Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Application and Reports for Scientific Research and Enhancement Permits under the Endangered Species Act, 8618-8619 [2015-03191]
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Conditions for Participation
Applicants must submit a completed
mission application signed by a
company official, together with
supplemental application materials,
including adequate information on the
company’s products and/or services,
interest in doing business in Japan, and
goals for participation by February 27,
2015. If the U.S. Department of
Commerce receives an incomplete
application, it may reject the
application, request additional
information, or take the lack of
information into account in its
evaluation.
Each applicant must also certify that
the products or services it seeks to
export through its participation in the
Fukushima Recovery Forum are either
produced in the United States, or, if not,
marketed under the name of a U.S. firm
and have at least fifty-one percent U.S.
content.
Selection Criteria for Participation
Selection will be based on the
following criteria:
• Suitability of the company’s
products or services to the Japanese
decommissioning or remediation sector,
including water management and waste
management;
• The company’s potential for
business in Japan, including likelihood
of exports resulting from participation
in the Fukushima Recovery Forum;
• The company’s ability to identify
and engage on policy issues relevant to
U.S. competitiveness in the Japanese
decontamination or remediation sectors;
and
• Consistency of the company’s goals
and objectives with the scope of the
Fukushima Recovery Forum.
Additional factors, such as balance of
company size, industry subsector,
location, and demographics, may also be
considered during the review process.
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.
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Timeframe for Recruitment and
Participation
Recruitment for the Fukushima
Recovery Forum will be conducted in
an open and public manner, including
publication in the Federal Register,
posting on CS Japan’s Web site, notices
by industry trade associations and other
multiplier groups, and publicity through
the ITA network. Recruitment will begin
immediately and conclude no later than
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February 27, 2015. The U.S. Department
of Commerce will review applications
and make selection decisions beginning
on or about March 2, 2015. Applications
received after March 2, 2015 will be
considered only if space and scheduling
constraints permit.
Applications for participation in the
Fukushima Recovery Forum are
available on line at: https://export.gov/
japan/fukushima/forum/.
DATES: The Fukushima Recovery Forum
will take place April 9–10, 2015.
Applications are due no later than
February 27, 2015.
Contacts
Danius Barzdukas, Japan Desk/Office of
East Asia and APEC, U.S. Department
of Commerce | International Trade
Administration, Phone: 202–482–
1147, Danius.Barzdukas@trade.gov
Gregory Taevs, U.S. Commercial Service
Tokyo, U.S. Department of Commerce
| International Trade Administration,
+81–3–3224–5070, Gregory.Taevs@
trade.gov
Jon Chesebro, Senior Nuclear Trade
Specialist, Industry & Analysis |
Office of Energy and Environmental
Industries, U.S. Department of
Commerce | International Trade
Administration, Phone: (202) 482–
1297, jonathan.chesebro@trade.gov
Frank Spector,
International Trade Specialist.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Application and
Reports for Scientific Research and
Enhancement Permits under the
Endangered Species Act
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 April 20, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
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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 Gary Rule, NOAA Fisheries,
1201 NE Lloyd Blvd. Suite 1100,
Portland, OR 97232, (503) 230–5424 or
gary.rule@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
The Endangered Species Act of 1973
(ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) imposed
prohibitions against the taking of
endangered species. Section 10 of the
ESA allows permits authorizing the
taking of endangered species for
research/enhancement purposes. The
corresponding regulations established
procedures for persons to apply for such
permits. In addition, the regulations set
forth specific reporting requirements for
such permit holders. The regulations
contain two sets of information
collections: (1) Applications for
research/enhancement permits, and (2)
reporting requirements for permits
issued.
The required information is used to
evaluate the impacts of the proposed
activity on endangered species, to make
the determinations required by the ESA
prior to issuing a permit, and to
establish appropriate permit conditions.
To issue permits under ESA Section
10(a)(1)(A), the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) must
determine that (1) such exceptions were
applied for in good faith, (2) if granted
and exercised, will not operate to the
disadvantage of such endangered
species, and (3) will be consistent with
the purposes and policy set forth in
Section 2 of the ESA.
