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minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Marine Mammal Health and
Stranding Response Program, Level A
Stranding Report, Rehabilitation
Disposition Data Sheet, and Human
Interaction Form.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0178.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of an existing collection).
Number of Respondents: 400.
Average Hours per Response: 30
minutes for Stranding Reports and
Rehabilitation Disposition Forms; 45
minutes for the Human Interaction Data
Sheet.
Burden Hours: 14,600.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
revision of this previously approved
data collection. All three of the
currently approved forms in this
collection (the Stranding Report form,
Human Interaction Form, and
Rehabilitation Disposition Form) have
been slightly modified.
The marine mammal stranding report
provides information on strandings so
that the National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS) can compile and
analyze, by region, the species,
numbers, conditions, and causes of
illnesses and deaths in stranded marine
mammals. NMFS requires this
information to fulfill its management
responsibilities under the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C.
1421a). Section 402(b) of the MMPA (16
U.S.C. 1421a) requires the Secretary to
collect and update information on
strandings. It further provides that the
Secretary shall compile and analyze, by
region, the species, numbers,
conditions, and causes of illnesses and
deaths in stranded marine mammals.
Section 404 (a) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C.
1421c) mandates that the Secretary
respond to unusual marine mammal
mortality events. Without a historical
baseline provided by marine mammal
information collected from strandings,
detection of such events could be
difficult, and the investigation could be
impeded. Section 401(b) of the MMPA
(16 U.S.C. 1421) requires NMFS to
facilitate the collection and
dissemination of reference data on the
health of marine mammal populations
in the wild and to correlate health with
physical, chemical, and biological
environmental parameters. In order to
perform this function, NMFS must
standardize data collection protocols for
health and correlations. Data and
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samples collected from stranded
animals are a critical part of the
implementation of this mandate of the
MMPA. Minor edits to the current
version of the form are proposed,
including beginning to collect live,
entangled large whale data in this data
collection, streamlining the confidence
codes, collecting data on marine debris
and entanglement interactions, and
minor textual edits to field names to
better match the other two forms.
NMFS is also responsible for the
welfare of marine mammals while in
rehabilitation status. Under MMPA
section 104(c)(10) [16 U.S.C.
1374(c)(10)], NMFS is required to
maintain an inventory of live marine
mammals held under permits for
rehabilitation or captive display. The
data in the Marine Mammal
Rehabilitation Disposition report are
required to monitor and track animals
during rehabilitation and during transfer
to permanent-permitted status. This
information is submitted primarily by
members of the marine mammal
stranding networks which are
authorized by NMFS. Minor changes are
proposed for this form, including the
collection of all pinniped pups born in
rehab (previously was only for pups that
survived the first 48 hours).
Additionally, minor edits to field names
were made to better match the other two
forms.
The Human Interaction Data Sheet
provides NMFS with consistent and
detailed information on signs of human
interaction in stranded marine
mammals. This information will assist
the Agency in tracking resource
conflicts and will provide a solid
scientific foundation for conservation
and management of marine mammals.
With a better understanding of
interactions, appropriate measures can
be taken to resolve conflicts and,
stranding data are the best source of
information regarding the occurrence of
different types of human interaction.
Minor changes to field names are
proposed for this form, to better match
the other two forms.
Affected Public: State governments;
not-for-profit institutions; business or
other for-profits organizations.
Frequency: Annual and periodic. On
occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Marine Mammal
Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1421a).
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Dated: March 19, 2020.
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
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Foreign Fishing
Vessel Permits, Vessel, and Gear
Identification, and Reporting
Requirements
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 May 26, 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 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 Kent Laborde, Office of
International Affairs and Seafood
Inspection (F/IS5), 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland
20910, 301–427–8364 or kent.laborde@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) issues permits, under the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.; MSA), to foreign
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fishing vessels fishing or operating in
U.S. waters. MSA and associated
regulations at 50 CFR part 600 require
that vessels apply for fishing permits,
that vessels and certain gear be marked
for identification purposes, that
observers be embarked on selected
vessels, and that permit holders report
their fishing effort and catch or, when
processing fish under joint ventures, the
amount and locations of fish received
from U.S. vessels. These requirements
apply to all foreign vessels fishing,
transshipping, or processing fish in U.S.
waters. Information is collected from
persons who operate a foreign fishing
vessel in U.S. waters to participate in a
directed fishery or joint venture
operation, transship fish harvested by a
U.S. vessel to a location outside the
U.S., or process fish in internal waters.
Each person operating a foreign fishing
vessel under MSA authority may be
required to submit information for a
permit, mark their vessels and gear, or
submit information about their fishing
activities. To facilitate observer
coverage, foreign fishing vessel
operators must provide a quarterly
schedule of fishing effort and upon
request must also provide observers
with copies of any required records. For
foreign fishing vessels that process fish
in internal waters, the information
collected varies somewhat from other
foreign fishing vessels that participate in
a directed fishery or a joint venture
operation. In particular, these vessels
may not be required to provide a permit
application or mark their vessels. The
information submitted in applications is
used to determine whether permits
should be used to authorize directed
foreign fishing, participation in joint
ventures with U.S. vessels, or
transshipments of fish or fish products
within U.S. waters. The display of
identifying numbers on vessels and gear
aid in fishery law enforcement and
allows other fishermen to report
suspicious activity. Reporting of fishing
activities allows monitoring of fish
received by foreign vessels.
