81_FR_81287 81 FR 81065 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

81 FR 81065 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 222 (November 17, 2016)

Page Range81065-81066
FR Document2016-27632

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 222 (Thursday, November 17, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 222 (Thursday, November 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81065-81066]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27632]


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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: Green Sturgeon ESA 4(d) Rule Take Exceptions and Exemptions.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0613.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 46.
    Average Hours per Response: Written notification describing 
research, monitoring or habitat restoration activities, 40 hours; 
development of fisheries management and evaluation plans or state 4(d) 
research programs, 40 hours; reports, 5 hours; development of a tribal 
fishery management plan, 20 hours.
    Burden Hours: 1,760.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension of a currently 
approved information collection.
    The Southern Distinct Population Segment of North American green 
sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris; hereafter, ``Southern DPS'') was 
listed as a threatened species in April 2006. Protective regulations 
under section 4(d) of the ESA were promulgated for the species on June 
2, 2010 (75 FR 30714) (the final ESA 4(d) Rule). To comply with the ESA 
and the protective regulations, entities must obtain take authorization 
prior to engaging in activities involving take of Southern DPS fish 
unless the activity is covered by an exception or exemption. Certain 
activities described in the ``exceptions'' provision of 50 CFR 
223.210(b) are not subject to the take prohibitions if they adhere to 
specific criteria and reporting requirements. Under the ``exemption'' 
provision of 50 CFR 223.210(c), the take prohibitions do not apply to 
scientific research, scientific monitoring, and fisheries activities 
conducted under an approved 4(d) program or plan; similarly, take 
prohibitions do not apply to tribal resource management activities 
conducted under a Tribal Plan for which the requisite determinations 
described in 50 CFR 223.102(c)(3) have been made.
    To ensure that activities qualify under exceptions to or exemptions 
from the take prohibitions, local, state, and federal agencies, non-
governmental organizations, academic researchers, and private 
organizations are asked to voluntarily submit detailed information 
regarding their activity on a schedule to be determined by National 
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) staff. This information is used by NMFS 
to (1) track the number of Southern DPS fish taken as a result of each 
action; (2) understand and evaluate the cumulative effects of each 
action on the Southern DPS; and (3) determine whether additional 
protections are needed for the species, or whether additional 
exceptions may be warranted. NMFS designed the criteria to ensure that 
plans meeting the criteria would adequately limit impacts on threatened 
Southern DPS fish, such that additional protections in the form of a 
federal take prohibition would not be necessary and advisable.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or 
Tribal government; business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion, annually and biennially.
    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.