The currently approved application
and reporting requirements apply to
Pacific marine and anadromous fish
species, as requirements regarding other
species are being addressed in a
separate information collection.
II. Method of Collection
Submissions may be electronically or
on paper.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0402.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
collection).
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Affected Public: Federal government;
State, local, or tribal government;
business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
160.
Estimated Time Per Response: Permit
applications, 12 hours; permit
modification requests 6 hours; annual or
final reports, 2 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 835.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $500 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 11, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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III. Data
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Alaska Pacific
Halibut and Sablefish Fisheries:
Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Cost
Recovery
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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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
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This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
The purpose of the IFQ fee is to
recover actual costs incurred in
managing and enforcing the IFQ
Program (75%) and to make funds
available for Congress to appropriate for
support of the North Pacific IFQ Loan
Program (25%).
An IFQ permit holder incurs a cost
recovery fee liability for every pound of
IFQ halibut and IFQ sablefish that is
landed under his or her IFQ permit(s).
The IFQ permit holder is responsible for
self-collecting the fee liability for all IFQ
halibut and IFQ sablefish landings on
his or her permit(s). Fees must be
collected at the time of a legal landing
of halibut or sablefish, filing of a
landing report, or sale of such fish
during a fishing season or in the last
quarter of the calendar year in which
the fish is harvested.
Paper format; electronically (Internet),
email, U.S. mail, and fax.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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I. Abstract
II. Method of Collection
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
SUMMARY:
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 20, 2015.
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 Patsy A. Bearden, NMFS
Alaska Region, (907) 586–7008 or
Patsy.Bearden@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 0648–0398.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,963.
Estimated Time Per Response: Two
hours for paper and 5 minutes for
Internet IFQ Registered Buyer Ex-vessel
Value and Volume Report; and two
hours for paper and 5 minutes for IFQ
Fee Submission Form.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 5,926.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $898 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 11, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[Docket No. 130312237–5115–01]
RIN 0648–XC567
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife;
90-Day Finding on a Petition to List
Yellowtail Damselfish as Threatened or
Endangered Under the Endangered
Species Act
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of 90-day petition
finding.
AGENCY:
We (NMFS) announce a 90day finding on a petition to list
yellowtail damselfish (Microspathodon
chrysurus) as threatened or endangered
under the Endangered Species Act
(ESA). We find that the petition does
not present substantial scientific or
commercial information indicating that
the petitioned action may be warranted.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the petitions and
related materials are available upon
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Application and
Reports for Scientific Research and Enhancement Permits under the
Endangered Species Act
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 20, 2015.
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 Gary Rule, NOAA Fisheries, 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd. Suite
1100, Portland, OR 97232, (503) 230-5424 or gary.rule@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a currently approved information
collection.
The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
imposed prohibitions against the taking of endangered species. Section
10 of the ESA allows permits authorizing the taking of endangered
species for research/enhancement purposes. The corresponding
regulations established procedures for persons to apply for such
permits. In addition, the regulations set forth specific reporting
requirements for such permit holders. The regulations contain two sets
of information collections: (1) Applications for research/enhancement
permits, and (2) reporting requirements for permits issued.
The required information is used to evaluate the impacts of the
proposed activity on endangered species, to make the determinations
required by the ESA prior to issuing a permit, and to establish
appropriate permit conditions. To issue permits under ESA Section
10(a)(1)(A), the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) must
determine that (1) such exceptions were applied for in good faith, (2)
if granted and exercised, will not operate to the disadvantage of such
endangered species, and (3) will be consistent with the purposes and
policy set forth in Section 2 of the ESA.
The currently approved application and reporting requirements apply
to Pacific marine and anadromous fish species, as requirements
regarding other species are being addressed in a separate information
collection.
II. Method of Collection
Submissions may be electronically or on paper.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0402.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently
approved collection).
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Affected Public: Federal government; State, local, or tribal
government; business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 160.
Estimated Time Per Response: Permit applications, 12 hours; permit
modification requests 6 hours; annual or final reports, 2 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 835.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $500 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 11, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-03191 Filed 2-17-15; 8:45 am]
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