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of the work of the Plan Development 

Team (PDT), (2) Discuss draft FY2018– 

FY2020 specifications and recreational 

management measures process and will 

make recommendations to the 

Groundfish Committee. They will have 

discussion of possible groundfish 

priorities for 2018, and develop 

recommendations to the Groundfish 

Committee. The panel will discuss 

several recent Executive Orders have 

been issued about streamlining current 

regulations, and NOAA is seeking 

public input on the efficiency and 

effectiveness of current regulations and 

whether they can be improved. Discuss 

whether there are any regulations in the 

Northeast Multispecies fishery 

management plan that could be 

eliminated, improved, or streamlined. 

They will discuss implementation of 

new electronic vessel trip reports 

(eVTRs) for for-hire vessels. 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 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. 

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

Dated: October 19, 2017. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23036 Filed 10–23–17; 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 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Gulf of Alaska Catcher Vessel & 

Processor Trawl (CVPT) Economic Data 

Report (EDR). 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0700. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular (extension of 

a currently approved information 

collection). 

Number of Respondents: 120. 

Average Hours per Response: 15. 

Burden Hours: 1,800. 

Needs and Uses: The Gulf of Alaska 

Trawl Groundfish Economic Data 

Report Program evaluates the economic 

effects of current and future groundfish 

management measures for Gulf of 

Alaska (GOA) trawl fisheries. This 

program provides the National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the North 

Pacific Fishery Management Council 

with baseline information on affected 

harvesters, crew, processors, and 

communities in the GOA. Data collected 

through the economic data reports 

(EDRs) include labor information, 

revenues received, capital and 

operational expenses, and other 

operational or financial data. This 

information is used to assess the 

impacts of major changes in the 

groundfish management regime, 

including catch share program 

implementation. 

The Catcher Vessel GOA Trawl EDR 

is submitted by owners or leaseholders 

of catcher vessels that harvest 

groundfish using trawl gear from the 

GOA or parallel fisheries. The Processor 

GOA Trawl EDR is submitted by owners 

or leaseholders of shoreside processors 

or stationary floating processors that 

receive deliveries from vessels that 

harvest groundfish using trawl gear from 

the GOA or parallel fisheries. Annual 

submission of these EDRs is mandatory. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow 

the instructions to view Department of 

Commerce collections currently under 

review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to OIRA_Submission@

omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. 

Dated: October 19, 2017. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23058 Filed 10–23–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF783 

Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; 

Southeast Data, Assessment, and 

Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 51 assessment 

webinar V for Gulf of Mexico gray 

snapper. 

SUMMARY: The SEDAR 51 assessment 

process of Gulf of Mexico gray snapper 

will consist of a Data Workshop, a series 

of assessment webinars, and a Review 

Workshop. 

DATES: The SEDAR 51 assessment 

webinar V will be held November 15, 

2017, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern 

Time. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting address: The meeting will be 

held via webinar. The webinar is open 

to members of the public. Those 

interested in participating should 

contact Julie A. Neer at SEDAR (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to 

request an invitation providing webinar 

access information. Please request 

webinar invitations at least 24 hours in 

advance of each webinar. 

SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place 

Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 

29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 571– 

4366; email: Julie.neer@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf 

of Mexico, South Atlantic, and 

Caribbean Fishery Management 

Councils, in conjunction with NOAA 

Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf 

States Marine Fisheries Commissions 

have implemented the Southeast Data, 

Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 

process, a multi-step method for 

determining the status of fish stocks in 

the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multistep process including: (1) Data 

Workshop, (2) a series of assessment 

webinars, and (3) A Review Workshop. 

The product of the Data Workshop is a 

report that compiles and evaluates 

potential datasets and recommends 


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which datasets are appropriate for 

assessment analyses. The assessment 

webinars produce a report that describes 

the fisheries, evaluates the status of the 

stock, estimates biological benchmarks, 

projects future population conditions, 

and recommends research and 

monitoring needs. The product of the 

Review Workshop is an Assessment 

Summary documenting panel opinions 

regarding the strengths and weaknesses 

of the stock assessment and input data. 

Participants for SEDAR Workshops are 

appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South 

Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery 

Management Councils and NOAA 

Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, 

HMS Management Division, and 

Southeast Fisheries Science Center. 

Participants include data collectors and 

database managers; stock assessment 

scientists, biologists, and researchers; 

constituency representatives including 

fishermen, environmentalists, and 

NGO’s; International experts; and staff 

of Councils, Commissions, and state and 

federal agencies. 

The items of discussion during the 

assessment webinar V are as follows: 

1. Using datasets and initial 

assessment analysis recommended from 

the Data Workshop, 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 

These meetings are 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: October 19, 2017. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23035 Filed 10–23–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; West Coast 

Groundfish Trawl Economic Data 

Collection 

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 December 26, 

2017. 

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 Erin Steiner, Northwest 

Fisheries Science Center, 2725 Montlake 

Blvd. E, Seattle, WA, 98103, (206) 860– 

3202 or erin.steinernoaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. This information collection 

is needed in order to meet the 

monitoring requirements of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA). In 

particular, the Northwest Fisheries 

Science Center (NWFSC) needs 

economic data on all harvesters, first 

receivers, shorebased processors, 

catcher processors, and motherships 

participating in the West Coast 

groundfish trawl fishery. 

The currently approved collection 

covers collection of data for the 2014– 

2016 operating years. The renewed 

approval will cover years 2017–2019. 

Data will be collected from all catcher 

vessels registered to a limited entry 

trawl endorsed permit, catcher 

processors registered to catcher 

processor permits, and motherships 

registered to mothership permits, first 

receivers, and shorebased processors 

that received round or head-and-gutted 

IFQ groundfish or whiting from a first 

receiver to provide the necessary 

information for analyzing the effects of 

the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Catch 

Share Program. 

As stated in 50 CFR 660.114, the EDC 

forms due on September 1, 2018 will 

provide data for the 2017 operating year. 

II. Method of Collection 

Forms may be submitted via mail or 

electronically. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0618. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

195. 

Estimated Time per Response: 8 hours 

for catcher processors, catcher vessels, 

and motherships, 20 hours for first 

receivers and shorebased processors. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,052. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0 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. 


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