80 FR 32364 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 109 (June 8, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-13916

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 109 (Monday, June 8, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 109 (Monday, June 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32364-32365]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-13916]


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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: Marine Debris Program Performance Progress Report.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (request for a new information 
collection).
    Number of Respondents: 70.
    Average Hours per Response: 10 hours per semi-annual report.
    Burden Hours: 1,400 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The NOAA Marine Debris Program (MDP) supports 
national and international efforts to research, prevent, and reduce the 
impacts of marine debris. The MDP is a centralized office within NOAA 
that coordinates and supports activities, both within the bureau and 
with other federal agencies, that address marine debris and its 
impacts. In addition to inter-agency coordination, the MDP uses 
partnerships with state and local agencies, tribes, non-governmental 
organizations, academia, and industry to investigate and solve the 
problems that stem from marine debris through research, prevention, and 
reduction activities, in order to protect and conserve our nation's 
marine environment and ensure navigation safety.
    The Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act (33 
U.S.C. 1951 et seq.) as amended by the Marine Debris Act Amendments of 
2012 (Pub. L. 112-213, Title VI, Sec. 603, 126 Stat. 1576, December 20, 
2012) outlines three central program components for the MDP to 
undertake: (1) Mapping, identification, impact assessment, removal, and 
prevention; (2) reducing and preventing fishing gear loss; and (3) 
outreach to stakeholders and the general public. To address these 
components, the Marine Debris Act authorized the MDP to establish 
several competitive grant programs on marine debris research, 
prevention and removal that provide federal funding to non-federal 
applicants throughout the coastal United States and territories.
    The terms and conditions of the financial assistance awarded 
through

