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Migratory Pelagic Resources in the Gulf
of Mexico and Atlantic Region.
DATES: The port meetings will take place
April 1–4, 2024. The port meetings will
begin at 6 p.m., EST. For specific dates
and times, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting addresses: The public
meetings will be held in: Wilmington,
NC; Morehead City, NC; Hatteras, NC;
and Manteo, NC. For specific locations,
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Council address: South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N
Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christina Wiegand, Fishery Social
Scientist, SAFMC; phone: (843) 571–
4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax:
(843) 769–4520; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Council is hosting a series of port
meetings along the Atlantic coast
throughout 2024 in order to take a
focused look at the Atlantic king
mackerel and Atlantic Spanish mackerel
fisheries. The agenda for the four inperson public meetings is as follows:
Council staff will briefly introduce port
meetings and the Council’s goals and
objectives. Attendees will then have the
opportunity, through a series of
discussion-based breakout groups, to
provide input on issues related to the
Atlantic king mackerel and Spanish
mackerel fisheries including changing
environmental conditions, needed
management changes, commercial and
recreational fishery dynamics, and the
goals and objectives of the Coastal
Migratory Pelagics Fishery Management
Plan. Information provided during port
meetings will be summarized and
presented to the Council for use in
management. Additional port meetings
will be scheduled along the Atlantic
coast throughout the remainder of 2024.
Meeting materials and additional
information will be posted on the
Council’s website at www.safmc.net as it
becomes available.

Carolina Hwy 12, Hatteras, NC 27943;
phone: (252) 986–2109; and
Thursday, April 4, 2024: Dare County
Administrative Building Board of
Commissioners Meeting Room, 954
Marshall C. Collins Dr., Manteo, NC
27954; phone: (252) 475–5700.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for auxiliary aid should be
directed to the Council office (see
ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 11, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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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; Atlantic Highly Migratory
Species Permit Family of Forms
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.
In-Person Port Meeting Locations
DATES: To ensure consideration,
Monday, April 1, 2024: North Carolina comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
Division of Marine Fisheries Southern
on or before May 13, 2024.
District Office, 127 Cardinal Drive
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
Extension, Wilmington, NC 28405;
invited to submit written comments to
phone: (910) 796–7215;
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
Tuesday, April 2, 2024: North
at [email protected]. Please
Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries
Central District Office, 5285 Highway 70 reference OMB Control Number 0648–
West, Morehead City, NC 28557; phone: 0327 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
(252) 515–5500;
Wednesday, April 3, 2024: Hatteras
Business Information or otherwise
Village Civic Center, 6658 North
sensitive or protected information.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Cliff
Hutt, Fishery Management Specialist,
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) Highly Migratory Species
(HMS) Management Division, at 301–
427–8542 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for the revision and
extension of a current information
collection, which includes both vessel
and dealer permits.
Under the provisions of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act; 16 U.S.C. 1801
et seq.), NMFS is responsible for
management of the Nation’s marine
fisheries. In addition, NMFS must
comply with the United States’
obligations under the Atlantic Tunas
Convention Act of 1975 (ATCA; 16
U.S.C. 971 et seq.).] Atlantic highly
migratory species (HMS) fisheries are
managed under the 2006 Consolidated
HMS Fishery Management Plan (FMP)
and its amendments pursuant to the
Magnuson-Stevens Act and consistent
with ATCA. HMS implementing
regulations are at 50 CFR part 635.
NMFS issues permits to fishing vessels
and dealers in order to collect
information necessary to comply with
domestic and international obligations,
secure compliance with regulations, and
disseminate necessary information.
Regulations at § 635.4 require that
vessels participating in commercial and
recreational fisheries for Atlantic HMS
and dealers purchasing Atlantic HMS
from a vessel obtain a federal permit
issued by NMFS.
This action addresses the renewal of
permit applications currently approved
under OMB control number 0648–0327,
including both vessel and Atlantic
Tunas Dealer permits. Vessel permits
include Atlantic Tunas (except Longline
permits, which are approved under
OMB control number 0648–0205), HMS
Charter/Headboat, HMS Angling, and
Swordfish General Commercial permits.
This action also includes the one-time
requirement for commercial vessels
greater than 20 meters in length to
obtain an International Maritime
Organization/Lloyd’s Registry (IMO/LR)
number.
This action is also being revised to
include a new requirement for all HMS
vessel permit applications to be
submitted online starting in 2025, and
the one-time requirement for all permit
applicants to set up an account on the
HMS permits website. The latter was

