Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 4637-4638 [2020-01217]

Download as PDF khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 17 / Monday, January 27, 2020 / Notices Coordinator, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; phone: (843) 571–4366; email: Kathleen.Howington@safmc.net. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery Management Councils, in conjunction with NOAA Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commissions, have implemented the Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) process, a multi-step method for determining the status of fish stocks in the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a threestep process including: (1) Data Workshop; (2) Assessment Process utilizing webinars; and (3) Review Workshop. The product of the Data Workshop is a data report which compiles and evaluates potential datasets and recommends which datasets are appropriate for assessment analyses. The product of the Assessment Process is a stock assessment report which describes the fisheries, evaluates the status of the stock, estimates biological benchmarks, projects future population conditions, and recommends research and monitoring needs. The assessment is independently peer reviewed at the Review Workshop. The product of the Review Workshop is a Summary documenting panel opinions regarding the strengths and weaknesses of the stock assessment and input data. Participants for SEDAR Workshops are appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery Management Councils and NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, Highly Migratory Species Management Division, and Southeast Fisheries Science Center. Participants include: Data collectors and database managers; stock assessment scientists, biologists, and researchers; constituency representatives including fishermen, environmentalists, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); international experts; and staff of Councils, Commissions, and state and federal agencies. The items of discussion at the SEDAR 60 Red Porgy Assessment Webinar III are as follows: • Finalize modelling discussion. • Review projection results and address the terms of reference. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:54 Jan 24, 2020 Jkt 250001 section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the intent to take final action to address the emergency. Special Accommodations This meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 business days prior to the meeting. Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject to change. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: January 22, 2020. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2020–01427 Filed 1–24–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XA023] South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. AGENCY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting of its System Management Plan (SMP) Workgroup via webinar. DATES: The SMP Workgroup will meet via webinar on February 20, 2020, from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. The meeting is open to the public and will be available via webinar as it occurs. Registration is required. Webinar registration information, a public comment form, meeting agenda, and other meeting materials will be posted to the Council’s website at: https://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/othermeetings/ as they become available. Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 29405. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer, SAFMC; phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll free (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769– 4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. 4637 The SMP Workgroup is an advisory group for the Council that reviews actions items, evaluates managed areas, and reviews management of managed areas recommended by the Council. The Workgroup is responsible for development of a report to the Council with recommendations. Components of the report include background information on managed areas; biological and habitat monitoring; socioeconomic factors; enforcement and compliance; research recommendations; and outreach. The workgroup is holding a meeting via webinar to discuss a review of the Oculina Bank Experimental Closed Area Evaluation Plan created by the Council. The Workgroup will also review the Spawning Special Management Zone web page currently under development. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Special Accommodations The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the council office (see ADDRESSES) 5 days prior to the public meeting. Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject to change. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: January 22, 2020. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2020–01268 Filed 1–24–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Title: Paperwork Submissions Under the Coastal Zone Management Act Federal Consistency Requirements. OMB Control Number: 0648–0411. Form Number(s): None. Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved information collection). Number of Respondents: 2,437. Average Hours per Response: Federal Agency/License or Permit and E:\FR\FM\27JAN1.SGM 27JAN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 4638 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 17 / Monday, January 27, 2020 / Notices Assistance and State Response: 8 hours; Federal Assistance Applications and State Response: 2 hours; Unlisted Activities Requests and Remedial Action Requests: 4 hours each; Public Notices and Listing Notice/ Coordination—State Listings: 1 hour each; Listing Notice/Coordination— Interstate Listing: 30 hours; Mediation Requests: 2 hours; and Secretarial Appeals: 210 hours. Burden Hours: 35,799. Needs and Uses: The Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) creates a State-federal partnership to improve the management of the nation’s coastal zone through the development of federally approved State coastal management plans (CMPs). The CZMA provides two incentives