Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 165 / Monday, August 28, 2023 / Notices 58551 

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) Assessment Process 

utilizing webinars; and (3) Review 

Workshop. The product of the Data 

Workshop is a data report that compiles 

and evaluates potential datasets and 

recommends which datasets are 

appropriate for assessment analyses. 

The product of the Assessment Process 

is a stock assessment 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 assessment 

is independently peer reviewed at the 

Review Workshop. The product of the 

Review Workshop is a 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 item of discussion in the webinar 

is as follows: 

Participants will discuss what data 

may be available for use in the 

assessment of Gulf of Mexico 

yellowedge grouper. 

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 

10 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: August 22, 2023. 

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; Papahanaumokuakea Marine 

National Monument Permit Application 

and Reports for Permits 

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 the agency [or 

department] to 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 the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before October 27, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, 

at NOAA.PRA@noaa.gov. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 0648– 

0548 in the subject line of your 

comments. Do not submit Confidential 

Business Information or otherwise 

sensitive personally identifiable 

information or any other type of 

protected information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Phillip 

Howard, Permit Specialist, NOAA 

Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, 

1845 Wasp Blvd., Building 176 

Honolulu, HI 96818, (808–725–5800), 

and phillip.howard@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

On June 15, 2006, President Bush 

established the Papahanaumokuakea 

Marine National Monument by issuing 

Presidential Proclamation 8031 (71 FR 

36443, June 26, 2006), as amended on 

February 28, 2007 by Presidential 

Proclamation 8112 (72 FR 10031, March 

6, 2007), under the authority of the 

Antiquities Act (54 U.S.C. 320301 et 

seq.). The Secretary of Commerce, 

through the National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

has primary responsibility regarding the 

management of the marine areas of the 

Monument, in consultation with the 

Secretary of the Interior. Similarly, the 

Secretary of the Interior, through the 

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), has 

sole responsibility for management of 

the areas of the Monument that overlay 

the Midway Atoll National Wildlife 

Refuge, the Battle of Midway National 

Memorial, and the Hawaiian Islands 

National Wildlife Refuge, in 

consultation with the Secretary of 

Commerce. 

Presidential Proclamations 8031 and 

8112 include restrictions and 

prohibitions regarding activities in the 

Monument. Specifically, the 

Proclamations prohibit access to the 

Monument except when passing 

through without interruption or as 

allowed under a permit issued by 

NOAA and the FWS. Vessels passing 

through the Monument without 

interruption are required to notify 

NOAA and FWS upon entering into and 

leaving the monument. Individuals 

wishing to access the Monument to 

conduct certain regulated activities 

must first apply for and be granted a 

permit issued by NOAA and FWS. 

On August 29, 2006, NOAA and FWS 

published a final rule codifying the 

provisions of Presidential Proclamation 

8031 (71 FR 51134). These agencies 

have since worked extensively with the 

State of Hawaii to ensure the permitting 

requirements and processes of all three 

entities are sufficiently coordinated and 

to ensure applicants for permits for 

Monument activities require only a 

single application and receive one, 

combined agency permit. 

The information submitted by permit 

applicants will be used to decide 


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whether to approve or deny a permit 

application. In making this decision, the 

agencies will consider such factors as: 

• the professional qualifications and 

financial ability of the applicant as 

related to the proposed activity; 

• the duration of the activity and its 

effects; 

• the appropriateness of the methods 

and procedures proposed by the 

applicant for the conduct of the activity; 

• the extent to which the conduct of 

the activity may diminish or enhance 

the qualities for which the Monument 

was designated; 

• the end value of the activity; and 

• other such matters as agency staff 

deem appropriate. 

In addition to informing the agencies’ 

decisions on permit applications, 

information submitted in permit 

applications and reports submitted 

pursuant to permit conditions may also 

be used by the agencies to inform— 

• administrative appeals of permit 

decisions; 

• decision making on a permit 

amendment request or another permit 

application; or 

• other management actions (e.g., 

emergency response and enforcement). 

In terms of frequency of use, the 

information submitted in permit 

applications will, in general, only be 

used at the time the application is 

submitted to make a final decision on 

the application. Some of the information 

may also be used subsequent to the 

initial decision making to inform 

management actions or decision 

making. For example, a survey of a 

project location by one permit applicant 

may be used by the agencies in the 

future to respond to a vessel grounding 

in the same area to facilitate the 

agencies’ decision in response to that 

matter. Information submitted in a 

report will be used to periodically 

assess the permittee’s compliance with 

permit terms and conditions and to 

assist in evaluating the appropriateness 

of the permitted activity. 

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: 0648–0548. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission, 

extension of a current information 

collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals, nonprofit institutions; Federal, State, local, 

government, Native Hawaiian 

organizations; business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

411. 

Estimated Time per Response: 

Conservation and Management and 

Education (‘‘general’’ permits), 5 hours; 

Special Ocean Use permits, 10 hours; 

Native Hawaiian Practices permits, 8 

hours; Recreation permits, 6 hours; 

permit modification requests and final 

reports, 10 hours; and annual reports, 5 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,343. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $61,783 in recordkeeping/ 

reporting costs and vessel monitoring 

system installation and maintenance. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

Obtain or Retain Benefits, or Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: 54 U.S.C. 320301 et 

seq.; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 

742f, 16 U.S.C. 742l; 16 U.S.C. 1431 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 Information 

Collection Review. 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 Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD249] 

Schedules for Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshops and 

Protected Species Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshops 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public workshops. 

SUMMARY: Free Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshops and Safe 

Handling, Release, and Identification 

Workshops will be held in October, 

November, and December of 2023. 

Certain fishermen and shark dealers are 

required to attend a workshop to meet 

regulatory requirements and to maintain 

valid permits. Specifically, the Atlantic 

Shark Identification Workshop is 

mandatory for all federally permitted 

Atlantic shark dealers. The Safe 

Handling, Release, and Identification 

Workshop is mandatory for vessel 

owners and operators who use bottom 

longline, pelagic longline, or gillnet 

gear, and who have also been issued 

shark or swordfish limited access 

permits. Additional free workshops will 

be conducted in 2024 and will be 

announced in a future notice. In 

addition, NMFS has implemented 

online recertification workshops for 

persons who have already taken an inperson training. 

DATES: The Atlantic Shark Identification 

Workshops will be held on October 12, 

2023 and November 9, 2023. The Safe 

Handling, Release, and Identification 

Workshops will be held on October 19, 

2023, November 7, 2023, and December 

5, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: The Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshops will be held in 

Mount Pleasant, SC and Largo, FL. The 

Safe Handling, Release, and 

Identification Workshops will be held in 

Warwick, RI, Kitty Hawk, NC, and 

Manahawkin, NJ. 


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