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public hearings and all other agenda
items. The Council Chair, based on the
number of individuals wishing to
comment, will determine the amount of
time provided to each commenter.
Snapper Grouper Committee,
Thursday, December 5, 2019, 8 a.m.
Until 12 p.m.
1. The Committee will receive
updates from NOAA Fisheries on
commercial and recreational catches for
species under ACLs and the status of
amendments under formal Secretarial
review.
2. The Committee will receive a report
from the SSC on issues relative to the
management of snapper grouper species
and a report from the Snapper Grouper
Advisory Panel.
3. The Committee will receive an
overview of Snapper Grouper
Abbreviated Framework Amendment 3
addressing management of blueline
tilefish and consider final approval for
Secretarial review.
5. The Committee will receive an
update on the Southeast Reef Fish
Survey (SERFS) for red snapper that
includes 2019 data.
6. The Committee will review
Snapper Grouper Regulatory
Amendment 33 addressing season
modifications for red snapper and
consider final approval.
7. The Committee will review draft
Snapper Grouper Regulatory
Amendment 31 addressing recreational
accountability measures and provide
guidance.
8. The Committee will receive a
summary of outreach efforts for best
fishing practices and take action as
needed.
9. The Committee will receive a report
from the System Management Plan
Workgroup and an overview of input
received from the Snapper Grouper
Advisory Panel regarding proposed
changes to the Florida Keys National
Marine Sanctuary.
Personnel Committee, Thursday,
December 5, 2019, 1:30 p.m. Until 3:30
p.m. (Closed Session)
1. The Committee will address the
Executive Director’s review and Council
comments on documents, procedures,
etc. and guidance for 2020.
Council Session: Thursday, December 5,
2019, 3:30 p.m. Until 5:30 p.m. and
Friday, December 6, 2019, 8 a.m. Until
1 p.m.
The Full Council will begin with the
Call to Order, adoption of the agenda,
and approval of minutes.
The Council will receive a
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Florida Keys National Marine
Sanctuary. Staff will provide a summary
of input received from the Council’s
advisory panels regarding the proposed
changes and provide the Council with
an overview of required actions.
The Council will receive staff reports
including the Executive Director’s
Report and updates on the MyFishCount
recreational reporting pilot program.
Updates will be provided by NOAA
Fisheries including a report on the
status of commercial and recreational
catches versus ACLs for species not
covered during an earlier committee
meeting, data-related reports (for-hire
amendment and bycatch), protected
resources, and a presentation on the
status of the of the Commercial
Electronic Logbook Program. The
Council will discuss and take action as
necessary.
The Council will review any
Exempted Fishing Permits received as
necessary and review proposed changes
to the Florida Keys National Marine
Sanctuary and take action as
appropriate.
The Council will receive reports from
the following committees: Snapper
Grouper; Mackerel Cobia; Dolphin
Wahoo; Shrimp; SEDAR, Advisory
Panel Selection; Citizen Science;
Executive Finance; and Personnel. The
Council will take action as appropriate.
The Council will receive agency and
liaison reports; and discuss other
business and upcoming meetings and
take action as necessary.
Documents regarding these issues are
available from the Council office (see
ADDRESSES).
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 Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for auxiliary aids should be
directed to the Council office (see
ADDRESSES) 5 days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

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Dated: November 6, 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; Southeast Region
Gulf of Mexico Mandatory Shrimp
Vessel and Gear Characterization
Survey
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), 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 by January 13, 2020.
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. 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 Adam Bailey, National
Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast
Regional Office, Sustainable Fisheries
Division, 263 13th Ave. S, St.
Petersburg, FL 33701, telephone: 727–
824–8305, email: adam.bailey@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
This request is for the renewal of a
current information collection.
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act

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(Magnuson-Stevens Act) authorizes the
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council (Council) to prepare and amend
fishery management plans (FMPs) for
any fishery in Federal waters under its
jurisdiction. NMFS and the Council
manage the commercial shrimp fishery
in Federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico
(Gulf) under the FMP for the Shrimp
Fishery of the Gulf.
Owners or operators of vessels
applying for or renewing a commercial
vessel permit for the Gulf shrimp fishery
must complete an annual Gulf Shrimp
Vessel and Gear Characterization Form.
NMFS provides the form to each permit
holder in January each year, and the
form is due to NMFS prior to the
submission of a permit application for
renewal or transfer. Compliance with
this reporting requirement is required
for permit issuance and renewal. The
regulations for the Gulf Shrimp Vessel
and Gear Characterization Form may be
found at 50 CFR 622.51(a)(3).
Through this form, NMFS collects
census-level information on fishing
vessel and gear characteristics in the
Gulf shrimp fishery to conduct analyses
that will improve management decisionmaking in this fishery. In addition, these
analyses ensure that national goals,
objectives, and requirements of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, National
Environmental Policy Act, Regulatory
Flexibility Act, Endangered Species Act,
and Executive Order 12866 are met; and
quantify achievement of the
performance measures in the NMFS’
Operating Plans. This information is
vital in assessing the economic, social,
and environmental effects of fishery
management decisions and regulations
on individual shrimp fishing
enterprises, fishing communities, and
the nation as a whole.
There have been minor adjustments to
responses and burden. As of August 29,
2019, there are approximately 1,410
vessels with valid or renewable permits
in the Gulf shrimp fishery. The slightly
fewer number of vessels has resulted in
adjusted estimates of total burden hours
and costs as noted below in Section III.
NMFS mails a paper copy of the form
to respondents and also provides a prepaid business reply envelope for permit
applicants to submit the form. Permit
applicants must complete and mail the
form back to NMFS before a permit
expires and before NMFS will issue or
transfer a permit.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0542.
Form Number(s): None.

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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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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; South Pacific Tuna
Act
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

II. Method of Collection

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Type of Review: Regular submission—
extension of a current information
collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,410.
Estimated Time per Response: 20
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 470.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 in recordkeeping or reporting
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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
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.

SUMMARY:

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To ensure consideration, written
or on-line comments must be submitted
on or before January 13, 2020.
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. 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
should be directed to Rini Ghosh, (808)
725–5033 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:

I. Abstract
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
collects vessel license, vessel
registration, catch, and unloading
information from operators of U.S. purse
seine vessels fishing under the
provisions of the Treaty on Fisheries
between the Governments of Certain
Pacific Island States and the
Government of the United States of
America (Treaty). The Treaty provides
access for U.S. purse seine vessels to
fish in the exclusive economic zones
(EEZs) of Pacific Island Parties to the
Treaty (PIPs). The PIPs include
Australia, Cook Islands, Federated
States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati,
Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand,
Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa,
Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and
Vanuatu. This collection of information
is required to meet U.S. obligations
under the Treaty.
The South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988
(16 U.S.C. 973–973r) and U.S.
implementing regulations (50 CFR part
300, subpart D) authorize the collection
of information from U.S. purse seine
vessels fishing in the EEZs of PIPs under
the Treaty. Vessel operators must
submit annual vessel license and
registration (including registration of
vessel monitoring system (VMS) units)
applications and periodic written
reports of catch and unloading of fish
from licensed vessels. They are also
required to ensure the continued
operation of VMS units on board
licensed vessels, which is expected to
require periodic maintenance of the
units. The information collected is
submitted to the Pacific Islands Forum
Fisheries Agency (FFA) through the U.S.

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