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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
This public listening station is
physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Mr. Dale
Sweetnam (858) 546–7170 at least 10
days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: January 8, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Administration
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:

The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Groundfish Committee to consider
actions affecting New England fisheries
in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Recommendations from this group will
be brought to the full Council for formal
consideration and action, if appropriate.
DATES: This meeting will be held on
Thursday, January 25, 2018 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the DoubleTree by Hilton, 50 Ferncroft
Road, Danvers, MA 01950; phone: (978)
777–2500.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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The committee will provide
recommendations to the Council on
FY2018 recreational measures for Gulf
of Maine cod and haddock, and possibly
Georges Bank cod. The committee will
also consider providing a
recommendation to the Council for a
new control date for the party/charter
fishery. They will also receive an
overview of the Council’s priorities for
2018. The committee plans discuss the
progress on Amendment 23/Groundfish
Monitoring. Other business will be
discussed as necessary.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meetings. Action
will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this notice and any
issues arising after publication of this
notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has
been notified of the Council’s intent to
take final action to address the
emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date. This meeting will be
recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C.
1852, a copy of the recording is
available upon request.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 8, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Ocean and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Fishery Capacity
Reduction Program Buyback Requests
National Ocean and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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I. Abstract
This request is for an extension of a
current information collection.
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA)
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) established programs to reduce
excess fishing capacity by paying
fishermen to surrender their vessels/
permits. These fishing capacity
reduction programs, or buybacks, are
conducted pursuant to the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, and the MagnusonStevens Reauthorization Act (Pub. L.
109–479). The buybacks can be funded
by a Federal loan to the industry or by
direct Federal or other funding. Buyback
regulations are at 50 CFR part 600.
The information collected by NMFS
involves the submission of buyback
requests by industry, submission of
bids, referenda of fishery participants
and reporting of collection of fees to
repay buyback loans. For buybacks
involving State-managed fisheries, the
State may be involved in developing the
buyback plan and complying with other
information requirements. NMFS
requests information from participating
buyback participants to track
repayments of the loans as well as
ensure accurate management and
monitoring of the loans. The
recordkeeping and reporting
requirements at 50 CFR parts 600.1013
through 600.1017 form the basis for the
collection of information.
II. Method of Collection

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

SUMMARY:

take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before March 12, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
internet at [email protected]).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Paul Marx, (301) 427.8771 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Paper reports or electronic reports are
required from buyback participants.
Methods of submittal include mailing of
paper reports, electronic submission via
the internet, and/or facsimile
transmission.

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III. Data

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

OMB Control Number: 0648–0376.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households; and state, local, or tribal
government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,000.
Estimated Time per Response:
Implementation plan, 6,634 hours;
referenda votes, bids, seller/buyer
reports and annual fee collection
reports, 4 hours each; completion of fish
ticket, 10 minutes; monthly fee
collection report, 2 hours; advising
holder/owner of conflict with accepted
bidders’ representations, 1 hour;
potentially 270 hours-state approval/
review of plans.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 15,838.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $1,596 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration

IV. Request for Comments

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Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: January 5, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Coral Reef
Conservation Program Administration
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
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.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before March 12, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
internet at [email protected]).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Craig Reid at (240) 533–
0783, or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
The Coral Reef Conservation Act of
2000 (Act) was enacted to provide a
framework for conserving coral reefs.
The Coral Reef Conservation Grant
Program, under the Act, provides funds
to broad-based applicants with
experience in coral reef conservation to
conduct activities to protect and
conserve coral reef ecosystems. The
information submitted by applicants is
used to determine if a proposed project
is consistent with the NOAA coral reef
conservation priorities and the priorities
of authorities with jurisdiction over the
area where the project will be carried
out. As part of the application, NOAA
requires a Data and Information Sharing
Plan in addition to the standard
required application materials.
II. Method of Collection
The information will be collected by
the secure web based tool grants.gov or
by mail when the internet is not
available.

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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0448.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; not-for-profit
institutions; state, local, or tribal
government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
40.
Estimated Time per Response: 2
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 80 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $35 in recording/reporting costs.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: January 5, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XF943

New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:

The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its

SUMMARY:

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