Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Statement of Financial Interests, Regional Fishery Management Councils, 69517-69518 [2016-24193]
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Dated: October 3, 2016.
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Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Southeast Region
Gulf of Mexico Electronic Logbook
Program
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), 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 or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted by December 5, 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 Adam Bailey, National
Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast
Regional Office, Sustainable Fisheries
Division, 263 13th Ave S, St. Petersburg,
FL 33701, (727) 824–8305, or
adam.bailey@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
current information collection.
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act) authorizes the
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council (Council) to prepare and amend
fishery management plans for any
fishery in waters under its jurisdiction.
NMFS manages the shrimp fishery in
the waters of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf)
under the Fishery Management Plan for
the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf. The
electronic logbook (ELB) regulations for
the Gulf shrimp fishery may be found at
50 CFR 622.51(a)(2).
As of August 25, 2016, there are
approximately 1,445 valid or renewable
Federal permits to harvest shrimp from
the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in
the Gulf. Monitoring shrimp vessels,
operating together with many other
fishing vessels of differing sizes, gears
types used, and fishing capabilities, is
made even more challenging by
seasonal variability in shrimp
abundance and price, and the broad
geographic distribution of the fleet.
ELBs provide a precise means of
estimating the amount of shrimp fishing
effort. Using ELBs to estimate fishing
effort serves an important role to help
estimate bycatch in the Gulf shrimp
fleet.
II. Method of Collection
The current electronic logbook unit
automatically collects fishing effort data
and transmits those data via a cellular
phone connection activated when the
vessel is within non-roaming cellular
range.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0543.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular (extension of
a current information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,445.
Estimated Time per Response: 6
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,132.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $404,600.
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
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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 or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: October 3, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Statement of
Financial Interests, Regional Fishery
Management Councils
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 December 5,
2016.
SUMMARY:
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 Brian Fredieu, (301) 427–
8505 or brian.fredieu@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
I. Abstract
This request is for revision and
extension of a current information
collection. The Magnuson-Stevens
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Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson Stevens Act) authorizes
the establishment of Regional Fishery
Management Councils to exercise sound
judgment in the stewardship of fishery
resources through the preparation,
monitoring, and revision of such fishery
management plans under circumstances
(a) which will enable the States, the
fishing industry, consumers,
environmental organizations, and other
interested persons to participate in the
development of such plans, and (b)
which take into account the social and
economic needs of fishermen and
dependent communities.
Section 302(j) of the MagnusonStevens Act requires that Council
members appointed by the Secretary,
Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) members appointed by a Council
under Section 302(g)(1), or individuals
nominated by the Governor of a State for
possible appointment as a Council
member, disclose their financial interest
in any Council fishery. These interests
include harvesting, processing,
lobbying, advocacy, or marketing
activity that is being, or will be,
undertaken within any fishery over
which the Council concerned has
jurisdiction, or with respect to an
individual or organization with a
financial interest in such activity. The
authority to require this information and
reporting and filing requirements has
not changed. Revision: NOAA Fisheries
is in the process of conducting minor
revisions to the form by adding clearer
instructions and clarifying some of the
questions asked to ensure the questions
are consistent with the regulatory
requirements. Revisions will also
include a specific check box to indicate
that a Council nominee, and not a
member, is completing the form.
The Secretary is required to submit an
annual report to Congress on action
taken by the Secretary and the Councils
to implement the disclosure of financial
interest and recusal requirements,
including identification of any conflict
of interest problems with respect to the
Councils and SSCs and
recommendations for addressing any
such problems.
The Act further provides that a
member shall not vote on a Council
decision that would have a significant
and predictable effect on a financial
interest if there is a close causal link
between the Council decision and an
expected and substantially
disproportionate benefit to the financial
interest of the affected individual
relative to the financial interest of other
participants in the same gear type or
sector of the fishery. However, an
affected individual who is declared
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ineligible to vote on a Council action
may participate in Council deliberations
relating to the decision after notifying
the Council of his/her recusal and
identifying the financial interest that
would be affected.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents submit paper forms. The
forms and related instructions are
available to the public on the Internet
and can be completed online and
printed. Seated Council members
appointed by the Secretary, including
the Tribal Government appointee and
SSC members, must file a financial
interest form within 45 days of taking
office and must provide updates of their
statements at any time any such
financial interest is acquired, or
substantially changed.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0648–0192.
