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notified of the intent to take final action
to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is accessible to people
with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary
aids should be directed to the South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council
office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
business 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.
Dated: September 27, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, 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; Atlantic Herring Amendment
5 Data Collection
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 November 29, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0674 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

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activities should be directed to Carrie
Nordeen, Fishery Policy Analyst, 55
Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA
01930 or 978–281–9272 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for an extension of a
currently approved collection associated
with the Atlantic herring fishery.
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) Greater Atlantic Region
manages these fisheries in the Exclusive
Economic Zone (EEZ) of the
Northeastern United States through the
Atlantic Herring Fishery Management
Plan (FMP). The New England Fishery
Management Council prepared the FMP
pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). The
regulations implementing the FMP are
specified at 50 CFR part 648 and the
recordkeeping and reporting
requirements at § 648.11 form the basis
for this collection of information.
In 2014, NMFS implemented
Amendment 5 to the Atlantic Herring
FMP to improve the collection of realtime and accurate catch information for
the Atlantic herring fishery; enhance the
monitoring and sampling of catch at-sea;
and address bycatch issues, in particular
bycatch of river herrings and shads,
through responsible management.
In 2020, NMFS implemented the New
England Industry Funded Monitoring
(IFM) Omnibus Amendment to increase
monitoring in certain FMPs, above
levels required by the Standardized
Bycatch Reporting Methodology
(SBRM), to assess the amount and type
of catch and to reduce variability
around catch estimates. This
amendment created a structure by
which industry funding would be used
in conjunction with available federal
funding to pay for additional monitoring
to meet FMP-specific coverage targets
and required IFM in the Atlantic herring
fishery.
We request the continued collection
of the following information to improve
monitoring and the collection of catch
information in the Atlantic herring
fishery:
• Observer notification requirement
for permitted herring vessels to facilitate
SBRM and IFM coverage;
• Requirement for vessel captains to
submit a Released Catch Affidavit form
documenting the discarding of
unsampled catch;
• A requirement that Category A and
B Atlantic herring permit holders pay
for vessel at-sea monitoring costs,
estimated to be up to $710 per sea day,

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on trips selected for IFM coverage (50%
coverage target);
• The option for Category A and B
Atlantic herring permit holders that fish
with midwater trawl gear to obtain an
IFM observer allowing the vessel to fish
in groundfish closed areas and pay for
the vessel’s at-sea monitoring costs,
estimated to be up to $818 per sea day;
and
• Requirements for IFM monitor
service providers to submit reports to
NMFS on behalf of Category A or B
Atlantic herring permitted vessels or for
meeting service provider
responsibilities for service provider
approval and to facilitate accurate catch
monitoring.
II. Method of Collection
Atlantic herring vessels and their
respective IFM service providers on
their behalf submit information to
NMFS via web portal, email, phone, fax,
or mail. Instructions for vessels are
located at https://www.fisheries.
no.aa.gov/bulletin/notificationreporting-and-monitoring-requirementsatlantic-herring-fishery.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0674.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular (extension of
existing information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
622.
Estimated Time per Response: For
participants in the Atlantic herring
fishery, 5 minutes for a pre-trip
notification; 1 minute for a trip
cancellation notification; 5 minutes for
a call to request an IFM observer to
access groundfish closed areas; 1 minute
for a trip cancellation notification for
groundfish closed areas; 5 minutes for
the submission of a released catch
affidavit; and 1 minute for the
submission of species pounds to the
observer.
For IFM service providers, 10 minutes
for submission of a monitor deployment
report; 20 minutes for the submission of
an ASM availability report; 30 minutes
for the submission of a safety refusal; 5
minutes for the submission of raw
monitor data; 2 hours for a monitor
debriefing; 30 minutes for the
submission of other reports; 1 hour for
the submission of biological samples; 10
hours for the submission of a new
service provider application; 10 hours
for an applicant response to a service
provider denial; 30 minutes to request
monitor training; 8 hours to rebut
removal from the list of approved IFM
service providers; 10 minutes to process

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request for an ASM; 5 minutes to notify
unavailability of ASMs; 10 minutes to
process request for an IFM observer in
groundfish closed area; 5 minutes to
notify unavailability of IFM observers; 5
minutes for the submission of monitor
contact list updates; 5 minutes for the
submission of monitor availability
updates; 30 minutes for submission of
service provider materials; and 30
minutes for the submission of service
provide contracts.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,848.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $791,210.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq, Section 303).

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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 information
collection. 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
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Mandatory Shrimp Vessel
and Gear Characterization Survey
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 November 29, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at [email protected]. Please reference
OMB Control Number 0648–0542 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 Rebecca
Smith, National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), Southeast Fisheries
Science Center, Galveston Laboratory,
4700 Avenue U, Bldg. 306, Galveston,
TX 77551 (409) 766–3783,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection. The mandatory vessel and
gear characterization survey is a census
data collection effort of all shrimp
vessel owners or operators who possess
a valid Federal Gulf commercial shrimp
fishing permit. NMFS began collecting
these survey data in 2006 under OMB
Control No. 0648–0542 per the final rule
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Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico
(Amendment 13) (71 FR 56039,
September 26, 2006).
NMFS is currently collecting censuslevel information on fishing vessel and
gear characteristics in the Gulf of
Mexico (Gulf) commercial shrimp
fishery (Gulf shrimp fishery), which
operates in the Gulf exclusive economic
zone. NMFS uses this information to
conduct analyses that improve fishery
management decision-making and
ensure that national goals, objectives,
and requirements of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens
Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), 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. Recordkeeping
requirements for this information
collection under the Magnuson-Stevens
Act are codified at 50 CFR 622.51(a)(3).
The mandatory vessel and gear
characterization survey is a census data
collection effort of all shrimp vessel
owners or operators who possess a valid
federal Gulf commercial shrimp fishing
permit. NMFS began collecting these
survey data in 2006 under OMB Control
No. 0648–0542 per the final rule
implementing Amendment 13 to the
Fishery Management Plan for the
Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico
(Amendment 13) (71 FR 56039,
September 26, 2006).
The vessel and gear survey annually
updates existing data and continues
data collection efforts for this significant
fishery. NMFS currently collects other
information from Gulf commercial
shrimp vessels pertaining to their
fishing activities, trip dates, landings,
and other information through port
agents, electronic logbooks, and
mandatory dealer reports. Prior to this
annual survey, little data related to
vessel and gear characteristics at the
individual vessel level have been
collected through other means.
Completion of the annual survey is
required for fishermen to renew or
transfer a Gulf commercial shrimp
permit. NMFS’ Southeast Fisheries
Science Center (SEFSC) mails the
annual survey to all Gulf shrimp permit
holders beginning in March each year.
Requiring completion of the survey
shortly before permit renewal, with
renewal contingent upon survey

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