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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
15 CFR Part 902
50 CFR Part 679
[200113–0012]
RIN 0648–BI53
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Halibut Deck Sorting
Monitoring Requirements for Trawl
Catcher/Processors Operating in NonPollock Groundfish Fisheries Off
Alaska
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
AGENCY:
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$11,883
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2,376,518
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; lift of stay; date of
effectiveness for collection-ofinformation requirements.
NMFS announces approval by
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) of collection-of-information
requirements, which were contained in
regulations to implement catch handling
and monitoring requirements to allow
Pacific halibut (halibut) bycatch to be
sorted on the deck of trawl catcher/
processors (C/Ps) and motherships
participating in the non-pollock
groundfish fisheries off Alaska, in a
final rule published on October 15,
2019. The intent of this rule is to inform
the public of the effectiveness of the
collection-of-information requirements
associated with the catch handling and
monitoring requirements included in
the October 15, 2019, final rule.
DATES: This rule is effective January 28,
2020. The stays of 50 CFR 679.28(d)(9)
and (10) and (l) and 679.120(b), (c), (d),
and (e) are lifted effective January 28,
2020. The collection-of-information
requirements in 50 CFR 679.28(d)(9)
and (10) and (l) and 679.120(b), (c), (d),
and (e) were effective December 16,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Written comments
regarding the burden-hour estimates or
other aspects of the collection-ofinformation requirements contained in
this rule may be submitted by mail to
NMFS Alaska Region, P.O. Box 21668,
Juneau, AK 99802–1668; by email to
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or by
fax to 202–395–5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph Krieger, 907–586–7228 or
joseph.krieger@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the groundfish fisheries in the
SUMMARY:
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exclusive economic zone under the
Fishery Management Plan for
Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska and
under the Fishery Management Plan for
Groundfish of the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands Management Area. The
North Pacific Fishery Management
Council prepared these fishery
management plans under the authority
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. 1801
et seq. Regulations governing U.S.
fisheries and implementing the
Magnuson-Stevens Act are located at 50
CFR parts 600 and 679.
Background
NMFS issued a final rule to
implement catch handling and
monitoring requirements to allow
halibut bycatch to be sorted on the deck
of trawl C/Ps and motherships
participating in the non-pollock
groundfish fisheries off Alaska. The
final rule was published in the Federal
Register on October 15, 2019 (84 FR
55044), and the associated regulations
are found at 50 CFR part 679. The
requirements of that final rule, other
than the collection-of-information
requirements associated with the catch
handling and monitoring requirements,
were effective on November 14, 2019.
That final rule incorrectly stated that the
collection-of-information requirements
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA) had been approved by the OMB
at the time the final rule was published.
That final rule also inadvertently
omitted amendatory language to remove
a now obsolete and unnecessary
regulation. As a result, NMFS issued a
rule correcting the final rule by adding
the amendatory language removing an
obsolete and unnecessary regulation,
and staying the effectiveness of
associated collection-of-information
requirements on December 9, 2019 (84
FR 67183). OMB approved the
collection-of-information requirements
contained in the final rule on December
16, 2019, under OMB Control Numbers
0648–0318 (North Pacific Observer
Program) and 0648–0330 (Alaska
Region, Scale and Catch Weighing
Requirements). Accordingly, this rule
announces the approval and effective
date of the approval and reporting
requirements for the Deck Safety Plan,
deck video monitoring system, and
observer deck sampling station found at
50 CFR 679.28(d)(9) and (10) and (l) and
679.120(b), (c), (d), and (e).
OMB Revisions to PRA References in 15
CFR 902.1(b)
Section 3507(c)(B)(i) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) requires that
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agencies inventory and display a current
control number assigned by the Director
of the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), for each agency’s information
collection. Section 902.1(b) identifies
the location of NOAA regulations for
which OMB approval numbers have
been issued. Because this final rule adds
and revises collection-of-information
requirements, 15 CFR 902.1(b) is revised
to reference correctly the sections
resulting from this final rule.