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    Dated: November 14, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-27632 Filed 11-16-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                    provided comments on Salvi’s October                    participate in the certification process              (the final ESA 4(d) Rule). To comply
                                                    20, 2016 submission.13                                  described in the Final Scope Ruling.                  with the ESA and the protective
                                                                                                            The Department intends to publish in                  regulations, entities must obtain take
                                                    Scope of the Order
                                                                                                            the Federal Register a notice of                      authorization prior to engaging in
                                                       The product covered by this                          preliminary results of the antidumping                activities involving take of Southern
                                                    antidumping duty order is glycine,                      duty changed circumstances review in                  DPS fish unless the activity is covered
                                                    which is a free-flowing crystalline                     accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)                  by an exception or exemption. Certain
                                                    material, like salt or sugar. Glycine is                and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(i), which will               activities described in the ‘‘exceptions’’
                                                    produced at varying levels of purity and                set forth the Department’s preliminary                provision of 50 CFR 223.210(b) are not
                                                    is used as a sweetener/taste enhancer, a                factual and legal conclusions. The                    subject to the take prohibitions if they
                                                    buffering agent, reabsorbable amino                     Department will issue its final results of            adhere to specific criteria and reporting
                                                    acid, chemical intermediate, and a metal                review in accordance with the time                    requirements. Under the ‘‘exemption’’
                                                    complexing agent. This proceeding                       limits set forth in 19 CFR 351.216(e).                provision of 50 CFR 223.210(c), the take
                                                    includes glycine of all purity levels.                    This notice is in accordance with                   prohibitions do not apply to scientific
                                                    Glycine is currently classified under                   section 751(b)(1) of the Act.                         research, scientific monitoring, and
                                                    subheading 2922.49.4020 of the                                                                                fisheries activities conducted under an
                                                                                                              Dated: November 10, 2016.
                                                    Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the                                                                             approved 4(d) program or plan;
                                                    United States (HTSUS).14 Although the                   Christian Marsh,
                                                                                                                                                                  similarly, take prohibitions do not apply
                                                    HTSUS subheading is provided for                        Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
                                                                                                            and Countervailing Duty Operations.                   to tribal resource management activities
                                                    convenience and customs purposes, the                                                                         conducted under a Tribal Plan for
                                                    written description of the merchandise                  [FR Doc. 2016–27660 Filed 11–16–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                  which the requisite determinations
                                                    under the order is dispositive.15                       BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                                                                                                                                  described in 50 CFR 223.102(c)(3) have
                                                    Initiation of Changed Circumstances                                                                           been made.
                                                    Review                                                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                   To ensure that activities qualify under
                                                       Pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the                                                                       exceptions to or exemptions from the
                                                    Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),               National Oceanic and Atmospheric                      take prohibitions, local, state, and
                                                    the Department will conduct a changed                   Administration                                        federal agencies, non-governmental
                                                    circumstances review upon receipt of                                                                          organizations, academic researchers,
                                                    information concerning, or a request                    Submission for OMB Review;                            and private organizations are asked to
                                                    from an interested party of, an                         Comment Request                                       voluntarily submit detailed information
                                                    antidumping duty order which shows                                                                            regarding their activity on a schedule to
                                                                                                               The Department of Commerce will
                                                    changed circumstances sufficient to                                                                           be determined by National Marine
                                                                                                            submit to the Office of Management and
                                                    warrant a review of the order. In                                                                             Fisheries Service (NMFS) staff. This
                                                                                                            Budget (OMB) for clearance the
                                                    accordance with 19 CFR 351.216(d),                                                                            information is used by NMFS to (1)
                                                                                                            following proposal for collection of
                                                    based on the information provided by                                                                          track the number of Southern DPS fish
