Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; West Coast Region Permit Family of Forms-Southwest, 54117-54118 [2019-21994]
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Monument, NOAA/Inouye Regional
Center, NOS/ONMS/PMNM/Attn.:
Justin Rivera, 1845 Wasp Blvd.,
Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818, 808–
725–5831, or Justin.Rivera@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
On June 15, 2006, President Bush
established the Papaha¯naumokua¯kea
Marine National Monument by issuing
Presidential Proclamation 8031 (71 FR
36443, June 26, 2006) under the
authority of the Antiquities Act (16
U.S.C. 431). The Secretary of Commerce,
through the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
has primary responsibility regarding the
management of the marine areas of the
Monument, in consultation with the
Secretary of the Interior. Similarly, the
Secretary of the Interior, through the
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), has
sole responsibility for management of
the areas of the Monument that overlay
the Midway Atoll National Wildlife
Refuge, the Battle of Midway National
Memorial, and the Hawaiian Islands
National Wildlife Refuge, in
consultation with the Secretary of
Commerce.
The Proclamation includes
restrictions and prohibitions regarding
activities in the Monument consistent
with the authority provided by the act.
Specifically, the Proclamation prohibits
access to the Monument except when
passing through without interruption or
as allowed under a permit issued by
NOAA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (FWS). Vessels passing through
the Monument without interruption are
required to notify NOAA and FWS upon
entering into and leaving the
monument. Individuals wishing to
access the Monument to conduct certain
regulated activities must first apply for
and be granted a permit issued by
NOAA and FWS to certify compliance
with vessel monitoring system
requirements, Monument regulations,
and best management practices.
On August 29, 2006, NOAA and FWS
published a final rule codifying the
provisions of the proclamation (71 FR
51134). These agencies have since
worked extensively with the State to
ensure the permitting requirements and
processes of all three entities are
sufficiently coordinated to ensure
applicants for permits for Monument
activities require only a single
application and receive one, combined
agency permit.
The information submitted by permit
applicants will be used to decide
whether to approve or deny a permit
application. In making this decision, the
agencies will consider such factors as:
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• The professional qualifications and
financial ability of the applicant as
related to the proposed activity;
• The duration of the activity and its
effects;
• The appropriateness of the methods
and procedures proposed by the
applicant for the conduct of the activity;
• The extent to which the conduct of
the activity may diminish or enhance
the qualities for which the Monument
was designated;
• The end value of the activity; and
• Other such matters as agency staff
deem appropriate.
In addition to informing the agencies’
decisions on permit applications,
information submitted in permit
applications and reports submitted
pursuant to permit conditions may also
be used by the agencies to inform—
• Administrative appeals of permit
decisions;
• Decision making on a permit
amendment request or another permit
application; or
• Other management actions (e.g.,
emergency response and enforcement).
In terms of frequency of use, the
information submitted in permit
applications will, in general, only be
used at the time the application is
submitted to make a final decision on
the application. Some of the information
may also be used subsequent to the
initial decision making to inform
management actions or decision
making. For example, a survey of a
project location by one permit applicant
may be used by the agencies in the
future to respond to a vessel grounding
in the same area in addition to
facilitating the agencies’ decision on
that application. Information submitted
in a report will be used to periodically
assess the permittee’s compliance with
permit terms and conditions and to
assist in evaluating the appropriateness
of the permitted activity.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents have a choice of either
electronic or paper forms. Methods of
submittal include email of electronic
forms, and mail and facsimile
transmission of paper forms.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0548.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
Affected Public: Individuals, nonprofit institutions; Federal, State, local,
government, Native Hawaiian
organizations; business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
411.
Estimated Time per Response:
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Management and Education (‘‘general’’
permits), 5 hours; Special Ocean Use
permits, 10 hours; Native Hawaiian
Practices permits, 8 hours; Recreation
permits, 6 hours; permit modification
requests and final reports, 10 hours; and
annual reports, 5 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,343.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $61,783 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs and vessel monitoring
system installation and maintenance.
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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; West Coast Region
Permit Family of Forms—Southwest
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
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
SUMMARY:
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To ensure consideration, written
or on-line comments must be submitted
on or before December 9, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Adrienne Thomas, PRA Officer,
NOAA, 151 Patton Avenue, Room 159,
Asheville, NC 28801 (or at
PRAcomments@doc.gov). All comments
received are part of the public record.
