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the HMS Advisory Panel with a
publicly-available written document
with its findings. This is review is
expected to be finalized in September
2019 after consideration by the HMS
Advisory Panel.
NMFS also recently released a
document (Amendment 13 Issues and
Options Paper) for use in 2019 for
scoping, a public process during which
NMFS will consider a range of issues
and objectives, as well as possible
options for bluefin tuna management.
The options being presented in the
Issues and Options Paper consider the
preliminary results of the Draft ThreeYear Review and respond to recent
changes in the bluefin fishery and input
from the public and HMS Advisory
Panel. The options include refining the
IBQ Program; reassessing allocation of
bluefin tuna quotas (including the
potential elimination or phasing out of
the Purse Seine category); and other
regulatory provisions regarding bluefin
directed fisheries and bycatch in the
pelagic longline fishery, to determine if
existing measures are the best means of
achieving current management
objectives for bluefin tuna management.
During scoping, public feedback will be
accepted via written comments or
scoping meetings as described in
separate Federal Register notices.
NMFS also is currently in the process
of developing a Proposed Rule
Modifying Pelagic Longline Bluefin
Tuna Area-Based and Weak Hook
Management Measures. To analyze the
potential environmental effects of a
range of alternatives, NMFS recently
released a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS). The DEIS evaluates
whether current area-based and gear
management measures remain necessary
to reduce and/or maintain low numbers
of bluefin tuna discards and interactions
in the pelagic longline fishery, given
more recent management measures,
including the IBQ Program. The DEIS
prefers alternatives that undertake a
process to evaluate the need for the
Northeastern United States Closed Area
and the Gulf of Mexico Gear Restricted
Area; removes the Cape Hatteras Gear
Restricted Area; and adjusts the Gulf of
Mexico weak hook effective period from
year-round to seasonal (January–June).
The comment period for the DEIS and
proposed rule are open through July 31,
2019. NMFS is holding four public
hearings across the Gulf of Mexico and
Atlantic Coast. There will also be two
webinars that will serve as public
hearings for interested members of the
public from all geographic locations.
After consideration of public comment,
NMFS expects to finalize the rule in the
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related to this DEIS is expected to be
released shortly.
Finally, NMFS has also recently
published an Issues and Options Paper
for Amendment 14, which will review
annual catch limits and reference points
for sharks. This action could result in a
different process for establishing the
annual catch limits for sharks, and
therefore could affect all fishermen,
commercial and recreational, that target
or incidentally catch sharks. During
scoping, public feedback will be
accepted via written comments or at
scoping meetings as described in
separate Federal Register notices.
Scoping Process
NMFS encourages participation, by all
persons affected or otherwise interested
in recreational and commercial HMS
fishing, in the process to determine the
scope and significance of options to be
analyzed and considered in a draft
environmental impact analysis and
regulatory action. All such persons are
encouraged to submit written comments
(see ADDRESSES), or comment at one of
the scoping meetings or public webinar.
Persons submitting comments are
welcome to address the specific
measures in the Issues and Options
Paper.
NMFS intends to hold scoping
meetings in the geographic areas that
may be affected by these measures,
including locations on the Atlantic and
Gulf of Mexico coasts. NMFS will
announce the date and times for the
scoping meetings in a separate Federal
Register notice at a later date. After
public comment has been gathered and
analyzed, NMFS will determine if it is
necessary to proceed with preparation
of a draft environmental impact analysis
and proposed rule, which would
include additional opportunities for
public comment. The scope of the draft
environmental impact analysis (whether
an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement) would
depend on the scope and potential
effects of the agency action being
considered and would consist of the
range of actions, alternatives, and
impacts to be considered. This scoping
process also will identify, and possibly
eliminate from further detailed analysis,
issues that may not meet the purpose
and need of the action.
The process of developing any
resulting regulatory action is expected
to take approximately two years. Until
the draft environmental impact analysis
and proposed rule are finalized or until
other regulations are put into place, the
current regulations remain in effect.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.; 16 U.S.C.
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Dated: May 13, 2019.
Kelly L. Denit,
Acting 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: Comment Request; Greater
Atlantic Region Logbook Family of
Forms.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0212.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular.
Number of Respondents: 2,422.
Average Hours per Response: VTR
response time is 5 minutes; Shellfish log
is 12.5 minutes; IVR burden for each
tilefish call is 2 minutes, each herring
call is 4 minutes, and each RSA or EFP
call is 5 minutes; DAS IVRs are 5
minutes; and declarations of days out of
gillnet fishery, along with the departure/
landing call ins are 2 minutes.
Burden Hours: 10,429
Needs and Uses: The information
collected using IVR and VTRs is used by
several offices of the NOAA Fisheries
Service, the U.S. Coast Guard, the
Councils, and state fishery enforcement
agencies under contract to the NOAA
Fisheries Service in order to develop,
implement, and monitor fishery
management strategies.
These data serve as inputs for a
variety of uses, including biological
analyses and stock assessments,
regulatory impact analyses, quota
allocation selections and monitoring,
economic profitability profiles, trade
and import tariff decisions, allocation of
grant funds among states, and analysis
of ecological interactions among
species. NMFS would be unable to
fulfill the majority of its scientific
research and fishery management
missions without these data.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Individuals or households.
Frequency: On occasion, weekly,
monthly
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory

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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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Input of Value and
Use of NOAA Tropical Cyclone
Graphical and Text Products in
Decision-Making
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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 July 15, 2019.
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 Jennifer Sprague-Hildebrand,
NOAA National Weather Service, 1325
East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910, 301–427–9065, and
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
This request is for a new information
collection. The NOAA National Weather
Service (NWS) National Hurricane
Center (NHC) produces tropical cyclone

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text and graphical products to provide
critical information about
meteorological parameters of tropical
storms and hurricanes that could
threaten the United States and other
countries. While NOAA has a good
understanding of how many of its core
partners (i.e., emergency management
personnel and broadcast meteorologists/
members of the media) use these
graphics, it is interested in how other
professionals within key sectors (i.e.,
transportation, marine, tourism, energy)
and international users perceive these
products and use them in decisionmaking. In particular, NOAA is
interested in input on the NHC Track
Forecast Cone (often referred to as the
cone of uncertainty). In addition to
appearing on NHC’s website, the cone is
widely disseminated on social media,
online (e.g., local and national news
websites), and on television—with
broadcast meteorologists and private
weather industry often making their
own version of the graphic. This request
is for a set of related data collection
activities, including interviews, focus
groups, and a survey to collect
information from audiences that use
NHC products, particularly the Track
Forecast Cone.
II. Method of Collection
NOAA will collect information by
conducting a web-based survey within
the four sectors of interest
(transportation, marine, tourism, and
energy) and interviews and/or focus
groups with international users.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–XXXX.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regulation (New
information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local, or Tribal
government; Federal government;
International government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,700 (2,660 for survey; 40 for
interviews and/or focus groups).
Estimated Time per Response: 2,660
respondents × 30 minutes (survey); 40
respondents × 90 minutes (interviews
and/or focus groups).
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,370 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
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

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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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Science Advisory
Board
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:

This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda of a
meeting of the NOAA Science Advisory
Board (SAB). The members will discuss
issues outlined in the section on Matters
To Be Considered.
DATES: The meeting will be held
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 from 1:00 p.m.
EDT to 4:00 p.m. EDT. These times and
agenda topics described below are
subject to change. For the latest agenda
please refer to the SAB website: http://
sab.noaa.gov/SABMeetings.aspx.
ADDRESSES: This will be a webinar
meeting. Members of the public may
attend at the Department of Commerce,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), 1315 East-West
Highway, SSMC3, Room 12836, Silver
Spring, MD 20910. Members of the
public may also participate virtually by
registering at: https://
attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/
53725036640687363.
SUMMARY:

Dr.
Cynthia Decker, Executive Director,
SSMC3, Room 11230, 1315 East-West
Hwy., Silver Spring, MD 20910; Phone
Number: 301–734–1156; Email:
[email protected]; or visit the

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