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these grant programs require regular progress reporting and 
communication of project accomplishments to MDP. This information 
collection enables MDP to monitor and evaluate the activities supported 
by federal funds to ensure accountability to the public and to ensure 
that funds are used consistent with the purpose for which they were 
appropriated. It also ensures that reported information is standardized 
in such a way that allows for it to be meaningfully synthesized across 
a diverse set of projects and project types. MDP uses the information 
collected in a variety of ways to communicate with federal and non-
federal partners and stakeholders on individual project and general 
program accomplishments.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions; state, local or tribal government.
    Frequency: Semi-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 [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: June 3, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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one position on the JMC starting and these meetings will be held in the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
November 1, 2015. Terms are 4 years, United States or Canada. AP and JMC
and appointees will be eligible for members will need a valid U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric
reappointment at the expiration of the passport. Administration
terms. The Pacific Whiting Act of 2006 also Submission for OMB Review;
DATES: Nominations must be received states that while performing their Comment Request
by July 30, 2015. appointed duties, members ‘‘other than
ADDRESSES: You may submit officers or employees of the United The Department of Commerce will
nominations by any of the following States Government, shall not be submit to the Office of Management and
methods: Budget (OMB) for clearance the
considered to be Federal employees
Email: whiting.nominations.wcr@ following proposal for collection of
while performing such service, except information under the provisions of the
noaa.gov. for purposes of injury compensation or
Fax: 206–526–6736, Attn: Frank Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
tort claims liability as provided in Chapter 35).
Lockhart. chapter 81 of title 5 and chapter 171 of Agency: National Oceanic and
Mail: William W. Stelle, Jr., Regional title 28.’’ (Id.) Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Administrator, West Coast Region, Title: Marine Debris Program
NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Information on the Pacific Whiting
Treaty, including current committee Performance Progress Report.
Seattle, WA 98115–0070. OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
members can be found at:
Form Number(s): None.
Frank Lockhart, (206) 526–6142 or www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/ Type of Request: Regular (request for
Miako Ushio, (206) 526–4644 fisheries/management/whiting/pacific_ a new information collection).
whiting_treaty.html. Number of Respondents: 70.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Nominations Average Hours per Response: 10
Background hours per semi-annual report.
Pacific Whiting Treaty Committees Nomination packages for Burden Hours: 1,400 hours.
appointments should include: Needs and Uses: The NOAA Marine
The Pacific Whiting Act of 2006 Debris Program (MDP) supports national
(Pacific Whiting Act) (16 U.S.C. 7001– (1) The name of the applicant or and international efforts to research,
10) implements the 2003 Agreement nominee, position they are being prevent, and reduce the impacts of
between the Government of the United nominated for and a description of his/ marine debris. The MDP is a centralized
States of America and the Government her interest in Pacific whiting; and office within NOAA that coordinates
of Canada on Pacific Hake/Whiting. (2) A statement of background and/or and supports activities, both within the
Among other provisions, the Pacific description of how the following bureau and with other federal agencies,
Whiting Act provides for the qualifications are met. that address marine debris and its
establishment of a JMC and AP. impacts. In addition to inter-agency
The JMC reviews the advice of two Advisory Panel Qualifications coordination, the MDP uses
scientific bodies and the AP, and partnerships with state and local
recommends to the Parties the coast- AP member nominees must be
agencies, tribes, non-governmental
wide total allowable catch of Pacific knowledgeable or experienced in the
organizations, academia, and industry to
whiting each year. Four individuals harvesting, processing, marketing, investigate and solve the problems that
represent the United States on the JMC; management, conservation, or research stem from marine debris through
one official from NOAA, one member of of the offshore Pacific whiting resource; research, prevention, and reduction
the Pacific Fishery Management and must not be employees of the activities, in order to protect and
Council, one representative of the treaty United States government. conserve our nation’s marine
Indian tribes with treaty fishing rights to Joint Management Committee environment and ensure navigation
Pacific whiting, and one representative safety.
Qualifications
from the commercial fishing sector. The Marine Debris Research,
NMFS is soliciting nominations for the The JMC nominee must be from the Prevention, and Reduction Act (33
representative of the commercial sector commercial sector of the Pacific whiting U.S.C. 1951 et seq.) as amended by the
of the whiting fishing industry fishing industry concerned with the Marine Debris Act Amendments of 2012
concerned with the offshore whiting offshore Pacific whiting resource, and (Pub. L. 112–213, Title VI, Sec. 603, 126
resource (16 U.S.C. 7001(a)(1)(D)) must be knowledgeable or experienced Stat. 1576, December 20, 2012) outlines
through this notice. concerning the offshore whiting three central program components for
The AP advises the JMC on bilateral the MDP to undertake: (1) Mapping,
resource.
Pacific whiting management issues. identification, impact assessment,
Eight individuals represent the United Authority: 16 U.S.C. 7001 et seq. removal, and prevention; (2) reducing
States on the AP, and nominations for Dated: June 3, 2015. and preventing fishing gear loss; and (3)
six of those individuals (id. at section Emily H. Menashes, outreach to stakeholders and the general
7005) are solicited through this notice. public. To address these components,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Members appointed to the U.S. the Marine Debris Act authorized the
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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sections of the AP and JMC will be MDP to establish several competitive
[FR Doc. 2015–13894 Filed 6–5–15; 8:45 am]
reimbursed for necessary travel grant programs on marine debris
expenses in accordance with Federal BILLING CODE 3510–22–P research, prevention and removal that
Travel Regulations and sections 5701, provide federal funding to non-federal
5702, 5704 through 5708, and 5731 of applicants throughout the coastal
Title 5. (Id. at section 7008). NMFS United States and territories.
anticipates that 1–2 meetings of the AP The terms and conditions of the
and of the JMC will be held annually, financial assistance awarded through

