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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; Western Alaska Community
Development Quota Program
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 July 17, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0269 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, National Marine Fisheries
Service, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK
99802–1668. Telephone (907) 586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS), Alaska Regional Office, is
requesting extension of a currently
approved information collection that
contains four components necessary for
NMFS to manage the Western Alaska
Community Development Quota
Program (CDQ Program).
NMFS and the North Pacific Fishery
Management Council manage the
groundfish fisheries in the exclusive
economic zone off Alaska under the
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
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Stevens Act). The groundfish fisheries
in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
are managed under the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area.
The CDQ Program is an economic
development program authorized under
the Magnuson Stevens Act to provide
eligible western Alaska villages with the
opportunity to participate and invest in
fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands Management Area, to support
economic development in western
Alaska, to alleviate poverty and provide
economic and social benefits for
residents of western Alaska, and to
achieve sustainable and diversified local
economies in western Alaska.
This information collection is used by
NMFS to manage the small vessel CDQ
fisheries, transfer quota among the CDQ
groups, and authorize the use of
alternative harvest regulations under
certain circumstances.
This information collection contains
the following four components:
• The CDQ Vessel Registration
System is an online system used by the
CDQ groups to add small hook-and-line
catcher vessels to the CDQ vessel
registration list. Registered vessels are
exempt from the requirements to obtain
and carry a License Limitation Program
license under regulations at 50 part 679.
This system is also used to remove
vessels from the CDQ vessel registration
list.
• The Groundfish/Halibut CDQ and
Prohibited Species Quota (PSQ)
Transfer Request form is used to transfer
annual amounts of groundfish and
halibut CDQ and PSQ, except Bering
Sea Chinook salmon, between two CDQ
groups. This form is completed by the
transferring and receiving CDQ groups.
• The Application for Approval of
Use of Non-CDQ Harvest Regulations is
used by a CDQ group, an association
representing CDQ groups, or a voluntary
fishing cooperative to request approval
to use non CDQ harvest regulations
when the CDQ regulations are more
restrictive than the regulations
otherwise required for participants in
non-CDQ groundfish fisheries.
• An appeals process is provided for
an applicant who receives an adverse
initial administrative determination
related to its Application for Approval
of Use of Non-CDQ Harvest Regulations.
II. Method of Collection
The information is collected by mail,
fax, delivery, email, and electronically
through eFISH. The applications are
available as fillable PDFs on the NMFS
Alaska Region website at https://
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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0269.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions; Business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 6.
Estimated Time per Response: CDQ
Vessel Registration System, 10 minutes;
Groundfish/Halibut CDQ and PSQ
Transfer Request, 30 minutes;
Application for Approval of Use of NonCDQ Harvest Regulations, 5 hours;
Appeals, 4 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 36 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 in recordkeeping and
reporting costs.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
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 Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of hybrid meeting open
to the public offering both in-person and
virtual options for participation.
AGENCY:

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a four-day meeting to consider
actions affecting the Gulf of Mexico
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
(EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will convene
Monday, June 5 through Thursday, June
8, 2023. Times are: Monday, June 5,
2023, 8 a.m.–5:15 p.m.; Tuesday, June 6,
2023 and Wednesday, June 7, 2023, 8
a.m.–5 p.m.; and Thursday, June 8,
2023, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m., CDT.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will
take place at The Battle House
Renaissance Hotel, located at 26 N.
Royal Street, Mobile, AL 36602–3802.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 4107 W.
Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL
33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Carrie Simmons, Executive Director,
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Monday, June 5, 2023; 8 a.m.–5:15 p.m.,
CDT
The meeting will begin with Law
Enforcement Committee reviewing the
Law Enforcement Technical
Committee’s (LETC) Meeting Summary
from the March 2023 meeting. The
Ecosystem Committee will review the
Ecosystem Technical Committee’s (ETC)
Report and Scientific and Statistical
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(GoMEM) to support fisheries
management.