II. Method of Collection
Foreign fishing activity reports are
made by radio when fishing begins or
ceases, to report on transfers of fish, and
to file weekly reports on the catch or
receipt of fish. Weekly reports may be
submitted by fax or email.
Recordkeeping requirements for foreign
vessels include a communications log, a
transfer log, a daily fishing log, a
consolidated fishing or joint venture log,
and a daily joint venture log. These
records must be maintained for three
years. Paper forms are used for foreign
fishing vessel permit applications. No
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information is submitted to NMFS for
the vessel and gear marking
requirements.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0075.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 8.
Estimated Time per Response: For
permit applications: One and one half
hours for an application for a directed
fishery; two hours for a joint venture
application, and 45 minutes for a
transshipment permit. For fishing
activity reporting: 6 minutes for a joint
venture report; 30 minutes per day for
joint venture record-keeping; and 7.5
minutes per day for record-keeping by
transport vessels. For weekly reports, 30
minutes per response. For foreign vessel
and gear identification marking: 15
minutes per marking.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 82.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $3,337 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;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: March 19, 2020.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Clearance Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer,
Commerce Department.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Application Package for NCCC Team
Leader Application
Corporation for National and
Community Service (CNCS).
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
CNCS is soliciting comments for its
proposed renewal of the AmeriCorps
National Civilian Community Corps’
(NCCC) Team Leader Application.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the individual and office
listed in the ADDRESSES section by May
26, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by the title of the information
collection activity, by any of the
following methods:
(1) By mail sent to: Corporation for
National and Community Service,
Attention: Gary Crosson, Lead Selection
& Placement Specialist, 250 E Street
SW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20525.
(2) By hand delivery or by courier to
the CNCS mailroom at the mail address
given in paragraph (1) above, between
9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays.
(3) Electronically through
www.regulations.gov.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice may be made available to the
public through regulations.gov. For this
reason, please do not include in your
comments information of a confidential
nature, such as sensitive personal
information or proprietary information.
If you send an email comment, your
email address will be automatically
captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the public
docket and made available on the
internet. Please note that responses to
this public comment request containing
any routine notice about the
confidentiality of the communication
will be treated as public comment that
may be made available to the public,
notwithstanding the inclusion of the
routine notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary
Crosson, 202–606–6688, or by email at
gcrosson@cns.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: NCCC Team
Leader Application.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Foreign Fishing
Vessel Permits, Vessel, and Gear Identification, and Reporting
Requirements
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 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 May 26, 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 Kent Laborde, Office of International Affairs and
Seafood Inspection (F/IS5), 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring,
Maryland 20910, 301-427-8364 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issues permits, under
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C.
1801 et seq.; MSA), to foreign
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fishing vessels fishing or operating in U.S. waters. MSA and associated
regulations at 50 CFR part 600 require that vessels apply for fishing
permits, that vessels and certain gear be marked for identification
purposes, that observers be embarked on selected vessels, and that
permit holders report their fishing effort and catch or, when
processing fish under joint ventures, the amount and locations of fish
received from U.S. vessels. These requirements apply to all foreign
vessels fishing, transshipping, or processing fish in U.S. waters.
Information is collected from persons who operate a foreign fishing
vessel in U.S. waters to participate in a directed fishery or joint
venture operation, transship fish harvested by a U.S. vessel to a
location outside the U.S., or process fish in internal waters. Each
person operating a foreign fishing vessel under MSA authority may be
required to submit information for a permit, mark their vessels and
gear, or submit information about their fishing activities. To
facilitate observer coverage, foreign fishing vessel operators must
provide a quarterly schedule of fishing effort and upon request must
also provide observers with copies of any required records. For foreign
fishing vessels that process fish in internal waters, the information
collected varies somewhat from other foreign fishing vessels that
participate in a directed fishery or a joint venture operation. In
particular, these vessels may not be required to provide a permit
application or mark their vessels. The information submitted in
applications is used to determine whether permits should be used to
authorize directed foreign fishing, participation in joint ventures
with U.S. vessels, or transshipments of fish or fish products within
U.S. waters. The display of identifying numbers on vessels and gear aid
in fishery law enforcement and allows other fishermen to report
suspicious activity. Reporting of fishing activities allows monitoring
of fish received by foreign vessels.
II. Method of Collection
Foreign fishing activity reports are made by radio when fishing
begins or ceases, to report on transfers of fish, and to file weekly
reports on the catch or receipt of fish. Weekly reports may be
submitted by fax or email. Recordkeeping requirements for foreign
vessels include a communications log, a transfer log, a daily fishing
log, a consolidated fishing or joint venture log, and a daily joint
venture log. These records must be maintained for three years. Paper
forms are used for foreign fishing vessel permit applications. No
information is submitted to NMFS for the vessel and gear marking
requirements.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0075.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently
approved collection).
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 8.
Estimated Time per Response: For permit applications: One and one
half hours for an application for a directed fishery; two hours for a
joint venture application, and 45 minutes for a transshipment permit.
For fishing activity reporting: 6 minutes for a joint venture report;
30 minutes per day for joint venture record-keeping; and 7.5 minutes
per day for record-keeping by transport vessels. For weekly reports, 30
minutes per response. For foreign vessel and gear identification
marking: 15 minutes per marking.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 82.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $3,337 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; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: March 19, 2020.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-06180 Filed 3-24-20; 8:45 am]
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