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Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 4107 W 

Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 

33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

John Froeschke, Deputy Director, Gulf of 

Mexico Fishery Management Council; 

john.froeschke@gulfcouncil.org, 

telephone: (813) 348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Day 1—Wednesday, January 9, 2019; 

1 p.m.–5 p.m. 

I. Introductions and Adoption of 

Agenda 

II. Approval of SSC Minutes 

a. October 2–3, 2018 SSC Standing, 

Reef Fish, and Socioeconomic SSC 

Meeting 

III. SEDAR Terms of Reference (TOR) 

a. Review King Mackerel Update TOR 

b. Review Cobia Update TOR 

c. Vermilion Snapper TOR, project 

schedule and workshop 

appointments 

d. Scamp stock ID and Data Workshop 

appointments 

IV. Review Gulf SEDAR Stock 

Assessment Schedule 2021 

Other Items 

Other Business: Update on National SSC 

VI meeting 

— Meeting Adjourns 

The meeting will be broadcast via 

webinar. You may register for the 

webinar by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org 

and clicking on the SSC meeting on the 

calendar. 

The Agenda is subject to change, and 

the latest version along with other 

meeting materials will be posted on 

www.gulfcouncil.org as they become 

available. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agenda may come before the 

Scientific and Statistical Committee for 

discussion, in accordance with the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

those issues may not be the subject of 

formal action during this meeting. 

Actions of the Scientific and Statistical 

Committee will be restricted to those 

issues specifically identified in the 

agenda and any issues arising after 

publication of this notice that require 

emergency action under section 305(c) 

of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

provided the public has been notified of 

the Council’s intent to take action to 

address the emergency. 

Dated: December 18, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27808 Filed 12–21–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Northeast Multispecies 

Amendment 16. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0605. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular (extension of 

a currently approved information 

collection). 

Number of Respondents: 1,334. 

Average Hours Per Response: Sector 

operations plan and membership list 

updates, 176 hr/response; Monitoring 

service provider initial application, 10 

hr/response; Monitoring service 

provider response to application 

disapproval, 10 hr/response; Data entry 

for sector discard monitoring system, 3 

min/response; Sector weekly catch 

report, 4 hr/response; Sector annual 

report, 12 hr/response; Notification of 

expulsion from a sector, 30 min/ 

response; Request to transfer Annual 

Catch Entitlement (ACE), 5 min/ 

response; Request to lease day-at-sea 

(DAS), 5 min/response; request to 

downgrade, 5 min/response; VMS 

certification form, 10 min/response; 

VMS confirmation call, 5 min/response; 

VMS area and DAS declaration, 5 min/ 

response; VMS trip-level catch report; 

VMS daily catch reports when fishing in 

multiple broad stock areas, 15 min/ 

response; Daily VMS catch reports when 

fishing in the U.S./Canada Management 

Area and CA II SAPs, 15 min/response; 

Daily VMS catch reports when fishing 

in the CA I Hook Gear Haddock SAP, 15 

min/response; Daily VMS catch reports 

when fishing in the Regular B DAS 

Program, 15 min/response; Pre-trip hail 

report, 2 min/response; Trip-end hail 

report, 15 min/response; Forward trip 

start/end hails to NMFS, 2 min/ 

response; ASM Pre-Trip Notification, 2 

min/response; Vessel notification of 

selection for at-sea monitoring coverage, 

5 min/response; at-sea monitor 

deployment report, 10 min/response; atsea monitoring service provider catch 

report to NMFS upon request, 5 min/ 

response; at-sea monitor report of 

harassment and other issues, 30 min/ 

response; at-sea monitoring service 

provider contract upon request, 30 min/ 

response; at-sea monitoring service 

provider information materials upon 

request, 30 min/response; OLE 

debriefing of at-sea monitors, 2 hr/ 

response; ASM Database and Data Entry 

Requirements, 3 min/response; Observer 

program pre-trip notification, 2 min/ 

response; DAS Transfer Program, 5min/ 

response; Expedited Submission of 

Proposed SAPs, 20 hr/response; NAFO 

Reporting Requirements, 10 min/ 

response. 

Burden Hours: 35,476. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for an 

extension of a current information 

collection. Under the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (MSA), the Secretary of Commerce 

has the responsibility for the 

conservation and management of marine 

fishery resources. We, National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration’s 

(NOAA) National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), and the Regional 

Fishery Management Councils are 

delegated the majority of this 

responsibility. The New England 

Fishery Management Council (Council) 

develops management plans for fishery 

resources in New England. 

In 2010, we implemented a new suite 

of regulations for the Northeast (NE) 

multispecies fishery through 

Amendment 16 to the NE Multispecies 

Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This 

action updated status determination 

criteria for all regulated NE multispecies 

or ocean pout stocks; adopted 

rebuilding programs for NE multispecies 

(groundfish) stocks newly classified as 

being overfished and subject to 

overfishing; revised management 

measures, including significant 

revisions to the sector management 

measures (established under 

Amendment 13) necessary to end 

overfishing, rebuild overfished 

regulated NE multispecies and ocean 

pout stocks, and mitigate the adverse 

economic impacts of increased effort 

controls. It also implemented new 

requirements under Amendment 16 for 

establishing acceptable biological catch 

(ABC), annual catch limits (ACLs), and 

accountability measures (AMs) for each 

stock managed under the FMP, pursuant 

to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act). 

Sectors are a management tool in the 

NE groundfish fishery. A sector consists 


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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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