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environmental assessments or impact
statements required under the National
Environmental Policy Act would
contain that information, where known.
Consistent with SRG recommendations,
NMFS is trying to keep the SARs
concise.
Comment 58: NMFS should revise the
guidelines to delete any suggestion that
a mere ‘‘disturbance’’ or ‘‘non-serious
injury’’ is sufficient to be included in
SARs. SARs should only include
events—in particular commercial
fishing events—which cause mortality
or serious injury, or which can be
shown to cause the decline or impede
the recovery of a strategic stock. This
has been NMFS’ position in the past, it
is correct, and it should not be changed.
Response: The MMPA requires SARs
to include an estimate of all sources of
human-caused mortality and serious
injury, not just an estimate of
commercial fisheries mortality. See
response to Comment 57.
Comment 59: The Alaska SRG agrees
that SARs should include the annual
levels of mortality and serious injury
reported through take authorizations
and research permits in the ‘‘Other
Mortality’’ section.
Response: NMFS acknowledges this
and is finalizing this text within the
revised guidelines under the Annual
Human-caused Mortality and Serious
Injury section.
Comment 60: The MMPA allows for
SAR comments on non-lethal factors
affecting recovery for strategic stocks,
and it seems reasonable that SARs for
non-strategic stocks should also
evaluate such factors. However, because
there is a high degree of uncertainty
regarding population-level effects of
non-lethal injury and disturbance, it is
inappropriate to include estimates of
those takes in the SARs unless there is
evidence they are affecting stock
recovery. Disturbance and non-serious
injury do not constitute ‘‘Potential
Biological Removal.’’ While it may be
useful for NMFS permit users or others
to compare their potential for
disturbance/injury to a stock’s PBR, this
falls outside the intent of the MMPAmandated PBR process for managing
interactions with commercial fisheries.
Response: The revised GAMMS
specify that SARs contain information
on other factors that may be causing a
decline or impeding recovery strategic
stocks, which we have interpreted as
including non-lethal effects. As
discussed in response to Comment 9, we
would report on all activities found to
be having a detrimental effect on a stock
or its habitat. Within the SARs, PBR is
only compared to takes that are
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determined to be serious injuries or
mortalities.
Comment 61: The guidelines should
require a ‘‘Habitat Concerns’’ section in
all new stock assessments. If there are
no known habitat issues, this should be
stated.
Response: The previous (2005)
guidelines direct that if substantial
issues regarding the habitat of the stock
are important, a separate section titled
‘‘Habitat Issues’’ should be used.
Specifically, ‘‘If data exist that indicate
a problem, they should be summarized
and included in the Report. If there are
no known habitat issues or other factors
causing a decline or impeding recovery,
this should be stated in the Status of the
Stock section.’’ This section of the
guidelines was not changed in this
revision.
Dated: February 26, 2016.
Perry F. Gayaldo,
Deputy 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: Greater Atlantic Region Logbook
Family of Forms.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0212.
Form Number(s): NOAA 88–30 and
88–140.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 4,337.
Average Hours per Response: 5
minutes per Fishing Vessel Trip Report
page (FVTR); 12.5 minutes per response
for the Shellfish Log; 4 minutes for a
herring or red crab report to the IVR
system; 2 minutes for a tilefish report to
the Interactive Voice Response (IVR)
system; 30 seconds for voluntary
additional halibut information; and 5
minutes for each Days at Sea (DAS)
credit request.
Burden Hours: 11,508.
Needs and Uses: This request is for an
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
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Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, the
Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) has
the responsibility for the conservation
and management of marine fishery
resources. Much of this responsibility
has been delegated to the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA)/National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
Under this stewardship role, the
Secretary was given certain regulatory
authorities to ensure the most beneficial
uses of these resources. One of the
regulatory steps taken to carry out the
conservation and management
objectives is to collect data from users
of the resource. Thus, as regional
Fishery Management Councils develop
specific Fishery Management Plans
(FMP), the Secretary has promulgated
rules for the issuance and use of a vessel
Interactive Voice Response (IVR)
system, a Vessel Monitoring System
(VMS) and vessel logbooks (VTR) to
obtain fishery-dependent data to
monitor, evaluate, and enforce fishery
regulations.
Fishing vessels permitted to
participate in Federally-permitted
fisheries in the Northeast are required to
submit logbooks containing catch and
effort information about their fishing
trips. Participants in the herring, tilefish
and red crab fisheries are also required
to make weekly reports on their catch
through IVR. In addition, vessels fishing
under a days-at sea (DAS) management
system can use the IVR system to
request a DAS credit when they have
canceled a trip for unforeseen
circumstances. The information
submitted is needed for the management
of the fisheries.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Weekly, monthly 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: February 25, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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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: Greater Atlantic Region Logbook Family of Forms.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0212.
Form Number(s): NOAA 88-30 and 88-140.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 4,337.
Average Hours per Response: 5 minutes per Fishing Vessel Trip
Report page (FVTR); 12.5 minutes per response for the Shellfish Log; 4
minutes for a herring or red crab report to the IVR system; 2 minutes
for a tilefish report to the Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system;
30 seconds for voluntary additional halibut information; and 5 minutes
for each Days at Sea (DAS) credit request.
Burden Hours: 11,508.
Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension of a currently
approved information collection.
Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act,
the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) has the responsibility for the
conservation and management of marine fishery resources. Much of this
responsibility has been delegated to the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS). Under this stewardship role, the Secretary was given certain
regulatory authorities to ensure the most beneficial uses of these
resources. One of the regulatory steps taken to carry out the
conservation and management objectives is to collect data from users of
the resource. Thus, as regional Fishery Management Councils develop
specific Fishery Management Plans (FMP), the Secretary has promulgated
rules for the issuance and use of a vessel Interactive Voice Response
(IVR) system, a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) and vessel logbooks
(VTR) to obtain fishery-dependent data to monitor, evaluate, and
enforce fishery regulations.
Fishing vessels permitted to participate in Federally-permitted
fisheries in the Northeast are required to submit logbooks containing
catch and effort information about their fishing trips. Participants in
the herring, tilefish and red crab fisheries are also required to make
weekly reports on their catch through IVR. In addition, vessels fishing
under a days-at sea (DAS) management system can use the IVR system to
request a DAS credit when they have canceled a trip for unforeseen
circumstances. The information submitted is needed for the management
of the fisheries.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Weekly, monthly 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: February 25, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-04488 Filed 3-1-16; 8:45 am]
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