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The items of discussion during the 

Assessment Webinar are as follows: 

1. Using datasets and initial 

assessment analysis recommended from 

the data webinars, panelists will employ 

assessment models to evaluate stock 

status, estimate population benchmarks 

and management criteria, and project 

future conditions. 

2. Participants will recommend the 

most appropriate methods and 

configurations for determining stock 

status and estimating population 

parameters. 

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 this meeting. Action will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

identified 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 intent to take final action 

to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to the 

Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

business days prior to each workshop. 

Note: The times and sequence specified in 

this agenda are subject to change. 

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

Dated: May 25, 2021. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–11324 Filed 5–27–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB126] 

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 

Scallop Committee via webinar 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 

Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: All meeting participants 

and interested parties can register to 

join the webinar at https://

attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/ 

3662505533044797452. 

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 Scallop Committee will discuss 

the 2022/23 Scallop Research Set-Aside 

(RSA): Develop research 

recommendations for federal funding 

announcement. Scallop Framework 34: 

Receive an update on the timeline and 

likely measures. This action will be 

initiated at the June 2021 Council 

meeting. They will also discuss the 

Rotational Management Program 

Evaluation and receive an update and 

provide input on issues that could be 

considered as part of the review. Also 

on the agenda is the Leasing Petition: 

Review Scallopers Campaign letter to 

NMFS requesting secretarial action to 

implement a scallop leasing program, 

develop input for Council to consider. 

Other business may 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 this meeting. 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 Magnuson-Stevens 

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. 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: May 25, 2021. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–11329 Filed 5–27–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB125] 

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 

Scallop Advisory Panel via webinar 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 

Monday, June 14, 2021 at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: All meeting participants 

and interested parties can register to 

join the webinar at https://

attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/ 

3428615220560991756. 

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 Scallop Advisory Panel (AP) will 

discuss 2022/23 Scallop Research SetAside (RSA): Develop research 

recommendations for federal funding 

announcement. 

They will also discuss Scallop 

Framework 34 and receive an update on 

the timeline and likely measures. This 

action will be initiated at the June 2021 

Council meeting. The AP plans to 

discuss the Rotational Management 

Program Evaluation and receive an 

update and provide input on issues that 

could be considered as part of the 

review. Also on the agenda is the 

Leasing Petition: Discuss Scallopers 

Campaign letter to NMFS requesting 

secretarial action to implement a scallop 

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leasing program. Other business may 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 this meeting. 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 Magnuson-Stevens 

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. 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: May 25, 2021. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–11328 Filed 5–27–21; 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. Caribbean Fishermen 

Census 

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 February 23, 

2021 (86 FR 10939) during a 60-day 

comment period. This notice allows for 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. 

Agency: National Oceanic & 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

Title: U.S. Caribbean Fishermen 

Census. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0716. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular submission 

(extension of a currently approved 

information collection). 

Number of Respondents: 1,500. 

Average Hours per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 750. 

Needs and Uses: The National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to 

conduct a census of small-scale fishers 

operating in the United States (U.S.) 

Caribbean. This data collection applies 

Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 

The proposed socio-economic study 

will collect information on 

demographics, capital investment in 

fishing gear and vessels, fishing and 

marketing practices, economic 

performance, and miscellaneous 

attitudinal questions. The data gathered 

will be used for the development of 

amendments to fishery management 

plans, which require descriptions of the 

human and economic environment and 

socio-economic analyses of regulatory 

proposals. The information collected 

will also be used to strengthen fishery 

management decision-making and 

satisfy various legal mandates under the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(U.S.C. 1801 et seq.; MSA), Executive 

Order 12866, Regulatory Flexibility Act, 

Endangered Species Act (ESA), and 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA), and other pertinent statues. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: One-time. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: MSA and NEPA. 

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 0648–0716. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

[FR Doc. 2021–11314 Filed 5–27–21; 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; Report of Whaling 

Operations 

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 received 

on or before July 27, 2021. 

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– 

0311 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 Mi Ae 

Kim, Fishery Management Specialist, 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS), Office of International Affairs 

and Seafood Inspection, 1315 East-West 

Hwy., Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301– 

427–8365 or mi.ae.kim@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for extension of a 

current information collection.