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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 34 / Tuesday, February 20, 2018 / Notices
1. American Samoa Archipelago
Advisory Panel
2. Scientific & Statistical Committee
I. Public Hearing
J. Council Discussion and Action

document that requires emergency
action under section 305(c) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the
public has been notified of the Council’s
intent to take action to address the
emergency.

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Friday, March 16, 2018, 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m.
11. Mariana Archipelago
A. Guam
1. Isla Informe
2. Legislative Report
3. Enforcement Issues
4. Community Activities and Issues
a. Update on Territorial Science
Initiative
b. Marine Recreational Information
Program (MRIP) Spearfishing Data
Collection Project
5. Education and Outreach Initiatives
B. Commonwealth of Northern
Mariana Islands
1. Arongol Falu´/Asunton i Tano
2. Legislative Report
3. Enforcement Issues
4. Community Activities and Issues
5. Education and Outreach Initiatives
C. Update on Marianas Trench Marine
National Monument Management
Plan and Sanctuary Request
D. Update on CNMI Marinas and
Minimum Size Regulations
E. Advisory Group Reports and
Recommendations
1. Mariana Archipelago FEP Advisory
Panel
2. Scientific & Statistical Committee
F. Public Comment
G. Council Discussion and Action
12. Administrative Matters
A. Council Member and Staff Annual
Training on Standards of Conduct
B. Financial Reports
C. Administrative Reports
D. Update on Information Inquiries
and Responses
E. Council Family Changes
1. Education Committee
2. SSC
F. Report on the Winter CCC Meeting
G. SOPP Changes
H. Meetings and Workshops
I. 2018 Council Member
Appointments
J. Other Business
K. Executive and Budget Standing
Committee Recommendations
L. Public Comment
M. Council Discussion and Action
13. Other Business
Non-emergency issues not contained
in this agenda may come before the
Council for discussion and formal
Council action during its 172nd
meeting. However, Council action on
regulatory issues will be restricted to
those issues specifically listed in this
document and any regulatory issue
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Special Accommodations
These meetings are accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Kitty M. Simonds, (808) 522–8220
(voice) or (808) 522–8226 (fax), at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 14, 2018.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018–03413 Filed 2–16–18; 8:45 am]
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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: Southeast Region Vessel and
Gear Identification Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0358.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (revision
and extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 7,825.
Average Hours per Response: Vessel
marking: 45 minutes. Gear marking:
Aquacultured live rocks, 10 seconds
each; golden crab traps, 2 minutes each;
spiny lobster traps, 7 minutes each; sea
bass pots, 16 minutes each; and
mackerel gillnets, and buoy gear, 20
minutes each.
Burden Hours: 51,070.
Needs and Uses: The National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) Southeast
Region manages the U.S. fisheries in the
exclusive economic zone of the
Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South
Atlantic regions under various fishery
management plans (FMPs). The regional
fishery management councils prepared
the FMPs pursuant to the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
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Act). The regulations implementing the
FMPs are located at 50 CFR part 622.
The recordkeeping and reporting
requirements at 50 CFR part 622 form
the basis for this collection of
information. The NMFS Southeast
Region requires that all permitted
fishing vessels must mark their vessel
with the official identification number
or some form of identification. A
vessel’s official number, under most
regulations, is required to be displayed
on the port and starboard sides of the
deckhouse or hull, and weather deck. In
addition, certain fisheries are required
to display their assigned color code. The
official number and color code identify
each vessel and should be visible at
distance from the sea and in the air.
These markings provide law
enforcement personnel with a means to
monitor fishing, at-sea processing, and
other related activities, to ascertain
whether the vessel’s observed activities
are in accordance with those authorized
for that vessel. The identifying official
number is used by NMFS, the United
States Coast Guard, and other marine
agencies in issuing violations,
prosecutions, and other enforcement
actions. Vessels that are authorized for
particular fisheries are readily
identified, gear violations are more
readily prosecuted, and this allows for
more cost-effective enforcement.
In addition to vessel marking,
requirements that fishing gear be
marked are essential to facilitate
enforcement. The ability to link fishing
gear to the vessel owner is crucial to
enforcement of regulations issued under
the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act. The marking of fishing gear is also
valuable in actions concerning damage,
loss, and civil proceedings. The
requirements imposed in the Southeast
Region are for coral aquacultured live
rock; golden crab traps; mackerel gillnet
floats; spiny lobster traps; black sea bass
pots; and buoy gear.
Affected Public: Business and other
for profit organizations; individuals and
households.
Frequency: On occasion.
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.

