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and gather ideas for other data sources.
NOAA hopes to come out of the
meetings with a strengthened
relationship with the public and a list
of best available data and data gaps.
III. Specific Information Requested To
Inform Marine Spatial Studies in
Virginia, North Carolina, and South
Carolina
NOAA seeks written public input to
inform marine spatial studies in the
Southeast U.S. NOAA is particularly
interested in receiving input concerning
the items listed below. Responses to this
notice are voluntary, and respondents
need not reply to items listed. When
providing input, please specify if you
are providing general feedback on
marine spatial studies and/or if you are
responding to one of the specific item
number(s) below:
1. Specific datasets related to ocean
sectors, natural resources, and/or
human activities you recommend
NOAA use in marine spatial studies.
2. Major concerns you have related to
use of any specific datasets that may be
used in marine spatial studies.
3. Major concerns you have related to
gaps in scientific knowledge or data that
could impact marine spatial planning
efforts.
4. Specific data or information you
recommend NOAA or other partners
collect, if it is not currently available or
has not been previously collected.
5. Ways in which NOAA can better
engage and collaborate with the public
and local communities to promote
economic, social, and ecological
resilience as well as protect trust
resources.
Sean Corson,
Director, National Centers for Coastal Ocean
Science, National Ocean Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Pacific Islands Region Vessel
and Gear Identification Requirements
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

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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 December
19, 2023 during a 60-day comment
period. This notice allows for an
additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Pacific Islands Region Vessel
and Gear Identification Requirement.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0360.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission,
extension of a current information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 417.
Average Hours per Response: Gear
marking requirements approximately 1
minute. Vessel ID requirements between
20 minutes and 75 hours, depending on
requirement.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,117.
Needs and Uses: Regulations at 50
CFR 665.16 require that all U.S. vessels
with Federal permits fishing for western
Pacific fishery management unit species
display identification markings on the
vessel. Each Vessel registered for use
with a permit issued under Subparts B
through E and Subparts G through I of
50 CFR 665, must have the vessel’s
official number displayed on both sides
of the deckhouse or hull, and on an
appropriate weather deck. Regulations
at 50 CFR 300.35 require that each
vessel fishing under the South Pacific
Tuna Treaty must display its
international radio call sign on the hull,
the deck, and on the sides of auxiliary
equipment, such as skiffs and
helicopters. Vessels fishing for highly
migratory species in the Western and
Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
(WCPFC) Convention Area and in
international waters must comply with
the regulations at 50 CFR 300.217
requiring the display of the vessel’s
international radio call sign on both
sides of the deckhouse or hull, and on
an appropriate weather deck, unless
specifically exempted. In each case, the
numbers must be a specific size and in
specified locations. The display of the
identifying numbers aids in fishery law
enforcement.
The regulations at 50 CFR 665.128,
665.228, 665.428, 665.628, and 665.804
require that certain fishing gear must be
marked. In the pelagic longline
fisheries, the vessel operator must
ensure that the official number of the

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vessel is affixed to every longline buoy
and float. In the coral reef ecosystem
fisheries, the vessel number must be
affixed to all fish and crab traps. The
marking of gear links fishing or other
activity to the vessel, aids law
enforcement, and is valuable in actions
concerning the damage to or loss of gear,
and civil proceedings.
Affected Public: For-profit Businesses
and Individuals.
Frequency: As required.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 50 CFR 300, 50 CFR
665.
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 https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain
for the 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 0648–0360.
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
Solicitation for Members of the NOAA
Science Advisory Board
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research (OAR), Department of
Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of solicitation for
members of the NOAA Science
Advisory Board.
AGENCY:

NOAA is soliciting
nominations for members of the NOAA
Science Advisory Board (SAB). The
SAB is the only Federal Advisory
Committee with the responsibility to
advise the Under Secretary of
Commerce for Oceans, Atmosphere, and
NOAA Administrator on long- and
short-range strategies for research,
education, and application of science to
resource management and

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