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implemented to make the program
compatible with current federal data
security requirements and will make it
easier for permit holders with multiple
vessel permits to manage their permits
by linking them all within a single
account. Finally, the action is revised to
remove the ability to submit an
application for an Atlantic Tunas Purse
Seine category permit, as the Atlantic
Tunas Purse Seine category was
discontinued as part of Amendment 13
to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery
Management Plan after years of
inactivity in the bluefin tuna fishery.
More information on that action can be
found in the Amendment 13 final rule
(87 FR 59966, October 3, 2022).
The burden estimates in this renewal
are also being updated to reflect
increases in the total number of permits
issued each year, and a $1 increase in
the price of HMS vessel permits to $27
per permit, due to increased costs
associated with maintaining and
executing the program.
II. Method of Collection
Method of submittal will be electronic
(online) only via the NMFS Permit
Shop.

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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0327.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(request for revision and extension of a
current information collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
40,400.
Estimated Time per Response:
Renewal of Atlantic Tunas Dealer
Permit application, 5 minutes; renewal
applications for the following vessel
permits—Atlantic Tunas, HMS Charter/
Headboat, HMS Angling, and Swordfish
General Commercial, 10 minutes; initial
Atlantic Tunas Dealer Permit
application, 15 minutes; initial
applications for the following vessel
permits—Atlantic Tunas, HMS Charter/
Headboat, HMS Angling, and Swordfish
General Commercial, 35 minutes; onetime application for the IMO/LR
number, 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 10,933.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $1,073,550.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and the
Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975
(16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.).

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IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
allow 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 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.
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
[RTID 0648–XD498]

Taking and Importing Marine
Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals
Incidental to U.S. Navy Construction at
Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk,
Virginia
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for
Letter of Authorization; request for
comments and information.
AGENCY:

NMFS has received a request
from the U.S. Navy for authorization to
take small numbers of marine mammals

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incidental to construction activities
associated with the replacement of the
Q8 bulkhead at Naval Station Norfolk
over the course of 5 years from the date
of issuance. Pursuant to regulations
implementing the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is
announcing receipt of the Navy’s
request for the development and
implementation of regulations
governing the incidental taking of
marine mammals. NMFS invites the
public to provide information,
suggestions, and comments on the
Navy’s application and request.
DATES: Comments and information must
be received no later than April 15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief,
Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service and should be
submitted via email to ITP.Cockrell@
noaa.gov. An electronic copy of the
Navy’s application may be obtained
online at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.
gov/national/marine-mammalprotection/incidental-takeauthorizations-construction-activities.
In case of problems accessing the
document, please call the contact listed
below.
Instructions: NMFS is not responsible
for comments sent by any other method,
to any other address or individual, or
received after the end of the comment
period. Comments, including all
attachments, must not exceed a 25megabyte file size. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted online at
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/
national/marine-mammal-protection/
incidental-take-authorizationsconstruction-activities without change.
All personal identifying information
(e.g., name, address) voluntarily
submitted by the commenter may be
publicly accessible. Do not submit
confidential business information or
otherwise sensitive or protected
information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Craig Cockrell, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the
MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct
the Secretary of Commerce (as delegated
to NMFS) to allow, upon request, the
incidental, but not intentional, taking of
small numbers of marine mammals by
U.S. citizens who engage in a specified
activity (other than commercial fishing)
within a specified geographical region if
certain findings are made and either

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