81_FR_24143 81 FR 24064 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; National Estuaries Restoration Inventory

81 FR 24064 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; National Estuaries Restoration Inventory

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 79 (April 25, 2016)

Page Range24064-24065
FR Document2016-09473

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.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 79 (Monday, April 25, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 79 (Monday, April 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09473]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; National 
Estuaries Restoration Inventory

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 June 24, 2016.

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 [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Julia Royster, Office of Habitat Conservation, 
Restoration Center, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, 20910, (301) 
427-8686, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is for a revision and extension of a currently 
approved information collection.
    Collection of estuary habitat restoration project information 
(e.g., location, habitat type, goals, status, monitoring information) 
will be undertaken in order to populate a restoration project database 
mandated by the Estuary Restoration Act of 2000. The database is 
intended to provide information to improve restoration methods, provide 
the basis for required reports to Congress, and track estuary habitat 
acreage restored. Estuary habitat restoration project information will 
be submitted by habitat restoration project managers and will be 
accessible to the public via Internet for data queries and project 
reports.
    The collection method has been revised to only include paper or 
electronic forms instead of web-based data entry forms, as maintaining 
the web-based data entry option is not cost-effective.

II. Method of Collection

    Respondents have a choice of either electronic or paper forms. 
Methods of submittal include email of electronic forms, and mail and 
facsimile transmission of paper forms.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0479.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (revision and extension of a 
currently approved collection).
    Affected Public: Non-profit institutions; State, local, or tribal 
government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 32.
    Estimated Time per Response: Data entry of new projects, 4 hours; 
updates to existing projects, 2 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 103.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $100 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.

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.


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    Dated: April 19, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-09473 Filed 4-22-16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

24064 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 79 / Monday, April 25, 2016 / Notices information under the provisions of the Commerce collections currently under by the Estuary Restoration Act of 2000. Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. review by OMB. The database is intended to provide Chapter 35). Written comments and information to improve restoration Agency: National Oceanic and recommendations for the proposed methods, provide the basis for required Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). information collection should be sent reports to Congress, and track estuary Title: Alaska Region Crab Economic within 30 days of publication of this habitat acreage restored. Estuary habitat Data Reports. notice to OIRA_Submission@ restoration project information will be OMB Control Number: 0648–0518. omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. submitted by habitat restoration project Form Number(s): None. Dated: April 20, 2016. managers and will be accessible to the Type of Request: Regular (extension of Sarah Brabson, public via Internet for data queries and a currently approved information project reports. NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. collection). The collection method has been [FR Doc. 2016–09523 Filed 4–22–16; 8:45 am] Number of Respondents: 99. revised to only include paper or BILLING CODE 3510–22–P electronic forms instead of web-based Average Hours Per Response: Annual catcher vessel economic data report data entry forms, as maintaining the (EDR), 40 hours; annual catcher/ web-based data entry option is not cost- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE effective. processor EDR, 20 hours; annual processor EDR, 16 hours; EDR National Oceanic and Atmospheric II. Method of Collection certification only, 2 hours; verification Administration of data, 8 hours. Respondents have a choice of either Burden Hours: 2,624. Proposed Information Collection; electronic or paper forms. Methods of Needs and Uses: The Crab Comment Request; National Estuaries submittal include email of electronic Rationalization (CR) Program is a Restoration Inventory forms, and mail and facsimile limited-access system that allocates crab transmission of paper forms. managed under the Fisheries AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), III. Data Management Plan (FMP) among Commerce. OMB Control Number: 0648–0479. harvesters, processors, and coastal ACTION: Notice. Form Number: None. communities. The CR Program currently Type of Review: Regular submission includes a comprehensive economic SUMMARY: The Department of (revision and extension of a currently data collection program requiring Commerce, as part of its continuing approved collection). participants to complete annual effort to reduce paperwork and Affected Public: Non-profit Economic Data Reports (EDRs). These respondent burden, invites the general institutions; State, local, or tribal EDRs are intended to aid the North public and other Federal agencies to government. Pacific Fisheries Management Council take this opportunity to comment on Estimated Number of Respondents: and NMFS in assessing the success of proposed and/or continuing information 32. the CR Program and developing collections, as required by the Estimated Time per Response: Data amendments to the FMP to mitigate any Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. entry of new projects, 4 hours; updates unintended consequences of the CR to existing projects, 2 hours. DATES: Written comments must be Program. Estimated Total Annual Burden Pacific States Marine Fisheries submitted on or before June 24, 2016. Hours: 103. Commission (PSMFC) is the Data ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments Estimated Total Annual Cost to Collection Agent for the CR Program. to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Public: $100 in recordkeeping/reporting The CR Crab EDR program collects Paperwork Clearance Officer, costs. annually reported cost, revenue, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, ownership, and employment data from 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., IV. Request for Comments harvest and processing sector Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Comments are invited on: (a) Whether participants in the CR fisheries. This Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). the proposed collection of information information is necessary to monitor and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: is necessary for the proper performance assess the economic effects of the CR Requests for additional information or of the functions of the agency, including program and support rigorous economic copies of the information collection whether the information shall have analysis to promote the goals and instrument and instructions should be practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens directed to Julia Royster, Office of agency’s estimate of the burden Fishery Conservation and Management Habitat Conservation, Restoration (including hours and cost) of the Act. Center, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver proposed collection of information; (c) Participation in the CR Crab EDR Spring, 20910, (301) 427–8686, or ways to enhance the quality, utility, and program is mandatory under Federal Julia.Royster@noaa.gov. clarity of the information to be fisheries regulations 50 CFR part 680.6 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: collected; and (d) ways to minimize the for all active vessel and processing burden of the collection of information sector participants in the CR Program I. Abstract on respondents, including through the fisheries. This request is for a revision and use of automated collection techniques asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Affected Public: Business or other for- extension of a currently approved or other forms of information profit organizations; not-for-profit information collection. technology. institutions. Collection of estuary habitat Comments submitted in response to Frequency: Annually. restoration project information (e.g., this notice will be summarized and/or Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. location, habitat type, goals, status, included in the request for OMB This information collection request monitoring information) will be approval of this information collection; may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow undertaken in order to populate a they also will become a matter of public the instructions to view Department of restoration project database mandated record. