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Pacific striped marlin and Atlantic and
Gulf of Mexico dusky shark. NMFS, on
behalf of the Secretary, notifies the
appropriate fishery management council
(Council) whenever it determines that
overfishing is occurring, a stock is in an
overfished condition, a stock is
approaching an overfished condition, or
when a rebuilding plan has not resulted
in adequate progress toward ending
overfishing and rebuilding affected fish
stocks.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Regina Spallone, (301) 427–8568.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to sections 304(e)(2) and (e)(7) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C.
1854(e)(2) and (e)(7), and implementing
regulations at 50 CFR 600.310(e)(2) and
(j)(1), NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary,
must notify Councils whenever it
determines that a stock or stock
complex is overfished or approaching
an overfished condition; or if an existing
rebuilding plan has not ended
overfishing or resulted in adequate
rebuilding progress. NMFS also notifies
Councils when it determines a stock or
stock complex is subject to overfishing.
NMFS has determined that Hood
Canal coho is subject to overfishing,
based on the most recent salmon stock
assessments conducted by the Pacific
Fishery Management Council (Pacific
Council) Salmon Technical Team (STT).
The Pacific Council has, consistent with
the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery
Management Plan, already taken action
shaping the 2016 fisheries to ensure
Pacific Council area fisheries are not
contributing to overfishing (May 2,
2016, 81 FR 26157). In addition, NMFS
has determined that Pribilof Islands
blue king crab is subject to overfishing
based on catch levels exceeding the
stock’s overfishing limit. The North
Pacific Fishery Management Council
has been informed that they must take
action to end overfishing immediately
on this stock.
NMFS has determined that Quillayute
Fall coho and Snohomish coho salmon
are both approaching an overfished
condition, based on the most recent
salmon stock assessments conducted by
the Pacific Council STT. These salmon
stocks will be considered approaching
an overfished condition if the 3-year
geometric mean of the stock’s two most
recent postseason estimates of spawning
escapement and the current preseason
forecast of spawning escapement is
below the stock’s minimum stock size
threshold. The Pacific Council has been
informed that if either of these stocks
becomes overfished, they must direct
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the STT to prepare a rebuilding plan
within one year.
In addition, NMFS has determined
that both Western and Central North
Pacific striped marlin and Atlantic and
Gulf of Mexico dusky shark are still
overfished and subject to overfishing,
based on the most recent assessments of
these stocks. The striped marlin’s
determination was based on a 2015
assessment conducted by the Billfish
Working Group of the International
Scientific Committee for Tuna and
Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific
Ocean. On May 19, 2014, NMFS had
announced its overfishing and
overfished status determination for
striped marlin, and informed the
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council and the Pacific Fishery
Management Council of their
obligations under the MSA to address
the domestic and international impact
of U.S. fisheries on this stock (79 FR
28686). NMFS continues to work with
the Councils and its partners to meet its
domestic and international obligations,
as specified in that earlier notice.
The dusky shark determination is
based on a 2016 stock assessment
update to the 21st Southeast Data
Assessment and Review benchmark
assessment for this stock, finalized in
2011. NMFS manages dusky shark
under the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic
Highly Migratory Species Fishery
Management Plan and its amendments.
Dusky shark has been a prohibited
species since 2000, and may not be
landed or retained in any fisheries.
However, multiple commercial and
recreational fisheries sometimes interact
with the species as bycatch.
Dated: October 25, 2016.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, 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).
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Title: Papahanaumokuakea Marine
National Monument Permit Application
and Reports for Permits (fka
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine
National Monument).
OMB Control Number: 0648–0548.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (revision
and extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 192.
Average Hours per Response:
Research, Conservation and
Management and Education (‘‘general’’
permits), 5 hours; Special Ocean Use
permits, 10 hours; Native Hawaiian
Practices permits, 8 hours; Recreation
permits, 6 hours; modification requests
and final reports, 10 hours; annual
reports, 5 hours.
Burden Hours: 1,343.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
revision and extension of a currently
approved information collection. There
will be minor changes to the forms and
instructions.
On June 15, 2006, President Bush
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established the Papahanaumokuakea
Marine National Monument by issuing
Presidential Proclamation 8031 (71 FR
36443, June 26, 2006) under the
authority of the Antiquities Act (16
U.S.C. 431). The proclamation includes
restrictions and prohibitions regarding
activities in the monument consistent
with the authority provided by the act.
Specifically, the proclamation prohibits
access to the monument except when
passing through without interruption or
as allowed under a permit issued by
NOAA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (FWS). Vessels passing through
the monument without interruption are
required to notify NOAA and FWS upon
entering into and leaving the
monument. Individuals wishing to
access the monument to conduct certain
regulated activities must first apply for
and be granted a permit issued by
NOAA and FWS to certify compliance
with vessel monitoring system
requirements, monument regulations
and best management practices. On
August 29, 2006, NOAA and FWS
published a final rule codifying the
provisions of the proclamation (71 FR
51134).
