81 FR 41933 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; California-Oregon-Washington Coastal Purse Seine Survey.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 124 (June 28, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-15215

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.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; California-
Oregon-Washington Coastal Purse Seine Survey.

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 August 29, 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 James Hilger, (858) 546-7140 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is for a new collection of information.
    The Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) is undertaking an 
economics data collection effort for the West Coast Coastal Pelagic 
Species (CPS) fleet to improve the SWFSC's capability to do the 
following: (1) Describe and monitor economic performance (e.g., 
profitability, capacity utilization, efficiency, and productivity) and 
impacts (e.g., sector, community, or region-specific employment and 
income); (2) determine the quantity and distribution of net benefits 
derived from living marine resources; (3) understand and predict the 
ecological, and behavior of participants in Federally managed 
commercial fisheries; (4) predict the biological, ecological, and 
economic impacts of existing management measures and alternative 
proposed management actions; and, (4) in general, more effectively 
conduct the analyses required under the MSA, the Endangered Species ACT 
(ESA), and the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPDA), the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEP), and Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 
Executive Order 12866, and other applicable law.
    CPS fishery participants are defined as US west-coast purse seine 
vessels participating in the coastal pelagic species (CPS) fisheries--
northern anchovy, Pacific mackerel, Pacific sardine, and/or market 
squid), we intend to survey all Washington-Oregon-California coastal 
purse seine vessels with sardine landings in any year between 2015 and 
the initiation of the survey. This includes vessels fishing off 
California in the limited entry program under the CPS Fishery 
Management Plan (FMP) and State permitted vessels fishing off 
Washington and Oregon.

II. Method of Collection

    CPS fishery participants will be contacted and screened to 
participate in the data collection. A cost and earnings survey will be 
scheduled and administered to eligible respondents as appropriate. 
Screener, scheduling and survey modes may include in-person, internet, 
phone, or mail.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (request for a new information 
collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes for screener; 5 minutes to 
schedule survey for qualified and interested respondents; 60 minutes 
for the survey.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 95.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 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

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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.

