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through a parallel process with
Amendment 21 to the FMP. The
regulations implementing the program
were effective January 1, 2011; all of the
necessary tracking systems to make the
program operational became active on
January 11, 2011, the date fishing began
under the new program. Since that time,
the Council and NMFS have been
addressing implementation issues as
they arise. To achieve individual
accountability for catch and bycatch and
track total catch, the shorebased IFQ
Program is subject to 100 percent
monitoring both at-sea and dockside. In
addition to 100 percent monitoring atsea, motherships and catcher/processors
are subject to flow scale requirements
that include daily testing, reporting, and
an annual inspection.
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II. Method of Collection
This collection utilizes both
electronic and paper forms, depending
on the specific item. Methods of
submittal include email of electronic
forms, and mail and facsimile
transmission of paper forms.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0619.
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:
155.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
hours for a Provider permit, 2 hours for
an annual renewal, 4 hours each for
appeals and catch monitoring plans; 1
hour each for a catch monitor
qualification inseason testing of
shorebased scales; 2 hours for an
inspection; 10 minutes each for first
receiver reports and electronic fish
tickets ; 1 minute for Pacific whiting
disposition recordkeeping; 30 minutes
for daily at-sea scale testing reports, 10
minutes for daily at-sea scale catch and
cumulative weight reports, 1 minute
each for at-sea scale audit trail, at-sea
scale calibration log, and at-sea scale
fault log, and 0 minutes for at-sea scale
video monitoring.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,826.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $14,628 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
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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: November 6, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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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.
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: West Coast Region Highly
Migratory Species Vessel Identification
Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0361.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 1,700.
Average Hours per Response: All but
purse seine vessels, 45 minutes; purse
seine vessels, 1 hour, 15 minutes.
Burden Hours: 644.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a current information
collection. Regulations at 50 CFR
660.704 require that all commercial
fishing vessels with permits issued
under authority of the National Marine
Fishery Service’s (NMFS) Fishery
Management Plan for United States
(U.S.) West Coast Highly Migratory
Species Fisheries display the vessel’s
official number (U.S. Coast Guard
documentation number or state
registration number). The numbers must
be of a specific size and format and
located at specified locations. The
official number must be affixed to each
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vessel subject to this section in block
Arabic numerals at least 10 inches
(25.40 centimeters) in height for vessels
more than 25 feet (7.62 meters) but
equal to or less than 65 feet (19.81
meters) in length; and 18 inches (45.72
centimeters) in height for vessels longer
than 65 feet (19.81 meters) in length.
Markings must be legible and of a color
that contrasts with the background. The
display of the identifying number aids
in fishery law enforcement. This
requirement does not apply to
recreational charter vessels.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Frequency: Biennially.
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: November 6, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Availability of Norfolk Harbor
Navigation Improvements Draft
General Reevaluation Report/
Environmental Assessment
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) in association with
the nonfederal sponsor, the Virginia
Port Authority, an agent of the
Commonwealth of Virginia, announces
the availability of the Norfolk Harbor
Navigation Improvements Draft General
Reevaluation Report/Environmental
Assessment (GRR/EA) for public review
and comment. The purpose of this Draft
GRR/EA is to identify whether the
original authorized plan is still in the
federal interest and to evaluate
alternatives that have the potential to
improve the current and future
operational efficiency of commercial
vessels currently using the Norfolk
SUMMARY:
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Harbor. Channel deepening and
widening alternatives were evaluated as
well as the No Action/Future Without
Project Alternative. Pursuant to the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the
USACE developed the draft GRR/EA to
examine and assess the impacts of the
project alternatives and determined that
implementation of the Proposed Action
would have not have significant
impacts.
This study was authorized by Section
216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970
(Pub. L. 91–611), which authorizes the
review of completed federal projects in
the interest of navigation and related
purposes to determine the feasibility of
further port deepening.
DATES: The Draft GRR/EA is available
for a 30-day review period. Written
comments, pursuant to the NEPA, will
be accepted until the close of public
review at the close of business on
December 10, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Written comments or
questions from the public may be
submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Norfolk District, ATTN: Ms.
Kimberly Koelsch, Planning Branch,
Environmental Analysis Section
(CENAO–WR–PE), Norfolk, VA 23510 or
via email to kimberly.c.koelsch@
usace.army.mil.
Ms.
Kimberly Koelsch, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Norfolk District, VA 23510,
757–201–7837 or via email at
kimberly.c.koelsch@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
document is available at the following
locations:
(1) USACE Norfolk Harbor and
Channels Deepening Project Web site:
https://www.nao.usace.army.mil/About/
Projects/Norfolk-Harbor-ChannelDeepening/.
