Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 34 / Tuesday, February 23, 2021 / Notices 10935 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Pacific Council) 

Ad Hoc Southern Oregon/Northern 

California Coast (SONCC) Coho 

Workgroup (Workgroup) will host an 

online meeting that is open to the 

public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Thursday, March 25, 2021, from 9 a.m., 

Pacific Daylight Time, until 5 p.m., or 

until business for the day has been 

completed. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held 

online. Specific meeting information, 

including directions on how to join the 

meeting and system requirements will 

be provided in the meeting 

announcement on the Pacific Council’s 

website (see www.pcouncil.org). You 

may send an email to Mr. Kris 

Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@

noaa.gov) or contact him at (503) 820– 

2412 for technical assistance. 

Council address: Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 7700 NE 

Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 

OR 97220–1384. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Robin Ehlke, Pacific Council, (503) 820– 

2426. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the meeting will be to 

continue to develop associated 

modeling and analysis needed for a risk 

analysis and potential harvest control 

rule alternatives for Pacific Council 

consideration. The Workgroup may also 

discuss and prepare for future 

Workgroup meetings and future 

meetings with the Pacific Council and 

its advisory bodies. 

Although nonemergency issues not 

contained in the meeting agenda may be 

discussed, those issues may not be the 

subject of formal action during this 

meeting. Action will be restricted to 

those issues specifically listed in this 

document and any issues arising after 

publication of this document that 

require emergency action under section 

305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

provided the public has been notified of 

the intent to take final action to address 

the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

Requests for auxiliary aids should be 

directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt 

(kris.kleinschmidt@noaa.gov; (503) 820– 

2412) at least 10 business days prior to 

the meeting date. 

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

Dated: February 18, 2021. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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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; Highly Migratory Species 

(HMS) Scientific Research Permits, 

Exempted Fishing Permits, Letters of 

Acknowledgment, Display Permits, and 

Shark Research Fishery Permits 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, on or after the date of publication 

of this notice. We invite 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. Public 

comments were previously requested 

via the Federal Register on October 28, 

2020, (85 FR 68306) during a 60-day 

comment period. This notice allows for 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

Title: Highly Migratory Species (HMS) 

Scientific Research Permits, Exempted 

Fishing Permits, Letters of 

Acknowledgement, Display Permits, 

and Shark Research Fishery Permits. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0471. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular submission 

[request for extension of a currently 

approved information collection]. 

Number of Respondents: 145. 

Average Hours per Response: 2 hours 

for a scientific research plan; 40 minutes 

for an application for an EFP, display 

permit, SRP, LOA, or shark research 

fishery permit; 1 hour for an interim 

report; 40 minutes for an annual fishing 

report; 15 minutes for an application for 

an amendment; 5 minutes for 

notification of departure phone calls to 

NMFS Enforcement; 10 minutes for calls 

to request and observer; and 2 minutes 

for ‘‘no-catch’’ reports. 

Burden Hours: 165. 

Needs and Uses: Exempted fishing 

permits (EFPs), scientific research 

permits (SRPs), display permits, letters 

of acknowledgment (LOAs), and shark 

research fishery permits are issued 

under the authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens 

Act) (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and/or the 

Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA) 

(16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.). Issuance of EFPs 

and related permits is necessary for the 

collection of Atlantic Highly Migratory 

Species (HMS) for public display and 

scientific research that requires 

exemption from regulations (e.g., 

seasons, prohibited species, authorized 

gear, minimum sizes) that otherwise 

may prohibit such collection. Display 

permits are issued for the collection of 

HMS for the purpose of public display, 

and a limited number of shark research 

fishery permits are issued for the 

collection of fishery-dependent data for 

future stock assessments and 

cooperative research with commercial 

fishermen to meet the shark research 

objectives of the Agency. 

Regulations at 50 CFR 600.745 and 50 

CFR 635.32 govern scientific research 

activity, exempted fishing, and 

exempted educational activities with 

respect to Atlantic HMS. Since the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act does not include 

scientific research within the definition 

of ‘‘fishing,’’ scientific research is 

exempt from this statute, and NMFS 

does not issue EFPs for bona fide 

research activities (e.g., research 

conducted from a research vessel and 

not a commercial or recreational fishing 

vessel) involving species that are only 

regulated under the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act (e.g., most species of sharks) and not 

under ATCA. NMFS requests copies of 

scientific research plans for these 

activities and indicates concurrence by 

issuing a LOA to researchers to indicate 

that the proposed activity meets the 

definition of scientific research and is 

therefore exempt from regulation. 

