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MMPA compliance. NEG and/or
Algonquin may not resume their
activities until notified by NMFS via
letter, email, or telephone.
(ii) In the event that NEG and/or
Algonquin discovers an injured or dead
marine mammal, and the lead PSO
determines that the cause of the injury
or death is unknown and the death is
relatively recent (i.e., in less than a
moderate state of decomposition as
described in the next paragraph), NEG
and/or Algonquin will immediately
report the incident to the Chief, Permits
and Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, NMFS, at 301–
427–8401, and/or by email to
Jolie.Harrison@noaa.gov and
Shane.Guan@noaa.gov and the NMFS
Greater Atlantic Stranding Coordinators
by phone at 978–281–9300, within 24
hours of the discovery. The report must
include the same information identified
above. Activities may continue while
NMFS reviews the circumstances of the
incident. NMFS will work with NEG
and/or Algonquin to determine whether
modifications in the activities are
appropriate.
(iii) In the event that NEG or
Algonquin discovers an injured or dead
marine mammal, and the lead PSO
determines that the injury or death is
not associated with or related to the
activities authorized (if the IHA is
issued) (e.g., previously wounded
animal, carcass with moderate to
advanced decomposition, or scavenger
damage), NEG and/or Algonquin shall
report the incident to the Chief, Permits
and Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, NMFS, at 301–
427–8401, and/or by email to
Jolie.Harrison@noaa.gov and
Shane.Guan@noaa.gov and the NMFS
Greater Atlantic Stranding Coordinators
by phone at 978–281–9300, within 24
hours of the discovery. NEG and/or
Algonquin shall provide photographs or
video footage (if available) or other
documentation of the stranded animal
sighting to NMFS and the Marine
Mammal Stranding Network. NEG and/
or Algonquin can continue its
operations under such a case.
(8) This Authorization may be
modified, suspended, or withdrawn if
the holder fails to abide by the
conditions prescribed herein or if NMFS
determines that the authorized taking is
having more than a negligible impact on
the species or stock of affected marine
mammals.
(9) A copy of this Authorization and
the Incidental Take Statement must be
in the possession of each survey vessel
operator taking marine mammals under
the authority of this Incidental
Harassment Authorization.
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(10) Northeast Gateway and
Algonquin are required to comply with
the Terms and Conditions of the
Incidental Take Statement
corresponding to NMFS’ Biological
Opinion.
Request for Public Comments
NMFS requests comment on our
analysis, the draft authorization for an
IHA, the receipt of notice for a
rulemaking, and any other aspect of the
Notice of Proposed IHA for Northeast
Gateway and Algonquin’s proposed
LNG Port and Pipeline Lateral
operations, maintenance, and repair
activities in the Massachusetts Bay.
Please include with your comments any
supporting data or literature citations to
help inform our final decision on
Northeast Gateway and Algonquin’s
request for an MMPA authorization.
Dated: November 12, 2015.
Donna Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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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 Vessel
Monitoring System (VMS) and Related
Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0544.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (revision
and extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 927.
Average Hours per Response:
Installation, 5 hours; installation and
activation checklist, 20 minutes; powerdown exemption requests, 5 minutes;
transmission of fishing activity reports,
1 minute; and annual maintenance, 2
hours.
Burden Hours: 2,557.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
revision and extension of a currently
approved information collection.
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
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authorizes the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Gulf Council) and
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (South Atlantic Council) to
prepare and amend fishery management
plans for any fishery in Federal waters
under their respective jurisdictions.
NMFS and the Gulf Council manage the
reef fish fishery in the Gulf of Mexico
(Gulf) under the Reef Fish Fishery
Management Plan (FMP). NMFS and the
South Atlantic Council manage the
fishery for rock shrimp in the South
Atlantic under the Shrimp FMP. The
vessel monitoring system (VMS)
regulations for the Gulf reef fish fishery
and the South Atlantic rock shrimp
fishery may be found at 50 CFR 622.28
and 622.205, respectively.
