Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 41484-41485 [2015-17326]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 41484 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 135 / Wednesday, July 15, 2015 / Notices be sent to the attention of Mrs. Jennifer Hinden, National Sea Grant College Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 EastWest Highway, SSMC 3, Room 11717, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, or Jennifer.Hinden@noaa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Jennifer Hinden, National Sea Grant College Program or Jennifer.Hinden@ noaa.gov. If you need additional assistance, call 301–734–1088. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Established by Section 209 of the Act and as amended the National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110–394), the duties of the Board are as follows: (1) In general. The Board shall advise the Secretary and the National Sea Grant College Program Director (Director) concerning: (A) Strategies for utilizing the Sea Grant College Program to address the Nation’s highest priorities regarding the understanding, assessment, development, management, utilization, and conservation of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources; (B) The designation of Sea Grant Colleges and Sea Grant Institutes; and (C) Such other matters as the Secretary refers to the Board for review and advice. (2) Biennial Report. The Board shall report to the Congress every two years on the state of the National Sea Grant College Program. The Board shall indicate in each such report the progress made toward meeting the priorities identified in the strategic plan in effect under section 204(c). The Secretary shall make available to the Board such information, personnel, and administrative services and assistance as it may reasonably require to carry out its duties under this title. The Board shall consist of 15 voting members who will be appointed by the Secretary for a 4-year term. The Director and a director of a Sea Grant program who is elected by the various directors of Sea Grant programs shall serve as nonvoting members of the Board. Not less than 8 of the voting members of the Board shall be individuals who, by reason of knowledge, experience, or training, are especially qualified in one or more of the disciplines and fields included in marine science. The other voting members shall be individuals who, by reason of knowledge, experience, or training, are especially qualified in, or representative of, education, marine affairs and resource management, coastal management, extension services, State government, industry, economics, planning, or any VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:52 Jul 14, 2015 Jkt 235001 other activity which is appropriate to, and important for, any effort to enhance the understanding, assessment, development, management, utilization, or conservation of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources. No individual is eligible to be a voting member of the Board if the individual is (A) the director of a Sea Grant College or Sea Grant Institute; (B) an applicant for, or beneficiary (as determined by the Secretary) of, any grant or contract under section 205 [33 USCS § 1124]; or (C) a full-time officer or employee of the United States. Individuals Selected for Federal Advisory Committee Membership: Upon selection and agreement to serve on the National Sea Grant Advisory Board, you become a Special Government Employee (SGE) of the United States Government. According to 18 U.S.C. 202(a), an SGE is an officer or employee of an agency who is retained, designated, appointed, or employed to perform temporary duties, with or without compensation, not to exceed 130 days during any period of 365 consecutive days, either on a fulltime or intermittent basis. Please be aware that after the selection process is complete, applicants selected to serve on the Board must complete the following actions before they can be appointed as a Board member: (a) Security clearance (on-line background security check process and fingerprinting), and other applicable forms, both conducted through NOAA Workforce Management; and (b) Confidential Financial Disclosure Report—As an SGE, you are required to file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report annually to avoid involvement in a real or apparent conflict of interest. You may find the Confidential Financial Disclosure Report at the following Web site. https://www.oge.gov/Forms-Library/ OGE-Form-450-Confidential-FinancialDisclosure-Report/. Dated: July 9, 2015. Jason Donaldson, Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [FR Doc. 2015–17357 Filed 7–14–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–KA–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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: Southeast Region Permit Family of Forms. OMB Control Number: 0648–0205. Form Number(s): None. Type of Request: Regular (revision of a currently approved information collection). Number of Respondents: 13,409. Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes. Burden Hours: 5,836. Needs and Uses: The collection consists of vessel and dealer permits that are part of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) program to manage fisheries in the Southeast Region. The fisheries in the Southeast Region are managed under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) (16 U.S.C. 1801) and regulations at 50 CFR part 622, 50 CFR part 635 and 50 CFR prt 300. NMFS issues permits to fishing vessels and dealers in order to collect information necessary to comply with domestic and international fisheries obligations, secure compliance with regulations, and disseminate necessary information. This revision would amend the ‘‘Federal Permit Application for Vessels Fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)’’ to add the collection of an International Maritime Organization/ Lloyd’s Registry (IMO/LR) number to the permit application for commercial HMS vessels ≥20 meters (65′7″) in length that are obtaining or renewing a HMS limited access permit, including the Atlantic tuna longline, shark incidental, shark directed, swordfish incidental, swordfish directed, and swordfish handgear permits. The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) approved a recommendation (13–13) for Contracting Parties to require commercial vessels ≥20 meters (65′7″) in length to obtain an IMO/LR number from IHS/Fairplay by no later than January 1, 2016. Permit applications that do not contain the required supporting documents will be considered incomplete. This revision would also change the Report for the Deposit or Harvest of Aquacultured Live Rock by adding language to the instructions, specifically, ‘‘If not originally approved, then provide a new sample of rock,’’ adding the USCG documentation number or state registration number for E:\FR\FM\15JYN1.SGM 15JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 135 / Wednesday, July 15, 2015 / Notices the primary vessel the permit is used on, changing the wording in the instructions for the box describing the deposited material to include the ‘‘type and specific geographic origin’’ of the material, and adding a yes/no check box for whether a sample of the deposit material has been provided to NMFS. Also, this revision removes the responses, time and cost burden associated with the South Atlantic rock shrimp VMS requirement and transfers those responses, time and cost burden to the OMB Control No. 0648–0544 information collection. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. Frequency: Annually and on occasion. Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB. 