Comments will generally be posted
without change. All Personally
Identifiable Information (for example,
name and address) 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:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Shannon Penna, National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), West
Coast Region (WCR) Long Beach Office,
501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long
Beach, CA 90802, (562) 980–4238 or
Shannon.Penna@nooa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DATES:
I. Abstract
This request is for an extension of a
currently approved collection. The WCR
Southwest Permits Office administers
permits required for persons
participating in Federally-managed
fisheries off the West Coast under the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management act, 16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq. There are three types
of permits: Open access fishery permits,
limited entry permits for selected
fisheries, and exempted fishing permits
(EFPs). Open access permits are used in
all fisheries where there are no specific
limitations or eligibility criteria for
entry to the fishery. Limited entry
permits are used to prevent
overcapitalization or address other
management goals in the fishery and are
issued to applicants for fishing activities
that would otherwise be prohibited
under a fisheries management plan.
Permits also provide an important link
between the NMFS and fishermen via
the permit application process. The
permit application process also makes it
easier for NMFS staff to contact
fishermen and advise them of changes
in the regulations or fishery conditions,
and give fishermen a direct point of
contact in case they have questions or
issues they want to bring to the
attention of NMFS or a fishery
management council.
This collection consists of four
permits: the General Highly Migratory
Species permit, limited entry permits
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for coastal pelagic species and drift
gillnet, and EFPs.
II. Method of Collection
Forms are available on the internet;
paper applications are also available
and may be submitted by mail to the
Long Beach Permits Office. In addition,
an online submission option is available
for the general Highly Migratory Species
permit through the National Permits
System.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0204.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
855.
Estimated Time per Response: HMS
permit (new 20 minutes, renew 10
minutes); CPS (renew 15 minutes,
transfer 30 minutes); DGN (renew 20
minutes, transfer 30 minutes); EFP, 60
minutes; appeals, 2 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 246.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $26,515.
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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; West Coast
Region, Pacific Coast Groundfish
Fishery: Trawl Rationalization Cost
Recovery 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 December 9,
2019.
SUMMARY:
Direct all written comments
to Adrienne Thomas, PRA Officer,
NOAA, 151 Patton Avenue, Room 159,
Asheville, NC 28801 (or at
PRAcomments@doc.gov). All comments
received are part of the public record.
Comments will generally be posted
without change. All Personally
Identifiable Information (for example,
name and address) voluntarily
submitted by the commenter may be
publicly accessible. Do not submit
Confidential Business Information or
otherwise sensitive or protected
information.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Christopher Biegel, (503)
231–6291 or christopher.biegel@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for an extension of a
currently approved information
collection. The Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act authorizes and requires the
collection of cost recovery fees for
Limited Access Privilege Programs, such
as the Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl
Rationalization Program (Trawl
Program). Cost recovery fees may not
exceed three percent of the ex-vessel
value and must recover costs associated
with the management, data collection
and analysis, and enforcement of these
programs. The Trawl Program’s cost
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; West Coast
Region Permit Family of Forms--Southwest
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 comment on proposed and/or continuing
information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
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DATES: To ensure consideration, written or on-line comments must be
submitted on or before December 9, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Adrienne Thomas, PRA Officer,
NOAA, 151 Patton Avenue, Room 159, Asheville, NC 28801 (or at
[email protected]). All comments received are part of the public
record. Comments will generally be posted without change. All
Personally Identifiable Information (for example, name and address)
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: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Shannon Penna, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS),
West Coast Region (WCR) Long Beach Office, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite
4200, Long Beach, CA 90802, (562) 980-4238 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for an extension of a currently approved
collection. The WCR Southwest Permits Office administers permits
required for persons participating in Federally-managed fisheries off
the West Coast under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. There are three types of
permits: Open access fishery permits, limited entry permits for
selected fisheries, and exempted fishing permits (EFPs). Open access
permits are used in all fisheries where there are no specific
limitations or eligibility criteria for entry to the fishery. Limited
entry permits are used to prevent overcapitalization or address other
management goals in the fishery and are issued to applicants for
fishing activities that would otherwise be prohibited under a fisheries
management plan. Permits also provide an important link between the
NMFS and fishermen via the permit application process. The permit
application process also makes it easier for NMFS staff to contact
fishermen and advise them of changes in the regulations or fishery
conditions, and give fishermen a direct point of contact in case they
have questions or issues they want to bring to the attention of NMFS or
a fishery management council.
This collection consists of four permits: the General Highly
Migratory Species permit, limited entry permits for coastal pelagic
species and drift gillnet, and EFPs.
II. Method of Collection
Forms are available on the internet; paper applications are also
available and may be submitted by mail to the Long Beach Permits
Office. In addition, an online submission option is available for the
general Highly Migratory Species permit through the National Permits
System.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0204.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 855.
Estimated Time per Response: HMS permit (new 20 minutes, renew 10
minutes); CPS (renew 15 minutes, transfer 30 minutes); DGN (renew 20
minutes, transfer 30 minutes); EFP, 60 minutes; appeals, 2 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 246.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $26,515.
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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
Commerce Department.
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