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States Marine Fisheries Commissions
have implemented the Southeast Data,
Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
process, a multi-step method for
determining the status of fish stocks in
the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multistep process including: (1) Data
Workshop, (2) a series of assessment
webinars, and (3) A Review Workshop.
The product of the Data Workshop is a
report that compiles and evaluates
potential datasets and recommends
which datasets are appropriate for
assessment analyses. The assessment
webinars produce a report that describes
the fisheries, evaluates the status of the
stock, estimates biological benchmarks,
projects future population conditions,
and recommends research and
monitoring needs. The product of the
Review Workshop is an Assessment
Summary documenting panel opinions
regarding the strengths and weaknesses
of the stock assessment and input data.
Participants for SEDAR Workshops are
appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South
Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery
Management Councils and NOAA
Fisheries Southeast Regional Office,
HMS Management Division, and
Southeast Fisheries Science Center.
Participants include data collectors and
database managers; stock assessment
scientists, biologists, and researchers;
constituency representatives including
fishermen, environmentalists, and
NGO’s; International experts; and staff
of Councils, Commissions, and state and
federal agencies.
The items of discussion during the
Assessment Webinar are as follows:
1. Using datasets and initial
assessment analysis recommended from
the in-person workshop, panelists will
employ assessment models to evaluate
stock status, estimate population
benchmarks and management criteria,
and project future conditions.
2. Participants will recommend the
most appropriate methods and
configurations for determining stock
status and estimating population
parameters.
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 this meeting. Action will
be restricted to those issues specifically
identified in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
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.

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Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to the
Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
business days prior to each workshop.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 5, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Green Sturgeon
4(d) Rule Take Exceptions and
Exemptions
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.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before November 12,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Adrienne Thomas, PRA Officer,
NOAA, 151 Patton Avenue, Room 159,
Asheville, NC 28801 (or via the internet
at [email protected]). All
comments received are part of the
public record. All Personally
Identifiable Information (for example,
name and address) voluntarily
submitted by the commenter may be
publicly accessible. Do not submit
Confidential Business Information or
otherwise sensitive or protected
information. You may submit
attachments to electronic comments in
Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF
file formats.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Melissa Neuman, NMFS
SUMMARY:

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West Coast Region Protected Resources
Division, 501 West Ocean Boulevard
Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802,
(562) 980–4115, or Melissa.Neuman@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract
This request is for an extension,
without change, of a currently approved
information collection.
The Southern Distinct Population
Segment of North American green
sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris;
hereafter, ‘‘Southern DPS’’) was listed as
a threatened species in April 2006.
Protective regulations under section 4(d)
of the ESA were promulgated for the
species on June 2, 2010 (75 FR 30714)
(the final ESA 4(d) Rule). To comply
with the ESA and the protective
regulations, entities must obtain take
authorization prior to engaging in
activities involving take of Southern
DPS fish unless the activity is covered
by an exception or exemption. ‘‘Take’’ is
defined as to harass, harm, pursue,
hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture
or collect, or to attempt to engage in any
such conduct. Certain activities
described in the ‘‘exceptions’’ provision
of 50 CFR 223.210(b) are not subject to
the take prohibitions if they adhere to
specific criteria and reporting
requirements. Under the ‘‘exemption’’
provision of 50 CFR 223.210(c), the take
prohibitions do not apply to scientific
research, scientific monitoring, and
fisheries activities conducted under an
approved 4(d) program or plan;
similarly, take prohibitions do not apply
to tribal resource management activities
conducted under a Tribal Plan for
which the requisite determinations
described in 50 CFR 223.102(c)(3) have
been made.
To ensure that activities qualify under
exceptions to or exemptions from the
take prohibitions, local, state, and
federal agencies, non-governmental
organizations, academic researchers,
and private organizations are asked to
voluntarily submit detailed information
regarding their activity on a schedule to
be determined by National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) staff. This
information is used by NMFS to (1)
track the number of Southern DPS fish
taken as a result of each action; (2)
understand and evaluate the cumulative
effects of each action on the Southern
DPS; and (3) determine whether
additional protections are needed for
the species, or whether additional
exceptions may be warranted. NMFS
designed the criteria to ensure that
plans meeting the criteria would
adequately limit impacts on threatened

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Southern DPS fish, such that additional
protections in the form of a federal take
prohibition would not be necessary and
advisable.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

II. Method of Collection

RIN 0648–XV058

Respondents have a choice of either
electronic or paper forms. Methods of
submittal include email of electronic
forms, and mail and facsimile
transmission of paper forms.

Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings

OMB Control Number: 0648–0613.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local, or Tribal
government; Federal government;
business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 58
Estimated Time per Response: Written
notification describing research,
monitoring or habitat restoration
activities, 40 hours; development of
fisheries management and evaluation
plans or state 4(d) research programs, 40
hours; reports, 5 hours; development of
a tribal fishery management plan, 20
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,760.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $200.

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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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:

III. Data

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration

The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of its Marianas Regional
Ecosystem Advisory Committee (REAC)
and Marianas Advisory Panel (AP) to
discuss fishery issues and develop
recommendations for future ecosystem
management of the archipelagic and
pelagic fisheries and protected species.
DATES: The Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) REAC
meeting will be held between 9 a.m. and
3 p.m. on September 25, 2019. The
CNMI AP meeting will be held between
5 p.m. and 8 p.m. on September 25,
2019. The Guam REAC meeting will be
held between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on
September 27, 2019. The Guam AP
meeting will be held between 5 p.m.
and 8 p.m. on September 27, 2019. For
specific times and agendas, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The CNMI REAC and AP
meetings will be held at the
Chamolinian Room of Hyatt Regency
Hotel, Royal Palm Avenue, Micro Beach
Rd, Garapan, Saipan 96950, Northern
Mariana Islands; telephone: (670) 234–
1234. The Guam REAC and AP meetings
will be held at the Gallery Room of the
Hilton Guam Resort and Spa, 202 Hilton
Road, Tumon Bay, Guam 96913;
telephone: (671) 646–1835.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director,
Western Pacific Regional Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (808)
522–8220; fax: (808) 522–8226.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public
comment periods will be provided
throughout the agendas. The order in
which agenda items are addressed may
change. The meetings will run as late as
necessary to complete scheduled
business.
SUMMARY:

Agenda for the CNMI REAC Meeting
Wednesday, September 25, 2019, 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m.
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Review of 2018 REAC Meeting
3. Overview of the 2019 REAC Meeting

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4. Information sourcing for local fishery
ecosystem impacts of climate
change
5. Sourcing for local data sources that
can be used to support research
6. Setting local research priorities
needed to address impacts of
climate change on the local fishery
ecosystems
7. Discussion on Coral Reef Grant
Projects
8. Social, economic, and ecological
characterization of shark
depredation
9. Public Comment
10. Other Business
11. Discussion and Recommendations
Agenda for the CNMI AP Meeting
Wednesday, September 25, 2019, 5 p.m.
to 8 p.m.
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Review of the last AP meeting and
recommendations
3. 180th Council Meeting Action Items
and Issues
a. Territorial Bottomfish Stock
Assessment
b. Pacific Insular Fisheries Monitoring
and Assessment Planning Summit
4. CNMI Reports
a. Community Report
b. Education Report
c. Island Report
d. Legislative Report
e. 2018 Mariana Archipelago Fisheries
Economics Survey
5. Island Fishery Issues & Activities
a. Issues
b. Activities
6. Public Comments
7. Discussion and Recommendations
8. Other Business
Agenda for the Guam REAC Meeting
Friday, September 27, 2019, 9 a.m. to 3
p.m.
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Overview of the REAC 2019 meeting
3. Information sourcing for local fishery
ecosystem impacts of climate
change
4. Sourcing for local data sources that
can be used to support research
5. Setting local research priorities
needed to address impacts of
climate change on the local fishery
ecosystems (include pelagics)
6. Discussion on Coral Reef Grant
Projects
7. Social, economic, and ecological
characterization of shark
depredation
8. Public Comment
9. Other Business
10. Discussion and Recommendations

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