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Dated: February 14, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.

warranted, further amend the permit in
response to those comments.
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final
determination has been made that the
activity proposed is categorically
excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XF592

Marine Mammals; File No. 21158–01
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit
amendment.
AGENCY:

Notice is hereby given that a
major amendment to Permit No. 21158
has been issued to Robert Garrott, Ph.D.,
Montana State University, 310 Lewis
Hall, Bozeman, MT 59717.
ADDRESSES: The permit amendment and
related documents are available for
review upon written request or by
appointment in the Permits and
Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 EastWest Highway, Room 13705, Silver
Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 427–
8401; fax (301) 713–0376.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara
Young or Carrie Hubard, (301) 427–
8401.
SUMMARY:

On
November 8, 2017, a notice was
published in the Federal Register (82
FR 51822) that a request for an
amendment Permit No. 21158 to
conduct research on Weddell seals had
been submitted by the above-named
applicant. The requested permit
amendment has been issued under the
authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the regulations
governing the taking and importing of
marine mammals (50 CFR part 216).
The permit amendment authorizes an
increase in takes of seal pups authorized
to be flipper tagged from a total of 675
to a total take of 1,000 pups. This field
season the research team has observed
an abnormally high number of pups and
current take numbers are not be
adequate to meet the stated scientific
goals of tagging all pups produced in the
Erebus Bay colonies each year. This
increase is only for the 2017–18 field
season and not for the duration of the
permit. At the end of the public
comment period, we will assess all
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Dated: February 14, 2018.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018–03392 Filed 2–16–18; 8:45 am]
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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: Pacific Halibut Fisheries:
Charter Permits.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0592.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (revision
and extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 236.
Average Hours per Response: 2 hours
for Application for Transfer of Charter
Halibut Permit; 0.5 hours for
Application for Military Charter Permit;
2 hours for Application for Transfer
between IFQ and Guided Angler Fish
(GAF); and 4 hours for Appeals if an
Application for Transfer between IFQ
and GAF is denied by NMFS.
Burden Hours: 559.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
revision and extension of a currently
approved information collection.
The Alaska Pacific Halibut Charter
Program established Federal Charter
Halibut Permits (CHPs) for operators in
the charter halibut fishery in IPHC
regulatory Areas 2C (Southeast Alaska)
and 3A (Central Gulf of Alaska). Since
February 1, 2011, all vessel operators in
Areas 2C and 3A with charter anglers
onboard catching and retaining Pacific
halibut must have a valid CHP onboard
during every charter vessel fishing trip.
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appropriate regulatory area and number
of anglers.
The National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) implemented this program
based on recommendations by the North
Pacific Fishery Management Council to
meet allocation objectives in the charter
halibut fishery. This program provides
stability in the fishery by limiting the
number of charter vessels that may
participate in Areas 2C and 3A and
decreasing the overall number of
available CHPs over time. The program
goals are to increase the value of the
resource, limit boats to qualified active
participants in the guided sport halibut
sector, and enhance economic stability
in rural coastal communities.
An appeal letter was inadvertently
removed from this collection
previously, now reinstated.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals and
households.
Frequency: On occasion.
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: February 14, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018–03365 Filed 2–16–18; 8:45 am]
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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL
PROTECTION
[Docket No. CFPB–2018–0004]

Request for Information Regarding the
Bureau’s Supervision Program
Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection.
ACTION: Notice and request for
information.
AGENCY:

The Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection (Bureau) is seeking
comments and information from
interested parties to assist the Bureau in
assessing the overall efficiency and
effectiveness of its Supervision Program,
and, consistent with the law,
considering whether any changes to the
program would be appropriate.
DATES: Comments must be received by
May 21, 2018.
SUMMARY:

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