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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Amended Trade Mission Application 

Deadline to the U.S. Environmental 

Technologies Business Development 

Mission to IFAT 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U. S. Department of 

Commerce, International Trade 

Administration (ITA), is organizing a 

U.S. Environmental Technologies 

Business Development Mission to IFAT 

(Internationale Fachausstellung fuer 

Abwasser Technologie) an 

environmental technologies trade show 

in Munich, Germany, from May 13–15, 

2024, with an optional program to the 

Czech Republic and Slovakia from May 

8–10, 2024. This notice is to update the 

prior Federal Register notice to reflect 

that the application deadline is now 

extended to January 31, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeffrey Odum, Global Trade Programs, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington 

DC 20230; telephone (202) 482–6397 or 

email Jeffrey.Odum@trade.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Amendment to Revise the Trade 

Mission Deadline for Submitting 

Applications. 

Background 

U.S. Environmental Technologies 

Business Development Mission to IFAT 

The International Trade 

Administration has determined that to 

allow for optimal execution of 

recruitment, the application deadline 

has been extended from January 12, 

2024, to January 31, 2024. Applications 

may be accepted after that date if space 

remains and scheduling constraints 

permit. Interested U.S. companies and 

trade associations/organizations that 

have not already submitted an 

application are encouraged to do so. The 

U.S. Department of Commerce will 

review applications and make selection 

decisions on a rolling basis in 

accordance with the 88 FR 69901 

(October 10, 2023). The applicants 

selected will be notified as soon as 

possible. 

Contact 

Megan Hyndman, Team Lead, Climate 

and Environmental Technologies, 

Office of Energy and Environmental 

Industries, Phone: +1–823–1839, 

Email: Megan.Hyndman@trade.gov 

Elizabeth Laxague, Global 

Environmental Technologies Team 

Leader, U.S. Commercial Service— 

Seattle, Phone: +1–206–406–8903, 

Email: Elizabeth.Laxague@trade.gov 

Sean Timmins, Principal Commercial 

Officer, U.S. Consulate in Munich— 

Germany, Phone: +49–151–6772– 

6689, Email: Sean.Timmins@trade.gov 

Richard Pales, Commercial Assistant, 

U.S. Embassy in Prague—Czech 

Republic, Phone: +420–257–022–397, 

Email: Richard.Pales@trade.gov 

Marian Volent, Head of U.S. 

Commercial Section, U.S. Embassy in 

Bratislava—Slovakia, Phone: +421–2– 

5922–5310, Email: Marian.Volent@

trade.gov 

Donald Calvert, Desk Officer, Germany, 

Office of Central & Southeast Europe, 

Phone: (202) 482–9128, Email: 

Donald.Calvert@trade.gov 

Marie Geiger, Desk Officer, Czechia/ 

Slovakia, Office of Central & 

Southeast Europe, Phone: (202) 482– 

6418, Email: Marie.Geiger@trade.gov 

Gemal Brangman, 

Director, Global Trade Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01298 Filed 1–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P 

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; Southeast Region Dealer and 

Interview Family of Forms 

AGENCY: National Oceanic & 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites 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. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before March 25, 2024. 

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– 

0013 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 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Dr. 

David Gloeckner, Supervisory 

Mathematical Statistician, 75 Virginia 

Beach Drive, Bldg. 1, Miami, FL 33149– 

1003 (305) 361–4257 or 

david.gloeckner@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for renewal of a 

current information collection. Fishery 

quotas are established for many species 

in the fishery management plans 

developed by the Gulf of Mexico Reef 

Fish Fishery Management Council, the 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council, and The Caribbean Fishery 

Management Council. The Southeast 

Fisheries Science Center has been 

delegated the responsibility to monitor 

these quotas. To do so in a timely 

manner, seafood dealers that handle 

these species are required to report the 

purchases (landings) of these species. 

The frequency of these reporting 

requirements varies depending on the 

magnitude of the quota (e.g., lower 

quota usually require more frequent 

reporting) and the intensity of fishing 

effort. The most common reporting 

frequency is weekly. Daily reporting is 

only used for one fishery. 

In addition, information collection 

included in this family of forms 

includes interview with fishermen to 

gather information on the fishing effort, 

location and type of gear used on 

individual trips. This data collection is 

conducted for a subsample of the fishing 

trips and vessel/trips in selected 

commercial fisheries in the Southeast 

region and commercial fisheries of the 

US Caribbean. Fishing trips and 

individuals are selected at random to 

provide a viable statistical sample. 

