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NMFS uses the information provided 

by an applicant to determine the 

organization’s nonprofit status. In 

addition, the application provides 

information about the ability of the 

organization to arrange for and 

distribute donated salmon and halibut 

as a high quality food product. 

II. Method of Collection 

There is no form for this application. 

The application to become a PSD 

distributor, and any changes or updates 

to the application, are submitted to 

NMFS as an email attachment. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0316. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 1. 

Estimated Time per Response: 

Application to be a NMFS Authorized 

Distributor, 17 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 17 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0 in recordkeeping and 

reporting costs. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 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 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–XD556] 

Research Track Assessment for Black 

Sea Bass 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: NMFS will convene the 

Research Track Assessment Peer Review 

Meeting for the purpose of reviewing 

Black Sea Bass. The Research Track 

Assessment Peer Review is a formal 

scientific peer-review process for 

evaluating and presenting stock 

assessment results to managers for fish 

stocks in the offshore U.S. waters of the 

northwest Atlantic. Assessments are 

prepared by the research track working 

group and reviewed by an independent 

panel of stock assessment experts from 

the Center of Independent Experts (CIE). 

The public is invited to attend the 

presentations and discussions between 

the review panel and the scientists who 

have participated in the stock 

assessment process. 

DATES: The public portion of the 

Research Track Assessment Peer Review 

Meeting will be held from December 5, 

2023–December 7, 2023. The meeting 

will conclude on December 7, 2023 at 4 

p.m. eastern standard time. Please see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the 

daily meeting agenda. 

ADDRESSES: 

The meeting will be held via WebEx: 

https://noaanmfs-meets.webex.com/ 

noaanmfs-meets/ 

j.php?MTID=m6913d2c213756

90b5235caba3fbd2829. 

Meeting number (access code): 2760 

957 5065. 

Meeting password: HMzTG9qhd73. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michele Traver, 508–495–2195; 

michele.traver@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For 

further information, please visit the 

Northeast Fisheries Science Center 

(NEFSC) website at https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-englandmid-atlantic/population-assessments/ 

fishery-stock-assessments-new-englandand-mid-atlantic. For additional 

information about research track 

assessment peer review, please visit the 

NEFSC web page at https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-englandmid-atlantic/population-assessments/ 

research-track-stock-assessments. 

Daily Meeting Agenda—Research Track 

Peer Review Meeting 

The agenda is subject to change; all 

times are approximate and may be 

changed at the discretion of the Peer 

Review Chair. 

Time Topic Presenter(s) Notes 

Tuesday, December 5, 2023 

9 a.m.–9:15 a.m ............... Welcome/Logistics Introductions/ 

Agenda/Conduct of Meeting.

Michele Traver, Assessment Process 

Lead; Larry Alade, Acting PopDy 

Branch Chief; Olaf Jensen, Panel 

Chair.

9:15 a.m.–9:45 a.m .......... Introduction/Executive Summary ....... Anna Mercer (WG chair)/Kiersten 

Curti (assessment lead).

Biology, movement, management 

overview, flag areas of major 

progress in the Research Track 

(new data sources, indices, M exploration, discard mortality exploration, new model, etc.). 


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Time Topic Presenter(s) Notes 

9:45 a.m.–10:30 a.m ........ Term of Reference (TOR) #2 ............ Kiersten Curti ..................................... Commercial catch, Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation Research Fleet data. 

10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m ...... Break.

10:45 a.m.–11:30 a.m ...... TOR #2 cont ...................................... Kiersten Curti, Sam Truesdell, Julia 

Beaty.

Recreational catch Discard Mortality. 

11:30 a.m.–12 p.m ........... Discussion/Summary ......................... Review Panel.

12 p.m.–12:15 p.m ........... Public Comment ................................ Public.

12:15 p.m.–1:15 p.m ........ Lunch.

1:15 p.m.–2:45 p.m .......... TOR #3 .............................................. Kiersten Curti, Sam Truesdell, Alex 

Hansell.

NEFSC Bottom Trawl Survey, NorthEast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program, State Surveys, 

Ventless Trap Survey, Vector 

Autoregressive Spatio Temporal 

indices. 

2:45 p.m.–3 p.m ............... Break.

3 p.m.–3:45 p.m ............... TOR #3 .............................................. Jeff Brust, Andy Jones ...................... Recreational CPA and Commercial 

Catch Per Unit Effort. 

3:45 p.m.–4 p.m ............... Discussion/Summary ......................... Review Panel.

4 p.m.–4:15 p.m ............... Public Comment ................................ Public.

4:15 p.m ........................... Adjourn.

Wednesday, December 6, 2023 

9 a.m.–9:05 a.m ............... Welcome/Logistics Introductions/ 

Agenda.

Michele Traver, Assessment Process 

Lead; Olaf Jensen, Panel Chair.

9:05 a.m.–10:30 a.m ........ TOR #1 .............................................. Scott Large, Kiersten Curti, Jason 

McNamee, Anna Mercer.

Time varying growth and maturity, 

Spatiotemporal modeling, Ecosystem indicators, Trophic ecology, Natural Mortality, Stakeholder 

engagement. 

10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m ...... Break.

10:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m ...... TOR #4 .............................................. Tim Miller, Kiersten Curti ................... Woods Hole Assessment Model. 

12:45 p.m.–1:45 p.m ........ Lunch.

1:45 p.m.–2:45 p.m .......... TOR #5 .............................................. Tim Miller, Kiersten Curti ................... Reference Points. 

2:45 p.m.–3:30 p.m .......... TOR #6 .............................................. Tim Miller, Kiersten Curti ................... Projections. 

3:30 p.m.–4 p.m ............... Discussion/Summary ......................... Review Panel.

4 p.m.–4:15 p.m ............... Public Comment ................................ Public.

4:15 p.m ........................... Adjourn.

Thursday, December 7, 2023 

9 a.m.–9:05 a.m ............... Welcome/Logistics, Introductions/ 

Agenda.

Michele Traver, Assessment Process 

Lead; Olaf Jensen, Panel Chair.

9:05 a.m.–10:15 a.m ........ TOR #4 cont’ ..................................... Gavin Fay, Jason McNamee ............. Stock Structure. 

10:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m ...... Break.

10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m ...... TOR #8 .............................................. Kiersten Curti ..................................... Summarize Woods Hole Assessment 

Model recommended model; Alternative Assessment Approach. 

10:45 a.m.–11:30 a.m ...... TOR #7 .............................................. Julia Beaty ......................................... Research Recommendations. 

11:30 a.m.–12 p.m ........... Discussion/Summary ......................... Panel.

12 p.m.–12:15 p.m ........... Public Comment ................................ Public.

12:15 p.m.–1:15 p.m ........ Lunch.

1:15 p.m.–4 p.m ............... Report writing .................................... Panel.

4 p.m ................................ Adjourn.

The meeting is open to the public; 

however, during the ‘Report Writing’ 

session on Thursday, December 7th, the 

public should not engage in discussion 

with the Peer Review Panel. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Special 

requests should be directed to Michele 

Traver, via email (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT). 

Dated: November 29, 2023. 

Michael P. Ruccio, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD561] 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of web conference. 


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