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discussed, those issues may not be the 

subject of formal action during this 

meeting. Action will be restricted to 

those issues specifically listed in this 

document and any issues arising after 

publication of this document 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 intent to take final action to address 

the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This public listening station is 

physically accessible to people with 

disabilities. Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Mr. Dale 

Sweetnam (858) 546–7170 at least 10 

days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: January 8, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00374 Filed 1–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF942 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Groundfish Committee to consider 

actions affecting New England fisheries 

in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). 

Recommendations from this group will 

be brought to the full Council for formal 

consideration and action, if appropriate. 

DATES: This meeting will be held on 

Thursday, January 25, 2018 at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the DoubleTree by Hilton, 50 Ferncroft 

Road, Danvers, MA 01950; phone: (978) 

777–2500. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

The committee will provide 

recommendations to the Council on 

FY2018 recreational measures for Gulf 

of Maine cod and haddock, and possibly 

Georges Bank cod. The committee will 

also consider providing a 

recommendation to the Council for a 

new control date for the party/charter 

fishery. They will also receive an 

overview of the Council’s priorities for 

2018. The committee plans discuss the 

progress on Amendment 23/Groundfish 

Monitoring. Other business will be 

discussed as necessary. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during these meetings. 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 Act, provided the public has 

been notified of the Council’s intent to 

take final action to address the 

emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at 

(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. This meeting will be 

recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 

1852, a copy of the recording is 

available upon request. 

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

Dated: January 8, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00379 Filed 1–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Ocean and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Fishery Capacity 

Reduction Program Buyback Requests 

AGENCY: National Ocean and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before March 12, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

internet at pracomments@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Paul Marx, (301) 427.8771 or 

Paul.Marx@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for an extension of a 

current information collection. 

The National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) established programs to reduce 

excess fishing capacity by paying 

fishermen to surrender their vessels/ 

permits. These fishing capacity 

reduction programs, or buybacks, are 

conducted pursuant to the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act, and the MagnusonStevens Reauthorization Act (Pub. L. 

109–479). The buybacks can be funded 

by a Federal loan to the industry or by 

direct Federal or other funding. Buyback 

regulations are at 50 CFR part 600. 

The information collected by NMFS 

involves the submission of buyback 

requests by industry, submission of 

bids, referenda of fishery participants 

and reporting of collection of fees to 

repay buyback loans. For buybacks 

involving State-managed fisheries, the 

State may be involved in developing the 

buyback plan and complying with other 

information requirements. NMFS 

requests information from participating 

buyback participants to track 

repayments of the loans as well as 

ensure accurate management and 

monitoring of the loans. The 

recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements at 50 CFR parts 600.1013 

through 600.1017 form the basis for the 

collection of information. 

II. Method of Collection 

Paper reports or electronic reports are 

required from buyback participants. 

Methods of submittal include mailing of 

paper reports, electronic submission via 

the internet, and/or facsimile 

transmission. 


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III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0376. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or 

households; and state, local, or tribal 

government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 

Implementation plan, 6,634 hours; 

referenda votes, bids, seller/buyer 

reports and annual fee collection 

reports, 4 hours each; completion of fish 

ticket, 10 minutes; monthly fee 

collection report, 2 hours; advising 

holder/owner of conflict with accepted 

bidders’ representations, 1 hour; 

potentially 270 hours-state approval/ 

review of plans. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 15,838. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $1,596 in recordkeeping/ 

reporting costs. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: January 5, 2018. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00310 Filed 1–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Coral Reef 

Conservation Program Administration 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before March 12, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

internet at pracomments@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Craig Reid at (240) 533– 

0783, or Craig.A.Reid@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

The Coral Reef Conservation Act of 

2000 (Act) was enacted to provide a 

framework for conserving coral reefs. 

The Coral Reef Conservation Grant 

Program, under the Act, provides funds 

to broad-based applicants with 

experience in coral reef conservation to 

conduct activities to protect and 

conserve coral reef ecosystems. The 

information submitted by applicants is 

used to determine if a proposed project 

is consistent with the NOAA coral reef 

conservation priorities and the priorities 

of authorities with jurisdiction over the 

area where the project will be carried 

out. As part of the application, NOAA 

requires a Data and Information Sharing 

Plan in addition to the standard 

required application materials. 

II. Method of Collection 

The information will be collected by 

the secure web based tool grants.gov or 

by mail when the internet is not 

available. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0448. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a currently approved 

information collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; not-for-profit 

institutions; state, local, or tribal 

government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

40. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 80 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $35 in recording/reporting costs. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: January 5, 2018. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00311 Filed 1–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–JE–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF943 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 


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