                                                                                                            information under the provisions of the
                                                    Salvi, the Department finds that there is                                                                     taken as a result of each action; (2)
                                                                                                            Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
                                                    sufficient information to initiate a                                                                          understand and evaluate the cumulative
                                                                                                            Chapter 35).
                                                    changed circumstances review.                                                                                 effects of each action on the Southern
                                                                                                               Agency: National Oceanic and
                                                    Therefore, we are initiating a changed                                                                        DPS; and (3) determine whether
                                                                                                            Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
                                                    circumstances review pursuant to                           Title: Green Sturgeon ESA 4(d) Rule                additional protections are needed for
                                                    section 751(b)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR                 Take Exceptions and Exemptions.                       the species, or whether additional
                                                    351.216(d) to determine whether Salvi                      OMB Control Number: 0648–0613.                     exceptions may be warranted. NMFS
                                                    is no longer processing PRC-origin                         Form Number(s): None.                              designed the criteria to ensure that
                                                    glycine, and instead is producing                          Type of Request: Regular (extension of             plans meeting the criteria would
                                                    glycine from raw materials of non-PRC                   a currently approved information                      adequately limit impacts on threatened
                                                    origin, and whether it should be able to                collection).                                          Southern DPS fish, such that additional
                                                                                                               Number of Respondents: 46.                         protections in the form of a federal take
                                                    Review on the Administrative Record,’’ dated               Average Hours per Response: Written                prohibition would not be necessary and
                                                    October 20, 2016; and Glycine From the People’s
                                                                                                            notification describing research,                     advisable.
                                                    Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping
                                                    Duty Administrative Review; 2014–2015, 81 FR            monitoring or habitat restoration                        Affected Public: Not-for-profit
                                                    72567 (October 20, 2016) and corresponding ‘‘Issues     activities, 40 hours; development of                  institutions; State, Local, or Tribal
                                                    and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of        fisheries management and evaluation                   government; business or other for-profit
                                                    the Administrative Review of the Antidumping                                                                  organizations.
                                                    Duty Order on Glycine from the People’s Republic
                                                                                                            plans or state 4(d) research programs, 40
                                                    of China; 2014–2015.’’                                  hours; reports, 5 hours; development of                  Frequency: On occasion, annually and
                                                       13 See Letter to the Department of Commerce from     a tribal fishery management plan, 20                  biennially.
                                                    GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc. regarding ‘‘Glycine       hours.                                                   Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
                                                    from the People’s Republic of China: GEO’s                 Burden Hours: 1,760.                               obtain or retain benefits.
                                                    Comments Regarding Salvi’s October 20, 2016
                                                    Placement of Information from the 2014–2015                Needs and Uses: This request is for an                This information collection request
                                                    Administrative Review on the Record,’’ dated            extension of a currently approved                     may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
                                                    October 27, 2016.                                       information collection.                               the instructions to view Department of
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                                                       14 In separate scope rulings, the Department
                                                                                                               The Southern Distinct Population                   Commerce collections currently under
                                                    determined that: (a) D(-) Phenylglycine Ethyl Dane
                                                    Salt is outside the scope of the order and (b) PRC-
                                                                                                            Segment of North American green                       review by OMB.
                                                    glycine exported from India remains the same class      sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris;                         Written comments and
                                                    or kind of merchandise as the PRC-origin glycine        hereafter, ‘‘Southern DPS’’) was listed as            recommendations for the proposed
                                                    imported into India. See Notice of Scope Rulings        a threatened species in April 2006.                   information collection should be sent
                                                    and Anticircumvention Inquiries, 62 FR 62288
                                                    (November 21, 1997) and Circumvention Notice,           Protective regulations under section 4(d)             within 30 days of publication of this
                                                    respectively.                                           of the ESA were promulgated for the                   notice to OIRA_Submission@
                                                       15 See Order.                                        species on June 2, 2010 (75 FR 30714)                 omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.