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 or fax to (202) 395–5806. Dated: July 9, 2015. Sarah Brabson, NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. The agenda will include: (a) Discussion of 2015 research results; (b) discussion of the draft 2016 EM pre-implementation proposal; (c) update on budget; (d) discussion of EM research on pot cod vessels; (e) any other business. The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at https:// www.npfmc.org/. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Special Accommodations These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Shannon Gleason at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 working days prior to the meeting date. Dated: July 10, 2015. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2015–17344 Filed 7–14–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XR52 [FR Doc. 2015–17326 Filed 7–14–15; 8:45 am] Marine Mammals; File No. 14534 BILLING CODE 3510–22–P AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit amendment. RIN 0648–XE048 SUMMARY: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meetings. AGENCY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Electronic Monitoring Workgroup (EMWG) will meet in Anchorage, AK. DATES: The meetings will be held July 30–31st, 2015, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Coast International Inn, 3450 Aviation Avenue, Anchorage, AK. Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501–2252. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Evans, Council staff; phone: (907) 271–2809. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:52 Jul 14, 2015 Jkt 235001 Notice is hereby given that NOAA’s Office of Science and Technology, Silver Spring, MD, (Brandon Southall, Ph.D.—Principal Investigator) has been issued a minor amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 14534–02. ADDRESSES: The amendment and related documents are available for review upon written request or by appointment in the Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Courtney Smith or Howard Goldstein, (301) 427–8401. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The requested amendment has been granted under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the regulations governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216), the Endangered Species Act of PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 41485 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR parts 222 through 226). The original permit (No. 14534), issued on July 2, 2010 (75 FR 39665) through June 30, 2015 authorized research on a variety of marine mammals, and involves temporarily attaching individual recording tags to measure vocalization, diving and other behaviors, and physiological parameters before, during, and after carefully controlled exposures of sound in conventional playback experiments. The research is focused in the waters within the U.S. Navy’s Southern California Range Complex, and primarily near the vicinity of San Clemente Island. A minor amendment to the permit (No. 14534–01) was issued on August 30, 2010 to combine long-beaked common dolphins and short-beaked common dolphins into a single ‘‘unidentified common dolphin’’ category for takes by harassment incidental to the playbacks. A second, major amendment (No. 14534–02) was issued on May 14, 2012 (77 FR 33199) that added endangered humpback whales (Megaptera novaengliae) as an additional focal species for tagging and intentional exposure to sound playbacks with associated behavioral observations. The amendment also increased the number of non-ESA listed minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) and killer whales (Orcinus orca) that may be harassed annually. The current minor amendment (No. 14534–03) extends the duration of the permit through June 30, 2016, but does not change any other terms or conditions of the permit. Dated: July 9, 2015. Julia Harrison, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2015–17349 Filed 7–14–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Designation of Fishery Management Council Members and Application for Reinstatement of State Authority National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\15JYN1.SGM 15JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 135 (Wednesday, July 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41484-41485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17326]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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: Southeast Region Permit Family of Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0205.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (revision of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 13,409.
    Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 5,836.
    Needs and Uses: The collection consists of vessel and dealer 
permits that are part of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 
program to manage fisheries in the Southeast Region. The fisheries in 
the Southeast Region are managed under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (MSA) (16 U.S.C. 1801) and regulations 
at 50 CFR part 622, 50 CFR part 635 and 50 CFR prt 300. NMFS issues 
permits to fishing vessels and dealers in order to collect information 
necessary to comply with domestic and international fisheries 
obligations, secure compliance with regulations, and disseminate 
necessary information.
    This revision would amend the ``Federal Permit Application for 
Vessels Fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)'' to add the 
collection of an International Maritime Organization/Lloyd's Registry 
(IMO/LR) number to the permit application for commercial HMS vessels 
>=20 meters (65'7'') in length that are obtaining or renewing a HMS 
limited access permit, including the Atlantic tuna longline, shark 
incidental, shark directed, swordfish incidental, swordfish directed, 
and swordfish handgear permits. The International Commission for the 
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) approved a recommendation (13-
13) for Contracting Parties to require commercial vessels >=20 meters 
(65'7'') in length to obtain an IMO/LR number from IHS/Fairplay by no 
later than January 1, 2016. Permit applications that do not contain the 
required supporting documents will be considered incomplete.
    This revision would also change the Report for the Deposit or 
Harvest of Aquacultured Live Rock by adding language to the 
instructions, specifically, ``If not originally approved, then provide 
a new sample of rock,'' adding the USCG documentation number or state 
registration number for

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the primary vessel the permit is used on, changing the wording in the 
instructions for the box describing the deposited material to include 
the ``type and specific geographic origin'' of the material, and adding 
a yes/no check box for whether a sample of the deposit material has 
been provided to NMFS.
    Also, this revision removes the responses, time and cost burden 
associated with the South Atlantic rock shrimp VMS requirement and 
transfers those responses, time and cost burden to the OMB Control No. 
0648-0544 information collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. 
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections 
currently under review by OMB.
    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 or fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: July 9, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-17326 Filed 7-14-15; 8:45 am]
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