Scientific research is not exempt from 

regulation under ATCA. NMFS issues 

SRPs for collection of species managed 

under this statute (i.e., tunas, swordfish, 

billfish, and some shark species), which 

authorize researchers to collect Atlantic 

HMS from bona fide research vessels 

(e.g., NMFS or university research 

vessel). NMFS will issue an EFP when 

research/collection involving such 

species occurs from commercial or 

recreational fishing platforms. 

To regulate these fishing activities, 

NMFS needs information to determine 

the justification for granting an EFP, 

LOA, SRP, display, or shark research 

fishery permit. The application 

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requirements are detailed at 50 CFR 

600.745(b)(2). Interim, annual, and nocatch/fishing reports must also be 

submitted to the Atlantic HMS 

Management Division within NMFS. 

The authority for NMFS requiring this 

information is found at 50 CFR 635.32. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit organizations (vessel owners 

or aquariums); Not-for-profit institutions 

(academic researchers); State, Local, or 

Tribal governments (state agency 

researchers); Federal government 

(federal agency researchers). 

Frequency: Permit applications, 

scientific research plans, and annual 

reports are submitted annually; interim 

and no catch reports are submitted 

monthly; departure notifications are 

submitted for each trip; permit 

amendment applications are submitted 

as needed. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and the 

Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 

(16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.) 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow 

the instructions to view Department of 

Commerce collections currently under 

review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function and 

entering either the title of the collection 

or the OMB Control Number 0648–0471. 

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–XA892] 

Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico and 

Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, 

and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 68 Assessment 

Webinar III for Gulf of Mexico and 

Atlantic scamp grouper. 

SUMMARY: The SEDAR 68 assessment 

process of Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic 

scamp will consist of a series of data 

and assessment webinars, and a Review 

Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

DATES: The SEDAR 68 Assessment 

Webinar III will be held March 22, 2021, 

from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Eastern Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar. The webinar is open to 

members of the public. Those interested 

in participating should contact Julie A. 

Neer at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT) to request an 

invitation providing webinar access 

information. Please request webinar 

invitations at least 24 hours in advance 

of each webinar. 

SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place 

Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 

29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 571– 

4366, email: Julie.neer@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf 

of Mexico, South Atlantic, and 

Caribbean Fishery Management 

Councils, in conjunction with NOAA 

Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf 

States Marine Fisheries Commissions 

have implemented the Southeast Data, 

Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 

process, a multi-step method for 

determining the status of fish stocks in 

the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multistep process including: (1) Data 

Workshop, (2) a series of assessment 

webinars, and (3) A Review Workshop. 

The product of the Data Workshop is a 

report that compiles and evaluates 

potential datasets and recommends 

which datasets are appropriate for 

assessment analyses. The assessment 

webinars produce a report that describes 

the fisheries, evaluates the status of the 

stock, estimates biological benchmarks, 

projects future population conditions, 

and recommends research and 

monitoring needs. The product of the 

Review Workshop is an Assessment 

Summary documenting panel opinions 

regarding the strengths and weaknesses 

of the stock assessment and input data. 

Participants for SEDAR Workshops are 

appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South 

Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery 

Management Councils and NOAA 

Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, 

HMS Management Division, and 

Southeast Fisheries Science Center. 

Participants include data collectors and 

database managers; stock assessment 

scientists, biologists, and researchers; 

constituency representatives including 

fishermen, environmentalists, and 

NGO’s; International experts; and staff 

of Councils, Commissions, and state and 

federal agencies. 

The items of discussion during the 

Assessment Webinar are as follows: 

1. Using datasets and initial 

assessment analysis recommended from 

the data webinars, panelists will employ 

assessment models to evaluate stock 

status, estimate population benchmarks 

and management criteria, and project 

future conditions. 

2. Participants will recommend the 

most appropriate methods and 

configurations for determining stock 

status and estimating population 

parameters. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

identified in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the intent to take final action 

to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to the 

Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

business days prior to each workshop. 

Note: The times and sequence specified in 

this agenda are subject to change. 

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

Dated: February 18, 2021. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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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 for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Southeast Region IFQ Programs 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance