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or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: March 2, 2011. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5066 Filed 3–4–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Large Pelagic 

Fishing Survey 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before May 6, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Dr. Ronald J. Salz, (301) 713– 

2328 or ron.salz@noaa.gov 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Large Pelagic Fishing Survey 

consists of dockside and telephone 

surveys of recreational anglers for large 

pelagic fish (tunas, sharks, and billfish) 

in the Atlantic Ocean. The survey 

provides the National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS) with information to 

monitor catch of bluefin tuna, marlin 

and other federally-managed species. 

Catch monitoring in these fisheries and 

collection of catch and effort statistics 

for all pelagic fish is required under the 

Atlantic Tunas Convention Act and the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act. The 

information collected is essential for the 

United States (U.S.) to meet its reporting 

obligations to the International 

Commission for the Conservation of 

Atlantic Tuna. 

II. Method of Collection 

Dockside and telephone interviews 

are used. In lieu of telephone 

interviews, respondents may also 

provide information via faxed logsheets 

or online via a Web tool. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0380. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; business or other for-profit 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

18,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 8 

minutes for a telephone interview; 5 

minutes for a dockside interview; 11⁄2

minutes to respond to a follow-up 

validation call for dockside interviews; 

1 minute for a biological sampling of 

catch; 28 minutes for a headboat effort 

and catch survey; 6 minutes for NC 

winter bluefin tuna dockside interview. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 4,894. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: March 2, 2011. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5033 Filed 3–4–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA266 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council will convene 

scoping meetings on a proposed 

amendment addressing crew size limits 

and earned income requirements. 

DATES: The scoping meetings will be 

held on March 22, 2011 through April 

5, 2011 at eight locations throughout the 

Gulf of Mexico. The scoping meetings 

will begin at 6 p.m. and will conclude 

no later than 9 p.m. For specific dates 

see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The scoping meetings will 

be held in the following locations: St. 

Petersburg, Key West and Panama City, 

FL; Kenner, LA; Gulfport, MS; Mobile, 

AL; Corpus Christi and Galveston, TX. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. 

Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 

33607. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Assane Diagne, Economist; Gulf of 

Mexico Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (813) 348–1630 x233. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf 

of Mexico Fishery Management Council 

has scheduled scoping meetings on a 

proposed amendment addressing crew 

size and earned income requirements. 

The amendment will address crew size 

regulations for dually permitted vessels, 

i.e., vessels with a charter for-hire 

permit and a commercial reef fish 

permit. In addition, the amendment will 

consider a temporary suspension of 

income qualification requirements for 

the renewal of commercial reef fish 

permits and evaluate modifications to 

these requirements. The amendment 

will also consider the elimination of 

income qualification requirements. 

The eight scoping meetings will begin 

at 6 p.m. and conclude at the end of 


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public testimony or no later than 9 p.m. 

at the following locations: 

• Tuesday, March 22, 2011, Hilton St. 

Petersburg Carillon Parkway, 950 Lake 

Carillon Drive, St. Petersburg, FL, 

telephone: (727) 540–0050; 

• Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 

Harvey Government Center, 1200 

Truman Ave., Key West, FL, telephone: 

(305) 295–5000; 

• Monday, March 28, 2011, Hilton 

Garden Inn, 4535 Williams Blvd., 

Kenner, LA, telephone: (504) 712–0504 

• Tuesday, March 29, 2011, Hilton 

Garden Inn, 14108 Airport Rd, Gulfport, 

MS 39503, telephone: (228) 863–4996; 

• Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 

Renaissance Riverview Plaza, 64 S. 

Water St., Mobile, AL 36602, telephone: 

(251) 438–4000; 

• Thursday, March 31, 2011, Royal 

American Beach Getaways, 9400 S. 

Thomas Drive, Panama City Beach, FL 

32408, telephone: (850) 230–4681; 

• Monday, April 4, 2011, Holiday Inn 

Emerald Beach, 1002 S. Shoreline Blvd., 

Corpus Christi, TX, telephone: (361) 

883–5731; 

• Tuesday, April 5, 2011, Hilton, 

5400 Seawall Blvd., Galveston, TX 

77551, telephone: (409) 744–1757. 

Copies of the scoping document can 

be obtained by calling (813) 348–1630. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Kathy Pereira at 

the Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

working days prior to the meeting. 

Dated: March 2, 2011. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5025 Filed 3–4–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA268 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a meeting of its Sea Turtle 

Advisory Committee (STAC) in 

Honolulu, HI. 

DATES: The STAC meeting will be held 

on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, from 

8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Thursday, 

March 24, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Council Office Conference Room, 

1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, 

Honolulu, HI; telephone: (808) 522– 

8220. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 

telephone: (808) 522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The STAC 

will review the Council’s 2010 sea turtle 

conservation projects and other relevant 

activities and may produce 

recommendations for future program 

direction. 

Agenda 

8:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 23, 2011 

1. Introduction. 

2. Approval of the Agenda. 

3. Review of Recommendations from 

the 6th STAC Meeting. 

4. Overview of 2010–11 Council Sea 

Turtle Program. 

5. Update of Sea Turtle Interactions in 

Hawaii-based Fisheries. 

6. Review of 2010 Sea Turtle Projects. 

8:30 a.m., Thursday, March 24, 2011 

7. Review of 2010 Sea Turtle Projects 

(Continued). 

8. Overview of Agency Activities. 

9. Other Projects and Issues of 

Interest. 

10. Recommendations from the STAC. 

11. Next Meeting and Meeting Wrapup. 

The order in which agenda items are 

addressed may change. The Committee 

will meet as late as necessary to 

complete scheduled business. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Kitty M. Simonds, (808) 522–8220 

(voice) or (808) 522–8226 (fax), at least 

5 days prior to the meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: March 2, 2011. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5027 Filed 3–4–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA267 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council will convene a 

meeting of the Standing, Special 

Mackerel and Special Reef Fish 

Scientific and Statistical Committees. 

DATES: The meeting will convene at 1 

pm on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 and 

conclude by noon on Friday, March 25, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel, 739 Canal 

Street, New Orleans, LA 70130; 

telephone: (504) 962–0500. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. 

Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 

33607. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven Atran, Population Dynamics 

Statistician; Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council; telephone: (813) 

348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Standing and Special Mackerel SSC will 

meet jointly on Tuesday, March 22, 

2011 to review the Council’s preferred 

alternative for an acceptable biological 

catch (ABC) control rule, and then to 

review available biological information 

and recommend an overfishing limit 

(OFL) and ABC for Gulf group king 

mackerel, Gulf group Spanish mackerel 

and cobia based on the ABC control 

rule. The remainder of the meeting will 

be a joint meeting of the Standing and 

Special Reef Fish SSC. The Standing 

and Special Reef Fish SSC will review 

an update assessment for greater 

amberjack and recommend an OFL and 

ABC based on the assessment and the 

ABC control rule. The SSC will also 

reconsider its previous recommendation 

for an ABC for red grouper in light of 

new analyses that was reviewed by the 

SSC in January. 

The SSC will also recommend OFL 

and ABC for several data-poor stocks 

using the ABC control rule, including 

scamp, yellowedge grouper, yellowtail 

snapper, hogfish, golden tilefish, midwater snapper complex (blackfin 

snapper, silk snapper, Queen snapper, 

and Wenchman), deep-water grouper 


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