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GMA—Grain Moisture Meters 

Item GMA–2 Table S.2.5. Categories of 

Devices and Methods of Sealing 

The S&T Committee will consider a 

proposal that would require (on or after 

the effective date—TBD) grain moisture 

meters approved under the National 

Type Evaluation Program to comply 

with ‘‘Category 3’’ sealing methods. This 

electronic type of sealing would require 

an event logger and the ability to 

generate a printed copy of audit trail 

information that is available through the 

device or through another on-site 

device. 

Item GMA–3 Table T.2.1. Acceptance 

and Maintenance Tolerances Air Oven 

Method for All Grains and Oil Seeds 

The S&T Committee will consider a 

proposal that would reduce the 

tolerances applied to official grain 

samples used as reference standards 

established when using the Air Oven 

Reference Method. 

MDM—Multiple Dimension Measuring 

Devices 

Item MDM–2 S.1.7. Minimum 

Measurement 

The S&T Committee will consider a 

proposal that would amend requirement 

S.1.7. Minimum Measurement to also 

provide an exemption from that 

requirement for ‘‘mobile tape-based’’ 

MDMD devices. This proposal would 

allow measurements of less than 12 

divisions made using mobile tape-based 

devices to be used in the calculation of 

charges for shipping of parcels. 

NCWM L&R Committee 

The following items are proposals to 

amend NIST Handbook 130 or NIST 

Handbook 133: 

NIST Handbook 130, Section on 

Uniform Method of Sale (MOS) of 

Commodities 

Item MOS–7 Section 2.4. Firewood 

and Stove Wood 

The L&R Committee will address the 

request to extend the effective date of 

Section 2.4.3.(a) Packaged natural wood 

sold in packaged form in quantities less 

than 0.45 m3 (1⁄8 cord or 16 ft3). This 

could change the effective date of 

enforcement from 2019 until 2021. 

NIST Handbook 130—Section on 

Uniform Open Dating Regulation (ODR) 

Item ODR 1 and ODR NEW Section on 

Uniform Open Dating Regulation 

The L&R Committee will consider a 

proposal under Item ODR 1 to make 

changes to the language within the 

Open Dating Regulation. The Open 

Dating regulation provides requirements 

for standardized date formats found on 

perishable or semi perishable packaged 

foods. The proposed revisions replace 

‘‘Sell By’’ with ‘‘Use By’’ which 

provides consumers with clearer 

guidance to avoid spoilage or loss of 

value for perishable or semi perishable 

foods. 

Under Item ODR NEW, the L&R 

Committee will consider a 

recommended proposal to remove the 

Open Dating Regulation in its entirety 

from NIST Handbook 130. 

NIST Handbook 130 and NIST 

Handbook 133 

The following items are proposals to 

amend NIST Handbooks 130 and 133: 

Block 1 (B1) Items NIST Handbook 

133, ‘‘Checking the Net Contents of 

Packaged Goods,’’ and NIST Handbook 

130, Section on Uniform Packaging and 

Labeling Regulation (PLR), 2.8. 

Multiunit Package 

The L&R Committee will consider a 

proposal for to add a test procedure in 

NIST Handbook 133 for addressing the 

total quantity declaration on multiunit 

or variety packages. In addition, in NIST 

Handbook 130, it will clarify the 

definition of Section 2.8. multiunit 

package. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272(b). 

Kevin A. Kimball, 

Chief of Staff. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Marine 

Recreational Information Program 

Social Network In-Person Survey 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

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 February 19, 

2019. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

internet at pracomments@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Adam Rettig, (301) 427– 

8216, or Adam.Rettig@NOAA.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for new information 

collection. The title will be ‘‘Marine 

Recreational Information Program Social 

Network Analysis In-Person Survey’’. 

In its 2017 review of NOAA Fisheries’ 

Marine Recreational Information 

Program (MRIP), the National 

Academies of Sciences, Engineering, 

and Medicine recommended the 

program enhance its communications 

and outreach activities, particularly 

among the recreational fishing 

community. To address this 

recommendation, MRIP will administer 

two voluntary surveys; (1) the MRIP 

Social Network Survey (a mail survey, 

see 60d FRN published February 2, 1918 

(83 FR 4909)) and (2) the MRIP Social 

Network Analysis In-Person Survey. 

This data collection will help identify 

relationships, networks, and channels 

through which information flows among 

the recreational fishing community. 

This survey will help MRIP more 

effectively engage with its audiences by 

identifying key influencers and 

information pathways, and the areas of 

greatest need and opportunity for 

relationship-building. 

