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DPSs, specifically the Bb-Canada/
Northern New England, Bb-MidAtlantic, and Bb-Southern Atlantic
DPSs, were threatened or endangered
throughout all or a significant portion of
their ranges. In the June 19, 2019 Notice
(hereafter Notice), we inadvertently
omitted information related to the
Status Review Team’s (SRT) application
of the SPR Policy (79 FR 37578; July 1,
2014) to the blueback herring DPSs and
our subsequent findings. Consistent
with the SRT’s application of the SPR
Policy to the alewife rangewide and to
the alewife DPSs, which is described in
the Notice, the SRT also applied the
SPR Policy to the blueback herring
population rangewide and to the
blueback herring DPSs. The Notice
provides a thorough discussion of the
SPR Policy as applied to the blueback
herring rangewide and our additional
considerations, independent of the
definition of ‘‘significant’’ in the policy
given that the threshold for
‘‘significance’’ had recently been
invalidated. In the Notice, however, we
failed to include a discussion of the
SRT’s SPR analyses for the Bb-Canada/
Northern New England, Bb-MidAtlantic, and Bb-Southern Atlantic
DPSs, through which they found no
evidence of a heightened risk of
extinction now or in the foreseeable
future in any portion of the ranges of
these DPSs. Furthermore, we failed to
state that we agreed with the SRT’s
analyses. Here, we provide corrections
to our 12-month finding and provide
notice that these analyses have also
been included in the Status Review
Report.
Additionally, in the SPR section of
the Notice, within the rangewide
analysis for blueback herring, our
discussion of the Long Island Sound
portion of the range requires
clarification. Here, we clarify that the
Long Island Sound portion of the range
overlaps the Bb-Southern New England
stock complex and the Bb-Mid-Atlantic
DPS. As described in the Notice, some
of the rivers in this portion occur within
the Bb-Southern New England stock
complex (the Gilbert-Stuart and
Monument Rivers (Reid et al. 2018)),
while other rivers are found in the BbMid-Atlantic DPS (the Connecticut
River and Mianus Rivers (Reid et al.
2018)). This clarifies that this portion
does not exist solely within the Bb-MidAtlantic DPS.
Corrections
In the Federal Register of June 19,
2019 in FR Doc. 2019–12908, beginning
on page 28663, in the preamble section,
make the following corrections:

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1. On page 28663, in the second
column, in the first full paragraph, the
first sentence is corrected to read:
Additionally, because in 2011, the
petitioner identified the Long Island
Sound portion of the range as a
potential DPS, the SRT considered if
this portion, which overlaps the BbSouthern New England stock complex
and the Mid-Atlantic DPS, would be
considered ‘‘significant’’ under the SPR
Policy.
2. On page 28663, in the second
column, in the second full paragraph,
the second sentence is corrected to read:
Notably, this area is found partially
within the Bb-Mid-Atlantic DPS
(discussed above and reviewed in
Evaluation of Threats), and any
information that may differ in the Long
Island Sound portion of the range from
other portions of the blueback herring
range is expressed in the above
descriptions with additional detail
provided in the Status Review Report
(NMFS 2019).
3. On page 28665, in the second
column, after the first full paragraph, is
corrected by adding the following
paragraphs to read:
The SRT then applied the SPR Policy
to each blueback herring DPS. In other
words, the SRT evaluated whether there
is substantial information indicating
that any portions of any singular DPS
may have a concentration of threats and
should be further evaluated under the
SPR Policy. After reviewing the best
available data, the SRT found no
information to suggest that any portion
of the Bb-Canada/Northern New
England, Bb-Mid-Atlantic, or BbSouthern Atlantic DPSs stood out as
having a heightened risk of extinction
now or in the foreseeable future, and the
SRT found no reason to further evaluate
areas of any particular blueback herring
DPS under the SPR Policy.
After reviewing the SRT’s findings,
we agree that there is no evidence to
suggest that blueback herring are at
heightened risk of extinction, now or in
the foreseeable future, in any particular
area of a DPS. Thus, we find no
evidence that a significant portion of
one of the blueback herring DPSs is
threatened or endangered and
accordingly, consistent with the SPR
Policy, we do not reach the second
question identified in the SPR Policy of
whether a portion of any blueback
herring DPS is biologically significant.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.

