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and to provide information and advice
to the Pacific Council for consideration
at its June 2024 meeting. Topics will
include updates on state and Federal
OSW activities, and other OSW or
aquaculture topics, 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.
Special Accommodations
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.

I. Abstract

Dated: March 28, 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; National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Fisheries Greater Atlantic Region Gear
Identification 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

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comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before June 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: 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–
0351 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 Laura
Deighan, Fishery Management
Specialist, 55 Great Republic Drive,
Gloucester, MA 01930, 978–281–9184,
laura.deighan@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This request would extend an
approved information collection
regarding Greater Atlantic Region
fishing gear marking requirements.
There are no changes to the gear
marking requirements in this collection.
Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act), the Secretary
of Commerce (Secretary) is responsible
for the conservation and management of
marine fishery resources. The Secretary
has delegated much of this
responsibility to the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA)/National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS). The Magnuson-Stevens
Act gives the Secretary and NOAA
certain regulatory authorities to ensure
the most beneficial uses of marine
fishery resources. One of the regulatory
steps taken to carry out the conservation
and management objectives is to collect
data from users of the resource.
Regulations at 50 CFR 648.84(a),(b),
and (d), 648.125(b)(3), 648.144(b)(1),
648.264(a)(5), and 697.21(a) and (b)
require Federal permit holders using
certain types of fishing gear to mark the
gear with information necessary to
identify the vessel and gear (e.g., hull
identification number, Federal fishing
permit number). The regulations also
specify gear marking requirements for
visibility (e.g., buoys, radar reflectors).
These gear marking requirements aid in
fishery law enforcement, support safe
navigation by increasing gear visibility,
and help prevent gear conflicts by
providing gear type information to other
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The number of end lines associated
with each string of hooks, pots, or traps
determine the quantity of gear in this
collection. A single Federal permit
holder may be responsible for marking
several strings of a given gear type and
may use multiple gear types that require
marking.
II. Method of Collection
The regulations require Federal
permit holders to affix the identifying
information to the buoy or another part
of the gear. No information is submitted
to NMFS as a result of this collection.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0351.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection, without change).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organization.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,283.
Estimated Time per Response: 1
minute per string of gear.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 9,561.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $45,660 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Act. Regulations at 50 CFR 648.84(a),
(b), and (d), 648.125(b) (3), 648.144(b)
(1), 648.264(a) (5), and 697.21(a) and (b).
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

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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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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Evaluation of Mississippi Coastal
Management Program; Public Meeting;
Request for Comments
Office for Coastal Management,
National Ocean Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
opportunity to comment.
AGENCY:

The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Office for Coastal Management, will
hold a virtual public meeting to solicit
input on the performance evaluation of
the Mississippi Coastal Management
Program. NOAA also invites the public
to submit written comments.
DATES: NOAA will hold a virtual public
comment meeting on Tuesday, May 21,
2024, at 12 p.m. Central Time (CT).
NOAA may close the meeting 15
minutes after the conclusion of public
testimony and after responding to any
clarifying questions from meeting
participants. NOAA will consider all
relevant written comments received by
Friday, May 31, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted by one of the following
methods:
Virtual Public Meeting: Provide oral
comments during the public meeting on
Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at 12 p.m. CT
by registering as a speaker at https://
forms.gle/CRiA3ngoXUBZCyus8. We
request that those interested in
attending register by Tuesday, May 21,
2024, at 10 a.m. CT. Please indicate on
the registration form whether you
intend to provide oral comments. The
lineup of speakers will be based on the
date and time of registration. Upon
registration, NOAA will send a
confirmation email. One hour prior to
the start of the virtual meeting on May
21, 2024, NOAA will send an email to

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all registrants with a link to the public
comment meeting and information
about participating. While advance
registration is requested, registration
will remain open until the meeting
closes and any participant may provide
oral comment after the registered
speakers conclude. Meeting registrants
may remain anonymous by typing
‘‘Anonymous’’ in the ‘‘First Name’’ and
‘‘Last Name’’ fields on the registration
form.
Email: Send written comments to Pam
Kylstra, Evaluator, NOAA Office for
Coastal Management, at
CZMA.evaluations@noaa.gov. Include
‘‘Comments on Performance Evaluation
of the Mississippi Coastal Management
Program’’ in the subject line of the
message.
NOAA will accept anonymous
comments; however, the written
comments NOAA receives are
considered part of the public record,
and the entirety of the comment,
including the name of the commenter,
email address, attachments, and other
supporting materials, will be publicly
accessible. Sensitive personally
identifiable information, such as
account numbers and Social Security
numbers, should not be included with
the comment. Comments that are not
related to the performance evaluation of
the Mississippi Coastal Management
Program or that contain profanity,
vulgarity, threats, or other inappropriate
language will not be considered.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam
Kylstra, Evaluator, NOAA Office for
Coastal Management, by email at
Pam.Kylstra@noaa.gov or by phone at
(843) 439–5568. Copies of the previous
evaluation findings, reserve
management plan, and reserve site
profile may be viewed and downloaded
on the internet at http://coast.noaa.gov/
czm/evaluations/. A copy of the
evaluation notification letter and most
recent progress report may be obtained
upon request by contacting Pam Kylstra.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
312 of the Coastal Zone Management
Act (CZMA) requires NOAA to conduct
periodic evaluations of federally
approved coastal management
programs. The evaluation process
includes one or more public meetings,
consideration of written public
comments, and consultations with
interested Federal, State, and local
agencies and members of the public.
During the evaluation, NOAA will
consider the extent to which the State
of Mississippi has met the national
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financial assistance under the CZMA.
When the evaluation is complete,
NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management
will place a notice in the Federal
Register announcing the availability of
the final evaluation findings.
Keelin Kuipers,
Deputy Director, Office for Coastal
Management, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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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; West Coast Region Vessel
Identification 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 June 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: 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–
0355 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
Christopher Biegel, Fishery
Management Specialist, National
Marine Fisheries Service, West Coast
Regional Office, 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd.,
Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97232, (503)
231–6291, christopher.biegel@noaa.gov.
SUMMARY:

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