83 FR 35225 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 143 (July 25, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-15873

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 143 (Wednesday, July 25, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 25, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-15873]


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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.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Scientific Research, Exempted Fishing, and Exempted 
Educational Activity Submissions.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0309.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (revision and extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 121.
    Average Hours per Response: Scientific research plans, 13 hours; 
scientific research reports, 6 hours; exempted fishing permit requests; 
10 hours, exempted fishing permit reports, 4.5 hours; exempted 
educational requests, 5 hours; exempted educational reports, 2.5 hours.
    Burden Hours: 2,141.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of a 
currently approved information collection. Research permits already 
covered under other OMB Control Numbers have been removed.
    Fishery regulations do not generally affect scientific research 
activities conducted by a scientific research vessel. Persons planning 
to conduct such research are encouraged to submit a scientific research 
plan to ensure that the activities are considered research and not 
fishing. The researchers are requested to submit reports of their 
scientific research activity after its completion. Eligible researchers 
on board federally permitted fishing vessels that plan to temporarily 
possess fish in a manner not compliant with applicable fishing 
regulations for the purpose of collecting scientific data on catch may 
submit a request for a temporary possession letter of authorization. 
The researchers are requested to submit reports of their scientific 
research activity after its completion. The National Marine Fisheries 
Service (NMFS) may also grant exemptions from fishery regulations for 
educational or other activities (e.g., using non-regulation gear). The 
applications for these exemptions must be submitted, as well as reports 
on activities.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit

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institutions; state, local or tribal governments; individuals or 
households; federal government.
    Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    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.