Classification
Administrative Procedure Act
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), there
is good cause to waive prior notice and
opportunity for public comment for this
action because notice and comment
would be unnecessary and contrary to
the public interest. This action simply
provides notice of OMB’s approval of
the reporting requirements at issue,
which has already occurred, and
renders those requirements effective.
Thus this action does not involve any
further exercise of agency discretion by
NMFS or OMB. Moreover, the public
has had prior notice and the
opportunity to comment on the
collection-of-information requirements.
NMFS published a proposed rule
including the collection-of-information
requirements (84 FR 15566; published
April 16, 2019), with comments
accepted until May 16, 2019. An
additional opportunity for public
comment at this point would not be
meaningful and would be duplicative.
For the reasons above, there is also
good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to
waive the 30-day delay in effective date
and make this rule effective
immediately upon publication.
Executive Order 12866
This final rule has been determined to
be not significant for purposes of
Executive Order 12866.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This final rule contains collection-ofinformation requirements subject to the
PRA and which OMB approved under
OMB Control Numbers 0648–0318 and
0648–0330 on December 16, 2019. The
public reporting burden for these
collection-of-information requirements
includes the time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data
sources, gathering and maintaining the
data needed, and completing and
reviewing the collection of information.
OMB Control No. 0648–0318
This final rule requires vessel owners
or operators of trawl C/Ps and
motherships who choose to sort halibut
prohibited species catch (PSC) on deck
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to have a NMFS-approved Deck Safety
Plan prior to participating in halibut
deck sorting. Currently 24 vessels have
participated in halibut deck sorting with
a fully developed Deck Safety Plan.
NMFS estimates approximately three
new vessels may choose to participate
in deck sorting over the next three years.
Public reporting burden for the
development of a new Deck Safety Plan
during the first (initial) year a vessel
participates in halibut deck sorting is
estimated to average 12 hours. After the
first year, the public reporting burden
for a respondent to modify or renew an
existing Deck Safety Plan is estimated to
be one hour.
For vessel owners or operators of
trawl C/Ps and motherships who choose
to sort halibut PSC on deck, the public
reporting burden per response to notify
the Observer Program by phone is
estimated to be five minutes, the burden
to notify the observer is estimated at two
minutes, and appeal of a disapproved
Deck Safety Plan is estimated at 4 hours.
OMB Control No. 0648–0330
When this action takes effect, 24
vessels will have participated in halibut
deck sorting with installed deck video
monitoring systems and observer deck
sampling stations in compliance with
regulations. NMFS estimates
approximately three new vessels may
choose to participate in deck sorting
over the next three years. This final rule
requires vessel owners or operators of
trawl C/Ps and motherships who choose
to sort halibut PSC on deck to install an
observer sampling station on deck for
use by the observer when deck sorting
halibut. Public reporting burden for the
installation of the observer deck
sampling station during the first (initial)
year a vessel participates in halibut deck
sorting is estimated to average 12 hours.
After the first year, annual maintenance
of observer sampling stations both in the
factory and on deck is expected to be
minimal and will likely be done with
other factory modifications initiated by
the vessel to improve processing
efficiency. Annual public reporting
burden after the first year is estimated
at one minute.
In addition, these vessels must install
a deck sorting video monitoring system
on deck. Public reporting burden for the
installation of the video monitoring
system is estimated to average 12 hours.
After the first year, annual maintenance
of the video monitoring system,
including routine inspection and time
required to call out for any needed
repair, is estimated at one minute.
Public reporting burden for the
Inspection Request for Observer
Sampling Station, At-sea Scales, Video
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Monitoring Deck Sampling Station, and
Deck Video Monitoring is estimated at
8 minutes.
Send comments on these burden
estimates or any other aspect of this data
collection, including suggestions for
reducing the burden, to NMFS Alaska
Region (see ADDRESSES), and by email to
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov, or by
fax to 202–395–5806.
Notwithstanding any other provision
of the law, no person is required to
respond to, and no person shall be
subject to penalty for failure to comply
with, a collection of information subject
to the requirements of the PRA, unless
that collection of information displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket Number USCG–2020–0001]
List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 902
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Safety Zone; Delaware River Rock
Blasting, Marcus Hook, PA
RIN 1625–AA00
Coast Guard, DHS.
