Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; National Estuaries Restoration Inventory, 9887-9888 [2013-03068]
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collection of data on fishing
communities, as well as on individuals
who fish—is a requirement under
several federal laws. Laws such as the
National Environmental Protection Act
and the Magnuson Stevens Fishery
Conservation Act (as amended 2007)
describe such requirements. The
collection of this data not only helps to
inform legal requirements for the
existing management actions, but will
inform future management actions
requiring equivalent information.
Literature indicates fisheries
rationalization programs have an impact
on those individuals participating in the
affected fishery. The Pacific Fisheries
Management Council implemented a
new rationalization program for the
Pacific Coast Groundfish limited entry
trawl fishery in January 2011. This
research aims to continue to study the
individuals in the affected fishery after
the implementation of the
rationalization program. Data collected
is correlated to changes in the programs’
design elements. In addition, the study
will compare results to previous data
collection efforts in 2010 and 2012. The
data collected will provide updated and
more comprehensive descriptions of the
industry as well as allow for analysis of
changes the rationalization program
may create in the fishery. The
measurement of these changes will lead
to a greater understanding of the social
impacts the management measure may
have on the individuals in the fishery.
To achieve these goals it is critical to
continue data collection for comparison
to data collected prior to the
implementation of the rationalization
program, in 2010, and after the first year
of implementation in 2012. This study
will continue data collection efforts to
achieve the stated objectives.
II. Method of Collection
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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0606.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular (revision and
extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; business or other for-profit
organizations; not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
600.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour
and 30 minutes.
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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: February 6, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; National Estuaries
Restoration Inventory
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Contact and collaboration with key
informants, focus groups, paper surveys,
electronic surveys, and in-person
interviews will be utilized in
combination to obtain the greatest
breadth of information as possible.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,000.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 in recordkeeping/recording
costs.
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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 15, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
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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 Perry Gayaldo, (301) 427–
8665 or Perry.Gayaldo@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for a revision and
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
Collection of estuary habitat
restoration project information (e.g.,
location, habitat type, goals, status,
monitoring information) will be
undertaken in order to populate a
restoration project database mandated
by the Estuary Restoration Act of 2000.
The database is intended to provide
information to improve restoration
methods, provide the basis for required
reports to Congress, and track estuary
habitat acreage restored. Estuary habitat
restoration project information will be
submitted by habitat restoration project
managers and will be accessible to the
public via the Internet for data queries
and project reports.
The collection method will be revised
to only include paper or electronic form
instead of web-based data entry forms,
as maintaining the web-based data entry
option is not cost-effective.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents have a choice of either
electronic or paper forms. Methods of
submittal include email of electronic
forms, and mail and facsimile
transmission of paper forms.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0479.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(revision and extension of a currently
approved collection).
Affected Public: Non-profit
institutions; State, local, or tribal
government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
32.
Estimated Time Per Response: Data
entry of new projects, 4 hours; updates
to existing projects, 2 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 103.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $100 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
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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 6, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013–03068 Filed 2–11–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XC492
Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Council) Ad
Hoc Amendment 24 Workgroup will
hold an online webinar, which is open
to the public.
DATES: The Workgroup’s work session
will begin at 1 p.m. on Thursday,
February 28 and continue until business
is completed on that day.
ADDRESSES: To attend the Ad Hoc
Amendment 24 Workgroup webinar,
please reserve your seat by visiting
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/
789088682. If requested, enter your
name, email address, and the webinar
id, which is 789–088–682. Once
registered, participants will receive a
confirmation email message that
contains detailed information about
viewing the event. To only join the
audio teleconference of the webinar
from the U.S. or Canada, call the toll
number +1 (702) 489–0007 (note: this is
not a toll-free number) and use the
access code 237–761–508 when
prompted.
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Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220–1384.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Dr.
Kit Dahl, Pacific Fishery Management
Council, telephone: (503) 820–2280.
RIN 0648–XC489
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The
Council formed the Amendment 24
Workgroup to develop proposals for
modifying the process to periodically
establish and adjust harvest levels and
management measures for the Pacific
Coast groundfish fishery. The
Workgroup will review the proposed
action and range of alternatives for the
setting harvest specifications and
management measures for the Pacific
Coast groundfish fishery for a 10-year
period, 2015–24. On or about February
21 a white paper describing the
proposed action and range of
alternatives will be available on the
Council’s Web site (www.pcouncil.org)
as part of the briefing materials for the
March 2013 Pacific Fishery
Management Council meeting. The
Council may adopt the alternatives for
analysis in an environmental
assessment or environmental impact
statement, as required by the National
Environmental Policy Act. The
Workgroup is expected to prepare a
report for the Council containing their
comments on the proposal.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in the meeting agenda may be
discussed, those issues may not be the
subject of formal action during this
meeting. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically listed in this
document and any issues arising after
publication of this document that
require emergency action under section
305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
provided the public has been notified of
the intent to take final action to address
the emergency.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr.
Kris Kleinschmidt, (503) 820–2280, at
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 7, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will convene a
meeting of the Ad Hoc Artificial
Substrate Advisory Panel (AP).
DATES: The meeting will convene at 8:30
a.m. and conclude by 4 p.m. on
Thursday, February 28, 2013.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council, 2203 N. Lois Avenue, Suite
1100, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone:
(813) 348–1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
John Froeschke, Fishery BiologistStatistician; Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (813)
348–1630 x235.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Ad
Hoc Artificial Substrate AP will meet to
discuss artificial substrates and their
potential consideration as an Essential
Fish Habitat in Gulf of Mexico fisheries.
Specifically, the AP will evaluate
potential implications including
regulatory, fishery, or habitat impacts of
consideration of artificial substrates as
essential fish habitat (EFH) in
accordance with the regulations at 50
CFR Part 600 Subpart J. Items for
consideration may include types of
structures to be considered, potential
conflicts with existing regulatory
measures, and requirements to
minimize impacts of fishing to the
extent practicable. The AP will consider
if new information exists that
demonstrates artificial substrates,
including fixed petroleum leg platforms
and artificial reefs, provide habitat
functions to federally-managed species
in the Gulf of Mexico meeting the
criteria identified and described as
essential fish habitat (EFH) in
accordance with the regulations at 50
CFR Part 600 Subpart J.
Copies of the agenda and other related
materials can be obtained by calling
(813) 348–1630.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agenda may come before the
Advisory Panel for discussion, in
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; National
Estuaries Restoration Inventory
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 15, 2013.
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 Perry Gayaldo, (301) 427-8665 or Perry.Gayaldo@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for a revision and extension of a currently
approved information collection.
Collection of estuary habitat restoration project information
(e.g., location, habitat type, goals, status, monitoring information)
will be undertaken in order to populate a restoration project database
mandated by the Estuary Restoration Act of 2000. The database is
intended to provide information to improve restoration methods, provide
the basis for required reports to Congress, and track estuary habitat
acreage restored. Estuary habitat restoration project information will
be submitted by habitat restoration project managers and will be
accessible to the public via the Internet for data queries and project
reports.
The collection method will be revised to only include paper or
electronic form instead of web-based data entry forms, as maintaining
the web-based data entry option is not cost-effective.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents have a choice of either electronic or paper forms.
Methods of submittal include email of electronic forms, and mail and
facsimile transmission of paper forms.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0479.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (revision and extension of a
currently approved collection).
Affected Public: Non-profit institutions; State, local, or tribal
government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 32.
Estimated Time Per Response: Data entry of new projects, 4 hours;
updates to existing projects, 2 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 103.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $100 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
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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 6, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-03068 Filed 2-11-13; 8:45 am]
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