Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 78 / Friday, April 22, 2022 / Notices 24101 

Public comments are invited to help 

clarify and strengthen the draft Climate 

Science Regional Action Plans. 

Comments are invited on: (a) The clarity 

of the goals and activities in the draft 

Plans, (b) how to strengthen the draft 

Plans and activities; (c) what additional 

goals or activities need to be addressed. 

Comments submitted in response to this 

notice will be provided to the Regional 

Action Plan Teams for consideration in 

development of the final Plans. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1881c, Fisheries 

Research Section 404 (a) and Executive 

Order 14008, Section 216 (c). 

Dated: April 14, 2022. 

Evan Howell, 

Director, Office of Science and Technology, 

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). 

[FR Doc. 2022–08483 Filed 4–21–22; 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; Annual Economic Survey of 

Federal Gulf and South Atlantic Shrimp 

Permit Holders 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, on or after the date of publication 

of this notice. We invite 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. Public 

comments were previously requested 

via the Federal Register on December 

17, 2021 (86 FR 71622) during a 60-day 

comment period. This notice allows for 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Commerce 

Title: Annual Economic Survey of 

Federal Gulf and South Atlantic Shrimp 

Permit Holders. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0591. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular submission: 

Extension of a current information 

collection. 

Number of Respondents: 650. 

Average Hours per Response: 45 

minutes. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 488. 

Needs and Uses: NOAA Fisheries, 

Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 

annually collects socioeconomic data 

from commercial fishermen in the Gulf 

of Mexico and South Atlantic shrimp 

fisheries who hold one or more permits 

for harvesting shrimp from federal 

waters (U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone). 

A collection of economic information 

from fishers affected by the management 

of federal commercial fisheries is 

needed to ensure that national goals, 

objectives, and requirements of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(MFCMA) and other laws are met. The 

data is needed to conduct 

socioeconomic analyses in support of 

management of the shrimp fishery and 

to satisfy legal requirements. 

Information about revenues, variable 

and fixed costs, capital investment and 

other socioeconomic information is 

collected from a random sample of 

permit holders. The data will be used to 

assess how fishermen will be impacted 

by and respond to federal regulation 

likely to be considered by fishery 

managers. No changes are requested 

with this renewal request. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

Obtain or Retain Benefits. 

Legal Authority: Magnuson Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 

Follow the instructions to view the 

Department of Commerce collections 

currently under review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function and 

entering either the title of the collection 

or the OMB Control Number 0648–0591. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08660 Filed 4–21–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB973] 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a two-day in-person meeting of its 

Standing, Reef Fish, Socioeconomic, 

and Shrimp Scientific and Statistical 

Committees (SSC). 

DATES: The meeting will take place 

Tuesday, May 10 and Wednesday, May 

11, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., EDT 

daily. 

ADDRESSES: If you are unable to attend 

in-person, the public may listen-in to 

the meeting via webinar. Registration 

information will be available on the 

Council’s website by visiting 

www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on the 

‘‘meeting tab’’. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 4107 W 

Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 

33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Ryan Rindone, Lead Fishery Biologist, 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; ryan.rindone@gulfcouncil.org, 

telephone: (813) 348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Tuesday, May 10, 2022; 9 a.m.–5 p.m., 

EDT 

The meeting will begin with 

Introductions and Adoption of Agenda, 

Approval of Verbatim Minutes and 

Meeting Summary from the March 8–10, 

2022, meeting, and review of Scope of 

Work. The Committees will select an 

SSC Representative for the June 21–24, 

2022, Gulf Council Meeting. Following, 

Committees will receive a presentation 

on National Standard 2 and the Best 

Scientific Information Available. The 

Committees will then hold a discussion 

on the Council’s Acceptable Biological 

Catch Control Rule modifications, 

including a presentation on the 

Southeast Fishery Science Center 

(SEFSC) proposal, and review 

background materials for discussion. 

Public comment will be heard at the end 

of the day. 


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Wednesday, May 11, 2022; 9 a.m.–5 

p.m., EDT 

The Committees will receive a 

presentation of an update on the 

Number of Active Gulf Shrimp Permits, 

Economic Estimates, and Royal Red 

Shrimp Landings. The Committees will 

review the SEFSC Analysis of Red 

Grouper Stock Assessments using 

Alternative Marine Recreational 

Information Program Landings Data, 

followed by a review of Additional 

Sector Allocation-informed Projections 

for Gulf of Mexico Greater Amberjack. 

