial Assistant,
U.S. Embassy in Prague—Czech
Republic, Phone: +420–257–022–397,
Email: Richard.Pales@trade.gov
Marian Volent, Head of U.S.
Commercial Section, U.S. Embassy in
Bratislava—Slovakia, Phone: +421–2–
5922–5310, Email: Marian.Volent@
trade.gov
Donald Calvert, Desk Officer, Germany,
Office of Central & Southeast Europe,
Phone: (202) 482–9128, Email:
Donald.Calvert@trade.gov
Marie Geiger, Desk Officer, Czechia/
Slovakia, Office of Central &
Southeast Europe, Phone: (202) 482–
6418, Email: Marie.Geiger@trade.gov
Gemal Brangman,
Director, Global Trade Programs.
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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; Southeast Region Dealer and
Interview Family of Forms
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 25, 2024.
SUMMARY:

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Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at NOAA.PRA@noaa.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0013 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 Dr.
David Gloeckner, Supervisory
Mathematical Statistician, 75 Virginia
Beach Drive, Bldg. 1, Miami, FL 33149–
1003 (305) 361–4257 or
david.gloeckner@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:

I. Abstract
This request is for renewal of a
current information collection. Fishery
quotas are established for many species
in the fishery management plans
developed by the Gulf of Mexico Reef
Fish Fishery Management Council, the
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council, and The Caribbean Fishery
Management Council. The Southeast
Fisheries Science Center has been
delegated the responsibility to monitor
these quotas. To do so in a timely
manner, seafood dealers that handle
these species are required to report the
purchases (landings) of these species.
The frequency of these reporting
requirements varies depending on the
magnitude of the quota (e.g., lower
quota usually require more frequent
reporting) and the intensity of fishing
effort. The most common reporting
frequency is weekly. Daily reporting is
only used for one fishery.
In addition, information collection
included in this family of forms
includes interview with fishermen to
gather information on the fishing effort,
location and type of gear used on
individual trips. This data collection is
conducted for a subsample of the fishing
trips and vessel/trips in selected
commercial fisheries in the Southeast
region and commercial fisheries of the
US Caribbean. Fishing trips and
individuals are selected at random to
provide a viable statistical sample.
These data are used for scientific
analyses that support critical
conservation and management decisions
made by national and international
fishery management organizations.
II. Method of Collection
Dealer reports used for quota
monitoring are reported electronically
for all, but one fishery (mackerel gillnet)
is reported via fax or email. Bio profile

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data from Trip Interview programs is
obtained by face-to-face interviews with
fisherman or sea food dealers.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0013.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(renewal of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Business and other
for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
4,500.
Estimated Time per Response: Dealer
reporting for monitoring Federal fishery
annual catch limits (ACLs): coastal
fisheries dealers reporting, 10 minutes;
mackerel dealer reporting (gillnet), 10
minutes. Bio profile data from Trip
Interview programs (TIP): Fin Fish
interviews, 10 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 5,500.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: This data collection
is authorized under 50 CFR part 622.5.

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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
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cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XD684]

Pacific Island Fisheries; Western
Pacific Stock Assessment Review;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:

The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) and
NMFS will convene a Western Pacific
Stock Assessment Review (WPSAR) of a
stock assessment update for the
multispecies bottomfish complex in
Guam. The review will be conducted
virtually. A satellite location will be
made available for the public to view
the review process and NMFS staff will
be available in-person to answer
questions. See ADDRESSES for the web
address to access the meeting and the
location of the satellite viewing site.
DATES: The WPSAR meeting will be
held between February 7 and February
8, 2024 (February 8 and 9, Chamorro
Standard). See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for meeting dates and times
and the daily agenda.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held by
web conference via WebEx. Audio and
visual portions for all of the web
conferences can be accessed at: https://
wprfmc.webex.com/join/
info.wpcouncilnoaa.gov. Web
conference access information and
instructions for providing public
comments will be posted on the Council
website at www.wpcouncil.org. For
assistance with the web conference
connection, contact the Council office at
(808) 552–8220.
The satellite viewing site for the
WPSAR review is located at the Guam
NOAA Field Office 770 East Sunset
Blvd., STE 170, Tiyan, GU 96913.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director,
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (808) 522–8220.
SUMMARY:

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The
NMFS Pacific Islands Fisheries Science
Center (PIFSC) conducted a stock
assessment update for bottomfish
management unit species (BMUS) in the
U.S. territory of Guam. PIFSC
previously conducted a 2019 benchmark
stock assessment for the Guam
bottomfish stock complex using a
Bayesian surplus production model
based on data through 2017. The 2019
assessment incorporated improvements
to data standardization and model
assumptions that followed
recommendations from the review panel
for the 2015 assessment for the same
stock. PIFSC used production models to
estimate biomass and stock status
through time, and to evaluate stock
status against maximum sustainable
yield-based reference points set in the
fishery ecosystem plan (FEP) for the
Mariana Archipelago, which includes
Guam. Based on the results of the 2019
assessment, NMFS determined the stock
to be overfished but not experiencing
overfishing. In 2022 NMFS and the
Council implemented a plan to rebuild
biomass of the stock consistent with
requirements of the Magnuson Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act and the FEP.
The 2024 assessment update that will
be reviewed in February used the
methodology of the 2019 benchmark
assessment and updated it with data
through 2022. The 2024 assessment
update will provide new information to
inform management, including updates
on biomass and fishing mortality
relative to status determination
thresholds to evaluate rebuilding
progress, and projections to inform
recommendations of allowable
biological catch and annual catch limits.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Agenda for WPSAR Review
The meeting schedule and agenda are
as follows:
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 (12 p.m.–
6 p.m., Hawaii Standard Time)/
Thursday, February 8, 2024 (8 a.m.–2
p.m., Chamorro Standard Time)
1. Introduction
2. Review objectives and terms of
reference
3. Review of stock assessment updates
4. Summary of comments and analysis
during desktop phase
5. Questions to presenters
6. Public comment
Thursday, February 8, 2024 (12 p.m.–6
p.m., Hawaii Standard Time)/Friday,
February 9, 2024 (8 a.m.–2 p.m.,
Chamorro Standard Time)
7. Panel presentation on the review
results and recommendations

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