83_FR_9891 83 FR 9845 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Application and Reports for Scientific Research and Enhancement Permits Under the Endangered Species Act

83 FR 9845 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Application and Reports for Scientific Research and Enhancement Permits Under the Endangered Species Act

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 46 (March 8, 2018)

Page Range9845-9845
FR Document2018-04680

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; Application and 
Reports for Scientific Research and Enhancement Permits Under the 
Endangered Species Act

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 7, 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 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.
    The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 
imposed prohibitions against the taking of endangered species. Section 
10 of the ESA allows permits authorizing the taking of endangered 
species for research/enhancement purposes. The corresponding 
regulations established procedures for persons to apply for such 
permits. In addition, the regulations set forth specific reporting 
requirements for such permit holders. The regulations contain two sets 
of information collections: (1) Applications for research/enhancement 
permits, and (2) reporting requirements for permits issued.
    The required information is used to evaluate the impacts of the 
proposed activity on endangered species, to make the determinations 
required by the ESA prior to issuing a permit, and to establish 
appropriate permit conditions. To issue permits under ESA Section 
10(a)(1)(A), the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) must 
determine that (1) such exceptions were applied for in good faith, (2) 
if granted and exercised, will not operate to the disadvantage of such 
endangered species, and (3) will be consistent with the purposes and 
policy set forth in Section 2 of the ESA.
    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: 0648-0402.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved collection). Affected Public: Federal government; State, 
local, or tribal government; business or other for-profit 
organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 160.
    Estimated Time per Response: Permit applications, 12 hours; permit 
modification requests 6 hours; annual or final reports, 2 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 835.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $500 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: March 5, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-04680 Filed 3-7-18; 8:45 am]
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                                                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  prior to issuing a permit, and to                       Dated: March 5, 2018.
                                                                                                        establish appropriate permit conditions.              Sarah Brabson,
                                                National Oceanic and Atmospheric                        To issue permits under ESA Section                    NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
                                                Administration                                          10(a)(1)(A), the National Marine                      [FR Doc. 2018–04680 Filed 3–7–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        Fisheries Service (NMFS) must                         BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
                                                Proposed Information Collection;                        determine that (1) such exceptions were
                                                Comment Request; Application and                        applied for in good faith, (2) if granted
                                                Reports for Scientific Research and                     and exercised, will not operate to the
                                                Enhancement Permits Under the                                                                                 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
                                                                                                        disadvantage of such endangered
                                                Endangered Species Act                                  species, and (3) will be consistent with              [Docket No.: ED–2018–ICCD–0023]
                                                AGENCY: National Oceanic and                            the purposes and policy set forth in
                                                                                                        Section 2 of the ESA.                                 Agency Information Collection
                                                Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
                                                                                                          The currently approved application                  Activities; Comment Request; Pell
                                                Commerce.
                                                                                                        and reporting requirements apply to                   Grant Reporting Under the Common
                                                ACTION: Notice.                                                                                               Origination and Disbursement (COD)
                                                                                                        Pacific marine and anadromous fish
                                                SUMMARY:    The Department of                           species, as requirements regarding other              System
                                                Commerce, as part of its continuing                     species are being addressed in a                      AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA),
                                                effort to reduce paperwork and                          separate information collection.                      Department of Education (ED).
                                                respondent burden, invites the general
                                                                                                        II. Method of Collection                              ACTION: Notice.
                                                public and other Federal agencies to
                                                take this opportunity to comment on                       Submissions may be electronically or                SUMMARY:  In accordance with the
                                                proposed and/or continuing information                  on paper.                                             Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
                                                collections, as required by the                                                                               proposing an extension of an existing
                                                                                                        III. Data
                                                Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.                                                                              information collection.
                                                DATES: Written comments must be                            OMB Control Number: 0648–0402.
                                                                                                                                                              DATES: Interested persons are invited to
                                                submitted on or before May 7, 2018.                        Form Number(s): None.                              submit comments on or before May 7,
                                                ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments                     Type of Review: Regular submission                 2018.
                                                to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental                        (extension of a currently approved
                                                Paperwork Clearance Officer,                            collection). Affected Public: Federal                 ADDRESSES:    To access and review all the
                                                Department of Commerce, Room 6616,                      government; State, local, or tribal                   documents related to the information
