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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Protocol for
Access to Tissue Specimen Samples
From the National Marine Mammal
Tissue Bank
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
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,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
SUMMARY:
Written comments must be
submitted on or before October 24,
2014.
DATES:
Direct all written comments
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 Angela Collins-Payne, (301)
427–8438 or Angela.Collins-Payne@
noaa.gov.
ADDRESSES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
current information collection.
In 1989, the National Marine Mammal
Tissue Bank (NMMTB) was established
by the National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS) Office of Protected
Resources (OPR) in collaboration with
the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST), Minerals
Management Service (MMS), and the
U.S. Geological Survey/Biological
Resources Division (USGS/BRD). The
NMMTB provides protocols, techniques,
and physical facilities for the long-term
storage of tissues from marine
mammals. Scientists can request tissues
from this repository for retrospective
analyses to determine environmental
trends of contaminants and other
substances of interest. The NMMTB
collects, processes, and stores tissues
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from specific indicator species (e.g.,
Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, Atlantic
white sided dolphins, pilot whales,
harbor porpoises), animals from mass
strandings, animals that have been
obtained incidental to commercial
fisheries, animals taken for subsistence
purposes, biopsies, and animals from
unusual mortality events through two
projects, the Marine Mammal Health
and Stranding Response Program
(MMHSRP) and the Alaska Marine
Mammal Tissue Archival Project
(AMMTAP).
The purposes of this collection of
information are: (1) To enable NOAA to
allow the scientific community the
opportunity to request tissue specimen
samples from the NMMTB and, (2) to
enable the Marine Mammal Health and
Stranding Response Program of NOAA
to assemble information on all
specimens submitted to the Marine
Environmental Specimen Bank (Marine
ESB), which includes the NMMTB.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents must complete a
specimen banking information sheet for
every sample submitted to the Bank.
Methods of submitting reports include
Internet, mail and facsimile
transmission of paper forms. Those
requesting samples send the
information, and their research findings,
mainly via email.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0468.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions; individuals or households;
business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
50.
Estimated Time per Response:
Request for tissue sample, 2 hours;
specimen submission form, 45 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 155.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $152.
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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
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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: August 19, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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Administration
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Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico and
South Atlantic; Southeast Data,
Assessment, and Review (SEDAR);
Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 39 assessment
Webinars for HMS Smoothhound
Sharks.
AGENCY:
The SEDAR 39 assessment of
HMS Smoothhound Sharks will consist
of a series of Webinars. This notice is for
the Webinars associated with the
Assessment portion of the SEDAR
process. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
SUMMARY:
The assessment Webinars for
SEDAR 39 will be held on Wednesday,
September 10, 2014, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
central time; Thursday, October 16,
2014, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. central time;
Friday, October 31, 2014, 10 a.m. to 12
p.m. central time; Thursday, November
13, 2014, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. central time;
and Wednesday, December 3, 2014, 1
p.m. to 3 p.m. central time.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meetings will be
held via Webinar. The Webinar is open
to the public. Those interested in
participating should contact Julie A.
Neer at SEDAR (see Contact Information
below) to request an invitation
providing Webinar access information.
Please request Webinar invitations at
least 24 hours in advance of each
Webinar.
DATES:
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SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place
Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC
29405.
Julie
A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; telephone:
(843) 571–4366; email: julie.neer@
safmc.net.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The Gulf
of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
Caribbean Fishery Management
Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf
States Marine Fisheries Commissions,
have implemented the Southeast Data,
Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
process, a multi-step method for
determining the status of fish stocks in
the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multistep process including: (1) Data
Workshop; and (2) a series of
assessment Webinars; and (3) Review
Workshop. The product of the Data
Workshop is a report which compiles
and evaluates potential datasets and
recommends which datasets are
appropriate for assessment analyses.
The product of the Assessment Webinar
Process is a report which compiles and
evaluates potential datasets and
recommends which datasets are
appropriate for assessment analyses;
and describes the fisheries, evaluates
the status of the stock, estimates
biological benchmarks, projects future
population conditions, and recommends
research and monitoring needs. The
assessment is independently peer
reviewed at the Review Workshop. The
product of the Review Workshop is a
Summary documenting panel opinions
regarding the strengths and weaknesses
of the stock assessment and input data.
Participants for SEDAR Workshops are
appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South
Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery
Management Councils and NOAA
Fisheries Southeast Regional Office,
Highly Migratory Species Management
Division, and Southeast Fisheries
Science Center. Participants include:
Data collectors and database managers;
stock assessment scientists, biologists,
and researchers; constituency
representatives including fishermen,
environmentalists, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs);
international experts; and staff of
Councils, Commissions, and state and
federal agencies.
The items of discussion in the
Assessment Process Webinars are as
follows:
1. Using datasets and initial
assessment analysis recommended from
the Data Workshop, panelists will
employ assessment models to evaluate
stock status, estimate population
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Protocol for
Access to Tissue Specimen Samples From the National Marine Mammal
Tissue Bank
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 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, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before October 24,
2014.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 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 Angela Collins-Payne, (301) 427-8438 or Angela.Collins-Payne@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a current information collection.
In 1989, the National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank (NMMTB) was
established by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Office of
Protected Resources (OPR) in collaboration with the National Institute
of Standards and Technology (NIST), Minerals Management Service (MMS),
and the U.S. Geological Survey/Biological Resources Division (USGS/
BRD). The NMMTB provides protocols, techniques, and physical facilities
for the long-term storage of tissues from marine mammals. Scientists
can request tissues from this repository for retrospective analyses to
determine environmental trends of contaminants and other substances of
interest. The NMMTB collects, processes, and stores tissues
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from specific indicator species (e.g., Atlantic bottlenose dolphins,
Atlantic white sided dolphins, pilot whales, harbor porpoises), animals
from mass strandings, animals that have been obtained incidental to
commercial fisheries, animals taken for subsistence purposes, biopsies,
and animals from unusual mortality events through two projects, the
Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program (MMHSRP) and the
Alaska Marine Mammal Tissue Archival Project (AMMTAP).
The purposes of this collection of information are: (1) To enable
NOAA to allow the scientific community the opportunity to request
tissue specimen samples from the NMMTB and, (2) to enable the Marine
Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program of NOAA to assemble
information on all specimens submitted to the Marine Environmental
Specimen Bank (Marine ESB), which includes the NMMTB.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents must complete a specimen banking information sheet for
every sample submitted to the Bank. Methods of submitting reports
include Internet, mail and facsimile transmission of paper forms. Those
requesting samples send the information, and their research findings,
mainly via email.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0468.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current
information collection).
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; individuals or
households; business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
Estimated Time per Response: Request for tissue sample, 2 hours;
specimen submission form, 45 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 155.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $152.
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: August 19, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-20042 Filed 8-22-14; 8:45 am]
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