Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Economic Value of Whale Watching in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, 28048-28049 [2017-12777]
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revised net subsidy rate is provided
below.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Amended Final Results
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
As a result of correcting the
ministerial errors, we determine that
Goldenpalm’s total net countervailable
subsidy rate for the period January 1,
2014, through December 31 2014, is as
follows:
Producer/exporter
from India
Goldenpalm Manufacturers PVT Limited.
Net countervailable
subsidy rate
(percent)
8.30 percent ad valorem.
Assessment Rates/Cash Deposits
The Department intends to issue
appropriate assessment instructions to
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) 15 days after the date of
publication of these amended final
results of review, to liquidate shipments
of subject merchandise produced and/or
exported by the respondent listed above
entered, or withdrawn form warehouse,
for consumption on or after January 1,
2014, through December 31, 2014.
The Department also intends to
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of
estimated countervailing duties, in the
amount shown above for the company
listed above on shipments of subject
merchandise entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or
after April 17, 2017, the date of
publication of the Final Results. For all
non-reviewed firms, we will instruct
CBP to continue to collect cash deposits
at the most-recent company-specific or
all-others rate applicable to the
company, as appropriate. These cash
deposit requirements, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further
notice.
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Disclosure
We will disclose the calculations
performed for these amended final
results to interested parties within five
business days of the date of the
publication of this notice in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(h) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.224(e).
Dated: June 13, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
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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.
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Alaska Pacific Halibut Fisheries:
Subsistence.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0512.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 7,337.
Average Hours per Response: Permit
applications, 10 minutes; Community
harvest log, 30 minutes; Ceremonial or
educational harvest log, 30 minutes;
Appeal for permit denial, 4 hours.
Burden Hours: 1,438.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
This information collection describes
special permits issued to participants in
the Pacific halibut subsistence fishery in
waters off the coast of Alaska and any
appeals resulting from denials. The
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) designed the permits to work in
conjunction with other halibut harvest
assessment measures. Subsistence
fishing for halibut has occurred for
many years among the Alaska Native
people and non-Native people. Special
permits are initiated in response to the
concerns of Native and community
groups regarding increased restrictions
in International Pacific Halibut
Commission Area 2C and include
Community Harvest Permits,
Ceremonial Permits, and Educational
Permits.
A Community Harvest Permit allows
the community or Alaska Native tribe to
appoint one or more individuals from
its respective community or tribe to
harvest subsistence halibut from a single
vessel under reduced gear and harvest
restrictions.
Ceremonial and Educational Permits
are available exclusively to Alaska
Native tribes. Eligible Alaska Native
tribes may appoint only one Ceremonial
Permit Coordinator per tribe for
Ceremonial Permits or one authorized
Instructor per tribe for Educational
Permits.
Except for enrolled students fishing
under a valid Educational Permit,
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special permits require persons fishing
under them to also possess a
Subsistence Halibut Registration
Certificate (SHARC) (see OMB No.
0648–0460) which identifies those
persons who are currently eligible for
subsistence halibut fishing. Each of the
instruments is designed to minimize the
reporting burden on subsistence halibut
fishermen while retrieving essential
information.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; state, local or tribal
governments.
Frequency: Annually or on occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
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: June 15, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Economic Value of
Whale Watching in Stellwagen Bank
National Marine Sanctuary
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 21, 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).
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Dr. Danielle Schwarzmann
240–533–0706 danielle.schwarzmann@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for a new information
collection.
NOAA is conducting research to
estimate the market and non-market
economic values associated with whale
watching in Stellwagen Bank National
Marine Sanctuary (SBNMS) and the
surrounding region.
The required information is to
conduct surveys of the for hireoperations that take people out for nonconsumptive recreation to watch whales
or other wildlife, to obtain total use by
type of activity (e.g. whale watching,
and other wildlife observation) and the
spatial use by type of activity.
Information will also be obtained on the
knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of
for-hire operations towards the
sanctuary, sanctuary resources and
sanctuary processes.
Surveys will also be conducted of the
passengers of the for-hire operation
boats to obtain their market and nonmarket economic use values for whales
and other wildlife. Information
collected from passengers will include
their expenditures, number of trips,
activities while visiting the sanctuary
and non-market value for improvements
to whales and other sanctuary resources.
An on-site survey will obtain
information on demographic profiles,
annual number of whale watching trips
in SBNMS, and their non-market
economic use value for improvements to
whales and sanctuary resources. Selfaddressed, postage paid mail back
questionnaires will be used for
importance-satisfaction ratings and
whale watching trip expenditures.
