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Complex Fishery Management Plan 

(FMP). This framework will revise: (1) 

The FMP’s objectives; and (2) 

conditions for open access federal skate 

fishing permits. 

Following the lunch break, the 

Council will take up ecosystem-based 

fishery management (EBFM) and receive 

brief updates on: (1) Informational 

EBFM workshops using public outreach 

materials, focusing on potential 

application to a Georges Bank example 

fishery ecosystem plan (eFEP); and (2) 

initial work to develop a Beta 

Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) 

for EBFM and the Georges Bank eFEP. 

Then, the Council will go into the 

Habitat Committee report, which will 

cover three items. First, the Council will 

initiate a framework adjustment to 

designate Habitat Areas of Particular 

Concern in Southern New England. 

Second, the Council will receive a 

report on recent discussions between 

New England and Mid-Atlantic Council 

leadership about the Great South 

Channel Habitat Management Area 

(HMA) and consider next steps, 

including a clam industry request for 

secretarial emergency action to gain 

additional access to the HMA. The 

Council will conclude the habitat report 

with updates on offshore energy and 

other ongoing habitat-related work. It 

then will adjourn for the day. Following 

adjournment, the Council will go into a 

closed session to discuss two items: (1) 

Scientific and Statistical Committee 

appointments; and (2) Council policies 

on U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity 

(EEO) harassment in the workplace 

issues. 

Wednesday, February 2, 2022 

The Council will begin the day with 

the Scallop Committee report. First, the 

Council will receive and discuss the 

final report for the evaluation of the 

scallop fishery’s rotational area 

management program. The Council also 

will receive a brief update on work 

being conducted by the Scallop Survey 

Working Group. This will be followed 

by an initial update on upcoming 

scoping sessions for potential 

development of a limited access leasing 

program. Next, the Council will receive 

a presentation from GARFO on the 

formation of the Atlantic Sturgeon 

Bycatch Working Group and an 

overview of the working group’s 

planned activities. This will be followed 

by a report on: (1) Results from the 27th 

Regular Meeting of the International 

Commission for the Conservation of 

Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT); and (2) 

recommendations from the Advisory 

Committee to the U.S. Section of ICCAT. 

Next, members of the public will have 

the opportunity to speak during an open 

comment period on issues that relate to 

Council business but are not included 

on the published agenda for this 

meeting. The Council asks the public to 

limit remarks to 3–5 minutes. These 

comments will be received through the 

webinar. A guide for how to publicly 

comment through the webinar is 

available on the Council website at 

https://s3.amazonaws.com/nefmc.org/ 

NEFMC-meeting-remote-participation_

generic.pdf. 

Following the lunch break, the 

Council will receive a congressional 

update about ongoing federal legislative 

activities. Next, the Council will receive 

a briefing on Atlantic mackerel stock 

status and work being done by the MidAtlantic Council to revise the mackerel 

rebuilding program based on results 

from the 2021 Atlantic Mackerel 

Management Track Stock Assessment. 

This will be followed by an update on 

the East Coast Climate Change Scenario 

Planning initiative, which will include: 

(1) A summary of the August/September 

2021 kick-off webinars that were held to 

introduce scenario planning to 

stakeholders; and (2) an outline of next 

steps, including information about the 

upcoming February/March 2022 

webinars that are intended to explore 

physical, biological, and social/ 

economic drivers and uncertainties 

about how the marine ecosystem could 

be affected by climate change. The 

Council then will adjourn for the day. 

Thursday, February 3, 2022 

The Council will devote the third day 

of its meeting to the Groundfish 

Committee report, which includes three 

primary components. These are: (1) A 

presentation on and Council discussion 

of the final report from the 2021 series 

of Atlantic Cod Stock Structure 

Workshops, which covered both science 

and management issues; (2) a progress 

report from the Atlantic Cod Research 

Track Working Group, followed by 

Council discussion on the potential 

number of cod stocks that should be 

considered for assessment purposes and 

potential management units; and (3) the 

development of recommendations on 

fishing year 2022 recreational measures 

for Gulf of Maine cod and Gulf of Maine 

haddock. These recommendations will 

be submitted to GARFO. 

The Council has scheduled a lunch 

break, which will be taken at a 

convenient time during the Groundfish 

Committee report. Following the 

conclusion of groundfish business, the 

Council will close out the meeting with 

other business. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained on this agenda may come 

before the Council for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Council 

action will be restricted to those issues 

specifically listed in this notice and any 

issues arising after publication of this 

notice that require emergency action 

under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act, provided the public 

has been notified of the Council’s intent 

to take final action to address the 

emergency. The public also should be 

aware that the meeting will be recorded. 

Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy 

of the recording is available upon 

request. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is being conducted 

entirely by webinar. Requests for 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Thomas A. Nies (see ADDRESSES) at least 

5 days prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: January 10, 2022. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00611 Filed 1–12–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB724] 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) and its 

advisory committees will meet via 

webconference January 31, 2022 

through February 11, 2022. 

DATES: The Council’s Scientific and 

Statistical Committee (SSC) will begin at 

8 a.m. on Monday, January 31, 2022 and 

continue through Friday, February 4, 

2022. The Council’s Advisory Panel 

(AP) will begin at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, 

February 1, 2022 and continue through 

Friday, February 4, 2022. The Council 

will begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, 

February 7, 2022 and continue through 

Friday, February 11, 2022. All times 

listed are Alaska Standard Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be by 

webconference. Join online through the 

links at https://www.npfmc.org/ 

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Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 

3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501–2252; 

telephone: (907) 271–2809. 

