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Treaty, decisions of the Commission,
and other U.S. law. In total, NMFS has
tentatively identified two no-action
alternatives, three action alternatives
related to controls on the type and
amount of fishing (Table 1), and three
alternatives related to the allocation and
use of fishing privileges. NMFS plans to
analyze the environmental
consequences of implementing each of
the alternatives by assessing the direct,
indirect, and cumulative effects of each
to the human environment in the
Western and Central Pacific Ocean.
By evaluating alternatives that span
the full range of reasonably foreseeable
future management measures, the
environmental impacts of future
management actions not explicitly
analyzed could be estimated relative to
those calculated in this EIS.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.
Dated: August 20, 2018.
Margo B. Schulze-Haugen,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018–18194 Filed 8–22–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Pacific Islands
Region Coral Reef Ecosystems
Logbook and Reporting
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 October 22,
2018.
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 docpra@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
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directed to Walter Ikehara, (808) 725–
5175 or Walter.Ikehara@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
current information collection.
The National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) requires any U.S. citizen issued
a Special Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishing
Permit to complete logbooks and submit
them to NMFS (50 CFR 665). The
Special Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishing
Permit is authorized under the Fishery
Ecosystem Plans for American Samoa
Archipelago, Hawaiian Archipelago,
Mariana Archipelago, and Pacific
Remote Island Areas. The information
in the logbooks is used to obtain fish
catch/fishing effort data on coral reef
fishes and invertebrates harvested in
designated low-use marine protected
areas and on those listed in the
regulations as potentially-harvested
coral reef taxa in waters of the U.S.
exclusive economic zone in the western
Pacific region. These data are needed to
determine the condition of the stocks,
whether the current management
measures are having the intended
effects, and to evaluate the benefits and
costs of changes in management
measures. The logbook information
includes interactions with protected
species, including sea turtles, monk
seals, and other marine mammals,
which are used to monitor and respond
to incidental takes of endangered and
threatened marine species.
II. Method of Collection
Reports are submitted to NMFS in the
form of paper logbook sheets and paper
transshipment forms within 30 days of
each landing of coral reef harvest. No
electronic forms or web-based reporting
is currently available. Notifications are
submitted via telephone.
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: August 19, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018–18171 Filed 8–22–18; 8:45 am]
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Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Pacific Islands
Region Coral Reef Ecosystems Permit
Form
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
III. Data
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
OMB Control Number: 0648–0462.
take this opportunity to comment on
Form Number(s): None.
proposed and/or continuing information
Type of Review: Regular submission
collections, as required by the
(extension of a currently approved
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
information collection).
DATES
: Written comments must be
Affected Public: Business or other forsubmitted
on or before October 22,
profit organizations; individuals or
2018.
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
Estimated Time Per Response: Pre-trip to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
and pre-landing notifications, 3
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
minutes; logbook reports, 30 minutes;
14th and Constitution Avenue NW,
transshipment reports, 15 minutes.
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Estimated Total Annual Burden
internet at docpra@doc.gov).
Hours: 18.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Public: $100 in recordkeeping/reporting Requests for additional information or
costs.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Pacific Islands
Region Coral Reef Ecosystems Logbook and Reporting
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 October 22,
2018.
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 [email protected]).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Walter Ikehara, (808) 725-5175 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a current information collection.
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requires any U.S.
citizen issued a Special Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishing Permit to
complete logbooks and submit them to NMFS (50 CFR 665). The Special
Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishing Permit is authorized under the Fishery
Ecosystem Plans for American Samoa Archipelago, Hawaiian Archipelago,
Mariana Archipelago, and Pacific Remote Island Areas. The information
in the logbooks is used to obtain fish catch/fishing effort data on
coral reef fishes and invertebrates harvested in designated low-use
marine protected areas and on those listed in the regulations as
potentially-harvested coral reef taxa in waters of the U.S. exclusive
economic zone in the western Pacific region. These data are needed to
determine the condition of the stocks, whether the current management
measures are having the intended effects, and to evaluate the benefits
and costs of changes in management measures. The logbook information
includes interactions with protected species, including sea turtles,
monk seals, and other marine mammals, which are used to monitor and
respond to incidental takes of endangered and threatened marine
species.
II. Method of Collection
Reports are submitted to NMFS in the form of paper logbook sheets
and paper transshipment forms within 30 days of each landing of coral
reef harvest. No electronic forms or web-based reporting is currently
available. Notifications are submitted via telephone.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0462.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently
approved information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations;
individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5.
Estimated Time Per Response: Pre-trip and pre-landing
notifications, 3 minutes; logbook reports, 30 minutes; transshipment
reports, 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 18.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $100 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: August 19, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-18171 Filed 8-22-18; 8:45 am]
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