The FMPs contains several areaspecific regulations where fishing is
restricted or prohibited in order to
protect habitat or spawning
aggregations, or to control fishing
pressure. Unlike size, bag, and trip
limits, where the catch can be
monitored on shore when a vessel
returns to port, area restrictions require
at-sea enforcement. However, at-sea
enforcement of offshore area restrictions
is difficult due to the distance from
shore and the limited number of patrol
vessels, resulting in a need to improve
enforceability of area fishing restrictions
through remote sensing methods. In
addition, all fishing gears are subject to
some area fishing restrictions. Because
of the sizes of these areas and the
distances from shore, the effectiveness
of enforcement through over flights and
at-sea interception is limited. An
electronic VMS allows a more effective
means to monitor vessels for intrusions
into restricted areas.
The VMS provides effort data and
significantly aids in enforcement of
areas closed to fishing. All position
reports are treated in accordance with
NMFS existing guidelines for
confidential data. As a condition of
authorized fishing for or possession of
reef fish or rock shrimp in or from the
Gulf exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or
South Atlantic EEZ, respectively, vessel
owners or operators subject to VMS
requirements must allow NMFS, the
United States Coast Guard (USCG), and
their authorized officers and designees,
access to the vessel’s position data
obtained from the VMS.
NMFS would like to move the
collection of information requirement
for VMS applicable to vessels with
limited access endorsements for South
Atlantic rock shrimp under OMB
Control No. 0648–0205 to this
collection. The burden estimates have
changed due to inclusion of the
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applicable burden from OMB Control
No. 0648–0205.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Frequency: One time, 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: November 16, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request; Practitioner
Conduct and Discipline
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) 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: United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Commerce.
Title: Practitioner Conduct and
Discipline.
OMB Control Number: 0651–0017.
Form Number(s):
• No forms associated.
Type of Request: Regular.
Number of Respondents: 11,065.
Average Hours per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take the
public between 1 and 20 hours,
depending upon the complexity of the
situation, to gather the necessary
information, prepare, and submit the
requirements in this collection.
Burden Hours: 12,225 hours annually.
Cost Burden: $1,083.05.
Needs and Uses: This information is
required by 35 U.S.C. 2, 32, and 33 and
administered by the USPTO through 37
CFR 10.20–10.112 and 37 CFR 11.19–
11.61. The information is used by the
Director of the Office of Enrollment and
Discipline (OED) to investigate and,
where appropriate, prosecute
practitioners for violations of the
USPTO Code of Professional
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Responsibility. Registered practitioners
are required to maintain proper
documentation so that they can fully
cooperate with an investigation in the
event of a report of an alleged violation.
There are no forms associated with this
collection of information.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; businesses or other forprofits; and not-for-profit institutions.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain Benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser,
email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@
omb.eop.gov. Once submitted, the
request will be publicly available in
electronic format through reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Further information may be requested
by:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0017 copy
request’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records
Management Division Director, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, United
States Patent and Trademark Office,
P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–
1450.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent on
or before December 21, 2015 to Nicholas
A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email
to Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or
by fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the
attention of Nicholas A. Fraser.
Dated: November 13, 2015.
Rhonda Foltz,
Director, Office of Information Management
Services, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM
PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR
SEVERELY DISABLED
Procurement List; Addition and
Deletions
Committee for Purchase From
People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled.
ACTION: Addition to and deletions from
the Procurement List.
AGENCY:
This action adds a service to
the Procurement List that will be
provided by nonprofit agency
employing persons who are blind or
have other severe disabilities, and
deletes products from the Procurement
SUMMARY:
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List previously furnished by such
agencies.
DATES: Effective Date: 12/20/2015.
ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled, 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite
715, Arlington, Virginia 22202–4149.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patricia Briscoe, Telephone: (703) 603–
7740, Fax: (703) 603–0655, or email
CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Addition
On 10/2/2015 (80 FR 59740–59741),
the Committee for Purchase From
People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled published notice of proposed
addition to the Procurement List.
