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Four of the seven approved companies 

provide both at-sea and electronic 

monitoring services: A.I.S., Inc.; East 

West Technical Services, LLC; Fathom 

Research, LLC; and Saltwater, Inc. The 

other three approved companies provide 

electronic monitoring services: Flywire 

Cameras; New England Marine 

Monitoring; and Teem Fish. On 

September 18, 2021, NMFS announced 

an additional opportunity for 

monitoring companies to apply for 

approval to provide at-sea monitoring 

and/or electronic monitoring services in 

fishing year 2022. 

NMFS approved two additional 

companies to provide electronic 

monitoring services to the Northeast 

multispecies sectors in fishing year 

2022: Archipelago Marine Research, 

Ltd.; and Satlink US, LLC. Table 1 

includes the revised list of approved 

monitoring providers for fishing year 

2022. 

We approved the additional two 

companies to provide electronic 

monitoring services in fishing year 2022 

because they have met the application 

requirements and documented their 

ability to comply with service provider 

standards. We will closely monitor the 

performance of approved providers, and 

we will withdraw approval during the 

current approval term if we determine 

performance standards are not being 

met. 

TABLE 1—APPROVED PROVIDERS FOR FISHING YEAR 2022 

Provider Services Address Phone Fax Website 

A.I.S., Inc ............................ ASM/EM ......... 540 Hawthorn St., Dartmouth, MA 02747.508–990–9054 508–990–9055 https://aisobservers.com/. 

Archipelago Marine Research, Ltd.EM ................. 525 Head St., Victoria, BC 

V9A 5S1, Canada.

250–383–4535 250–383–0103 https://www.archipelago.ca/. 

East West Technical Services, LLC.ASM/EM ......... 91 Point Judith Rd., Suite 

26, Unit 347, Narragansett, RI 02882.

860–910–4957 860–223–6005 https://www.ewts.com/. 

Fathom Resources, LLC ..... ASM/EM ......... 855 Aquidneck Ave., Unit 

9, Middletown, RI 02842.

508–990–0997 508–991–7372 https://fathomresources.com/. 

Flywire Cameras ................. EM ................. P.O. BOX 55048, Lexington, KY 40511.888–315–7796 502–861–6568 https://www.flywirecameras.com/ 

. 

New England Marine Monitoring.EM ................. 350 Commercial St., Portland, ME 04101.508–269–8138 ........................ https://www.nemarinemonitoring 

.com/. 

Saltwater, Inc ...................... ASM/EM ......... 733 N St., Anchorage, AK 

99501.

907–276–3241 907–258–5999 https://www.saltwaterinc.com/. 

Satlink US, LLC .................. EM ................. 16423 Sawgrass Drive, 

Rehoboth Beach, DE 

19971.

703–447–5287 ........................ https://www.satlink.es/en/. 

Teem Fish ........................... EM ................. 90—425 Carrall St., Vancouver, BC V6B 6E3, 

Canada.

778–884–2598 ........................ https://teem.fish/. 

ASM/EM = At-sea and electronic monitoring; EM = Electronic monitoring only. 

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

Dated: January 13, 2022. 

Ngagne Jafnar Gueye, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00977 Filed 1–19–22; 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; U.S. Territorial Catch and 

Fishing Effort Limits 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

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 

submitted on or before March 21, 2022. 

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– 

0689 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 Keith 

Kamikawa, Fishery Management 

Specialist, NMFS Pacific Islands 

Regional Office, (808) 725–5177, 

keith.kamikawa@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act) established the 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council (Council) to develop fishery 

ecosystem plans (FEP) for fisheries in 

the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone and 

high seas of the Pacific Islands region. 

If approved by the Secretary of 

Commerce, NMFS implements these 

FEPs in Federal regulations. FEPs and 

these regulations manage fishing to 

prevent overfishing and to ensure the 

long-term productivity and social and 

economic benefit of the resources. 

Under the authority of the MagnusonStevens Act, regulations at 50 CFR 

665.819 allow the Council to 

recommend and NMFS to implement 

catch or fishing effort limits for pelagic 

fisheries in the Territory of American 

Samoa, the Territory of Guam, and the 


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Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands (CNMI) (hereinafter, ‘‘territory’’ 

or ‘‘territories’’). The regulations further 

allow NMFS to authorize the 

government of each territory to allocate 

a portion of its catch or fishing effort 

limit to U.S. fishing vessels permitted 

under an FEP through specified fishing 

agreements between the vessels and the 

respective territories. Payments made 

under these agreements support 

fisheries development in the territories. 

A specified fishing agreement 

provides access to an identified portion 

of catch or fishing effort limit and may 

not exceed the limit specified for the 

territory and that NMFS has made 

available for allocation. The identified 

portion of catch or fishing effort limit in 

an agreement must account for recent 

and anticipated harvest on the fish stock 

or stock complex or fishing effort, and 

any other valid agreements with the 

territory during the same year not to 

exceed the territory’s catch or fishing 

effort limit or allocation limit. 

II. Method of Collection 

Each participating territory may 

submit a complete specified fishing 

agreement for review by the Council and 

review and approval by NMFS (see 50 

CFR 665.819(c)). The agreement must: 

(i) Identify the vessels and document 

that each fishing vessel has a valid 

permit issued under 50 CFR 665.801; (ii) 

identify the limit on catch of western 

Pacific pelagic management unit 

species, if applicable; (iii) identify the 

limit on fishing effort, if applicable; (iv) 

be signed by an authorized official of 

the participating territory or designated 

representative; and (v) be signed by each 

vessel owner or designated 

representative. There is no form for an 

agreement. Agreements may be 

submitted by mail, fax, or secure email. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0689. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; Business or other for-profit 

organizations; State, Local, or Tribal 

governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 3. 

Estimated Time per Response: 30 

hours per agreement, 2 hours per 

appeal. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 90. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $4,885.20. 

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department 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 

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 Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

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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; Groundfish Tagging Program 

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 March 21, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, 

at Adrienne.thomas@noaa.gov. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 0648– 

0276 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, Rebecca 

Reuter, Fisheries Biologist, NOAA 

Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science 

Center, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, 

Seattle, WA 98115, 425–666–9578, and 

Rebecca.reuter@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. The groundfish tagging 

program provides scientists with 

information necessary for effective 

conservation, management, and 

scientific understanding of the 

groundfish fishery off Alaska and the 

Northwest Pacific. The program area 

includes the Pacific Ocean off Alaska 

(the Gulf of Alaska, the Bering Sea and 

Aleutian Islands Area, and the 

Alexander Archipelago of Southeast 

Alaska), California, Oregon, and 

Washington. Fish movement 

information from recovered tags is used 

in population dynamics models for 

stock assessment. There are three 

general categories of tags. Simple plastic 

tags (spaghetti tags) are external tags 

approximately two inches long, printed 

with code numbers. When a tag is 

returned, the tag number is correlated 

with databases of released, tagged fish to 

determine the net movement and 

growth rate of the tagged fish. Archival 

tags are microchips with sensors 

encased in plastic cylinders that record 

the depth, temperature or other data, 

which can be downloaded electronically 

from the recovered tags. Pop-off satellite 

tags are programmed to release from the 

fish and upload archived data (depth, 

temperature, and approximate 

geolocation) to passing satellites, 

therefore data is received independent 

of the fishery. The groundfish tagging 


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