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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; Shipboard Observation Form 

for Floating Marine Debris 

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 30, 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– 

0644 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 MaryLee 

Haughwout, Deputy Director, NOAA 

Marine Debris Program, 1305 East West 

Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 

20910, MaryLee.Haughwout@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This is a request for extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

This data collection project will be 

coordinated by the NOAA Marine 

Debris Program, under the authority of 

Marine Debris Act (33 U.S.C. 1951 et 

seq.) to identify, determine sources of, 

assess, prevent, reduce, and remove 

marine debris and address the adverse 

impacts of marine debris on the 

economy of the United States, marine 

environment, and navigation safety. 

Information is collected from 

recreational and commercial vessels, 

shipboard observers, and nongovernment organizations (NGOs) who 

are on the ocean regularly, as well as 

numerous experts on marine debris 

observations at sea. The Shipboard 

Observation Form for Floating Marine 

Debris was created based on methods 

used in studies of floating marine debris 

by established researchers, previous 

shipboard observational studies 

conducted at sea by NOAA, and the 

experience and input of recreational 

sailors. The goal of this form is to be 

able to report the amount and types of 

visible, floating marine debris within an 

area of a water body of a known size. 

Additionally, this form will help collect 

data on floating marine debris that 

could result from future severe marine 

debris generating events in order to 

model the movement of the debris as 

well as prepare (as needed) for debris 

arrival. This form can be used to collect 

data on floating marine debris in any 

water body. 

II. Method of Collection 

Respondents have a choice of either 

electronic or paper forms. Methods of 

submittal include email of electronic 

forms, and mail and facsimile 

transmission of paper forms. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0644. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; not-for profit institutions; 

business or other for-profit 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 5. 

Estimated Time per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting 

costs. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Marine Debris Act 

(33 U.S.C. 1951 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–XA833] 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); Public Hearings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public hearings; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) and the 

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 

Commission (Commission) will hold 

five public hearings via webinar and a 

written comment period to solicit public 

comments on a developing management 

action to consider potential changes to 

the allocation of total catch or landings 

between the commercial and 

recreational summer flounder, scup, and 

black sea bass fisheries. 

DATES: The webinar hearings will be 

held between February 17 and March 2, 

2021. Each hearing will take place from 

6 p.m. to 8 p.m. EST. Written comments 

must be received on or before 11:59 p.m. 

EST, March 16, 2021. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for more 

details, including the dates and times 

for all hearings. 


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ADDRESSES: All hearings will be hosted 

through GoToWebinar. You must use 

GoToWebinar to speak during the 

hearings. A listen-only call in option is 

also available. Participants will not be 

able to speak through the listen-only 

phone connection. To access any of the 

webinar hearings, please follow the 

registration prompts at https://

attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/12183483

56340238349. To attend the webinar in 

listen only mode without the ability to 

speak, you may dial 1–877–309–2074 

and enter access code 128–060–916. 

A public hearing document with more 

information on this action is available 

at: https://www.mafmc.org/actions/ 

sfsbsb-allocation-amendment. Copies of 

the document are also available by 

request from Dr. Chris Moore, Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 800 N State 

Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; 

telephone: (302) 674–2331. 

Public comments: Written comments 

may be sent by any of the following 

methods: 

• Email to: kdancy@mafmc.org 

(subject: ‘‘Summer Flounder, Scup, Sea 

Bass Allocation Amendment’’). 

• Via webform at: https://

www.mafmc.org/comments/sfsbsballocation-amendment. 

• Mail to: Chris Moore, Ph.D., 

Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, 800 North 

State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901. 

Mark the outside of the envelope 

‘‘Summer Flounder, Scup, Sea Bass 

Allocation Amendment.’’ 

• Fax to: 302.674.5399 (subject: 

‘‘Summer Flounder, Scup, Sea Bass 

Allocation Amendment’’). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, telephone: (302) 

526–5255. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Council and the Commission are 

developing a joint action to consider 

adjusting the allocations of catch or 

landings between the commercial and 

recreational fisheries for summer 

flounder, scup, and black sea bass. The 

commercial and recreational allocations 

for all three species are currently based 

on historical proportions of landings 

(for summer flounder and black sea 

bass) or catch (for scup) from each 

sector. The current allocations were set 

in the mid-1990s and have not been 

revised since that time. Recent changes 

in how recreational catch is estimated 

have resulted in a discrepancy between 

the current levels of estimated 

recreational harvest and the allocations 

of summer flounder, scup, and black sea 

bass to the recreational sector. This 

action will consider whether 

modifications to the allocations are 

needed in light of these and other 

changes in the fisheries. This action will 

also consider the option to transfer a 

portion of the allowable landings each 

year between the commercial and 

recreational sectors, in either direction, 

based on the needs of each sector, and 

consider whether future additional 

modifications to the commercial/ 

recreational allocations and/or transfer 

provisions can be considered through a 

future FMP addendum/framework 

action, as opposed to an amendment. 

Additional information on this action is 

available at: https://www.mafmc.org/ 

actions/sfsbsb-allocation-amendment. 

The dates and times of the five 

webinar hearings are listed below. You 

are encouraged to participate in the 

hearing for your state or region; 

however, all hearings are open to all 

individuals. 

1. Massachusetts and Rhode Island: 

Wednesday, February 17, 2021; 6–8 

p.m. EST. 

2. New Jersey: Thursday, February 18, 

2021; 6–8 p.m. EST. 

3. Delaware and Maryland: 

Wednesday, February 24, 2021; 6–8 

p.m. EST. 

4. Virginia and North Carolina: 

Monday, March 1, 2021; 6–8 p.m. EST. 

5. Connecticut and New York: 

Tuesday, March 2, 2021; 6–8 p.m. EST. 

Special Accommodations 

These hearings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Kathy Collins at 

the Mid-Atlantic Council Office, (302) 

526–5253, at least 5 days prior to the 

hearing date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 101 et seq. 

Dated: January 25, 2021. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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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; NOAA Geospatial Metadata 

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 30, 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– 

0024 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 Donald 

Collins, Oceanographer, NOAA/ 

National Centers for Environmental 

Information, 1315 East West Hwy., 

Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301–713– 

4853, Donald.Collins@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for revision and 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection. The National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA) collects, 

generates, retains, and redistributes 

geospatial metadata in a wide array of 

data formats covering diverse aspects of 

earth, biological, and space sciences. To 

fully understand and reuse these data 

over the course of many years, NOAA 

provides several metadata 

documentation tools for various 

communities of users to enable them to 


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