Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Program, 26062-26063 [2017-11627]
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eLandings, seaLandings, and
tLandings are data entry components of
the Alaska Interagency Electronic
Reporting System (IERS), which is a
collaborative program run by the
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) Alaska Regional Office, the
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
(ADF&G), and the International Pacific
Halibut Commission (IPHC). eLandings,
seaLandings, and tLandings provide the
Alaska fishing industry with a
consolidated electronic means of
reporting production and landings of
commercial fish and shellfish to
multiple management agencies with a
single reporting system. NMFS collects
groundfish harvest and production data
for fishery management plan species in
the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
ADF&G collects harvest data for
groundfish species taken in State of
Alaska waters and has responsibility for
some fisheries in the EEZ, such as
lingcod and black rockfish. ADF&G and
NMFS cooperatively manage the Crab
Rationalization Program fisheries in the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area. NMFS and IPHC
cooperatively manage Individual
Fishing Quota (IFQ) for Pacific halibut
and sablefish in both State waters and
in the EEZ.
eLandings is a web-based application
used by vessels and processors to report
groundfish, crab, Pacific halibut, and
sablefish production and landings data.
Processors with limited internet access,
such as the at-sea fleet, use eLandings
client desktop software named
seaLandings, provided by NMFS, and
submit the required reports as email
attachments or via direct transmit over
the Internet. Once data are entered and
submitted, the User must print daily
through eLandings each landing report,
production report, logbook report, and if
an IFQ delivery, each IFQ receipt. The
parties to the information must
acknowledge the accuracy of the printed
reports by signing them and entering the
date signed. In addition, the User must
make the printed copies available upon
request of NMFS observers and
authorized officers.
tLandings is a software application for
tender vessels that records landings data
on a USB flash drive and creates a
printable fish ticket. The fish ticket is
printed on board the tender vessel and
signed by the delivering catcher vessel
operator. When the tender vessel
delivers to the shoreside processor, the
shoreside processor uploads the landing
information on the USB flash drive into
eLandings.
Some of the benefits of IERS include
improved data quality, automated
processing of data, improved process for
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correcting or updating information,
availability of more timely data for
fishery managers, and reduction of
duplicative reporting of similar
information to multiple agencies.
II. Method of Collection
Methods of submittal include online
and email. Clients with limited internet
access, such as the at-sea fleet, use
seaLandings client desktop software and
submit landing reports as email
attachments or over the Internet. The
vessels use satellite communications,
which may or may not include
telephone, Internet, text messaging,
email, and email attachment
capabilities.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0515.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
273.
Estimated Time per Response: 35
minutes for a tLandings landing report;
30 minutes for catcher/processor
eLandings landing report; 18 minutes
for active response and 5 minutes for
inactive response for pilot catcher vessel
trawl electronic logbook (eLog); 15
minutes for active response and 5
minutes for inactive response for
catcher vessel eLog, catcher/processor
eLog and mothership eLog; 15 minutes
for eLandings registration; 10 minutes
for eLandings/seaLandings landing
report; and 20 minutes for at-sea
response; and 10 minutes for shoreside
and stationary floating processor
response for eLandings/seaLandings
production report.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 16,865.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $2,870 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
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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: June 1, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Alaska Vessel
Monitoring System (VMS) Program
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 August 7, 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 Scott Miller, (907) 586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Vessel Monitoring System (VMS)
units integrate global positioning system
(GPS) and communications electronics
into a single, tamper-resistant package
to automatically determine the vessel’s
position several times per hour. The
units can be set to transmit a vessel’s
location periodically and automatically
to an overhead satellite in real time. In
most cases, the vessel owner is unaware
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of exactly when the unit is transmitting
and is unable to alter the signal or the
time of transmission. The VMS unit is
passive and automatic, requiring no
reporting effort by the vessel operator. A
communications service provider
receives the transmission and relays it
to the National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) Office of Law Enforcement and
the U.S. Coast Guard. Enforcement of
management measures, such as directed
fishing closures and critical habitat nofishing zones, relies heavily on the use
of VMS.
II. Method of Collection
Automatic GPS position reporting
starts after VMS transceiver installation
and power activation on board the
vessel. The unit is pre-configured and
tested for NMFS VMS operations. Vessel
operators who purchase and install a
VMS on a vessel must fax a one-time
VMS check-in report to NMFS.
Thereafter, submittal is automatic by
satellite.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0445.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
83.
