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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 34 / Monday, February 22, 2016 / Notices
Dated: February 16, 2016.
Wanda Cain,
Chief of Staff, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016–03496 Filed 2–19–16; 8:45 am]
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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: Limits on Application of ESA
Take Prohibitions.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0399.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 301.
Average Hours per Response: 20
hours for a road maintenance agreement
or for a tribal plan; 5 hours for a
diversion screening limit project or for
a report of aided, salvaged, or disposedof salmonids. 30 hours for an urban
development package; 10 hours for an
urban development report.
Burden Hours: 935.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
Section 4(d) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (ESA; 16 U.S.C.
1531 et. seq.) requires the National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to
adopt such regulations as it ‘‘deems
necessary and advisable to provide for
the conservation of’’ threatened species.
Those regulations may include any or
all of the prohibitions provided in
section 9(a)(1) of the ESA, which
specifically prohibits ‘‘take’’ of any
endangered species (‘‘take’’ includes
actions that harass, harm, pursue, kill,
or capture). The first salmonid species
listed by NMFS as threatened were
protected by virtually blanket
application of the section 9 take
prohibitions. There are now 22 separate
Distinct Population Segments (DPS) of
west coast salmonids listed as
threatened, covering a large percentage
of the land base in California, Oregon,
Washington and Idaho. NMFS is
obligated to enact necessary and
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advisable protective regulations. NMFS
makes section 9 prohibitions generally
applicable to many of those threatened
DPS, but also seeks to respond to
requests from states and others to both
provide more guidance on how to
protect threatened salmonids and avoid
take, and to limit the application of take
prohibitions wherever warranted (see 70
FR 37160, June 28, 2005, 71 FR 834,
January 5, 2006, and 73 FR 55451,
September 25, 2008). The regulations
describe programs or circumstances that
contribute to the conservation of, or are
being conducted in a way that limits
impacts on, listed salmonids. Because
we have determined that such
programs/circumstances adequately
protect listed salmonids, the regulations
do not apply the ‘‘take’’ prohibitions to
them. Some of these limits on the take
prohibitions entail voluntary
submission of a plan to NMFS and/or
annual or occasional reports by entities
wishing to take advantage of these
limits, or continue within them.
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.
Affected Public: State, local and tribal
governments; business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Annually or 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: February 17, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016–03574 Filed 2–19–16; 8:45 am]
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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL
PROTECTION
[Docket No. CFPB–2014–0025]
Policy on No-Action Letters;
Information Collection
Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection.
ACTION: Final Policy Statement.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection (Bureau) is issuing
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a final policy statement on No-Action
Letters (Policy), which is intended to
further objectives under section 1021 of
the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (DoddFrank Act).
DATES: The Bureau released this Policy
Statement on its Web site on February
18, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan
Quan, Senior Advisor to the Director,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,
at (202) 435–7678.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Overview
In specifying the purposes, objectives,
and functions of the Bureau in section
1021 of the Dodd-Frank Act, Congress
authorized the Bureau to exercise its
authorities for the purpose of ensuring
that markets for consumer financial
products and services operate
transparently and efficiently to facilitate
access and innovation.1 Pursuant to its
authority, the Bureau is finalizing the
Policy that is set forth in section VI
below. Under the Policy, Bureau staff
would, in its discretion, issue no-action
letters (NALs) to specific applicants in
instances involving innovative financial
products or services that promise
substantial consumer benefit where
there is substantial uncertainty whether
or how specific provisions of statutes
implemented or regulations issued by
the Bureau would be applied (for
example if, because of intervening
technological developments, the
application of statutes and regulations
to a new product is novel and
complicated). The Policy is also
designed to enhance compliance with
applicable federal consumer financial
laws. A NAL would advise the recipient
that, subject to its stated limitations, the
staff has no present intention to
recommend initiation of an enforcement
or supervisory action against the
requester with respect to a specified
matter. NALs would be subject to
modification or revocation at any time
at the discretion of the staff, and may be
conditioned on particular undertakings
by the applicant with respect to product
or service usage and data-sharing with
the Bureau. Issued NALs generally
would be publicly disclosed. NALs
would be non-binding on the Bureau,
and would not bind courts or other
actors who might challenge a NAL1 Section 1022(b)(1) of the Dodd-Frank Act
authorizes the Director to prescribe rules and issue
orders and guidance, as may be necessary or
appropriate to enable the Bureau to administer and
carry out the purposes and objectives of the Federal
consumer financial laws, and to prevent evasions
thereof. 12 U.S.C. 5512(b)(1).
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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: Limits on Application of ESA Take Prohibitions.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0399.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 301.
Average Hours per Response: 20 hours for a road maintenance
agreement or for a tribal plan; 5 hours for a diversion screening limit
project or for a report of aided, salvaged, or disposed-of salmonids.
30 hours for an urban development package; 10 hours for an urban
development report.
Burden Hours: 935.
Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently
approved information collection.
Section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA; 16 U.S.C.
1531 et. seq.) requires the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to
adopt such regulations as it ``deems necessary and advisable to provide
for the conservation of'' threatened species. Those regulations may
include any or all of the prohibitions provided in section 9(a)(1) of
the ESA, which specifically prohibits ``take'' of any endangered
species (``take'' includes actions that harass, harm, pursue, kill, or
capture). The first salmonid species listed by NMFS as threatened were
protected by virtually blanket application of the section 9 take
prohibitions. There are now 22 separate Distinct Population Segments
(DPS) of west coast salmonids listed as threatened, covering a large
percentage of the land base in California, Oregon, Washington and
Idaho. NMFS is obligated to enact necessary and advisable protective
regulations. NMFS makes section 9 prohibitions generally applicable to
many of those threatened DPS, but also seeks to respond to requests
from states and others to both provide more guidance on how to protect
threatened salmonids and avoid take, and to limit the application of
take prohibitions wherever warranted (see 70 FR 37160, June 28, 2005,
71 FR 834, January 5, 2006, and 73 FR 55451, September 25, 2008). The
regulations describe programs or circumstances that contribute to the
conservation of, or are being conducted in a way that limits impacts
on, listed salmonids. Because we have determined that such programs/
circumstances adequately protect listed salmonids, the regulations do
not apply the ``take'' prohibitions to them. Some of these limits on
the take prohibitions entail voluntary submission of a plan to NMFS
and/or annual or occasional reports by entities wishing to take
advantage of these limits, or continue within them.
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.
Affected Public: State, local and tribal governments; business or
other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Annually or 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: February 17, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-03574 Filed 2-19-16; 8:45 am]
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