77176 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 231 / Tuesday, December 1, 2020 / Notices 

The Marine Debris Act establishes the 

IMDCC (33 U.S.C. 1954). The IMDCC 

submits biennial progress reports to 

Congress with updates on activities, 

achievements, strategies, and 

recommendations. The National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration serves as the 

Chairperson of the IMDCC. 

The meeting will be open to public 

attendance on December 15, 2020 from 

10:00 a.m. to 11 a.m. EST (check agenda 

on website to confirm time). There will 

not be a public comment period. 

Matters To Be Considered: The open 

meeting will include presentations on 

the marine debris monitoring and 

detection activities of the participating 

agencies. The agenda topics described 

are subject to change. The latest version 

of the agenda will be posted at https:// 

marinedebris.noaa.gov/IMDCC. 

Special Accommodations: The 

meeting is accessible to people with 

disabilities. Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Ya’el Seid-Green, 

Executive Secretariat at yael.seid-green@

noaa.gov or 240–533–0399 by December 

9, 2020. 

Scott Lundgren, 

Director, Office of Response and Restoration, 

National Ocean Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–NK–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Alaska Region Logbook and 

Activity Family of Forms 

AGENCY: National Oceanic & 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites 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. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before February 1, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, 

at Adrienne.thomas@noaa.gov. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 0648– 

0213 in the subject line of your 

comments. Do not submit Confidential 

Business Information or otherwise 

sensitive or protected information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Gabrielle 

Aberle, (907–586–7228). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS), Alaska Regional Office, is 

requesting renewal of this currently 

approved information collection that 

consists of paper logbooks and reports 

used for management of the groundfish 

fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 

Islands Management Area (BSAI) and 

the Gulf of Alaska (GOA); for 

management of the Individual Fishing 

Quota halibut and sablefish fisheries; 

and for management of the BSAI Crab 

Rationalization Program crab fisheries. 

NMFS, Alaska Region, manages the 

groundfish and crab fisheries in the 

exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the 

BSAI and the groundfish fisheries of the 

GOA under fishery management plans 

(FMPs) for the respective areas. The 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council prepared, and NMFS approved, 

the FMPs under the authority of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 

and Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et 

seq. Regulations implementing the 

FMPs appear at 50 CFR parts 679 and 

680. Regulations for the logbooks and 

reports in this information collection are 

at 50 CFR 679.5. 

The information collected through the 

paper logbooks and reports promotes 

the goals and objectives of the fishery 

management plans, the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act, and other applicable 

laws. The collection of reliable data is 

essential to the effective conservation, 

management, and scientific 

understanding of the fishery resources. 

Collecting information from fishery 

participants is necessary to promote 

successful management of groundfish, 

crab, Pacific halibut, and salmon 

resources. A comprehensive information 

system that identifies the participants 

and monitors their fishing activity is 

necessary to enforce the management 

measures and prevent overfishing. An 

information system is also needed to 

measure the consequences of 

management controls. This collection 

supports an effective monitoring and 

enforcement system with information 

that includes identification of the 

participating vessels, operators, dealers, 

and processors; location of the fishing 

activity; timeframes when fishing and 

processing is occurring; and shipment 

and transfer of fishing products. 

All vessels of the United States 

harvesting EEZ fish and shoreside 

processors, stationary floating 

processors (SFPs), and motherships 

receiving EEZ-caught fish are required 

to hold a Federal permit and thus 

comply with reporting requirements per 

CFR 679.5. The data collected are used 

for making in-season and inter-season 

management decisions that affect the 

groundfish resources and the fishing 

industry that uses them. 

This information collection contains 

four components: Paper logbooks, vessel 

activity reports, check-in/check-out 

reports, and product transfer reports. 

• Daily logbooks provide data about 

the location and timing of fishing effort, 

as well as discard information of 

prohibited species. NOAA Office for 

Law Enforcement (OLE) and the United 

States Coast Guard (USCG) use logbook 

information during vessel boardings and 

site visits to ensure conservation of 

groundfish, compliance with 

regulations, and reporting accuracy by 

the fishing industry. The logbooks are 

also an important source of information 

for NMFS to determine where and when 

fishing activity occurs and the number 

of sets and hauls. 

• A vessel activity report provides 

information about fish or fish product 

on board a vessel when it crosses the 

boundary of the EEZ off Alaska or 

crosses the U.S.—Canada international 

boundary between Alaska and British 

Columbia. NOAA OLE and USCG 

boarding officers use this information to 

audit and separate product inventory 

when boarding a vessel. Without the 

requirement to submit this prior to 

crossing, vessel operators may be more 

inclined to illegally fish in Federal 

waters and claim retained product was 

harvested from foreign or international 

waters. 

