39078 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 153 / Wednesday, August 8, 2018 / Notices 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: August 3, 2018. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16987 Filed 8–7–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG348 

Nominations for Advisory Committee 

and Species Working Group Technical 

Advisor Appointments to the U.S. 

Section to the International 

Commission for the Conservation of 

Atlantic Tunas 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

nominations. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is soliciting 

nominations to the Advisory Committee 

to the U.S. Section to the International 

Commission for the Conservation of 

Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) as established 

by the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act 

(ATCA). NMFS is also soliciting 

nominations for Technical Advisors to 

the Advisory Committee’s species 

working groups. 

DATES: Nominations must be received 

by October 1, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations, including a 

letter of interest and a resume or 

curriculum vitae, should be sent via 

email to Terra Lederhouse at 

terra.lederhouse@noaa.gov with a copy 

to Grace Ferrara at grace.ferrara@

noaa.gov. Include in the subject line 

whether the nomination is for the 

Advisory Committee or for a Technical 

Advisor to a species working group. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Grace Ferrara, Office of International 

Affairs and Seafood Inspection; 

telephone: (301) 427–8371; email: 

grace.ferrara@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Convention and the Commission 

ICCAT was established to provide an 

effective program of international 

cooperation in research and 

conservation in recognition of the 

unique problems related to the highly 

migratory nature of tunas and tuna-like 

species. The International Convention 

for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas 

(Convention) entered into force in 1969 

after receiving the required number of 

ratifications. The Commission holds its 

Annual Meeting, usually in November 

of each year, and convenes meetings of 

working groups and other ICCAT bodies 

between annual meetings as needed. 

Under Section 971a of ATCA (16 U.S.C. 

971 et seq.), the United States is 

represented on the Commission by not 

more than three U.S. Commissioners. 

Additional information is available at 

www.iccat.int. 

Advisory Committee and Species 

Working Groups to the U.S. Section to 

the ICCAT 

Section 971b of ATCA (16 U.S.C. 971 

et seq.) requires that an advisory 

committee be established that shall be 

comprised of: (1) Not less than 5 nor 

more than 20 individuals appointed by 

the U.S. Commissioners to ICCAT who 

shall select such individuals from the 

various groups concerned with the 

fisheries covered by the ICCAT 

Convention; and (2) the chairs (or their 

designees) of the New England, MidAtlantic, South Atlantic, Caribbean, and 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Councils. Each member of the Advisory 

Committee appointed under paragraph 

(1) shall serve for a term of 2 years and 

be eligible for reappointment. The 

Committee meets at least twice a year 

when members receive information and 

provide advice on ICCAT-related 

matters. All members of the Advisory 

Committee are appointed in their 

individual professional capacity and 

undergo a background screening. Any 

individual appointed to the Committee 

who is unable to attend all or part of an 

Advisory Committee meeting may not 

appoint another person to attend such 

meetings as his or her proxy. Members 

of the Advisory Committee shall receive 

no compensation for their services. The 

Secretary of Commerce and the 

Secretary of State may pay the necessary 

travel expenses of members of the 

Advisory Committee. The terms of all 

currently appointed Advisory 

Committee members expire on 

December 31, 2018. NMFS is soliciting 

nominees to serve as members of the 

Advisory Committee for a term of 2 

years that will expire December 31, 

2020. 

Section 971b–1 of ATCA specifies 

that the U.S. Commissioners may 

establish species working groups for the 

purpose of providing advice and 

recommendations to the U.S. 

Commissioners and to the Advisory 

Committee on matters relating to the 

conservation and management of any 

highly migratory species covered by the 

ICCAT Convention. Any species 

working group shall consist of no more 

than seven members of the Advisory 

Committee and no more than four 

Technical Advisors, as considered 

necessary by the Commissioners. 

Currently, there are four species 

working groups advising the Committee 

and the U.S. Commissioners: A Bluefin 

Tuna Working Group, a Swordfish/ 

Sharks Working Group, a Billfish 

Working Group, and a Bigeye, Albacore, 

Yellowfin, and Skipjack (BAYS) Tunas 

Working Group. Technical Advisors to 

the species working groups serve at the 

pleasure of the Commissioners; 

therefore, the Commissioners can 

choose to alter these appointments at 

any time. As with Committee Members, 

Technical Advisors may not be 

represented by a proxy during meetings 

of the Advisory Committee. 

