Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 177 / Thursday, September 14, 2023 / Notices 63085 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD341] 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a half-day webinar meeting of its 

Standing, Reef Fish, Socioeconomic, 

and Ecosystem Scientific and Statistical 

Committees (SSC). See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for agenda. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Wednesday, October 4, 2023, from 9 

a.m. to 12 p.m., EDT. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

via webinar. Registration information 

will be available on the Council’s 

website by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org 

and clicking on the ‘‘meeting tab’’. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 4107 W 

Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 

33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Ryan Rindone, Lead Fishery Biologist, 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; ryan.rindone@gulfcouncil.org, 

telephone: (813) 348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Wednesday, October 4, 2023; 9 a.m.–12 

p.m., EDT 

The meeting will begin with 

Introductions and Adoption of Agenda, 

and a review of the Scope of Work. The 

Committees will then review the Marine 

Recreational Information Program 

Fishing Effort Survey Pilot Study and 

Next Steps. Following, the Committees 

will receive an update on SEDAR 81 

Sensitivity Runs with Respect to the 

MRIP–FES Pilot Study. SSC discussion 

will follow. 

The Committees will receive public 

comment, if any, before addressing any 

items under Other Business. 

—Meeting Adjourns 

The meeting will be broadcast via 

webinar. You may register for the 

webinar by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org 

and clicking on the SSC meeting on the 

calendar. 

The Agenda is subject to change, and 

the latest version along with other 

meeting materials will be posted on 

www.gulfcouncil.org as they become 

available. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agenda may come before the 

Scientific and Statistical Committees for 

discussion, in accordance with the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

those issues may not be the subject of 

formal action during this meeting. 

Actions of the Scientific and Statistical 

Committee will be restricted to those 

issues specifically identified in the 

agenda 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 Council’s intent to take action to 

address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aid should be directed to 

Kathy Pereira, (813) 348–1630, at least 

5 days prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: September 11, 2023. 

Diane M. DeJames-Daly, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19931 Filed 9–13–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD355] 

Marine Mammals and Endangered 

Species 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits, and 

permit modifications. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

permits and permit modifications have 

been issued to the following entities 

under the Marine Mammal Protection 

Act (MMPA) and the Endangered 

Species Act (ESA), as applicable. 

ADDRESSES: The permits and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request via email to 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shasta McClenahan, Ph.D., (Permit Nos. 

26939, 27038, and 27052), Malcolm 

Mohead (Permit Nos. 27294 and 24016– 

01), and Courtney Smith, Ph.D. (Permit 

No. 26623); at (301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notices 

were published in the Federal Register 

on the dates listed below that requests 

for a permit or permit modification had 

been submitted by the below-named 

applicants. To locate the Federal 

Register notice that announced our 

receipt of the application and a 

complete description of the activities, go 

to https://www.federalregister.gov and 

search on the permit number provided 

in Table 1 below. 

TABLE 1—ISSUED PERMITS AND PERMIT MODIFICATIONS

Permit No. RTID Applicant Previous Federal 

Register notice Issuance date 

26623 .......... 0648–XC926 Erin Ashe, Ph.D., Oceans Initiative, 117 East Louisa Street No. 135, Seattle, WA 98102.88 FR 23645, April 18, 

2023.

August 7, 2023. 

26939 .......... 0648–XC969 NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 166 

Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543 (Responsible Party: Jon Hare, Ph.D.).

88 FR 27451, May 2, 

2023.

August 28, 2023. 

27038 .......... 0648–XC735 Center for Whale Research, 355 Smuggler’s Cove 

Road, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 (Responsible 

Party: Michael Weiss, Ph.D.).

88 FR 7078, February 2, 

2023.

August 15, 2023. 

27052 .......... 0648–XC804 NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science Center, 2725 

Montlake Boulevard East, Seattle, WA 98112 

(Responsible Party: M. Bradley Hanson, Ph.D.).

88 FR 13100, March 2, 

2023.

August 25, 2023. 


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TABLE 1—ISSUED PERMITS AND PERMIT MODIFICATIONS—Continued 

Permit No. RTID Applicant Previous Federal 

Register notice Issuance date 

27294 .......... 0648–XC922 Nicole Phillips, Ph.D., The University of Southern 

Mississippi, 118 College Drive No. 5018, Hattiesburg, MS 39406.

88 FR 24597, April 21, 

2023.

July 11, 2023. 

24016–01 .... 0648–XC967 Jason Kahn, Ph.D., National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 

20910.

88 FR 26523, May 1, 

2023.

August 17, 2023. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final 

determination has been made that the 

activities proposed are categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

As required by the ESA, as applicable, 

issuance of these permit was based on 

a finding that such permits: (1) were 

applied for in good faith; (2) will not 

operate to the disadvantage of such 

endangered species; and (3) are 

consistent with the purposes and 

policies set forth in Section 2 of the 

ESA. 

Authority: The requested permits 

have been issued under the MMPA of 

1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et 

seq.), the regulations governing the 

taking and importing of marine 

mammals (50 CFR part 216), the ESA of 

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 

seq.), and the regulations governing the 

taking, importing, and exporting of 

endangered and threatened species (50 

CFR parts 222–226), as applicable. 

Dated: September 11, 2023. 

Julia M. Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

[Docket ID: USA–2023–HQ–0012] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

(USACE), Department of the Army, 

Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: 60-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

announces a proposed public 

information collection and seeks public 

comment on the provisions thereof. 

Comments are invited on: whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection; ways 

to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by November 13, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Mail: Department of Defense, Office of 

the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense 

for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and 

Transparency, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 

Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, 

VA 22350–1700. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number and title for this Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

viewing on the internet at http://

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection or to 

obtain a copy of the proposal and 

associated collection instruments, 

please write to U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, 441 G Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20314–1000, ATTN: 

Ms. Kathryn Nevins, or call 703–428– 

6440. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Parks and Recreation Comment 

System (PARCS); OMB Control Number 

0710–PARC. 

Needs and Uses: The Parks and 

Recreation Comment System (PARCS) is 

intended to be a supplemental 

instrument to the mandatory customer 

comment cards which can be utilized 

not only during the optional years but 

would be available anytime the public 

would like to submit comments, 

questions, or concerns about the 

conditions at the project. PARCS is an 

online tool unlike the current comment 

cards and would reduce the use of 

printed materials. Rather than seeking to 

gauge overall visitor satisfaction, this 

tool is intended to collect impromptu 

feedback from visitors with a limited 

scope. Each response is expected to 

relate to one specific issue, essentially 

supplementing other issue reporting 

methods such as phone calls and 

emails. In response to Executive Order 

12862, Setting Customer Service 

Standards, issued on 11 September 

1993, the Corps of Engineers initiated 

development of a comment card 

program for monitoring visitor 

satisfaction at Corps of Engineers lakes 

and projects. E.O. 12862 asks agencies 

to establish customer service standards 

and ‘‘survey customers to determine 

. . . their level of satisfaction with 

existing services.’’ This enterprise 

program allows for the uniform 

collection of customer feedback from 

visitors to USACE parks and visitor 

centers. In 2005, the program was 

expanded to obtain consistent 

information across water resources 

projects with public recreation areas 

requiring mandatory utilization by 

projects in a 3-year cycle beginning in 

2010. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 100. 

Number of Respondents: 1,200. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 1,200. 

Average Burden per Response: 5 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 


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