(2) Slover Public Library, 235 East
Plume Street, Norfolk, VA 23510.
(3) Copies may also be requested in
writing at (see ADDRESSES).
Proposed Action. The Study Area is
located in Hampton Roads, a 25 squaremile natural harbor serving port
facilities in the cities of Norfolk,
Newport News, Portsmouth,
Chesapeake, and Hampton in
southeastern Virginia. The study area
consists of a network of federallyimproved channels extending from
Atlantic Ocean Channel to Lamberts
Bend (on the Elizabeth River). The
project has not been constructed, nor is
it maintained, to its authorized depth.
The Action Alternative consists of
constructing and maintaining the
following features:
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• Deepening the Atlantic Ocean
Channel to a required depth of
approximately 59 feet.
• Deepening the Thimble Shoal
Channel to a required depth of
approximately 56 feet.
• Widening the Thimble Shoal
Channel Meeting Areas (one on each
side of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Tunnel) to approximately 1,200 feet (an
additional 200 feet from current
conditions) and deepening where
necessary to a required depth of 56 feet.
• Deepening Anchorage F to a
required depth of approximately 55 feet.
• Deepening the Norfolk Harbor
Channel to a required depth of
approximately 55 feet.
• Deepening the Newport News
Channel to a required depth of
approximately 55 feet.
• Associated Operations and
Maintenance Activities.
Implementation of the Preferred
Alternative would have the potential to
impact water quality, benthic resources,
cultural resources, floodplains, federally
listed threatened and endangered
species, marine mammals, and other
natural resources. The Proposed Action
must be located in a floodplain in order
to use the Craney Island Dredged
Material Management Area (CIDMMA)
as a dredged material placement site.
The Proposed Action will adhere to the
8-step process as outlined under
Executive Order 11988, Floodplain
Management.
Alternatives. The Draft GRR/EA
considers a reasonable range of
widening and deepening alternatives in
the project channels, meetings areas,
and anchorages to meet the proposed
action’s purpose and need. It also
incorporates measures to avoid and
minimize impacts to threatened and
endangered species, fish and wildlife
species, estuarine and marine habitat,
and other resources. In response to
problems and opportunities, a range of
alternatives was evaluated through an
iterative screening and formulation
process, resulting in identification of a
Preferred Alternative.
Public Involvement. On September 22,
2015, a Notice of Intent to publish an
EA was published, along with
information on a NEPA public scoping
meeting on September 25, 2015. A
Federal Register Notice was also
published to announce the initiation of
the feasibility study and also the public
NEPA scoping meeting. As part of the
public involvement process, all affected
federal, Commonwealth of Virginia, and
local agencies, private organizations,
and the public were invited to the
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Public Scoping Meeting on September
25, 2017 in Norfolk, VA.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
Availability of the Final Environmental
Impact Statement for the Lower Bois
d’Arc Creek Reservoir Project, Fannin
County, TX
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) Tulsa District has
prepared a Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) to analyze the direct,
indirect, and cumulative effects of the
construction of the proposed Lower Bois
d’Arc Creek Reservoir (LBCR) and
related actions proposed by the North
Texas Municipal Water District
(NTMWD) in Fannin County, Texas.
The Proposed Action is a regional water
supply project intended to provide up to
175,000 acre-feet/year (AFY), with an
estimated firm yield of 120,665 AFY, of
new water for NTMWD’s member cities
and direct customers in all or portions
of nine counties in northern Texas—
Collin, Dallas, Denton, Fannin, Hopkins,
Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, and Rockwall.
Construction of the reservoir and related
facilities would result in permanent
impacts to approximately 5,874 acres of
wetlands, 651,140 linear feet of streams,
and 78 acres of open waters. This action
requires authorization from the USACE
under Section 404 of the Clean Water
Act. The Section 404 permit applicant is
the NTMWD.
DATES: The FEIS will be used to inform
the final USACE decision on this
proposal. In accordance with the NEPA
regulations, a final decision will not be
made before December 9, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Comments, if any, regarding
the FEIS must be submitted by
December 9, 2017, to Mr. Andrew R.
