Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Highly Migratory Species Vessel Logbooks and Coast-Earnings Data Reports, 25306-25307 [2011-10814]

Download as PDF 25306 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 86 / Wesnesday, May 4, 2011 / Notices Large company all stop cost: $4,585. One country cost: At actual rate only upon request. Expenses for travel, lodging, most meals, and incidentals will be the responsibility of each mission participant. Delegation members will be able to take advantage of Embassy rates for hotel rooms. jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES Conditions for Participation • An applicant must submit a completed and signed mission application and supplemental application materials, including adequate information on the company’s products • And/or services, primary market objectives, and goals for participation. If the Department of Commerce receives an incomplete application, the Department may reject the application, • Request additional information, or take the lack of information into account when evaluating the applications. • Each applicant must also certify that the products and services it seeks to export through the mission are either produced in the United States, or, if not, marketed under the name of a U.S. firm and have at least 51 percent U.S. content of the value of the finished product or service. Selection Criteria for Participation: Selection will be based on the following criteria: • Suitability of the company’s products or services to the Eurasian Region equipment and services market; • Diversity of company size, type, location, demographics and traditional under representation in business in Turkey and Kazakhstan, including likelihood of exports resulting from the mission; • Consistency of the applicant’s goals and objectives with the stated scope of the mission. Referrals from political organizations and any documents containing references to partisan political activities (including political contributions) will be removed from an applicant’s submission and not considered during the selection process. Timeframe for Recruitment and Applications Mission recruitment will be conducted in an open and public manner, including posting on the Commerce Department trade missions calendar—https://www.ita.doc.gov/ doctm/tmcal.html—and other Internet Web sites, publication in domestic trade publications and association the Commercial Service’s user fee schedule that became effective May 1, 2008 (see https:// www.export.gov/newsletter/march2008/ initiatives.html for additional information). VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:45 May 03, 2011 Jkt 223001 newsletters, direct outreach to internal clients and distribution lists, posting in the Federal Register, and announcements at industry meetings, symposia, conferences, and trade shows. The Department of Commerce International Trade Administration (ITA) is amending the January 5, 2011 Federal Register Notice (76 FR 537, Jan. 5, 2011) announcing the executive-led Oil & Gas Equipment and Services Mission to Kazakhstan and Turkey from June 20–24, 2011 to extend the deadline from April 29, 2011 to May 7, 2011 for applications for representatives of U.S. firms to participate in the mission. Because of the need for participants to make flight arrangements and obtain visas, ITA will review applications and making participation decisions on a rolling basis starting April 29th. We will inform applicants of selection decisions as soon as possible after April 29, 2011. Applications received after May 6, 2011 will be considered only if space and scheduling constraints permit. Interested individuals are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Participation is limited to a maximum of 20 companies. Contact Information U.S. Commercial Service Domestic Contact Brendan Kelly, Tel: 713–209–3113, Email: brendan.kelly@trade.gov. Jessica Arnold, Tel: 202–482–1841, Email: jessica.arnold@trade.gov. U.S. Commercial Service Almaty, Kazakhstan Jennifer Kane, Senior Commercial Officer or Azhar Kadrzhanova, Commercial Specialist, U.S. Consulate General—Almaty, 41 Kazybek bi Street, Almaty 050010, Kazakhstan, Tel.: +7 (727) 250–7612, Fax: +7 (727) 250–0777, E-mail: Jennifer.Kane@trade.gov . U.S. Commercial Service Ankara, Turkey Michael Lally, Senior Commercial Officer or Serdar Cetinkaya, Senior Commercial Specialist, U.S. Embassy— Ankara, Tel: +90 (312) 457–7203, Fax: +90 (312) 457–7302, E-mail: Michael.Lally@trade.gov. U.S. Commercial Service Istanbul, Turkey Gregory Taevs, Principal Commercial Officer, Tel: +90 (212) 335– 9302, Fax: +90 (212) 335–9103, E-mail: Gregory.Taevs@trade.gov. Elnora Moye, Commercial Service Trade Mission Program, U.S. Department of Commerce. [FR Doc. 2011–10784 Filed 5–3–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–FP–P PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Highly Migratory Species Vessel Logbooks and CoastEarnings Data Reports National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: 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 5, 2011. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 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 and instructions should be directed to Steve Durkee (202) 670–6637 (Steve.Durkee@noaa.gov), Jennifer Cudney (301) 713–2347 (Jennifer.Cudney@noaa.gov), or Margo Schulze-Haugen (301) 713–2347 (Margo.Schulze-Haugen@noaa.gov), Highly Migratory Species Management Division (F/SF1), Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: I. Abstract This request is for renewal of a current information collection. Under the provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is responsible for management of the nation’s marine fisheries. In addition, NMFS must comply with the United States’ obligations under the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.), which implements the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) recommendations. NMFS collects information via vessel logbooks to monitor the U.S. catch of Atlantic E:\FR\FM\04MYN1.SGM 04MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 86 / Wesnesday, May 4, 2011 / Notices swordfish, sharks, billfish, and tunas in relation to the quotas, thereby ensuring that the United States complies with its domestic and international obligations. HMS logbooks are verified using observer data that is collected under OMB Control No. 0648–0593 (Observer Programs’ Information That Can Be Gathered Only Through Questions). In addition to HMS fisheries, the HMS logbook is also used to report catches of dolphin and wahoo by commercial and charter/headboat fisheries. The HMS logbooks collect data on incidental species, including sea turtles, which is necessary to evaluate the fisheries in terms of bycatch and encounters with protected species. For both directed and incidentally caught species, the information supplied through vessel logbooks also provides the catch and effort data on a per set or per trip level of resolution. These data are necessary to assess the status of highly migratory species, dolphin, and wahoo in each fishery. International stock assessments for tunas, swordfish, billfish, and some species of sharks are conducted and presented to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) periodically and provide, in part, the basis for ICCAT management recommendations which become binding on member nations. Domestic stock assessments for most species of sharks and for dolphin and wahoo are used as the basis of managing these species. The supplementary information on fishing costs and earnings has been collected via this vessel logbook program. This economic information enables NMFS to assess the economic impacts of regulatory programs on small businesses and fishing communities, consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Executive Order 12866, the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and other domestic laws. Logbook entries are mailed. jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES III. Data OMB Control Number: 0648–0371. Form Number: NOAA Form 88–191. Type of Review: Regular submission (renewal of a current information collection). Affected Public: Business or other forprofit (vessel owners). Estimated Number of Respondents: 11,496. Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes for cost/earnings summaries attached to logbook reports, 30 minutes for annual expenditure forms, 12 minutes for logbook catch reports, 2 17:45 May 03, 2011 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 29, 2011. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–10814 Filed 5–3–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XA410 Incidental Take Permit and Habitat Conservation Plan for PacifiCorp Klamath Hydroelectric Project Interim Operations National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of availability of draft environmental assessment, habitat conservation plan, implementing agreement, and receipt of application; notice of public meeting. AGENCY: II. Method of Collection VerDate Mar<15>2010 minutes for negative logbook catch reports. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 31,360. Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0. Jkt 223001 This notice announces that PacifiCorp Energy (PacifiCorp or applicant) has submitted to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) an application for an incidental take permit under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), for a 10-year period. As required by the ESA, PacifiCorp has also prepared a Habitat SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 25307 Conservation Plan (Plan) as part of the application. The application and Plan address potential incidental take of one ESA-listed species as a result of operation and maintenance of the Klamath Hydroelectric Project (Project) in and near the Klamath River in Southern Oregon and Northern California and implementation of the Plan during a 10-year period. This notice also announces the availability of a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) related to the requested permit, the proposed Plan, and the corresponding Implementing Agreement (IA) for public review and comment. DATES: Written comments on the draft EA, Plan, and IA, must be received by 5 p.m. Pacific Time, on July 5, 2011. ADDRESSES: Written comments concerning the draft EA, Plan, and IA should be sent by U.S. Mail, facsimile, or e-mail to Lisa Roberts, Fisheries Biologist, NMFS Northern California Office, 1655 Heindon Road, Arcata, CA 95521, facsimile (707) 825–4840, or you may transmit your comment as an attachment to the following e-mail address: PacifiCorpHCP.SWR@noaa.gov. A public meeting will be held on June 29, 2011, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5050 Bechelli Lane, Redding, CA, Phone: (530) 226–5111. Copies of the draft EA, HCP and IA are available electronically for review on the NMFS Southwest Region Web site at: https://swr.nmfs.noaa.gov/ nepa.htm. Copies of these documents are also available for public review during regular business hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the NMFS Northern California Office, 1655 Heindon Road, Arcata, CA 95521 (707) 825–5178. Individuals wishing copies of the draft EA, Plan, or IA should contact NMFS by telephone (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) or by letter (see ADDRESSES). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Roberts, Fisheries Biologist, NMFS, telephone (707) 825–5178. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Section 9 of the ESA and related Federal regulations prohibit the take of fish and wildlife species listed as endangered or threatened (16 U.S.C. 1538). The term ‘‘take’’’ means to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct (16 U.S.C. 1532). NMFS further defines harm as an act which actually kills or injures fish or wildlife, which includes significant habitat modification or degradation which actually kills or injures fish or wildlife by significantly impairing essential behavior patterns, including E:\FR\FM\04MYN1.SGM 04MYN1

