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opportunities to submit public
comments on the evaluation of these
State coastal zone management
programs and national estuarine
research reserves. See 88 FR 42917 (July
5, 2023, Alabama), 87 FR 47983 (August
5, 2022, Connecticut), 88 FR 15376
(March 13, 2023, Guam), 87 FR 41665
(July 13, 2022, Michigan), 87 FR 59062
(September 29, 2022, Ohio), 87 FR
48156 (August 8, 2022, Texas), 87 FR
41673 (July 13, 2022, Virginia), 88 FR
30950 (May 15, 2023, He1eia), 88 FR
50847 (August 2, 2023, Grand Bay), 88
FR 59871 (August 30, 2023,
Narragansett Bay), and 87 FR 27989
(May 10, 2022, Waquoit Bay). NOAA
addressed the public comments it
received in the final evaluation findings.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1458 and 1461(f);
15 CFR 921.40 and 923.133.
Keelin Kuipers,
Deputy Director, Office for Coastal
Management, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Ocean Research Advisory Panel
(ORAP)
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:

This notice sets forth a new
schedule and proposed agenda of a
meeting of the Ocean Research Advisory
Panel (ORAP) that could not proceed on
February 26, 2024 due to technical
difficulties. At this new scheduled
meeting, the members will discuss
issues outlined in the section on Matters
to be considered.
DATES: The meeting is scheduled for
May 21, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
eastern daylight time (EDT) and May 22,
2024 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT.
These times and the agenda topics
described below are subject to change.
ADDRESSES: The May 21–22, 2024
meeting will be at the NOAA Fisheries
Southeast Regional Office, 263 13th
Ave. S St., Petersburg, FL 33701. At this
meeting location, all public attendees
need to bring a valid driver’s license or
valid Government ID to sign in at the
Security desk when they arrive. The
link for the webinar registration will be
posted, when available, on the ORAP
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research-advisory-panel/orap-publicmeetings.
For the latest agenda please refer to
the ORAP website: https://
www.noaa.gov/ocean-research-advisorypanel/orap-public-meetings.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Viviane Silva, ORAP Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), SSMC3, Room 11320,
1315 East-West Hwy., Silver Spring, MD
20910; Phone Number: 240–624–0656;
Email: [email protected]; or visit the
ORAP website at https://www.noaa.gov/
ocean-research-advisory-panel/orappublic-meetings.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Ocean
Research Advisory Panel (ORAP)
advises the Ocean Policy Committee
(OPC) and provides independent
recommendations to the Federal
Government on matters of ocean policy.
Congress directed the establishment
of the ORAP in Section 1055(c) of the
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2021 (Pub. L. 116–283), 10 U.S.C.
8933.
ORAP’s responsibilities are (1) to
advise the OPC on policies and
procedures to implement the National
Oceanographic Partnership Program; (2)
to advise the OPC on matters relating to
national oceanographic science,
engineering, facilities, or resource
requirements; (3) to advise the OPC on
improving diversity, equity, and
inclusion in the ocean sciences and
related fields; (4) to advise the OPC on
national ocean research priorities; and
(5) any additional responsibilities that
the OPC considers appropriate.
Status: The May 21–22, 2024 meeting
will be open to public participation
with a 30-minute public comment
period at 3:15 p.m. EDT. The ORAP
expects that public statements presented
at its meetings will not be repetitive of
previously submitted verbal or written
statements. In general, each individual
or group making a verbal presentation
will be limited to a total time of threefive minutes. Written comments for the
May 21–22, 2024 meeting should be
received by May 10, 2024 by the ORAP
DFO ([email protected]) to provide
sufficient time for ORAP review.
Written comments received by the
ORAP DFO after this date will be
distributed to the ORAP, but may not be
reviewed prior to the meeting date.
Special Accommodations: These
meetings are physically accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for
special accommodations may be
directed to the ORAP DFO no later than
12:00 p.m. EDT on May 10, 2024.
Matters to Be Considered: During the
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Ocean Policy Committee (OPC)
requested that the ORAP advise on areas
of opportunity for partnership (such as
through the National Oceanic
Partnership Program) on the topic of
emerging technology (which could
include Artificial Intelligence/Machine
Learning, eDNA, and similar
technology) with ocean industry and
other sectors over the next 5–10 years.
The OPC also requested that ORAP selfselect another topic to address. The
ORAP members agreed that the topic of
accessible, inter-operable,
interdisciplinary, and trusted ocean data
to meet research and user needs is
critical and deserves ORAP immediate
attention. At this meeting on May 21–
22, 2024, ORAP members will be
discussing the two OPC tasks based on
an initial review of each topic
conducted by ORAP members.
Meeting materials, including work
products, will be made available on the
ORAP website: https://www.noaa.gov/
ocean-research-advisory-panel/orappublic-meetings.
Dated: March 29, 2024.
