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and other meetings, (3) issues to be 

considered in the WCPFC 2024 annual 

session and (4) input and advice from 

the PAC on issues that may arise at the 

WCPFC 2024 annual session. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is accessible to people 

with disabilities. Requests for sign 

language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Katrina Poremba at (808) 725–5096 or 

katrina.poremba@noaa.gov by October 

7, 2024. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6902 et seq. 

Dated: September 4, 2024. 

Lindsay Fullenkamp, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20231 Filed 9–6–24; 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 for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Southeast Region Vessel and Gear 

Identification Requirements 

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 

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. Public 

comments were previously requested 

via the Federal Register on May 9th, 

2024 during a 60-day comment period. 

This notice allows for an additional 30 

days for public comments. 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Commerce. 

Title: Southeast Region Vessel and 

Gear Identification Requirements. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0358. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular 

submission—extension of a current 

information collection. 

Number of Respondents: 10,031. 

Estimated Time per Response: Vessel 

marking: 75 minutes. Gear marking: 

aquacultured live rocks, 10 seconds 

each; golden crab traps, 2 minutes each; 

spiny lobster traps and buoys, 7 minutes 

each; black sea bass pots, buoys, and 

buoy lines, 16 minutes each; and 

Spanish mackerel gillnet buoys, 20 

minutes each; and buoy gear, 10 

minutes each. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 40,335. 

Needs and Uses: The NMFS Southeast 

Region manages domestic fisheries in 

the U.S. exclusive economic zone of the 

Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South 

Atlantic regions under multiple fishery 

management plans (FMPs). The regional 

fishery management councils prepared 

the FMPs pursuant to the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens 

Act). NMFS implements the FMPs 

through located at 50 CFR part 622. 

The regulations located at 50 CFR part 

622 form the basis for the information 

collection requirements that are 

currently approved under OMB Control 

Number 0648–0358, Southeast Region 

Vessel and Gear Identification 

Requirements. NMFS has no immediate 

plans to change identification 

requirements for fishing vessels or gear 

in 50 CFR part 622. Accordingly, NMFS 

proposes to extend to the information 

collections under OMB Control Number 

0648–0358 without change. 

Regulations at 50 CFR part 622 

require that all federally permitted 

fishing vessels must be marked with 

some form of identification. A vessel’s 

official number, under most regulations, 

must be displayed on the port and 

starboard sides of the deckhouse or hull, 

and on the weather deck. In addition, 

regulations for certain fisheries also 

require the display of the assigned color 

code for the vessel. The official number 

and color code identify each vessel and 

should be visible at distance from the 

sea and in the air. These markings 

provide law enforcement personnel 

with a means to monitor fishing, at-sea 

processing, and other related activities, 

and to determine whether observed 

activities on the vessel are in 

accordance with those authorized for 

that vessel. NMFS, the United States 

Coast Guard, and other marine agencies 

use the identifying official number in 

monitoring compliance, issuing 

violations, prosecutions, and other 

enforcement actions. Vessels that are 

permitted for particular fisheries are 

readily identified and gear violations are 

more readily prosecuted, thereby 

enabling for more cost-effective 

enforcement. 

In addition to vessel marking, 

requirements that fishing gear be 

marked are essential to facilitate 

enforcement. The ability to link fishing 

gear to the vessel owner is crucial to 

enforcement of regulations issued under 

the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act. The marking of fishing gear is also 

valuable in actions concerning damage, 

loss, and civil proceedings. The 

requirements imposed on U.S. fisheries 

in the southeast region apply to 

aquacultured live rock; golden crab 

traps; spiny lobster traps and buoys; 

black sea bass pots, buoys, and buoy 

lines; Spanish mackerel gillnet buoys; 

and buoy gear. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: As needed. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

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

This information collection request 

may be viewed at https://

www.reginfo.gov. Follow the 

instructions to view the Department of 

Commerce collections currently under 

review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection must be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website https://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

30-day Review—Open for Public 

Comments,’’ or by using the search 

function and entering either the title of 

the information collection or the OMB 

Control Number 0648–0358. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office 

of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20269 Filed 9–6–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Interagency Marine Debris 

Coordinating Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a 

virtual public meeting of the 

Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating 

Committee (IMDCC). IMDCC members 

will discuss Federal marine debris 

activities, with a particular emphasis on 

the topics identified in the section on 

Matters to Be Considered. 

DATES: The virtual public meeting will 

be held on September 24, 2024, from 2 

p.m. to 3 p.m. eastern time (ET). 


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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

virtually using GoTo Webinar. 

Registration is required to attend the 

meeting. You can register for the 

meeting using the link provided: https:// 

attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/ 

3855954734540627291. 

