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specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Keeley 

Kent, National Marine Fisheries Service, 

7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 

98115, 206–247–8252, and keeley.kent@

noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This is a request for a revision and 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection. The National 

Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 

implemented a Vessel Monitoring 

Program in 2004, consistent with the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(MSA) and the Pacific Coast Groundfish 

Fishery Management Plan (FMP). Under 

this program described at 50 CFR 660.13 

and 660.14, all commercial fishing 

vessels fishing in the exclusive 

economic zone off the West Coast that 

take and retain groundfish in federal 

waters, or transit through federal waters 

with groundfish on board, are required 

to have a working vessel monitoring 

system (VMS). To support the VMS 

monitoring program, the following 

information must be submitted to 

NMFS: (1) VMS installation/activation 

certification reports, (2) position reports, 

(3) exemption reports, and (4) 

declaration reports. The VMS, along 

with the fishing declaration reporting 

requirements, allows for monitoring and 

enforcement of areas closed to fishing 

by gear type as traditional enforcement 

methods (such as aerial surveillance, 

boarding at sea via patrol boats, landing 

inspections and documentary 

investigation) are especially difficult to 

use when the closed areas are largescale and the lines defining the areas are 

irregular. 

The collection is being revised to 

remove the position report from the 

collection with regard to burden. The 

position reports are automatically 

transmitted location signals from the 

VMS unit that do not require any action 

on the part of the captain or crew. 

II. Method of Collection 

Affected commercial fishing vessel 

owners must submit VMS installation/ 

activation certification reports, the VMS 

systems send automatic position 

updates, affected vessels captains must 

submit declarations reports via phone. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0573. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission, 

extension of a current information 

collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 5 hours 

to install and activate a VMS unit; 1 

hour per year to maintain a VMS; 0 

seconds for an automated position 

report; 5 minutes to complete and fax a 

check-in report or to complete an 

exemption report; 4 minutes for a 

declaration report. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 6,999.99. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $97,035.30. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: 50 CFR 660.13 and 

660.14. 

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–XA755] 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a four-day webinar meeting to 

consider actions affecting the Gulf of 

Mexico fisheries in the exclusive 

economic zone (EEZ). 

DATES: The webinar will convene 

Monday, January 25 through Thursday, 

January 28, 2021; 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. 

EST. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

via webinar; you may access the log-on 

information at www.gulfcouncil.org. 

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. 

Carrie Simmons, Executive Director, 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

Monday, January 25, 2021; 9 a.m.–5 

p.m. 

The meeting will begin with the 

Administrative/Budget Committee 

discussing the reappointment of the 

Reef Fish and Shrimp Advisory Panels 

due in 2021; review 2020 Budget and 

Expenditures; discuss logistics and 

estimated costs of conducting a Gulfwide Fishery-Independent Offshore 

Abundance Study on Red Drum and an 

Independent Stock Assessment (i.e., 

outside SEDAR) Process for Gray 

Triggerfish; and, review of 2021 

Projected Budget and Activities. 

Sustainable Fisheries Committee will 

review Final Action Amendment Reef 

Fish 48/Red Drum 5: Status 

Determination Criteria and Optimum 

Yield for Reef Fish and Red Drum, SSC 

Recommendations on Interim Analyses 

Species and Timing, and Standardized 

Bycatch Reporting Methodology for the 

Gulf of Mexico and Joint Fishery 

Management Plans. 

Outreach and Education Committee 

will receive a presentation on 

Communication Analytics; review 2021 


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Council Communications Plan; discuss 

Fish Science Pages and State Data 

Collection Infographics; receive a 

presentation on the Next O&E Projects; 

Update on Fish Rules Commercial; and 

receive a meeting summary report from 

Outreach and Education Technical 

Committee. 

Mackerel Committee will receive an 

update on Coastal Migratory Pelagics 

Landings; review Draft Document: 

Coastal Migratory Pelagics Amendment 

32; discuss Gulf of Mexico King 

Mackerel. 

Tuesday, January 26, 2021; 9 a.m.–5 

p.m. 

Reef Fish Committee will review Reef 

Fish and Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) 

Program Landings, Implementation of 

National Environment Protection Act 

(NEPA Modernization, review Final 

Action items Framework Action: 

Modification of Gray Triggerfish Catch 

Limits, Framework Action: Modification 

of the Gulf of Mexico Lane Snapper 

Catch Limits and Accountability 

Measures, and Framework Action: 

Adjust State Recreational Red Snapper 

Catch Limits. 

