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The Marine Debris Act establishes the
IMDCC (33 U.S.C. 1954). The IMDCC
submits biennial progress reports to
Congress with updates on activities,
achievements, strategies, and
recommendations. The National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration serves as the
Chairperson of the IMDCC.
The meeting will be open to public
attendance on December 15, 2020 from
10:00 a.m. to 11 a.m. EST (check agenda
on website to confirm time). There will
not be a public comment period.
Matters To Be Considered: The open
meeting will include presentations on
the marine debris monitoring and
detection activities of the participating
agencies. The agenda topics described
are subject to change. The latest version
of the agenda will be posted at https://
marinedebris.noaa.gov/IMDCC.
Special Accommodations: The
meeting is accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Ya’el Seid-Green,
Executive Secretariat at yael.seid-green@
noaa.gov or 240–533–0399 by December
9, 2020.
Scott Lundgren,
Director, Office of Response and Restoration,
National Ocean 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 Region Logbook and
Activity Family of Forms
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.

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To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before February 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0213 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:
DATES:

I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS), Alaska Regional Office, is
requesting renewal of this currently
approved information collection that
consists of paper logbooks and reports
used for management of the groundfish
fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands Management Area (BSAI) and
the Gulf of Alaska (GOA); for
management of the Individual Fishing
Quota halibut and sablefish fisheries;
and for management of the BSAI Crab
Rationalization Program crab fisheries.
NMFS, Alaska Region, manages the
groundfish and crab fisheries in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the
BSAI and the groundfish fisheries of the
GOA under fishery management plans
(FMPs) for the respective areas. The
North Pacific Fishery Management
Council prepared, and NMFS approved,
the FMPs under the authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et
seq. Regulations implementing the
FMPs appear at 50 CFR parts 679 and
680. Regulations for the logbooks and
reports in this information collection are
at 50 CFR 679.5.
The information collected through the
paper logbooks and reports promotes
the goals and objectives of the fishery
management plans, the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, and other applicable
laws. The collection of reliable data is
essential to the effective conservation,
management, and scientific
understanding of the fishery resources.
Collecting information from fishery
participants is necessary to promote
successful management of groundfish,
crab, Pacific halibut, and salmon
resources. A comprehensive information
system that identifies the participants
and monitors their fishing activity is
necessary to enforce the management

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measures and prevent overfishing. An
information system is also needed to
measure the consequences of
management controls. This collection
supports an effective monitoring and
enforcement system with information
that includes identification of the
participating vessels, operators, dealers,
and processors; location of the fishing
activity; timeframes when fishing and
processing is occurring; and shipment
and transfer of fishing products.
All vessels of the United States
harvesting EEZ fish and shoreside
processors, stationary floating
processors (SFPs), and motherships
receiving EEZ-caught fish are required
to hold a Federal permit and thus
comply with reporting requirements per
CFR 679.5. The data collected are used
for making in-season and inter-season
management decisions that affect the
groundfish resources and the fishing
industry that uses them.
This information collection contains
four components: Paper logbooks, vessel
activity reports, check-in/check-out
reports, and product transfer reports.
• Daily logbooks provide data about
the location and timing of fishing effort,
as well as discard information of
prohibited species. NOAA Office for
Law Enforcement (OLE) and the United
States Coast Guard (USCG) use logbook
information during vessel boardings and
site visits to ensure conservation of
groundfish, compliance with
regulations, and reporting accuracy by
the fishing industry. The logbooks are
also an important source of information
for NMFS to determine where and when
fishing activity occurs and the number
of sets and hauls.
• A vessel activity report provides
information about fish or fish product
on board a vessel when it crosses the
boundary of the EEZ off Alaska or
crosses the U.S.—Canada international
boundary between Alaska and British
Columbia. NOAA OLE and USCG
boarding officers use this information to
audit and separate product inventory
when boarding a vessel. Without the
requirement to submit this prior to
crossing, vessel operators may be more
inclined to illegally fish in Federal
waters and claim retained product was
harvested from foreign or international
waters.
• Check-in/check-out reports provide
information on participation by
processors and motherships in the
groundfish fisheries. The check-in/
check-out information is used by NMFS
in-season managers to monitor the
fishing capacity and effort in fishery
allocations and quotas. Additionally,
NOAA OLE agents use this information
to track commercial business activity

