80 FR 27659 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 93 (May 14, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-11601

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 93 (Thursday, May 14, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27659-27660]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-11601]


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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: Fishery Capacity Reduction Program Buyback Requests.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0376.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 935.
    Average Hours per Response: Implementation plan, 6,634 hours; 
referenda votes, bids, seller/buyer reports and annual fee collection 
reports, 4 hours each; completion of fish ticket, 10 minutes; monthly 
fee collection report, 2 hours; advising holder/owner of conflict with 
accepted bidders' representations, 1 hour; potentially 270 hours-state 
approval/review of plans.

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    Burden Hours: 15,579.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension of a current 
information collection. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration's (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 
established programs to reduce excess fishing capacity by paying 
fishermen to surrender their vessels/permits. These fishing capacity 
reduction programs, or buybacks, are conducted pursuant to the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and the 
Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act (Pub. L. 109-479). The buybacks 
can be funded by a Federal loan to the industry or by direct Federal or 
other funding. Buyback regulations are at 50 CFR part 600.
    The information collected by NMFS involves the submission of 
buyback requests by industry, submission of bids, referenda of fishery 
participants and reporting of collection of fees to repay buyback 
loans. For buybacks involving State-managed fisheries, the State may be 
involved in developing the buyback plan and complying with other 
information requirements. NMFS requests information from participating 
buyback participants to track repayments of the loans as well as ensure 
accurate management and monitoring of the loans. The fees recordkeeping 
and reporting requirements at 50 CFR parts 600.1013 through 600.1017 
form the basis for the collection of information.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households; and state, local, or tribal government.
    Frequency: Annually, monthly and on occasion.
    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 [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: May 8, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-11601 Filed 5-13-15; 8:45 am]
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Many animals perform vital functions, percent of Risso’s and bottlenose information to the public through our
such as feeding, resting, traveling, and dolphins; and under 2 percent for all notice of proposed Authorization (80 FR
socializing, on a diel cycle (i.e., 24 hour other species and stocks. We have 13961, March 17, 2015) and considered
cycle). Behavioral reactions to noise provided the regional population and public comments received prior to
exposure (such as disruption of critical take estimates for the marine mammal finalizing our EA and deciding whether
life functions, displacement, or species that may be taken by Level B or not to issue a Finding of No
avoidance of important habitat) are harassment in Tables 2 and Table 5 in Significant Impact (FONSI). We
more likely to be significant if they last this notice. concluded that issuance of an Incidental
more than one diel cycle or recur on Harassment Authorization would not
Impact on Availability of Affected
subsequent days (Southall et al., 2007). significantly affect the quality of the
Species or Stock for Taking for
While NMFS anticipates that the human environment and have issued a
Subsistence Uses
seismic operations would occur on FONSI. Because of this finding, it is not
consecutive days, the estimated There are no relevant subsistence uses necessary to prepare an environmental
duration of the survey would last no of marine mammals implicated by this impact statement for the issuance of an
more than 30 days but would increase action. Authorization to Lamont-Doherty for
sound levels in the marine environment Endangered Species Act (ESA) this activity. Our EA and FONSI for this
in a relatively small area surrounding activity are available upon request (see
the vessel (compared to the range of the There are six marine mammal species ADDRESSES).
animals), which is constantly travelling listed as endangered under the
Endangered Species Act that may occur Authorization
over distances, and some animals may
only be exposed to and harassed by in the proposed survey area: The blue, We have issued an Incidental
sound for less than a day. fin, humpback, North Atlantic right, sei, Harassment Authorization to Lamont-
In summary, NMFS expects marine and sperm whales. Under section 7 of Doherty for the take of marine
mammals to avoid the survey area, the ESA, the NSF has initiated formal mammals, incidental to conducting a
thereby reducing the risk of higher consultation with NMFS on the marine seismic survey in the Atlantic
exposure and related impacts. We do proposed seismic survey. NMFS (i.e., Ocean, June 1, 2015 to August 31, 2015.
not anticipate disruption to National Marine Fisheries Service, Dated: May 8, 2015.
reproductive behavior and there is no Office of Protected Resources, Permits
Perry F. Gayaldo,
anticipated effect on annual rates of and Conservation Division) has also
Deputy Director, Office of Protected
recruitment or survival of affected consulted internally with NMFS on the Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
marine mammals. issuance of an Authorization under
[FR Doc. 2015–11589 Filed 5–13–15; 8:45 am]
Due to the nature, degree, instances, section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA.
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and context of Level B (behavioral) In May, 2015, the Endangered Species
harassment anticipated and described Act Interagency Cooperation Division
(see ‘‘Potential Effects on Marine issued a Biological Opinion with an ITS
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Mammals’’ section in this notice), to us and to the NSF which concluded
NMFS does not expect the activity to that the issuance of the Authorization National Oceanic and Atmospheric
impact annual rates of recruitment or and the conduct of the seismic survey Administration
survival for any affected species or were not likely to jeopardize the
stock. The seismic survey would not continued existence of blue, fin, Submission for OMB Review;
take place in areas of significance for humpback, North Atlantic right, sei, and Comment Request
marine mammal feeding, resting, sperm whales. The Biological Opinion
also concluded that the issuance of the The Department of Commerce will
breeding, or calving and would not
Authorization and the conduct of the submit to the Office of Management and
adversely impact marine mammal
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
habitat, including the identified habitats seismic survey would not affect
following proposal for collection of
for coastal bottlenose dolphins and their designated critical habitat for these
information under the provisions of the
calves. species.
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Based on the analysis herein of the
National Environmental Policy Act Chapter 35).
likely effects of the specified activity on Agency: National Oceanic and
(NEPA)
marine mammals and their habitat, and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
taking into consideration the The NSF has prepared a draft
Title: Fishery Capacity Reduction
implementation of the proposed amended EA titled, ‘‘Environmental
Program Buyback Requests.
monitoring and mitigation measures, Assessment of a Marine Geophysical OMB Control Number: 0648–0376.
NMFS finds that Lamont-Doherty’s Survey by the R/V Marcus G. Langseth Form Number(s): None.
proposed seismic survey would have a in the Atlantic Ocean off New Jersey, Type of Request: Regular (extension of
negligible impact on the affected marine summer 2015,’’ prepared by LGL, Ltd. a currently approved information
mammal species or stocks. environmental research associates, on collection).
behalf of the NSF and Lamont-Doherty. Number of Respondents: 935.
Small Numbers We have also prepared an EA titled, Average Hours per Response:
As mentioned previously, NMFS ‘‘Proposed Issuance of an Incidental Implementation plan, 6,634 hours;
estimates that Lamont-Doherty’s Harassment Authorization to Lamont referenda votes, bids, seller/buyer
activities could potentially affect, by Doherty Earth Observatory to Take reports and annual fee collection
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Level B harassment only, 32 species of Marine Mammals by Harassment reports, 4 hours each; completion of fish
marine mammals under our jurisdiction. Incidental to a Marine Geophysical ticket, 10 minutes; monthly fee
For each species, these take estimates Survey in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, collection report, 2 hours; advising
are small numbers relative to the June–August, 2015,’’ and FONSI in holder/owner of conflict with accepted
population sizes: Less than 19 percent accordance with NEPA and NOAA bidders’ representations, 1 hour;
of the regional populations estimates of Administrative Order 216–6. We potentially 270 hours-state approval/
Atlantic spotted dolphins, less than 17 provided relevant environmental review of plans.

