Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Pacific Islands Region Coral Reef Ecosystems Logbook and Reporting, 12567 [2012-4938]
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incidental takes of endangered and
threatened marine animals. NMFS
Fishery Management Plans are
developed per Section 303 of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Plan.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Pacific Islands
Region Coral Reef Ecosystems
Logbook and Reporting
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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 April 30, 2012.
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 JJessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Walter Ikehara, (808) 944–
2275 or Walter.Ikehara@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
This request is an extension of a
current information collection.
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) requires United States (U.S.)
fishing vessels registered for use with,
or any U.S. citizen issued with, a
Special Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishing
Permit (authorized under the Fishery
Management Plan for Coral Reef
Ecosystems of the Western Pacific
Region), to complete logbooks and
submit them to NMFS. The information
in the logbooks is used to obtain fish
catch/fishing effort data on coral reef
fishes and invertebrates harvested in
designated low-use marine protected
areas and on those listed in the
regulations as potentially-harvested
coral reef taxa in waters of the U.S.
exclusive economic zone in the western
Pacific region. These data are needed to
determine the condition of the stocks
and whether the current management
measures are having the intended
effects, to evaluate the benefits and costs
of changes in management measures,
and to monitor and respond to
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
II. Method of Collection
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Information is submitted to NMFS in
the form of paper logbook sheets and
paper transshipment forms within 30
days of each landing of coral reef
harvest.
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Submission of
Conservation Efforts To Make Listings
Unnecessary Under the Endangered
Species Act
AGENCY:
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0462.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5.
Estimated Time per Response: Pre-trip
and pre-landing notifications, 3
minutes; logbook reports, 30 minutes;
transshipment reports, 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 382.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 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: February 24, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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 April 30, 2012.
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 JJessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Marta Nammack, (301) 427–
8469 or Marta.Nammack@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
This request is an extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
On March 28, 2003, the National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Services) announced a final policy on
the criteria the Services will use to
evaluate conservation efforts by states
and other non-Federal entities (68 FR
15100). The Services take these efforts
into account when making decisions on
whether to list a species as threatened
or endangered under the Endangered
Species Act. The efforts usually involve
the development of a conservation plan
or agreement, procedures for monitoring
the effectiveness of the plan or
agreement, and an annual report.
II. Method of Collection
NMFS does not require, but will
accept, plans and reports electronically.
NMFS has not developed a form to be
used for submission of plans or reports.
In the past, NMFS has made plans and
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Pacific Islands
Region Coral Reef Ecosystems Logbook and Reporting
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 April 30, 2012.
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 JJessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Walter Ikehara, (808) 944-2275 or
Walter.Ikehara@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is an extension of a current information collection.
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requires United States
(U.S.) fishing vessels registered for use with, or any U.S. citizen
issued with, a Special Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishing Permit (authorized
under the Fishery Management Plan for Coral Reef Ecosystems of the
Western Pacific Region), to complete logbooks and submit them to NMFS.
The information in the logbooks is used to obtain fish catch/fishing
effort data on coral reef fishes and invertebrates harvested in
designated low-use marine protected areas and on those listed in the
regulations as potentially-harvested coral reef taxa in waters of the
U.S. exclusive economic zone in the western Pacific region. These data
are needed to determine the condition of the stocks and whether the
current management measures are having the intended effects, to
evaluate the benefits and costs of changes in management measures, and
to monitor and respond to incidental takes of endangered and threatened
marine animals. NMFS Fishery Management Plans are developed per Section
303 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Plan.
II. Method of Collection
Information is submitted to NMFS in the form of paper logbook
sheets and paper transshipment forms within 30 days of each landing of
coral reef harvest.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0462.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current
information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations;
individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5.
Estimated Time per Response: Pre-trip and pre-landing
notifications, 3 minutes; logbook reports, 30 minutes; transshipment
reports, 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 382.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 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: February 24, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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