Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Antarctic Marine Living Resources Conservation and Management Measures, 79862-79863 [2015-32165]
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The draft report will be subject to
review and comment by the National
Marine Fisheries Service. Any
recommendations made by the National
Marine Fisheries Service must be
addressed in the final report prior to
acceptance by the National Marine
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recommendations within 90 days of
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identification techniques through a
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• The holder of this Authorization
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designee (301–427–8401) prior to the
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Dated: December 17, 2015.
Perry F. Gayaldo,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Notice of public meeting.
The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council)
Electronic Monitoring Workgroup
(EMWG) will meet in Anchorage, AK.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held on
Monday, January 11, 2016, from 12:30
p.m. to 5 p.m. and on Tuesday, January
12, 2016, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
DATES:
The meeting will be held in
the Aspen room at the Hilton Hotel, 500
W. 3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diana Evans, Council staff; telephone:
(907) 271–2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
Monday, January 11, 2016 Through
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
The agenda will include a review of
the 2016 pre-implementation program
and other 2016 research, the EM
integration analysis and progress with
analytical studies, review of the budget,
and other business and scheduling.
The Agenda is subject to change, and
the latest version will be posted at
https://www.npfmc.org/
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: December 18, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Antarctic Marine
Living Resources Conservation and
Management Measures
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 February 22,
2016.
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 MiAe Kim, Office of
International Affairs and Seafood
Inspection, 1315 East-West Hwy, Silver
Spring, MD 20910, (301) 427–8365 or
mi.ae.kim@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
The 1982 Convention on the
Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living
Resources (Convention) established the
Commission for the Conservation of
Antarctic Marine Living Resources
(CCAMLR). The United States is a
Contracting Party to the Convention.
The Antarctic Marine Living Resources
Convention Act (AMLRCA) directs and
authorizes the United States to take
actions necessary to meet its treaty
obligations as a Contracting Party to the
Convention. The regulations
implementing AMLRCA are at 50 CFR
part 300, subpart G. The record keeping
and reporting requirements at 50 CFR
part 300 form the basis for this
collection of information. This
collection of information concerns
research in, and the harvesting and
importation of, marine living resources
from waters regulated by CCAMLR
related to ecosystem research, U.S.
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harvesting permit application and/or
harvesting vessel operators and to
importers and re-exporters of Antarctic
marine living resources. The collection
is necessary in order for the United
States to meet its treaty obligations as a
contracting party to the Convention.
II. Method of Collection
Paper applications, electronic reports,
satellite-linked vessel monitoring
devices, radio and telephone calls, gear
and vessel markings are required from
participants and methods of transmittal
include internet, satellite, facsimile and
mail transmission of forms, reports and
information.
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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0194.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Individuals; business
or other for-profit organizations; not-forprofit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1
research entity; 2 vessel owners; 50
dealers.
Estimated Time Per Response: One
hour to apply for a CEMP research
permit; 1 hour to report on research; 28
hours to supply information on
potential new or exploratory fishing; 2
hours to apply for a harvesting permit;
2 minutes to transmit information by
radio; 4 hours to install a vessel
monitoring device (VMS); 2 hours for
annual VMS maintenance; 45 minutes
to mark a vessel; 40 minutes to mark
buoys; 10 hours to mark pot gear; 6
minutes to mark trawl nets; 15 minutes
to apply for a dealer permit to import
and/or re-export Antarctic marine living
resources; 15 minutes to complete and
submit a toothfish catch document; 15
minutes to apply for pre-approval of
toothfish imports; 15 minutes to
complete and submit re-export catch
documents; 15 minutes to submit
import tickets.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 290 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $86,800.
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: December 17, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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Committee will also review and discuss
PDT recommendations for five-year
Council research priorities. Other
business may be discussed if time
permits.
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.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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Dated: December 18, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Evaluations of
Coastal Zone Management Act
Programs—State Coastal Management
Programs and National Estuarine
Research Reserves
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Whiting Committee on January 21, 2016
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
Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 10 a.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be
held at the Hampton Inn, 2100 Post
Road, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone:
(401) 739–8888; fax: (401) 739–1550.
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:
SUMMARY:
Agenda
The Committee will review
Amendment 22 scoping comments and
develop recommendations for the range
of issues to be addressed by the
amendment. The Council will then
approve the scope of the amendment at
its January Council meeting. The
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National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
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.
SUMMARY:
Written comments must be
submitted on or before February 22,
2016.
DATES:
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).
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Carrie Hall, (240) 533–0730
or carrie.hall@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Antarctic
Marine Living Resources Conservation and Management Measures
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 February 22,
2016.
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 MiAe Kim, Office of International Affairs and Seafood
Inspection, 1315 East-West Hwy, Silver Spring, MD 20910, (301) 427-8365
or mi.ae.kim@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The 1982 Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living
Resources (Convention) established the Commission for the Conservation
of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR). The United States is a
Contracting Party to the Convention. The Antarctic Marine Living
Resources Convention Act (AMLRCA) directs and authorizes the United
States to take actions necessary to meet its treaty obligations as a
Contracting Party to the Convention. The regulations implementing
AMLRCA are at 50 CFR part 300, subpart G. The record keeping and
reporting requirements at 50 CFR part 300 form the basis for this
collection of information. This collection of information concerns
research in, and the harvesting and importation of, marine living
resources from waters regulated by CCAMLR related to ecosystem
research, U.S.
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harvesting permit application and/or harvesting vessel operators and to
importers and re-exporters of Antarctic marine living resources. The
collection is necessary in order for the United States to meet its
treaty obligations as a contracting party to the Convention.
II. Method of Collection
Paper applications, electronic reports, satellite-linked vessel
monitoring devices, radio and telephone calls, gear and vessel markings
are required from participants and methods of transmittal include
internet, satellite, facsimile and mail transmission of forms, reports
and information.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0194.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current
information collection).
Affected Public: Individuals; business or other for-profit
organizations; not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1 research entity; 2 vessel
owners; 50 dealers.
Estimated Time Per Response: One hour to apply for a CEMP research
permit; 1 hour to report on research; 28 hours to supply information on
potential new or exploratory fishing; 2 hours to apply for a harvesting
permit; 2 minutes to transmit information by radio; 4 hours to install
a vessel monitoring device (VMS); 2 hours for annual VMS maintenance;
45 minutes to mark a vessel; 40 minutes to mark buoys; 10 hours to mark
pot gear; 6 minutes to mark trawl nets; 15 minutes to apply for a
dealer permit to import and/or re-export Antarctic marine living
resources; 15 minutes to complete and submit a toothfish catch
document; 15 minutes to apply for pre-approval of toothfish imports; 15
minutes to complete and submit re-export catch documents; 15 minutes to
submit import tickets.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 290 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $86,800.
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: December 17, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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