82 FR 13309 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Reporting of Sea Turtle Entanglement in Fishing Gear or Marine Debris

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 46 (March 10, 2017)

Page Range		13309-13309
FR Document		2017-04751

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; Reporting of 
Sea Turtle Entanglement in Fishing Gear or Marine Debris

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 May 9, 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 Kate Sampson, Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries 
Office, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930, (978) 282-8470 
or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is for revision and extension of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Sea turtles can become accidentally entangled in active or 
discarded fishing gear, marine debris, or other line in the marine 
environment. Entanglement has the potential to cause serious injury or 
mortality, which would negatively impact the recovery of endangered and 
threatened sea turtle populations. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration's (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 
established the Sea Turtle Disentanglement Network (STDN) to respond to 
these entanglement events, in particular those involving the vertical 
line of fixed gear fisheries. The STDN's goals are to increase 
reporting, to reduce serious injury and mortality to sea turtles, and 
to collect information that can be used for mitigation of these 
threats. As there is limited observer coverage of fixed gear fisheries, 
the STDN data are invaluable to NMFS in understanding the threat of 
entanglement and working towards mitigation.

II. Method of Collection

    Reports will be submitted on paper (faxed or mailed), by telephone, 
or electronically.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0496.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (revision and extension of a 
currently approved information collection).
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations; not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or 
Tribal government; Federal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 111.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 to 2.5 hours per case.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 165.
    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.

    Dated: February 28, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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preparing business plans, making FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: IV. Request for Comments
business decisions, developing Requests for additional information or Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
economic models and forecasts, copies of the information collection the proposed collection of information
conducting economic research, and instrument and instructions should be is necessary for the proper performance
establishing benchmarks for their own directed to Kate Sampson, Greater of the functions of the agency, including
sample surveys. Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, 55 whether the information shall have
Affected Public: Businesses; Not-for- Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
profit institutions; State, local or tribal 01930, (978) 282–8470 or agency’s estimate of the burden
governments. kate.sampson@noaa.gov.
Frequency: Every five years. (including hours and cost) of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: proposed collection of information; (c)
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: The economic census I. Abstract ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
is required by law under Title 13, clarity of the information to be
United States Code (U.S.C.), Section 131 This request is for revision and collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
which mandates the taking of a census extension of a currently approved burden of the collection of information
at 5-year intervals. Section 224 makes information collection. on respondents, including through the
reporting mandatory. Sea turtles can become accidentally use of automated collection techniques
This information collection request entangled in active or discarded fishing or other forms of information
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. gear, marine debris, or other line in the technology.
Follow the instructions to view marine environment. Entanglement has Comments submitted in response to
Department of Commerce collections the potential to cause serious injury or this notice will be summarized and/or
currently under review by OMB. mortality, which would negatively included in the request for OMB
Written comments and impact the recovery of endangered and approval of this information collection;
recommendations for the proposed threatened sea turtle populations. The they also will become a matter of public
information collection should be sent National Oceanic and Atmospheric record.
within 30 days of publication of this Administration’s (NOAA) National Dated: February 28, 2017.
notice to Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Sarah Brabson,
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax established the Sea Turtle
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
to (202) 395–5806. Disentanglement Network (STDN) to
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respond to these entanglement events,
Sheleen Dumas, BILLING CODE 3520–22–P
in particular those involving the vertical
PRA Departmental Lead, Office of the Chief line of fixed gear fisheries. The STDN’s
Information Officer.
goals are to increase reporting, to reduce
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serious injury and mortality to sea
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can be used for mitigation of these Administration
threats. As there is limited observer
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE coverage of fixed gear fisheries, the RIN 0648–XF276
National Oceanic and Atmospheric STDN data are invaluable to NMFS in
understanding the threat of North Pacific Fishery Management
Administration Council; Public Meeting
entanglement and working towards
Proposed Information Collection; mitigation. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Comment Request; Reporting of Sea II. Method of Collection Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Turtle Entanglement in Fishing Gear or Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Marine Debris Reports will be submitted on paper Commerce.
(faxed or mailed), by telephone, or ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY: National Oceanic and electronically.
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery
Commerce. III. Data
Management Council (Council)
ACTION: Notice. OMB Control Number: 0648–0496. Electronic Monitoring Workgroup
SUMMARY: The Department of Form Number(s): None. (EMWG) will hold a public meeting on
Commerce, as part of its continuing Type of Review: Regular submission March 28 through March 29, 2017.
effort to reduce paperwork and (revision and extension of a currently DATES: The meeting will be held on
respondent burden, invites the general approved information collection). Tuesday, March 28, 2017, from 8 a.m. to
public and other Federal agencies to Affected Public: Individuals or 5 p.m. and Wednesday, March 29, 2017,
take this opportunity to comment on households; business or other for-profit from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
proposed and/or continuing information organizations; not-for-profit institutions; ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
collections, as required by the State, Local, or Tribal government; the Harbor Room at The Best Western
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Federal government. Kodiak Inn, 236 Rezanof Drive, Kodiak,
DATES: Written comments must be Estimated Number of Respondents: AK 99615. The meeting will be available
submitted on or before May 9, 2017. 111. by teleconference at: (907) 271–2896.
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ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments Estimated Time per Response: 2 to 2.5 Council address: North Pacific
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental hours per case. Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Estimated Total Annual Burden 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
Department of Commerce, Room 6616, Hours: 165. 99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809.
14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Estimated Total Annual Cost to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Public: $100 in recordkeeping/reporting Diana Evans, Council staff; telephone:
Internet at pracomments@doc.gov). costs. (907) 271–2809.

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Dates		Written comments must be submitted on or before May 9, 2017.
Contact		Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Kate Sampson, Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930, (978) 282-8470 or [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 13309

82 FR 13309 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Reporting of Sea Turtle Entanglement in Fishing Gear or Marine Debris

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCENational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 46 (March 10, 2017)

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