Fishing Capacity Reduction Program for the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery, 11559-11560 [2017-03597]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 36 / Friday, February 24, 2017 / Notices
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 April 25, 2017.
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 pracomments@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Ashley Chappell, NOAA
Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping
Coordinator, 1315 East West Hwy
SSMC3 Rm 6813, Silver Spring, MD
20910, 240–429–0293, or
ashley.chappell@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Office of Coast Survey and the U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS) National
Geospatial Program plan to conduct a
follow-on study to the National
Enhanced Elevation Assessment (NEEA)
white paper finalized in 2012 (NEEA
overview can be found at https://
pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2012/3088/). This
NEEA follow-on study will incorporate
coastal and ocean requirements for
elevation data along with a revisit of the
terrestrial elevation data needs assessed
via a similar survey in 2010 (OMB
Control No. 1028–0099). The primary
tool to gather information will be a
questionnaire covering a wide range of
business uses that depend on 3D data to
inform policy, regulation, scientific
research, and management decisions.
For purposes of this questionnaire, 3D
data refers to topographic data (precise
three-dimensional measurements of the
terrestrial terrain) and bathymetric data
(three-dimensional surface of the
underwater terrain). Questions will be
asked about how 3D data relate to other
data types such as the shoreline;
characteristics of tides, currents, and
waves; and the physical and chemical
properties of the water itself. A series of
questions will be asked as they relate to
specific Mission Critical Activities.
These will include questions about the
area (geographic extent), 3D data
accuracy requirements, linkages to other
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data to support a wide range of analysis,
and benefits of having the required data.
NOAA, USGS and partner mapping
agencies are working to improve the
technology systems, data, and services
that provide information about 3D data
and related applications within the
United States. By learning more about
business uses and associated benefits
that would be realized from improved
3D data, the agencies will be able to
prioritize and direct investments that
will best serve user needs. This
questionnaire is part of an effort to
develop and refine future program
alternatives that would provide
enhanced 3D data to meet many
Federal, State, and other national
business needs.
Because 3D data are collected and
used to meet a wide range of mission
critical needs, we are seeking input from
managers and data users from a variety
of government entities (e.g., Federal,
State, local, Tribal) as well as not for
profit, academic, and private/
commercial entities. The findings are
expected to establish a baseline of
national business needs and associated
benefits for 3D data and associated
technologies. This baseline will enhance
the responsiveness of NOAA, USGS,
and partner agency programs to
stakeholder needs, and inform the
design of directed future programs that
balance requirements, benefits, and
costs at a national scale. Collected
responses will be aggregated at the
agency and national levels. Responses
associated with individuals will not be
distributed. The information collection
process will be guided by an
interagency management team led by
NOAA and USGS with support from a
professional services contractor. The
information collection will be
conducted using a standardized
template. Responses are one-time and
voluntary. In-person interviews to
clarify questionnaire results may also be
arranged. The draft questionnaire will
be posted for the duration of this public
comment period at the NOAA Integrated
Ocean and Coastal Mapping site
(https://iocm.noaa.gov/).
II. Method of Collection
Emails will be sent to a
comprehensive list of stakeholders, with
requests to forward to any other
interested participants. The emails will
include a link to the online survey,
which can also be provided upon
request by paper or other means. Inperson interviews may follow to resolve
questions, clarify answers and add more
detail to responses.
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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular (request for a
new information collection).
Affected Public: Federal government,
State, local or tribal governments; notfor-profit institutions, academia,
business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
600.
Estimated Time per Response: 2
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,200.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting
activities.
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: February 16, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XF237
Fishing Capacity Reduction Program
for the Pacific Coast Groundfish
Fishery
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of sub-loan repayment.
AGENCY:
NMFS issues this notice to
inform interested parties that the
SUMMARY:
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Washington coastal Dungeness crab subloan in the Pacific Coast Groundfish
Capacity Reduction (Buyback) Program
has been repaid. Therefore, Buyback fee
collections on Washington coastal
Dungeness crab sub-loan will cease for
all landings after January 31, 2017.
Dated: February 17, 2017.
Brian T. Pawlak,
CFO/Director, Office of Management and
Budget, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Comments must be submitted on
or before 5 p.m. EST March 13, 2017.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Send comments about this
notice to Paul Marx, Chief, Financial
Services Division, NMFS, Attn:
Washington coastal Dungeness crab
Buyback, 1315 East-West Highway,
Silver Spring, MD 20910 (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
DATES:
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael A. Sturtevant at (301) 427–8782
or Michael.A.Sturtevant@noaa.gov.
On
November 16, 2004, NMFS published a
proposed rule in the Federal Register
(69 FR 67100) proposing to implement
an industry fee system for repaying the
Washington coastal Dungeness crab
Buyback sub-loan. The final rule was
published July 13, 2005 (70 FR 40225)
and fee collection began on September
8, 2005. Interested persons should
review these for further program details.
The Washington coastal Dungeness
crab Buyback sub-loan in the amount of
$369,425.93 will be repaid in full upon
receipt of buyback fees on landings
through January 31, 2017. NMFS has
received $620,742.30 to repay the
principal and interest on this sub-loan
since fee collection began September 8,
2005. Based on Buyback fees received to
date, landings after January 31, 2017,
will not be subject to the Buyback fee.
Therefore, Buyback fees will no longer
be collected in the Washington coastal
Dungeness crab fishery on future
landings.
