Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 18 / Friday, January 26, 2024 / Notices 5209 

Regulatory Amendment 36 also 

addresses accommodation of ondemand (also known as ‘ropeless’) gear 

for black sea bass pots for the 

commercial sector. On-demand gear 

reduces the probability of 

entanglements by whales and other 

protected species by not having vertical 

lines in the water column for the entire 

time that the pots are being fished. This 

type of gear has been experimentally 

used for the last several years under 

exempted fishing permits (EFP), the 

latest of which expires in April 2025. 

Scoping for Regulatory Amendment 36 

will inform the Council of what changes 

to gear marking, identification, and 

stowage requirements are necessary to 

enable practical use of this type of gear 

in the commercial pot fishery beyond 

the EFP expiration. The Council will 

then determine a plan for addressing 

these changes through Regulatory 

Amendment 36 and other future 

amendments, as necessary. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for auxiliary aids should be 

directed to the Council office (see 

ADDRESSES) 5 days prior to the meeting. 

Note: The times and sequence specified in 

this agenda are subject to change. 

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

Dated: January 23, 2024. 

Diane M. DeJames-Daly, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01562 Filed 1–25–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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Agency Information Collection 

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Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Office of Marine and Aviation 

Operations: Occupational Health, 

Safety, and Readiness Forms 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, on or after the date of publication 

of this notice. We invite the general 

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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. Public 

comments were previously requested 

via the Federal Register on August 17, 

2023 (88 FR 56009) during a 60-day 

comment period. This notice allows for 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

Title: Office of Marine and Aviation 

Operations: Occupational Health, 

Safety, and Readiness Forms. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–XXXX. 

Form Number(s): Medical: 57–10–01, 

57–10–02. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

This is a new information collection. 

Number of Respondents: 1,000. 

Average Hours per Response: 57–10– 

01, NOAA Health Services 

Questionnaire: 15 minutes; 57–10–02, 

Annual Tuberculosis Screening 

Document: 5 minutes. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 167. 

Needs and Uses: This is a request for 

approval of a collection currently in use 

without OMB approval. 

The National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) 

Office of Marine and Aviation 

Operations (OMAO) manages and 

operates NOAA’s fleet of 15 research 

and survey ships and nine specialized 

environmental data-collecting aircraft. 

Comprised of civilians and officers of 

the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps, 

OMAO also manages the NOAA Diving 

Program, NOAA Small Boat Program, 

and NOAA Uncrewed Systems 

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The research and survey ships 

operated, managed, and maintained by 

OMAO comprise the largest fleet of 

federal research ships in the nation. 

Ranging from large oceanographic 

research vessels capable of exploring the 

world’s deepest ocean, to smaller ships 

responsible for charting the shallow 

bays and inlets of the United States, the 

fleet supports a wide range of marine 

activities including fisheries surveys, 

nautical charting, and ocean and climate 

studies. 

NOAA aircraft operate throughout the 

world providing a wide range of 

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mammal and fisheries assessment, and 

coastal mapping. NOAA aircraft carry 

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NOAA’s missions. 

Housed within the NOAA Office of 

Marine and Aviation Operations and 

staffed by the U.S. Public Health Service 

(USPHS) Commissioned Corps officers, 

the Office of Health Services (OHS) is 

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NOAA medical officers work to 

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OHS programs assess and promote 

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individuals and to key leadership in 

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The 60-day Federal Register Notice 

indicated additional forms Medical: 57– 

10–05. Safety: 57–17–02, 57–17–09; and 

Small Boat: 57–19–04. However, these 

forms are completed by NOAA 

personnel and not subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. 

Affected Public: Individuals. 

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Obtain or Retain Benefits. 

This information collection request 

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Follow the instructions to view the 

Department of Commerce collections 

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Written comments and 

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public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

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Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

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Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

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