Commer, Regulatory Office Chief,
USACE Tulsa District (CESWT–RO),
2488 East 81st Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma
74137–4290, or via email: ceswt-ro@
usace.army.mil. Comments submitted
by email must include ‘‘FEIS Lower
Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir’’ in the
subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Andrew R. Commer, USACE Tulsa
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Availability of Norfolk Harbor Navigation Improvements Draft
General Reevaluation Report/Environmental Assessment
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in association with
the nonfederal sponsor, the Virginia Port Authority, an agent of the
Commonwealth of Virginia, announces the availability of the Norfolk
Harbor Navigation Improvements Draft General Reevaluation Report/
Environmental Assessment (GRR/EA) for public review and comment. The
purpose of this Draft GRR/EA is to identify whether the original
authorized plan is still in the federal interest and to evaluate
alternatives that have the potential to improve the current and future
operational efficiency of commercial vessels currently using the
Norfolk
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Harbor. Channel deepening and widening alternatives were evaluated as
well as the No Action/Future Without Project Alternative. Pursuant to
the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the
USACE developed the draft GRR/EA to examine and assess the impacts of
the project alternatives and determined that implementation of the
Proposed Action would have not have significant impacts.
This study was authorized by Section 216 of the Flood Control Act
of 1970 (Pub. L. 91-611), which authorizes the review of completed
federal projects in the interest of navigation and related purposes to
determine the feasibility of further port deepening.
DATES: The Draft GRR/EA is available for a 30-day review period.
Written comments, pursuant to the NEPA, will be accepted until the
close of public review at the close of business on December 10, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Written comments or questions from the public may be
submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, ATTN:
Ms. Kimberly Koelsch, Planning Branch, Environmental Analysis Section
(CENAO-WR-PE), Norfolk, VA 23510 or via email to
kimberly.c.koelsch@usace.army.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kimberly Koelsch, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, Norfolk District, VA 23510, 757-201-7837 or via email at
kimberly.c.koelsch@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The document is available at the following
locations:
(1) USACE Norfolk Harbor and Channels Deepening Project Web site:
https://www.nao.usace.army.mil/About/Projects/Norfolk-Harbor-Channel-Deepening/.
(2) Slover Public Library, 235 East Plume Street, Norfolk, VA
23510.
(3) Copies may also be requested in writing at (see ADDRESSES).
Proposed Action. The Study Area is located in Hampton Roads, a 25
square-mile natural harbor serving port facilities in the cities of
Norfolk, Newport News, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, and Hampton in
southeastern Virginia. The study area consists of a network of
federally-improved channels extending from Atlantic Ocean Channel to
Lamberts Bend (on the Elizabeth River). The project has not been
constructed, nor is it maintained, to its authorized depth.
The Action Alternative consists of constructing and maintaining the
following features:
Deepening the Atlantic Ocean Channel to a required depth
of approximately 59 feet.
Deepening the Thimble Shoal Channel to a required depth of
approximately 56 feet.
Widening the Thimble Shoal Channel Meeting Areas (one on
each side of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel) to approximately 1,200
feet (an additional 200 feet from current conditions) and deepening
where necessary to a required depth of 56 feet.
Deepening Anchorage F to a required depth of approximately
55 feet.
Deepening the Norfolk Harbor Channel to a required depth
of approximately 55 feet.
Deepening the Newport News Channel to a required depth of
approximately 55 feet.
Associated Operations and Maintenance Activities.
Implementation of the Preferred Alternative would have the
potential to impact water quality, benthic resources, cultural
resources, floodplains, federally listed threatened and endangered
species, marine mammals, and other natural resources. The Proposed
Action must be located in a floodplain in order to use the Craney
Island Dredged Material Management Area (CIDMMA) as a dredged material
placement site. The Proposed Action will adhere to the 8-step process
as outlined under Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management.
Alternatives. The Draft GRR/EA considers a reasonable range of
widening and deepening alternatives in the project channels, meetings
areas, and anchorages to meet the proposed action's purpose and need.
It also incorporates measures to avoid and minimize impacts to
threatened and endangered species, fish and wildlife species, estuarine
and marine habitat, and other resources. In response to problems and
opportunities, a range of alternatives was evaluated through an
iterative screening and formulation process, resulting in
identification of a Preferred Alternative.
Public Involvement. On September 22, 2015, a Notice of Intent to
publish an EA was published, along with information on a NEPA public
scoping meeting on September 25, 2015. A Federal Register Notice was
also published to announce the initiation of the feasibility study and
also the public NEPA scoping meeting. As part of the public involvement
process, all affected federal, Commonwealth of Virginia, and local
agencies, private organizations, and the public were invited to the
Public Scoping Meeting on September 25, 2017 in Norfolk, VA.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-24395 Filed 11-8-17; 8:45 am]
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