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Dated: October 1, 2019.
Samuel D. Rauch, III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Tilefish Individual
Fishing Quota Program
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 December 3,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Adrienne Thomas, PRA Officer,
NOAA, 151 Patton Avenue, Room 159,
Asheville, NC 28801 (or internet at
[email protected]). All comments
received are part of the public record.
Comments will generally be posted
without change. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Douglas Potts, (978) 281–
9341 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
current information collection.
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) Greater Atlantic Region
manages the golden tilefish fishery of
the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of
the Northeastern United States, through
the Tilefish Fishery Management Plan
(FMP). The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council prepared the FMP
pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens

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Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). The
regulations implementing the FMP are
specified at 50 CFR part 648 subpart N.
The recordkeeping and reporting
requirements at § 648.294 form the basis
for this collection of information. NMFS
requests information from tilefish
individual fishing quota (IFQ) permit
holders to process applications that
ensure IFQ allocation holders are
provided a statement of their annual
catch quota, and for enforcement
purposes, to ensure vessels are not
exceeding an individual quota
allocation. In conjunction with the
application, NMFS also collects IFQ
share accumulation information to
ensure that IFQ allocation holders do
not acquire an excessive share of the
total limited access privileges, as
required by section 303A(d)(5)(C) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act.
NMFS requests transfer application
information to process and track
requests from allocation holders to
transfer quota allocation (permanent
and temporary) to another entity. NMFS
also collects information for cost
recovery purposes as required under the
Magnuson-Stevens Act. Cost recovery is
used to collect fees to recover the costs
directly related to management, data
collection and analysis, and
enforcement of IFQ programs. Lastly,
NMFS collects landings information to
ensure that the amounts of tilefish
landed and ex-vessel prices are properly
recorded for quota monitoring purposes
and the calculation of IFQ fees. Having
this information results in an
increasingly more efficient and accurate
database for management and
monitoring of fisheries of the
Northeastern U.S. EEZ.

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II. Method of Collection
The IFQ Allocation permit
application, IFQ holder cap form, and
the IFQ transfer form are all paper
applications. These applications can be
filled out online, but must be printed
and signed to complete. The IFQ cost
recovery process is entirely online at
www.pay.gov.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0648–0590.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
12.
Estimated Time per Response: IFQ
Allocation Permit Application, 30
minutes; IFQ Holder Cap Form, 5
minutes; IFQ Transfer Form, 5 minutes;
IFQ Cost Recovery, 2 hours.

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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 42.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $45.
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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Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico and
South Atlantic; Southeast Data,
Assessment, and Review (SEDAR);
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 64 Assessment
Webinar III for Southeastern U.S.
yellowtail snapper.
AGENCY:

The SEDAR 64 stock
assessment process for Southeastern
U.S. yellowtail snapper will consist of a
Data Workshop, a series of assessment
webinars, and a Review Workshop. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR 64 Assessment
Webinar III will be held November 4,
2019, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Eastern
Time.
SUMMARY:

The meeting will be held
via webinar. The webinar is open to

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members of the public. Those interested
in participating should contact Julie A.
Neer at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT) to request an
invitation providing webinar access
information. Please request webinar
invitations at least 24 hours in advance
of each webinar.
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place
Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC
29405.
Julie
A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 571–
4366; email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

The Gulf
of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
Caribbean Fishery Management
Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf
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 data workshop, panelists will
employ assessment models to evaluate
stock status, estimate population
benchmarks and management criteria,
and project future conditions.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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