44994 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 186 / Wednesday, September 27, 2017 / Notices 

minimum stock size threshold (MSST). 

NMFS informed the South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council that they 

must take action to end overfishing 

immediately on this stock and 

implement conservation and 

management measures to rebuild it. 

NMFS has determined that the Gulf of 

Mexico greater amberjack is subject to 

overfishing. This determination is based 

on the most recent assessment (SEDAR 

33 Update), finalized in 2016, using data 

through 2015. This assessment supports 

a finding of subject to overfishing 

because the current estimate of F is 

above the MFMT. This stock remains 

overfished because the spawning stock 

biomass estimate is less than the MSST. 

NMFS informed the Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council that they 

must take action to end overfishing 

immediately on this stock and 

implement conservation and 

management measures to rebuild it. 

NMFS has determined that 

Northwestern Atlantic witch flounder is 

still overfished and the overfishing 

status is unknown. The assessment peer 

review panel for this stock rejected the 

most recent benchmark assessment, 

finalized in 2017, using data through 

2015. However, this stock is at historical 

low levels and other signs of poor stock 

condition support this stock remaining 

listed as overfished. Lack of similar 

reliable indicators for overfishing status 

support changing the overfishing status 

of this stock to unknown. NMFS has 

notified the New England Fishery 

Management Council that they must 

implement conservation and 

management measures to rebuild this 

stock. 

Dated: September 22, 2017. 

Emily H. Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20686 Filed 9–26–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Non-Commercial 

Permit and Reporting Requirements in 

the Main Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish 

Fishery 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

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 November 27, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, 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 Walter Ikehara, (808) 725– 

5175 or Walter.Ikehara@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Regulations at 50 CFR 665, Subpart C, 

require that all participants (including 

vessel owners, operators, and crew) in 

the boat-based non-commercial 

bottomfish fishery in the Exclusive 

Economic Zone around the main 

Hawaiian Islands obtain a federal 

bottomfish permit. This collection of 

information is needed for permit 

issuance, to identify actual or potential 

participants in the fishery, determine 

qualifications for permits, and to help 

measure the impacts of management 

controls on the participants in the 

fishery. The permit program is also an 

effective tool in the enforcement of 

fishery regulations and serves as a link 

between the National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS) and fishermen. 

Regulations at 50 CFR 665 require that 

all vessel owners or operators in this 

fishery submit a completed logbook 

form at the completion of each fishing 

trip. These logbook reporting sheets 

document the species and amount of 

species caught during the trip. The 

reporting requirements are crucial to 

ensure that NMFS and the Western 

Pacific Fishery Management Council 

(Council) will be able to monitor the 

fishery and have fishery-dependent 

information to develop an Annual Catch 

Limit for the fishery, evaluate the 

effectiveness of management measures, 

determine whether changes in fishery 

management programs are necessary, 

and estimate the impacts and 

implications of alternative management 

measures. 

II. Method of Collection 

Respondents have a choice of either 

electronic or paper forms. Methods of 

submittal include email of electronic 

forms, and mail and facsimile 

transmission of paper forms. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0577. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a currently approved 

collection). 

Affected Public: Individuals or small 

businesses. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

100. 

Estimated Time per Response: 10 

minutes per paper permit application; 5 

minutes per online permit application; 

2 hours per appeal of denied permit; 20 

minutes per trip report logsheet. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 98. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $3,850 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: September 22, 2017. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20711 Filed 9–26–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 


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