    Dated: July 20, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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Division, Office of Protected Resources POK may continue its operations under DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
and the NMFS West Coast Regional such a case.
Stranding Coordinators. The report must 10. This Authorization may be National Oceanic and Atmospheric
include the following information: modified, suspended, or withdrawn if Administration
(i) Time, date, and location (latitude the holder fails to abide by the
and longitude) of the incident; conditions prescribed herein or if NMFS Submission for OMB Review;
(ii) Description of the incident; determines that the authorized taking is Comment Request
(iii) Status of all sound sources used having more than a negligible impact on The Department of Commerce will
in the 24 hours preceding the incident; the species or stock of affected marine submit to the Office of Management and
(iv) Environmental conditions (wind mammals. Budget (OMB) for clearance the
speed, wind direction, sea state, cloud following proposal for collection of
cover, visibility, water depth); Request for Public Comments
information under the provisions of the
(v) Description of the marine mammal We request comment on our analyses, Paperwork Reduction Act.
observations in the 24 hours preceding the draft authorization, and any other Agency: National Oceanic and
the incident; aspect of this Notice of Proposed IHA Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
(vi) Species identification or for the proposed POK construction Title: Scientific Research, Exempted
description of the animal(s) involved; activities. Please include with your Fishing, and Exempted Educational
(vii) The fate of the animal(s); and comments any supporting data or Activity Submissions.
(viii) Photographs or video footage of literature citations to help inform our OMB Control Number: 0648–0309.
the animal(s), if equipment is available. final decision on the request for MMPA Form Number(s): None.
(d) Activities shall not resume until Type of Request: Regular (revision
authorization.
NMFS is able to review the On a case-by-case basis, NMFS may and extension of a currently approved
circumstances of the prohibited take. issue a one-year renewal IHA without information collection).
NMFS shall work with POK to additional notice when (1) another year Number of Respondents: 121.
determine what is necessary to of identical or nearly identical activities Average Hours per Response:
minimize the likelihood of further as described in the Specified Activities Scientific research plans, 13 hours;
prohibited take and ensure MMPA section is planned, or (2) the activities scientific research reports, 6 hours;
compliance. POK may not resume their would not be completed by the time the exempted fishing permit requests; 10
activities until notified by NMFS via IHA expires and renewal would allow hours, exempted fishing permit reports,
letter, email, or telephone. completion of the activities beyond that 4.5 hours; exempted educational
(e) In the event that POK discovers an requests, 5 hours; exempted educational
described in the Dates and Duration
injured or dead marine mammal, and reports, 2.5 hours.
section, provided all of the following
the marine mammal observer Burden Hours: 2,141.
conditions are met:
determines that the cause of injury or Needs and Uses: This request is for
• A request for renewal is received no
death is unknown and the death is revision and extension of a currently
later than 60 days prior to expiration of
relatively recent (less than a moderate approved information collection.
the current IHA;
state of decomposition), POK shall • The request for renewal must Research permits already covered under
immediately report the incident to the include the following: other OMB Control Numbers have been
NMFS Chief of Permits and (1) An explanation that the activities removed.
Conservation Division, Office of to be conducted beyond the initial dates Fishery regulations do not generally
Protected Resources, and the NMFS either are identical to the previously affect scientific research activities
West Coast Regional Stranding analyzed activities or include changes conducted by a scientific research
Coordinator. The report must include so minor (e.g., reduction in pile size) vessel. Persons planning to conduct
the same information identified above. that the changes do not affect the such research are encouraged to submit
Activities may continue while NMFS previous analyses, take estimates, or a scientific research plan to ensure that
reviews the circumstances of the mitigation and monitoring the activities are considered research
incident. NMFS shall work with POK to requirements; and and not fishing. The researchers are
determine whether modifications in the (2) A preliminary monitoring report requested to submit reports of their
activities are appropriate showing the results of the required scientific research activity after its
(f) In the event that POK discovers an monitoring to date and an explanation completion. Eligible researchers on
injured or dead marine mammal, and showing that the monitoring results do board federally permitted fishing vessels
the marine mammal observer not indicate impacts of a scale or nature that plan to temporarily possess fish in
determines that the injury or death is not previously analyzed or authorized; a manner not compliant with applicable
not associated with or related to the • Upon review of the request for fishing regulations for the purpose of
activities authorized in the IHA renewal, the status of the affected collecting scientific data on catch may
(previously wounded animal, carcass species or stocks, and any other submit a request for a temporary
with moderate to advanced pertinent information, NMFS possession letter of authorization. The
decomposition, or scavenger damage), determines that there are no more than researchers are requested to submit
POK shall report the incident to the minor changes in the activities, the reports of their scientific research
NMFS Chief of Permits and mitigation and monitoring measures activity after its completion. The
Conservation Division, Office of remain the same and appropriate, and National Marine Fisheries Service
Protected Resources, and the NMFS the original findings remain valid. (NMFS) may also grant exemptions from
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West Coast Regional Stranding fishery regulations for educational or
Coordinator within 24 hours of the Dated: July 19, 2018. other activities (e.g., using non-
discovery. POK shall provide Donna S. Wieting, regulation gear). The applications for
photographs or video footage (if Director, Office of Protected Resources, these exemptions must be submitted, as
available) or other documentation of the National Marine Fisheries Service. well as reports on activities.
stranded animal(s) to NMFS and the [FR Doc. 2018–15837 Filed 7–24–18; 8:45 am] Affected Public: Business or other for-
Marine Mammal Stranding Network. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P profit organizations; not-for-profit

