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directed to Rini Ghosh, (808–725–5033)
or Rini.Ghosh@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for an extension of a
currently approved information
collection. National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS) has issued regulations
under authority of the Western and
Central Pacific Fisheries Convention
Implementation Act (WCPFCIA; 16
U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) to carry out the
obligations of the United States under
the Convention on the Conservation and
Management of Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks in the Western and Central
Pacific Ocean (Convention), including
implementing the decisions of the
Commission for the Conservation and
Management of Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks in the Western and Central
Pacific Ocean (Commission). The
regulations include a requirement for
the owners and operators of U.S. vessels
that fish for highly migratory species on
the high seas in the Convention Area to
carry and operate near real-time
satellite-based position-fixing
transmitters (‘‘VMS units’’) at all times
except when the vessel is in port. As
part of this requirement, vessel owners
and operators must transmit: (1) ‘‘on/off
reports’’ to NMFS whenever the VMS
unit is turned off while the vessel is in
port, (2) ‘‘activation reports’’ to NMFS
prior to the first use of a VMS unit, and
(3) automatic ‘‘position reports’’ from
the VMS unit to NOAA and the
Commission as part of a vessel
monitoring system (VMS) operated by
the Commission (50 CFR 300.219).
Under this information collection, it is
expected that vessel owners and
operators would also need to purchase,
install, and occasionally maintain the
VMS units.
The information collected from the
vessel position reports is used by NOAA
and the Commission to help ensure
compliance with domestic laws and the
Commission’s conservation and
management measures, and are
necessary in order to the United States
to satisfy its obligations under the
Convention.
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II. Method of Collection
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0596.
Form Number(s): None.
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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
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: September 28, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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Endangered and Threatened Species;
Take of Anadromous Fish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of one enhancement of
survival permit.
AGENCY:
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Notice is hereby given that
NMFS has issued Permit 21008 to
Forrest Blair Hart, Susan S. Hart; Forrest
Blair Hart, Susan S. Hart as Co-Trustees
of The Hart Family 2003 Trust; Hart
Cattle, LLC; Hart Cattle Inc; Rabbit Hill,
LLC; and Soda Springs, LLC.
ADDRESSES: The application, issued
permit, and supporting documents are
available upon written request or by
appointment: California Coastal Office,
NMFS WCR, 1655 Heindon Road,
Arcata, CA 95521, ph: 707–825–5171,
fax: 707–825–4840.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Simondet, Arcata, CA (ph.: 707–825–
5171, email: jim.simondet@noaa.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
issuance of permits and permit
modifications, as required by the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1531–1543) (ESA), is based on a
finding that such permits/modifications:
(1) Are applied for in good faith; (2)
would not operate to the disadvantage
of the ESA-listed species which are the
subject of the permits; and (3) are
consistent with the purposes and
policies set forth in section 2 of the
ESA. Authority to take listed species is
subject to conditions set forth in the
permits. Permits and modifications are
issued in accordance with and are
subject to the ESA and NMFS
regulations (50 CFR parts 222–226)
governing listed fish and wildlife
permits.
SUMMARY:
Species Covered in This Notice
The following listed species is
covered in this notice:
Threatened Southern Oregon/
Northern California Coast (SONCC)
coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch;
Covered Species).
Permits Issued
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Respondents may submit on/off
reports by facsimile or email, and they
may submit activation reports by mail,
facsimile or email. Position reports are
transmitted electronically and
automatically from the VMS unit.
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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:
23.
Estimated Time per Response: VMS
unit purchase and installation, 1 hr;
Activation Reports, 5 min; on/off
reports, 5 min; VMS unit maintenance,
1 hr.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 57 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $40,083 ($23,000 for VMS
purchase and installation; $5,750 for
VMS unit maintenance; $11,333 for
position reports).
Permit 21008
A notice of receipt of an application
for an enhancement of survival permit
(21008) was published in the Federal
Register on May 17, 2017 (82 FR 22650).
Permit 21008 was issued to the Permit
Holders, Forest Blair Hart and Susan S.
Hart and additional business entities
(listed above), on February 21, 2018,
and expires on February 22, 2028.
Permit 21008 facilitates the
implementation of the ‘‘Safe Harbor
Agreement For Voluntary Habitat
Enhancement Activities Benefitting
Southern Oregon and Northern
California Coast Coho Salmon
(Oncorhynchus kisutch) on Private
Lands in the Shasta Valley, Siskiyou
County, California’’ (Agreement) that is
expected to promote the recovery of the
covered species within the Little Shasta
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River on the Agreement’s enrolled
property, which is commonly known as
the Hart Ranch. The Little Shasta River
is a tributary to the Shasta River, which
is a tributary to the Klamath River,
California. The duration of the
agreement and Permit 21008 is 10 years.
Permit 21008 authorizes the
incidental taking of the covered species
associated with routine agricultural
activities, implementation of
restoration/enhancement activities, and
the potential future return of the
enrolled property to the agreement’s
Baseline and Elevated Baseline
Conditions. Under the Agreement, the
permit holder specifies the restoration
and/or enhancement, and management
activities to be carried out on the
enrolled property and a timetable for
implementing those activities. NMFS
reviewed the agreement and determined
that the agreement will result in a net
conservation benefit for the covered
species and meets all required standards
of NMFS’ Safe Harbor Policy (64 FR
32717). The agreement adopts Baseline
and Elevated Baseline Conditions
(Section 3 of the agreement) and
includes restoration/enhancement
activities that will be completed by the
permit holder to achieve the Elevated
Baseline Condition. The agreement also
contains a monitoring component that
requires the permit holder to ensure
compliance with the terms and
conditions of the agreement, and to
ensure the Baseline and Elevated
Baseline levels of habitat for the covered
species occur on the enrolled property.
