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contingency plans; and (2) industrybased surveys. The Council then will
receive comments from a subpanel of its
SSC regarding a peer review of NEFSC’s
draft survey mitigation plans relative to
offshore wind. An opportunity for
Council questions and comments will
follow. The Habitat Committee then will
provide an offshore wind update, which
will cover the proposed lease sale in the
Gulf of Maine Wind Energy Area and
other offshore wind developments. The
committee also will provide other
habitat updates, including a brief status
report on the Essential Fish Habitat
Review.
Following the lunch break, members
of the public will have the opportunity
to speak during an open comment
period on issues that relate to Council
business but are not included on the
published agenda for this meeting. The
Council asks the public to limit remarks
to 3–5 minutes. These comments will be
received both in person and through the
webinar. A guide for how to publicly
comment through the webinar is
available on the Council website at
https://s3.amazonaws.com/nefmc.org/
NEFMC-meeting-remote-participation_
generic.pdf. The Council then will
receive a presentation on: (1) adopted
changes to the U.S./Canada
Transboundary Resources Assessment
Committee and Transboundary
Management Guidance Committee
process—known as the TRAC/TMGC
process; and (2) next steps for
addressing assessment updates for
shared U.S./Canada fishery resources on
Georges Bank. The Council then will
hear from NOAA General Counsel on
Council and National Marine Fisheries
Service procedural differences for
fishery management plans,
amendments, framework adjustments,
and specifications. The Groundfish
Committee will be up next. The Council
will review public input and a draft
report from three public workshops
conducted this spring on the Atlantic
Cod Management Transition Plan. A
discussion on next steps will follow.
The Council also will receive a progress
report on Amendment 25, which is an
action to incorporate four new Atlantic
cod stock units into the Northeast
Multispecies (Groundfish) Fishery
Management Plan. Finally, the Council
will initiate Framework Adjustment 69
to set specifications for several
groundfish stocks for fishing years
2025–27, U.S./Canada total allowable
catches (TACs) for 2025–26, and
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accountability measures (AMs). The
Council then will adjourn for the day.

of the recording is available upon
request.

Thursday, June 27, 2024
The Council will lead off the final day
of its meeting with the Scallop
Committee report. First, the Council
will discuss and act on three items
related to the Scallop Research SetAside (RSA) Program. These are: (1)
RSA updates for inclusion in Council
Operations Handbook; (2) shifting to a
two-year RSA priority-setting schedule
versus annual priority-setting; and (3)
2025 and 2026 scallop RSA priorities.
The Council then will receive several
other scallop-related updates, including:
(1) a progress report on changes to
flatfish accountability measures for the
scallop fishery; (2) a brief update on the
five-year review of the Limited Access
General Category Individual Fishing
Quota Program; and (3) an overview of
ongoing scallop survey work. The
Council also will initiate Framework
Adjustment 39 to the Atlantic Sea
Scallop Fishery Management Plan. This
framework will include 2025 fishery
specifications, 2026 defaults, flatfish
AM changes, and other measures. Next,
the Council will discuss developments
to an omnibus framework adjustment to
potentially authorize scallop fishery
access to the Closed Area II Habitat
Management Area on the Northern Edge
of Georges Bank. The Council will take
action or provide further direction on
the preparation of management
alternatives for the omnibus framework.
Following this discussion, the Council
may receive a presentation from NOAA
Fisheries on a proposed rule for
updating National Standard Guidelines
4, 8, and 9. If so, the Council will have
an opportunity to ask questions and
provide comments. This agenda item is
dependent on publication of the
proposed rule prior to the meeting and
may be postponed to a later date if the
proposed rule is not available. The
Council then will close out the meeting
with other business.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained on this agenda may come
before the Council for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Council
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 MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided the public
has been notified of the Council’s intent
to take final action to address the
emergency. The public also should be
aware that the meeting will be recorded.
Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy

Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Executive Director Cate O’Keefe (see
ADDRESSES) at least 5 days prior to the
meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

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Dated: June 3, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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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; Western and Central Pacific
Fisheries Convention Vessel
Information Family of Forms
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:

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 August 5, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at NOAA.PRA@noaa.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 06480595 in the subject line of your
comments. All comments received are
part of the public record and will
generally be posted on https://
www.regulations.gov without change.
Do not submit Confidential Business
Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
SUMMARY:

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Katrina
Poremba, Fishery Policy Analyst, NOAA
Fisheries, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. #176
Honolulu, HI 96818, (808) 725–5096,
katrina.poremba@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Abstract
This request is for an extension of a
currently approved information
collection. National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS) has issued regulations
under authority of the Western and
Central Pacific Fisheries Convention
Implementation Act (WCPFCIA; 16
U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) to carry out the
obligations of the United States under
the Convention on the Conservation and
Management of Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks in the Western and Central
Pacific Ocean (Convention), including
implementing the decisions of the
Commission for the Conservation and
Management of Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks in the Western and Central
Pacific Ocean (WCPFC or Commission).
The regulations include requirements
for the owners or operators of U.S.
vessels to: (1) apply for and obtain a
WCPFC Area Endorsement if the vessel
is used for fishing for highly migratory
species on the high seas in the
Convention Area (50 CFR 300.212), (2)
complete and submit a Foreign
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Form if
the vessel is used for fishing for highly
migratory species in the Convention
Area in areas under the jurisdiction of
any nation other than the United States
(50 CFR 300.213), and (3) request and
obtain an IMO number if the vessel is
used for fishing for highly migratory
species on the high seas or in areas
under the jurisdiction of any nation
other than the United States (50 CFR
300.217(c)). An IMO number is the
unique number issued for a vessel under
the ship identification number scheme
established by the International
Maritime Organization or, for vessels
that are not strictly subject to that
scheme, the unique number issued by
the administrator of that scheme using
the scheme’s numbering format,
sometimes known as a Lloyd’s Register
number or LR number.
The application for WCPFC Area
Endorsements calls for specified
information about the vessel and its
operator that is not already collected via
the application for high seas fishing
permits issued under 50 CFR 300.333.
The Foreign EEZ Form calls for
specified information about the vessel,
its owners and operators and any fishing

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email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.

authorizations issued by other nations.
The information required to obtain an
IMO number is not submitted to NMFS
directly, but to a third party and serves
to ensure that IMO numbers are issued
for certain categories of vessels. This
information collected under the three
requirements is used by NOAA, the U.S.
Coast Guard, and the Commission to
monitor the size and composition of the
HMS fleets in the Convention Area for
compliance-related and scientific
purposes and to ensure that IMO
numbers are issued for certain
categories of vessels.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.

II. Method of Collection

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All information is to be submitted in
hard copy via mail or through electronic
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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0595.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
[extension of a current information
collection].
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
44.
Estimated Time per response: WCPFC
Area Endorsement Application: 60
minutes; Foreign EEZ Form: 90 minutes;
IMO number application: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 43
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $3,048.60
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: WCPFCIA; 16 U.S.C.
6901 et seq.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,

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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; Permits for Incidental Taking
of Endangered or Threatened Species
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:

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, in addition, 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 August 5, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at NOAA.PRA@noaa.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0230 in the subject line of your
comments. All comments received are
part of the public record and will
generally be posted on https://
www.regulations.gov without change.
Do not submit Confidential Business
Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
SUMMARY:

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