Interim final rule; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
PART 902—NOAA INFORMATION
COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS UNDER
THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT:
OMB CONTROL NUMBERS
1. The authority citation for part 902
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
2. In § 902.1, in the table in paragraph
(b), under the entry ‘‘50 CFR’’, add
entries in alphanumeric order for
‘‘679.28(l)’’, ‘‘679.120(b)’’, and
‘‘679.120(c), (d), and (e)’’ to read as
follows:
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§ 902.1 OMB control numbers assigned
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act.
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where the information
collection requirement
is located
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control No.
(all numbers begin
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The Coast Guard is
establishing three temporary safety
zones on the waters of the Delaware
River in portions of Marcus Hook Range,
Tinicum Range and Anchorage 7 off
Marcus Hook Range. The safety zones
will temporarily restrict vessel traffic
from transiting or anchoring in portions
of the Delaware River while rock
blasting, dredging, and rock removal
operations are being conducted to
facilitate the Main Channel Deepening
project, and annual maintenance project
for the Delaware River. The safety zones
are needed to protect personnel, vessels,
and the marine environment from
hazards created by rock blasting,
dredging, and rock removal operations.
Entry of vessels or persons into these
zones is prohibited unless specifically
authorized by the COTP or his
designated representatives.
DATES: This interim rule is effective
without actual notice from January 28,
2020 through March 15, 2020. For the
purposes of enforcement, actual notice
will be used from January 12, 2020,
through January 28, 2020.
Comments and related material must
be received by the Coast Guard on or
before February 12, 2020.
ADDRESSES: To view documents
mentioned in this preamble as being
available in the docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2020–
0001 in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click
‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on Open Docket
Folder on the line associated with this
rule.
SUMMARY:
For the reasons set out in the
preamble, NMFS amends 15 CFR part
902 as follows:
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You may submit comments identified
by docket number USCG–2020–0001
using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
https://www.regulations.gov. See the
‘‘Public Participation and Request for
Comments’’ portion of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
further instructions on submitting
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this rule, call or
email Petty Officer Edmund Ofalt,
Waterways Management Branch, U.S.
Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay;
telephone (215) 271–4889, email
Edmund.J.Ofalt@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Table of Abbreviations
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 773 et seq.; 1801 et
seq.; 3631 et seq.; Pub. L. 108–447; Pub. L.
111–281.
Dated: January 13, 2020.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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collection requirement
is located
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DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
§ Section
U.S.C. United States Code
II. Background Information and
Regulatory History
The Coast Guard is issuing this
interim rule without prior notice and
opportunity to comment pursuant to
authority under section 4(a) of the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5
U.S.C. 553(b)). This provision
authorizes an agency to issue a rule
without prior notice and opportunity to
comment when the agency for good
cause finds that those procedures are
‘‘impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary
to the public interest.’’ Under 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that
good cause exists for not publishing a
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
with respect to this rule because it is
impracticable and contrary to the public
interest. There is insufficient time to
allow for a reasonable comment period
prior to the start date for blasting and
dredging operations. The rule must be
in force by January 12, 2020, to serve its
purpose of ensuring the safety of the
general public from hazards associated
with rock blasting, dredging, and rock
removal operations.
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast
Guard finds that good cause exists for
making this rule effective less than 30
days after publication in the Federal
Register. Delaying the effective date of
this rule would be impracticable and
contrary to the public interest because
immediate action is needed to mitigate
the potential safety hazards associated
with rock blasting, dredging, and rock
removal operations in these locations.
