80_FR_23866 80 FR 23784 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

80 FR 23784 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 82 (April 29, 2015)

Page Range23784-23785
FR Document2015-09979

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 82 (Wednesday, April 29, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 82 (Wednesday, April 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23784-23785]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09979]


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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: U.S. Caribbean Commercial Fishermen Census.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (new information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 1,522.
    Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 761.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a new information collection.
    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to conduct a 
census of small scale fishermen operating in the United States (U.S.) 
Caribbean. 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.), Executive Order 12866, 
Regulatory Flexibility Act, Endangered Species Act, and National 
Environmental Policy Act, and other pertinent statues.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: One time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    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

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notice to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: April 24, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
OAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-09979 Filed 4-28-15; 8:45 am]
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23784 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 82 / Wednesday, April 29, 2015 / Notices Activities shall not resume until mammals incidental to construction of DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NMFS is able to review the the East Span of the SF–OBB and made circumstances of the prohibited take. a Finding of No Significant Impact National Oceanic and Atmospheric NMFS will work with CALTRANS to (FONSI) on November 4, 2003. Due to Administration determine what is necessary to the modification of part of the minimize the likelihood of further Submission for OMB Review; construction project and the mitigation prohibited take and ensure MMPA Comment Request measures, NMFS reviewed additional compliance. CALTRANS may not information from CALTRANS regarding The Department of Commerce will resume their activities until notified by empirical measurements of pile driving submit to the Office of Management and NMFS via letter, email, or telephone. Budget (OMB) for clearance the noises for the smaller temporary piles (b) In the event that CALTRANS without an air bubble curtain system following proposal for collection of discovers an injured or dead marine and the use of vibratory pile driving. information under the provisions of the mammal, and the lead MMO determines NMFS prepared a Supplemental Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. that the cause of the injury or death is Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Chapter 35). unknown and the death is relatively analyzed the potential impacts to Agency: National Oceanic and recent (i.e., in less than a moderate state marine mammals that would result from Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). of decomposition as described in the the modification of the action. A Title: U.S. Caribbean Commercial next paragraph), CALTRANS will Finding of No Significant Impact Fishermen Census. immediately report the incident to the OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx. Chief, Permits and Conservation (FONSI) was signed on August 5, 2009. Form Number(s): None. Division, Office of Protected Resources, The proposed activity and expected Type of Request: Regular (new NMFS, at 301–427–8401, and/or by impacts remain within what was information collection). email to Jolie.Harrison@noaa.gov and previously analyzed in the EA and SEA. Number of Respondents: 1,522. Rob.Pauline@noaa.gov and NMFS West Therefore, no additional NEPA analysis Average Hours Per Response: 30 Coast Regional Stranding Coordinator is warranted. A copy of the SEA and minutes. (Justin.Viezbicke@noaa.gov). The report FONSI is available upon request (see Burden Hours: 761. must include the same information ADDRESSES). Needs and Uses: This request is for a identified in Condition 8(a) above. Endangered Species Act (ESA) new information collection. Activities may continue while NMFS reviews the circumstances of the The National Marine Fisheries Service incident. NMFS will work with NMFS has determined that issuance (NMFS) proposes to conduct a census of CALTRANS to determine whether of the IHA will have no effect on ESA- small scale fishermen operating in the modifications in the activities are listed marine mammals, as none are United States (U.S.) Caribbean. The appropriate. known to occur in the action area. proposed socio-economic study will (c) In the event that CALTRANS collect information on demographics, Proposed Authorization capital investment in fishing gear and discovers an injured or dead marine mammal, and the lead MMO determines vessels, fishing and marketing practices, NMFS proposes to issue an IHA to that the injury or death is not associated economic performance, and CALTRANS for the potential miscellaneous attitudinal questions. The with or related to the activities harassment of small numbers of harbor authorized in Condition 3 of this data gathered will be used for the seals, California sea lions, harbor development of amendments to fishery Authorization (e.g., previously wounded porpoises, and gray whales incidental to animal, carcass with moderate to management plans which require construction of a replacement bridge for descriptions of the human and advanced decomposition, or scavenger the East Span of the San Francisco- economic environment and socio- damage), CALTRANS shall report the Oakland Bay Bridge in California, economic analyses of regulatory incident to the Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of provided the previously mentioned proposals. The information collected Protected Resources, NMFS, at 301– mitigation, monitoring, and reporting will also be used to strengthen fishery 427–8401, and/or by email to requirements are incorporated. NMFS management decision-making and Jolie.Harrison@noaa.gov and has preliminarily determined that the satisfy various legal mandates under the Robert.pauline@noaa.gov and NMFS proposed activity would result in the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery West Coast Regional Stranding harassment of only small numbers of Conservation and Management Act Coordinator (Justin.Viezbicke@ harbor seals, California sea lions, harbor (U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), Executive Order noaa.gov) within 24 hours of the porpoises, and possibly gray whales and 12866, Regulatory Flexibility Act, discovery. CALTRANS shall provide will have no more than a negligible Endangered Species Act, and National photographs or video footage (if impact on these marine mammal stocks. Environmental Policy Act, and other available) or other documentation of the pertinent statues. Dated: April 23, 2015. stranded animal sighting to NMFS. Affected Public: Business or other for- Perry F. Gayaldo, profit organizations. CALTRANS can continue its operations under such a case. Deputy Director, Office of Protected Frequency: One time. (9) A copy of this Authorization must Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. be in the possession of all contractors [FR Doc. 2015–09915 Filed 4–28–15; 8:45 am] This information collection request mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES and marine mammal monitors operating BILLING CODE 3510–22–P may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow under the authority of this Incidental the instructions to view Department of Harassment Authorization. Commerce collections currently under review by OMB. 