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entering either the title of the collection 

or the OMB Control Number 0648–0121. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office 

of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27650 Filed 11–25–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–08–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; Data Collections To Support 

Comprehensive Economic and SocioEconomic Evaluations of the Fisheries 

in Regions of the United States 

Affected by Catastrophic Events 

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 January 27, 2025. 

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– 

0767 in the subject line of your 

comments. All comments received are 

part of the public record and will 

generally be posted on https://

www.regulations.gov without change. 

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. Joe 

Terry, Office of Science and 

Technology, 1315 East-West Hwy., Bldg. 

SSMC3, Silver Spring, MD 20910–3282, 

(858) 454–2547, joe.terry@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This is a request for extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. The National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) Office of 

Science and Technology’s Economics 

and Social Analysis Division seeks to 

conduct as-needed data collections to 

support mandated comprehensive 

economic and socio-economic 

evaluations of the fisheries in regions of 

the United States affected by 

catastrophic events. The six NMFS 

Fisheries Science Centers will assist in 

conducting the proposed collections. 

The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(MSA) includes the following 

requirement (see SEC. 315(c)), ‘‘Within 

2 months after a catastrophic regional 

fishery disaster the Secretary [of 

Commerce] shall provide the Governor 

of each State participating in the 

program a comprehensive economic and 

socio-economic evaluation of the 

affected region’s fisheries to assist the 

Governor in assessing the current and 

future economic viability of affected 

fisheries, including the economic 

impact of foreign fish imports and the 

direct, indirect, or environmental 

impact of the disaster on the fishery and 

coastal communities.’’ The MSA 

permits the proposed collection, and 

NMFS would conduct it under the 

MSA. 

This collection will provide 

information that NMFS will use to 

produce the comprehensive economic 

and socio-economic evaluation required 

by the MSA. For a rapid catastrophic 

event, such as a hurricane, NMFS seeks 

to collect data on the immediate and 

long-term disruption and impediments 

to recovery of normal business practices 

to the commercial and recreational 

fishing industries, including fishing 

dependent businesses. In addition, for 

an ongoing event, such as a pandemic 

or red tide that lingers for many months 

in the same region(s), NMFS seeks to 

collect data quarterly to semi-annually 

as needed to evaluate the ongoing event. 

NMFS would collect the data from 

commercial and recreational for hire 

fishermen, fish dealers, seafood 

processors, bait and tackle shops, and 

boat repair/marine supply/other 

associated businesses. 

NMFS will use the data to prepare the 

required economic and socio-economic 

evaluations and to improve research and 

analysis of potential fishery 

management actions by understanding 

the immediate, quarterly or semiannual, and/or long-term compounding 

effects of catastrophic events on the 

commercial and recreational fishing 

industries and the communities most 

dependent on those industries. The 

frequency of reporting will be from one 

to four times a year for each catastrophic 

event. 

II. Method of Collection 

NMFS will use a combination of inperson, telephone and video call 

interviews, as well as mail and internet 

surveys, to collect the required 

information. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0767. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Extension of a current information 

collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households and business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

7,184. 

Estimated Time per Response: 

Regional surveys of fishing operations: 

30 minutes; Regional surveys of other 

fishing related businesses: 30 minutes; 

National surveys of fishing operations: 

20 minutes; and National surveys of 

other fishing related businesses: 20 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3,200 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act SEC. 315(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 

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 information 

collection request. Before including 

your address, phone number, email 

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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, 

Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office 

of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27651 Filed 11–25–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE491] 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold its 154th Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC), Executive and Budget 

Standing Committee (SC) and its 201st 

Council meeting to take actions on 

fishery management issues in the 

Western Pacific Region. 

DATES: The meetings will be held 

between December 12 and December 17, 

2024. For specific times and agendas, 

see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The 154th SSC meeting will 

be held as a hybrid meeting for members 

and the public, with a remote 

participation option available via 

Webex. In-person attendance for the 

154th SSC meeting will be hosted at the 

Council office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 

1400, Honolulu, HI 96813. 

The Executive and Budget SC and the 

201st Council meetings will be held by 

web conference via WebEx. Specific 

information on joining the meeting, 

connecting to the web conference and 

providing oral 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) 522–8220. 