We are soliciting comments on this
rulemaking. If the Coast Guard
determines that changes to the rule are
necessary we will publish a subsequent
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
15 CFR Part 902
50 CFR Part 679
[200113-0012]
RIN 0648-BI53
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Halibut Deck
Sorting Monitoring Requirements for Trawl Catcher/Processors Operating
in Non-Pollock Groundfish Fisheries Off Alaska
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; lift of stay; date of effectiveness for collection-
of-information requirements.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces approval by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) of collection-of-information requirements, which were contained
in regulations to implement catch handling and monitoring requirements
to allow Pacific halibut (halibut) bycatch to be sorted on the deck of
trawl catcher/processors (C/Ps) and motherships participating in the
non-pollock groundfish fisheries off Alaska, in a final rule published
on October 15, 2019. The intent of this rule is to inform the public of
the effectiveness of the collection-of-information requirements
associated with the catch handling and monitoring requirements included
in the October 15, 2019, final rule.
DATES: This rule is effective January 28, 2020. The stays of 50 CFR
679.28(d)(9) and (10) and (l) and 679.120(b), (c), (d), and (e) are
lifted effective January 28, 2020. The collection-of-information
requirements in 50 CFR 679.28(d)(9) and (10) and (l) and 679.120(b),
(c), (d), and (e) were effective December 16, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the burden-hour estimates or
other aspects of the collection-of-information requirements contained
in this rule may be submitted by mail to NMFS Alaska Region, P.O. Box
21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668; by email to [email protected];
or by fax to 202-395-5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Krieger, 907-586-7228 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS manages the groundfish fisheries in the
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exclusive economic zone under the Fishery Management Plan for
Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska and under the Fishery Management Plan
for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area.
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council prepared these fishery
management plans under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. 1801
et seq. Regulations governing U.S. fisheries and implementing the
Magnuson-Stevens Act are located at 50 CFR parts 600 and 679.
Background
NMFS issued a final rule to implement catch handling and monitoring
requirements to allow halibut bycatch to be sorted on the deck of trawl
C/Ps and motherships participating in the non-pollock groundfish
fisheries off Alaska. The final rule was published in the Federal
Register on October 15, 2019 (84 FR 55044), and the associated
regulations are found at 50 CFR part 679. The requirements of that
final rule, other than the collection-of-information requirements
associated with the catch handling and monitoring requirements, were
effective on November 14, 2019. That final rule incorrectly stated that
the collection-of-information requirements subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) had been approved by the OMB at the time the final
rule was published. That final rule also inadvertently omitted
amendatory language to remove a now obsolete and unnecessary
regulation. As a result, NMFS issued a rule correcting the final rule
by adding the amendatory language removing an obsolete and unnecessary
regulation, and staying the effectiveness of associated collection-of-
information requirements on December 9, 2019 (84 FR 67183). OMB
approved the collection-of-information requirements contained in the
final rule on December 16, 2019, under OMB Control Numbers 0648-0318
(North Pacific Observer Program) and 0648-0330 (Alaska Region, Scale
and Catch Weighing Requirements). Accordingly, this rule announces the
approval and effective date of the approval and reporting requirements
for the Deck Safety Plan, deck video monitoring system, and observer
deck sampling station found at 50 CFR 679.28(d)(9) and (10) and (l) and
679.120(b), (c), (d), and (e).
OMB Revisions to PRA References in 15 CFR 902.1(b)
Section 3507(c)(B)(i) of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) requires
that agencies inventory and display a current control number assigned
by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), for each
agency's information collection. Section 902.1(b) identifies the
location of NOAA regulations for which OMB approval numbers have been
issued. Because this final rule adds and revises collection-of-
information requirements, 15 CFR 902.1(b) is revised to reference
correctly the sections resulting from this final rule.
Classification
Administrative Procedure Act
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), there is good cause to waive prior
notice and opportunity for public comment for this action because
notice and comment would be unnecessary and contrary to the public
interest. This action simply provides notice of OMB's approval of the
reporting requirements at issue, which has already occurred, and
renders those requirements effective. Thus this action does not involve
any further exercise of agency discretion by NMFS or OMB. Moreover, the
public has had prior notice and the opportunity to comment on the
collection-of-information requirements. NMFS published a proposed rule
including the collection-of-information requirements (84 FR 15566;
published April 16, 2019), with comments accepted until May 16, 2019.
An additional opportunity for public comment at this point would not be
meaningful and would be duplicative.
For the reasons above, there is also good cause under 5 U.S.C.
