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and 4-inch (10.16-centimeter) x 6-inch
(15.24-centimeter) disabling door. The
modified traps would adhere to the
standard coastwide survey gear for
lobster and Jonah crab set by the
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission (ASMFC) and would be
fished with standard Atlantic Large
Whale Take Reduction Plan-compliant
trawls.
The study would take place during
regular fishing activity of the
participating vessels but catch from the
modified traps would remain separate
from that of standard gear. Operators
would collect data on size, sex, presence
of eggs, and shell hardness for lobsters
and Jonah crabs, and v-notch and shell
disease for lobsters. Operators would
return all specimens from modified gear
to the ocean once sampling is complete.
All data collected by the participants
using the CFRF data collection app
would be sent to ME DMR for
processing. ME DMR would then share
final datasets with CFRF, to further
share with the Atlantic Coastal
Cooperative Statistics Program, the
Northeast Fisheries Science Center, and
the ASMFC.
If approved, the applicant may
request minor modifications and
extensions to the EFP throughout the
year. EFP modifications and extensions
may be granted without further notice if
they are deemed essential to facilitate
completion of the proposed research
and have minimal impacts that do not
change the scope or impact of the
initially approved EFP request. Any
fishing activity conducted outside the
scope of the exempted fishing activity
would be prohibited.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 19, 2026.
Shannon Bettridge,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration

SUMMARY: Meeting of the South Atlantic

Fishery Management Council’s
(Council) Citizen Science Operations
Advisory Panel (AP) via webinar
November 19, 2026.
DATES: The Citizen Science Operations

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The

National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration

meeting will be held via webinar and is
open to the public. Webinar registration
is required. Webinar registration
information and additional meeting
details are available from the Council’s
website at: https://safmc.net/events/
nov-2026-citizen-science-operations-apmeeting/. There will be an opportunity
for public comment at the beginning of
the meeting. Council address: South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council,
4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N
Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia

Byrd, Citizen Science Program Manager,
SAFMC; phone (843) 302–8439 or toll
free (866) SAFMC–10; FAX (843) 769–
4520; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Citizen Science Operations AP serves as
advisors to the Council’s Citizen
Science Program. Advisory panel
members include representatives from
the Council’s Citizen Science Advisory
Panel Pool, NOAA Fisheries’ Southeast
Regional Office, NOAA Fisheries’
Southeast Fisheries’ Science Center, and
the Council’s Science and Statistical
Committee. Their responsibilities
include developing programmatic
recommendations, reviewing policies,
providing program direction/multipartner support, identifying citizen
science research needs, and providing
general advice.
Agenda items for this meeting
include: Citizen Science Program and
Project updates; a discussion on Citizen
Science Program growth and potentially
broadening the scope of projects; 2026
update for the Citizen Science Program
indicators; election of chair and vice
chair; and other business.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for auxiliary aids should be
directed to the council office (see
ADDRESSES) 5 days prior to the meeting.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South
Atlantic Fishery Management
Council—Public Meetings
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a meeting.

[FR Doc. 2026–21521 Filed 10–20–26; 8:45 am]

AP meeting will be held via webinar on
Thursday, November 19, 2026, from 2
p.m. until 5 p.m.

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AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Dated: October 19, 2026.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.

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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; The Ocean Enterprise: A
Study of US Business Activity in
Ocean Measurement, Observation and
Forecasting
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 June 3, 2026,
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: The Ocean Enterprise: A study
of US business activity in ocean
measurement, observation and
forecasting.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0712.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Extension of approved collection.
Number of Respondents: 250.
Average Hours per Response: 0.40 (24
minutes).
Total Annual Burden Hours: 100.
Needs and Uses: This is a request for
extension of an approved information
collection. NOAA’s National Ocean
Service’s U.S. Integrated Ocean
Observing System (IOOS) Office is
requesting approval to continue a webbased survey of employers who provide
either services or infrastructure to IOOS
or organizations that add value to the
IOOS data and other outputs by
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articulate the collective and derived
value of the IOOS enterprise and to
create a profile of businesses and
organizations who are involved with
providing services or utilizing IOOS
data for other specific end uses. This
survey was conducted in FY2015,
FY2020, and FY2025 and is intended to
be repeated on a regular basis in order
to track the growth of the U.S. Ocean
Enterprise. The survey provides critical
assessment data and is necessary in
order to collect demographic, financial,
and functional information for each
organization with regard to their
involvement with IOOS. Data from this
web survey will be analyzed and used
to produce a final report. The results
will demonstrate the size and economic
impact of IOOS data to the United States
marine ocean sector.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations and Not-for-profit
institutions.
Frequency: Once every 5 years.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Section 12304 of the
Integrated Coastal and Ocean
Observation System Act, part of the
Omnibus Public Land Management Act
of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–11), and
reauthorized under the Coordinated
Ocean Observations and Research Act of
2020 (Pub. L. 116–271).
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
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Sheleen Dumas,
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of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery

Management Council (Council) will
hold a public meeting, jointly with the
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission’s (Commission’s) Policy
Board.
DATES: The meeting will be held

Thursday, November 12, 2026, from 8
a.m.–9:45 a.m. ET. For agenda details,
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: This meeting will
take place as part of the Atlantic States
Marine Fisheries Commission’s Annual
Meeting. This will be a hybrid meeting
with in-person and virtual attendance
options. Council members, other
meeting participants, and members of
the public will have the option to
participate in person at Hotel Viking,
One Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI or
virtually via webinar. Webinar
connection instructions and briefing
materials will be available at: https://
asmfc.org/events/2026-annual-meeting/.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N State St.,
Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone:
(302) 674–2331; https://
www.mafmc.org. The Council’s website,
https://www.mafmc.org, also has details
on the meeting location, proposed
agenda, webinar listen-in access, and
briefing materials.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D. Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (302)
526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council
and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission’s Policy Board will meet
jointly during the Commission’s Annual
Meeting. The joint session will take
place during the Policy Board agenda
item from 8 a.m.–9:45 a.m. E.T. on
November 12, 2026. The purpose of the
joint meeting is to discuss the
Recreational Sector Separation
Amendment for summer flounder, scup,
black sea bass, and bluefish, which
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recreational management program for
these species, including options for
managing for-hire fisheries separately
from other recreational fishing modes,
as well as possible changes to permit
and reporting requirements for the forhire sector.
The Council and Commission held a
stakeholder workshop in September
2026 to facilitate a focused discussion
on alternatives currently under
development for this amendment. At the
November 12 meeting, the Council and
Policy Board will review workshop
outcomes and provide additional
guidance to the Fishery Management
Action Team/Plan Development Team
for further development of the action.
Additional information on this
amendment can be found at: https://
www.mafmc.org/actions/recreationalsector-separation-amendment.
Other Business and General Public
Comment
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, in
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meetings. Actions
will be restricted to those issues
specifically identified in this notice and
any issues arising after publication of
this notice that require emergency
action under Section 305(c).
Special Accommodations
These meetings are 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: October 19, 2026.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the

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