The Committees will then hold a 

discussion of the Council’s April 2022 

motion about Goliath Grouper and 

review available data and background 

material for SSC discussion. 

The Committees will review the 

Terms of Reference for the State Reef 

Fish Survey Run of the Southeast Data, 

Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) 72 

base model for Gulf Gag Grouper. Lastly, 

the Committees will receive public 

comment before addressing any items 

under Other Business. 

—Meeting Adjourns 

The meeting will also be broadcast via 

webinar. You may register for the 

webinar by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org 

and clicking on the SSC meeting on the 

calendar. 

The Agenda is subject to change, and 

the latest version along with other 

meeting materials will be posted on 

www.gulfcouncil.org as they become 

available. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agenda may come before the 

Scientific and Statistical Committees for 

discussion, in accordance with the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

those issues may not be the subject of 

formal action during this meeting. 

Actions of the Scientific and Statistical 

Committee will be restricted to those 

issues specifically identified in the 

agenda 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-action to 

address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aid 

should be directed to Kathy Pereira, 

(813) 348–1630, at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. 

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

Dated: April 19, 2022. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08609 Filed 4–21–22; 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; Surfclam/Ocean Quahog 

Individual Transferable Quota 

Administration 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, on or after the date of publication 

of this notice. We invite 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. Public 

comments were previously requested 

via the Federal Register on January 20, 

2022, during a 60-day comment period. 

This notice allows for an additional 30 

days for public comments. 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

Title: Surfclam/Ocean Quahog 

Individual Transferable Quota 

Administration. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0240. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular submission 

[extension of a current information 

collection]. 

Number of Respondents: 180. 

Average Hours Per Response: ITQ 

permit application form, review of a 

pre-filled form for renewing entities, 

ITQ transfer form, 5 minutes each; 1 

hour to complete the ITQ ownership 

form for new applicants and 30 minutes 

for the application to shuck surfclams 

and ocean quahogs at sea. The 

requirements under the PSP protocol are 

based on the number of vessels that land 

surfclams or ocean quahogs and the 

number of trips taken into the area, with 

a total estimated annual burden of 2,400 

hours. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,642. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for an 

extension of a currently approved 

collection associated with the Atlantic 

surfclam and ocean quahog fisheries. 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) Greater Atlantic Region 

manages these fisheries in the Exclusive 

Economic Zone (EEZ) of the 

Northeastern United States through the 

Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog 

Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council prepared the FMP pursuant to 

the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act). The 

regulations implementing the FMP are 

specified at 50 CFR part 648. 

The recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements at §§ 648.74, 648.75, and 

648.76 form the basis for this collection 

of information. We request information 

from surfclam and ocean quahog 

individual transferable quota (ITQ) 

permit holders to issue ITQ permits and 

to process and track requests from 

permit holders to transfer quota share or 

cage tags. We also request information 

from surfclam and ocean quahog ITQ 

permit holders to track and properly 

account for surfclam and ocean quahog 

harvest shucked at sea. Because there is 

not a standard conversion factor for 

estimating unshucked product from 

shucked product, NMFS requires 

vessels that shuck product at sea to 

carry on board the vessel a NMFSapproved observer to certify the amount 

of these clams harvested. This 

information, upon receipt, results in an 

efficient and accurate database for 

management and monitoring of fisheries 

of the Northeastern U.S. EEZ. 

Georges Bank has been closed to the 

harvest of surfclams and ocean quahogs 

since 1990 due to red tide blooms that 

cause paralytic shellfish poisoning 

(PSP). We reopened a portion of the 

Georges Bank Closed Area starting in 

2012 under certain conditions. We 

request information from surfclam and 

ocean quahog ITQ permit holders who 

fish in the reopened area to ensure 

compliance with the Protocol for 

Onboard Screening and Dockside 

Testing in Molluscan Shellfish. The U.S. 

Food and Drug Administration, the 

commercial fishing industry, and NMFS 

developed the PSP protocol to test and 

verify that clams harvested from 

Georges Bank continue to be safe for 

human consumption. The National 

Shellfish Sanitation Program adopted 

the PSP protocol at the October 2011 

Interstate Shellfish Sanitation 

Conference. 

The Council has approved 

Amendment 20 to the Surfclam and 

Ocean Quahog FMP, which would 

implement an excessive shares cap in 

this fishery. If that action is approved 


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