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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 

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8. Questions to reviewers 

9. Public comment 

10. Closing comments and adjourn 

The agenda order may change. The 

meeting will run as late as necessary to 

complete scheduled business. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Please direct 

requests for sign language interpretation 

or other auxiliary aids to Kitty M. 

Simonds, (808) 522–8220 (voice) or 

(808) 522–8226 (fax), at least 5 days 

prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: January 19, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01357 Filed 1–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–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; Applications and Reports for 

Registration as a Tanner or Agent 

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, written 

or on-line comments must be submitted 

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– 

0179 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 Requests 

for additional information or copies of 

the information collection instrument 

and instructions should be directed to 

Jerod Cook, Enforcement Officer, PO 

Box 1310 Petersburg, Alaska 99833 

(907) 772–2285; jerod.cook@noaa.gov or 

Robert Marvelle, Supervisory 

Enforcement Officer, PO Box 21767 

Juneau, Alaska 99802, (907) 586–9329; 

robert.marvelle@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This is a request for extension of an 

approved information collection. The 

Marine Mammal Protection Act 

(MMPA) (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) 

mandates the protection and 

conservation of marine mammals and 

makes the taking, killing or serious 

injury of marine mammals, except 

under permit or exemption, a violation 

of the Act. An exemption is provided for 

Alaskan natives to take marine 

mammals if the taking is for subsistence 

or for creating and selling authentic 

native articles of handicraft and 

clothing. Possession of marine mammals 

and marine mammal parts by other than 

Alaskan natives is therefore prohibited 

(exception, 50 CFR 216.26: beach found 

non-Endangered Species Act (ESA) 

teeth or bones that have been registered 

with NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS)). As native handicrafts 

are allowed by the MMPA to enter 

interstate commerce, an exemption is 

also needed to allow non-natives to 

handle the skins or other marine 

mammal produce, whether to tan the 

pinniped hide or to act as an agent for 

the native to sell his handicraft 

products. The information is necessary 

for law enforcement purposes to ensure 

that only Alaska Indians, Aleuts, or 

Eskimos are submitting marine mammal 

hides or parts for tanning. 

The information required by 50 CFR 

216.23 is of two types. Applications: 

Information is required to identify the 

applicant as a tanner/agent in order to 

preclude prosecution under the MMPA 

and to determine that he/she has an 

acceptable record keeping program to 

accurately account for those marine 

mammal products received. This 

information serves as a deterrent for 

those individuals who might use this 

registration program for entering 

prohibited marine mammal products 

into interstate commerce. Reports: 

Information is also needed annually to 

evaluate the agent/tanner’s activities 

during the year, and his/her procedures 

for bookkeeping and yearly inventory to 

assure NMFS, the Marine Mammal 

Commission, and the general public that 

prohibited marine mammal products 

were not being transshipped through 

registered agents. 

The reporting requirements are: report 

in writing to the Assistant 

Administrator for Fisheries, NMFS, any 

changes in the facts stated in 

Registrant’s applications for this 

Certificate of Registration within 30 

days of such change; maintain current 

records of each transaction authorized 

stating the marine mammals or marine 

mammal parts or products involved, 

from whom received, any processing 

accomplished, to whom returned, and 

the date of each such transaction. These 

records shall be kept separate and apart 

from other records maintained in the 

ordinary course of business and shall be 

retrained for not less than three years; 

and annually, during the month of 

January, send certified copies of such 

records (annual report) to the Assistant 

Administrator for Fisheries. 

II. Method of Collection 

Paper documentation is submitted to 

meet the requirements found at 50 CFR 

216.23(c). 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0179. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of an existing information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other for 

profit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

25. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours 

for an application and 2 hours for a 

report. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 50. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $150.00. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Paper documentation 

is submitted to meet the requirements 

found at 50 CFR 216.23(c). 

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 


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