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If approved, this research would be 

conducted over the course of two 3-day 

sampling trips in April and August of 

2021, for a total of 6 research fishing 

days. All fishing would be conducted 

using rod and reel gear on a contracted 

charter vessel in state and Federal 

waters off the coasts of Maryland, 

Virginia, and North Carolina. The exact 

fishing locations would be determined 

by the vessel captain and recorded via 

GPS. 

All black sea bass caught on directed 

research trips under this EFP would be 

placed in a live well, and the length and 

sex of each individual would be 

recorded before tagging. Each black sea 

bass would then be tagged with an 

internal anchor spaghetti tag, allowed to 

recover from the procedure, assessed for 

barotrauma, and released back into the 

water using a pressure-activated 

recompression descending release 

device. All non-target species would be 

returned to the water as quickly as 

possible, and no catch would be 

retained for sale. CFF personnel would 

accompany all trips and oversee these 

research activities. 

In addition to the spaghetti tags, 77 

black sea bass would be tagged with 

specialty tags/equipment through this 

project, with the type of specialized tag 

used and data gathered depending on 

the size and vigor of each fish. A total 

of 40 fish would receive acoustic 

transmitters to record temperature. An 

additional 34 slightly larger fish (greater 

than 25 cm) would receive an archival 

tag that records temperature, depth, and 

conductivity, and 3 fish (greater than 46 

cm) will be affixed with satellite tags. 

The satellite tags measure temperature, 

depth, light level, and geolocation. CFF 

will also distribute 2,000 Floy internal 

anchor tags to collaborators to 

opportunistically tag black sea bass. 

CFF is requesting temporary 

exemptions from the recreational 

possession limit and minimum size 

restrictions in the Black Sea Bass 

Fishery Management Plan found at 50 

CFR 648.145(a) and § 648.147(b), 

respectively, to sample and tag all black 

sea bass during these selected fishing 

trips. Funding for this research has been 

awarded under a NOAA Chesapeake 

Bay Fisheries Research grant 

(NA18NMF4570257). 

If approved, CFF may request minor 

modifications and extensions to the EFP 

throughout the study period. EFP 

modifications and extensions may be 

granted without further notice if they 

are deemed essential to facilitate 

completion of the proposed research 

and have minimal impacts that do not 

change the scope or impact of the 

initially approved EFP request. Any 

fishing activity conducted outside the 

scope of the exempted fishing activity 

would be prohibited. 

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

Dated: February 25, 2021. 

Jennifer M. Wallace, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04264 Filed 3–1–21; 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; Western Pacific Community 

Development Program Process 

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 May 3, 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– 

0612 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 Kate 

Taylor, National Marine Fisheries 

Service, Pacific Islands Regional Office, 

1845 Wasp Blvd. 176, Honolulu, HI 

96818. Telephone: (808) 725–5182; 

Email: kate.taylor@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for an extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. The Federal regulations at 50 

CFR part 665 authorize the Regional 

Administrator of the National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS), Pacific Island 

Region to provide eligible western 

Pacific communities with access to 

fisheries that they have traditionally 

depended upon, but may not have the 

capabilities to support continued and 

substantial participation, possibly due 

to economic, regulatory, or other 

barriers. To be eligible to participate in 

the western Pacific community 

development program, a community 

must meet the criteria set forth in 50 

CFR part 665.20, and submit a 

community development plan that 

describes the purposes and goals of the 

plan, the justification for proposed 

fishing activities, and the degree of 

involvement by the indigenous 

community members, including contact 

information. 

This collection of information 

provides NMFS and the Western Pacific 

Fishery Management Council (Council) 

with data to determine whether a 

community that submits a community 

development plan meets the regulatory 

requirements for participation in the 

program, and whether the activities 

proposed under the plan are consistent 

with the intent of the program, the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, and 

other applicable laws. The information 

is also important for evaluating 

potential impacts of the proposed 

community development plan activities 

on fish stocks, endangered species, 

marine mammals, and other 

components of the affected environment 

for the purposes of compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act, the 

Endangered Species Act and other 

applicable laws. 

II. Method of Collection 

The collection of information of a 

community development plan involves 

no forms and respondents have a choice 

of submitting information by electronic 

transmission or by mail. Instructions on 

how to submit a community 

development plan can be found on the 

Council’s website at http://

www.wpcouncil.org/western-pacificcommunity-development-program/. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0612. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 


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Affected Public: Business or other for 

profit organizations, and individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 5. 

Estimated Time per Response: 6 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 30 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $50 in recordkeeping/reporting 

costs. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

Obtain or Retain Benefits. 

Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 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. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04287 Filed 3–1–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3310–22–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; NOAA Customer Surveys 

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 May 3, 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– 

0342 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 

Adrienne Thomas at 

Adrienne.Thomas@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for extension of a 

currently approved generic information 

collection. 

This collection follows the guidelines 

contained in the OMB Resource Manual 

for Customer Surveys. In accordance 

with Executive Order 12862, the 

National Performance Review, and good 

management practices, National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA) offices seek 

approval to continue to gather customer 

feedback on services and/or products 

which can be used in planning for 

service/product modification and 

prioritization. Under this generic 

clearance, individual offices would use 

approved questionnaires and develop 

new questionnaires, as needed, by 

selecting subsets of the approved set of 

collection questions and tailoring those 

specific questions to be meaningful for 

their particular programs. These 

proposed questionnaires would then be 

submitted to OMB using a fast-track 

request for approval process, for which 

separate Federal Register notices are not 

required. Surveys currently typically 

include IT and website satisfaction 

surveys, Weather Service product 

surveys, and National Marine Sanctuary 

participation surveys, among others. 

This generic clearance will not be 

used to survey any bodies NOAA 

regulates unless precautions are taken to 

ensure that the respondents believe that 

they are not under any risk for not 

responding or for the contents of their 

responses, e.g., in no survey to such a 

population will the names and 

addresses of respondents be required. 

Two sets of survey questions are used 

for generation of program-level 

questionnaires. Quantitative questions 

seek to obtain numerical ratings from 

respondents on their satisfaction with 

various aspects of the product or service 

they obtained—satisfaction with the 

quality of the product, the courtesy of 

the staff, the format of and 

documentation for data received, and 

similar standard types of questions. The 

offices using such questions are able to 

determine which aspects of their 

program need improvement or have 

improved. Qualitative questions are 

more focused on who is using the 

product and service, how it is being 

used, and the medium or format in 

which the respondent would like to see 

data provided. 

II. Method of Collection 

Information will be collected via 

email or online survey. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0342. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

[extension of a current information 

collection]. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; Business or other for-profit 

organizations; Not-for-profit 

institutions; State, Local, or Tribal 

government; Federal government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

24,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 5–10 

minutes per response. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 22,500. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 


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