    Dated: June 23, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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Nassau and goliath groupers, and all Dated: June 22, 2016. biological, ecological, and economic
species of parrotfish. Alan D. Risenhoover, impacts of existing management
For this second project, the EFP Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, measures and alternative proposed
would allow the collection of a total of National Marine Fisheries Service. management actions; and, (4) in general,
150 lb (68 kg) of red hind during their [FR Doc. 2016–15154 Filed 6–27–16; 8:45 am] more effectively conduct the analyses
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P required under the MSA, the
closed spawning season of December 1
Endangered Species ACT (ESA), and the
through the last day of February in
Marine Mammal Protection Act
Caribbean EEZ waters west of 67°10′00″ (MMPDA), the National Environmental
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
W. long.; and the collection of a total of Policy Act (NEP), and Regulatory
150 lb (68 kg) of mutton snapper, which National Oceanic and Atmospheric Flexibility Act (RFA), Executive Order
may occur during its seasonal closure, Administration 12866, and other applicable law.
which runs from April 1 through June CPS fishery participants are defined
30 in the Caribbean EEZ. After being Proposed Information Collection; as US west-coast purse seine vessels
harvested and sampled, all reef fish that Comment Request; California-Oregon- participating in the coastal pelagic
were collected would be donated to a Washington Coastal Purse Seine species (CPS) fisheries—northern
local zoo. Survey. anchovy, Pacific mackerel, Pacific
The NMFS New Procedures and AGENCY: National Oceanic and sardine, and/or market squid), we
Actions for Incidental Takes of Marine Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), intend to survey all Washington-
Mammals in Research and Monitoring Commerce. Oregon-California coastal purse seine
Activities policy, approved in 2015, ACTION: Notice. vessels with sardine landings in any
would be followed in the event of any year between 2015 and the initiation of
SUMMARY: The Department of the survey. This includes vessels fishing
incidental captures of marine mammals.
Commerce, as part of its continuing off California in the limited entry
Anchoring in Federal waters to conduct
effort to reduce paperwork and program under the CPS Fishery
fishing activities would occur up to a respondent burden, invites the general Management Plan (FMP) and State
maximum of 10 times in areas that do public and other Federal agencies to permitted vessels fishing off
not affect corals. Anchoring and fishing take this opportunity to comment on Washington and Oregon.
activities would not take place in the proposed and/or continuing information
spawning aggregation managed areas of II. Method of Collection
collections, as required by the
Bajo de Sico, Tourmaline, or Abrir La Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. CPS fishery participants will be
Sierra, west of Puerto Rico. DATES: Written comments must be contacted and screened to participate in
For both projects of the EFP, samples submitted on or before August 29, 2016. the data collection. A cost and earnings
would be collected aboard research ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
survey will be scheduled and
vessels owned by PR DNER and aboard to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental administered to eligible respondents as
private vessels contracted by the PR Paperwork Clearance Officer, appropriate. Screener, scheduling and
DNER. These vessels will be operated by Department of Commerce, Room 6616, survey modes may include in-person,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW., internet, phone, or mail.
PR DNER personnel or commercial
fishermen and/or boat operators under Washington, DC 20230 (or via the III. Data
contract with PR DNER. Each research Internet at JJessup@doc.gov).
OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx.
vessel’s home port is located in Puerto FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Form Number(s): None.
Rico. Requests for additional information or Type of Review: Regular submission
NMFS finds this application warrants copies of the information collection (request for a new information
instrument and instructions should be collection).
further consideration, based on a
directed to James Hilger, (858) 546–7140 Affected Public: Business or other for-
preliminary review. Possible conditions
or james.hilger@noaa.gov. profit organizations.
the agency may impose on this permit,
if it is indeed granted, include but are
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Estimated Number of Respondents:
100.
not limited to, a prohibition on I. Abstract
Estimated Time per Response: 5
conducting research within marine This request is for a new collection of minutes for screener; 5 minutes to
protected areas, marine sanctuaries, or information. schedule survey for qualified and
special management zones, without The Southwest Fisheries Science interested respondents; 60 minutes for
additional authorization. Additionally, Center (SWFSC) is undertaking an the survey.
NMFS would require any sea turtles economics data collection effort for the Estimated Total Annual Burden
taken incidentally during the course of West Coast Coastal Pelagic Species Hours: 95.
fishing or scientific research activities to (CPS) fleet to improve the SWFSC’s Estimated Total Annual Cost to
be handled with due care to prevent capability to do the following: (1) Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting
injury to live specimens, observed for Describe and monitor economic costs.
activity, and returned to the water. A performance (e.g., profitability, capacity
utilization, efficiency, and productivity) IV. Request for Comments
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

final decision on issuance of the EFP
will depend on NMFS’ review of public and impacts (e.g., sector, community, or Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
comments received on the application, region-specific employment and the proposed collection of information
consultations with the affected state(s), income); (2) determine the quantity and is necessary for the proper performance
the Council, and the U.S. Coast Guard, distribution of net benefits derived from of the functions of the agency, including
and a determination that it is consistent living marine resources; (3) understand whether the information shall have
with all applicable laws. and predict the ecological, and behavior practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
of participants in Federally managed agency’s estimate of the burden
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. commercial fisheries; (4) predict the (including hours and cost) of the

