83 FR 19532 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Pacific Island Pelagic Longline Fisheries; Short-tailed Albatross-Fisheries Interaction Recovery Reporting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 86 (May 3, 2018)

Page Range		19532-19532
FR Document		2018-09373

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; Pacific Island 
Pelagic Longline Fisheries; Short-tailed Albatross-Fisheries 
Interaction Recovery Reporting

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 July 2, 2018.

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 Gabriel Forrester, NMFS, (808) 725-5179 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is for extension of a currently approved information 
collection. Federal regulations require the operator of a vessel with a 
Hawaii longline limited access permit vessel to notify NMFS if an 
endangered short-tailed albatross is hooked or entangled during fishing 
operations. Following the retrieval of the albatross from the ocean the 
vessel operator must record the condition of the bird on a recovery 
data form. A veterinarian will use the information to provide advice to 
the captain for caring for the bird. If the albatross is dead, the 
captain must attach an identification tag to the carcass to assist the 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) biologists in subsequent 
studies. This collection of information is one of the terms and 
conditions contained in the Endangered Species Act Section 7 biological 
opinion issued by USFWS, and is intended to maximize the probability of 
the long-term survival of short-tailed albatrosses accidentally taken 
by longline gear.

II. Method of Collection

    Respondents have a choice of either electronic or paper forms. 
Methods of submittal include email or electronic forms, or mail or 
facsimile transmission of paper forms within 72 hours of landing.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0456.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.
    Estimated Time per Response: Notification, reporting, and tagging 
and specimen handling, 1 hour each.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $80 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs, mainly for at-sea communication 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: April 30, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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Special Accommodations longline limited access permit vessel to Comments submitted in response to
This meeting is physically accessible notify NMFS if an endangered short- this notice will be summarized and/or
to people with disabilities. This meeting tailed albatross is hooked or entangled included in the request for OMB
will be recorded. Consistent with 16 during fishing operations. Following the approval of this information collection;
U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is retrieval of the albatross from the ocean they also will become a matter of public
available upon request. Requests for the vessel operator must record the record.
sign language interpretation or other condition of the bird on a recovery data Dated: April 30, 2018.
auxiliary aids should be directed to form. A veterinarian will use the Sarah Brabson,
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at information to provide advice to the
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to captain for caring for the bird. If the
[FR Doc. 2018–09373 Filed 5–2–18; 8:45 am]
the meeting date. albatross is dead, the captain must
attach an identification tag to the BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
carcass to assist the U.S. Fish and
Dated: April 30, 2018. Wildlife Service (USFWS) biologists in
Tracey L. Thompson, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
subsequent studies. This collection of
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable information is one of the terms and National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. conditions contained in the Endangered Administration
[FR Doc. 2018–09396 Filed 5–2–18; 8:45 am] Species Act Section 7 biological opinion
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P issued by USFWS, and is intended to
RIN 0648–XF850
maximize the probability of the long-
term survival of short-tailed albatrosses Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE accidentally taken by longline gear. Specified Activities; Taking Marine
National Oceanic and Atmospheric II. Method of Collection Mammals Incidental to Site
Administration Characterization Surveys Off of New
Respondents have a choice of either
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electronic or paper forms. Methods of
Proposed Information Collection; submittal include email or electronic
Comment Request; Pacific Island AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
forms, or mail or facsimile transmission Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Pelagic Longline Fisheries; Short- of paper forms within 72 hours of
tailed Albatross-Fisheries Interaction Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
landing. Commerce.
Recovery Reporting
III. Data ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental
AGENCY: National Oceanic and harassment authorization.
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), OMB Control Number: 0648–0456.
Commerce. Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular (extension of SUMMARY: In accordance with the
ACTION: Notice. regulations implementing the Marine
a currently approved information
collection). Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as
SUMMARY: The Department of
Affected Public: Business or other for- amended, notification is hereby given
Commerce, as part of its continuing
profit organizations; individuals or that NMFS has issued an incidental
effort to reduce paperwork and
households. harassment authorization (IHA) to
respondent burden, invites the general
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1. Statoil Wind U.S. LLC (Statoil) to
public and other Federal agencies to
Estimated Time per Response: incidentally harass, by Level B
take this opportunity to comment on
Notification, reporting, and tagging and harassment only, marine mammals
proposed and/or continuing information
specimen handling, 1 hour each. during marine site characterization
collections, as required by the
Estimated Total Annual Burden surveys off the coast of New York as
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Hours: 3. part of the Empire Wind Project in the
DATES: Written comments must be
Estimated Total Annual Cost to area of the Commercial Lease of
submitted on or before July 2, 2018. Submerged Lands for Renewable Energy
Public: $80 in recordkeeping/reporting
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments Development on the Outer Continental
costs, mainly for at-sea communication
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental costs. Shelf (OCS–A 0512) (Lease Area) and
Paperwork Clearance Officer, coastal waters where one or more cable
Department of Commerce, Room 6616, IV. Request for Comments route corridors will be established.
14th and Constitution Avenue NW, Comments are invited on: (a) Whether DATES: This Authorization is valid for
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the the proposed collection of information
internet at pracomments@doc.gov). one year from the date of issuance.
is necessary for the proper performance
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: of the functions of the agency, including FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or whether the information shall have Jordan Carduner, Office of Protected
copies of the information collection practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
instrument and instructions should be agency’s estimate of the burden Electronic copies of the applications
directed to Gabriel Forrester, NMFS, (including hours and cost) of the and supporting documents, as well as a
(808) 725–5179 or Gabriel.Forrester@ proposed collection of information; (c) list of the references cited in this
noaa.gov. ways to enhance the quality, utility, and document, may be obtained by visiting
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES

clarity of the information to be the internet at: www.fisheries.noaa.gov/
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the national/marine-mammal-protection/
I. Abstract burden of the collection of information incidental-take-authorizations-other-
This request is for extension of a on respondents, including through the energy-activities-renewable. In case of
currently approved information use of automated collection techniques problems accessing these documents,
collection. Federal regulations require or other forms of information please call the contact listed above.
the operator of a vessel with a Hawaii technology. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Written comments must be submitted on or before July 2, 2018.
Contact		Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Gabriel Forrester, NMFS, (808) 725-5179 or [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 19532

83 FR 19532 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Pacific Island Pelagic Longline Fisheries; Short-tailed Albatross-Fisheries Interaction Recovery Reporting

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