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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 118 / Wednesday, June 21, 2023 / Notices

Dated: June 14, 2023.
Kimberly Damon-Randall,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023–13118 Filed 6–20–23; 8:45 am]
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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; Analysis of and Participation
in Ocean Exploration Video Products
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 August 21, 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–
0748 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 Abby
Letts, LTJG/NOAA, NOAA Ocean
Exploration, Joint Hydrographic Center,
24 Colovos Rd., Durham, NH 03824,
(301) 325–3792; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
This request is for a revision and
extension to an existing information
collection.
NOAA Ocean Exploration (OE) is the
only federal organization dedicated to
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capabilities in terms of personnel,
technology, infrastructure, and
exploration missions, OE is reducing
unknowns in deep-ocean areas and
providing high-value environmental
intelligence needed by NOAA and the
nation to address both current and
emerging science and management
needs. Through live video and data
streams, online coverage, training
opportunities, and events, we allow
scientists, resource managers, students,
members of the general public, and
others to actively experience ocean
exploration, allowing broader scientific
participation, and cultivating the next
generation of ocean explorers, and
engaging the public in exploration
activities. To better understand our
ocean, our office makes exploration data
available to the public. This allows us,
collectively, to more effectively
maintain ocean health, sustainably
manage our marine resources, accelerate
our national economy, and build a
better appreciation of the value and
importance of the ocean in our everyday
lives. It is only through leveraging
resources internally and externally that
we can truly achieve our mission.
Since the inception of NOAA’s
exploration program in 2001, OE data
management has been guided by the
2000 President’s Panel Report
recommendations which prioritized
rapid and unrestricted data sharing as
one of five critical exploration program
components. More recently, Public Law
111–11 [Section XII Ocean Exploration]
reinforced and expanded OER data
management objectives, continuing to
stress the importance of sharing unique
exploration data and information to
improve public understanding of the
oceans, and for research and
management purposes.
Telepresence satellite communication
from the ship to shore brings the
unknown ocean to the screens of both
scientists and the general public in their
homes, schools or offices in near real
time. With technology constantly
evolving, it is important to address the
needs of the shore based scientists and
public to maintain a high level of
participation. We use voluntary surveys
to identify the needs of users of data,
best approaches to leverage expertise of
shore based participants for meaningful
public engagement focused on ocean
exploration.
The five forms used to collect
information are as follows: (1) Sailing
Contact Information. This form is sent to
the few scientists that directly sail on
NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer. The
ship’s operational officer needs certain
information such as: if a sailing
individual has securely submitted their

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proper medical documents to NOAA’s
Office of Marine and Aviation
Operations; if the person is up to date
with required security documents, such
as a passport, if the ship is traveling to
a foreign port; any dietary restrictions so
that the person will be served food that
is safe. (2) Okeanos Explorer
Participation Assessment. This
voluntary form is sent to the scientists
that sailed on any Okeanos Explorer
cruise funded by NOAA’s Office of
Ocean Exploration and Research to
record any feedback they wish to
provide to the office about their
experience. The office uses their
feedback in assessments for improving
the utility and experience of these
scientific guests sailing on the Okeanos
Explorer. (3) EX Collaboration Tools
Feedback. This voluntary form is sent to
members of the marine scientific
community at the beginning of a fiscal
year to ask if members would like to
participate in any of the upcoming
cruises and to what degree, such as
simply asking to be included in emailed
updates or if they want to be on a direct
line to the ship for remotely operated
vehicle dive operations. (4) Citizen
Scientist. This voluntary form is
available to general members of the
public and is used for members to
improve the annotation efforts when
watching short video clips of 30 seconds
to 5 minutes. (5) Science Lead
Solicitation. This voluntary form will be
used to solicit interest from the
scientific community to serve as a
Science Lead on one of NOAA Ocean
Exploration’s expeditions.
The first forms described above will
include minor revisions, and the fifth
form is a new addition. The Sailing
Contact Information form will be
revised to include updated
informational attachments (e.g., links to
updated COVID guidance, medical
clearance, and underwater cultural
heritage protocols) and updated
expedition names and dates for a given
calendar year. The Okeanos Explorer
Participation Assessment will be revised
to replace some technical/scientific
questions with questions that relate to
communication, leadership, and
workplace climate. The EX
Collaboration Tools form will be revised
to include updated informational
attachments (e.g., underwater cultural
heritage protocols) and updated
expedition names and dates for a
calendar year. The Citizen Scientist
form will be updated for expedition
names and dates for a calendar year.
II. Method of Collection
Information is collected
electronically.

