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access to these devices to authorized 

personnel on request and test alternate 

methods to a physical signature. Ideas 

that are currently under consideration 

include a digital signature component 

for validation, using a personal 

identification number (PIN) for each 

operator. 

Vessel operators would also assist in 

the testing methods for transferring 

logbook data to observers, IPHC port 

samplers and other authorized 

personnel either directly from the 

electronic device or via electronic 

communications. This project aims to 

improve overall efficiency, provide 

access to necessary ELB data and enable 

an end-to-end testing of a fully 

electronic logbook data collection and 

submission framework. 

Exemptions 

Two exemptions are necessary to 

conduct this project. First, an exemption 

would be necessary from the 

requirement at § 679.5(f)(3) for printed 

copies of ELB logsheet and discard 

reports on board participating vessels. 

The second exemption would be from 

§ 679.5(f)(4)’s requirement for physical 

signatures on printed ELB logsheets and 

discard reports on board participating 

vessels. Physical signatures would be 

replaced by electronic signatures using 

PINs. 

Permit Conditions, Review, and Effects 

The applicant would be required to 

submit to NMFS a report of the EFP 

results six months after the close of the 

2025 IFQ fishing season. The report 

would include the method(s) chosen for 

digital signature and a comparison 

among methods if applicable; 

interactions with observers, port 

samplers and an analysis of both 

benefits and challenges of transferring 

required data to them electronically; 

and an analysis of cost savings, 

efficiency and impact aboard 

participating vessels. Under the current 

regulations, observers and port samplers 

both collect physical hard copies of the 

logbooks. Since there would no longer 

be physical pages under this EFP, best 

methods for the vessel operator to 

provide that information electronically 

must be developed. The activities that 

would be conducted under this EFP are 

not expected to have a significant 

impact on the human environment, as 

detailed in the categorical exclusion for 

this action (see ADDRESSES). 

In accordance with §§ 679.6 and 

600.745, NMFS has determined that the 

application warrants further 

consideration and has forwarded the 

application to the Council to initiate 

consultation. The Council is scheduled 

to consider the EFP application during 

its February 2024 meeting, which will 

be held in person in Seattle, WA with 

an option to participate virtually. The 

EFP application will also be provided to 

the Council’s Scientific and Statistical 

Committee for review at the February 

Council meeting. The applicant has 

been invited to speak in support of the 

application. 

Public Comments 

Interested persons may comment on 

the application during the February 

2024 Council meeting during public 

testimony or the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal (see ADDRESSES) until February 

12, 2024 when the comment period 

ends. Information regarding the meeting 

is available at the Council’s website at 

http://www.npfmc.org. Copies of the 

application and categorical exclusion 

are available for review from NMFS (see 

ADDRESSES). Comments may also be 

submitted directly to NMFS (see 

ADDRESSES) by the end of the comment 

period (see DATES). 

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

Dated: January 17, 2024. 

Everett Wayne Baxter, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD660] 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic and New 

England Fishery Management Councils 

(Councils) will hold a public meeting of 

their joint Northeast Trawl Advisory 

Panel. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, February 8, 2024, from 9 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., EDT. For agenda details, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be 

conducted in person with a virtual 

option available. 

Meeting address: The meeting will be 

held at the Westin Arlington Gateway, 

801 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 

22203; telephone: (703) 717–6200. 

Webinar registration details will be 

posted to the calendar at 

www.mafmc.org prior to the meeting. 

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 800 N State 

Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; 

telephone: (302) 674–2331; 

www.mafmc.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, telephone: (302) 

526–5255. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Councils’ Northeast Trawl Advisory 

Panel will meet to review recent 

developments related to relevant fishery 

surveys, the Industry Based 

Multispecies Bottom Trawl Survey 

white paper, and Henry B. Bigelow 

bottom trawl survey contingency plan 

next steps. The Northeast Trawl 

Advisory Panel will also discuss topics 

related to survey redesign and 

mitigation, receive an update on the 

restrictor rope research manuscript and 

discuss potential expansion of that 

work, as well as brainstorm future 

research projects. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids 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: January 18, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01250 Filed 1–22–24; 8:45 am] 

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CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION 

BUREAU 

[Docket No. CFPB–2024–0004] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request 

AGENCY: Consumer Financial Protection 

Bureau. 

ACTION: Notice and request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), the Consumer Financial 

Protection Bureau (CFPB) is requesting 

the Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB’s) approval for a new information 

collection titled ‘‘Auto Finance Data 

Project.’’ 

DATES: Written comments are 

encouraged and must be received on or 

before March 25, 2024 to be assured of 

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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by the title of the information 

collection, OMB Control Number (see 

below), and docket number (see above), 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: PRA_Comments@cfpb.gov. 

Include Docket No. CFPB–2024–0004 in 

the subject line of the email. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: 

Comment Intake, Consumer Financial 

Protection Bureau (Attention: PRA 

Office), 1700 G Street NW, Washington, 

DC 20552. Because paper mail in the 

Washington, DC area and at the CFPB is 

subject to delay, commenters are 

encouraged to submit comments 

electronically. 

