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overutilization for commercial, 

recreational, scientific, or educational 

purposes; (C) disease or predation; (D) 

the inadequacy of existing regulatory 

mechanisms; or (E) other natural or 

manmade factors affecting its continued 

existence (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)(1)). Section 

4(b)(1)(A) of the ESA requires us to 

make the determination based solely on 

the best scientific and commercial data 

available at the time of the review and 

after taking into account efforts to 

protect the species (16 U.S.C. 

1533(b)(1)(A)). Regulations in 50 CFR 

424.21 require that we publish a notice 

in the Federal Register announcing 

species currently under active review. 

Based on such reviews, we determine 

whether a species should be delisted or 

reclassified (50 CFR 424.21). Any such 

change (i.e., delisting or reclassification) 

would require a separate rulemaking 

process. 

We last performed a review of the 

island grouper in 2015 prior to its listing 

as a threatened species under the ESA 

(81 FR 72545, October 20, 2016). 

Background information on the species 

is available on the NMFS website at: 

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/ 

island-grouper/overview. 

Public Solicitation of Relevant 

Information 

To ensure that the 5-year review is 

based on the best scientific and 

commercial data available, we are 

soliciting information from the public, 

governmental agencies, Tribes, the 

scientific community, industry, 

environmental organizations, and any 

other interested parties. We request 

information that has become available 

since the previous review was 

published in 2015. Categories of 

requested information include: (1) 

species biology including, but not 

limited to, abundance, population 

trends, demographics, distribution, and 

diversity; (2) habitat conditions 

including, but not limited to, amount, 

distribution, suitability, and important 

features for conservation; (3) degree, 

nature, and trends of threats to the 

species and its habitats, especially those 

factors described in section 4(a)(1) of the 

ESA and listed above; (4) conservation 

efforts that have been implemented to 

benefit the species, including 

monitoring data demonstrating the 

effectiveness of such efforts; and (5) 

other information, data, or corrections 

including, but not limited to, taxonomic 

or nomenclatural changes and improved 

analytical methods for evaluating 

extinction risk. 

If you wish to provide information for 

the review, please submit your 

information and materials electronically 

(see ADDRESSES section). We request that 

all information be accompanied by 

supporting documentation such as 

maps, bibliographic references, or 

reprints of pertinent publications. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. 

Dated: December 20, 2024. 

Lisa Manning, 

Acting Chief, Endangered Species 

Conservation Division, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–31175 Filed 12–30–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE575] 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council, NEFMC) 

will hold a three-day hybrid meeting 

with both in-person and remote 

participation to consider actions 

affecting New England fisheries in the 

exclusive economic zone (EEZ). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 through 

Thursday, January 30, 2025, beginning 

at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday and 9 a.m. on 

Wednesday and Thursday. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at The Venue at Portwalk Place, 22 

Portwalk Place, Portsmouth, NH; 

telephone: (603) 422–6114; online at 

https://

www.thevenueatportwalkplace.com. 

Join the webinar at https://

attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/ 

3666534172564880989. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950; 

telephone (978) 465–0492; 

www.nefmc.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cate 

O’Keefe, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492, ext. 113. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 

After brief announcements, the 

Council will receive reports on recent 

activities from its Chair and Executive 

Director, the Greater Atlantic Regional 

Fisheries Office (GARFO) Regional 

Administrator, the Northeast Fisheries 

Science Center (NEFSC) Director, the 

NOAA Office of General Counsel, the 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council liaison, and representatives 

from the Atlantic States Marine 

Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), the 

U.S. Coast Guard, NOAA’s Office of Law 

Enforcement, and the Advisory 

Committee to the U.S. Section to the 

International Commission for the 

Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). 

Next, the Council will receive a report 

from its Risk Policy Working Group on 

updates to the implementation strategy 

for the Council’s revised Risk Policy. 

The Habitat Committee report will 

follow. The Council will receive an 

overview of new essential fish habitat 

(EFH) designation methods and the EFH 

Review Report before providing 

direction on future actions. Next, the 

Council will: (1) approve updates to the 

Scientific and Statistical Committee 

(SSC) section of the Council’s 

Operations Handbook; (2) adjourn the 

public portion of the meeting; and (3) 

enter into closed session to discuss SSC 

appointments. 

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 

The Council will begin the second 

day of its meeting with a survey update 

from the Northeast Fisheries Science 

Center on: (1) the 2024 survey season; 

(2) continency planning for the NOAA 

Ship Henry B. Bigelow; (3) the 

shakedown cruise for the NOAA Ship 

Pisces; (4) Northeast Trawl Advisory 

Panel work on an industry-based trawl 

survey; and (5) other survey-related 

issues. The Northeast Fisheries Science 

Center also will provide a presentation 

on the peer-reviewed results of the 2024 

Yellowtail Flounder Research Track 

Stock Assessment. The Council then 

will receive a NOAA Fisheries 

presentation on the Marine Recreational 

Information Program (MRIP) Fishing 

Effort Survey follow-up study, which 

will be followed by a public listening 

session on NOAA Fisheries’ 

collaborative initiative to re-envision 

recreational fishing data collection 

partnership approaches. 

