Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 63962 [2013-25177]

Download as PDF 63962 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 207 / Friday, October 25, 2013 / Notices prices received, and end-of-month inventories. • Nine catfish millers are surveyed monthly for the amount of feed delivered for foodsize fish, fingerlings, and broodfish. emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES Authority: These data will be collected under authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204(a). Individually identifiable data collected under this authority are governed by Section 1770 of the Food Security Act of 1985 as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to afford strict confidentiality to non-aggregated data provided by respondents. This Notice is submitted in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) and Office of Management and Budget regulations at 5 CFR part 1320. NASS also complies with OMB Implementation Guidance, ‘‘Implementation Guidance for Title V of the E-Government Act, Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA),’’ Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June 15, 2007, p. 33362. Estimate of Burden: Individual questionnaire burden ranges from 10 minutes to 15 minutes per response. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average less than 15 minutes per response with 1.5 responses per grower and 12 responses each for feed mills and processors. Pre-survey publicity or cover letters will also be included to encourage respondents to complete and return the surveys and to provide the respondents with information on how to complete the surveys using the internet. Respondents: Farms, feed mills and processors. Estimated Number of Respondents: Approximately 2,500 per year. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 650 hours. 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 will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (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 those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, technological or other forms of information technology collection methods. All responses to this notice will become a matter of public record and be summarized in the request for OMB approval. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:55 Oct 24, 2013 Jkt 232001 Signed at Washington, DC, September 26, 2013. Joseph T. Reilly, Associate Administrator. [FR Doc. 2013–25201 Filed 10–24–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–20–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Title: Green Sturgeon ESA 4(d) Rule Take Exceptions and Exemptions. OMB Control Number: 0648–0613. Form Number(s): NA. Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current information collection). Number of Respondents: 46. Average Hours per Response: Scientific research, monitoring or habitat restoration exceptions, state and individual research plans/applications, 40 hours each; fishery management and evaluation plans and tribal plans, 160 hours each; reports, 5 or 20 hours, depending on the research or plan. Burden Hours: 1,760. Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension of a current information collection. The Southern Distinct Population Segment of North American green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris; hereafter, ‘‘Southern DPS’’) was listed as a threatened species in April 2006. Protective regulations under section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) were promulgated for the species on June 2, 2010 (75 FR 30714) (the final ESA 4(d) Rule). To comply with the ESA and the protective regulations, entities must obtain take authorization prior to engaging in activities involving take of Southern DPS fish unless the activity is covered by an exception or exemption. Certain activities described in the ‘‘exceptions’’ provision of 50 CFR 223.210(b) are not subject to the take prohibitions if they adhere to specific criteria and reporting requirements. Under the ‘‘exemption’’ provision of 50 CFR 223.210(c), the take prohibitions do not apply to scientific research, scientific monitoring, and fisheries activities conducted under an approved 4(d) program or plan; similarly, take prohibitions do not apply to tribal PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 resource management activities conducted under a Tribal Plan for which the requisite determinations described in 50 CFR 223.102(c)(3) have been made. In order to ensure that activities qualify under exceptions to or exemptions from the take prohibitions, local, state, and federal agencies, nongovernmental organizations, academic researchers, and private organizations are asked to voluntarily submit detailed information regarding their activity on a schedule to be determined by National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) staff. This information is used by NMFS to (1) Track the number of Southern DPS fish taken as a result of each action; (2) understand and evaluate the cumulative effects of each action on the Southern DPS; and (3) determine whether additional protections are needed for the species, or whether additional exceptions may be warranted. Affected Public: State, local and tribal governments, not-for-profit institutions. Frequency: Annually, biannually and on occasion. Respondent’s Obligation: Required to obtain or maintain benefits. OMB Desk Officer: OIRA_ Submission@omb.eop.gov. Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at JJessup@ doc.gov). Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to OIRA_Submission@ omb.eop.gov. Dated: October 22, 2013. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2013–25177 Filed 10–24–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 1919] Approval of Subzone Status, Talbots Import, LLC, Lakeville, Massachusetts Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order: Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones Act provides for ‘‘. . . the establishment E:\FR\FM\25OCN1.SGM 25OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Green Sturgeon ESA 4(d) Rule Take Exceptions and Exemptions.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0613.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 46.
    Average Hours per Response: Scientific research, monitoring or 
habitat restoration exceptions, state and individual research plans/
applications, 40 hours each; fishery management and evaluation plans 
and tribal plans, 160 hours each; reports, 5 or 20 hours, depending on 
the research or plan.
    Burden Hours: 1,760.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension of a current 
information collection.
    The Southern Distinct Population Segment of North American green 
sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris; hereafter, ``Southern DPS'') was 
listed as a threatened species in April 2006. Protective regulations 
under section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) were promulgated 
for the species on June 2, 2010 (75 FR 30714) (the final ESA 4(d) 
Rule). To comply with the ESA and the protective regulations, entities 
must obtain take authorization prior to engaging in activities 
involving take of Southern DPS fish unless the activity is covered by 
an exception or exemption. Certain activities described in the 
``exceptions'' provision of 50 CFR 223.210(b) are not subject to the 
take prohibitions if they adhere to specific criteria and reporting 
requirements. Under the ``exemption'' provision of 50 CFR 223.210(c), 
the take prohibitions do not apply to scientific research, scientific 
monitoring, and fisheries activities conducted under an approved 4(d) 
program or plan; similarly, take prohibitions do not apply to tribal 
resource management activities conducted under a Tribal Plan for which 
the requisite determinations described in 50 CFR 223.102(c)(3) have 
been made. In order to ensure that activities qualify under exceptions 
to or exemptions from the take prohibitions, local, state, and federal 
agencies, non-governmental organizations, academic researchers, and 
private organizations are asked to voluntarily submit detailed 
information regarding their activity on a schedule to be determined by 
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) staff. This information is 
used by NMFS to (1) Track the number of Southern DPS fish taken as a 
result of each action; (2) understand and evaluate the cumulative 
effects of each action on the Southern DPS; and (3) determine whether 
additional protections are needed for the species, or whether 
additional exceptions may be warranted.
    Affected Public: State, local and tribal governments, not-for-
profit institutions.
    Frequency: Annually, biannually and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or maintain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0336, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
JJessup@doc.gov).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.

    Dated: October 22, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-25177 Filed 10-24-13; 8:45 am]
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