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                                                      Dated: November 14, 2016.                             and NOAA will generally post for                      75 FR 75631. A CE may be applied to
                                                    Sarah Brabson,                                          public viewing on www.regulations.gov                 a proposed action after the decision
                                                    NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.                             without change. All personal identifying              maker has carefully reviewed the
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–27632 Filed 11–16–16; 8:45 am]            information (e.g., name, address, etc.),              description of the action and
                                                    BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
                                                                                                            confidential business information, or                 determined that it fits within the
                                                                                                            otherwise sensitive information                       category of actions encompassed by the
                                                                                                            submitted voluntarily by the sender is                CE. See 40 CFR 1508.4. In making this
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  publicly accessible. NOAA will accept                 determination, the decision maker must
                                                                                                            anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in                  also consider whether extraordinary
                                                    National Oceanic and Atmospheric                        the required fields if you wish to remain             circumstances apply, which would lead
                                                    Administration                                          anonymous). NOAA will make this                       to a normally categorically excluded
                                                                                                            notice and the draft Companion Manual                 action to have the potential for
                                                    RIN 0648–XF031
                                                                                                            available online for public inspection at             significant impacts. Thus, a CE does not
                                                    Revised National Environmental Policy                   http://www.nepa.noaa.gov.                             eliminate environmental review of a
                                                    Act Implementing Procedures                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      proposed action but reduces paperwork
                                                                                                            Please send questions by email to                     and delay and allows an agency to
                                                    AGENCY: National Oceanic and                            noaa.nepa@noaa.gov; or contact Rachel                 efficiently focus its resources on
                                                    Atmospheric Administration,                             Lipsy at 301–427–8247.                                proposed actions with the potential for
                                                    Department of Commerce.                                                                                       significant environmental effects.
                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    ACTION: Notice of availability; request                                                                          On April 22, 2016, NOAA issued
                                                    for comments.                                           Background                                            NOAA Administrative Order 216–6A
                                                                                                                                                                  (NAO 216–6A), which updated NOAA’s
                                                                                                               NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)
                                                    SUMMARY:    The National Oceanic and                                                                          policy for compliance with NEPA, the
                                                                                                            declares a national policy to promote
                                                    Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)                                                                             CEQ NEPA regulations, and other
                                                                                                            efforts that will prevent or eliminate
                                                    publishes this notice to request                                                                              related authorities, including Executive
                                                                                                            damage to the environment, stimulate
                                                    comments on its draft Companion                                                                               Order (EO) 12114, Environmental
                                                                                                            the health and welfare of man, and                    Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions;
                                                    Manual to NOAA Administrative Order                     enrich the understanding of the
                                                    NAO 216–6A (‘‘Companion Manual’’)                                                                             EO 11988, Floodplain Management; and
                                                                                                            ecological systems and natural resources              EO 11990, Protection of Wetlands. The
                                                    containing policy and procedures for                    important to the United States. NEPA
                                                    implementing the National                                                                                     NAO authorized the development of a
                                                                                                            also established the CEQ to, among                    Companion Manual entitled Policy and
                                                    Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and                     other things, analyze and interpret
                                                    related authorities. Included in the                                                                          Procedures for Compliance with the
                                                                                                            environmental trends and information,                 National Environmental Policy Act and
                                                    Companion Manual are NOAA’s                             to review and appraise programs and
                                                    proposed revised categorical exclusions                                                                       Related Authorities (‘‘Companion
                                                                                                            activities of the Federal government in               Manual’’). The draft Companion Manual
                                                    (CE) and related extraordinary                          light of NEPA’s purpose, and to develop
                                                    circumstances. Pursuant to Council on                                                                         includes NOAA’s proposed revised CEs
                                                                                                            policies to promote the improvement of                as an appendix. NAO 216–6A
                                                    Environmental Quality (CEQ)                             environmental quality. As part of these
                                                    regulations, NOAA is soliciting                                                                               superseded NOAA Administrative
                                                                                                            responsibilities, the CEQ promulgated                 Order NAO 216–6 dated May 20, 1999
                                                    comments on its proposed procedures                     regulations to implement NEPA (see 40
                                                    from members of the interested public.                                                                        (1999 NAO), with the exception of those
                                                                                                            CFR part 1500 et seq.). Those                         provisions implementing CEQ
                                                    Additionally, in this notice, NOAA is                   regulations direct Federal agencies to
                                                    providing a synopsis of the proposed                                                                          regulation 40 CFR 1507.3(b), including
                                                                                                            adopt procedures for implementing                     the NOAA’s CEs and related provision
                                                    changes to NOAA’s CEs to assist the                     NEPA and to review and revise those
                                                    public in reviewing those changes.                                                                            for extraordinary circumstances. Those
                                                                                                            policies and procedures as necessary to               provisions temporarily remain in effect
                                                    DATES: Comments on the revised NEPA                     ensure full compliance with the                       until superseded by revised CEs and the
                                                    procedures must be received by                          purposes and provisions of NEPA.                      authorized Companion Manual.
                                                    December 19, 2016.                                         NEPA and the CEQ implementing                      Additionally, the National Marine
                                                    ADDRESSES: Comments on NOAA’s                           regulations provide for environmental                 Fisheries Service’s February 23, 2016
                                                    proposed NEPA procedures may be                         review of a proposed government action                supplement to NAO 216–6, entitled
                                                    submitted through one of these                          in the form of an Environmental                       ‘‘Revised and Updated NEPA
                                                    methods: (1) Electronic Submission of                   Assessment (EA), Environmental Impact                 Procedures for Magnuson-Stevens
                                                    Comments: Submit electronic comments                    Statement (EIS), or Categorical                       Fishery Management Actions,’’ remains
                                                    via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go                 Exclusion (CE). A CE is ‘‘a category of               in effect. The supplement sets forth the
                                                    to www.regulations.gov/                                 actions which do not individually or                  policies and procedures for NEPA
                                                    #!docketDetail;D=NOAA-HQ-2016-0145,                     cumulatively have a significant effect on             compliance for such actions. For
                                                    click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon,                        the human environment,’’ and, based on                convenience, the supplement is
                                                    complete the required fields, and enter                 the agency’s past experience, does not                reproduced as Appendix C to the
                                                    or attach your comments; (2) Mail: Send                 require further NEPA review in the form               Companion Manual. Decision makers
                                                    to NOAA NEPA Coordinator, Attention                     of either an EA or EIS. See 40 CFR                    for such actions may also consider and
                                                    Katherine Renshaw, 1315 East-West                       1508.4, CEQ, ‘‘Final Guidance for
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                                                                                                                                                                  apply the guidance in the Companion
                                                    Highway, Room 15132, Silver Spring,                     Federal Departments and Agencies on                   Manual to the extent it is consistent
                                                    MD 20910.                                               Establishing, Applying, and Revising                  with the policies and procedures in the
                                                       Instructions: NOAA may not consider                  Categorical Exclusions Under the                      supplement.
                                                    comments if they are sent by any other                  National Environmental Policy Act’’ (75
                                                    method, to any other address or                         FR 75628; December 6, 2010). A CE does                Process
                                                    individual, or received after the                       not exempt an action from NEPA                          NOAA last updated its NEPA
                                                    comment period ends. All comments                       review; rather, it is one form of                     Procedures in 1999. In order to ensure
                                                    received are a part of the public record                environmental review under NEPA. See                  that its procedures, including CEs and


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