Buyback fees not yet forwarded to
NMFS for Washington coastal
Dungeness crab landings through
January 31, 2017, should be forwarded
to NMFS immediately. Any
overpayment of Buyback fees submitted
to NMFS will be refunded on a pro-rata
basis to the fish buyers based upon best
available fish ticket landings data. The
fish buyers should return excess
Buyback fees collected to the harvesters,
including Buyback fees collected but
not yet remitted to NMFS for landings
after January 31, 2017. Any
discrepancies in fees owed and fees
paid must be resolved immediately.
After the sub-loan is closed, no further
adjustments to fees paid and fees
received can be made.
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public workshop of its
Habitat Committee 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
Monday, March 13, 2017, Tuesday,
March 14, 2017 and Wednesday, March
15, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. each day.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Fairfield Inn & Suites, 185
MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA
02740 on Monday, March 13 and
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 and at the
Sheraton Harborside, 250 Market Street,
Portsmouth, NH 03801 on Wednesday,
March 15, 2017.
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 Council is developing
management areas to protect deep-sea or
cold water corals found offshore New
England from impacts due to fishing
gear interactions. Concentrations of
corals occur in the canyons, continental
slope, and seamounts south of Georges
Bank, and also in deep waters of the
Gulf of Maine, including some inshore
sites (Mt. Desert Rock and Outer
Schoodic Ridge) as well as in Jordan
and Georges Basins offshore. Some coral
habitats appear to be actively fished,
while others appear to be beyond the
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current footprint of bottom-tending gear
operations.
In developing these coral management
areas, the Council is seeking to
minimize their impacts on existing
fisheries. Designing these areas to
accommodate fishing activity requires a
detailed understanding of where
different gears are used in relation to the
potential coral management areas.
Therefore, the Council is seeking
guidance from active fishermen who use
bottom-tending gears (trawls, traps, and
other gear types) offshore in the Gulf of
Maine and in the slope and canyon
region south of Georges Bank. Other
stakeholders interested in coral
management are also welcome to attend
the workshops and provide their input.
Specifically, the Council is seeking: (1)
Industry information on fishing
activities within proposed coral
protection zones; and (2) suggestions
about how to refine management area
boundaries to limit impacts to fishing
operations while still providing
protection for corals.
Three days of discussion in two
locations are scheduled:
• In New Bedford (March 13 and 14)
the workshop will focus on fishing
activity in and around the draft deep-sea
coral zones south of Georges Bank
(canyons and continental slope). These
zones are generally deeper than 150
fathoms. Note that large pelagic
fishermen who work in the canyon/
slope region are not proposed to be
impacted by the Coral Amendment. The
discussion is intended to carry over
between the two days, so participants
are encouraged to attend on both
Monday and Tuesday if possible.
• In Portsmouth (March 15) the
workshop will focus on fishing activity
in Jordan Basin and the Lindenkohl
Knoll area of Georges Basin. Proposals
for the inshore areas around Outer
Schoodic Ridge and Mount Desert Rock
are not the intended focus of this
Portsmouth gathering.
The purpose of these workshops is to
refine the boundaries of the Council’s
existing proposals. Public hearings will
be conducted later this spring to solicit
comments, including general support of
or opposition to, all areas proposed in
the amendment.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meetings. Action
will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this notice and any
issues arising after publication of this
notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XF237
Fishing Capacity Reduction Program for the Pacific Coast
Groundfish Fishery
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of sub-loan repayment.
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SUMMARY: NMFS issues this notice to inform interested parties that the
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Washington coastal Dungeness crab sub-loan in the Pacific Coast
Groundfish Capacity Reduction (Buyback) Program has been repaid.
Therefore, Buyback fee collections on Washington coastal Dungeness crab
sub-loan will cease for all landings after January 31, 2017.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before 5 p.m. EST March 13,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Send comments about this notice to Paul Marx, Chief,
Financial Services Division, NMFS, Attn: Washington coastal Dungeness
crab Buyback, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael A. Sturtevant at (301) 427-
8782 or Michael.A.Sturtevant@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 16, 2004, NMFS published a
proposed rule in the Federal Register (69 FR 67100) proposing to
implement an industry fee system for repaying the Washington coastal
Dungeness crab Buyback sub-loan. The final rule was published July 13,
2005 (70 FR 40225) and fee collection began on September 8, 2005.
Interested persons should review these for further program details.
The Washington coastal Dungeness crab Buyback sub-loan in the
amount of $369,425.93 will be repaid in full upon receipt of buyback
fees on landings through January 31, 2017. NMFS has received
$620,742.30 to repay the principal and interest on this sub-loan since
fee collection began September 8, 2005. Based on Buyback fees received
to date, landings after January 31, 2017, will not be subject to the
Buyback fee. Therefore, Buyback fees will no longer be collected in the
Washington coastal Dungeness crab fishery on future landings.
Buyback fees not yet forwarded to NMFS for Washington coastal
Dungeness crab landings through January 31, 2017, should be forwarded
to NMFS immediately. Any overpayment of Buyback fees submitted to NMFS
will be refunded on a pro-rata basis to the fish buyers based upon best
available fish ticket landings data. The fish buyers should return
excess Buyback fees collected to the harvesters, including Buyback fees
collected but not yet remitted to NMFS for landings after January 31,
2017. Any discrepancies in fees owed and fees paid must be resolved
immediately. After the sub-loan is closed, no further adjustments to
fees paid and fees received can be made.
Dated: February 17, 2017.
Brian T. Pawlak,
CFO/Director, Office of Management and Budget, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-03597 Filed 2-23-17; 8:45 am]
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