81 FR 80645 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Large Pelagic Fishing Survey

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 221 (November 16, 2016)

Page Range		80645-80646
FR Document		2016-27465

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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[FR Doc No: 2016-27465]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Large Pelagic 
Fishing 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 January 17, 
2017.

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 John Foster, (301) 427-8130 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is for extension of a currently approved information 
collection. The Large Pelagic Fishing Survey consists of dockside and 
telephone surveys of recreational anglers for large pelagic fish 
(tunas, sharks, and billfish) in the Atlantic Ocean. The survey 
provides the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) with information 
to monitor catch of bluefin tuna, marlin and other federally managed 
species. Catch monitoring in these fisheries and collection of catch 
and effort statistics for all pelagic fish is required under the

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Atlantic Tunas Convention Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act. The information collected is essential 
for the United States (U.S.) to meet its reporting obligations to the 
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna.

II. Method of Collection

    Dockside and telephone interviews are used. In lieu of telephone 
interviews, respondents may also provide information online via a Web 
tool.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0380.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Unduplicated Respondents: 15,024.
    Estimated Time per Response: 11 minutes for a telephone interview; 
5 minutes for a dockside interview; 1\1/2\ minutes to respond to a 
follow-up validation call for dockside interviews; 1 minute for a 
biological sampling of catch.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,608.
    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 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: November 9, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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This revised estimate of take thresholds for onset of P (i.e., 180/190 impact on the affected marine mammal
constitutes 0.14 percent of the dB rms) (PTS). species or stocks and will not have an
population of California sea lions, Following release of the Guidance, we unmitigable adverse impact on their
which is 0.09 percent greater than the considered the updated thresholds and availability for subsistence uses.
estimated take in the rule, and is the found that the distances at which Dated: November 9, 2016.
same kind of take anticipated in the animals might be exposed to injury fall
Donna S. Wieting,
regulations. Accordingly, the mostly within the mitigation zones, and
therefore the likelihood of auditory Director, Office of Protected Resources,
anticipated taking remains consistent
National Marine Fisheries Service.
with the basis for our final rule injury of marine mammals is still low.
However, to further reduce the [FR Doc. 2016–27464 Filed 11–15–16; 8:45 am]
determinations of negligible impact
based on the total taking and of small likelihood in light of the Guidance, the BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

