Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Economic Surveys of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Small Boat-Based Fisheries, 14924-14925 [2020-05220]
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notice, provided all of the following
conditions are met:
• A request for renewal is received no later
than 60 days prior to the needed Renewal
IHA effective date (recognizing that the
Renewal IHA expiration date cannot extend
beyond one year from expiration of the initial
IHA).
• The request for renewal must include the
following:
(1) An explanation that the activities to be
conducted under the requested Renewal IHA
are identical to the activities analyzed under
the initial IHA, are a subset of the activities,
or include changes so minor (e.g., reduction
in pile size) that the changes do not affect the
previous analyses, mitigation and monitoring
requirements, or take estimates (with the
exception of reducing the type or amount of
take).
(2) A preliminary monitoring report
showing the results of the required
monitoring to date and an explanation
showing that the monitoring results do not
indicate impacts of a scale or nature not
previously analyzed or authorized.
• Upon review of the request for Renewal,
the status of the affected species or stocks,
and any other pertinent information, NMFS
determines that there are no more than minor
changes in the activities, the mitigation and
monitoring measures will remain the same
and appropriate, and the findings in the
initial IHA remain valid.
Dated: March 10, 2020.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Economic Surveys
of American Samoa, Guam, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands (CNMI) Small BoatBased Fisheries
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.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written
or on-line comments must be submitted
on or before May 15, 2020.
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Direct all written comments
to Adrienne Thomas, PRA Officer,
NOAA, 151 Patton Avenue, Room 159,
Asheville, NC 28801 (or via the internet
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 Minling Pan, Pacific Islands
Fisheries Science Center, 1845 Wasp
Blvd., Building 176, Honolulu, HI
96818, (808) 725–5349 or Minling.Pan@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
I. Abstract
This request is for the extension of a
currently approved information
collection. The National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) collects
information about fishing trip expenses
in the American Samoa, Guam, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands (CNMI) boat-based reef fish,
bottomfish, and pelagics fisheries with
which to conduct economic analyses
that will improve fishery management
in those fisheries; satisfy NMFS’ legal
mandates under Executive Order 12866,
the Magnuson-Steven Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the Regulatory
Flexibility Act, the Endangered Species
Act, and the National Environmental
Policy Act; and quantify achievement of
the performance measures in the NMFS
Strategic Operating Plans. An example
of these performance measures is the
fishing cost trend that is one of the
economic performance indicators
reported in the Annual Stock
Assessment and Fishery Evaluation
Reports of each Fishery Ecosystem Plan
(https://www.wpcouncil.org/annualreports/). In addition, the economic data
collected will allow quantitative
assessment of the fisheries sector’s
social and economic contribution, as
well as show linkages and impacts of
the fisheries sector to the overall
economy through Input-output (I–O)
models analyses. Results from I–O
analyses will not only provide
indicators of social-economic benefits of
the marine ecosystem, a performance
measure in the NMFS Strategic
Operating Plans, but will also be used
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to assess how fishermen and the
economy will be impacted by and
respond to regulations likely to be
considered by fishery managers. These
data are collected in conjunction with
catch and effort data already being
collected in this fishery as part of its
creel survey program. The creel survey
program is one of the major data
collection systems to monitor fisheries
resources in these three geographic
areas. The survey monitors the islands’
fishing activities and interviews
returning fishermen at the most active
launching ramps/docks during selected
time periods on the islands.
Participation in this economic data
collection is voluntary.
II. Method of Collection
The economic surveys are conducted
via in-person interviews when a fishing
trip is completed. Captains of selected
vessels by the creel survey are
interviewed to report information about
trip costs, input usage, and input prices.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0635.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
[extension of a current information
collection].
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
480.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes per trip survey.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 80.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 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;
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they also will become a matter of public
record.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
Special Accommodations
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a joint public meeting of its
Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management
(EBFM) Committee and Plan
Development Team to consider actions
affecting New England fisheries in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Recommendations from this group will
be brought to the full Council for formal
consideration and action, if appropriate.
DATES: This meeting will be held on
Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at 9:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be
held at the Fairfield Inn, 185 MacArthur
Drive, New Bedford, MA 02740;
telephone: (774) 634–2000.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Agenda
The Committee and Plan
Development Team will meet with a
Science Communicator to discuss
development of Public Outreach
material based on the Council’s example
Fishery Ecosystem Plan for Georges
Bank and the CIE peer review of a
previous ‘‘worked example’’. They will
also identify characteristics of a more
tangible ‘‘worked example’’ to be
developed by the Plan Development
Team for use in Public Outreach. The
Committee and Plan Development Team
will give a preliminary update of the
Ecosystem Status Report to be presented
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to the Council in April. Other business
will be discussed as necessary.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained on this agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Council
action will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this notice and any
issues arising after publication of this
notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has
been notified of the Council’s intent to
take final action to address the
emergency.
