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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 16 / Wednesday, January 24, 2018 / Notices

The workshop dates and
locations are as follows:
• February 10th at the DoubleTree by
Hilton Boston North Shore, 50 Ferncroft
Rd., Danvers, MA; phone: (978) 777–
2500.
• February 24th at the Clarion Hotel
& Convention Center, 815 Route 37
West, Toms River, NJ; phone: (732) 341–
6101.
These workshops have a limited
number of spaces. Participants are
strongly encouraged to register early so
that workshop personnel can work with
each individual prior to the workshop to
establish needed accounts for reporting
systems. To ensure attendance, please
register at http://www.mafmc.org/forms/
evtr-workshop-registration or email the
workshop coordinator at aloftus@
andrewloftus.com.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N. State St.,
Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone:
(302) 674–2331.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrew Loftus, eVTR Outreach
Workshop Coordinator; telephone: (410)
295–5997; email: aloftus@
andrewloftus.com or Christopher M.
Moore, Ph.D. Executive Director, MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (302) 526–5255. The
Council’s website, www.mafmc.org also
has details on the proposed agenda and
briefing materials.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NOAA
Fisheries has issued a final rule
requiring the use of electronic vessel
trip reports (VTRs) by vessel owners/
operators holding Federal charter or
party permits for species managed by a
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council FMP while on trips carrying
passengers for hire. Electronic VTRs
must be submitted through a NOAAapproved software application within
48 hours following the completion of a
fishing trip. Vessels with Federal charter
or party permits for any of the following
species will be bound by this rule:
• Atlantic mackerel
• Squid
• Butterfish
• Summer Flounder
• Scup
• Black sea bass
• Bluefish
• Tilefish
This action takes effect March 12,
2018, and changes only the required
method of transmitting VTRs and the
submission date; the required data
elements and all other existing reporting
requirements will not change. These
workshops will provide information and
training on select systems in preparation
for this action.

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These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aid
should be directed to M. Jan Saunders,
(302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Dated: January 19, 2018.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
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: Fishermen’s Contingency Fund.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0082.
Form Number(s): 88–164 and 88–166.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 20.
Average Hours per Response: 15
minutes for a report and 7 hours, 45
minutes for an application.
Burden Hours: 160.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a currently approved
information collection. United States
(U.S.) commercial fishermen may file
claims for compensation for losses of, or
damage to, fishing gear or vessels, plus
50 percent of resulting economic losses,
attributable to oil and gas activities on
the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. To
obtain compensation, applicants must
comply with requirements set forth in
50 CFR part 296.
The requirements include a ‘‘report’’
within 15 days of the date the vessel
first returns to port after the casualty
incident to gain a presumption of
eligible causation, and an ‘‘application’’
within 90 days of when the applicant
first became aware of the loss and/or
damage.
The report is NOAA Form 88–166 and
it requests identifying information such
as: Respondent’s name; address; social
security number; and casualty location.
The information in the report is usually
completed by NOAA during a telephone
call with the respondent.

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The application is NOAA Form 88–
164 and it requires the respondent to
provide information on the property and
economic losses and/or damages
including type of damage; purchase date
and price of lost/damaged gear; and
income from recent fishing trips. It also
includes an affidavit by which the
applicant attests to the truthfulness of
the claim.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
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: January 19, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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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
(webinar).
AGENCY:

The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Pacific Council)
Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup (EWG)
will hold a webinar, which is open to
the public.
DATES: The webinar will be held
Monday, February 26, 2018. It will start
at 1:30 p.m. and continue until 3:30
p.m.
SUMMARY:

The meeting will be held
via webinar. A public listening station
is available at the Pacific Council office
(address below). To attend the webinar
(1) join the meeting by visiting this link
http://www.gotomeeting.com/online/
webinar/join-webinar, (2) enter the
Webinar ID: 745–857–467, and (3) enter
your name and email address (required).

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