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consultation regarding geophysical
surveys along the U.S. Atlantic coast in
the three Atlantic Renewable Energy
Regions (completed June 29, 2021;
revised September 2021). The proposed
Renewal IHA provides no new
information about the effects of the
action, nor does it change the extent of
effects of the action, or any other basis
to require reinitiation of consultation
with NMFS GARFO; therefore, the ESA
consultation has been satisfied for the
initial IHA and remains valid for the
Renewal IHA.
Proposed Renewal IHA and Request for
Public Comment
As a result of these preliminary
determinations, NMFS proposes to issue
a renewal IHA to BPW for conducting
marine site characterization surveys in
coastal waters off of New York and New
Jersey in the New York Bight, from
March 1, 2024 through February 28,
2025, provided the previously described
mitigation, monitoring, and reporting
requirements are incorporated. A draft
of the proposed and final initial IHA can
be found at https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/
incidental-take-authorizations-undermarine-mammal-protection-act. We
request comment on our analyses, the
proposed renewal IHA, and any other
aspect of this notice. Please include
with your comments any supporting
data or literature citations to help
inform our final decision on the request
for MMPA authorization.
Dated: January 25, 2024.
Catherine Marzin,
Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration

This meeting will be held
online. Specific meeting information,
including a proposed agenda and
directions on how to attend the meeting
and system requirements, will be
provided in the meeting announcement
on the Pacific Council’s website (see
www.pcouncil.org). You may send an
email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt
(kris.kleinschmidt@noaa.gov) or contact
him at (503) 820–2412 for technical
assistance.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220–1384.

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kerry Griffin, Staff Officer, Pacific
Council; telephone: (503) 820–2409.
The
purpose of this online meeting is for the
MPC to consider current offshore wind
(OSW) energy issues and to provide
information and advice to the Pacific
Council for consideration at its March or
April 2024 meetings. Meeting topics
may include updates from lessees on
their site survey activities within the
lease sites off California. Other OSW or
aquaculture topics may be considered,
as appropriate.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in the meeting agenda may be
discussed, those issues may not be the
subject of formal action during this
meeting. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically listed in this
document and any issues arising after
publication of this document that
require emergency action under section
305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
provided the public has been notified of
the intent to take final action to address
the emergency.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Special Accommodations

Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting

Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Mr. Kris
Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@
noaa.gov; (503) 820–2412) at least 10
days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:

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The online meeting will be held
Tuesday, February 20, 2024, from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m., Pacific standard time or
until business for the day has been
completed.

DATES:

The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Pacific Council)
Ad Hoc Marine Planning Committee
(MPC) will hold an online public
meeting.

SUMMARY:

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Dated: January 26, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
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; Northeast Region Observer
Providers Requirements
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 April 1, 2024.
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–
0546 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 Travis
Ford, Fishery Policy Analyst, 978–281–
9233, travis.ford@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
This request is for an extension of a
currently approved information
collection. Under the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, the Secretary of Commerce
(Secretary) has the responsibility for the
conservation and management of marine
fishery resources. Much of this
responsibility has been delegated to the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA)/National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
Under this stewardship role, the
Secretary was given certain regulatory
authorities to ensure the most beneficial
uses of these resources. One of the

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regulatory steps taken to carry out the
conservation and management
objectives is to collect data from users
of the resource. Regulations at 50 CFR
648.11(g) require observer service
providers to comply with specific
requirements in order to operate as an
approved provider in the Atlantic sea
scallop (scallop) fishery. Observer
service providers must comply with the
following requirements: submit
applications for approval as an observer
service provider; formally request
observer training by the Northeast
Fisheries Observer Program (NEFOP);
submit observer deployment reports and
biological samples; give notification of
whether a vessel must carry an observer
within 24 hours of the vessel owner’s
notification of a prospective trip;
maintain an updated contact list of all
observers that includes the observer
identification number; observer’s name
mailing address, email address, phone
numbers, homeports or fisheries/trip
types assigned, and whether or not the
observer is ‘‘in service.’’ The regulations
also require observer service providers
submit any outreach materials, such as
informational pamphlets, payment
notification, and descriptions of
observer duties as well as all contracts
between the service provider and
entities requiring observer services for
review to NMFS/NEFOP. Observer
service providers also have the option to
respond to application denials, and
submit a rebuttal in response to a
pending removal from the list of
approved observer providers.
Regulations at § 648.11(k)(2) require
that limited access, limited access
general category individual fishing
quota, and Northern Gulf of Maine
scallop vessels notify NMFS prior to the
beginning of a scallop trip to facilitate
the deployment of at-sea observers.
Previously, vessels either called or
email to notify NMFS of an upcoming
scallop trip. NMFS will be adding a new
method for notification called the PreTrip Notification System (PTNS). The
integration of the scallop notification
requirement into the PTNS helps
standardize observer operations
between fisheries and modernize
reporting systems. The PTNS is a
mobile-friendly website that is more
sophisticated and flexible than the aging
interactive voice response technology.
The change to the PTNS does not affect
determination of scallop coverage rates
or the compensation analysis. There are
no changes to the requirements vessels
must abide by if selected to carry an
observer, such as equal
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requirements. This change is not
expected to impact the burden response
time, but NOAA will continue to
monitor use of this new tool, and will
update the collection if it results in any
burden changes at our next renewal.
These requirements allow NMFS/
NEFOP to effectively administer the
scallop observer program.
II. Method of Collection
The approved observer service
providers submit information to NMFS/
NEFOP via email, fax, or postal service.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0546.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension and revision of a currently
approved information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organization.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
622.
Estimated Time per Response:
Application for approval of observer
service provider, 10 hours; applicant
response to denial of application for
approval of observer service provider,
10 hours; observer service provider
request for observer training, 30
minutes; observer deployment report, 10
minutes; observer availability report, 10
minutes; safety refusal report, 30
minutes; submission of raw observer
data, 5 minutes; observer debriefing, 2
hours; biological samples, 5 minutes;
rebuttal of pending removal from list of
approved observer service providers, 8
hours; vessel request to observer service
provider for procurement of a certified
observer, 25 minutes; vessel request for
waiver of observer coverage
requirement, 10 minutes; observer
contact list updates, 5 minutes; observer
availability updates, 1 minute; service
provider material submissions, 30
minutes; service provider contracts, 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 6,320.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $60,545.
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)
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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 Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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Caribbean Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public virtual meeting.
AGENCY:

The Caribbean Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
District Advisory Panels (DAPs) will
hold a public virtual joint meeting to
discuss the items contained in the
tentative agenda included in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The DAPs public virtual joint
meeting will be held on February 21,
2024, from 10a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The
meeting will be at Atlantic standard
time (AST).
ADDRESSES: You may join the DAPs
public virtual joint meeting (via Zoom)
from a computer, tablet or smartphone
by entering the following addresses:
Join Zoom Meeting: DAPs https://
us02web.zoom.us/j/88004907357?
pwd=ZnRPL0g4ekMzWHRJUzA1K1Fo
RnVOdz09
Meeting ID: 880 0490 7357
Passcode: 849982
One tap mobile:
SUMMARY:

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