The following venues will be the host 

sites for the 201st Council meeting web 

conference: Council Conference Room, 

1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, 

Honolulu, HI; Cliff Pointe, 304 W 

O’Brien Drive, Hagatna, Guam; BRI 

Building Suite 205, Kopa Di Oru St., 

Garapan, Saipan, Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI); and, 

Tedi of Samoa Building Suite 208B, 

Fagatogo Village, American Samoa. 

Council address: Western Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 1164 

Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 

96813. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; phone: (808) 522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 154th 

SSC meeting will be held between 8:30 

a.m. and 5:30 p.m., HST on December 

12, and 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., HST on 

December 13, 2024. The Executive and 

Budget SC meeting will be held between 

3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., HST on December 

13, 2024. The 201st Council Meeting 

will be held between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

HST on December 16–17, 2024. Public 

Comment on Non-Agenda Items will be 

held between 4:30 p.m. and 5 p.m., HST 

on December 16, 2024. 

Agenda items noted as ‘‘Final Action’’ 

refer to actions that may result in 

Council transmittal of a proposed 

fishery management plan, proposed 

plan amendment, or proposed 

regulations to the U.S. Secretary of 

Commerce, under Sections 304 or 305 of 

the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(MSA). In addition to the agenda items 

listed here, the Council and its advisory 

bodies will hear recommendations from 

Council advisors. An opportunity to 

submit public comment will be 

provided throughout the agendas. The 

order in which agenda items are 

addressed may change and will be 

announced in advance at the Council 

meeting. The meetings will run as late 

as necessary to complete scheduled 

business. 

Background documents for the 201st 

Council meeting will be available at 

www.wpcouncil.org. Written public 

comments on final action items at the 

201st Council meeting should be 

received at the Council office by 5 p.m. 

HST, Thursday, December 12, 2024, and 

should be sent to Kitty M. Simonds, 

Executive Director; Western Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 1164 

Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 

96813, phone: (808) 522–8220 or fax: 

(808) 522–8226; or email: info@

wpcouncil.org. Written public 

comments on all other agenda items 

may be submitted for the record by 

email throughout the duration of the 

meeting. Instructions for providing oral 

public comments during the meeting 

will be posted on the Council website. 

This meeting will be recorded (audio 

only) for the purposes of generating the 

minutes of the meeting. As public 

comments will be made publicly 

available, participants and public 

commenters are urged not to provide 

personally identifiable information (PII) 

at this meeting. Participation in the 

meeting by web conference, or by 

telephone, constitutes consent to the 

audio recording. 

Agenda for the 154th SSC Meeting 

Thursday, December 12, 2024, 8:30 a.m. 

to 5:30 p.m., HST 

1. Introductions 

2. Approval of Draft Agenda and 

Assignment of Rapporteurs 

3. Status of the 153rd SSC Meeting 

Recommendations 

4. Pacific Islands Fisheries Science 

Center Director Report 

5. Program Planning and Research 

A. SSC Strategic Planning 

B. Science Needs To Inform 

Management Priorities 

C. SSC Special Projects Discussion 

D. Inflation Reduction Act Project 

Updates 

E. American Samoa (AS) Bottomfish 

Management Unit Species (BMUS) 

Revisions—Annual Biological Catch 

(ABC) Control Rule Tier 6 (Action 

Item) 

F. Public Comment 

G. SSC Discussion and 

Recommendations 

6. Protected Species/Pelagic & 

International Fisheries 

A. False Killer Whale Foreign Fleet 

Impacts Analysis 

B. Development of an Electronic 

Monitoring Program for Western 

Pacific Fisheries (Action Item) 

C. Public Comment 

D. SSC Discussion and 

Recommendations 

7. Island Fisheries 

A. Non-Commercial Fisheries Data 

A.1. Marine Recreational Information 

Program (MRIP) Pacific Islands 

Regional Implementation Plan 

A.2. Non-Commercial Bottomfish 

Vessel Registry Data Exploration 

Friday, December 13, 2024, 8 a.m. to 2 

p.m., HST 

7. Island Fisheries (Continued) 

B. Main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) Uku 

B.1. MHI Uku Update Stock 

Assessment 

B.2. Chair’s Report on Uku Update 

Stock Assessment Western Pacific 

Stock Assessment Review (WPSAR) 

C. Public Comment 

D. SSC Discussion and 

Recommendations 

8. Other Business 


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