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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 4 / Friday, January 6, 2023 / Notices

Needs and Uses: This request is for an
extension of a currently approved
information collection. The MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (MSA) authorizes and
requires that the Secretary of Commerce
maintain a cost recovery program to
cover part of the management, data
collection and analysis, and
enforcement costs of the limited access
privilege programs, such as the Pacific
Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization
Program (Trawl Program). Cost recovery
fees may not exceed three percent of the
ex-vessel value. The Trawl Program cost
recovery program requires fish sellers to
submit fees to fish buyers who then
submit those fees to NOAA’s National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). Fish
buyers must also submit information to
NMFS on the volume and value of
harvested groundfish when submitting
the fees. Information is collected from
monthly and annual reports as well as
non-payment documents when
necessary.
The information collected is used to
track the payment of cost recovery fees,
reconcile cost recovery payments with
landings data from other sources,
calculate average ex-vessel values, and,
if necessary, help in the resolution of
non-payment issues.
This program is authorized under the
Pacific coast groundfish fishery
regulations, trawl rationalization cost
recovery program at 50 CFR 660.115.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Monthly and annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: NMFS and the
Pacific Fisheries Management Council
(Council) manage the groundfish
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
seaward of California, Oregon, and
Washington under the Pacific Coast
Groundfish Fishery Management Plan
(FMP). The Council prepared the FMP
under the authority of the MSA, 16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Regulations
governing United States fisheries and
implementing the FMP appear at 50
CFR parts 660.
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
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or

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by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0648–0663.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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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; South Pacific Tuna Act
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
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite 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. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on September
6, 2022 (87 FR 54481) 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: South Pacific Tuna Act.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0218.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 21.
Average Hours per Response: License
application, 1 hour; Vessel Monitoring
System (VMS) registration application,
45 minutes; catch report, 1 hour;
unloading logsheet, 30 minutes;
expression of interest, 2 hours; and
renewal, 15 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 207.
Needs and Uses: 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
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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.
government, NOAA’s National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS). The license
and registration application information
is used by the FFA to determine the
operational capability and financial
responsibility of a vessel operator
interested in fishing under the Treaty.
Information obtained from vessel catch
and unloading reports is used by the
FFA to assess fishing effort and fishery
resources in the region and to track the
amount of fish caught within each PIP’s
EEZ. Maintenance of VMS units is
needed to ensure the continuous
operation of the VMS units, which, as
part of the VMS administered by the
FFA, are used as an enforcement tool. If
the information is not collected, the U.S.
government will not meet its obligations
under the Treaty, and the lack of fishing
information will result in poor
management of the fishery resources.
There are no changes to the
collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 973–973r.
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.

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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 4 / Friday, January 6, 2023 / Notices
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0648–0218.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
[FR Doc. 2023–00027 Filed 1–5–23; 8:45 am]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration

North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.

AGENCY:

Notice of hybrid meeting.

The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (NPFMC) Trawl
Electronic Monitoring (EM) Committee
will meet January 20, 2023.

The meeting will be held on
Friday, January 20, 2023, from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m., Alaska Time.

DATES:

The meeting will be a
hybrid meeting. Attend in-person at the
North Pacific Research Board office,
1007 West Third Ave., Suite 100,
Anchorage, AK 99501 or join online
through the link at https://meetings.
npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/2970.
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.

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ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Anna Henry, Council staff; phone; (907)
271–2809 and email: Anna.Henry@
noaa.gov. For technical support please
contact administrative Council staff,
email: [email protected].

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Public comment letters will be
accepted and should be submitted
electronically to https://
meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/
2970.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 3, 2022.
Ngagne Jafnar Gueye,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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The agenda will include an update on
2022 NFWF funding decisions, an
update on the trawl EM program, the
status of current and potential future
EM projects and the regional ET
implementation plan priorities and
committee discussion on the future role
and appropriate makeup of the Trawl
EM Committee. The Agenda is subject to
change, and the latest version will be
posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/
Meeting/Details/2970 prior to the
meeting, along with meeting materials.

Public Comment

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Friday, January 20, 2023

You can attend the meeting online
using a computer, tablet, or smartphone;
or by phone only. Connection
information will be posted online at:
https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/
Details/2970.

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ACTION:

Agenda

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Evaluation of American Samoa Coastal
Management Program; Notice of Public
Meeting; Request for Comments
Office for Coastal Management,
National Ocean Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
opportunity to comment.
AGENCY:

The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Office for Coastal Management, will
hold an in-person public meeting to
solicit input on the performance
evaluation of the American Samoa
Coastal Management Program. NOAA
also invites the public to submit written
comments.
DATES: NOAA will hold an in-person
public meeting on Tuesday, February
28, 2023, at 9 a.m. Samoa Standard
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Time. NOAA will consider all relevant
written comments received by Friday,
March 10, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted by one of the following
methods:
Email: Send written comments to
Ralph Cantral, Evaluator, NOAA Office
for Coastal Management, at
[email protected].
In-Person Public Meeting: Provide oral
comments during the in-person public
meeting on Tuesday, February 28, 2023,
at 9 a.m. Samoa Standard Time at the
Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium,
Utulei, American Samoa 96799.
Written comments NOAA receives are
considered part of the public record,
and the entirety of the comment,
including the name of the commenter,
email address, attachments, and other
supporting materials, will be publicly
accessible. Sensitive personally
identifiable information, such as
account numbers and Social Security
numbers should not be included with
the comment. Comments that are not
related to the performance evaluation of
the American Samoa Coastal
Management Program or that contain
profanity, vulgarity, threats, or other
inappropriate language will not be
considered.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ralph Cantral, Evaluator, NOAA Office
for Coastal Management, by email at
[email protected] or by phone at
(843) 474–1357. Copies of the previous
evaluation findings and Assessment and
Strategies may be viewed and
downloaded at http://coast.noaa.gov/
czm/evaluations/. A copy of the
evaluation notification letter and most
recent progress report may be obtained
upon request by contacting Ralph
Cantral.
Section
312 of the Coastal Zone Management
Act (CZMA) requires NOAA to conduct
periodic evaluations of federally
approved coastal management
programs. The evaluation process
includes holding one or more public
meetings, considering public comments,
and consulting with interested Federal,
State, and local agencies and members
of the public. During the evaluation,
NOAA will consider the extent to which
the Territory of American Samoa has
met the national objectives, adhered to
the management program approved by
the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and
adhered to the terms of financial
assistance under the CZMA. When the
evaluation is complete, NOAA’s Office
for Coastal Management will place a
notice in the Federal Register

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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