553(d)(3) to waive the 30-day delay in effective date and make this
rule effective immediately upon publication.
Executive Order 12866
This final rule has been determined to be not significant for
purposes of Executive Order 12866.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This final rule contains collection-of-information requirements
subject to the PRA and which OMB approved under OMB Control Numbers
0648-0318 and 0648-0330 on December 16, 2019. The public reporting
burden for these collection-of-information requirements includes the
time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources,
gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing
the collection of information.
OMB Control No. 0648-0318
This final rule requires vessel owners or operators of trawl C/Ps
and motherships who choose to sort halibut prohibited species catch
(PSC) on deck to have a NMFS-approved Deck Safety Plan prior to
participating in halibut deck sorting. Currently 24 vessels have
participated in halibut deck sorting with a fully developed Deck Safety
Plan. NMFS estimates approximately three new vessels may choose to
participate in deck sorting over the next three years. Public reporting
burden for the development of a new Deck Safety Plan during the first
(initial) year a vessel participates in halibut deck sorting is
estimated to average 12 hours. After the first year, the public
reporting burden for a respondent to modify or renew an existing Deck
Safety Plan is estimated to be one hour.
For vessel owners or operators of trawl C/Ps and motherships who
choose to sort halibut PSC on deck, the public reporting burden per
response to notify the Observer Program by phone is estimated to be
five minutes, the burden to notify the observer is estimated at two
minutes, and appeal of a disapproved Deck Safety Plan is estimated at 4
hours.
OMB Control No. 0648-0330
When this action takes effect, 24 vessels will have participated in
halibut deck sorting with installed deck video monitoring systems and
observer deck sampling stations in compliance with regulations. NMFS
estimates approximately three new vessels may choose to participate in
deck sorting over the next three years. This final rule requires vessel
owners or operators of trawl C/Ps and motherships who choose to sort
halibut PSC on deck to install an observer sampling station on deck for
use by the observer when deck sorting halibut. Public reporting burden
for the installation of the observer deck sampling station during the
first (initial) year a vessel participates in halibut deck sorting is
estimated to average 12 hours. After the first year, annual maintenance
of observer sampling stations both in the factory and on deck is
expected to be minimal and will likely be done with other factory
modifications initiated by the vessel to improve processing efficiency.
Annual public reporting burden after the first year is estimated at one
minute.
In addition, these vessels must install a deck sorting video
monitoring system on deck. Public reporting burden for the installation
of the video monitoring system is estimated to average 12 hours. After
the first year, annual maintenance of the video monitoring system,
including routine inspection and time required to call out for any
needed repair, is estimated at one minute.
Public reporting burden for the Inspection Request for Observer
Sampling Station, At-sea Scales, Video
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Monitoring Deck Sampling Station, and Deck Video Monitoring is
estimated at 8 minutes.
Send comments on these burden estimates or any other aspect of this
data collection, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to NMFS
Alaska Region (see ADDRESSES), and by email to
[email protected], or by fax to 202-395-5806.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no person is
required to respond to, and no person shall be subject to penalty for
failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the
requirements of the PRA, unless that collection of information displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 773 et seq.; 1801 et seq.; 3631 et seq.;
Pub. L. 108-447; Pub. L. 111-281.
List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 902
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: January 13, 2020.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, NMFS amends 15 CFR part
902 as follows:
PART 902--NOAA INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE
PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT: OMB CONTROL NUMBERS
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1. The authority citation for part 902 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
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2. In Sec. [thinsp]902.1, in the table in paragraph (b), under the
entry ``50 CFR'', add entries in alphanumeric order for ``679.28(l)'',
``679.120(b)'', and ``679.120(c), (d), and (e)'' to read as follows:
Sec. [thinsp]902.1 OMB control numbers assigned pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act.
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(b) * * *
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Current OMB control No.
CFR part or section where the information (all numbers begin with 0648-
collection requirement is located )
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50 CFR: ............................
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679.28(l)................................. -0330
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679.120(b)................................ -0330
679.120(c), (d), and (e).................. -0318
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[FR Doc. 2020-00712 Filed 1-27-20; 8:45 am]
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