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:02 Apr 22, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25APN1.SGM 25APN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 79 / Monday, April 25, 2016 / Notices 24065 Dated: April 19, 2016. Snake River (SR); threatened upper of sampling. The researchers do not Sarah Brabson, Willamette River (UWR). expect to kill any listed salmonids but Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Steelhead (O. mykiss): Threatened a small number may die as an Information Officer. LCR; threatened UCR; threatened SR; unintended result of the research [FR Doc. 2016–09473 Filed 4–22–16; 8:45 am] threatened UWR; threatened middle activities. Columbia River (MCR). BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Permit 15549–2R Chum salmon (O. keta): Threatened Columbia River (CR). The Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Coho salmon (O. kisutch): Threatened Commission (CRITFC) is seeking a five- LCR. year permit to expand on and extend National Oceanic and Atmospheric work previously conducted under other Administration Authority research permits (Permits 1532 and Scientific research permits are issued 15549). The research would take place RIN 0648–XE577 in accordance with section 10(a)(1)(A) in Satus, Ahtanum, Naches, and Endangered and Threatened Species; of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et. seq) and Toppenish Creeks in Washington State. Take of Anadromous Fish regulations governing listed fish and The researchers wish to take juvenile wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 222–226). MCR steelhead during the course of AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries NMFS issues permits based on findings research designed to determine the Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and that such permits: (1) Are applied for in fishes’ freshwater movements and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), good faith; (2) if granted and exercised, examine how those movements are Commerce. would not operate to the disadvantage affected by the area’s substantially ACTION: Applications for four new of the listed species that are the subject altered hydrograph. They would also scientific research permits and four of the permit; and (3) are consistent collect baseline information on stock permit renewals. with the purposes and policy of section status and yearly abundance and seek to 2 of the ESA. The authority to take determine whether repeat spawners SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that listed species is subject to conditions set from a kelt reconditioning program are NMFS has received eight scientific forth in the permits. successfully reproducing. research permit application requests Anyone requesting a hearing on an The fish would be captured using relating to Pacific salmon, steelhead, application listed in this notice should screw traps and backpack electrofishing and eulachon. The proposed research is set out the specific reasons why a equipment. They would then be intended to increase knowledge of hearing on that application would be anesthetized and measured. Some species listed under the Endangered appropriate (see ADDRESSES). Such would be tissue-sampled for DNA and Species Act (ESA) and to help guide hearings are held at the discretion of the some would receive passive integrated management and conservation efforts. Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, transponder (PIT) tags. The information The applications may be viewed online NMFS. gathered would be used to determine at: https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/ the fishes’ movements and abundance preview_open_for_comment.cfm. Applications Received and monitor the ongoing status of the DATES: Comments or requests for a Permit 1560–3R various MCR steelhead populations in public hearing on the applications must the Yakima River subbasin. The The United States Geological Survey research would benefit the fish by be received at the appropriate address or (USGS) has requested a permit to fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later helping managers determine the annually take juvenile and adult LCR effectiveness of current recovery than 5 p.m. Pacific standard time on Chinook and coho, CR chum, and MCR May 25, 2016. measures and design new ones where steelhead while conducting research needed. The CRITFC does not plan to ADDRESSES: Written comments on the designed to (1) determine the diversity kill any of the fish being captured, but applications should be sent to the and distribution of fish species in the a few may die as an unintentional result Protected Resources Division, NMFS, White Salmon River and tributaries, (2) of the research. 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100, compare populations of salmonids in Portland, OR 97232–1274. Comments the White Salmon and tributaries to pre- Permit 16122–2R may also be sent via fax to 503–230– dam removal levels, (3) contribute to The Colville Confederated Tribes 5441 or by email to nmfs.nwr.apps@ complimentary efforts by WDFW to (CCT) are seeking a five-year permit to noaa.gov (include the permit number in characterize life history, genetics, and take juvenile UCR steelhead in the the subject line of the fax or email). fish health of Chinook stocks in the Okanogan River, Washington. The FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob lower White Salmon River. The USGS purpose of the research is to monitor Clapp, Portland, OR (ph.: 503–231– would capture fish by using a screw trap steelhead populations in the basin. The 2314), Fax: 503–230–5441, email: and backpack electrofishing equipment. researchers are seeking to estimate Robert.Clapp@noaa.gov). Permit Captured fish would be anesthetized, natural production and productivity and application instructions are available measured, weighed, and inspected for calculate annual population estimates, from the address above, or online at external diseases. Researchers would egg-to-emigrant survival, and emigrant- https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov. take fin clips of some captured fish in to-adult survival rates. The population order to collect genetic tissues. Some estimates would be used to evaluate the asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: juvenile fish would be PIT tagged to effects of supplementation programs in Species Covered in This Notice determine smolt trap efficiency and the Okanogan River Basin and provide The following listed species are provide life history information through managers with the data they need to covered in this notice: recaptures and detections at Bonneville determine spawning success. The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus Dam as juveniles or adults. The research would benefit the fish by tshawytscha): Endangered upper researchers would avoid adult giving state and Federal managers Columbia River (UCR); threatened salmonids, but some may be information on UCR steelhead status Lower Columbia River (LCR); threatened encountered as an unintentional result and the degree to which they are being VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:02 Apr 22, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25APN1.SGM 25APN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesWritten comments must be submitted on or before June 24, 2016.
ContactRequests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Julia Royster, Office of Habitat Conservation, Restoration Center, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, 20910, (301) 427-8686, or [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 24064 
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