Attendance will be limited to the first 

500 individuals to join the virtual 

meeting room. Refer to the IMDCC 

website at https://marinedebris.

noaa.gov/our-work/IMDCC for the most 

up-to-date information on the agenda 

and how to participate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ya’el Seid-Green, Executive Secretariat, 

IMDCC, Marine Debris Program; Phone 

240–622–5910; Email yael.seid-green@

noaa.gov or visit the IMDCC website at 

https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/ourwork/IMDCC. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

IMDCC is a multi-agency body 

responsible for coordinating a 

comprehensive program of marine 

debris research and activities among 

Federal agencies, in cooperation and 

coordination with non-governmental 

organizations, industry, academia, 

States, Tribes, and other nations, as 

appropriate. Representatives meet to 

share information, assess and promote 

best management practices, and 

coordinate the Federal Government’s 

efforts to address marine debris. 

The Marine Debris Act establishes the 

IMDCC (33 U.S.C. 1954). The IMDCC 

submits biennial progress reports to 

Congress with updates on activities, 

achievements, strategies, and 

recommendations. NOAA serves as the 

Chairperson of the IMDCC. 

The meeting will be open to public 

attendance on September 24, 2024, from 

2 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET. There will not be 

a public comment period. The meeting 

will not be recorded. 

Matters To Be Considered 

The open meeting will include a 

presentation from the Executive Director 

of the Marine Debris Foundation and a 

presentation from a National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration 

summer intern on relevant marine 

debris research. The agenda topics 

described are subject to change. The 

latest version of the agenda will be 

posted at https://marinedebris.

noaa.gov/our-work/IMDCC. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is accessible to people 

with disabilities. Closed captioning will 

be available. Requests for other auxiliary 

aids should be directed to Ya’el SeidGreen, Executive Secretariat at 

yael.seid-green@noaa.gov or 240–622– 

5910 by September 10, 2024. 

Scott Lundgren, 

Director, Office of Response and Restoration, 

National Ocean Service, National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20240 Filed 9–6–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–JS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID NOAA–NOS–2024–0104] 

Request for Information; Data for 

Marine Spatial Studies in Guam 

AGENCY: National Centers for Coastal 

Ocean Science (NCCOS), National 

Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration 

(NOAA), Department of Commerce 

(DOC). 

ACTION: Notice; Request for information. 

SUMMARY: NOAA’s National Ocean 

Service (NOS) National Centers for 

Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), 

hereafter NOAA, in partnership with the 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

(BOEM), is working to build spatial 

planning capacity in Guam. Through 

this Request for Information, NOAA is 

seeking public input to identify coastal 

and marine spatial data or other critical 

information to inform marine spatial 

analyses in Guam. The input we receive 

from the data development workshop 

meeting, as well as the responses to the 

items listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this document, 

will be used to inform potential coastal 

and ocean development activities in 

Guam, such as renewable energy 

development. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

provide input in response to this 

Request for Information through 

September 30, 2024. Late-filed input 

will be considered to the extent 

practicable. 

Verbal input will be accepted during 

a public meeting to be held in Guam on 

September 12–13, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to provide input using one of the 

following methods: 

• Electronic Submission: Submit 

electronic written public comments via 

the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and enter 

NOAA–NOS–2024–0104 in the Search 

box. Click on the ‘‘Comment’’ icon, 

complete the required fields, and enter 

or attach your comments. All comments 

received are a part of the public record 

and will generally be posted for public 

viewing on www.regulations.gov 

without change. All personal identifying 

information (e.g., name, address, etc.), 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive information 

submitted voluntarily by the sender will 

be publicly accessible. NOAA will 

accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/ 

A’’ in the required fields if you wish to 

remain anonymous). 

• Verbal submission: NOAA will 

accept verbal input at a data 

development workshop. The meeting 

will be held at The Guam Museum on 

Thursday September 12, 2024 from 8:30 

a.m. to 4 p.m. Chamorro Standard Time 

(ChST) and Friday, September 13, 2024 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (ChST. There 

will be a registration window from 8:30 

a.m. to 9 a.m. (ChST) each day before 

the start of the meeting. Advanced 

registration is required for the meeting 

by completing the registration form at 

https://forms.gle/rRSUervCfyZXkyeG7 

or by providing an RSVP to Jessica 

Carlton at jessica.carlton@noaa.gov. The 

registration deadline is Friday, August 

30, 2024. 

Reports of meeting results will also be 

published and made available to the 

public in the weeks following the 

meeting. If you are unable to provide 

electronic written comments or 

participate in the meeting, please 

contact Jessica Carlton at 

jessica.carlton@noaa.gov or (919) 219– 

5960 for alternative submission 

methods. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Morris (james.morris@noaa.gov), 

(252) 666–7433. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

NOAA is an agency of the United 

States Federal Government that works to 

conserve and manage coastal and 

marine ecosystems and resources. 

NOAA works to make fisheries 

sustainable and productive, provide safe 

seafood to consumers, conserve 

threatened and endangered species and 

other protected resources, and maintain 

healthy ecosystems. NOAA has 

jurisdiction and responsibility for its 

marine trust resources in the Pacific as 

well as significant interest in supporting 

the resilience of coastal and marinedependent communities and promoting 

equity and environmental justice. For 

these reasons, it is important for NOAA 

to invest in research that informs marine 

spatial studies in the Pacific region, 

including socioeconomic research that 

ensures meaningful participation of 

local communities and supports 

equitable processes for planning and 


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