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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; NOAA Restoration
Center Performance Progress Report
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. The
draft revised information collection
form and guidance not yet approved by
OMB can be reviewed at https://
www.habitat.noaa.gov/restoration/
programs/crp.html.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before July 7, 2015.
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 Julia Royster, Office of
Habitat Conservation, Restoration
Center, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, 20910, (301) 427–8686, or
Julia.Royster@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for revision and
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
The NOAA Restoration Center (NOAA
RC) provides technical and financial
assistance to identify, develop,
implement, and evaluate communitydriven habitat restoration projects.
Awards are made as grants or
cooperative agreements under the
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act of 2006, 16 U.S.C. 1891a and the
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, 16
U.S.C. 661, as amended by the
Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970.
The NOAA RC requires specific
information on habitat restoration
projects that we fund, as part of routine
progress reporting. Recipients of NOAA
RC funds submit information such as
project location, restoration techniques
used, species benefited, acres restored,
stream miles opened to access for
diadromous fish, volunteer
participation, and other parameters.
The required information enables
NOAA to track, evaluate and report on
coastal and marine habitat restoration
and demonstrate accountability for
federal funds. This information is used
to populate a database of NOAA RCfunded habitat restoration. The
database, with its robust querying
capabilities, is instrumental to provide
accurate and timely responses to NOAA,
Department of Commerce,
Congressional and constituent inquiries.
It also facilitates reporting by NOAA on
the Government Performance and
Results Act ‘‘acres restored’’
performance measure. Grant recipients
are required by the NOAA Grants
Management Division to submit
periodic performance reports and a final
report for each award; this collection
stipulates the information to be
provided in these reports.
Since the last extension of this
collection approved by OMB, the
database used to track and report on
restoration projects has been updated
and redesigned. The NOAA RC is
revising and streamlining the progress
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report form to ensure it aligns with the
updated database and collects only the
information we need to effectively track,
evaluate, and report on restoration
projects completed with federal funds.
The NOAA RC has also divided the
information collected into two forms for
simplicity. The Performance Report
Form focuses on tracking project
implementation, milestones,
performance measures, monitoring, and
expenditures. The Administrative Form
only applies to recipients with an award
that will implement multiple projects. It
collects information on the
administration of the award, the number
of projects supported by the award, and
award expenditures.
II. Method of Collection
NOAA’s preferred method of
collection is submission of electronic
fillable forms attached to an award file
in Grants Online, NOAA’s award
management system. If the recipient
does not have electronic access to
submit the form, mailed paper forms
will be accepted.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0472.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular (revision and
extension of currently approved
information collection).
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions; state, local, or tribal
government; business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
130.
Estimated Time per Response:
Performance Interim reports, 4 hours, 30
minutes; final reports, 7 hours, 45
minutes and Administrative Interim
reports, 4 hours; final reports, 7 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,475.
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
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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: May 4, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
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Administration
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 5, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
RIN 0648–XD938
New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a joint public meeting of its
Monkfish Committee and Advisory
Panel to consider actions affecting New
England fisheries in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ).
Recommendations from this group will
be brought to the full Council for formal
consideration and action, if appropriate.
DATES: This meeting will be held on
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The
meeting will be held at the Radisson
Airport Hotel, 2081 Post Road,
Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: (401)
739–3000; fax: (401) 732–9309.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Monkfish Committee and Advisory
Panel will meet to review Plan
Development Team work on alternatives
under consideration and impacts of
these alternatives in Framework
Adjustment 9 and select preferred
alternatives. The Committee and
Advisory Panel will also address other
business as necessary.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
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action during this meeting. Action will
be restricted to those issues specifically
listed in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
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RIN 0648–XD936
Western 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 Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold the Second Meeting of its Protected
Species Advisory Committee (PSAC) in
Honolulu, HI. The PSAC will receive
updates on fishery management actions
and protected species activities, review
protected species interactions in the
Hawaii longline fishery, discuss
monitoring of Fishery Ecosystem Plans
(FEP) through annual reports, and
review the Council’s research priorities
related to protected species. The PSAC
may make recommendations on these
topics.
DATES: The PSAC meeting will be held
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on May 27–
28, 2015.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Council Office Conference Room,
1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400,
Honolulu, HI; telephone: (808) 522–
8220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: (808) 522–8220.
SUMMARY:
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Public
comment opportunity will be provided.
The order in which agenda items are
addressed may change. The meetings
will run as late as necessary to complete
scheduled business.