The MRIP Social Network Analysis 

In-Person Survey will interview 

saltwater anglers in three communities 

that are particularly representative as 

revealed by the MRIP Social Network 

Survey (mail survey). The identification 

of these communities can be based on 

the distribution of licensed anglers, 

level of angler fishing avidity, level of 

awareness of state and Federal 

recreational fisheries management 

activities, or other parameters measured 

in the MRIP Social Network Survey 

(mail survey) or other NOAA Fisheries 

surveys. In each fishing community to 

be evaluated, between ten and fifteen 

initial respondents shall be interviewed 

for the survey. The initial respondents 

will not be selected from the sample of 

individuals used in the mail survey. 

Rather, active recreational anglers will 

be asked to participate in the survey 

during visits to relevant businesses and 


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entities (marinas, bait and tackle shops, 

fishing clubs, state natural resource 

agencies, etc.,) within the community. 

The interviews will gather qualitative 

information on each respondent’s 

information sharing network, including 

how information sources are connected. 

Respondents will be asked to provide 

names of additional contacts from their 

network that could provide meaningful 

information for the study. These named 

contacts will then be contacted and 

interviewed in the same manner as the 

initial respondents. The in-person 

survey will conclude once interviews 

have been completed for 60 respondents 

within each community. 

Questions will explore demographics, 

fishing practices, specific names of 

individuals, key locations, media 

sources, and websites that anglers rely 

on for communication about fisheries 

data collection and management issues. 

The characteristics about the sources 

that make respondents perceive them as 

reliable or trustworthy sources will be 

determined by exploring attitudes 

toward Federal and state fishery 

management agencies (e.g., why 

agencies are/are not perceived as 

trustworthy; how agencies can improve 

communication, etc.). Questions will 

also explore the personal level of 

engagement in the fisheries data 

collection and management process as 

well as the level of engagement of 

information sharing partners. These data 

will be used to identify key information 

sources for recreational anglers, evaluate 

regional differences in information 

sources, and evaluate recreational angler 

confidence in management and data 

collection efforts. The information 

obtained will allow MRIP to more 

effectively communicate with 

recreational anglers on data collection 

issues by focusing communications 

efforts on important network channels. 

II. Method of Collection 

Information will be collected via inperson surveys. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(new information collection). 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

180. 

Estimated Time per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 90. 

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: December 18, 2018. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG671 

U.S. Stakeholder Meetings on Pacific 

Bluefin Tuna Long-Term Management 

Framework; Meeting Announcement 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is holding a meeting to 

discuss the future of the U.S. West Coast 

Pacific bluefin tuna fishery, including 

objectives and a management 

framework. 

DATES: The meeting will be held January 

9, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. PST, 

or until business concludes. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

concurrently in two locations: (1) In the 

Pacific Conference Room (Room 300) at 

NMFS, Southwest Fisheries Science 

Center, 8901 La Jolla Shores Drive, La 

Jolla, California 92037; and (2) Room 

3400 at the Long Beach Federal 

Building, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Long 

Beach, California 90802. Please notify 

Celia Barroso (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT) by December 27, 

2018, if you plan to attend and whether 

you will be attending in person or 

remotely. The meetings will also be 

accessible by webinar. NMFS will email 

instructions and background materials 

for the webinar to meeting participants. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Celia Barroso, West Coast Region, 

NMFS, at Celia.Barroso@noaa.gov, or at 

(562) 432–1850. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Domestic 

and international stakeholders share 

interest in developing management 

objectives and a long-term management 

framework for Pacific bluefin tuna. In 

September 2018, the Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (PFMC) 

recommended that its Highly Migratory 

Species Management Team develop a 

long-term management strategy for 

Pacific bluefin tuna (See the PFMC’s 

‘‘September 2018 Summary Decision’’ at 

https://www.pcouncil.org/wp-content/ 

uploads/2018/09/0918_Decision_

Summary_DocumentV2.pdf). 

Additionally, the International 

Scientific Committee on Tuna and 

Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific 

Ocean (ISC) is considering whether to 

proceed with a management strategy 

evaluation (MSE) for Pacific bluefin 

tuna. The development of a domestic 

management strategy and objectives 

could apply to the ISC’s MSE. During 

this stakeholder meeting, NMFS will 

briefly review the current status of the 

stock and current management regime, 

and then intends to solicit input from 

participants on potential management 

objectives and strategies to achieve 

those objectives for the Pacific bluefin 

tuna fishery. 

Pacific Bluefin Tuna U.S. Stakeholder 

Meeting Topics 

The Pacific bluefin tuna U.S. 

stakeholder meeting topics will include, 

but are not limited to, the following: 

(1) An overview of international 

management Pacific bluefin tuna and 

management of the U.S. Pacific bluefin 

tuna fishery; 

(2) Potential management objectives; 

and, 

(3) Potential management strategies. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting location is physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Celia Barroso (see 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) by 

December 23, 2018. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 

1801 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq. 


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