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Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), and 

the Small Business Administration’s 

regulations implementing the RFA, 

Executive Order 12898, and the 

‘‘fairness and equitable distribution’’ 

provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act, including NS4 and section 

303(b)(6). The purpose of revising the 

Dealer Landing Transaction Report is to 

better inform participants in the Gulf 

IFQ programs and require an additional 

verification from them when the 

existing flexibility measure of a 10 

percent overage of their allocation 

would occur. 

If implemented by NMFS, these 

administrative revisions would slightly 

increase the estimated time per response 

to complete the IFQ Online Account 

Application. NMFS estimates the time 

per response would increase from 10 to 

13 minutes. However, the estimated 

time per response for the Dealer 

Landing Transaction Report is not 

expected to change. The cost of both the 

IFQ Online Account Application and 

the Dealer Landing Transaction Report 

would remain the same. NMFS proposes 

no other revisions to the existing 

information collections for the IFQ and 

ITQ programs approved in OMB Control 

No. 0648–0551. 

II. Method of Collection 

Information for the Gulf red snapper, 

and grouper and tilefish IFQ programs 

is collected electronically via a webbased system, through satellite-linked 

vessel monitoring systems, through a 

24-hour call line, and with paper form 

submission for landing corrections, 

closing an account, and account 

applications, as well as landing 

transactions under catastrophic 

circumstances. The proposed revision 

would not change the methods currently 

used to collect information. 

The share transfer process in the 

wreckfish ITQ program requires the 

signatures of witnesses on paper forms. 

The wreckfish ITQ program remains 

paper-based until the South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council and 

NMFS consider whether to implement 

an electronic system. NMFS is not 

proposing to change the wreckfish ITQ 

program or information collection. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0551. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

[revision of a current information 

collection]. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,064. 

Estimated Time per Response: 

• Transfer Shares, 3 minutes 

• Share Receipt, 2 minutes 

• Account Update, 2 minutes 

• Trip Ticket Update, 2 minutes 

• Transfer Allocation, 3 minutes 

• Landing Transaction Correction 

Request, 5 minutes 

• Dealer Cost Recovery Fee Submission 

through pay.gov, 3 minutes 

• Commercial Reef Fish Landing 

Location Request, 5 minutes 

• Dealer Landing Transaction Report, 6 

minutes (electronic form) 

• Dealer Landing Transaction Report, 5 

minutes (paper form used in 

catastrophic conditions only) 

• IFQ Notification of Landing, 5 

minutes 

• Gulf Reef Fish Notification of 

Landing, 3 minutes 

• IFQ Close Account, 3 minutes 

• IFQ Online Account Application, 13 

minutes 

• Wreckfish Quota Share Transfer, 20 

minutes 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,397. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $651 in recordkeeping and 

reporting costs. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory, 

required to obtain or retain benefits. 

Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens 

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

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments 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. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26491 Filed 11–30–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Interagency Marine Debris 

Coordinating Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a 

virtual public meeting of the 

Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating 

Committee (IMDCC). IMDCC members 

will discuss federal marine debris 

activities, with a particular emphasis on 

the topics identified in the section on 

Matters to Be Considered. 

DATES: The virtual public meeting will 

be held on December 15, 2020 from 10 

a.m. to 11 a.m. EST. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

virtually. Refer to the Interagency 

Marine Debris Coordinating Committee 

website at https://

marinedebris.noaa.gov/IMDCC for dialin information and the most up-to-date 

agenda. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ya’el Seid-Green, Executive Secretariat, 

Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating 

Committee, Marine Debris Program, 

1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, 

MD 20910; Phone 240–533–0399; Email 

yael.seid-green@noaa.gov or visit the 

Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating 

Committee website at https://

marinedebris.noaa.gov/IMDCC. To 

register for the meeting, contact Ya’el 

Seid-Green, yael.seid-green@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating 

Committee (IMDCC) is a multi-agency 

body responsible for coordinating a 

comprehensive program of marine 

debris research and activities among 

federal agencies, in cooperation and 

coordination with non-governmental 

organizations, industry, academia, 

states, tribes, and other nations, as 

appropriate. Representatives meet to 

share information, assess and promote 

best management practices, and 

coordinate the Federal Government’s 

efforts to address marine debris. 


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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. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26508 Filed 11–30–20; 8:45 am] 

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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