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(11) BSAI crab—Norton Sound red king 

crab specifications, Plan Team and 

workshop report 

(12) EFP Applications and Reports (a) 

Review halibut excluder 

application, (b) Review NBS 

application (T) 

(13) Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan 

(a) FEP Team report, (b) FEP 

Taskforce on Climate Change 

workplan, (c) FEP Taskforce on 

Local Knowledge/Traditional 

Knowledge/Subsistence update, (d) 

Ecosystem Committee report 

(14) Staff Tasking 

Connection Information 

You can attend the meeting online 

using a computer, tablet, or smart 

phone; or by phone only. Connection 

information will be posted online at: 

https://www.npfmc.org/upcomingcouncil-meetings. For technical support 

please contact our administrative staff, 

email: npfmc.admin@noaa.gov. 

Public Comment 

Public comment letters will be 

accepted and should be submitted 

electronically through the links at 

https://www.npfmc.org/upcomingcouncil-meetings. The Council strongly 

encourages written public comment for 

this meeting, to avoid any potential for 

technical difficulties to compromise oral 

testimony. The deadline for written 

comments is January 29, 2021, at 5 p.m. 

Alaska Time. 

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

Dated: January 6, 2021. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00279 Filed 1–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–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; Cooperative Game Fish 

Tagging Report 

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 March 12, 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– 

0247 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 Eric 

Orbesen, Research Fish Biologist, 

NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science 

Center, 75 Virginia Beach Dr., Miami, 

FL 33149, ((305) 261–4253), 

Eric.Orbesen@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for extension of a 

current information collection. 

The Cooperative Game Fish Tagging 

Program was initiated in 1971 as part of 

a comprehensive research program 

resulting from passage of Public Law 

86–359, Study of Migratory Game Fish, 

and other legislative acts under which 

the National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) operates. The Cooperative 

Tagging Center attempts to determine 

the migration patterns of, and other 

biological information for, billfish, 

tunas, and swordfish. The Fish Tag 

Issue Report card is a necessary part of 

the tagging program. Fishermen 

volunteer to tag and release their catch. 

When requested, NMFS provides the 

volunteers with fish tags for their use 

when they release their fish. Usually a 

group of five tags is sent at one time, 

each attached to a Report card, which is 

pre-printed with the first and last tag 

numbers received, and has spaces for 

the respondent’s name, address, date, 

and club affiliation (if applicable). He/ 

she fills out the card with information 

when a fish is tagged and mails it to 

NMFS. 

Information on each species is used 

by NMFS to determine migratory 

patterns, distance traveled, stock 

boundaries, age, and growth. These data 

are necessary input for developing 

management criteria by regional fishery 

management councils, states, and 

NMFS. The tag report cards are 

necessary to provide tags to the 

volunteer angler, record when and 

where the fish was tagged, the species, 

its estimated length and weight, tag 

number, and information on the tagger 

for follow-ups if the tagged fish is 

recovered. Failure to obtain these data 

would make management decisions very 

difficult and would be contrary to the 

NMFS Marine Recreational Fishing 

policy objectives. Anglers are made 

aware of the tagging program through 

several forms of media: newspaper and 

magazine articles, through both The 

Billfish Foundation and the Southeast 

Fisheries Science Center websites, peer 

review papers, and by word of mouth. 

II. Method of Collection 

Information is submitted by mail, and 

occasionally, international anglers scan 

the report cards and submit them via 

email to tagging@noaa.gov. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0247. 

Form Number(s): NOAA form 88–162. 

Type of Review: Regular submission, 

extension of a current information 

collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

12,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 400 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: U.S. Code: 16 U.S.C. 

760e Name of Law: Study of Migratory 

Game Fish. 

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 


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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. 2021–00286 Filed 1–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XA746] 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a webconference. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (NPFMC) 

Ecosystem Committee will meet January 

26, 2021. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, January 26, 2021, from 9 a.m. 

to 3 p.m., Alaska time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a 

webconference. Join online through the 

link at https://meetings.npfmc.org/ 

Meeting/Details/1848. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 

3rd Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501–2252; 

telephone: (907) 271–2809. Instructions 

for attending the meeting are given 

under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, 

below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steve MacLean, Council staff; phone: 

(907) 271–2809 and email: 

steve.maclean@noaa.gov. For technical 

support please contact administrative 

Council staff, email: npfmc.admin@

noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

Tuesday, January 26, 2021 

The Ecosystem Committee agenda 

items include an update on the Bering 

Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan and Climate 

Change Taskforce, the implementation 

plan for deep-sea coral research in 

Alaska, Ecosystem-Based Fisheries 

Management (EBFM) operationalization 

at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 

best practices to reduce risks of marine 

invasive species, planning for the 

Council’s next ecosystem workshop, 

and planning for future ecosystem 

committee meetings. The agenda is 

subject to change, and the latest version 

will be posted at https://

meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/ 

1848 prior to the meeting, along with 

meeting materials. 

Connection Information 

You can attend the meeting online 

using a computer, tablet, or smart 

phone; or by phone only. Connection 

information will be posted online at: 

https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/ 

Details/1848. 

Public Comment 

Public comment letters will be 

accepted and should be submitted 

electronically to https://

meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/ 

1848. 

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

Dated: January 6, 2021. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00273 Filed 1–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XA749] 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a webconference. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (NPFMC) 

Legislative Committee will meet January 

29, 2021. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Friday, January 29, 2021, from 1 p.m. to 

5 p.m., Alaska time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a 

webconference. Join online through the 

link at https://meetings.npfmc.org/ 

Meeting/Details/1850. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 

3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501–2252; 

telephone: (907) 271–2809. Instructions 

for attending the meeting are given 

under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, 

below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Witherell, Executive Director; 

phone: (907) 271–2809 and email: 

david.witherell@noaa.gov. For technical 

support please contact administrative 

Council staff, email: npfmc.admin@

noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

Friday, January 29, 2021 

The Legislative Committee agenda 

will include a discussion of draft 

legislation H.R. 8632 ‘‘Ocean Climate 

Action: Solutions to the Climate Crisis’’ 

and evaluation of its potential impacts 

to the Council’s ability to meet its 

conservation and management goals 

under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(MSA) and other applicable law. The 

committee will review Congressman 

Huffman Discussion Draft for MSA 

Reauthorization and other MSA Issues. 

The Committee may address a 

Congressional request to review 

potential MSA revisions to address the 

need for federal conservation and 

management relative to recent Council 

action on Cook Inlet salmon 

management. The committee may also 

address other items of business as 

necessary. The agenda is subject to 

change, and the latest version will be 

posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/ 

Meeting/Details/1850 prior to the 

meeting, along with meeting materials. 

Connection Information 

You can attend the meeting online 

using a computer, tablet, or smart 

phone; or by phone only. Connection 

information will be posted online at: 

https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/ 

Details/1850. 

Public Comment 

Public comment letters will be 

accepted and should be submitted 

electronically to https://

meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/ 

1850. 

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


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