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. This meeting
will be recorded. Consistent with 16
U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is
available upon request. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 11, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XA079]
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Hearings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearings and
comment period.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold five public hearings in March and
April 2020 to solicit public input on an
amendment to the Council’s Mackerel,
Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Fishery
Management Plan (FMP). The
amendment focuses on the FMP’s goals
and objectives as well as permitting in
the Illex squid fishery. The Council is
soliciting written comments on the
amendment through April 20, 2020.
DATES: March 2020 and April 2020
public hearings. Comments are due on
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April 20, 2020. See SUPPLEMENTARY
for specific hearing dates.
ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for hearing addresses.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N. State St.,
Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone:
(302) 674–2331.
Comments: Comments will be taken at
all hearings. Written comments may
also be submitted via the following
methods with the subject ‘‘MSB Goals
and Illex Permits’’:
—Email to jdidden@mafmc.org
—Via webform at: https://
www.mafmc.org/comments/illexpermitting-msb-goals-amendment
—Mail to Dr. Chris Moore, Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 North State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901
—Fax to Dr. Chris Moore, Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council at (302) 674–
5399
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D. Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (302)
526–5255. The Council’s website,
www.mafmc.org also has details on the
meetings and background materials.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Hearing Locations—The Council will
hold five public hearings:
1. Monday, March 30, 2020, 6 p.m.;
Mass. Dept. Marine Fisheries;
Annisquam River Marine Fisheries
Field Station; 30 Emerson Ave.,
Gloucester, MA 01930; phone: (978)
282–0308.
2. Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 6 p.m.;
Corless Auditorium, University of
Rhode Island Bay Campus; 215 South
Ferry Road; Narragansett, RI 02882;
phone: (401) 874–6440.
3. Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 6 p.m.;
Gurney’s Inn; 290 Old Montauk
Highway; Montauk, NY 11954; phone:
(631) 668–2345.
4. Thursday, April 2, 2020, 6 p.m.;
Grand Hotel of Cape May; 1045 Beach
Ave; Cape May, NJ 08204; 800–257–
8550.
5. Monday, April 13, 2020, 6 p.m.;
This meeting will be conducted via
webinar accessible via the internet from
the Council’s website, https://
www.mafmc.org/actions/illexpermitting-msb-goals-amendment. The
Virginia Marine Resources Commission
will also provide in-person access to the
webinar at its office at: 380 Fenwick
Road, Ft. Monroe, VA 23651; phone:
(757) 247–2200.
INFORMATION
Background
This amendment considers (A)
revisions to the MSB FMP goals and
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Economic
Surveys of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands (CNMI) Small Boat-Based Fisheries
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.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written or on-line comments must be
submitted on or before May 15, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Adrienne Thomas, PRA Officer,
NOAA, 151 Patton Avenue, Room 159, Asheville, NC 28801 (or via the
internet 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 Minling Pan, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center,
1845 Wasp Blvd., Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818, (808) 725-5349 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for the extension of a currently approved
information collection. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
collects information about fishing trip expenses in the American Samoa,
Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) boat-
based reef fish, bottomfish, and pelagics fisheries with which to
conduct economic analyses that will improve fishery management in those
fisheries; satisfy NMFS' legal mandates under Executive Order 12866,
the Magnuson-Steven Fishery Conservation and Management Act (U.S.C.
1801 et seq.), the Regulatory Flexibility Act, the Endangered Species
Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act; and quantify
achievement of the performance measures in the NMFS Strategic Operating
Plans. An example of these performance measures is the fishing cost
trend that is one of the economic performance indicators reported in
the Annual Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation Reports of each
Fishery Ecosystem Plan (https://www.wpcouncil.org/annual-reports/). In
addition, the economic data collected will allow quantitative
assessment of the fisheries sector's social and economic contribution,
as well as show linkages and impacts of the fisheries sector to the
overall economy through Input-output (I-O) models analyses. Results
from I-O analyses will not only provide indicators of social-economic
benefits of the marine ecosystem, a performance measure in the NMFS
Strategic Operating Plans, but will also be used to assess how
fishermen and the economy will be impacted by and respond to
regulations likely to be considered by fishery managers. These data are
collected in conjunction with catch and effort data already being
collected in this fishery as part of its creel survey program. The
creel survey program is one of the major data collection systems to
monitor fisheries resources in these three geographic areas. The survey
monitors the islands' fishing activities and interviews returning
fishermen at the most active launching ramps/docks during selected time
periods on the islands. Participation in this economic data collection
is voluntary.
II. Method of Collection
The economic surveys are conducted via in-person interviews when a
fishing trip is completed. Captains of selected vessels by the creel
survey are interviewed to report information about trip costs, input
usage, and input prices.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0635.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission [extension of a current
information collection].
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 480.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes per trip survey.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 80.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 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;
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they also will become a matter of public record.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-05220 Filed 3-13-20; 8:45 am]
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