Please note that comments submitted 

after the comment period will not be 

accepted. In general, all comments 

received will become public records, 

including any personal information 

provided. Sensitive personal 

information, such as account numbers 

or Social Security numbers, should not 

be included. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Anthony May, 

PRA Officer, at (202) 435–7278 or email: 

CFPB_PRA@cfpb.gov. If you require this 

document in an alternative electronic 

format, please contact CFPB_

Accessibility@cfpb.gov. Please do not 

submit comments to these email boxes. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title of Collection: Auto Finance Data 

Project. 

OMB Control Number: 3170–00XX. 

Type of Review: New information 

collection. 

Affected Public: Auto finance 

companies. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

4,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,375. 

Abstract: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street 

Reform and Consumer Protection Act 

charges the CFPB with monitoring for 

risks to consumers in the offering or 

provision of consumer financial 

products or services, including 

developments in markets for such 

products or services. The CFPB has 

previously researched and documented 

significant gaps in available auto 

finance data which culminated in the 

initial Auto Finance Data Pilot project 

launched in February 2023. The data 

collected as part of the Auto Finance 

Data Pilot project both confirmed the 

benefit of additional data collection to 

fully carry out the CFPB’s mission, to 

fulfill the CFPB’s mandate to monitor 

the auto finance market for risks to 

consumers, and to inform the way the 

CFPB would propose to collect data in 

the future. The CFPB proposes to collect 

data in two separate processes. 

The CFPB proposes to collect a set of 

data annually from lenders that 

originate greater than 20,000 auto loans 

in the previous calendar year. This data 

collection would mirror that which was 

collected in the Auto Finance Data Pilot. 

The CFPB also proposes to collect a set 

of data annually from lenders that 

originate greater than 500 loans and 

fewer than 20,000 loans in the previous 

calendar year. This data collection 

would annually collect information on 

the number of vehicles repossessed and 

the number of loan modifications. 

Request for Comments: Comments are 

invited on: (a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

CFPB, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) The accuracy of the CFPB’s estimate 

of the burden of the collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methods and the assumptions used; 

(c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) Ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. Comments submitted in 

response to this notice will be 

summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB’s approval. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. 

Anthony May, 

Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Consumer 

Financial Protection Bureau. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01230 Filed 1–22–24; 8:45 am] 

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COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL 

QUALITY 

[CEQ–2023–0005] 

Environmental Justice Scorecard 

AGENCY: Council on Environmental 

Quality. 

ACTION: Request for information; 

extension of comment period. 

SUMMARY: On November 20, 2023, the 

Council on Environmental Quality 

(CEQ) published a request for 

information (RFI) to solicit feedback on 

Phase One of the Environmental Justice 

Scorecard, which will inform future 

versions of the Environmental Justice 

Scorecard. This notice extends the 

deadline for receiving responses to this 

RFI by an additional 30 days, until 

February 22, 2024. 

DATES: The comment period for the RFI 

published November 20, 2023, at 88 FR 

80697, is extended. Comments should 

be received by 11:59 p.m. ET on 

February 22, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number CEQ– 

2023–0005, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Using the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal: visit https://www.regulations.gov 

and follow the instructions for 

submitting comments. For more 

information, see https://

www.regulations.gov/faq. 

• By fax to 202–456–6546. 

• By mail to Council on 

Environmental Quality, 730 Jackson 

Place NW, Washington, DC 20503 (must 

be received by February 22, 2024. 

Instructions: Your submission must 

include ‘‘Council on Environmental 

Quality’’ and the docket number for this 

RFI, which is CEQ–2023–0005. 

CEQ will publish public comments it 

receives in response to this notice, 

including personal information, without 

change on https://www.regulations.gov. 

Please do not submit any information 

you consider to be private information, 

privileged or confidential commercial or 

financial information, or other 

information the disclosure of which is 

restricted by law. 

Response to this RFI is voluntary. 

Each responding entity (individual or 

organization) is requested to submit 

only one response. Please feel free to 

respond to as many of the questions as 

you choose, indicating the number of 

each question that you are addressing. 

We encourage you to include your name 

and contact information, but it is not 

required. If you are responding on 

behalf of an organization, we further 

encourage you to include the 

organization’s name, its type (e.g., 

academic, non-profit, professional 

society, community-based organization, 

industry, government, other), and your 

role in the organization. You may 

include references to academic 

literature or links to online material but 

please ensure all links are publicly 

available. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kareem Ihmeidan, Staff Assistant for 

Environmental Justice, 202–395–5750, 

AbdelKareem.I.Ihmeidan@ceq.eop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

November 20, 2023, CEQ published an 

RFI in the Federal Register (88 FR 

80697) to solicit feedback for CEQ and 

the Office of Management and Budget 

on Phase One of the Environmental 


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