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An Observer Program for At-Sea Processing Vessels in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery

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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 62 / Friday, April 2, 2021 / Notices
5 p.m. For agenda details, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via internet webinar. See the Council’s
website calendar at www.mafmc.org, for
details.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N. State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their
website at www.mafmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, telephone: (302)
526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purposes of the meeting are to: (1)
Gather Advisory Panel input related to
MSB specifications and management
measures, (2) create Fishery
Performance Reports for Illex squid,
longfin squid, and butterfish, and (3)
provide input on an industry
perspectives document for the ongoing
butterfish research track assessment.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aid should be directed to
Kathy Collins at (302) 526–5253, at least
5 days prior to any meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 30, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Request; an Observer Program for AtSea Processing Vessels in the Pacific
Coast Groundfish Fishery
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
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of this notice. We invite the general
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collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on January 6,
2021 (86 FR 522), during a 60-day
comment period. This notice allows for
an additional 30 days for public
comments.
Agency: National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: An Observer Program for At-Sea
Processing Vessels in the Pacific Coast
Groundfish Fishery.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0500.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 268 (5
providers (supplying a total of 75
observers or catch monitors) and 263
fishing vessels).
Average Hours per Response: For
providers: 15 minutes for observer
training/briefing/debriefing registration,
notification of observer physical
examination, observer status reports,
other reports on observer harassment,
safety concerns, or performance
problems, catch monitor status reports,
and other catch monitor reports on
harassment, prohibited actions, illness
or injury, or performance problems; 5
minutes for observer safety checklist
submission to NMFS, observer provider
contracts, observer information
materials, catch monitor provider
contracts, and catch monitor
informational materials; 10 minutes for
certificate of insurance; 7 minutes for
catch monitor training/briefing
registration, notification of catch
monitor physical examination, and
catch monitor debriefing registration.
For vessels: 10 minutes for fishing
departure reports and cease-fishing
reports.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 621
hours.
Needs and Uses: In 2011, the National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
mandated observer requirements for the
West Coast groundfish trawl catch
shares program. For all fishery sectors,
observers must be obtained through
third-party observer provider companies
operating under permits issued by
NMFS. The regulations at §§ 660.140
(h), 660.150 (j), and 660.160 (g), specify
observer coverage requirements for
trawl vessels and define the
responsibilities for observer providers,
including reporting requirements.
Regulations at § 660.140 (i) specify
requirements for catch monitor coverage
for first receivers. Data collected by
observers are used by NMFS to estimate
total landed catch and discards, monitor

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the attainment of annual groundfish
allocations, estimate catch rates of
prohibited species, and as a component
in stock assessments. These data are
necessary to comply with the
Magnuson-Stevens Act requirements to
prevent overfishing. In addition,
observer data is used to assess fishing
related mortality of protected and
endangered species.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Reporting on occasion,
weekly, or yearly.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
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entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0648–0500.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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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 webconference.
AGENCY:

The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) Partial
Coverage Fishery Monitoring Advisory
Committee (PCFMAC) will meet April
19, 2021.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Monday, April 19, 2021, from 8:30 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Alaska Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a
webconference. Join online through the
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