After consideration of the material
presented to it concerning capability of
qualified nonprofit agency to furnish the
service and impact of the addition on
the current or most recent contractors,
the Committee has determined that the
service listed below is suitable for
procurement by the Federal Government
under 41 U.S.C. 8501–8506 and 41 CFR
51–2.4.
Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification
I certify that the following action will
not have a significant impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
The major factors considered for this
certification were:
1. The action will not result in any
additional reporting, recordkeeping or
other compliance requirements for small
entities other than the small
organization that will provide the
service to the Government.
2. The action will result in
authorizing a small entity to provide the
service to the Government.
3. There are no known regulatory
alternatives which would accomplish
the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 8501–8506) in
connection with the service proposed
for addition to the Procurement List.
End of Certification
Accordingly, the following service is
added to the Procurement List:
Service
Service Type: Janitorial Service
Service is Mandatory For: USDA Forest
Service, Salmon/Cobalt Ranger District,
Salmon-Challis National Forest, Salmon,
ID
Mandatory Source(s) of Supply: Development
Workshop, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID
Contracting Activity: Forest Service, CaribouTarghee National Forest, Idaho Falls, ID
Deletions
On 10/9/2015 (80 FR 61178), the
Committee for Purchase From People
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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 Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) and Related
Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0544.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (revision and extension of a currently
approved information collection).
Number of Respondents: 927.
Average Hours per Response: Installation, 5 hours; installation and
activation checklist, 20 minutes; power-down exemption requests, 5
minutes; transmission of fishing activity reports, 1 minute; and annual
maintenance, 2 hours.
Burden Hours: 2,557.
Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of a
currently approved information collection.
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
authorizes the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Gulf Council)
and South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (South Atlantic Council)
to prepare and amend fishery management plans for any fishery in
Federal waters under their respective jurisdictions. NMFS and the Gulf
Council manage the reef fish fishery in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) under
the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan (FMP). NMFS and the South
Atlantic Council manage the fishery for rock shrimp in the South
Atlantic under the Shrimp FMP. The vessel monitoring system (VMS)
regulations for the Gulf reef fish fishery and the South Atlantic rock
shrimp fishery may be found at 50 CFR 622.28 and 622.205, respectively.
The FMPs contains several area-specific regulations where fishing
is restricted or prohibited in order to protect habitat or spawning
aggregations, or to control fishing pressure. Unlike size, bag, and
trip limits, where the catch can be monitored on shore when a vessel
returns to port, area restrictions require at-sea enforcement. However,
at-sea enforcement of offshore area restrictions is difficult due to
the distance from shore and the limited number of patrol vessels,
resulting in a need to improve enforceability of area fishing
restrictions through remote sensing methods. In addition, all fishing
gears are subject to some area fishing restrictions. Because of the
sizes of these areas and the distances from shore, the effectiveness of
enforcement through over flights and at-sea interception is limited. An
electronic VMS allows a more effective means to monitor vessels for
intrusions into restricted areas.
The VMS provides effort data and significantly aids in enforcement
of areas closed to fishing. All position reports are treated in
accordance with NMFS existing guidelines for confidential data. As a
condition of authorized fishing for or possession of reef fish or rock
shrimp in or from the Gulf exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or South
Atlantic EEZ, respectively, vessel owners or operators subject to VMS
requirements must allow NMFS, the United States Coast Guard (USCG), and
their authorized officers and designees, access to the vessel's
position data obtained from the VMS.
NMFS would like to move the collection of information requirement
for VMS applicable to vessels with limited access endorsements for
South Atlantic rock shrimp under OMB Control No. 0648-0205 to this
collection. The burden estimates have changed due to inclusion of the
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applicable burden from OMB Control No. 0648-0205.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations;
individuals or households.
Frequency: One time, 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: November 16, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-29587 Filed 11-19-15; 8:45 am]
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