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[FR Doc No: 2011-10814]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Highly 
Migratory Species Vessel Logbooks and Coast-Earnings Data Reports

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 5, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 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 and instructions should 
be directed to Steve Durkee (202) 670-6637 (Steve.Durkee@noaa.gov), 
Jennifer Cudney (301) 713-2347 (Jennifer.Cudney@noaa.gov), or Margo 
Schulze-Haugen (301) 713-2347 (Margo.Schulze-Haugen@noaa.gov), Highly 
Migratory Species Management Division (F/SF1), Office of Sustainable 
Fisheries, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is for renewal of a current information collection. 
Under the provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 
is responsible for management of the nation's marine fisheries. In 
addition, NMFS must comply with the United States' obligations under 
the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.), 
which implements the International Commission for the Conservation of 
Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) recommendations. NMFS collects information via 
vessel logbooks to monitor the U.S. catch of Atlantic

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swordfish, sharks, billfish, and tunas in relation to the quotas, 
thereby ensuring that the United States complies with its domestic and 
international obligations. HMS logbooks are verified using observer 
data that is collected under OMB Control No. 0648-0593 (Observer 
Programs' Information That Can Be Gathered Only Through Questions). In 
addition to HMS fisheries, the HMS logbook is also used to report 
catches of dolphin and wahoo by commercial and charter/headboat 
fisheries. The HMS logbooks collect data on incidental species, 
including sea turtles, which is necessary to evaluate the fisheries in 
terms of bycatch and encounters with protected species. For both 
directed and incidentally caught species, the information supplied 
through vessel logbooks also provides the catch and effort data on a 
per set or per trip level of resolution. These data are necessary to 
assess the status of highly migratory species, dolphin, and wahoo in 
each fishery. International stock assessments for tunas, swordfish, 
billfish, and some species of sharks are conducted and presented to the 
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) 
periodically and provide, in part, the basis for ICCAT management 
recommendations which become binding on member nations. Domestic stock 
assessments for most species of sharks and for dolphin and wahoo are 
used as the basis of managing these species. The supplementary 
information on fishing costs and earnings has been collected via this 
vessel logbook program. This economic information enables NMFS to 
assess the economic impacts of regulatory programs on small businesses 
and fishing communities, consistent with the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA), Executive Order 12866, the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act, and other domestic laws.

II. Method of Collection

    Logbook entries are mailed.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0371.
    Form Number: NOAA Form 88-191.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (renewal of a current 
information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit (vessel owners).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 11,496.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes for cost/earnings summaries 
attached to logbook reports, 30 minutes for annual expenditure forms, 
12 minutes for logbook catch reports, 2 minutes for negative logbook 
catch reports.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 31,360.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

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 29, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-10814 Filed 5-3-11; 8:45 am]
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