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these grant programs require regular Salmon River and its tributaries, Stanley needed to implement the necessary
progress reporting and communication Lake, Redfish Lake, Yellowbelly Lake, recovery actions. We therefore support
of project accomplishments to MDP. Pettit Lake, and Alturas Lake, and the and participate in locally led,
This information collection enables migration corridor from the Sawtooth collaborative efforts to develop recovery
MDP to monitor and evaluate the Valley to the ocean. As required under plans that involve state, tribal, and
activities supported by federal funds to the ESA, the Plan contains objective, federal entities, local communities, and
ensure accountability to the public and measurable delisting criteria, site- other stakeholders. For this Plan for
to ensure that funds are used consistent specific management actions necessary endangered Snake River Sockeye
with the purpose for which they were to achieve the plan’s goals, and Salmon, we worked collaboratively with
appropriated. It also ensures that estimates of the time and costs required local state, tribal, and federal partners to
reported information is standardized in to implement recovery actions. The produce a recovery plan that satisfies
such a way that allows for it to be Endangered Species Act (ESA) Recovery the ESA requirements. We have
meaningfully synthesized across a Plan for Snake River Sockeye Salmon determined that this ESA Recovery Plan
diverse set of projects and project types. and our summary of and responses to for Snake River Sockeye Salmon meets
MDP uses the information collected in public comments on the Plan are now the statutory requirements for a recovery
a variety of ways to communicate with available. plan and are adopting it as the ESA
federal and non-federal partners and ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of the recovery plan for this endangered
stakeholders on individual project and Plan and a summary of and response to species.
general program accomplishments. public comments on the Plan are Development of the Plan
Affected Public: Business or other for- available on-line at http://
profit organizations; not-for-profit For the purpose of recovery planning
www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/
institutions; state, local or tribal for the ESA-listed species of Pacific
protected_species/salmon_steelhead/
government. salmon and steelhead in Idaho, Oregon
recovery_planning_and_
Frequency: Semi-annually. and Washington, NMFS designated five
implementation/snake_river/current_ geographically based ‘‘recovery
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to snake_river_recovery_plan_
obtain or retain benefits. domains.’’ The Snake River Sockeye
documents.html. A CD–ROM of these Salmon ESU spawning range is in the
This information collection request documents can be obtained by emailing
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow Interior Columbia domain. For each
a request to Bonnie. Hossack@noaa.gov domain, NMFS appointed a team of
the instructions to view Department of with the subject line ‘‘CD ROM Request scientists, nominated for their
Commerce collections currently under for Snake River Sockeye Salmon geographic and species expertise, to
review by OMB. Recovery Plan’’ or by writing to NMFS provide a solid scientific foundation for
Written comments and Interior Columbia Basin Office, National recovery plans. The Interior Columbia
recommendations for the proposed Marine Fisheries Service, 1201 NE. Technical Recovery Team included
information collection should be sent Lloyd Boulevard, Suite 1100, Portland, biologists from NMFS, other federal
within 30 days of publication of this OR 97232. agencies, states, tribes, and academic
notice to OIRA_Submission@ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: institutions.
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. Rosemary Furfey, NMFS Snake River A primary task for the Interior
Dated: June 3, 2015. Sockeye Salmon Recovery Coordinator, Columbia Technical Recovery Team was
Sarah Brabson, at (503) 231–2149, or rosemary.furfey@ to recommend criteria for determining
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. noaa.gov. when each component population with
[FR Doc. 2015–13916 Filed 6–5–15; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: an ESU or distinct population segment
(DPS) should be considered viable (i.e.,
BILLING CODE 3510–JE–P Background when they are have a low risk of
We are responsible for developing and extinction over a 100-year period) and
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE implementing recovery plans for Pacific when ESUs or DPSs have a risk of
salmon and steelhead listed under the extinction consistent with no longer
National Oceanic and Atmospheric ESA of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. needing the protections of the ESA. All
Administration 1531 et seq.). Recovery means that the Technical Recovery Teams used the
listed species and their ecosystems are same biological principles for
RIN 0648–XD367] sufficiently restored, and their future developing their recommendations;
Endangered and Threatened Species; secured, to the point that the protections these principles are described in the
Recovery Plans of the ESA are no longer necessary. NOAA technical memorandum Viable
Section 4(f)(1) of the ESA requires that Salmonid Populations and the Recovery
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries recovery plans include, to the extent of Evolutionarily Significant Units
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and practicable: (1) Objective, measurable (McElhany et al., 2000). Viable
Atmospheric Administration, criteria which, when met, would result salmonid populations (VSP) are defined
Commerce. in a determination that the species is no in terms of four parameters: Abundance,
ACTION: Notice of availability. longer threatened or endangered; (2) productivity or growth rate, spatial
site-specific management actions structure, and diversity.
SUMMARY: We, NMFS, announce the necessary to achieve the plan’s goals; For this Plan, we collaborated with
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adoption of an Endangered Species Act and (3) estimates of the time required state, tribal and federal biologists and
(ESA) recovery plan (Plan) for the Snake and costs to implement recovery resource managers to provide technical
River Sockeye Salmon (Onchorhynchus actions. information that NMFS used to write
nerka) evolutionarily significant unit We believe it is essential to have local the Plan which is built upon locally-led
(ESU) which is listed as endangered support of recovery plans by those recovery efforts. In addition, NMFS
under the ESA. The geographic area whose activities directly affect the listed established a multi-state (Idaho, Oregon
covered by the plan is the Sawtooth species and whose continued and Washington), tribal and federal
Valley in Idaho including the Upper commitment and leadership will be partners’ regional forum called the

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