Procedure for Submitting Nominations 

Nominations to the Advisory 

Committee or to a species working 

group should include a letter of interest 

and a resume or curriculum vitae. Selfnominations are acceptable. Letters of 

recommendation are useful but not 

required. When making a nomination, 

please specify which appointment 

(Advisory Committee member or 

Technical Advisor to a species working 

group) is being sought. Nominees may 

also indicate which of the species 

working groups is preferred, although 

placement on the requested group is not 

guaranteed. 

Dated: August 3, 2018. 

John Henderschedt, 

Director, Office of International Affairs and 

Seafood Inspection, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16956 Filed 8–7–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Report of Whaling Operations. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0311. 

Form Number(s): None. 


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Type of Request: Regular (extension of 

a currently approved information 

collection). 

Number of Respondents: 66. 

Average Hours per Response: 30 

minutes for reports on whales struck or 

on recovery of dead whales, including 

providing the information to the 

relevant Native American whaling 

organization; 5 minutes for the relevant 

Native American whaling organization 

to type in each report; and 5 hours for 

the relevant Native American whaling 

organization to consolidate and submit 

reports. 

Burden Hours: 50. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for 

extension of a current information 

collection. 

Native Americans may conduct 

certain aboriginal subsistence whaling 

under the Whaling Convention Act in 

accordance with the provisions of the 

International Whaling Commission 

(IWC). In order to respond to obligations 

under the International Convention for 

the Regulation of Whaling, the IWC, and 

the Whaling Convention Act, whaling 

captains participating in these 

operations must submit certain 

information to the relevant Native 

American whaling organization about 

strikes on and catch of whales. Anyone 

retrieving a dead whale is also required 

to report. Captains must place a 

distinctive permanent identification 

mark on any harpoon, lance, or 

explosive dart used, and must also 

provide information on the mark and 

self-identification information. The 

relevant Native American whaling 

organization receives the reports, 

compiles them, and submits the 

information to NOAA. 

The information is used to monitor 

the hunt and to ensure that quotas are 

not exceeded. The information is also 

provided to the IWC, which uses it to 

monitor compliance with its 

requirements. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; state, local, or tribal 

governments. 

Frequency: On occasion, monthly and 

annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow 

the instructions to view Department of 

Commerce collections currently under 

review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to OIRA_Submission@

omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. 

Dated: August 3, 2018. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16933 Filed 8–7–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: List of Gear by Fisheries and 

Fishery Management Council. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0346. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular (extension of 

a currently approved information 

collection). 

Number of Respondents: 6. 

Average Hours per Response: 90 

minutes. 

Burden Hours: 15 hours. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for an 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Under the provisions of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery and 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act) [16 U.S.C. 1801 

et seq.], as amended by the Sustainable 

Fisheries Act [Pub. L. 104–297], the 

Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) is 

required to publish a list of all fisheries 

under authority of each Regional 

Fishery Management Council (Council) 

and all such fishing gear used in such 

fisheries (see section 305(a) of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act). The list has 

been published and appears in 50 CFR 

part 600.725(v). Any person wishing to 

use gear not on the list, or engage in a 

fishery not on the list, must provide the 

appropriate Council or the Secretary, in 

the case of Atlantic highly migratory 

species, with 90 days of advance notice. 

If the Secretary takes no action to 

prohibit such a fishery or use of such a 

gear, the person may proceed. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow 

the instructions to view Department of 

Commerce collections currently under 

review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to OIRA_Submission@

omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. 

Dated: August 3, 2018. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16932 Filed 8–7–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Seafood Inspection and 

Certification Requirements. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0266. 

Form Number(s): 89–800, 89–814, 89– 

819. 

Type of Request: Regular (extension of 

a currently approved information 

collection). 

Number of Respondents: 350. 

Average Hours per Response: Contract 

Request, 15 minutes; label approval, 15 

minutes; Inspection Request, 30 

minutes. 

Burden Hours: 19,728. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection. 

The National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) operates a voluntary fee-forservice 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 for the 

Program are contained in 50 CFR part 

260. 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. 

In July 1992, NMFS announced new 

inspection services, which were fully 

based on guidelines recommended by 


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