81 FR 33242 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 101 (May 25, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-12378

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 101 (Wednesday, May 25, 2016)

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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:
    OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Emergency request for a new information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Average Hours per Response: 45 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 150.
    Needs and Uses: The purpose of this collection of information is to 
make available to the scientific community remainders of physical 
samples that are being stored pending the lifting of preservation 
requirements (expected to occur in early June 2016) associated with 
recently settled legal claims for natural resource damages involving 
the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill. These samples include oil, 
sediment, biological tissue, and other materials collected for various 
investigational purposes. The majority of the samples belong to the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); a small portion 
of the collection belongs to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
(USFWS). Prior to sample disposal, NOAA and USFWS are offering these 
samples and/or remainders of samples to researchers and/or other 
interested members of the scientific community. The information 
collected will allow NOAA/USFWS to process requests for samples 
received by both agencies.
    Emergency Paperwork Reduction Act review and authorization of the 
information request will facilitate an expeditious sample distribution 
and disposal process, more quickly reducing sample storage costs which 
currently total approximately $350,000 per month.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; business or other 
for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: One time.
    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 5 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: May 20, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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decomposition), WETA shall Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
immediately report the incident to the Chapter 35).
Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, Agency: National Oceanic and National Oceanic and Atmospheric
and the Southwest Regional Stranding Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Administration
Coordinator, NMFS. Title:
OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx. RIN 0648–XE631
The report must include the same
information identified in 6(b)(i) of this Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Emergency request Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
IHA. Activities may continue while General Provisions for Domestic
NMFS reviews the circumstances of the for a new information collection.
Number of Respondents: 200. Fisheries; Application for Exempted
incident. NMFS will work with WETA Fishing Permits
Average Hours per Response: 45
to determine whether additional
minutes. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
mitigation measures or modifications to Burden Hours: 150.
the activities are appropriate. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Needs and Uses: The purpose of this
iii. In the event that discovers an Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
collection of information is to make
injured or dead marine mammal, and Commerce.
available to the scientific community
the lead observer determines that the remainders of physical samples that are ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
injury or death is not associated with or being stored pending the lifting of
related to the activities authorized in the SUMMARY: The Assistant Regional
preservation requirements (expected to Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries,
IHA (e.g., previously wounded animal, occur in early June 2016) associated
carcass with moderate to advanced Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has
with recently settled legal claims for made a preliminary determination that
decomposition, scavenger damage), natural resource damages involving the
WETA shall report the incident to the an Exempted Fishing Permit application
Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill. contains all of the required information
Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, These samples include oil, sediment,
and the Southwest Regional Stranding and warrants further consideration. The
biological tissue, and other materials
Coordinator, NMFS, within 24 hours of exempted fishing permit would allow a
collected for various investigational
the discovery. WETA shall provide commercial fishing vessel to fish
purposes. The majority of the samples
photographs or video footage or other outside of the limited access scallop
belong to the National Oceanic and
documentation of the stranded animal regulations in support of gear research
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); a
sighting to NMFS. designed to reduce the amount of small,
small portion of the collection belongs
7. This Authorization may be unexploitable scallops caught and create
to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
modified, suspended or withdrawn if better dredge selectivity, as well as
(USFWS). Prior to sample disposal,
the holder fails to abide by the reduce finfish bycatch.
NOAA and USFWS are offering these
conditions prescribed herein, or if Regulations under the Magnuson-
samples and/or remainders of samples
NMFS determines the authorized taking Stevens Fishery Conservation and
to researchers and/or other interested
is having more than a negligible impact Management Act require publication of
members of the scientific community.
on the species or stock of affected this notification to provide interested
The information collected will allow
marine mammals. parties the opportunity to comment on
NOAA/USFWS to process requests for
applications for proposed Exempted
Request for Public Comments samples received by both agencies.
Emergency Paperwork Reduction Act Fishing Permits.
We request comment on our analyses, review and authorization of the DATES: Comments must be received on
the draft authorization, and any other information request will facilitate an or before June 9, 2016.
aspect of this Notice of Proposed IHAs expeditious sample distribution and ADDRESSES: You may submit written
for WETA’s ferry terminal construction disposal process, more quickly reducing comments by any of the following
activities. Please include with your sample storage costs which currently methods:
comments any supporting data or total approximately $350,000 per • Email: nmfs.gar.efp@noaa.gov.
literature citations to help inform our month. Include in the subject line ‘‘Box Dredge
final decision on WETA’s request for an Affected Public: Not-for-profit EFP.’’
MMPA authorization. institutions; business or other for-profit • Mail: John K. Bullard, Regional
Dated: May 19, 2016. organizations. Administrator, NMFS, Greater Atlantic
Perry F. Gayaldo, Frequency: One time. Regional Fisheries Office, 55 Great
Deputy Director, Office of Protected Respondent’s Obligation: Required to Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930.
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. obtain or retain benefits. Mark the outside of the envelope
[FR Doc. 2016–12299 Filed 5–24–16; 8:45 am] This information collection request ‘‘Comments on Box Dredge EFP.’’
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow • Fax: (978) 281–9135.
the instructions to view Department of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Commerce collections currently under Shannah Jaburek, Fisheries Management
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE review by OMB. Specialist, 978–282–8456.
Written comments and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A scallop
National Oceanic and Atmospheric recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent captain has submitted an exempted
Administration
within 5 days of publication of this fishing permit (EFP) application for a
project that would test a scallop box-
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Submission for OMB Review; notice to OIRA_Submission@
Comment Request omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. shaped ring bag designed to reduce the
amount of small scallops and finfish
The Department of Commerce will Dated: May 20, 2016. bycatch caught in the dredge, resulting
submit to the Office of Management and Sarah Brabson, in better gear selectivity and reducing
Budget (OMB) for clearance the NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. high grading. This is a proof of concept
following proposal for collection of [FR Doc. 2016–12378 Filed 5–24–16; 8:45 am] project which aims to determine
information under the provisions of the BILLING CODE 3510–JE–P whether the gear configuration can be

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81 FR 33242 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCENational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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