numbers, and our subsistence findings SDOT will now implement a 61meter
for the specified activity. (m) exclusion zone for high frequency
cetaceans and a 25 m exclusion zone for DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Technical Guidance for Assessing the pinnipeds (inclusive of both phocids
Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on National Oceanic and Atmospheric
and otariids) during vibratory pile
Marine Mammal Hearing Administration
driving, which is larger than the PTS
In August 2016, NMFS released its isopleth indicated by the Guidance for Proposed Information Collection;
Technical Guidance for Assessing the otariids. As an addition to their Comment Request; Large Pelagic
Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on monitoring plan, the SDOT will use Fishing Survey
Marine Mammal Hearing (Guidance), Internet sites that track whale activity in
which established new thresholds for Puget Sound prior to and during AGENCY: National Oceanic and
predicting auditory injury, which monitoring shifts in anticipation of any Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
equates to Level A harassment under the cetacean that may enter the Level A/B Commerce.
MMPA. In the August 4, 2016, Federal harassment zones. In summary, we have ACTION: Notice.
Register notice announcing the considered the new Guidance and
Guidance (81 FR 51694), NMFS believe that the likelihood of injury is SUMMARY: The Department of
explained the approach it would take adequately addressed in the analysis Commerce, as part of its continuing
during a transition period, wherein we and appropriate protective measures are effort to reduce paperwork and
balance the need to consider this new in place in the LOA. respondent burden, invites the general
best available science with the fact that public and other Federal agencies to
some applicants have already Authorization take this opportunity to comment on
committed time and resources to the NMFS has issued an LOA to SDOT proposed and/or continuing information
development of acoustic analyses based authorizing the Level B harassment of collections, as required by the
on our previous thresholds and have marine mammals incidental to pile Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
constraints that preclude the driving activities associated with the DATES: Written comments must be
recalculation of take estimates, as well EBSP at Seattle, WA. Take of marine submitted on or before January 17, 2017.
as consideration of where the agency is mammals will be minimized through
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
in the decision-making pipeline. In that implementation of the following
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
notice, we included a non-exhaustive mitigation measures: (1) Limited impact
pile driving; (2) containment of impact Paperwork Clearance Officer,
list of factors that would inform the
pile driving; (3) additional sound Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
most appropriate approach for
attenuation measures; (4) ramp-up of 14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
considering the new Guidance,
pile-related activities; (5) marine Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
including: How far in the MMPA
mammal exclusion zones; and (6) Internet at JJessup@doc.gov).
process the applicant has progressed;
the scope of the effects; when the shutdown and delay procedures. SDOT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
authorization is needed; the cost and will also conduct visual monitoring and Requests for additional information or
complexity of the analysis; and the underwater acoustic monitoring for copies of the information collection
degree to which the Guidance is mitigation and research purposes. instrument and instructions should be
expected to affect our analysis. Reports will be submitted to NMFS at directed to John Foster, (301) 427–8130
In this case, SDOT submitted a timely the time of request for a renewal of the or john.foster@noaa.gov.
request for an LOA that was determined LOA, and a final comprehensive report, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
to be adequate and complete prior to which will summarize all previous
availability of the Guidance and I. Abstract
reports and assess cumulative impacts,
indicated that they would need to will be submitted before the rule This request is for extension of a
receive their fourth (final) LOA (if expires. currently approved information
issued) by fall 2016. The incidental take Issuance of this LOA takes into collection. The Large Pelagic Fishing
rule for SDOT’s activities considered the consideration the results of the Survey consists of dockside and
potential for auditory injury to marine monitoring reports as well as NMFS’ telephone surveys of recreational
mammals, and concluded that injury Guidance on hearing impacts from anglers for large pelagic fish (tunas,
would be unlikely to occur due to anthropogenic acoustic sources. Based sharks, and billfish) in the Atlantic
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

SDOT’s mitigation measures and on that information and the information Ocean. The survey provides the
SDOT’s observed success of those discussed in the rule making for the National Marine Fisheries Service
measures as implemented previously. five-year regulations, the activities (NMFS) with information to monitor
As described in the preamble of the described under the LOA and the level catch of bluefin tuna, marlin and other
regulations (78 FR 63396), the SDOT of anticipated taking is consistent with federally managed species. Catch
calculated Level A harassment and the the findings made for the total taking monitoring in these fisheries and
Level A harassment mitigation zones on allowable under the regulations, the collection of catch and effort statistics
the basis of NMFS’ then-current project activities will have a negligible for all pelagic fish is required under the

