66250 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 246 / Wednesday, December 26, 2018 / Notices 

of three of more limited access NE 

multispecies vessel permits, with 

distinct ownership, who voluntarily 

enter into a contract to manage their 

fishing operations and to share liability. 

A sector is granted an annual allocation 

of most stocks of fish managed by the 

NE Multispecies FMP. In return for 

increased operational flexibility, such as 

exemptions from certain effort controls 

and the ability to pool and trade quota, 

sectors have additional reporting and 

monitoring requirements. The sector 

reporting and monitoring requirements, 

as established by Amendment 16 and 

revised by subsequent framework 

adjustments to the NE Multispecies 

FMP, are contained within this 

information collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: Weekly and on occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow 

the instructions to view Department of 

Commerce collections currently under 

review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to OIRA_Submission@

omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. 

Dated: December 18, 2018. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27814 Filed 12–21–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG679 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a meeting of the South 

Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s 

(Council) System Management Plan 

Workgroup via webinar. 

SUMMARY: The Council will hold a 

meeting of its System Management Plan 

(SMP) Workgroup via webinar. 

DATES: The SMP Workgroup will meet 

via webinar from 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 

p.m. on January 14, 2019. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar. The meeting is accessible 

to the public via webinar. Registration is 

required. Information regarding 

registration and other meeting 

information will be posted to the 

Council’s website at: http://safmc.net/ 

safmc-meetings/ as it becomes available. 

Council address: South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, 4055 

Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N 

Charleston, SC 29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer, 

SAFMC; phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll 

free (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769– 

4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SMP 

Workgroup is an advisory group for the 

Council that reviews actions items, 

evaluates protected areas, and reviews 

management of protected areas 

recommended by the Council. The SMP 

Workgroup was formed in March 2018. 

The Workgroup will hold a series of 

meetings to discuss components of the 

System Management Plans created by 

the Council. The Workgroup is 

responsible for development of a report 

to the Council with recommendations. 

During this meeting the SMP 

Workgroup will review writing 

assignments for each section of the 

report including: background 

information on managed areas; 

biological and habitat monitoring; socioeconomic factors; enforcement and 

compliance; and outreach. 

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 public 

meeting. 

Note: The times and sequence specified in 

this agenda are subject to change. 

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

Dated: December 19, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27838 Filed 12–21–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG540 

Marine Mammals; File No. 22187 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Heather E. Liwanag, Ph.D., 1 Grand 

Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407– 

0401, has applied in due form for a 

permit to conduct research on northern 

elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) 

in California. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email 

comments must be received on or before 

January 25, 2019. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review by 

selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public 

Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on 

the Applications and Permits for 

Protected Species (APPS) home page, 

https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then 

selecting File No. 22187 from the list of 

available applications. 

These documents are also available 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the Permits and Conservation 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376. 

Written comments on this application 

should be submitted to the Chief, 

Permits and Conservation Division, at 

the address listed above. Comments may 

also be submitted by facsimile to (301) 

713–0376, or by email to 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please 

include the File No. in the subject line 

of the email comment. 

Those individuals requesting a public 

hearing should submit a written request 

to the Chief, Permits and Conservation 

Division at the address listed above. The 

request should set forth the specific 

reasons why a hearing on this 

application would be appropriate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara 

Young or Shasta McClenahan, (301) 

427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended 

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the 

regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216), and the Fur Seal Act of 1966, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.). 

The applicant requests a five year 

permit to study northern elephant seals 

at the Piedras Blancas Rookery in San 

Simeon, CA, and new pupping beaches 

at Vandenberg Air Force Base. Research 

would be conducted year-round on all 

age classes and both sexes, with 

increased frequency and effort during 

the breeding season (December–April). 

This study would establish a catalog of 

known individual seals at the Piedras 

Blancas colony via marking, tagging, 

and weighing of young-of-the-year pups. 

Types of takes include behavioral 


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