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effectiveness analysis, constrained
optimization, simulation modeling, and
application of perception, information
processing, and decision models and
theories; and drawing on parts of
operations research, microeconomics,
statistical inference, management
control, cognitive and social
psychology, and computer science. By
focusing on decisions as the unit of
analysis, decision science provides a
unique framework for understanding
interactions across technologies, socioeconomic networks, organizations (e.g.,
institutions, firms), elements of the built
environment, and a range of ecological
problems and perceptions that influence
these decisions. Data may be collected
through a variety of modes, including
but not limited to electronic or social
media, direct or indirect observation
(i.e., in-person, video and audio
collections), interviews, structured
questionnaires, and focus groups.
Affected Public: Federal Government;
households and individuals; the private
sector; and State and local governments.
Frequency: Select from the following
options: once, annually, monthly,
quarterly: Frequency will be variable
across collections.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority:
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 0693–0089.

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Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental 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
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Social and Economic Survey
of Hired Captains and Crew in
Commercial Fisheries
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 May 7, 2024
during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days
for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
Title: Social and Economic Survey of
Hired Captains and Crew in Commercial
Fisheries.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0636.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
[revision and extension of a current
information collection].
Annual Number of Respondents:
1,353.
Average Hours per Response: 15
minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 338.
Needs and Uses: This request is for a
revision and extension to an approved
collection. The proposed revisions
would do the following to the currently
approved information collection.
1. Expand the scope from New
England, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic,
and Gulf of Mexico commercial fisheries
to Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, West
Coast, and Pacific Islands commercial
fisheries;
2. Change the title from ‘‘SocioEconomic Survey of Hired Captains and
Crew in New England, Mid-Atlantic,
South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
Commercial Fisheries’’ to ‘‘Social andEconomic Survey of Hired Captains and
Crew in Commercial Fisheries’’;
a. Replace the survey instrument that
OMB approved in 2021, which included
some region-specific questions, with

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region-specific survey instruments that
NMFS produced by eliminating the few
irrelevant questions for each region,
adding a few region-specific questions,
rewording a few questions to make them
region specific, and giving each survey
a region-specific name.
Under the revised information
collection, the Northeast Fisheries
Science Center (NEFSC) will conduct
the survey for the New England and
Mid-Atlantic fisheries; the Southeast
Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) will
conduct the survey for the South
Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico,
and the U.S. Virgin Islands fisheries; the
Northwest Fisheries Science Center
(NWFSC) and the Southwest Fisheries
Science Center (SWFSC) will jointly
conduct the survey for the West Coast
fisheries; and the Pacific Islands
Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) will
conduct the survey for the Pacific
Islands fisheries. Each Fisheries Science
Center will conduct a social and
economic survey of hired captains and
crew once in the following three years
for its commercial fisheries.
The Fisheries Science Centers seek to
conduct surveys to provide for the
ongoing collection of social and
economic data related to the fishing
industries in those states. The purpose
of this survey is to assess and track over
time the social and economic conditions
of commercial fishing crews and hired
captains for which little is known. This
survey will provide data on social and
economic impacts for this population
and the changes in fisheries because of
regulatory changes. Data to be collected
include demographic information on
crew, individual and community wellbeing, fishing practices, job satisfaction,
job opportunities, and attitudes toward
fisheries management. The National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and
Magnuson-Stevens Conservation and
Management Act (MSA) both contain
requirements for considering the social
and economic impacts of fishery
management decisions. There is a need
to understand how such fishery
management policies and programs will
affect the social and economic
characteristics of those involved in the
commercial fishing industry. To help
meet these requirements of NEPA and
MSA, the Fisheries Science Centers will
collect data on an ongoing basis to track
how the social and economic
characteristics of fisheries are changing
over time and the impact of fishery
management policies and programs
implemented for the New England, MidAtlantic, South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico,
Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, West
Coast, and Pacific Islands commercial
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Affected Public: Individuals (i.e.,
hired captains and other crew members
in commercial fisheries).
Frequency: Once.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: The National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and
Magnuson-Stevens Conservation and
Management Act (MSA).
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 0648–0636.
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
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Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:

The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Pacific Council)
Ad-hoc Sacramento River Fall Chinook
(SRFC) Workgroup will hold a two-day
online meeting in October 2024.
DATES: The online meeting will be held
on Wednesday, October 2, 2024 and
Thursday, October 3, 2024, daily from 9
a.m. until 3 p.m., Pacific time, or when
business for the day concludes.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held
online. Specific meeting information,
including directions on how to join 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

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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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Angela Forristall, Staff Officer, Pacific
Council; telephone: (503) 820–2419.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
primary purpose of the meetings is to
address guidance received from the
Pacific Council at their June 2024
meeting. The Workgroup will likely
focus on finalizing their report that
considers new or updated tools for
SRFC management for the Pacific
Council’s November 2024 meeting. If
applicable, the Workgroup may also
discuss 2024 Salmon Methodology
Review topics relevant to their tasking.
Additional discussions may include, but
are not limited to, future meetings,
workload planning, and upcoming
Council agenda items.
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.
Dated: September 9, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public online
meeting.
The Groundfish
Subcommittee of the Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Pacific Council)
Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) will convene an online meeting to
review the suitability of fish age
estimates developed using Fourier
Transformed Near-Infrared
Spectroscopy (FT–NIRS) for inclusion
in groundfish stock assessments. The
methodology review meeting is open to
the public.
DATES: The groundfish methodology
review online meeting will be held
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 and
Wednesday October 2, 2024, daily from
8 a.m. until noon (Pacific daylight time)
or until business for the day has been
completed.
ADDRESSES: The groundfish
methodology review will be conducted
as an online meeting. Specific meeting
information, including the agenda and
directions on how to join the meeting
and system requirements, will be
provided in the workshop
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marlene A. Bellman, Staff Officer,
Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820–
2414, email: marlene.bellman@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the groundfish methodology
review meeting is aimed at evaluating
FT–NIRS to provide a reliable
alternative to traditional ageing.
Proponents plan to explore and
document the variability in estimated
relationships between traditional age
reads and spectral data across major
categorical dimensions. In addition, the
review may evaluate the effect that
replacing large blocks of traditional ages
in assessments with FT–NIRS ages has
on important assessment metrics.
Evaluation of the benefits of including
additional variables and the costs/
implications for use of the age data in
estimating other relationships, such as
growth, will be explored, as time
permits. This review is planned in
preparation for the 2025 groundfish
stock assessment cycle. The results of
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