Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 171 / Wednesday, September 6, 2023 / Notices 60933 

On January 19, 2021, we issued a final 

rule with regulations to govern the 

unintentional taking of marine 

mammals incidental to geophysical 

survey activities conducted by oil and 

gas industry operators, and those 

persons authorized to conduct activities 

on their behalf (collectively ‘‘industry 

operators’’), in U.S. waters of the GOM 

over the course of 5 years (86 FR 5322). 

The rule was based on our findings that 

the total taking from the specified 

activities over the 5-year period will 

have a negligible impact on the affected 

species or stock(s) of marine mammals 

and will not have an unmitigable 

adverse impact on the availability of 

those species or stocks for subsistence 

uses. The rule became effective on April 

19, 2021. 

Our regulations at 50 CFR 217.180 et 

seq. allow for the issuance of LOAs to 

industry operators for the incidental 

take of marine mammals during 

geophysical survey activities and 

prescribe the permissible methods of 

taking and other means of affecting the 

least practicable adverse impact on 

marine mammal species or stocks and 

their habitat (often referred to as 

mitigation), as well as requirements 

pertaining to the monitoring and 

reporting of such taking. Under section 

217.186(e), issuance of an LOA shall be 

based on a determination that the level 

of taking will be consistent with the 

findings made for the total taking 

allowable under these regulations and a 

determination that the amount of take 

authorized under the LOA is of no more 

than small numbers. 

NMFS issued an LOA to Shell on 

October 1, 2022, for the take of marine 

mammals incidental to a 3-dimensional 

(3D) ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in 

Garden Banks Lease Block GB555 and 

GB556 and the surrounding 414 lease 

blocks effective through August 31, 

2023. Please see the Federal Register 

notification of issuance (87 FR 55790, 

September 12, 2022) for additional 

detail regarding the LOA and the survey 

activity. 

Shell initially anticipated that the 

activity would occur at some point 

between October 1, 2022 and August 31, 

2023. Shell subsequently conveyed to 

NMFS that the survey would not be able 

to be completed by the original end 

date. Shell has requested modification 

to the expiration date of the LOA (from 

August 31, 2023, to September 15, 2023) 

to accommodate the survey delays. 

Authorization 

NMFS has changed the expiration 

date of the LOA from August 31, 2023 

to September 15, 2023. There are no 

other changes to the LOA as described 

in the September 12, 2023, Federal 

Register notice of issuance (87 FR 

55790): the specified survey activity; 

estimated take by incidental 

harassment; and small numbers analysis 

and determination remain unchanged. 

Dated: August 28, 2023. 

Kimberly Damon-Randall, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19184 Filed 9–5–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD316] 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public hybrid meeting of 

its Groundfish Committee to consider 

actions affecting New England fisheries 

in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). 

Recommendations from this group will 

be brought to the full Council for formal 

consideration and action, if appropriate. 

DATES: This hybrid meeting will be held 

on September 22, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES:

Meeting address: This meeting will be 

held at the DoubleTree by Hilton, 50 

Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923; 

telephone: (978) 777–2500. 

Webinar registration URL 

information: https://

attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/

5463173544525981530. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cate 

O’Keefe, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

The Groundfish Committee will meet 

to discuss recommendations from the 

Recreational Advisory Panel and 

Groundfish Advisory Panel. They will 

discuss Atlantic Cod Transition Plan— 

a summary of fishery data from the 

Research Track stock assessment for 

Atlantic cod as well as Framework 

Adjustment 66/Specifications and 

Management Measures—an update on 

the development of draft alternatives 

and a report from the Transboundary 

Management Guidance Committee 

(TMGC). The Committee will discuss 

Framework Adjustment 68/Acceptable 

Biological Catches (ABC) Control 

Rules—the findings from the facilitated 

meeting and Groundfish Committee 

motions from meeting held on August 

17, 2023 as well as 2024 Council 

Priorities—possible groundfish 

priorities for the Council to consider for 

2024, and provide recommendations to 

the Council, as appropriate. Other 

business will be discussed as necessary. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained on the agenda may come 

before this Council for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Council 

action will be restricted to those issues 

specifically listed in this notice and any 

issues arising after publication of this 

notice that require emergency action 

under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has 

been notified of the Council’s intent to 

take final action to address the 

emergency. The public also should be 

aware that the meeting will be recorded. 

Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy 

of the recording is available upon 

request. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Cate 

O’Keefe, Executive Director, at (978) 

465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

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

Dated: August 31, 2023. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19199 Filed 9–5–23; 8:45 am] 

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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; Workplace Violence 

Prevention and Response Forms 

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 


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60934 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 171 / Wednesday, September 6, 2023 / Notices 

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 December 

27, 2022 (87 FR 79279) 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: Workplace Violence Prevention 

and Response Forms. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–XXXX. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular submission, 

new information collection. 

Number of Respondents: 323. 

Average Hours Per Response: 

Impacted Person Reporting Preference 

Form and SASH. 

Data Collection Form: 1 hour; 

Workplace Culture Survey: 30 minutes; 

Ocean Acidification. 

Post-Cruise Survey: 10 minutes. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 237. 

Needs and Uses: This is a request for 

a new information collection. 

This information collection will be 

used to document elements of the 

sexual assault/sexual harassment 

(SASH) response and/or reporting 

process and comply with procedures set 

up to effectively manage National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Workplace 

Violence Prevention and Response 

(WVPR). Under 33 U.S.C. 894, NOAA is 

required to establish a mechanism by 

which sexual assault and sexual 

harassment can be reported on a 

Restricted and Unrestricted basis. 

Further, Congress directs NOAA to 

reference Department of Defense (DoD) 

policy and procedures in the standup of 

our SASH response program. WVPR 

requires various Intake forms to 

document a victim’s election of a 

Restricted or Unrestricted Report of 

sexual assault or sexual harassment, as 

well as document that the details of 

each reporting option have been 

properly communicated with the victim. 

WVPR has modeled its forms after the 

DoD sexual assault/sexual harassment 

forms in accordance with guidance by 

Congress. NOAA may also use this 

collection to survey federal employees, 

contractors, affiliates, interns, 

volunteers, or other individuals who 

work in or visit NOAA-occupied 

facilities, vessels, or aircraft to 

determine their perceptions of incidents 

of SASH, pursuant to NOAA 

Administrative Order (NAO) 202–1106, 

Section 5.01e. 

Affected Public: Individuals 

employed by NOAA, including affiliates 

and contractors. 

Frequency: As needed. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 894. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 

Follow the instructions to view the 

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 the title of the collection. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19191 Filed 9–5–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Board of Visitors, Marine Corps 

University; Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy (DoN), 

Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Board of Visitors of the 

Marine Corps University (BOV MCU) 

will meet to review, develop and 

provide recommendations on all aspects 

of the academic and administrative 

policies of the University; examine all 

aspects of professional military 

education operations; and provide such 

oversight and advice, as is necessary, to 

facilitate high educational standards 

and cost effective operations. The Board 

will be focusing primarily on the 

internal procedures of Marine Corps 

University. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Monday, 18 September 2023, from 8:00 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 19 September from 

08:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time 

Zone. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

Camp Pendleton, California. The 

address is: Education Center, Building 

23195, Marine Corps Air Station, Camp 

Pendleton, CA 92055. All sessions of the 

meeting will be open to the public via 

Microsoft Teams: https://

www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/join-a-meeting?rtc=1. 

Meeting ID: 257 829 522 460. 

Passcode: nTQqLr. 

Or call in (audio only) +1 323–792– 

6328, United States, Los Angeles. 

Phone Conference ID: 979 155 738#. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Kim Florich, Director of Faculty 

Development and Outreach, Marine 

Corps University Board of Visitors, 2076 

South Street, Quantico, Virginia 22134, 

telephone number 703–432–4837. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Written Comments and Statements: 

Pursuant to section 10(a)(3) of the FACA 

and 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140, 

interested persons may submit a written 

statement for consideration at any time, 

but should be received by the 

Designated Federal Officer at least 5 

business days prior to the meeting date 

so that the comments may be made 

available to the Board for their 

consideration prior to the meeting. 

Written statements should be submitted 

via email to: Kimberly.florich@

usmcu.edu. Please note that since the 

Board operates under the provisions of 

the FACA, as amended, all submitted 

comments and public presentations may 

be treated as public documents and may 

be made available for public inspection, 

including, but not limited to, being 

posted on the board website. 

Dated: August 30, 2023. 

J.E. Koningisor, 

Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate 

General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register 

Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19136 Filed 9–5–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0157] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 2020/25 

Beginning Postsecondary Students 

(BPS:20/25) Field Test 

AGENCY: National Center for Education 

Statistics (NCES), Department of 

Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing a 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection request (ICR). 


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