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and ensure accurate accountability and
proper reporting is being performed.
• Product transfer reports (PTRs)
provide information on the volume of
groundfish disposed of by persons
buying it from the harvesters. The PTR
is an important enforcement document
and provides an important check on
buyer purchase reports. Information
collected on PTRs is used by NOAA
OLE to verify the accuracy of reported
shipments through physical inspections.
NOAA OLE uses the PTR to monitor
movement of product in and out of the
processor on a timely basis.
II. Method of Collection
Paper logbooks are submitted by mail
or delivery. The Vessel Activity Report
and Product Transfer Report are
submitted by fax or email. Check-in/
Check-out Reports are submitted by fax.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0213.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
445.
Estimated Time per Response: Catcher
Vessel Trawl Daily Fishing Logbook
(DFL): 18 minutes; Catcher Vessel
Longline/Pot DFL: 35 minutes; Catcher/
Processor Longline/Pot Daily
Cumulative Production Logbook: 50
minutes; Shoreside Processor Check-in/
Check-out Report: 5 minutes;
Mothership Check-in/Check-out Report:
7 minutes; Product Transfer Report: 20
minutes; Vessel Activity Report: 14
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 15,654 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $9,954.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).
IV. Request for Comments

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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
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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Index Based Methods and Harvest
Control Rules Research Track
Assessment Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:

Time

Activity

8 a.m.–8:30 a.m .................................................

Welcome/Logistics ...........................................
Introductions/Process .......................................
Material Introduction and Background .............
TOR #1 ............................................................
Break.
TOR #1 cont ....................................................
Discussion/Review/Summary ...........................
Public Comment ...............................................
Lunch.

8:30 a.m.–9 a.m .................................................
9 a.m.–10 a.m ....................................................
10 a.m.–10:15 a.m .............................................
10:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m ........................................
11:15 a.m.–11:45 a.m ........................................
11:45 a.m.–12 p.m .............................................
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NMFS and the Center for
Independent Experts (CIE) Panel will
convene the Research Track Assessment
Peer Review Meeting for the purpose of
reviewing Index Based Methods and
Harvest Control Rules. The Research
Track Assessment Peer Review is a
formal scientific peer-review process for
evaluating and presenting stock
assessment results to managers for fish
stocks in the offshore U.S. waters of the
northwest Atlantic. Assessments are
prepared by Stock Assessment
Workshop (SAW) working groups and
reviewed by an independent panel of
stock assessment experts from the
Center of Independent Experts (CIE).
The public is invited to attend the
presentations and discussions between
the review panel and the scientists who
have participated in the stock
assessment process.
DATES: The public portion of the
Research Track Assessment Peer Review
Meeting will be held from December 7,
2020–December 11, 2020. The meeting
will commence on December 11, 2020 at
3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Please
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the
daily meeting agenda.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via Google Meet (https://
meet.google.com/urc-hmkh-jdw).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Michele Traver, 508–495–2195; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For
further information, please visit the
NEFSC website at https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/region/newengland-mid-atlantic. For additional
information about the assessment
process and the stock assessment peer
review, please visit the NMFS/NEFSC
SAW web page at https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-englandmid-atlantic/population-assessments/
fishery-stock-assessments-new-englandand-mid-atlantic.
SUMMARY:

Daily Meeting Agenda—Research Track
Peer Review Meeting (Subject to
Change; All Times are Approximate
and May Be Changed at the Discretion
of the Peer Review Chair)
Monday, December 7, 2020
Lead
Russ Brown/
Michele Traver/Panel Chair.
Chris Legault, WG Chair.
Chris Legault, WG Chair.
Chris Legault, WG Chair.
Review Panel.
Public.

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