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$27660 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 93 / Thursday, May 14, 2015 / Notices Burden Hours: 15,579. repayments of the loans as well as DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Needs and Uses: This request is for an ensure accurate management and extension of a current information monitoring of the loans. The fees Office of the Secretary collection. The National Oceanic and recordkeeping and reporting Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) requirements at 50 CFR parts 600.1013 [Transmittal Nos. 15–16] National Marine Fisheries Service through 600.1017 form the basis for the (NMFS) established programs to reduce collection of information. 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification excess fishing capacity by paying Affected Public: Business or other for- profit organizations; individuals or AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation fishermen to surrender their vessels/ households; and state, local, or tribal Agency, Department of Defense. permits. These fishing capacity reduction programs, or buybacks, are government. ACTION: Notice. conducted pursuant to the Magnuson- Frequency: Annually, monthly and on occasion. SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is Stevens Fishery Conservation and publishing the unclassified text of a Management Act, and the Magnuson- Respondent’s Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits. section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. Stevens Reauthorization Act (Pub. L. This is published to fulfill the This information collection request 109–479). The buybacks can be funded requirements of section 155 of Public may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow by a Federal loan to the industry or by Law 104–164 dated July 21, 1996. the instructions to view Department of direct Federal or other funding. Buyback Commerce collections currently under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. regulations are at 50 CFR part 600. review by OMB. B. English, DSCA/DBO/CFM, (703) 601– The information collected by NMFS Written comments and involves the submission of buyback 3740. recommendations for the proposed The following is a copy of a letter to requests by industry, submission of information collection should be sent bids, referenda of fishery participants the Speaker of the House of within 30 days of publication of this Representatives, Transmittals 15–16 and reporting of collection of fees to notice to OIRA_Submission@ repay buyback loans. For buybacks with attached transmittal, policy omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. justification, and Sensitivity of involving State-managed fisheries, the State may be involved in developing the Dated: May 8, 2015. Technology. buyback plan and complying with other Sarah Brabson, Dated: May 8, 2015. information requirements. NMFS NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. Aaron Siegel, requests information from participating [FR Doc. 2015–11601 Filed 5–13–15; 8:45 am] Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison buyback participants to track BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Officer, Department of Defense. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:59 May 13, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14MYN1.SGM 14MYN1$

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80 FR 27659 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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