Form Number: NOAA Form 88–195.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(request for revision and extension of a
current information collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
330.
Estimated Time per Response: 45
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 247.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $353.10 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.
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: September 30, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DOD–2016–OS–0005]
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Defense
has submitted to OMB for clearance, the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by November 7,
2016.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Fred
Licari, 571–372–0493.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title, Associated Form and OMB
Number: Family Member Travel
Screening; DD Form X678 TEST,
Screening Verification, DD Form X678–
1TEST, Medical and Education
Information, DD Form X678–2TEST,
Dental Health Information, and DD
Form X678–3TEST, Patient Care
Review, DD Form X678–4 TEST,
Administrative Review Checklist; OMB
Control Number 0704–XXXX.
Type of Request: New.
Number of Respondents: 17,943.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 17,943.
Average Burden per Response: 15
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 4,617 hours.
Needs and Uses: The DD Forms DD
Form X678 TEST X678–1 TEST, X678–
2 TEST, X678–3 TEST, and DD Form
X678–4 TEST are to be used during the
Family Member Travel Screening
(FMTS) process when active duty
Service members with Permanent
Change of Station (PCS) orders to
OCONUS or remote installations request
Command sponsorship for accompanied
travel. These forms assist in determining
the availability of care at a gaining
installation by documenting any special
medical, dental, and/or educational
needs of dependents accompanying the
Service member. Throughout the
process, form respondents include: (1)
Active duty Service members and/or
dependents over the age of majority who
provide demographic information; (2)
medical and dental providers who
provide information about dependent
medical and dental needs; (3) losing
FMTS Office staff who document any
special medical, dental, and/or
educational needs; and (4) gaining
FMTS Office staff who document the
availability of special needs support
services at a gaining location.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Statement of
Financial Interests, Regional Fishery Management Councils
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 December 5,
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 Brian Fredieu, (301) 427-8505 or brian.fredieu@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for revision and extension of a current information
collection. The Magnuson-Stevens
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Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson Stevens Act)
authorizes the establishment of Regional Fishery Management Councils to
exercise sound judgment in the stewardship of fishery resources through
the preparation, monitoring, and revision of such fishery management
plans under circumstances (a) which will enable the States, the fishing
industry, consumers, environmental organizations, and other interested
persons to participate in the development of such plans, and (b) which
take into account the social and economic needs of fishermen and
dependent communities.
Section 302(j) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act requires that Council
members appointed by the Secretary, Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) members appointed by a Council under Section 302(g)(1),
or individuals nominated by the Governor of a State for possible
appointment as a Council member, disclose their financial interest in
any Council fishery. These interests include harvesting, processing,
lobbying, advocacy, or marketing activity that is being, or will be,
undertaken within any fishery over which the Council concerned has
jurisdiction, or with respect to an individual or organization with a
financial interest in such activity. The authority to require this
information and reporting and filing requirements has not changed.
Revision: NOAA Fisheries is in the process of conducting minor
revisions to the form by adding clearer instructions and clarifying
some of the questions asked to ensure the questions are consistent with
the regulatory requirements. Revisions will also include a specific
check box to indicate that a Council nominee, and not a member, is
completing the form.
The Secretary is required to submit an annual report to Congress on
action taken by the Secretary and the Councils to implement the
disclosure of financial interest and recusal requirements, including
identification of any conflict of interest problems with respect to the
Councils and SSCs and recommendations for addressing any such problems.
The Act further provides that a member shall not vote on a Council
decision that would have a significant and predictable effect on a
financial interest if there is a close causal link between the Council
decision and an expected and substantially disproportionate benefit to
the financial interest of the affected individual relative to the
financial interest of other participants in the same gear type or
sector of the fishery. However, an affected individual who is declared
ineligible to vote on a Council action may participate in Council
deliberations relating to the decision after notifying the Council of
his/her recusal and identifying the financial interest that would be
affected.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents submit paper forms. The forms and related instructions
are available to the public on the Internet and can be completed online
and printed. Seated Council members appointed by the Secretary,
including the Tribal Government appointee and SSC members, must file a
financial interest form within 45 days of taking office and must
provide updates of their statements at any time any such financial
interest is acquired, or substantially changed.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0648-0192.
Form Number: NOAA Form 88-195.
Type of Review: Regular submission (request for revision and
extension of a current information collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 330.
Estimated Time per Response: 45 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 247.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $353.10 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.
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: September 30, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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