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requirement and upgrade restriction for 

all Illex limited access permits. This 

action is intended to control future 

increases in capacity. There are also 

alternatives to require a non-binding 

processing-type intent declaration 

(fresh, frozen, refrigerated sea water, 

etc.) when renewing limited access 

squid permits. The Council is planning 

on taking final action at its October 2023 

Council meeting, so the Committee will 

develop recommendations on preferred 

alternatives. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aid should be directed to 

Shelley Spedden, (302) 526–5251, at 

least 5 days prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: August 29, 2023. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18985 Filed 8–31–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD303] 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a hybrid meeting. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) Partial 

Coverage Fishery Monitoring Advisory 

Committee (PCFMAC) will hold a 

meeting. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for agenda. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, September 14, 2023, from 

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Alaska Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a 

hybrid meeting. For members attending 

in Seattle, the in-person component of 

the meeting will be held at the Alaska 

Fishery Science Center in room 2079, 

7600 Sand Point Way NE, Building 4, 

Seattle, WA 98115, if you plan to attend 

in-person you need to notify Sara 

Cleaver (sara.cleaver@noaa.gov) at least 

two days prior to the meeting (or two 

weeks prior if you are a foreign 

national). You will also need a valid 

U.S. Identification Card. For members 

attending in Anchorage, the in-person 

component of the meeting will be held 

at the North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council office, 1007 W 3rd 

Ave., Suite 400, Anchorage, AK 99501. 

If you are attending virtually, join the 

meeting online through the link at 

https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/ 

Details/3007. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 

3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501–2252; 

telephone: (907) 271–2809. Instructions 

for attending the meeting are given 

under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, 

below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara 

Cleaver, Council staff; telephone: (907) 

271–2809; email: sara.cleaver@

noaa.gov. For technical support, please 

contact our administrative staff; email: 

npfmc.admin@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

Thursday, September 14, 2023 

The PCFMAC agenda will include: (a) 

review draft 2024 ADP; (b) proposals on 

multiple observer provider options; (c) 

public comment; and (d) other issues 

and future scheduling. The agenda is 

subject to change, and the latest version 

will be posted at https://

meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/ 

3007 prior to the meeting, along with 

meeting materials. 

Connection Information 

You can attend the meeting online 

using a computer, tablet, or smartphone; 

or by phone only. Connection 

information will be posted online at: 

https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/ 

Details/3007. 

Public Comment 

Public comment letters should be 

submitted electronically via the 

electronic agenda at https://

meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/ 

3007. 

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

Dated: August 29, 2023. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18983 Filed 8–31–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Vessel Monitoring 

System Requirements for the Pacific 

Islands Fisheries 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing information collections, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, written 

or on-line comments must be submitted 

on or before October 31, 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– 

0441 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 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Walter Ikehara, Fishery 

Information Specialist, 1845 Wasp 

Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, HI 

96818; (808) 725–5175; or 

walter.ikehara@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 

Fisheries, Pacific Islands Region, and 

the NOAA Office of Law Enforcement 

(OLE), Pacific Islands Division, collect 

vessel tracking information through a 

Vessel Monitoring System (VMS). The 

authority for this collection is specified 

at 50 CFR 665.19. 

As part of fishery ecosystem plans 

developed under the authority of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

owners of commercial fishing vessels in 

the Hawaii pelagic longline fishery, 

American Samoa pelagic longline 

fishery (only vessels longer than 50 

feet), Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 

lobster fishery (currently inactive), and 


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Northern Mariana Islands bottomfish 

fishery (only vessels longer than 40 feet) 

must allow NOAA to install VMS units 

on their vessels when directed by OLE 

personnel. VMS units automatically 

send periodic reports on the position of 

the vessel to OLE. NOAA uses the 

reports to monitor the vessel’s location 

and activities, primarily to enforce 

regulated fishing areas. NOAA pays for 

all costs related to the VMS systems for 

the aforementioned fisheries. There is 

no public burden for the automatic 

messaging; however, VMS installation 

and maintenance are considered public 

burden. 

Aside from updates to the burden 

estimates, there are no changes to the 

collection. 

II. Method of Collection 

Automatic electronic submission via 

satellite. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0441. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

69. 

Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours 

for installation of a VMS unit; 2 hours 

for VMS unit replacement, and 1.5 

hours for annual maintenance. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 131. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0 in VMS system installation 

and maintenance, recordkeeping, or 

reporting costs. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: 50 CFR 665.19. 

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 Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD272] 

Adjustment of Fees for Seafood 

Inspection Services 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of fee schedule for 

seafood inspection services. 

SUMMARY: The NMFS Seafood 

Inspection Program is notifying program 

participants that its fee schedule for 

fiscal year 2024 will remain as 

established on November 1, 2022. 

DATES: The fee schedule applies to 

services rendered as of October 1, 2023, 

until notified otherwise. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven Wilson, Office of International 

Affairs, Trade, and Commerce, 301– 

427–8350 or at steven.wilson@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) operates a fee-for-service 

Seafood Inspection Program (Program) 

under the authorities of the Agricultural 

Marketing Act of 1946, as amended, the 

Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, and the 

Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970. The 

regulations implementing the Program 

are contained in 50 CFR parts 260 and 

261. The Program offers inspection, 

grading, and certification services, 

including the use of official quality 

grade marks which indicate that specific 

products have been federally inspected. 

Those wishing to participate in the 

program must request the services and 

submit specific compliance information. 

Since 1992, NMFS implemented 

inspection services based on guidelines 

recommended by the National Academy 

of Sciences, known as Hazard Analysis 

Critical Control Point (HACCP). 

Under the implementing regulations 

for the Program, fees are reviewed at 

least annually to ascertain that the 

hourly fees charged are adequate to 

recover the costs of the services 

rendered. Any necessary adjustments to 

fees are made in accordance with the 

requirements of 50 CFR 260.81 and are 

notified to program participants as 

stipulated at 50 CFR 260.70. This 

Federal Register notice serves to inform 

program participants of the fee 

schedule, which remains unchanged. 

Seafood Inspection Program (SIP) 

costs used for the calculation of user 

fees include all relevant direct and 

indirect costs to the program, and 

applicable administrative overhead and 

surcharges. SIP fees must be set to 

promote full cost recovery of the 

program absent other appropriations. 

Program costs include all field 

operations, program administrative 

overhead, and management, and include 

expenses for labor for inspectors, 

facilities, information technology 

infrastructure, and other operational 

costs. SIP fees are set to recover those 

costs based on revenue projections from 

expected billable service hours and the 

number of certificates requests. 

Forecasts of demand for services use 

historical data on actual billed services 

that are adjusted annually for inflation, 

known events that might affect the 

predicted output of billable services, 

and seasonality of when forecasted 

services will take place throughout the 

year. 

NMFS will assess its fees as outlined 

in this notice, which will apply until 

notified otherwise. Fees will be charged 

to contract and non-contract customers 

requesting services as listed below. The 

cost of other applicable services 

rendered will be recovered through fee 

collection using the base rate of $238 

per hour. 

Fees and Charges for the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (USDC) 

Seafood Inspection Program 

The per hour fees and charges for 

fishery products inspection services are 

not being revised and will remain as 

established on November 1, 2022 for 

Fiscal Year 2024 and will be assessed as 

follows. Any travel associated with a 

billable service will be an additional 

charge. 


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