• Check-in/check-out reports provide 

information on participation by 

processors and motherships in the 

groundfish fisheries. The check-in/ 

check-out information is used by NMFS 

in-season managers to monitor the 

fishing capacity and effort in fishery 

allocations and quotas. Additionally, 

NOAA OLE agents use this information 

to track commercial business activity 


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and ensure accurate accountability and 

proper reporting is being performed. 

• Product transfer reports (PTRs) 

provide information on the volume of 

groundfish disposed of by persons 

buying it from the harvesters. The PTR 

is an important enforcement document 

and provides an important check on 

buyer purchase reports. Information 

collected on PTRs is used by NOAA 

OLE to verify the accuracy of reported 

shipments through physical inspections. 

NOAA OLE uses the PTR to monitor 

movement of product in and out of the 

processor on a timely basis. 

II. Method of Collection 

Paper logbooks are submitted by mail 

or delivery. The Vessel Activity Report 

and Product Transfer Report are 

submitted by fax or email. Check-in/ 

Check-out Reports are submitted by fax. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0213. 

Form Number(s): 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: 

445. 

Estimated Time per Response: Catcher 

Vessel Trawl Daily Fishing Logbook 

(DFL): 18 minutes; Catcher Vessel 

Longline/Pot DFL: 35 minutes; Catcher/ 

Processor Longline/Pot Daily 

Cumulative Production Logbook: 50 

minutes; Shoreside Processor Check-in/ 

Check-out Report: 5 minutes; 

Mothership Check-in/Check-out Report: 

7 minutes; Product Transfer Report: 20 

minutes; Vessel Activity Report: 14 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 15,654 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $9,954. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). 

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of our estimate of the time and 

cost burden for this proposed collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) Minimize the 

reporting burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XA673] 

Index Based Methods and Harvest 

Control Rules Research Track 

Assessment Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: NMFS and the Center for 

Independent Experts (CIE) Panel will 

convene the Research Track Assessment 

Peer Review Meeting for the purpose of 

reviewing Index Based Methods and 

Harvest Control Rules. The Research 

Track Assessment Peer Review is a 

formal scientific peer-review process for 

evaluating and presenting stock 

assessment results to managers for fish 

stocks in the offshore U.S. waters of the 

northwest Atlantic. Assessments are 

prepared by Stock Assessment 

Workshop (SAW) working groups and 

reviewed by an independent panel of 

stock assessment experts from the 

Center of Independent Experts (CIE). 

The public is invited to attend the 

presentations and discussions between 

the review panel and the scientists who 

have participated in the stock 

assessment process. 

DATES: The public portion of the 

Research Track Assessment Peer Review 

Meeting will be held from December 7, 

2020–December 11, 2020. The meeting 

will commence on December 11, 2020 at 

3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Please 

see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the 

daily meeting agenda. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via Google Meet (https://

meet.google.com/urc-hmkh-jdw). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: 

Michele Traver, 508–495–2195; email: 

michele.traver@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For 

further information, please visit the 

NEFSC website at https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/region/newengland-mid-atlantic. For additional 

information about the assessment 

process and the stock assessment peer 

review, please visit the NMFS/NEFSC 

SAW web page at https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-englandmid-atlantic/population-assessments/ 

fishery-stock-assessments-new-englandand-mid-atlantic. 

Daily Meeting Agenda—Research Track 

Peer Review Meeting (Subject to 

Change; All Times are Approximate 

and May Be Changed at the Discretion 

of the Peer Review Chair) 

Monday, December 7, 2020 

Time Activity Lead 

8 a.m.–8:30 a.m ................................................. Welcome/Logistics ...........................................

Introductions/Process .......................................

Russ Brown/ 

Michele Traver/Panel Chair. 

8:30 a.m.–9 a.m ................................................. Material Introduction and Background ............. Chris Legault, WG Chair. 

9 a.m.–10 a.m .................................................... TOR #1 ............................................................ Chris Legault, WG Chair. 

10 a.m.–10:15 a.m ............................................. Break.

10:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m ........................................ TOR #1 cont .................................................... Chris Legault, WG Chair. 

11:15 a.m.–11:45 a.m ........................................ Discussion/Review/Summary ........................... Review Panel. 

11:45 a.m.–12 p.m ............................................. Public Comment ............................................... Public. 

12 p.m.–1 p.m .................................................... Lunch.


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