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help inform decisions on the request for
this IHA or a subsequent Renewal IHA.
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issue a one time, one-year Renewal IHA
following notice to the public providing
an additional 15 days for public
comments when (1) up to another year
of identical or nearly identical, or nearly
identical, activities as described in the
Specified Activities section of this
notice is planned or (2) the activities as
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section of this notice would not be
completed by the time the IHA expires
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described in the Dates and Duration
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following conditions are met:
• A request for renewal is received no
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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).
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not previously analyzed or authorized.
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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: June 16, 2020.
Donna Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Processed Products Family
of Forms
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before August 24, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at Adrienne.thomas@noaa.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0018 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Melissa
Yencho, NOAA Fisheries Office of
Science and Technology, (301) 427–
8193 or melissa.yencho@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
current information collection.
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Marine Fisheries Service
annually collects information from
seafood and industrial fishing
processing plants on the volume and
value of their processed fishery
products and their monthly
employment figures. These data are
required by the Secretary of Commerce
in carrying out provisions of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16
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U.S.C. 1801 et seq. as amended). Each
Fishery Management Plan (FMP)
established under the Act must
determine the estimated capacity by
United States (U.S.) seafood processors
for the managed fishery. Data from these
surveys are used in economic analyses
to estimate the capacity and extent to
which U.S. fish processors, on an
annual basis, will process that portion
of the optimum yield harvested by
domestic fishing vessels. Employment
data are used in socioeconomic analyses
for determining potential impacts on
processing employment, due in part to
management measures.
Federally permitted dealers of
Atlantic mackerel, squid, butterfish,
Atlantic sea scallop, Northeast
multispecies, monkfish, summer
flounder, scup, black sea bass, Atlantic
bluefish, spiny dogfish, Atlantic herring,
Atlantic hagfish, Atlantic deep-sea red
crab, tilefish, skate, surf clam or ocean
quahog in the National Marine Fisheries
Service’s (NOAA Fisheries) Northeast
Region are required under 50 CFR 648.7
to complete and submit all sections of
NOAA Form 88–13.
NOAA Form 88–13c is used to collect
monthly production of fish meal and
oil. These data are needed by the
Department of Commerce to report
market and supply conditions and are
used by the industry to procure
sufficient inputs to produce such
products as animal feeds, paint,
lubricants, and fertilizers (13 U.S.C. 61
et seq.).
NOAA Fisheries and Regional
Council economists use the collected
information to estimate processing
capacity and to forecast and
subsequently measure the economic
impact of fishery management
regulations on fish and shellfish
supplies using the data on volume and
value. The employment data are used to
analyze the seasonality of a specific
fishery. The data are also used for
establishing negotiating positions on
international trade by determining
which seafood industries might be
adversely affected by reducing or
eliminating established tariffs.
Data from the annual survey are
reported in Fisheries of the United
States (NOAA Fisheries), Statistical
Abstract of the United States (Census
Bureau) and Agricultural Statistics (U.S
Department of Agriculture (USDA)). As
a member of the United Nations Food
and Agriculture Organization and the
Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development, NOAA Fisheries
supplies aggregate data to these
organizations.
In addition to the aforementioned
publications, the information collected
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through the 88–13 family of forms
supports activities of other federal
agencies. NOAA Fisheries supports the
International Trade Commission (ITC)
with their various trade investigations
by supplying aggregate data on specific
processed seafood items. The Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
annually requests information on the
processing of seafood. The U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP),
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), establishes the annual tariff-rate
quota for tuna fish described in item
1604.14.22 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States based on
the U.S. canned tuna production for the
preceding calendar year (19 U.S.C.
3007). Failure to collect these data
would prevent the Secretary of
Commerce from meeting the statutory
obligations under the Act. It would also
prevent the CBP from establishing the
annual tariff-rate quota on canned tuna.
In the current survey, NOAA
Fisheries provides each processor with
a pre-printed paper survey form that
includes the products produced by that
processor in the previous year. The
processor only needs to fill in the
quantity of product, value of product,
monthly employment, and add any new
products. New firms to the survey are
provided blank forms.
II. Method of Collection
Responses are submitted by mail, via
postage-paid envelopes provided by
NOAA Fisheries. If preferred by the
processor, an electronically fillable pdf
can also be provided and transmitted
via encrypted messaging.
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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0018.
Form Number(s): NOAA Forms 88–
13, 88–13C.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
650.
Estimated Time Per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 325.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
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information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
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
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Prohibited Species Donation
(PSD) Program
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
SUMMARY:
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comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before August 24, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at Adrienne.thomas@noaa.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0316 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Megan
Mackey (907) 586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries
Services (NMFS) Alaska Regional Office
is requesting extension of a currently
approved information collection for the
Prohibited Species Donation Program
(PSD Program).
