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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 111 / Monday, June 12, 2017 / Notices
This EFP would allow eight vessels to
fish within the western portion of SMA1
during July 1–14. Participating vessels
would each be limited to six fishing
days. The length of each trip would be
at the discretion of the vessel operators,
consistent with normal commercial
fishing practices. Each vessel would
conduct 3 to 4 tows per day, with each
tow lasting approximately 90 minutes.
These vessels would operate under
the normal restrictions for operating in
the whiting exemption areas during
their open seasons. For instance,
participating vessels would use a raisedfootrope trawl with diamond mesh nets
that have either a codend mesh size of
greater than 2.5 inches but less than 3
inches, or a codend mesh size of 3
inches or greater, consistent with
§ 648.80(a)(9)(ii). Per trip possession
limits that would be allowed for silver,
northern red, and offshore hake are
consistent with those outlined in
§ 648.86(d). Additional species
permitted for retention and sale would
include butterfish, spiny dogfish,
Atlantic herring, Atlantic mackerel,
scup, and squid. Regulated Northeast
multispecies (cod, haddock, etc.) cannot
be retained by the participating vessels
either under this EFP or during the
normal small-mesh exempted fisheries.
Participating vessels would be exempt
from the possession limits and
minimum size requirements for
sampling purposes only, in order to
facilitate collecting weight and length
measurements of catch. All catch not
retained for sale would be returned to
the sea as soon as possible after
biological sampling is conducted.
MADMF has analyzed catch data
collected during last year’s sampling
trips, which utilized the same gear, time
period (July 1–14), geographic area, and
methods that are proposed for this
year’s study. Last year’s sampling was
conducted by five vessels within SMA1,
totaling 29 trip (82 tows). Data collected
from these trips shows approximately
10 percent bycatch of regulated
groundfish species in SMA1. The
majority of this catch was haddock. It is
anticipated that the catch for the
proposed 2017 study would have
similar bycatch and catch composition
as last year’s study.
All trips will be accompanied by
either MADMF trained staff or
contracted observers to collect data on
catch composition, length and weight
measurements, and operational data
(location, weather, time, duration of
tow, trawl speed, etc.). All gear will be
inspected and measured prior to its use
to verify that it meets the mesh sizes
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applicable small-mesh exempted gear
requirements.
If approved, the applicant may
request minor modifications and
extensions to the EFP throughout the
year. EFP modifications and extensions
may be granted without further notice if
they are deemed essential to facilitate
completion of the proposed research
and have minimal impact that does not
change the scope of the initially
approved EFP request. Any fishing
activity conducted outside the scope of
the exempted fishing activity would be
prohibited.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 7, 2017.
Margo B. Schulze-Haugen,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: West Coast Region Pacific Tuna
Fisheries Logbook and Fish Aggregating
Device Form.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0148.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 21.
Average Hours per Response: 5
minutes to complete bridge log; 10
minutes to complete FAD data
collection requirements.
Burden Hours: 746.
Needs and Uses: This request is for an
extension of a current information
collection.
United States’ (U.S.) participation in
the Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission (IATTC) results in certain
record keeping requirements for U.S.
vessel owners and operators who fish in
the IATTC’s area of management
responsibility. Vessel owners and
operators must maintain a log of all
operations conducted from the fishing
vessel, entering the date, noon position,
and the tonnage of fish aboard by

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species. The purse seine bridge logbook
provided by the IATTC is used by all
United States purse seine vessel owners
and operators. In addition, vessel
owners and operators of large purse
seine vessels (i.e., with at least 363
metric tons of fish hold volume) that
fish with FADs in the Eastern Pacific
Ocean (EPO) are required to collect data
specific on fish aggregating devices
(FADs) to meet international obligations
under IATTC Resolution C–16–01.
Owners and operators of a FAD would
be required to record data for each
interaction with a FAD through a FAD
form provided by the IATTC or through
a FAD form provided by NMFS that
combines the bridge logbook with the
FAD Form. Data collected from FADs
will allow IATTC scientific staff to
distinguish a particular FAD when
analyzing data and can track the
activities on a FAD through time.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Daily when on fishing
trip.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Dated: June 7, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017–12065 Filed 6–9–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Emergency
Beacon Registrations
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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