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institutions; state, local or tribal problems accessing these documents, complete on April 4, 2018. NMFS is
governments; individuals or please call the contact listed above. authorizing the take by Level A and
households; federal government. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Level B harassment of the following
Frequency: Annually and on occasion. marine mammal species: Harbor seal
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. Background (Phoca vitulina); northern elephant seal
This information collection request Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the (Mirounga angustirostris); California sea
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct lion (Zalophus californianus); Steller
the instructions to view Department of the Secretary of Commerce (as delegated sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus); killer
Commerce collections currently under to NMFS) to allow, upon request, the whale (Orcinus orca); long-beaked
review by OMB. incidental, but not intentional, taking of common dolphin (Delphinus delphis),
Written comments and small numbers of marine mammals by bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus),
recommendations for the proposed U.S. citizens who engage in a specified gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus);
information collection should be sent activity (other than commercial fishing) humpback whale (Megaptera
within 30 days of publication of this within a specified geographical region if novaeangliae), minke whale
notice to OIRA_Submission@ certain findings are made and either (Balaenoptera acutorostrata); harbor
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. regulations are issued or, if the taking is porpoise (Phocoena phocoena); and
limited to harassment, a notice of a Dall’s porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli).
Dated: July 20, 2018.
proposed authorization is provided to Neither WSDOT nor NMFS expect
Sarah Brabson, the public for review. mortality to result from this activity
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. An authorization for incidental and, therefore, an IHA is appropriate.
[FR Doc. 2018–15873 Filed 7–24–18; 8:45 am] takings shall be granted if NMFS finds
that the taking will have a negligible NMFS previously issued an IHA to
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impact on the species or stock(s), will WSDOT for the first year of this project
not have an unmitigable adverse impact (FR 21579; July 7, 2017). WSDOT
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE on the availability of the species or complied with all the requirements (e.g.,
stock(s) for subsistence uses (where mitigation, monitoring, and reporting) of
National Oceanic and Atmospheric relevant), and if the permissible the previous IHA and information
Administration methods of taking and requirements regarding their monitoring results may
pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring be found in the Estimated Take section.
RIN 0648–XG219 and reporting of such takings are set Description of Specified Activity
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to forth.
NMFS has defined ‘‘negligible Overview
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103 as an impact The purpose of the Seattle
Mammals Incidental to Seattle
resulting from the specified activity that Multimodal Project at Colman Dock is to
Multimodal Project in Seattle,
cannot be reasonably expected to, and is preserve the transportation function of
Washington
not reasonably likely to, adversely affect an aging, deteriorating and seismically
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries the species or stock through effects on deficient facility to continue providing
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and annual rates of recruitment or survival. safe and reliable service. The project
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), The MMPA states that the term ‘‘take’’ will also address existing safety
Commerce. means to harass, hunt, capture, kill or concerns related to conflicts between
ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental
attempt to harass, hunt, capture, or kill vehicles and pedestrian traffic and
harassment authorization. any marine mammal. operational inefficiencies.
Except with respect to certain
SUMMARY: In accordance with the activities not pertinent here, the MMPA Dates and Duration
regulations implementing the Marine defines ‘‘harassment’’ as any act of
pursuit, torment, or annoyance which (i) Due to NMFS and the U.S. Fish and
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as Wildlife Service (USFWS) in-water
amended, notification is hereby given has the potential to injure a marine
mammal or marine mammal stock in the work timing restrictions to protect
that we have issued an incidental Endangered Species Act (ESA)-listed
harassment authorization (IHA) to wild (Level A harassment); or (ii) has
the potential to disturb a marine salmonids, planned WSDOT in-water
Washington State Department of construction is limited each year to July
Transportation (WSDOT) to take small mammal or marine mammal stock in the
wild by causing disruption of behavioral 16 through February 15.
numbers of marine mammals, by
harassment, incidental to Seattle patterns, including, but not limited to, Specific Geographic Region
Multimodal Project at Colman Dock in migration, breathing, nursing, breeding,
Seattle, Washington. feeding, or sheltering (Level B The Seattle Ferry Terminal at Colman
harassment). Dock is located on the downtown
DATES: This authorization is effective
Seattle waterfront, in King County,
from August 1, 2018, through July 31, Summary of Request Washington. The terminal services
2019. On November 21, 2017, WSDOT vessels from the Bainbridge Island and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: submitted a request to NMFS requesting Bremerton routes, and is the most
Shane Guan, Office of Protected an IHA for the possible harassment of heavily used terminal in the
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. small numbers of marine mammal Washington State Ferry system. The
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Electronic copies of the application and species incidental to Seattle Multimodal Seattle terminal is located in Section 6,
supporting documents, as well as the Project at Colman Dock in Seattle, Township 24 North, Range 4 East, and
issued IHA, may be obtained online at: Washington, from August 1, 2018 to July is adjacent to Elliott Bay, tributary to
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ 31, 2019. After receiving the revised Puget Sound (Figure 1–2 of the IHA
national/marine-mammal-protection/ project description and the revised IHA application). Land use in the area is
incidental-take-authorizations- application, NMFS determined that the highly urban, and includes business,
construction-activities. In case of IHA application was adequate and industrial, the Port of Seattle container

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