David Holst,
Director Chief Financial Officer/CAO, Office
of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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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; Alaska Region Logbook and
Activity Family of Forms
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 December 5,
2023 (88 FR 84305), during a 60-day
comment period. This notice allows for
an additional 30 days for public
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Agency: National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Alaska Region Logbook and
Activity Family of Forms.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0213.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 255.
Average Hours per Response: Catcher
Vessel Trawl DFL: 18 minutes; Catcher
Vessel Longline/Pot DFL: 35 minutes;
Catcher/Processor Longline/Pot DCPL:
50 minutes; Shoreside Processor Checkin/Check-out Report: 5 minutes;
Mothership Check-in/Check-out Report:
7 minutes; Product Transfer Report: 20
minutes; Vessel Activity Report: 14
minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 12,386
hours.
Needs and Uses: The National Marine
Fisheries Service, Alaska Region (NMFS
AKR), is requesting renewal of this
currently approved information
collection that consists of paper
logbooks and reports used for
management of the groundfish fisheries
in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area (BSAI) and the Gulf
of Alaska, management of the Individual
Fishing Quota halibut and sablefish
fisheries, and management of the BSAI
Crab Rationalization Program crab
fisheries.
One change has been made to this
information collection. The text for one
data field on the Product Transfer
Report form has been clarified to
include that it collects the shipper’s
Federal Processor Permit number. This
change is necessary to make the form
consistent with the form’s instructions
and with 50 CFR 679.5(g)(4)(ii), which
requires the shipper’s Federal Fisheries
Permit number or Federal Processor
Permit number to be included on the
report. This does not change the
respondents, responses, or burden for
this report.
NMFS AKR manages the groundfish
and crab fisheries in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ) of the BSAI and
the groundfish fisheries of the Gulf of
Alaska under fishery management plans
(FMPs) for the respective areas. The
North Pacific Fishery Management
Council prepared, and NMFS approved,
the FMPs under the authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, 16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Regulations
implementing the FMPs appear at 50
CFR parts 679 and 680. Regulations for
the logbooks and reports in this
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The information collected through the
paper logbooks and reports promotes
the goals and objectives of the FMPs, the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, and
other applicable laws. The collection of
reliable data is essential to the effective
conservation, management, and
scientific understanding of the fishery
resources.
Collecting information from fishery
participants is necessary to promote
successful management of groundfish,
crab, Pacific halibut, and salmon
resources. A comprehensive information
system that identifies the participants
and monitors their fishing activity is
necessary to enforce the management
measures and prevent overfishing. An
information system is also needed to
measure the consequences of
management controls. This collection
supports an effective monitoring and
enforcement system with information
that includes identification of the
participating vessels, operators, dealers,
and processors; location of the fishing
activity; timeframes when fishing and
processing is occurring; and shipment
and transfer of fishing products.
Shoreside processors, stationary
floating processors, and motherships
receiving EEZ-caught fish and all
vessels of the United States harvesting
EEZ fish are required to hold a Federal
permit and thus comply with reporting
requirements per CFR 679.5. The data
collected are used for making in-season
and inter-season management decisions
that affect the groundfish resources and
the fishing industry that uses them.
This information collection contains
four components: Paper logbooks, vessel
activity reports, check-in/check-out
reports, and product transfer reports.
Daily logbooks provide data about the
location and timing of fishing effort, as
well as discard information of
prohibited species. NOAA Office for
Law Enforcement (OLE) and the United
States Coast Guard (USCG) use logbook
information during vessel boarding and
site visits to ensure conservation of
groundfish, compliance with
regulations, and reporting accuracy by
the fishing industry. The logbooks are
also an important source of information
for NMFS to determine where and when
fishing activity occurs and the number
of sets and hauls.
Vessel activity reports provide
information about fish or fish product
on board a vessel when it crosses the
boundary of the EEZ off Alaska or
crosses the U.S.—Canada international
boundary between Alaska and British
Columbia. NOAA OLE and USCG
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when boarding a vessel. Check-in/
check-out reports provide information
on participation by processors and
motherships in the groundfish fisheries.
The check-in/check-out information is
used by NMFS in-season managers to
monitor the fishing capacity and effort
in fishery allocations and quotas.
Additionally, NOAA OLE agents use
this information to track commercial
business activity and ensure accurate
accountability and proper reporting is
being performed.
Product transfer reports provide
information on the volume of
groundfish disposed of by persons
buying it from the harvesters. The
product transfer report is an important
enforcement document and provides an
important check on buyer purchase
reports. Information collected on
product transfer reports is used by
NOAA OLE to verify the accuracy of
reported shipments through physical
inspections. NOAA OLE uses the
product transfer report to monitor
movement of product in and out of the
processor on a timely basis.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit
organizations.
Frequency: Quarterly; On Occasion;
Daily.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act.
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 either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0648–0213.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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