Estimated Time per Response: 12
minutes for VMS check-in report; 2
hours for VMS operation (includes
installation and maintenance).
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 130.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $67,793 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.
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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
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approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: June 1, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017–11627 Filed 6–5–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XF411
Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental
to Specified Activities; Dismantling of
the Original East Span of the San
Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental
harassment authorization; request for
comments and information.
AGENCY:
NMFS has received a request
from the California Department of
Transportation (CALTRANS) for an
incidental take authorization to take
small numbers of six species of marine
mammals, by harassment, incidental to
the dismantling of the original East
Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay
Bridge (SFOBB) in the San Francisco
Bay (SFB), California. Pursuant to the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments
on its proposal to issue an incidental
harassment authorization (IHA) to
incidentally take marine mammals
during the specified activities.
DATES: Comments and information must
be received no later than July 6, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the
application should be addressed to Jolie
Harrison, Chief, Permits and
Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 and
electronic comments should be sent to
ITP.Youngkin@noaa.gov.
Instructions: NMFS is not responsible
for comments sent by any other method,
to any other address or individual, or
received after the end of the comment
period. Comments received
electronically, including all
attachments, must not exceed a 25megabyte file size. Attachments to
electronic comments will be accepted in
Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF
file formats only. All comments
received are a part of the public record
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and will generally be posted online at
https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/
incidental/construction.htm without
change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.)
voluntarily submitted by the commenter
may be publicly accessible. Do not
submit confidential business
information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale
Youngkin, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
Electronic copies of the application and
supporting documents, as well as a list
of references cited in this document,
may be obtained at www.nmfs.noaa.gov/
pr/permits/incidental/construction.htm.
In case of problems accessing these
documents, please call the contact listed
above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the
MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct
the Secretary of Commerce to allow,
upon request, the incidental, but not
intentional, taking of small numbers of
marine mammals by U.S. citizens who
engage in a specified activity (other than
commercial fishing) within a specified
geographical region if certain findings
are made and either regulations are
issued or, if the taking is limited to
harassment, a notice of a proposed
authorization is provided to the public
for review.
An authorization for incidental
takings shall be granted if NMFS finds
that the taking will have a negligible
impact on the species or stock(s), will
not have an unmitigable adverse impact
on the availability of the species or
stock(s) for subsistence uses (where
relevant), and if the permissible
methods of taking and requirements
pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring
and reporting of such takings are set
forth.
NMFS has defined ‘‘negligible
impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103 as an impact
resulting from the specified activity that
cannot be reasonably expected to, and is
not reasonably likely to, adversely affect
the species or stock through effects on
annual rates of recruitment or survival.
The MMPA states that the term ‘‘take’’
means to harass, hunt, capture, kill, or
attempt to harass, hunt, capture, or kill
any marine mammal.
Except with respect to certain
activities not pertinent here, the MMPA
defines ‘‘harassment’’ as: Any act of
pursuit, torment, or annoyance which (i)
has the potential to injure a marine
mammal or marine mammal stock in the
wild (Level A harassment); or (ii) has
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[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-11627]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Vessel
Monitoring System (VMS) Program
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 August 7, 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 Scott Miller, (907) 586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) units integrate global positioning
system (GPS) and communications electronics into a single, tamper-
resistant package to automatically determine the vessel's position
several times per hour. The units can be set to transmit a vessel's
location periodically and automatically to an overhead satellite in
real time. In most cases, the vessel owner is unaware
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of exactly when the unit is transmitting and is unable to alter the
signal or the time of transmission. The VMS unit is passive and
automatic, requiring no reporting effort by the vessel operator. A
communications service provider receives the transmission and relays it
to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Office of Law
Enforcement and the U.S. Coast Guard. Enforcement of management
measures, such as directed fishing closures and critical habitat no-
fishing zones, relies heavily on the use of VMS.
II. Method of Collection
Automatic GPS position reporting starts after VMS transceiver
installation and power activation on board the vessel. The unit is pre-
configured and tested for NMFS VMS operations. Vessel operators who
purchase and install a VMS on a vessel must fax a one-time VMS check-in
report to NMFS. Thereafter, submittal is automatic by satellite.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0445.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently
approved collection).
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations;
individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 83.
Estimated Time per Response: 12 minutes for VMS check-in report; 2
hours for VMS operation (includes installation and maintenance).
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 130.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $67,793 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: June 1, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-11627 Filed 6-5-17; 8:45 am]
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