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minor changes in the activities, the
mitigation and monitoring measures
will remain the same and appropriate,
and the findings in the initial IHA
remain valid.
Dated: October 16, 2020.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Alaska American Fisheries
Act Reports
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before December 21, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0401 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Gabrielle
Aberle, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries
Services (NMFS), Alaska Region, is
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approved information collection for
American Fisheries Act reporting
requirements.
NMFS manages the groundfish
fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands Management Area in the
Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska.
The North Pacific Fishery Management
Council (Council) prepared the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area (FMP) under the
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. and other
applicable laws. Regulations
implementing the FMP are at 50 CFR
part 679.
The Bering Sea pollock fishery is
managed under the American Fisheries
Act (AFA). The purpose of the AFA was
to tighten U.S. ownership standards for
U.S. fishing vessels under the Antireflagging Act and to provide the Bering
Sea pollock fleet the opportunity to
conduct its fishery in a more rational
manner while protecting non-AFA
participants in the other fisheries. The
AFA established sector allocations in
the Bering Sea (BS) pollock fishery,
determined eligible vessels and
processors, allowed the formation of
cooperatives, set limits on the
participation of AFA vessels in other
fisheries, and imposed special catch
weighing and monitoring requirements
on AFA vessels.
This information collection contains
the annual and periodic reporting
requirements for AFA cooperatives.
These requirements consist of reports
about on-going fishing operations of the
cooperatives and reports specifically
focused on efforts to minimize salmon
bycatch in the Bering Sea pollock
fishery. These reporting requirements
are located at 50 CFR 679.21 and 679.61.
This information collection provides
the Council and NMFS with information
about the organization and fishing
operations of the AFA cooperatives,
allocations to the AFA cooperatives, and
the effectiveness of the Chinook salmon
and chum salmon bycatch management
measures. This information is used to
manage the BS pollock fishery, to
evaluate the salmon bycatch
management measures, and to provide
the public with information about how
the program operates and information
about bycatch reduction under this
program. This information is necessary
to ensure long-term conservation and
abundance of salmon and pollock,
maintain a healthy marine ecosystem,
and provide maximum benefit to
fishermen and communities that depend
on salmon and pollock.

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II. Method of Collection
There are no forms associated with
this information collection.
Respondents submit the information by
mail or fax.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0401.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 8.
Estimated Time per Response: AFA
Cooperative Contract 8 hours; AFA
Annual Cooperative Report 16 hours;
Incentive Plan Agreement amendment
50 hours; IPA Annual Report 80 hours;
IPA administrative appeals 4 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 486 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $557.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain Benefits, Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, American Fisheries Act.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we

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cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
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North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of web conference.
AGENCY:

The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) Bering
Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan Local
Knowledge, Traditional Knowledge, and
Subsistence Taskforce will be held
November 9, 2020 through November
10, 2020.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Monday, November 9, 2020, from 8:30
a.m. to 1 p.m. Alaska Time, and from
8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday,
November 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a web
conference. Join online through the link
at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/
Details/1683.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 1007 W
3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501–2252;
telephone: (907) 271–2809. Instructions
for attending the meeting are given
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION,
below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate
Haapala Council staff; phone; (907) 271–
2809 and email: kate.haapala@
noaa.gov. For technical support please
contact our administrative staff; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

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Agenda
Monday, November 9, 2020 Through
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
The agenda will include (a)
introduction and updates from
Taskforce members; (b) review updates
and discussion on search engine; (c)
narrative sources of data; (d) review
definition of subsistence for Taskforce;
(e) review Norton Sound Red King Crab
case study; (f) discussion on protocol
development; and (g) other business.

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comments on both the proposed IHA
and the potential for renewing the
initial authorization if certain
requirements were satisfied. The
Renewal requirements have been
satisfied, and NMFS is now providing
Connection Information
an additional 15-day comment period to
You can attend the meeting online
allow for any additional comments on
using a computer, tablet, or smart
the proposed Renewal not previously
phone; or by phone only. Connection
provided during the initial 30-day
information will be posted online at:
comment period.
https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/
DATES: Comments and information must
Details/1683.
be received no later than November 5,
2020.
Public Comment
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
Public comment letters will be
addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief,
accepted and should be submitted
Permits and Conservation Division,
electronically to https://
Office of Protected Resources, National
meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/
Marine Fisheries Service. Written
1683 by 5 p.m. Alaska time on Sunday,
comments should be submitted via
November 8, 2020. An opportunity for
email to [email protected].
oral public testimony will also be
Instructions: NMFS is not responsible
provided during the meeting.
for comments sent by any other method,
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
to any other address or individual, or
received after the end of the comment
Dated: October 16, 2020.
period. Comments, including all
Tracey L. Thompson,
attachments, must not exceed a 25Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
megabyte file size. Attachments to
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
comments will be accepted in Microsoft
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Word or Excel or Adobe PDF file
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formats only. All comments received are
a part of the public record and will
generally be posted online at https://
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/
incidental-take-authorizations-underNational Oceanic and Atmospheric
marine-mammal-protection-act without
Administration
change. All personal identifying
[RTID 0648–XA561]
information (e.g., name, address)
voluntarily submitted by the commenter
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental
may be publicly accessible. Do not
To Specified Activities; Taking Marine
submit confidential business
Mammals Incidental to Port of Kalama
information or otherwise sensitive or
Expansion Project on the Lower
protected information.
Columbia River
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Amy Fowler, Office of Protected
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Electronic copies of the original
Commerce.
application, Renewal request, and
ACTION: Notice; request for comments on supporting documents (including NMFS
proposed renewal incidental harassment Federal Register notices of the original
proposed and final authorizations, and
authorization.
the previous IHA), as well as a list of the
SUMMARY: NMFS received a request from references cited in this document, may
the Port of Kalama (POK) for the
be obtained online at: https://
Renewal of their currently active
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/
incidental harassment authorization
incidental-take-authorizations-under(IHA) to take marine mammals
marine-mammal-protection-act. In case
incidental to construction activities
of problems accessing these documents,
associated with an expansion project at
please call the contact listed above.
the POK on the Lower Columbia River,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Washington. These activities are
identical to those covered in the current Background
authorization. The project has been
The Marine Mammal Protection Act
delayed and none of the work covered
(MMPA) prohibits the ‘‘take’’ of marine
in the initial IHA has been conducted.
mammals, with certain exceptions.
Pursuant to the Marine Mammal
Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the
Protection Act, prior to issuing the
MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct
currently active IHA, NMFS requested
the Secretary of Commerce (as delegated
The agenda is subject to change, and
the latest version will be posted at
https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/
Details/1683 prior to the meeting, along
with meeting materials.

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