The Data Collection Committee will
receive an update on the Southeast ForHire Integrated Reporting (SEFHIER)
Program and next steps. The Shrimp
Committee will discuss the next steps
for the Congressional Funding Budget
for Shrimp Vessel Position Data
Reporting and Summary of the May
2023 Shrimp Advisory Panel Meeting.
Sustainable Fisheries Committee will
receive an overview presentation on
Rice’s Whale Status and Recent Speed
Limit Petition in the Gulf of Mexico;
and, review Multi-year Annual Catch
Limits. The Committee will review SSC
Recommendations on Report from the
Marine Recreational Information
Program (MRIP) Transition Team on
Red Snapper and other Species in the
Gulf State Supplemental Surveys;
Evaluation of Interim Analysis Process;
and Management Strategy Evaluation
Workshop.
The Council will convene in a
CLOSED SESSION of the FULL
COUNCIL to finalize selection of
Coastal Migratory Pelagic (CMP)
Advisory Panel (AP) members.
Tuesday, June 6, 2023; 8 a.m.–5 p.m.,
CDT
The Reef Fish Committee will discuss
Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program
Objectives; review State Survey Private
Angling Landings and Discards for Red
Snapper; Final Action Item:
Recalibration of Red Snapper
Recreational Catch Limits and
Modifications of Gray Snapper Catch
Limits; Draft Framework Action:
Modifications to Recreational and
Commercial Greater Amberjack
Management Measures, and review the
SSC Summary Report from the May
2023 Meeting including
Recommendations on the Black Grouper
and Yellowfin Group Catch Limits and
Mid-water Snapper Complex Catch
Limits.
Wednesday, June 7, 2023; 8 a.m.–5
p.m., CDT
The Reef Fish Committee will
reconvene to review Final Action Item:
Draft Amendment 56: Modifications to
the Gag Grouper Catch Limits, Sector
Allocations, and Fishing Seasons, and
Draft Snapper Grouper Amendment 44/
Reef Fish Amendment 55: Catch Level
Adjustments and Allocations for the
Southeast U.S. Yellowtail Snapper.
At approximately 11:15 a.m., CDT, the
Council will reconvene with a Call to
Order, Announcements and
Introductions, Adoption of Agenda and
Approval of Minutes. The Council will
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Officer of the Year Award; followed by
presentations on Update on the
Commission’s Recently-Finished Red
Drum Fishery Profile; Exempted Fishing
Permit from Mote Marine Lab; NOAA
Fisheries Request for Comments on
Advance Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking for National Standard
Guidelines 4, 8, and 9; and, an update
from the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BEOM) on Wind Energy
Development in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Council will hold public
comment testimony from 2 p.m. to 5
p.m., CDT on Final Action Items:
Recalibration of Red Snapper
Recreational Catch Limits and
Modifications of Gray Snapper Catch
Limits and Draft Amendment 56:
Modifications to the Gag Grouper Catch
Limits, Sector Allocations and Fishing
Seasons; Comments on Rice’s Whale
Petition and Exempted Fishing Permits;
and, open testimony on other fishery
issues or concerns. Public comment may
begin earlier than 2 p.m. CDT, but will
not conclude before that time. Persons
wishing to give public testimony inperson must register at the registration
kiosk in the meeting room. Persons
wishing to give public testimony
virtually must sign up via the link on
the Council website. Registration for
virtual testimony is open at the start of
the meeting, Monday, June 5th at 8 a.m.,
CDT and closes one hour before public
testimony begins on Wednesday, June
7th at 1 p.m. CDT. Public testimony may
end before the published agenda time if
all registered in-person and virtual
participants have completed their
testimony.
Thursday, June 8, 2023; 8 a.m.–4:30
p.m., CDT
The Council will receive Committee
reports from Law Enforcement,
Ecosystem, Data Collection, Shrimp,
Sustainable Fisheries, and Reef Fish
Management Committees as well as the
closed session report and
recommendations on the exempted
fishing permit. The Council will receive
updates from the following supporting
agencies: Alabama Law Enforcement
Efforts; South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council; NOAA Office of
Law Enforcement (OLE); Gulf States
Marine Fisheries Commission; U.S.
Coast Guard; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service; and Department of State.
The Council will discuss any Other
Business items; and, receive Litigation
update if any.
—Meeting Adjourns
The meeting will be a hybrid meeting;
both in-person and virtual participation
available. You may register for the

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