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II. Method of Collection
The data from the operators will be
collected by scheduling appointments to
meet with the owner and conduct the
survey in-person. For the passengers,
surveys will be conducted at the docks
after the completion of their whale
watching trip and via mail.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–XXXX.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(new information collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; businesses or other forprofit organizations.
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Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,000 passengers on-site, 600 for
importance-satisfaction mail back and
450 for the expenditure mailback; 40
owners of whale watching operations.
Estimated Time per Response: 20
minutes per on-site interview of
passengers, 20 minutes per importancesatisfaction mail back and 20 minutes
for the expenditure mail back. One hour
per owner of whale watching
operations.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 723.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 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 15, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XF430
Endangered and Threatened Species;
Initiation of 5-Year Review for the
Endangered Gulf of Maine Distinct
Population Segment of Atlantic
Salmon
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of initiation of 5-year
review; request for information.
AGENCY:
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We, NMFS, announce our
intent to conduct a 5-year review for the
Gulf of Maine distinct population
segment (DPS) of Atlantic salmon
(Salmo salar) under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA).
The DPS is listed as endangered under
the ESA. We are required by the ESA to
conduct 5-year reviews to ensure that
the listing classifications of the species
are accurate. The 5-year review must be
based on the best scientific and
commercial data available at the time of
the review. We request submission of
any such information on the Gulf of
Maine DPS of Atlantic salmon,
particularly information on the status,
threats and recovery of the species that
has become available since the final
listing determination in 2009.
DATES: To allow us adequate time to
conduct this review, we must receive
your information no later than July 20,
2017. However, we will continue to
accept new information about Atlantic
salmon at any time.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments by
including NOAA–NMFS–2017–0050, by
either of the following methods:
• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov/
!docketDetail;D=[NOAA-NMFS-20170050], Click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon,
complete the required fields, and enter
or attach your comments.
• Mail: Submit written information to
Dan Kircheis, NMFS, Greater Atlantic
Regional Fisheries Office, Maine Field
Station, 17 Godfrey Drive, Orono, Maine
04473
Instructions: We may not consider
comments if they are sent by any other
method, to any other address or
individual, or received after the end of
the specified period. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and we will generally post for public
viewing on www.regulations.gov
without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.),
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive or protected
information submitted voluntarily by
the sender is publicly accessible. We
will accept anonymous comments (enter
‘‘N/A’’ in the required fields if you wish
to remain anonymous).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan
Kircheis at the above address, by phone
at 207–866–7320 or Dan.Kircheis@
noaa.gov or Julie Crocker 978–282–8480
or Julie.Crocker@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
of Maine DPS of Atlantic salmon (Salmo
salar) was listed as endangered under
the ESA on June 19, 2009 (74 FR 29344)
by NMFS and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (the Services). The Services
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Economic Value
of Whale Watching in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
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 21, 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).
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Dr. Danielle Schwarzmann 240-533-0706
danielle.schwarzmann@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for a new information collection.
NOAA is conducting research to estimate the market and non-market
economic values associated with whale watching in Stellwagen Bank
National Marine Sanctuary (SBNMS) and the surrounding region.
The required information is to conduct surveys of the for hire-
operations that take people out for non-consumptive recreation to watch
whales or other wildlife, to obtain total use by type of activity (e.g.
whale watching, and other wildlife observation) and the spatial use by
type of activity. Information will also be obtained on the knowledge,
attitudes, and perceptions of for-hire operations towards the
sanctuary, sanctuary resources and sanctuary processes.
Surveys will also be conducted of the passengers of the for-hire
operation boats to obtain their market and non-market economic use
values for whales and other wildlife. Information collected from
passengers will include their expenditures, number of trips, activities
while visiting the sanctuary and non-market value for improvements to
whales and other sanctuary resources. An on-site survey will obtain
information on demographic profiles, annual number of whale watching
trips in SBNMS, and their non-market economic use value for
improvements to whales and sanctuary resources. Self-addressed, postage
paid mail back questionnaires will be used for importance-satisfaction
ratings and whale watching trip expenditures.
II. Method of Collection
The data from the operators will be collected by scheduling
appointments to meet with the owner and conduct the survey in-person.
For the passengers, surveys will be conducted at the docks after the
completion of their whale watching trip and via mail.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-XXXX.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (new information collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other
for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000 passengers on-site, 600 for
importance-satisfaction mail back and 450 for the expenditure mailback;
40 owners of whale watching operations.
Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes per on-site interview of
passengers, 20 minutes per importance-satisfaction mail back and 20
minutes for the expenditure mail back. One hour per owner of whale
watching operations.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 723.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 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 15, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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