Agenda:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
9 a.m., Wednesday, May 27, 2015
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Status of the First Protected Species
Advisory Committee Meeting
Recommendations
4. Fishery Management Updates
A. Recent Council Actions
i. American Samoa Large Vessel
Prohibited Area Temporary
Exemption
ii. Other Pelagic Fisheries Actions
iii. Insular Fisheries Actions
iv. Discussion
B. Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Section 7 Consultations
i. Overview of Section 7 Consultations
ii. Biological Opinion for the Hawaii
Deep-set Longline Fishery and
Related Marine Mammal Protection
Act Permit
iii. Consultation for the American
Samoa Longline Fishery
iv. Consultations on Corals and
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark
v. Discussion
5. Protected Species Updates
A. Council Protected Species
Activities Update
B. NMFS Protected Species Activities
Update
C. Green Turtle Status Review and
Proposed Rule
D. Humpback Whale Status Review
and Proposed Rule
E. Discussion
6. Review of Protected Species
Interactions in the Hawaii Longline
Fishery
A. Overview of Protected Species
Interactions
B. Fishing Effort and Spatial Trends
C. Sea Turtle Interactions
i. Observed and Expanded
Interactions
ii. Sea Turtle Abundance Trends
iii. ESA Consultation Analyses
iv. Discussion
D. Seabird Interactions
i. Observed and Expanded
Interactions
ii. Albatross Abundance Trends
iii. Ongoing Research to Assess
Seabird Catch Rates
iv. Discussion
E. Discussion on Interaction Trends
and Analysis Needs
7. Public Comment
9 a.m., Thursday, May 28, 2015
8. Monitoring the Fishery Ecosystem
Plans (FEP) through Annual Reports
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; NOAA
Restoration Center Performance Progress Report
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. The draft revised information
collection form and guidance not yet approved by OMB can be reviewed at
https://www.habitat.noaa.gov/restoration/programs/crp.html.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before July 7, 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 Julia Royster, Office of Habitat Conservation,
Restoration Center, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, 20910, (301)
427-8686, or Julia.Royster@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for revision and extension of a currently approved
information collection.
The NOAA Restoration Center (NOAA RC) provides technical and
financial assistance to identify, develop, implement, and evaluate
community-driven habitat restoration projects. Awards are made as
grants or cooperative agreements under the authority of the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 2006, 16 U.S.C.
1891a and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, 16 U.S.C. 661, as
amended by the Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970.
The NOAA RC requires specific information on habitat restoration
projects that we fund, as part of routine progress reporting.
Recipients of NOAA RC funds submit information such as project
location, restoration techniques used, species benefited, acres
restored, stream miles opened to access for diadromous fish, volunteer
participation, and other parameters.
The required information enables NOAA to track, evaluate and report
on coastal and marine habitat restoration and demonstrate
accountability for federal funds. This information is used to populate
a database of NOAA RC-funded habitat restoration. The database, with
its robust querying capabilities, is instrumental to provide accurate
and timely responses to NOAA, Department of Commerce, Congressional and
constituent inquiries. It also facilitates reporting by NOAA on the
Government Performance and Results Act ``acres restored'' performance
measure. Grant recipients are required by the NOAA Grants Management
Division to submit periodic performance reports and a final report for
each award; this collection stipulates the information to be provided
in these reports.
Since the last extension of this collection approved by OMB, the
database used to track and report on restoration projects has been
updated and redesigned. The NOAA RC is revising and streamlining the
progress report form to ensure it aligns with the updated database and
collects only the information we need to effectively track, evaluate,
and report on restoration projects completed with federal funds. The
NOAA RC has also divided the information collected into two forms for
simplicity. The Performance Report Form focuses on tracking project
implementation, milestones, performance measures, monitoring, and
expenditures. The Administrative Form only applies to recipients with
an award that will implement multiple projects. It collects information
on the administration of the award, the number of projects supported by
the award, and award expenditures.
II. Method of Collection
NOAA's preferred method of collection is submission of electronic
fillable forms attached to an award file in Grants Online, NOAA's award
management system. If the recipient does not have electronic access to
submit the form, mailed paper forms will be accepted.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0472.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular (revision and extension of currently
approved information collection).
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; state, local, or
tribal government; business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 130.
Estimated Time per Response: Performance Interim reports, 4 hours,
30 minutes; final reports, 7 hours, 45 minutes and Administrative
Interim reports, 4 hours; final reports, 7 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,475.
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
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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: May 4, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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