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proposed collection of information; (c) www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pr/species/fish/ DPS of a taxonomic species (61 FR
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and smooth-hammerhead-shark.html. You 4722). The joint DPS policy identified
clarity of the information to be may also receive a copy by submitting two elements that must be considered
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the a request to the Office of Protected when identifying a DPS: (1) The
burden of the collection of information Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West discreteness of the population segment
on respondents, including through the Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, in relation to the remainder of the
use of automated collection techniques Attention: Smooth Hammerhead Shark species (or subspecies) to which it
or other forms of information 12-month Finding. belongs; and (2) the significance of the
technology. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: population segment to the remainder of
Comments submitted in response to Maggie Miller, NMFS, Office of the species (or subspecies) to which it
this notice will be summarized and/or Protected Resources, (301) 427–8403. belongs.
included in the request for OMB Section 3 of the ESA defines an
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
approval of this information collection; endangered species as ‘‘any species
they also will become a matter of public Background which is in danger of extinction
record. throughout all or a significant portion of
On April 27, 2015, we received a
its range’’ and a threatened species as
Dated: June 23, 2016. petition from Defenders of Wildlife to
one ‘‘which is likely to become an
Sarah Brabson, list the smooth hammerhead shark
endangered species within the
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. (Sphyrna zygaena) as threatened or foreseeable future throughout all or a
[FR Doc. 2016–15215 Filed 6–27–16; 8:45 am] endangered under the ESA throughout significant portion of its range.’’ Thus,
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its entire range, or, as an alternative, to in the context of the ESA, the Services
list any identified Distinct Population interpret an ‘‘endangered species’’ to be
Segment (DPS) as threatened or one that is presently at risk of
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE endangered. The petitioners also extinction. A ‘‘threatened species’’ is
requested that critical habitat be not currently at risk of extinction, but is
National Oceanic and Atmospheric designated for the smooth hammerhead likely to become so in the foreseeable
Administration under the ESA. In the case that the future. The key statutory difference
species does not warrant listing under between a threatened and endangered
[Docket No. 150506425–6516–02] the ESA, the petition requested that the species is the timing of when a species
RIN 0648–XD941 species be listed based on its similarity may be in danger of extinction, either
of appearance to the listed DPSs of the now (endangered) or in the foreseeable
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna future (threatened).
and Plants; Notice of 12-Month Finding lewini). On August 11, 2015, we The statute also requires us to
on Petition To List the Smooth published a positive 90-day finding (80 determine whether any species is
Hammerhead Shark as Threatened or FR 48053) announcing that the petition endangered or threatened as a result of
Endangered Under the Endangered presented substantial scientific or any one or a combination of the
Species Act commercial information indicating the following five factors: The present or
petitioned action of listing the species threatened destruction, modification, or
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries may be warranted and explained the
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and curtailment of its habitat or range;
basis for that finding. We also overutilization for commercial,
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), announced the initiation of a status
Commerce. recreational, scientific, or educational
review of the species, as required by purposes; disease or predation; the
ACTION: Notice of 12-month finding and Section 4(b)(3)(a) of the ESA, and inadequacy of existing regulatory
availability of status review document. requested information to inform the mechanisms; or other natural or
agency’s decision on whether the manmade factors affecting its continued
SUMMARY: We, NMFS, announce a 12-
species warranted listing as endangered existence (ESA section 4(a)(1)(A)–(E)).
month finding on a petition to list the
or threatened under the ESA. Section 4(b)(1)(A) of the ESA requires us
smooth hammerhead shark (Sphyrna
zygaena) as threatened or endangered Listing Species Under the Endangered to make listing determinations based
under the Endangered Species Act Species Act solely on the best scientific and
(ESA). We have completed a commercial data available after
We are responsible for determining conducting a review of the status of the
comprehensive status review of the whether smooth hammerhead sharks are
smooth hammerhead shark in response species and after taking into account
threatened or endangered under the efforts being made by any State or
to this petition. Based on the best ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). To make
scientific and commercial information foreign nation or political subdivision
this determination, we first consider thereof to protect the species. In
available, including the status review whether a group of organisms
report (Miller 2016), we have evaluating the efficacy of existing
constitutes a ‘‘species’’ under Section 3 domestic protective efforts, we rely on
determined that the species does not of the ESA, then whether the status of
warrant listing at this time. We the Services’ joint Policy on Evaluation
the species qualifies it for listing as of Conservation Efforts When Making
conclude that the smooth hammerhead either threatened or endangered. Section
shark is not currently in danger of Listing Decisions (‘‘PECE’’; 68 FR 15100;
3 of the ESA defines species to include
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

extinction throughout all or a significant March 28, 2003) for any conservation
‘‘any subspecies of fish or wildlife or efforts that have not been implemented,
portion of its range and is not likely to plants, and any distinct population
become so within the foreseeable future. or have been implemented but not yet
segment of any species of vertebrate fish demonstrated effectiveness.
DATES: This finding was made on June or wildlife which interbreeds when
28, 2016. mature.’’ On February 7, 1996, NMFS Status Review
ADDRESSES: The status review report for and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The status review for the smooth
the smooth hammerhead shark is (USFWS; together, the Services) adopted hammerhead shark was conducted by a
available electronically at: http:// a policy describing what constitutes a NMFS biologist in the Office of

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FR Citation		81 FR 41933

81 FR 41933 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; California-Oregon-Washington Coastal Purse Seine Survey.

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