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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 82 / Wednesday, April 29, 2015 / Notices 23785 notice to OIRA_Submission@ adoption.2 We welcome input from all SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. interested parties, including the I. Background Dated: April 24, 2015. stakeholder groups identified in the Presidential Memorandum. On January 13, 2015, President Sarah Brabson, Obama announced new Administration DATES: Submit written comments on or OAA PRA Clearance Officer. efforts to help more people, in more before 5 p.m. Eastern time on June 10, [FR Doc. 2015–09979 Filed 4–28–15; 8:45 am] communities around the country, gain 2015. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P ADDRESSES: Written comments may be access to fast and affordable submitted by email to: BOCrfc2015@ broadband.3 Communities across the ntia.doc.gov. Include Broadband country, including state, local, and DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE tribal governments, are leveraging Opportunity Council in the subject line of the message. Comments submitted by public and private investments to form Rural Utilities Service new partnerships to bring world-class email should be machine-readable and should not be copy-protected. Written Internet to their businesses, institutions, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE and homes. To assist these communities comments may also be submitted by mail to the National and partnerships, support economic National Telecommunications and growth, and promote a level playing Information Administration Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of field for all competitors, President [Docket No. 1540414365–5365–01] Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue Obama called on the Executive Branch NW., Room 4626, Attn: Broadband agencies to remove all unnecessary RIN 0660–XC019 Opportunity Council, Washington, DC regulatory and policy barriers to Broadband Opportunity Council Notice 20230. Responders should include the broadband build-out, adoption, and and Request for Comment name of the person or organization competition. filing the comment, as well as a page On March 23, 2015, the White House AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, U.S. number on each page of their released a Presidential Memorandum Department of Agriculture, and National submissions. Paper submissions should establishing a new Broadband Telecommunications and Information also include a CD or DVD with an Opportunity Council (Council), co- Administration, U.S. Department of electronic version of the document, chaired by the U.S. Departments of Commerce. which should be labeled with the name Commerce and Agriculture. The Council ACTION: Notice and request for and organization of the filer. Please do comprises 25 federal agencies (Member comments. not include in your comments Agencies) that can play a role in information of a confidential nature, accelerating broadband deployment and SUMMARY: In furtherance of the such as sensitive personal information promoting the technology’s adoption Presidential Memorandum entitled or proprietary information. All across the country. To respond to this Expanding Broadband Deployment and comments received are a part of the Presidential Memorandum, Member Adoption by Addressing Regulatory public record and will generally be Agencies will provide a list of actions Barriers and Encouraging Investment posted to http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ that they can take to identify and and Training, which established the federal-register-notice/2015/broadband- mitigate regulatory barriers, incentivize Broadband Opportunity Council opportunity-council-comments without investment, promote best practices, (Council), the Rural Utilities Service change. All personal identifying align funding policies and decisions, (RUS) and the National information (e.g., name, address) and support broadband deployment and Telecommunications and Information voluntarily submitted by the commenter adoption. The Presidential Administration (NTIA) are requesting may be publicly accessible. Information Memorandum also directs the Council public comment to inform the obtained as a result of this notice may to consult with state, local, tribal, and deliberations of the Council.1 The be used by the federal government for territorial governments, as well as Council’s objectives are to: (i) Engage program planning on a non-attribution telecommunications companies, with industry and other stakeholders to basis. utilities, trade associations, understand ways the government can philanthropic entities, policy experts, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: better support the needs of communities and other interested parties to identify Karen Hanson, National seeking to expand broadband access and and assess regulatory barriers and Telecommunications and Information adoption; (ii) identify regulatory barriers Administration, U.S. Department of determine possible actions. This Notice unduly impeding broadband Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue seeks public comment to bolster the deployment, adoption, or competition; NW., Room 4626, Washington, DC Council’s work and to improve the (iii) survey and report back on existing 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0213; number and quality of ideas under programs that currently support or email: khanson@ntia.doc.gov; or Denise consideration. could be modified to support broadband Scott, Rural Development, Rural II. Objectives of This Notice competition, deployment, or adoption; Utilities Service, U.S. Department of and (iv) take all necessary actions to This Notice offers an opportunity for Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue all interested parties to share their remove these barriers and realign SW., Washington, DC 20250; telephone: existing programs to increase broadband perspectives and recommend actions (202)720–1910; email: Denise.Scott1@ the federal government can take to competition, deployment, and wdc.usda.gov. Please direct media mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES promote broadband deployment, 1 Memorandum for the Heads of Executive inquiries to NTIA’s Office of Public Departments and Agencies, Expanding Broadband Affairs, (202) 482–7002. 3 See FACT SHEET: Broadband That Works: Deployment and Adoption by Addressing Promoting Competition & Local Choice In Next- Regulatory Barriers and Encouraging Investment 2 Fact Sheet: Next Steps in Delivering Fast, Generation Connectivity, White House, January 13, and Training, March 23, 2015, available at https:// Affordable Broadband, March 23, 2015, available at 2015, available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/the- www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/03/23/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/ press-office/2015/01/13/fact-sheet-broadband- presidential-memorandum-expanding-broadband- 03/23/fact-sheet-next-steps-delivering-fast- works-promoting-competition-local-choice-next- deployment-and-adoption-addr. affordable-broadband. gener. 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