Results of the monitoring efforts will be
provided to NMFS by the permit holder
in annual reports for the duration of the
10-year permit term.
Near the end of the permit term and
agreement, Permit 21008 authorizes the
permit holder incidental take associated
with a return to Baseline and Elevated
Baseline Conditions if desired and in
compliance with the terms and
conditions of the Permit.
Dated: September 28, 2018.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office
of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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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: Visitor Center and Exhibit
Surveys at the Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries and Partner Outreach
Facilities.
OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (request for
a new information collection).
Number of Respondents: 8,400.
Average Hours per Response: 4
minutes.
Burden Hours: 560.
Needs and Uses: This request is for a
new collection of information. NOAA’s
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
(ONMS) is conducting research to
measure the public’s opinions about
sanctuary visitor centers, exhibits, and
kiosks. Exhibits and kiosks covered
under the survey can be permanent or
traveling/temporary. The survey will be
administered annually both within
ONMS visitor centers as well as at
partner venues that host an exhibit or
kiosk on a national marine sanctuary or
marine national monument. The survey
will cover visitor centers, exhibits, and
kiosks system-wide across all the
national marine sanctuaries and marine
national monuments managed or comanaged by NOAA’s ONMS.
The visitor survey will be conducted
to obtain an objective analysis of visitor
experiences within a sanctuary visitor
center or at a partner venue that
includes an exhibit or kiosk with
information on a national marine
sanctuary or marine national
monument. Information will be
obtained on visitor satisfaction with the
overall exhibits or kiosks, graphics,
multi-media products, interactives,
along with the overall feelings about the
facilities and services offered at the
centers/venues. The survey will acquire
data on the effectiveness of sanctuary/
monument messaging, awareness about
and use of sanctuary/monument
resources, as well as additional
recreational and/or educational
opportunities available to the public.
Lastly, the survey will include questions
about visitor demographics.
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Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: One time.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
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: September 28, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Atlantic Highly
Migratory Species Tournament
Registration 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 December 3,
2018.
SUMMARY:
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 Nicolas Alvarado, by phone
at (727) 209–5955 or email
Nicolas.Alvarado@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XF105
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of one enhancement of survival permit.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued Permit 21008 to
Forrest Blair Hart, Susan S. Hart; Forrest Blair Hart, Susan S. Hart as
Co-Trustees of The Hart Family 2003 Trust; Hart Cattle, LLC; Hart
Cattle Inc; Rabbit Hill, LLC; and Soda Springs, LLC.
ADDRESSES: The application, issued permit, and supporting documents are
available upon written request or by appointment: California Coastal
Office, NMFS WCR, 1655 Heindon Road, Arcata, CA 95521, ph: 707-825-
5171, fax: 707-825-4840.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Simondet, Arcata, CA (ph.: 707-
825-5171, email: [email protected]).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The issuance of permits and permit
modifications, as required by the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1531-1543) (ESA), is based on a finding that such permits/
modifications: (1) Are applied for in good faith; (2) would not operate
to the disadvantage of the ESA-listed species which are the subject of
the permits; and (3) are consistent with the purposes and policies set
forth in section 2 of the ESA. Authority to take listed species is
subject to conditions set forth in the permits. Permits and
modifications are issued in accordance with and are subject to the ESA
and NMFS regulations (50 CFR parts 222-226) governing listed fish and
wildlife permits.
Species Covered in This Notice
The following listed species is covered in this notice:
Threatened Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast (SONCC) coho
salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch; Covered Species).
Permits Issued
Permit 21008
A notice of receipt of an application for an enhancement of
survival permit (21008) was published in the Federal Register on May
17, 2017 (82 FR 22650). Permit 21008 was issued to the Permit Holders,
Forest Blair Hart and Susan S. Hart and additional business entities
(listed above), on February 21, 2018, and expires on February 22, 2028.
Permit 21008 facilitates the implementation of the ``Safe Harbor
Agreement For Voluntary Habitat Enhancement Activities Benefitting
Southern Oregon and Northern California Coast Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus
kisutch) on Private Lands in the Shasta Valley, Siskiyou County,
California'' (Agreement) that is expected to promote the recovery of
the covered species within the Little Shasta
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River on the Agreement's enrolled property, which is commonly known as
the Hart Ranch. The Little Shasta River is a tributary to the Shasta
River, which is a tributary to the Klamath River, California. The
duration of the agreement and Permit 21008 is 10 years.
Permit 21008 authorizes the incidental taking of the covered
species associated with routine agricultural activities, implementation
of restoration/enhancement activities, and the potential future return
of the enrolled property to the agreement's Baseline and Elevated
Baseline Conditions. Under the Agreement, the permit holder specifies
the restoration and/or enhancement, and management activities to be
carried out on the enrolled property and a timetable for implementing
those activities. NMFS reviewed the agreement and determined that the
agreement will result in a net conservation benefit for the covered
species and meets all required standards of NMFS' Safe Harbor Policy
(64 FR 32717). The agreement adopts Baseline and Elevated Baseline
Conditions (Section 3 of the agreement) and includes restoration/
enhancement activities that will be completed by the permit holder to
achieve the Elevated Baseline Condition. The agreement also contains a
monitoring component that requires the permit holder to ensure
compliance with the terms and conditions of the agreement, and to
ensure the Baseline and Elevated Baseline levels of habitat for the
covered species occur on the enrolled property. Results of the
monitoring efforts will be provided to NMFS by the permit holder in
annual reports for the duration of the 10-year permit term.
Near the end of the permit term and agreement, Permit 21008
authorizes the permit holder incidental take associated with a return
to Baseline and Elevated Baseline Conditions if desired and in
compliance with the terms and conditions of the Permit.
Dated: September 28, 2018.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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