These data are used for scientific 

analyses that support critical 

conservation and management decisions 

made by national and international 

fishery management organizations. 

II. Method of Collection 

Dealer reports used for quota 

monitoring are reported electronically 

for all, but one fishery (mackerel gillnet) 

is reported via fax or email. Bio profile 


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data from Trip Interview programs is 

obtained by face-to-face interviews with 

fisherman or sea food dealers. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0013. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(renewal of a current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business and other 

for-profit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

4,500. 

Estimated Time per Response: Dealer 

reporting for monitoring Federal fishery 

annual catch limits (ACLs): coastal 

fisheries dealers reporting, 10 minutes; 

mackerel dealer reporting (gillnet), 10 

minutes. Bio profile data from Trip 

Interview programs (TIP): Fin Fish 

interviews, 10 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 5,500. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: This data collection 

is authorized under 50 CFR part 622.5. 

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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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD684] 

Pacific Island Fisheries; Western 

Pacific Stock Assessment Review; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) and 

NMFS will convene a Western Pacific 

Stock Assessment Review (WPSAR) of a 

stock assessment update for the 

multispecies bottomfish complex in 

Guam. The review will be conducted 

virtually. A satellite location will be 

made available for the public to view 

the review process and NMFS staff will 

be available in-person to answer 

questions. See ADDRESSES for the web 

address to access the meeting and the 

location of the satellite viewing site. 

DATES: The WPSAR meeting will be 

held between February 7 and February 

8, 2024 (February 8 and 9, Chamorro 

Standard). See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for meeting dates and times 

and the daily agenda. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held by 

web conference via WebEx. Audio and 

visual portions for all of the web 

conferences can be accessed at: https:// 

wprfmc.webex.com/join/ 

info.wpcouncilnoaa.gov. Web 

conference access information and 

instructions for providing public 

comments will be posted on the Council 

website at www.wpcouncil.org. For 

assistance with the web conference 

connection, contact the Council office at 

(808) 552–8220. 

The satellite viewing site for the 

WPSAR review is located at the Guam 

NOAA Field Office 770 East Sunset 

Blvd., STE 170, Tiyan, GU 96913. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: (808) 522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

NMFS Pacific Islands Fisheries Science 

Center (PIFSC) conducted a stock 

assessment update for bottomfish 

management unit species (BMUS) in the 

U.S. territory of Guam. PIFSC 

previously conducted a 2019 benchmark 

stock assessment for the Guam 

bottomfish stock complex using a 

Bayesian surplus production model 

based on data through 2017. The 2019 

assessment incorporated improvements 

to data standardization and model 

assumptions that followed 

recommendations from the review panel 

for the 2015 assessment for the same 

stock. PIFSC used production models to 

estimate biomass and stock status 

through time, and to evaluate stock 

status against maximum sustainable 

yield-based reference points set in the 

fishery ecosystem plan (FEP) for the 

Mariana Archipelago, which includes 

Guam. Based on the results of the 2019 

assessment, NMFS determined the stock 

to be overfished but not experiencing 

overfishing. In 2022 NMFS and the 

Council implemented a plan to rebuild 

biomass of the stock consistent with 

requirements of the Magnuson Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act and the FEP. 

The 2024 assessment update that will 

be reviewed in February used the 

methodology of the 2019 benchmark 

assessment and updated it with data 

through 2022. The 2024 assessment 

update will provide new information to 

inform management, including updates 

on biomass and fishing mortality 

relative to status determination 

thresholds to evaluate rebuilding 

progress, and projections to inform 

recommendations of allowable 

biological catch and annual catch limits. 

Meeting Agenda for WPSAR Review 

The meeting schedule and agenda are 

as follows: 

Wednesday, February 7, 2024 (12 p.m.– 

6 p.m., Hawaii Standard Time)/ 

Thursday, February 8, 2024 (8 a.m.–2 

p.m., Chamorro Standard Time) 

1. Introduction 

2. Review objectives and terms of 

reference 

3. Review of stock assessment updates 

4. Summary of comments and analysis 

during desktop phase 

5. Questions to presenters 

6. Public comment 

Thursday, February 8, 2024 (12 p.m.–6 

p.m., Hawaii Standard Time)/Friday, 

February 9, 2024 (8 a.m.–2 p.m., 

Chamorro Standard Time) 

7. Panel presentation on the review 

results and recommendations 


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