The Reef Fish Committee will review 

SEDAR 70–Gulf of Mexico Greater 

Amberjack Stock Assessment and a 

White Paper on Sector Separation for 

Four Reef Fish Species. 

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council and National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration/National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NOAA/NMFS) will 

hold an informal Question and Answer 

session immediately following the Reef 

Fish Committee. 

Wednesday, January 27, 2021; 9 a.m.–5 

p.m. 

Reef Fish Committee will reconvene 

to review SEDAR 64—Stock Assessment 

Report and SSC Recommendations on 

Southeastern U.S. Yellowtail Snapper, 

Public Hearing Draft Amendment 53: 

Red Grouper Allocations and Annual 

Catch Level and Catch Targets, and 

discuss any remaining items from SSC 

Summary Report. 

After lunch, Full Council Session will 

convene with a Call to Order, 

Announcements, Introductions and a 

Presentation of the 2019 Law 

Enforcement Officer of the Year Award. 

The Council will continue with 

Adoption of Agenda, Approval of 

Minutes; and receive a presentation on 

Deepwater Horizon Open Ocean Fish 

Restoration and an update on Southeast 

For-hire Electronic Reporting (SEFHIER) 

Program. 

The Council will hold public 

testimony beginning at approximately 

2:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m., EST for comments 

on Final Action Amendment Reef Fish 

48/Red Drum 5: Status Determination 

Criteria and Optimum Yield for Reef 

Fish and Red Drum; Final Action: 

Framework Action: Adjust State 

Recreational Red Snapper Catch Limits; 

Final Action: Framework Action: 

Modification of Gray Triggerfish Catch 

Limits; and, Final Action: Framework 

Action: Modification of the Gulf of 

Mexico Lane Snapper Catch Limits and 

Accountability Measures; and, and open 

testimony on other fishery issues or 

concerns. Public comment may begin 

earlier than 2:30 p.m. EST but will not 

conclude before that time. Persons 

wishing to give public testimony must 

follow the instructions on the Council 

website before the start of the public 

comment period at 2:30 p.m. EST. 

Thursday, January 28, 2021; 9 a.m.–4 

p.m. 

The Council will receive committee 

reports from Administrative/Budget, 

Outreach and Education, Mackerel, 

Sustainable Fisheries, and Reef Fish 

Committees. 

The Council will receive updates from 

the following supporting agencies: 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; NOAA Office of Law 

Enforcement (OLE); Louisiana Law 

Enforcement Efforts; Gulf States Marine 

Fisheries Commission; U.S. Coast 

Guard; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 

and Department of State. 

The Council will receive then discuss 

any Other Business items. 

— Meeting Adjourns 

The meeting will be broadcast via 

webinar. You may register for the 

webinar by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org 

and clicking on the Council meeting on 

the calendar. 

The timing and order in which agenda 

items are addressed may change as 

required to effectively address the issue, 

and the latest version along with other 

meeting materials will be posted on the 

website as they become available. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, in 

accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during these meeting. Actions 

will be restricted to those issues 

specifically listed in this notice and any 

issues arising after publication of this 

notice that require emergency action 

under Section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided that the public 

has been notified of the Council’s intent 

to take final action to address the 

emergency. 

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

Dated: January 5, 2021. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

[Docket No. 210105–0001] 

RIN 0660–XC049 

5G Challenge Notice of Inquiry 

AGENCY: National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Inquiry. 

SUMMARY: Through this Notice of 

Inquiry, the National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, under sponsorship of 

and in collaboration with the 

Department of Defense 5G Initiative, is 

seeking comments and 

recommendations from all interested 

stakeholders to explore the creation of a 

5G Challenge that would accelerate the 

development of the open 5G stack 

ecosystem in support of Department of 

Defense missions. 

DATES: Comments are due on or before 

5 p.m. Eastern Time on February 10, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted by email to 

5GChallengeNOI@ntia.gov. Comments 

submitted by email should be machinereadable and should not be copyprotected. Written comments also may 

be submitted by mail to the National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 325 Broadway, Attn: 

Rebecca Dorch, Boulder, CO 80305. For 

more detailed instructions about 

submitting comments, see the 

‘‘Instructions for Commenters’’ section 

in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rebecca Dorch, National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 

80305; telephone (720) 215–6145; email 

rdorch@ntia.gov. Please direct media 

inquiries to NTIA’s Office of Public 

Affairs: (202) 482–7002, or at press@

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