The Prohibited Species Donation
Program (PSD Program) began as a pilot
project in 1994. The PSD Program
applies only to salmon and halibut
delivered by catcher vessels using trawl
gear to shoreside processors and
stationary floating processors.
The salmon and halibut resources are
of value to many stakeholders,
including but not limited to
commercial, recreational, subsistence,
and cultural user groups. The PSD
Program was initiated to reduce the
amount of edible protein discarded
under prohibited species catch
regulatory requirements (50 CFR
679.21). If a person is a participant in
the PSD Program under § 679.26, the
incidentally caught salmon and Pacific
halibut may be donated to the PSD
Program. The PSD Program allows
permitted seafood processors to retain
salmon and halibut bycatch for
distribution to economically
disadvantaged individuals through tax
exempt hunger relief organizations.
A PSD permit authorizes tax-exempt
organizations to distribute salmon and
halibut to hunger relief agencies, food
bank networks, or food bank
distributors. Salmon and Pacific halibut
are considered prohibited species for
vessels fishing in the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands management area and
Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries.
Unless you are a PSD permit holder, all
prohibited species catch is to be avoided
by vessels. If caught while fishing for
groundfish, prohibited species must be
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Processed Products Family of Forms
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment
preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received on or before August 24, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, at [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648-0018 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed
to Melissa Yencho, NOAA Fisheries Office of Science and Technology,
(301) 427-8193 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a current information collection.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National
Marine Fisheries Service annually collects information from seafood and
industrial fishing processing plants on the volume and value of their
processed fishery products and their monthly employment figures. These
data are required by the Secretary of Commerce in carrying out
provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. as amended). Each Fishery Management Plan
(FMP) established under the Act must determine the estimated capacity
by United States (U.S.) seafood processors for the managed fishery.
Data from these surveys are used in economic analyses to estimate the
capacity and extent to which U.S. fish processors, on an annual basis,
will process that portion of the optimum yield harvested by domestic
fishing vessels. Employment data are used in socioeconomic analyses for
determining potential impacts on processing employment, due in part to
management measures.
Federally permitted dealers of Atlantic mackerel, squid,
butterfish, Atlantic sea scallop, Northeast multispecies, monkfish,
summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, Atlantic bluefish, spiny
dogfish, Atlantic herring, Atlantic hagfish, Atlantic deep-sea red
crab, tilefish, skate, surf clam or ocean quahog in the National Marine
Fisheries Service's (NOAA Fisheries) Northeast Region are required
under 50 CFR 648.7 to complete and submit all sections of NOAA Form 88-
13.
NOAA Form 88-13c is used to collect monthly production of fish meal
and oil. These data are needed by the Department of Commerce to report
market and supply conditions and are used by the industry to procure
sufficient inputs to produce such products as animal feeds, paint,
lubricants, and fertilizers (13 U.S.C. 61 et seq.).
NOAA Fisheries and Regional Council economists use the collected
information to estimate processing capacity and to forecast and
subsequently measure the economic impact of fishery management
regulations on fish and shellfish supplies using the data on volume and
value. The employment data are used to analyze the seasonality of a
specific fishery. The data are also used for establishing negotiating
positions on international trade by determining which seafood
industries might be adversely affected by reducing or eliminating
established tariffs.
Data from the annual survey are reported in Fisheries of the United
States (NOAA Fisheries), Statistical Abstract of the United States
(Census Bureau) and Agricultural Statistics (U.S Department of
Agriculture (USDA)). As a member of the United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization and the Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development, NOAA Fisheries supplies aggregate data to these
organizations.
In addition to the aforementioned publications, the information
collected
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through the 88-13 family of forms supports activities of other federal
agencies. NOAA Fisheries supports the International Trade Commission
(ITC) with their various trade investigations by supplying aggregate
data on specific processed seafood items. The Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) annually requests information on the processing of
seafood. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), establishes the annual tariff-rate quota for
tuna fish described in item 1604.14.22 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States based on the U.S. canned tuna production
for the preceding calendar year (19 U.S.C. 3007). Failure to collect
these data would prevent the Secretary of Commerce from meeting the
statutory obligations under the Act. It would also prevent the CBP from
establishing the annual tariff-rate quota on canned tuna.
In the current survey, NOAA Fisheries provides each processor with
a pre-printed paper survey form that includes the products produced by
that processor in the previous year. The processor only needs to fill
in the quantity of product, value of product, monthly employment, and
add any new products. New firms to the survey are provided blank forms.
II. Method of Collection
Responses are submitted by mail, via postage-paid envelopes
provided by NOAA Fisheries. If preferred by the processor, an
electronically fillable pdf can also be provided and transmitted via
encrypted messaging.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0018.
Form Number(s): NOAA Forms 88-13, 88-13C.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current
information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 650.
Estimated Time Per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 325.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau
to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether
the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy
of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed
collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden
on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available
at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-13532 Filed 6-23-20; 8:45 am]
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