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West Coast Region Highly Migratory Species Vessel Identification Requirements

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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 126 / Monday, July 3, 2023 / Notices
2023, from 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Eastern
Time. The primary purpose of this
meeting is for Committee Members to
discuss each NAIAC working group’s
goals and deliverables. The final agenda
will be posted to the NAIAC website:
ai.gov/naiac/.
DATES: The meeting will be held from
2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Eastern Time on
Wednesday, July 19, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via webcast. Please see the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this notice for instructions on how to
attend.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alicia Chambers, Committee Liaison
Officer, National Institute of Standards
and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS
1000, Gaithersburg, MD 20899,
[email protected] or 301–975–
5333, or Melissa Banner, Designated
Federal Officer, National Institute of
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau
Drive, MS 1000, Gaithersburg, MD
20899, [email protected] or 301–
975–5245. Please direct any inquiries to
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
as amended, 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.,
notice is hereby given that the NAIAC
will meet from 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Eastern Time on Wednesday, July 19,
2023. The meeting will be open to the
public and will be held virtually via
webcast. The primary purpose of this
meeting is for Committee Members to
discuss each NAIAC working group’s
goals and deliverables. The final agenda
and meeting time will be posted to the
NAIAC website: ai.gov/naiac/.
The NAIAC is authorized by section
5104 of the National Artificial
Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (Pub.
L. 116–283), in accordance with the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended (FACA), 5
U.S.C. 1001 et seq. The Committee
advises the President and the National
Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office
on matters related to the National
Artificial Intelligence Initiative.
Additional information on the NAIAC is
available at ai.gov/naiac/.
Comments: Individuals and
representatives of organizations who
would like to offer comments and
suggestions related to items on the
Committee’s agenda for this meeting are
invited to submit comments in advance
of the meeting. Approximately ten
minutes will be reserved for public
comments, which will be read on a firstcome, first-served basis. Please note that
all submitted comments will be treated
as public documents and will be made
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comments must be submitted via email
with the subject line ‘‘July 19, 2023,
NAIAC Meeting Comments’’ to naiac@
nist.gov by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
Tuesday, July 18, 2023.
Virtual Admittance Instructions: The
meeting will be held via webcast. The
log-in instructions for the webcast will
be made available on ai.gov/naiac/
#MEETINGS.
Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2023–14025 Filed 6–30–23; 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; West Coast Region Highly
Migratory Species Vessel Identification
Requirements
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 September 1, 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–
0361 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 Karen
Palmigiano, National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), West Coast Region
(WCR) Sand Point Office, 7600 Sand
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Point Way—Building 1, Seattle, WA
98115, (562) 980–4238 or wcr-permits@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection. The success of fisheries
management programs depends
significantly on tracking catch and effort
of participants as well as their history of
regulatory compliance. The vessel
identification requirement is essential to
facilitate these objectives. The ability to
link fishing or other activity to the
vessel owner or operator is crucial to
enforcement of the regulations issued
under the authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act to govern domestic
and foreign fishing, and under authority
of laws implementing international
treaties.
Regulations at 50 CFR 660.704 require
that all commercial fishing vessels with
permits issued under authority of the
National Marine Fishery Service’s
(NMFS) Fishery Management Plan for
United States (U.S.) West Coast Highly
Migratory Species Fisheries display the
vessel’s official number (U.S. Coast
Guard documentation number or State
registration number). The numbers must
be of a specific size and format and
located at specified locations. The
official number must be affixed to each
vessel subject to this section in block
Arabic numerals at least 10 inches
(25.40 centimeters) in height for vessels
more than 25 feet (7.62 meters) but
equal to or less than 65 feet (19.81
meters) in length; and 18 inches (45.72
centimeters) in height for vessels longer
than 65 feet (19.81 meters) in length.
Markings must be legible and of a color
that contrasts with the background. The
display of the identifying number aids
in fishery law enforcement.
In the domestic West Coast Region
fisheries regulated under 50 CFR part
660, the vessel’s official number, United
States Coast Guard (USCG)
documentation or State registration
number is required to be displayed on
the port and starboard sides of the
deckhouse or hull, and on an
appropriate weather deck. The number
identifies each vessel and should be
visible at distances at sea and in the air.
The requirements affect United States
(U.S.) vessels participating in the West
Coast Highly Migratory Species (HMS)
fisheries and West Coast coastal pelagic
species fishing vessels, with the
exception of HMS Recreational Charter
Vessels for which an exemption was
granted and became effective September
5, 2007. Charter vessels are no longer

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bound by the vessel marking
requirements under consideration.
The identification number provides
law enforcement personnel with a
means to monitor fishing, at-sea
processing, and other related activities,
in order to ascertain whether the
vessel’s observed activities are in
accordance with those authorized for
that vessel. The identifying number is
used by NMFS, the USCG, and other
marine agencies in issuing citations,
prosecutions, and other enforcement
actions. Vessels that qualify for specific
fisheries are easily identified, and this
allows for more cost-effective
enforcement. Cooperating fishermen
also use this number to report
suspicious activities that they observe.
Regulation-compliant fishermen
ultimately benefit as unauthorized and
illegal, unreported, and unregulated
(IUU) fishing is deterred and more
burdensome regulations may be
avoided.
II. Method of Collection
The vessels’ official numbers are
displayed on the vessels.

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OMB Control Number: 0648–0361.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Non-purse seine respondents: 1,680;
Purse seine respondents: 20.
Estimated Time per Response: All but
purse seine vessels: 45 minutes; purse
seine fishing vessels of 400 short tons
(362.8 metric tons (mt)) or greater
carrying capacity; 1 hour and 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,290 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $80.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act.
IV. Request for Comments

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Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023–14089 Filed 6–30–23; 8:45 am]

III. Data

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)
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utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are
required 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 Request (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.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XD116]

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) will hold a meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Monday, July 24, 2023, starting at 10
a.m. and continue through 1 p.m. on
Wednesday, July 26, 2023. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda
details.
ADDRESSES: This will be an in-person
meeting with a virtual option. SSC
members, other invited meeting
participants, and members of the public
will have the option to participate in
person at the Philadelphia Marriott Old
City, 1 Dock Street, Philadelphia, PA, or
virtually via Webex webinar. Webinar
connection instructions and briefing
materials will be available at
www.mafmc.org/ssc.
SUMMARY:

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Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331; website:
www.mafmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, telephone: (302)
526–5255.
During
this meeting, the SSC will make multiyear acceptable biological catch (ABC)
recommendations for Longfin Squid,
Atlantic Mackerel, Summer Flounder,
Scup, and Bluefish based on the results
of the recently completed management
track stock assessments and peer
review. The SSC will recommend new
2024–26 ABC specifications for Longfin
Squid and new 2024–25 ABC
recommendations Atlantic Mackerel,
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Bluefish.
The SSC will review the most recent
survey and fishery data for Black Sea
Bass and make a 2024 ABC
recommendation. The SSC will review
and provide comment on the NMFS
National Standard 1 Technical
Guidance document on reference points
and status determination. The SSC will
also review and provide any additional
comments on the draft report from their
July 12, 2023 meeting regarding the
draft Fisheries Climate Governance
Policy that was recently released by
NMFS. The SSC may take up any other
business as necessary.
A detailed agenda and background
documents will be made available on
the Council’s website (www.mafmc.org)
prior to the meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aid should be directed to
Shelley Spedden, (302) 526–5251, at
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 28, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023–14070 Filed 6–30–23; 8:45 am]
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