Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Spatial Assessment and Analysis of Non-Consumptive Uses in California's National Marine Sanctuaries, 72614-72615 [E5-6854]
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Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Patricia Lawson, (301)
713–2322 or Patricia.Lawson@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The purpose of this proposed
collection of information is to enable the
Marine Animal Health and Stranding
Response Program (Program) of NOAA
to assemble information on all tissue
samples submitted to the National
Biomonitoring Specimen Bank (Bank),
including the National Marine Mammal
Tissue Bank. These samples will be
collected from marine mammals, sea
turtles, sea birds, and other marine
animals as needed by volunteers and
researchers participating in the Program.
The specimen banking information
sheets will ask for basic data such as
species, date collected, condition of
tissue, and biology of animal sampled.
This information is essential for the
analysis, comparison, and interpretation
of submitted specimens.
The Bank provides researchers
samples that have been collected in a
systematic and well-documented
manner for comparing results over time
to identify whether environmental and
health trends exist. Without background
information on all samples submitted to
the Bank, scientists cannot conduct
comparative and retrospective analyses
and interpretation on archived marine
animal tissues.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents must send the
completed data sheet along with the
sample to the Bank. Online submission
program should be available in early
2006.
III. Data
OMB Number: None.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions; individuals or households;
State, Local or Tribal Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
30.
Estimated Time Per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 50.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $112.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
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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: November 30, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E5–6853 Filed 12–5–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Spatial
Assessment and Analysis of NonConsumptive Uses in California’s
National Marine Sanctuaries
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 6, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Dr. Vernon R. Leeworthy,
NOS/Special Projects, 1305 East West
Highway, SSMC 4, 9th Floor, Silver
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Spring, Maryland 20910 (or via Internet
at Bob.Leeworthy@noaa.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The purpose of this data collection is
to provide information needed to inform
National Marine Sanctuary management
and the greater California Marine Life
Protection Act process, an assessment of
the economic magnitude of private nonconsumptive activities within marine
sanctuaries and the ways in which
marine protection affects these values.
Non-consumptive recreation includes
any recreation activity that does not
involve removing Sanctuary resources
(e.g.) scuba diving, snorkeling, whale
watching, bird watching, viewing other
wildlife, viewing/photographing
scenery, surfing, kayaking, and sailing).
The outcomes of the proposed research
will include the first geographically
organized inventory of private nonconsumptive users and values, insight
into how biological and physical
attributes influence user behavior and
values, and the economic impacts
associated with these users, in terms of
local expenditures and social welfare.
All stages of the study will involve a
formal peer review process.
Three core tasks will be completed for
Channel Islands and Monterey Bay
National Marine Sanctuaries:
1. Establish baseline data: (i) Total
amount and spatial distribution of nonconsumptive use; (ii) Socioeconomic
and expenditure profiles of nonconsumptive users; and (iii) Knowledge,
attitudes, and perceptions of sanctuary
management strategies and regulations.
2. Analyze the market and non-market
economic impact of non-consumptive
use.
3. Analyze how non-market use varies
with respect to attributes of marine and
coastal environments.
II. Method of Collection
Information will be collected via
telephone and face-to-face interviews,
and aboard a NOAA vessel using
computer aided technology.
III. Data
OMB Number: None.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,400.
Estimated Time Per Response: 52
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,945.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
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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: November 30, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E5–6854 Filed 12–5–05; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 120105B]
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; SnapperGrouper, Coastal Pelagics, and Spiny
Lobster Fisheries Off the Southern
Atlantic States
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of an exempted
fishing permit application; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS announces the receipt
of an application for an exempted
fishing permit (EFP) from Lindsey
Parker on behalf of the University of
Georgia’s Marine Extension Service. If
granted, the EFP would authorize the
applicant, with certain conditions, to
collect up to 200 juvenile (undersized)
snapper/grouper, 20 adult snapper/
grouper, and 10 non-berried spiny
lobster from the date of issuance
through March 14, 2007. Specimens
would be collected from Federal waters
off the coast of Georgia during 2005,
2006, and 2007, and utilized by the
University of Georgia’s Marine
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Julie
A. Weeder, 727–551–5753; fax 727–
824–5308; e-mail
julie.weeder@noaa.gov.
The EFP is
requested under the authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and regulations at
50 CFR 600.745(b) concerning exempted
fishing.
According to the applicant, The
University of Georgia’s Marine
Education Center and Aquarium is the
education branch of the University’s
Marine Extension Service in the School
of Marine Programs. Its purpose is to
serve as a resource for students,
teachers, and the general public in
matters related to Georgia’s coastal
marine environments. The facility
provides a variety of education
programs, including short academic
classes and summer science camps for
school children, classes for college
students and teachers, and programs for
visiting adult groups. It is free to school
groups and is open to the public for a
small admission charge.
