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millimeter increments. The researchers 

would also obtain total weight of 

bycatch species and individual 

measurements to the nearest centimeter. 

If the volume of the catch is large, 

subsampling protocols would be 

necessary. All bycatch would be 

returned to the sea as soon as 

practicable following data collection. 

Exemption from possession limit and 

minimum sizes would support catch 

sampling activities, and ensure the 

vessel is not in conflict with possession 

regulations while collecting catch data. 

Researchers would discard all catch 

above a possession limit or below a 

minimum size as soon as practicable 

following data collection. The table 

below lists the anticipated catch for the 

project. No catch would be landed for 

sale. 

Species Weight 

(lb) 

Weight 

(kg) 

Scallop ..................................................................................................................................................................... 20,000 9,072 

Northeast Skate Complex (Barndoor Skate not included) ...................................................................................... 50,000 22,680 

Barndoor Skate ........................................................................................................................................................ 250 113 

Summer Flounder .................................................................................................................................................... 90 41 

Winter Flounder ....................................................................................................................................................... 250 113 

Yellowtail Flounder .................................................................................................................................................. 750 340 

Windowpane Flounder ............................................................................................................................................. 750 340 

Monkfish ................................................................................................................................................................... 1,750 794 

Researchers need additional 

exemptions to deploy dredge gear in 

closed areas in order to help locate large 

enough aggregations of flatfish to test 

the experimental gear. Participating 

vessels need crew size waivers to 

accommodate science personnel and 

possession waivers would enable them 

to conduct data collection activities. We 

would waive the observer program 

notification requirements because the 

research activity is not representative of 

standard fishing activity. 

If approved, the applicant may 

request minor modifications and 

extensions to the EFP throughout the 

year. EFP modifications and extensions 

may be granted without further notice if 

they are deemed essential to facilitate 

completion of the proposed research 

and have minimal impacts that do not 

change the scope or impact of the 

initially approved EFP request. Any 

fishing activity conducted outside the 

scope of the exempted fishing activity 

would be prohibited. 

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

Dated: November 7, 2017. 

Emily H. Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF816 

Fisheries of the South Atlantic; 

Southeast Data, Assessment, and 

Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 55 Assessment 

Scoping webinar II. 

SUMMARY: The SEDAR 55 assessment of 

the South Atlantic stock of Vermilion 

Snapper will consist of a series of 

webinars. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

DATES: A SEDAR 55 Assessment 

Scoping webinar II will be held on 

Tuesday, November 28, 2017, from 9 

a.m. until 1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting address: The meetings will be 

held via webinar. The webinars are 

open to members of the public. Those 

interested in participating should 

contact Julia Byrd 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: South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, 4055 

Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. 

Charleston, SC 29405; 

www.sedarweb.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia 

Byrd, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 Faber 

Place Drive, Suite 201, North 

Charleston, SC 29405; phone: (843) 571– 

4366; email: julia.byrd@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. The product of 

the SEDAR webinar series will be a 

report which compiles and evaluates 

potential datasets and recommends 

which datasets are appropriate for 

assessment analyses, and describes the 

fisheries, evaluates the status of the 

stock, estimates biological benchmarks, 

projects future population conditions, 

and recommends research and 

monitoring needs. Participants for 

SEDAR Workshops are appointed by the 

Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and 

Caribbean Fishery Management 

Councils and NOAA Fisheries Southeast 

Regional Office, Highly Migratory 

Species 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 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); 

international experts; and staff of 

Councils, Commissions, and state and 

federal agencies. 

The items of discussion in the 

Assessment Scoping webinar II are as 

follows: 

Participants will review data and 

discuss data issues, as necessary, and 

initial model issues. 

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 

This meeting is accessible to people 

with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary 

aids should be directed to the SAFMC 


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office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

business days prior to the meeting. 

Note: The times and sequence specified in 

this agenda are subject to change. 

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

Dated: November 7, 2017. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Monitoring 

Programs for Vessels in the Pacific 

Coast Groundfish 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 January 12, 2018. 

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 the West Coast Regional 

Office—7600 Sand Point Way NE., 

Seattle, WA 98115, Keeley Kent, 

telephone number ((206) 526–4655), or 

keeley.kent@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

In 2011, NMFS mandated observer 

requirements for the West Coast 

groundfish trawl catch shares program. 

For all fishery sectors, observers must be 

obtained through third-party observer 

provider companies operating under 

permits issued by NMFS. The 

regulations at §§ 660.140 (h), 660.150 (j), 

660.160 (g), specify observer coverage 

requirements for trawl vessels and 

define the responsibilities for observer 

providers, including reporting 

requirements. Regulations at § 660.140 

(i) specify requirements for catch 

monitor coverage for first receivers. Data 

collected by observers are used by 

NMFS to estimate total landed catch 

and discards, monitor the attainment of 

annual groundfish allocations, estimate 

catch rates of prohibited species, and as 

a component in stock assessments. 

These data are necessary to comply with 

the Magnuson-Stevens Act requirements 

to prevent overfishing. In addition, 

observer data is used to assess fishing 

related mortality of protected and 

endangered species. 

II. Method of Collection 

This collection utilizes both 

electronic and paper forms, depending 

on the specific item. Methods of 

submittal include email of electronic 

forms, and mail and facsimile 

transmission of paper forms. 

Additionally, this collection utilizes 

interviews for some information 

collection and phone calls for 

transmission of other information. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0500. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular (extension of 

a current information collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

268 (5 providers (supplying a total of 75 

observers or catch monitors) and 263 

fishing vessels). 

Estimated Time per Response: For 

providers: 15 minutes for observer 

training/briefing/debriefing registration, 

notification of observer physical 

examination, observer status reports, 

other reports on observer harassment, 

safety concerns, or performance 

problems, catch monitor status reports, 

and other catch monitor reports on 

harassment, prohibited actions, illness 

or injury, or performance problems; 5 

minutes for observer safety checklist 

submission to NMFS, observer provider 

contracts, observer information 

materials, catch monitor provider 

contracts, and catch monitor 

informational materials; 10 minutes for 

certificate of insurance; 7 minutes for 

catch monitor training/briefing 

registration, notification of catch 

monitor physical examination, and 

catch monitor debriefing registration. 

For vessels: 10 minutes for fishing 

departure reports and cease-fishing 

reports. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 525 (305 for providers and 220 

for fishing vessels). 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0 in capital costs as it is 

assumed that each of the 5 observer/ 

catch monitor providers will maintain a 

computer system with email capacity 

for general business purposes and that 

each vessel owner/operator has access 

to a telephone for toll-free calls. 

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: November 7, 2017. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL 

PROTECTION 

[Docket No. CFPB–2017–0037] 

Request for Information Regarding 

Consumers’ Experience With Free 

Access to Credit Scores 

AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

information. 

SUMMARY: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street 

Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 

2010 (Dodd-Frank) established the 

Office of Financial Education within the 

Bureau of Consumer Financial 

Protection (CFPB or Bureau) to develop 

and launch initiatives that will educate 

consumers and help them make better 

informed financial decisions. 

The CFPB’s Office of Financial 

Education seeks to learn more about the 

experience consumers are having with 

access to free credit scores and the 

experience of companies, and 

nonprofits, offering their customers and 


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