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Atlantic Tunas Convention Act and the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (F/SF1), NMFS, 1315 East-West
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Conservation and Management Act. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
information collected is essential for the Administration Craig Cockrell, phone: (301) 427–8503.
United States (U.S.) to meet its reporting RIN 0648–XE943 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Issuance
obligations to the International of EFPs and related permits are
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; necessary because HMS regulations
Atlantic Tuna. Exempted Fishing, Scientific Research, (e.g., fishing seasons, prohibited species,
II. Method of Collection Display, Shark Research Fishery, and authorized gear, closed areas, and
Chartering Permits; Letters of minimum sizes) may otherwise prohibit
Dockside and telephone interviews Acknowledgment the collection of live animals and/or
are used. In lieu of telephone
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries biological samples for data collection
interviews, respondents may also
provide information online via a Web Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and and public display purposes or may
tool. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), otherwise prohibit certain fishing
Commerce. activity. Pursuant to 50 CFR parts 600
III. Data and 635, a NMFS Regional
ACTION: Notice of intent; request for
OMB Control Number: 0648–0380. comments. Administrator or Director may
Form Number: None. authorize, for limited testing, public
Type of Review: Regular submission SUMMARY: NMFS announces its intent to display, data collection, exploratory
(extension of a current information issue exempted fishing permits (EFPs), fishing, compensation fishing,
collection). scientific research permits (SRPs), conservation engineering, health and
Affected Public: Individuals or display permits, letters of safety surveys, environmental cleanup,
households; business or other for-profit acknowledgment (LOAs), shark research and/or hazard removal purposes, the
organizations. fishery permits, and chartering permits target or incidental harvest of species
Estimated Number of Unduplicated for Atlantic highly migratory species managed under an FMP or fishery
Respondents: 15,024. (HMS) in 2017. EFPs and related regulations that would otherwise be
Estimated Time per Response: 11 permits would authorize collection of a prohibited. These permits exempt
minutes for a telephone interview; 5 limited number of tunas, swordfish, permit holders from the specific
minutes for a dockside interview; 11⁄2 billfishes, and sharks (collectively portions of the regulations (e.g., fishing
minutes to respond to a follow-up known as HMS) from Federal waters in seasons, prohibited species, authorized
validation call for dockside interviews; the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and gear, closed areas, and minimum sizes)
1 minute for a biological sampling of Gulf of Mexico for the purposes of that may otherwise prohibit the
catch. scientific data collection, bycatch collection of HMS for public education,
Estimated Total Annual Burden research, public display, and to evaluate public display, or scientific research.
Hours: 3,608. the efficacy of environmental clean-up Permit holders are not exempted from
Estimated Total Annual Cost to efforts, among other things. LOAs the regulations in entirety. Collection of
Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting acknowledge that scientific research HMS under EFPs, SRPs, LOAs, display,
costs. activity aboard a scientific research shark research fishery, and chartering
IV. Request for Comments vessel is being conducted. Chartering permits represents a small portion of the
permits allow the owner of a U.S. overall fishing mortality for HMS, and
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
fishing vessel to fish under a chartering this mortality is counted against the
the proposed collection of information
arrangement, which is a contract or quota of the species harvested, as
is necessary for the proper performance
agreement between a U.S. vessel owner appropriate and applicable. The terms
of the functions of the agency, including
and a foreign entity by which the and conditions of individual permits are
whether the information shall have
control, use, or services of a vessel are unique; however, all permits will
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
secured for a period of time for fishing include reporting requirements, limit
agency’s estimate of the burden
for Atlantic HMS on the high seas or in the number and/or species of HMS to be
(including hours and cost) of the
the Exclusive Economic Zone of other collected, and only authorize collection
proposed collection of information; (c)
nations. Generally, EFPs and related in Federal waters of the Atlantic Ocean,
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
permits would be valid from the date of Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea.
clarity of the information to be
issuance through December 31, 2017, EFPs and related permits are issued
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
unless otherwise specified, subject to under the authority of the Magnuson-
burden of the collection of information
the terms and conditions of individual Stevens Fishery Conservation and
on respondents, including through the
permits. Management Reauthorization Act
use of automated collection techniques
DATES: Written comments on these (Magnuson-Stevens Act) (16 U.S.C. 1801
or other forms of information
activities received in response to this et seq.) and/or the Atlantic Tunas
technology.
Comments submitted in response to notice will be considered by NMFS Convention Act (ATCA) (16 U.S.C. 971
this notice will be summarized and/or when issuing EFPs and related permits et seq.). Regulations at 50 CFR 600.745
included in the request for OMB and must be received on or before and 635.32 govern scientific research
December 16, 2016. activity, exempted fishing, chartering
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public ADDRESSES: Comments may be arrangements, and exempted public
record. submitted by any of the following display and educational activities with
methods: respect to Atlantic HMS. Before issuing
Dated: November 9, 2016.
• Email: nmfs.hms.efp2017@ LOAs, EFPs, or SRPs, NMFS requests,
Sarah Brabson, noaa.gov. Include in the subject line the among other things, copies of scientific
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. following identifier: 0648–XE943. research plans. Because the Magnuson-
[FR Doc. 2016–27465 Filed 11–15–16; 8:45 am] • Mail: Craig Cockrell, Highly Stevens Act states that scientific
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Migratory Species Management Division research activity which is conducted on

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FR Citation		81 FR 80645

81 FR 80645 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Large Pelagic Fishing Survey

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