The proposed collection for public
display involves activities otherwise
prohibited by regulations implementing
the Fishery Management Plans (FMP)
for the Snapper-Grouper and Spiny
Lobster Fisheries of the South Atlantic
Region.
The applicant requires authorization
to harvest and possess the following
numbers of fishes over the permit
period, to be collected over multiple
trips: 200 juvenile (undersized)
snapper/grouper, 20 adult snapper/
grouper, and 10 spiny lobster.
Collections would occur in Federal
waters off the coast of Georgia from the
date of issuance through March 14,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Education Center and Aquarium,
located on Skidaway Island near
Savannah, Georgia, for display and
public education.
DATES: Comments must be received no
later than 5 p.m., eastern time, on
December 21, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the
application may be sent via fax to 727–
824–5308 or mailed to: Julie Weeder,
Southeast Regional Office, NMFS, 263
13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL
33701. Comments may be submitted by
e-mail to: meca.aquarium@noaa.gov.
Include the following text in the subject
line of the e-mail: ‘‘Comment on MECA
EFP Application.’’ The application and
related documents are available for
review upon written request to the
address above or by e-mail to:
julie.weeder@noaa.gov.
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2007. The applicant wishes to make four
collection trips over the permit period,
each of 2-day duration.
Specimens would be captured with
fish trawls (up to 50 foot headrope
length, mesh size from 2 1/4 inches to
4 inches, codend mesh size as small as
1 5/8 inches), sea bass traps, hook-andline, dip nets, and fry nets. The
applicant requests exemption from the
requirement to use a turtle excluder
device (TED) on the trawl, because
many of the specimens to be collected
would be too large to fit through the
TED grid and would be excluded from
the sample. The applicant suggests
limiting tow times to 30 minutes to
address concerns over incidental
capture of turtles and plans to trawl in
areas the applicant states are well
offshore of areas of known turtle
abundance.
NMFS finds that this application
warrants further consideration, based on
a preliminary review, and intends to
issue an EFP. Possible conditions the
agency may impose on this permit, if
granted, include but are not limited to:
Reduction in the number of fish to be
collected; restrictions on the placement
of traps and/or location of trawls;
restrictions on the size of fish to be
collected; prohibition of the harvest of
any fish with visible external tags;
specification of locations, dates and/or
seasons allowed for collection of
particular fish species; and the
requirement to carry and follow
standard handling and resuscitation
guidelines for sea turtles. A final
decision on issuance of the EFP will
depend on a NMFS review of public
comments received on the application,
conclusions of environmental analyses
conducted pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act, and
consultations with the affected states,
the South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council, and the U.S. Coast Guard.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 1, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Spatial
Assessment and Analysis of Non-Consumptive Uses in California's
National Marine Sanctuaries
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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 6,
2006.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet
at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions
should be directed to Dr. Vernon R. Leeworthy, NOS/Special Projects,
1305 East West Highway, SSMC 4, 9th Floor, Silver Spring, Maryland
20910 (or via Internet at Bob.Leeworthy@noaa.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The purpose of this data collection is to provide information
needed to inform National Marine Sanctuary management and the greater
California Marine Life Protection Act process, an assessment of the
economic magnitude of private non-consumptive activities within marine
sanctuaries and the ways in which marine protection affects these
values. Non-consumptive recreation includes any recreation activity
that does not involve removing Sanctuary resources (e.g.) scuba diving,
snorkeling, whale watching, bird watching, viewing other wildlife,
viewing/photographing scenery, surfing, kayaking, and sailing). The
outcomes of the proposed research will include the first geographically
organized inventory of private non-consumptive users and values,
insight into how biological and physical attributes influence user
behavior and values, and the economic impacts associated with these
users, in terms of local expenditures and social welfare. All stages of
the study will involve a formal peer review process.
Three core tasks will be completed for Channel Islands and Monterey
Bay National Marine Sanctuaries:
1. Establish baseline data: (i) Total amount and spatial
distribution of non-consumptive use; (ii) Socioeconomic and expenditure
profiles of non-consumptive users; and (iii) Knowledge, attitudes, and
perceptions of sanctuary management strategies and regulations.
2. Analyze the market and non-market economic impact of non-
consumptive use.
3. Analyze how non-market use varies with respect to attributes of
marine and coastal environments.
II. Method of Collection
Information will be collected via telephone and face-to-face
interviews, and aboard a NOAA vessel using computer aided technology.
III. Data
OMB Number: None.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,400.
Estimated Time Per Response: 52 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,945.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
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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: November 30, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E5-6854 Filed 12-5-05; 8:45 am]
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