83 FR 63483 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Limits of Application of the Take Prohibitions

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 236 (December 10, 2018)

Page Range		63483-63483
FR Document		2018-26683

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; Limits of 
Application of the Take Prohibitions

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 February 8, 
2019.

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 Gary Rule, NOAA Fisheries, 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd. Suite 
1100, Portland, OR 97232, (503) 230-5424 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This request is for extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 
1531 et. seq.) requires the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to 
adopt such regulations as it ``deems necessary and advisable to provide 
for the conservation of'' threatened species. Those regulations may 
include any or all of the prohibitions provided in section 9(a)(1) of 
the ESA, which specifically prohibits ``take'' of any endangered 
species (``take'' includes actions that harass, harm, pursue, kill, or 
capture). The first salmonid species listed by NMFS as threatened were 
protected by virtually blanket application of the section 9 take 
prohibitions. There are now 23 separate Distinct Population Segments 
(DPS) of west coast salmonids listed as threatened, covering a large 
percentage of the land base in California, Oregon, Washington and 
Idaho. NMFS is obligated to enact necessary and advisable protective 
regulations. NMFS makes section 9 prohibitions generally applicable to 
many of those threatened DPS, but also seeks to respond to requests 
from states and others to both provide more guidance on how to protect 
threatened salmonids and avoid take, and to limit the application of 
take prohibitions wherever warranted (see 70 FR 37160, June 28, 2005, 
71 FR 834, January 5, 2006, and 73 FR 55451, September 25, 2008). The 
regulations describe programs or circumstances that contribute to the 
conservation of, or are being conducted in a way that limits impacts 
on, listed salmonids. Because we have determined that such programs/
circumstances adequately protect listed salmonids, the regulations do 
not apply the ``take'' prohibitions to them. Some of these limits on 
the take prohibitions entail voluntary submission of a plan to NMFS 
and/or annual or occasional reports by entities wishing to take 
advantage of these limits, or continue within them.
    The currently approved application and reporting requirements apply 
to Pacific marine and anadromous fish species, as requirements 
regarding other species are being addressed in a separate information 
collection.

II. Method of Collection

    Submissions may be electronically or on paper.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0399.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Affected Public: Federal government; State, local, or tribal 
government; business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 331.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 hours for a diversion screening 
limit project; 20 hours for a road maintenance agreement; 30 hours for 
an urban development package; 20 hours for a tribal plan; 10 hours for 
a fishery harvest plan; 5 hours for a report of aided, salvaged, or 
disposed of salmonids; 2 hours for research permits; 5 hours for 
artificial propagation plans; and 2 hours for annual reports.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 935.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $580.

