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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 123 / Wednesday, June 26, 2024 / Notices
estimate the biomass and distribution of
Pacific sardine and certain other CPS in
nearshore waters in the Southern
California Bight since 2012, and in the
Monterey-San Francisco area since the
summer of 2017. The CPS–NCS survey
would capture CPS schools identified
by aerial spotter pilots, and weigh and
sample the catch onshore to validate the
biomass and species composition of the
schools observed in the nearshore aerial
survey. If approved, this EFP would
allow up to eight participating vessels to
directly harvest a total of 150 mt of
Pacific sardine during the 2024–2025
fishing year. A portion of each point set
(i.e., an individual haul of fish captured
with a purse seine net) would be
retained for biological sampling, and the
remainder would be sold by
participating fishermen and processors
to offset research costs and avoid
unnecessary discard.
(2) Request renewal of exempted
fishery permit (EFP) to allow fishing of
Pacific sardine for biological samples in
2024–2025 nearshore research program:
The CWPA submitted a renewal
application for their biological sampling
EFP project. The primary directed
fishery for Pacific sardine has been
closed since 2015 and, consequently,
scientists at the Southwest Fisheries
Science Center (SWFSC) have a limited
amount of fishery-dependent data to use
in their stock assessment. The goal of
this EFP project is to provide fisherydependent catch data, including
biological data (i.e., age and length data
from directed harvest), for potential use
in Pacific sardine stock assessments. If
approved, this EFP would allow up to
eight participating vessels to directly
harvest up to 520 mt of Pacific sardine
during the 2024–2025 fishing year. A
portion of each landing would be
retained for biological sampling by the
California Department of Fish and
Wildlife, and the remainder would be
sold by participating fishermen and
processors to offset research costs and
avoid unnecessary discard.
Altogether, these EFP projects total
670 mt. If NMFS does not issue one or
more of these EFPs, the requested
tonnage would be available for harvest
by other permissible fishing activities
during the 2024–2025 fishing year (e.g.,
live bait or minor directed harvest).
After publication of this notice in the
Federal Register, NMFS may approve
and issue permits to participating
vessels after the close of the public
comment period. NMFS will consider
comments submitted in deciding
whether to approve the applications as
requested. NMFS may approve the
applications in their entirety or may

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make any alterations needed to achieve
the goals of the EFP projects and the
FMP. NMFS may also approve different
amounts of Pacific sardine allocation for
each EFP project if any changes are
made to the 2024–2025 proposed
sardine harvest specifications before
final implementation.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 21, 2024.
Karen H. Abrams,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024–14010 Filed 6–25–24; 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; Generic Clearance for Marine
Recreational Information Program:
Design & Field Test Studies
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
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 April 10,
2024 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce
Title: Generic Clearance for Marine
Recreational Information Program:
Design & Field Test Studies
OMB Control Number: 0648–XXXX.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
[new information collection].
Number of Respondents: 46,000.
Average Hours Per Response: Surveys
five minutes, Cognitive interviews one
hour, focus groups one hour, and panel
designs fifteen minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,375.
Needs and Uses: This request is to
initiate a new information collection
using a generic clearance to allow the

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Marine Recreational Information
Program to develop, test, and improve
its surveys and methodologies. Marine
recreational anglers are surveyed to
collect catch and effort data, fish biology
data, and angler socioeconomic
characteristics. This request is part of an
on-going initiative to improve MRIP
surveys as mandated by the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852) and
the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries
Management Act of 2018 (16 U.S.C.
1881) and recommended by the
National Academies of Science,
Engineering and Medicine. Marine
recreational fishing catch and effort data
are collected through a combination of
mail surveys, telephone surveys and onsite intercept surveys with recreational
anglers. The procedures utilized to this
effect will include but are not limited to
experiments with levels of incentives
for various types of survey operations,
focus groups, cognitive laboratory
activities, pilot testing, exploratory
interviews, experiments with
questionnaire design, and usability
testing of electronic data collection
instruments.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (16 U.S.C. 1852) and the
Modernizing Recreational Fisheries
Management Act of 2018 (16 U.S.C.
1881).
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 www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering the title of the collection.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024–14024 Filed 6–25–24; 8:45 am]
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