Following the lunch break, the 

Council will hear from the Groundfish 

Committee and provide 

recommendations to GARFO on fishing 

year 2025 recreational measures for 

Western Gulf of Maine cod and Gulf of 

Maine haddock. It also will receive an 

overview of the 2025 groundfish work 

priorities, including Phase 2 cod 

transition planning. The Council then 

will engage in a special session on 

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wind areas, which will include six short 

presentations. Following adjournment, 

the Council will host its Public 

Outreach gathering, an informational 

exchange to foster open lines of 

communication among Council 

members, staff, industry, and meeting 

attendees. All are welcome and light 

snacks will be provided. Public 

Outreach will be combined with a 

poster session on fisheries and habitat 

research in offshore wind areas, as well 

as port hours by offshore wind 

developers. These events will take place 

at the AC Hotel at 299 Vaughn Street in 

Portsmouth, NH, a 4-minute walk from 

the Council’s meeting room at The 

Venue at Portwalk Place. 

Thursday, January 30, 2025 

The Council will lead off the third 

day of its meeting with the Atlantic 

Herring Committee report, which will 

begin with an update on Amendment 10 

to the Atlantic Herring Fishery 

Management Plan. Amendment 10 is an 

action to minimize user conflicts in the 

Atlantic herring fishery and address 

river herring/shad catch. The Council 

also will: (1) receive an overview of 

ASMFC’s 2024 river herring benchmark 

stock assessment; (2) discuss 

preliminary 2024 year-end catch 

information prepared by the Herring 

Plan Development Team; and (3) 

possibly consider revised 

recommendations for 2025 

specifications. The Scallop Committee 

will provide a presentation on the 

development of a Scallop Strategic Plan. 

The Council will review the workplan 

for this initiative and the schedule for 

outreach meetings. It also will receive 

an overview of the 2025 scallop work 

priorities. 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 both in person and 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. After public comment, the 

Council’s On-Demand Fishing Gear 

Conflict Working Group will provide a 

progress report on work towards 

addressing the group’s terms of 

reference, which include identifying the 

implications of on-demand fishing gear 

use for Council-managed fisheries. The 

Council then 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 physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Executive Director Cate O’Keefe (see 

ADDRESSES) at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

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

Dated: December 20, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–31176 Filed 12–30–24; 8:45 am] 

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. CPSC–2024–0035] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Extension of Approval of 

Information Collection; Child Strength 

Study 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of Information 

Collection; Request for Comment. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Consumer 

Product Safety Commission (CPSC or 

Commission) announces that the 

Commission has submitted to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) a 

request for extension of approval of a 

generic collection of information for a 

strength data collection study. OMB 

previously approved the collection of 

information under Control Number 

3041–0003. OMB’s most recent 

extension of approval will expire on 

January 31, 2025. On October 24, 2024, 

CPSC published a notice in the Federal 

Register to announce the agency’s 

intention to seek extension of approval 

of the collection of information. The 

Commission received one comment, 

which was out of scope. Therefore, by 

publication of this notice, the 

Commission announces that CPSC has 

submitted to the OMB a request for 

extension of approval of that collection 

of information. 

DATES: Submit comments on the 

collection of information by January 30, 

2025. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments about 

this request by email: OIRA_

submission@omb.eop.gov or fax: 202– 

395–6881. Comments by mail should be 

sent to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk 

Officer for the CPSC, Office of 

Management and Budget, Room 10235, 

725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 

20503. Written comments that are sent 

to OMB also should be submitted 

electronically at http://

www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. 

CPSC–2024–0035. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cynthia Gillham, Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 

504–7791, or by email to: pra@cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CPSC 

seeks to renew the following currently 

approved generic collection of 

information: 

Title: Child Strength Study. 

OMB Number: 3041–0187. 

Type of Review: Renewal of generic 

collection. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Child participants 

and their caregivers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

We estimate 5,210 people will be 

invited for the study and 1,563 initial 

respondents will complete screening. 

Out of the initial respondents, 563 are 

expected to be screened out or not 

expected to ultimately participate after 

the invitation for study. We estimate 

that there will be 1,000 participants for 

the lab portion of the study. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

estimated time to complete a study 

session is 2 hours per participant. This 

does not account for the time for 

inviting and screening participants via 

phone conversations with the caregiver, 

which is an additional 12 minutes per 

respondent. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 

Based on CPSC’s estimates that 5,210 

people will be invited for the study (3 

minutes per invite), 1,563 initial 

respondents will complete screening (9 

minutes per screening) and there will be 

1,000 participants for the lab portion of 

the study (2 hours to complete each 

study session), CPSC estimates that the 


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