for States to develop federally approved CMPs: (1) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has appropriated monies to grant to States to develop and implement State CMPs that meet statutory and regulatory criteria; and (2) The CZMA requires federal agencies, non-federal licensees, and State and local government recipients of federal assistance to conduct their activities in a manner ‘‘consistent’’ with the enforceable policies of NOAAapproved CMPs. The latter incentive, referred to as the ‘‘federal consistency’’ provision, is found at 16 U.S.C. 1456. NOAA’s regulations at 15 CFR part 930 implement NOAA’s responsibilities to provide procedures for the consistency provision, the procedures available for an appeal of a State’s objection to a consistency certification as provided for in 16 U.S.C. 1456(c)(3)(A) and (B) and 1456(d), and changes in the appeal process created by Congressional amendments in 1990, 1996 and 2005, and found at 16 U.S.C. 1465. Paperwork and information collection occurs largely outside of NOAA by: (1) State and Federal agencies engaged in licensing and permitting activities affecting coastal resources, (2) Federal agencies taking actions affecting State coastal zones, and (3) Federal agencies providing federal assistance to State and local governments in the coastal zone. In each of these cases, information is collected by the entity making the license, permit, assistance or action decision and NOAA’s regulations provide for the use of that information already required by the State or Federal entity in the consistency process. Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1456, NOAA’s regulations require the appropriate entity, Federal agency or applicant for license or permit, to prepare a consistency determination or certification. This information is provided to the relevant State CMP, not VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:54 Jan 24, 2020 Jkt 250001 to NOAA. Information is provided to NOAA only when there is a State objection to a consistency certification, when informal mediation is sought by a Federal agency or State, or when an applicant for a federal license or permit appeals to the Secretary of Commerce for an override to a State CMPs objection to a consistency certification. Last, in 1990, Congress required State CMPs to provide for public participation in their permitting processes, consistency determinations and similar decisions, 16 U.S.C. 1455(d)(14), and NOAA regulations at part 930 implement that requirement. A number of paperwork submissions are required by the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) federal consistency provision, 16 U.S.C. 1456, and implementing regulations. These submissions are intended to provide a reasonable, efficient, and predictable means of complying with CZMA requirements. The paperwork submission requirements are detailed in 15 CFR part 930. The information will be used by coastal states with federally approved Coastal Zone Management Programs to determine if Federal agency activities, Federal license or permit activities, and Federal assistance activities that affect a state’s coastal zone are consistent with the state’s coastal management program. Information will also be used by NOAA and the Secretary of Commerce for appeals to the Secretary by non-federal applicants regarding state CZMA objections to federal license or permit activities or Federal assistance activities. Affected Public: Federal and state agencies, federal license and permit applicants, lessees under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, state and local governments applying for federal financial assistance. Frequency: The frequency of reporting is occasional, as determined by the requirements of 16 U.S.C. 1456 and 15 CFR part 930. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 notice to OIRA_Submission@ omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. Sheleen Dumas, Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Commerce Department. [FR Doc. 2020–01217 Filed 1–24–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–08–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XX031] Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. AGENCY: ACTION: Notice; request for comments. The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has made a preliminary determination that an Exempted Fishing Permit application contains all of the required information and warrants further consideration. The Exempted Fishing Permit would allow commercial fishing vessels to use dredge fishing gear with a forward facing camera within the Great South Channel Habitat Management Area to characterize habitat substrate types where dredge fishing occurs, and conduct compensation fishing that would support research conducted by the Coonamessett Farm Foundation. Regulations under the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act require publication of this notification to provide interested parties the opportunity to comment on applications for proposed Exempted Fishing Permits. DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 11, 2020. ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments by any of the following methods: • Email: nmfs.gar.efp@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line ‘‘CFF Great South Channel HMA Clam EFP.’’ • Mail: Michael Pentony, Regional Administrator, NMFS, Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the outside of the envelope ‘‘Comments on CFF Great South Channel HMA EFP.’’ SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\27JAN1.SGM 27JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 17 (Monday, January 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4637-4638]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01217]


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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 (44 
U.S.C. chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Paperwork Submissions Under the Coastal Zone Management Act 
Federal Consistency Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0411.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 2,437.