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III. Data

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

OMB Control Number: 0648–0748.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
[revision and extension of an approved
information collection].
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; business or other for-profit
organizations; not-for-profit institutions;
Federal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 668 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary or
required to obtain services or benefits.
Legal Authority: Public Law 111–11,
Section XII Ocean Exploration.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration

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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 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 Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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Schedules for Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshops and
Protected Species Safe Handling,
Release, and Identification Workshops
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public workshops.
AGENCY:

Free Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshops and Safe
Handling, Release, and Identification
Workshops will be held in July, August,
and September of 2023. Certain
fishermen and shark dealers are
required to attend a workshop to meet
regulatory requirements and to maintain
valid permits. Specifically, the Atlantic
Shark Identification Workshop is
mandatory for all federally permitted
Atlantic shark dealers. The Safe
Handling, Release, and Identification
Workshop is mandatory for vessel
owners and operators who use bottom
longline, pelagic longline, or gillnet
gear, and who have also been issued
shark or swordfish limited access
permits. Additional free workshops will
be conducted later in 2023 and will be
announced in a future notice. In
addition, NMFS has implemented
online recertification workshops for
persons who have already taken an inperson training.
DATES: The Atlantic Shark Identification
Workshops will be held on July 20, 2023
and September 14, 2023. The Safe
Handling, Release, and Identification
Workshops will be held on July 7, 2023,
August 24, 2023, and September 6,
2023.
ADDRESSES: The Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshops will be held in
Medford, NY and Virginia Beach, VA.
The Safe Handling, Release, and
Identification Workshops will be held in
Ronkonkoma, NY, Vero Beach, FL, and
Kenner, LA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tiffany Weidner by email at
[email protected] or by phone
at 301–427–8550.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Atlantic
highly migratory species (HMS)
fisheries are managed under the
authority of the Atlantic Tunas
Convention Act (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.)
and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). The 2006
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Consolidated Atlantic HMS Fishery
Management Plan and its amendments
are implemented by regulations at 50
CFR part 635. Section 635.8 describes
the requirements for the Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshops and Safe
Handling, Release, and Identification
Workshops. The workshop schedules,
registration information, and a list of
frequently asked questions regarding the
Atlantic Shark Identification and Safe
Handling, Release, and Identification
workshops are available online at:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantichighly-migratory-species/atlantic-sharkidentification-workshops and https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highlymigratory-species/safe-handling-releaseand-identification-workshops.
Atlantic Shark Identification
Workshops
Since January 1, 2008, Atlantic shark
dealers have been prohibited from
receiving, purchasing, trading, or
bartering for Atlantic sharks unless a
valid Atlantic Shark Identification
Workshop certificate is on the premises
of each business listed under the shark
dealer permit that first receives Atlantic
sharks (71 FR 58057, October 2, 2006).
Dealers who attend and successfully
complete a workshop are issued a
certificate for each place of business that
is permitted to receive sharks. These
certificate(s) are valid for 3 years. Thus,
certificates that were initially issued in
2020 will expire in 2023.
Currently, permitted dealers may send
a proxy to an Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshop. However, if a
dealer opts to send a proxy, the dealer
must designate a proxy for each place of
business covered by the dealer’s permit
that first receives Atlantic sharks. Only
one certificate will be issued to each
proxy. A proxy must be a person who
is currently employed by a place of
business covered by the dealer’s permit;
is a primary participant in the
identification, weighing, and/or first
receipt of fish as they are offloaded from
a vessel; and who fills out dealer
reports. Atlantic shark dealers are
prohibited from renewing a Federal
shark dealer permit unless a valid
Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop
certificate for each business location
that first receives Atlantic sharks has
been submitted with the permit renewal
application. Additionally, a copy of a
valid dealer or proxy Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshop certificate must
be in any trucks or other conveyances
that are extensions of a dealer’s place of
business.

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