Affected Public: Individuals, not for
profit institutions; Federal, State, local,
government, Native Hawaiian
organizations; business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or maintain benefits.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
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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: October 26, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016–26155 Filed 10–28–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Expanded Vessel
Monitoring System Requirement in the
Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery
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 30,
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 Karen Palmigiano, (206)
526–4491 or Karen.palmigiano@
noaa.gov.
SUMMARY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
has established large-scale depth-based
management areas, referred to as
Groundfish Conservation Areas (GCAs),
where groundfish fishing is prohibited
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or restricted. These areas were
specifically designed to reduce the catch
of species while allowing healthy
fisheries to continue in areas and with
gears where little incidental catch of
overfished species is likely to occur.
Because NOAA needs methods to
effectively enforce area restrictions,
certain commercial fishing vessels are
required to install and use a vessel
monitoring system (VMS) that
automatically send hourly position
reports. Exemptions from the reporting
requirement are available for inactive
vessels or vessels fishing outside the
monitored area. The vessels are also
required to declare what gear will be
used.
To ensure the integrity of the GCAs
and Rockfish Conservation Areas, a
pilot VMS program was implemented
on January 1, 2004. The pilot program
required vessels registered to Pacific
Coast groundfish fishery limited entry
permits to carry and use VMS
transceiver units while fishing off the
coasts of Washington, Oregon and
California. On January 1, 2007, the VMS
program coverage was expanded on to
include all open access fisheries in
addition to the limited entry fisheries.
Finally, in 2010, NMFS expanded the
declaration reports to include several
more limited entry categories.
II. Method of Collection
The installation/activation reports are
available over the Internet. Due to the
need for the owner’s signature,
installation reports must be faxed or
mailed to the National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS). Hourly position reports
are automatically sent from VMS
transceivers installed aboard vessels.
Exemption reports and declaration
reports are submitted via a toll-free
telephone number.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0573.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular (extension of
a currently approved collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits organizations; individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,500.
Estimated Time per Response: VMS
installation: 4 hours; VMS maintenance:
4 hours; installation, exemption and
activation reports: 5 minutes each; and
declaration reports: 4 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 12,872.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $4,350,375.
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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: October 26, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016–26159 Filed 10–28–16; 8:45 am]
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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: Licensing of Private RemoteSensing Space Systems.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0174.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 18.
Average Hours per Response: 0 hours
for the submission of a license
application; 10 hours for the submission
of a data protection plan; 5 hours for the
submission of a plan describing how the
licensee will comply with data
collection restrictions; 3 hours for the
submission of an operations plan for
restricting collection or dissemination of
imagery of Israeli territory; 3 hours for
submission of a data flow diagram; 2
hours for the submission of satellite subsystems drawings; 3 hours for the
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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: Papah[amacr]naumoku[amacr]kea Marine National Monument
Permit Application and Reports for Permits (fka Northwestern Hawaiian
Islands Marine National Monument).
OMB Control Number: 0648-0548.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (revision and extension of a currently
approved information collection).
Number of Respondents: 192.
Average Hours per Response: Research, Conservation and Management
and Education (``general'' permits), 5 hours; Special Ocean Use
permits, 10 hours; Native Hawaiian Practices permits, 8 hours;
Recreation permits, 6 hours; modification requests and final reports,
10 hours; annual reports, 5 hours.
Burden Hours: 1,343.
Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of a
currently approved information collection. There will be minor changes
to the forms and instructions.
On June 15, 2006, President Bush established the
Papah[amacr]naumoku[amacr]kea Marine National Monument by issuing
Presidential Proclamation 8031 (71 FR 36443, June 26, 2006) under the
authority of the Antiquities Act (16 U.S.C. 431). The proclamation
includes restrictions and prohibitions regarding activities in the
monument consistent with the authority provided by the act.
Specifically, the proclamation prohibits access to the monument except
when passing through without interruption or as allowed under a permit
issued by NOAA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). Vessels
passing through the monument without interruption are required to
notify NOAA and FWS upon entering into and leaving the monument.
Individuals wishing to access the monument to conduct certain regulated
activities must first apply for and be granted a permit issued by NOAA
and FWS to certify compliance with vessel monitoring system
requirements, monument regulations and best management practices. On
August 29, 2006, NOAA and FWS published a final rule codifying the
provisions of the proclamation (71 FR 51134).
Affected Public: Individuals, not for profit institutions; Federal,
State, local, government, Native Hawaiian organizations; business or
other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or maintain benefits.
This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view Department of
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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: October 26, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-26155 Filed 10-28-16; 8:45 am]
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