                                                14th and Constitution Avenue NW,                        government; business or other for-profit              collection listed in this notice, please
                                                Washington, DC 20230 (or via the                        organizations.                                        use http://www.regulations.gov by
                                                internet at pracomments@doc.gov).                          Estimated Number of Respondents:                   searching the Docket ID number ED–
                                                                                                        160.                                                  2018–ICCD–0023. Comments submitted
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                           Estimated Time per Response: Permit                in response to this notice should be
                                                Requests for additional information or                                                                        submitted electronically through the
                                                copies of the information collection                    applications, 12 hours; permit
                                                                                                        modification requests 6 hours; annual or              Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
                                                instrument and instructions should be                                                                         www.regulations.gov by selecting the
                                                directed to Gary Rule, NOAA Fisheries,                  final reports, 2 hours.
                                                                                                           Estimated Total Annual Burden                      Docket ID number or via postal mail,
                                                1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100,                                                                              commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
                                                Portland, OR 97232, (503) 230–5424 or                   Hours: 835.
                                                                                                           Estimated Total Annual Cost to                     Please note that comments submitted by
                                                gary.rule@noaa.gov.                                                                                           fax or email and those submitted after
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              Public: $500 in recordkeeping/reporting
                                                                                                        costs.                                                the comment period will not be
                                                I. Abstract                                                                                                   accepted. Written requests for
                                                                                                        IV. Request for Comments                              information or comments submitted by
                                                   This request is for extension of a
                                                                                                           Comments are invited on: (a) Whether               postal mail or delivery should be
                                                currently approved information
                                                                                                        the proposed collection of information                addressed to the Director of the
                                                collection.
                                                                                                        is necessary for the proper performance               Information Collection Clearance
                                                   The Endangered Species Act of 1973
                                                                                                        of the functions of the agency, including             Division, U.S. Department of Education,
                                                (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) imposed
                                                                                                        whether the information shall have                    400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room
                                                prohibitions against the taking of
                                                                                                        practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the            216–34, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
                                                endangered species. Section 10 of the
                                                ESA allows permits authorizing the                      agency’s estimate of the burden                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                                taking of endangered species for                        (including hours and cost) of the                     specific questions related to collection
                                                research/enhancement purposes. The                      proposed collection of information; (c)               activities, please contact Beth
                                                corresponding regulations established                   ways to enhance the quality, utility, and             Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018.
                                                procedures for persons to apply for such                clarity of the information to be                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                permits. In addition, the regulations set               collected; and (d) ways to minimize the               Department of Education (ED), in
                                                forth specific reporting requirements for               burden of the collection of information               accordance with the Paperwork
                                                such permit holders. The regulations                    on respondents, including through the                 Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
                                                contain two sets of information                         use of automated collection techniques                3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
                                                                                                        or other forms of information                         public and Federal agencies with an
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                                                collections: (1) Applications for
                                                research/enhancement permits, and (2)                   technology.                                           opportunity to comment on proposed,
                                                reporting requirements for permits                         Comments submitted in response to                  revised, and continuing collections of
                                                issued.                                                 this notice will be summarized and/or                 information. This helps the Department
                                                   The required information is used to                  included in the request for OMB                       assess the impact of its information
                                                evaluate the impacts of the proposed                    approval of this information collection;              collection requirements and minimize
                                                activity on endangered species, to make                 they also will become a matter of public              the public’s reporting burden. It also
                                                the determinations required by the ESA                  record.                                               helps the public understand the


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CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesWritten comments must be submitted on or before May 7, 2018.
ContactRequests 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 Citation83 FR 9845 

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