Instructions for attending the meeting 

via webconference are given under 

Connection Information, below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diana Evans, Council staff; telephone: 

(907) 271–2809; email: diana.evans@

noaa.gov. For technical support please 

contact our administrative staff; email: 

npfmc.admin@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

Monday, January 31, 2022 Through 

Friday, February 4, 2022 

The SSC agenda will include the 

following issues: 

1. Economic Data Report (EDR) 

amendments—Final Action 

2. BSAI Crab—Harvest Specifications/ 

SAFE report for NSRKC, Crab Plan 

Team report, Crab modeling 

workshop report 

3. Snow crab rebuilding plan—adopt 

alternatives 

4. Allocation Review of Halibut Catch 

Share Plan for Areas 2C/3A 

5. Trawl EM—preliminary review of 

sampling issues 

6. EFH distribution, fishing effects 

models—review 

7. Marine mammal status update— 

review 

8. Economic SAFE report—review 

The agenda is subject to change, and 

the latest version will be posted at 

https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/ 

Details/2754 prior to the meeting, along 

with meeting materials. 

In addition to providing ongoing 

scientific advice for fishery management 

decisions, the SSC functions as the 

Council’s primary peer review panel for 

scientific information, as described by 

the Magnuson-Stevens Act section 

302(g)(1)(e), and the National Standard 

2 guidelines (78 FR 43066). The peer 

review process is also deemed to satisfy 

the requirements of the Information 

Quality Act, including the OMB Peer 

Review Bulletin guidelines. 

Tuesday, February 1, 2022 Through 

Friday, February 4, 2022 

The Advisory Panel agenda will 

include the following issues: 

1. Economic Data Report (EDR) 

amendments—Final Action 

2. BSAI Crab—Harvest Specifications/ 

SAFE report for NSRKC, Crab Plan 

Team report, Crab modeling 

workshop report 

3. Snow crab rebuilding plan—adopt 

alternatives 

4. Allocation Review of Halibut Catch 

Share Plan for Areas 2C/3 

5. Greenland turbot with longline pots— 

discussion paper 

6. Groundfish management policy— 

review (T) 

7. Staff Tasking 

Monday, February 7, 2022 Through 

Friday, February 11, 2022 

The Council agenda will include the 

following issues. The Council may take 

appropriate action on any of the issues 

identified. 

1. All B Reports (Executive Director, 

NMFS Management, NOAA GC, 

ADF&G, USCG, USFWS, IPHC report 

(T)) 

2. SSC Report in full 

3. Economic Data Report (EDR) 

amendments—Final Action 

4. BSAI Crab—Harvest Specifications/ 

SAFE report for NSRKC, Crab Plan 

Team report, Crab modeling 

workshop report 

5. Snow crab rebuilding plan—adopt 

alternatives 

6. Allocation Review of Halibut Catch 

Share Plan for Areas 2C/3 

7. Greenland turbot with longline pots— 

discussion paper 

8. Groundfish management policy— 

review (T) 

9. Staff Tasking 

Connection Information 

You can attend the meeting online 

using a computer, tablet, or smart 

phone; or by phone only. Connection 

information will be posted online at: 

https://www.npfmc.org/upcomingcouncil-meetings. For technical support 

please contact our administrative staff, 

email: npfmc.admin@noaa.gov. 

Public Comment 

Public comment letters will be 

accepted and should be submitted 

electronically through the links at 

https://www.npfmc.org/upcomingcouncil-meetings. The Council strongly 

encourages written public comment for 

this meeting, to avoid any potential for 

technical difficulties to compromise oral 

testimony. The written comment period 

is open from January 14, 2022, to 

January 28, 2022, and closes at 5 p.m. 

Alaska Time on January 28th. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agenda may come before this 

group for discussion, those issues may 

not be the subject of formal action 

during these meetings. Actions will be 

restricted to those issues specifically 

listed in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

Authority: 6 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: January 10, 2022. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00612 Filed 1–12–22; 8:45 am] 

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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL 

PROTECTION 

[Docket No. CFPB–2021–0023] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request 

AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection. 

ACTION: Notice and request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), the Bureau of Consumer 

Financial Protection (Bureau) is 

publishing this notice seeking comment 

on a Generic Information Collection 

titled, ‘‘The Effect of Different Savings 

Elicitation Strategies on Emergency 

Savings Targets,’’ prior to requesting the 

Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB’s) approval of this collection 

under the Generic Information 

Collection ‘‘Generic Information 

Collection Plan for Studies of 

Consumers using Controlled Trials in 

Field and Economic Laboratory 

Settings’’ under OMB Control number 

3170–0048. 

DATES: Written comments are 

encouraged and must be received on or 

before February 14, 2022 to be assured 

of consideration. 

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–2021–0023 in 

the subject line of the email. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: 

Comment intake, Bureau of Consumer 

Financial Protection (Attention: PRA 

Office), 1700 G Street NW, Washington, 

DC 20552. 

Please note that due to circumstances 

associated with the COVID–19 

pandemic, the Bureau discourages the 

submission of comments by mail, hand 

delivery, or courier. Please note that 

comments submitted after the comment 

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