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: December 4, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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applicant. The applicant has withdrawn endangered species (‘‘take’’ includes aided, salvaged, or disposed of
the application from further actions that harass, harm, pursue, kill, salmonids; 2 hours for research permits;
consideration. or capture). The first salmonid species 5 hours for artificial propagation plans;
Dated: December 4, 2018. listed by NMFS as threatened were and 2 hours for annual reports.
protected by virtually blanket Estimated Total Annual Burden
Julia Marie Harrison,
application of the section 9 take Hours: 935.
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Office of Protected Resources, National prohibitions. There are now 23 separate
Marine Fisheries Service. Distinct Population Segments (DPS) of Public: $580.
[FR Doc. 2018–26666 Filed 12–7–18; 8:45 am] west coast salmonids listed as IV. Request for Comments
threatened, covering a large percentage
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of the land base in California, Oregon, Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
Washington and Idaho. NMFS is the proposed collection of information
obligated to enact necessary and is necessary for the proper performance
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE of the functions of the agency, including
advisable protective regulations. NMFS
National Oceanic and Atmospheric makes section 9 prohibitions generally whether the information shall have
Administration applicable to many of those threatened practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
DPS, but also seeks to respond to agency’s estimate of the burden
Proposed Information Collection; requests from states and others to both (including hours and cost) of the
Comment Request; Limits of provide more guidance on how to proposed collection of information; (c)
Application of the Take Prohibitions protect threatened salmonids and avoid ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
take, and to limit the application of take clarity of the information to be
AGENCY: National Oceanic and collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), prohibitions wherever warranted (see 70
FR 37160, June 28, 2005, 71 FR 834, burden of the collection of information
Commerce. on respondents, including through the
ACTION: Notice.
January 5, 2006, and 73 FR 55451,
September 25, 2008). The regulations use of automated collection techniques
SUMMARY: The Department of describe programs or circumstances that or other forms of information
Commerce, as part of its continuing contribute to the conservation of, or are technology.
Comments submitted in response to
effort to reduce paperwork and being conducted in a way that limits
this notice will be summarized and/or
respondent burden, invites the general impacts on, listed salmonids. Because
included in the request for OMB
public and other Federal agencies to we have determined that such
approval of this information collection;
take this opportunity to comment on programs/circumstances adequately
they also will become a matter of public
proposed and/or continuing information protect listed salmonids, the regulations
record.
collections, as required by the do not apply the ‘‘take’’ prohibitions to
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. them. Some of these limits on the take Dated: December 4, 2018.
DATES: Written comments must be prohibitions entail voluntary Sarah Brabson,
submitted on or before February 8, 2019. submission of a plan to NMFS and/or NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments annual or occasional reports by entities [FR Doc. 2018–26683 Filed 12–7–18; 8:45 am]
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental wishing to take advantage of these BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
Paperwork Clearance Officer, limits, or continue within them.
Department of Commerce, Room 6616, The currently approved application
14th and Constitution Avenue NW, and reporting requirements apply to DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Pacific marine and anadromous fish
species, as requirements regarding other National Oceanic and Atmospheric
internet at pracomments@doc.gov).
species are being addressed in a Administration
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or separate information collection. RIN 0648–XG561
copies of the information collection II. Method of Collection
instrument and instructions should be 2019 Annual Determination To
Submissions may be electronically or Implement the Sea Turtle Observer
directed to Gary Rule, NOAA Fisheries, on paper.
1201 NE Lloyd Blvd. Suite 1100, Requirement
Portland, OR 97232, (503) 230–5424 or III. Data AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
gary.rule@noaa.gov. OMB Control Number: 0648–0399. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Form Number(s): None. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Type of Review: Regular submission Commerce.
I. Abstract (extension of a current information ACTION: Notice.
This request is for extension of a collection).
currently approved information Affected Public: Federal government; SUMMARY: The National Marine
collection. State, local, or tribal government; Fisheries Service (NMFS) is providing
Section 4(d) of the Endangered business or other for-profit notification that the agency will not
Species Act of 1973 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. organizations. identify additional fisheries to observe
1531 et. seq.) requires the National Estimated Number of Respondents: on the 2019 Annual Determination
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to 331. (AD), pursuant to its authority under the
adopt such regulations as it ‘‘deems Estimated Time per Response: 5 hours Endangered Species Act (ESA or Act).
necessary and advisable to provide for for a diversion screening limit project; Through the AD, NMFS identifies U.S.
the conservation of’’ threatened species. 20 hours for a road maintenance fisheries operating in the Atlantic
Those regulations may include any or agreement; 30 hours for an urban Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Pacific
all of the prohibitions provided in development package; 20 hours for a Ocean that will be required to take
section 9(a)(1) of the ESA, which tribal plan; 10 hours for a fishery observers upon NMFS’ request. The
specifically prohibits ‘‘take’’ of any harvest plan; 5 hours for a report of purpose of observing identified fisheries

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Written comments must be submitted on or before February 8, 2019.
Contact		Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Gary Rule, NOAA Fisheries, 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd. Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97232, (503) 230-5424 or [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 63483

83 FR 63483 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Limits of Application of the Take Prohibitions

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCENational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 236 (December 10, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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