    Average Hours per Response: Federal Agency/License or Permit and

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Assistance and State Response: 8 hours; Federal Assistance Applications 
and State Response: 2 hours; Unlisted Activities Requests and Remedial 
Action Requests: 4 hours each; Public Notices and Listing Notice/
Coordination--State Listings: 1 hour each; Listing Notice/
Coordination--Interstate Listing: 30 hours; Mediation Requests: 2 
hours; and Secretarial Appeals: 210 hours.
    Burden Hours: 35,799.
    Needs and Uses: The Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) creates a 
State-federal partnership to improve the management of the nation's 
coastal zone through the development of federally approved State 
coastal management plans (CMPs). The CZMA provides two incentives for 
States to develop federally approved CMPs: (1) The National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has appropriated monies to grant to 
States to develop and implement State CMPs that meet statutory and 
regulatory criteria; and (2) The CZMA requires federal agencies, non-
federal licensees, and State and local government recipients of federal 
assistance to conduct their activities in a manner ``consistent'' with 
the enforceable policies of NOAA-approved CMPs. The latter incentive, 
referred to as the ``federal consistency'' provision, is found at 16 
U.S.C. 1456. NOAA's regulations at 15 CFR part 930 implement NOAA's 
responsibilities to provide procedures for the consistency provision, 
the procedures available for an appeal of a State's objection to a 
consistency certification as provided for in 16 U.S.C. 1456(c)(3)(A) 
and (B) and 1456(d), and changes in the appeal process created by 
Congressional amendments in 1990, 1996 and 2005, and found at 16 U.S.C. 
1465.
    Paperwork and information collection occurs largely outside of NOAA 
by: (1) State and Federal agencies engaged in licensing and permitting 
activities affecting coastal resources, (2) Federal agencies taking 
actions affecting State coastal zones, and (3) Federal agencies 
providing federal assistance to State and local governments in the 
coastal zone. In each of these cases, information is collected by the 
entity making the license, permit, assistance or action decision and 
NOAA's regulations provide for the use of that information already 
required by the State or Federal entity in the consistency process. 
Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1456, NOAA's regulations require the appropriate 
entity, Federal agency or applicant for license or permit, to prepare a 
consistency determination or certification. This information is 
provided to the relevant State CMP, not to NOAA. Information is 
provided to NOAA only when there is a State objection to a consistency 
certification, when informal mediation is sought by a Federal agency or 
State, or when an applicant for a federal license or permit appeals to 
the Secretary of Commerce for an override to a State CMPs objection to 
a consistency certification. Last, in 1990, Congress required State 
CMPs to provide for public participation in their permitting processes, 
consistency determinations and similar decisions, 16 U.S.C. 
1455(d)(14), and NOAA regulations at part 930 implement that 
requirement.
    A number of paperwork submissions are required by the Coastal Zone 
Management Act (CZMA) federal consistency provision, 16 U.S.C. 1456, 
and implementing regulations. These submissions are intended to provide 
a reasonable, efficient, and predictable means of complying with CZMA 
requirements. The paperwork submission requirements are detailed in 15 
CFR part 930. The information will be used by coastal states with 
federally approved Coastal Zone Management Programs to determine if 
Federal agency activities, Federal license or permit activities, and 
Federal assistance activities that affect a state's coastal zone are 
consistent with the state's coastal management program. Information 
will also be used by NOAA and the Secretary of Commerce for appeals to 
the Secretary by non-federal applicants regarding state CZMA objections 
to federal license or permit activities or Federal assistance 
activities.
    Affected Public: Federal and state agencies, federal license and 
permit applicants, lessees under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 
state and local governments applying for federal financial assistance.
    Frequency: The frequency of reporting is occasional, as determined 
by the requirements of 16 U.S.C. 1456 and 15 CFR part 930.
    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 [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-01217 Filed 1-24-20; 8:45 am]
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