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aware that the meeting will be recorded.
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of the recording is available upon
request.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is being conducted
entirely by webinar. Requests for
auxiliary aids should be directed to
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5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 9, 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
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Alaska Region Arbitration
(Crab)
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
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before November 13, 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–
0516 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
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activities should be directed to Gabrielle
Aberle, 907–586–7356.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS), Alaska Regional Office, is
requesting renewal of a currently
approved information collection. This
information collection contains the
reports for the Crab Rationalization
Program Arbitration System.
The Crab Rationalization Program
allocates Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands (BSAI) crab resources among
harvesters, processors, and coastal
communities through a limited access
system that balances the interests of
these groups who depend on these
fisheries. Under the CR Program,
eligible License Limitation Program
license holders were issued crab quota
shares (QS), which are long term shares,
based on their qualifying harvest
histories. The QS yield annual
individual fishing quota (IFQ), which
represent a privilege to receive a certain
amount of crab harvested with IFQ.
Processor quota shares (PQS) are long
term shares issued to processors. The
PQS yield annual individual processor
quota (IPQ), which represent a privilege
to receive a certain amount of crab
harvested with Class A IFQ.
The Crab Rationalization Program
Arbitration System is a series of steps
that harvesters and processors can use
to negotiate delivery and price
contracts. The Arbitration System
allows unaffiliated Class A IFQ holders
to initiate an arbitration proceeding in
the event of a dispute to allow an
independent third party to provide a
review of harvester and processor
negotiation positions and provide an
independent and binding resolution to
issues under dispute. To use the
Arbitration System, a harvester must
commit deliveries to a processor and
initiate a binding arbitration proceeding
in advance of the season opening. The
Arbitration System is designed to
minimize antitrust risks for crab
harvesters and processors and is
intended to ensure that a reasonable
price is paid for all landings.
The Arbitration System requires
several information collections that are
submitted annually in accordance with
the regulations at 50 CFR 680.20. The
Annual Arbitration Organization Report,
the Market Report, and the Non-binding
Price Formula Report are the primary
reports submitted to NMFS each year.
Also submitted are the Contract
Arbitrator Report and the Cost
Allocation Agreement.
An Annual Arbitration Organization
Report is compiled by each of the two
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Arbitration Organizations; one
represents the processors, and the
second represents the harvesters. This
report includes information on the
arbitration organization and its
management personnel, the crab QS
fisheries to which the report applies, the
ownership interest and the QS/IFQ or
PQS/IPQ held by each member; and the
arbitration process.
The Non-binding Price Formula
Report is a pre-season report that is
designed to serve as a starting point for
negotiations between fishermen and
processors, or as a starting point for an
arbitrator in evaluating offers in an
arbitration process. This report
documents how each formula was
developed.
The Market Report provides an
analysis of the market for products of a
specific crab fishery and reports on
activities occurring within three months
prior to its generation. The purpose of
this report is to provide background
information on each crab fishery, the
products generated by each fishery, and
position of those products in the
marketplace; discuss the historical
division of wholesale revenue; and
provide the methods for predicting
wholesale prices before the fishery
occurs.
The Contract Arbitrator Report
documents arbitration proceedings if
they occur within a fishery. The Cost
Allocation Agreement provides
combined shared arbitration accounting
costs. Federal regulations for the CR
Program require that the crab arbitration
costs are shared equally between IPQ
holders and Class A IFQ holders—
processors pay half and fishermen pay
half.
II. Method of Collection
The information is submitted by mail,
delivery, fax, or email.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0516.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.
Estimated Time per Response: Annual
Arbitration Organization Report, 6
hours; Market Report, Nonbinding Price
Formula Report, Contract Arbitrator
Report, and Cost Allocation Agreement,
3 hours each.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 24.
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Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $157,701 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)
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.
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Endangered and Threatened Species;
Take of Anadromous Fish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
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Notice is hereby given that
NMFS has prepared a final
environmental assessment (EA) under
the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) describing the potential effects
of Stockton East Water District’s
(District) proposed Calaveras River
Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). The
Calaveras River HCP was prepared and
submitted by the District and describes
their ongoing operations and monitoring
activities in the Calaveras River.
ADDRESSES: The incidental take permit,
final environmental assessment, and
other related documents are available on
the NMFS West Coast Region website at:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/
calaveras-river-habitat-conservationplan-and-environmental-assessment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Monica Gutierrez, Sacramento, CA, at
phone number: (916) 930–3657, via fax:
(916) 930–3629, or via email:
Monica.Gutierrez@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
ESA-Listed Species Covered in This
Notice
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha): winter-run Chinook
salmon, spring-run Chinook salmon,
and fall/late fall-run Chinook salmon.
California Central Valley (CCV)
steelhead (O. mykiss).
Background
The District is seeking coverage under
section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered
Species Act (ESA) for their ongoing
operations and monitoring program in
the lower Calaveras River in California’s
Central Valley. The Calaveras River, a
tributary to the San Joaquin River,
serves as an important source of water
for fish, agriculture, and municipal uses
in Calaveras and San Joaquin counties.
The District manages the water
resources within the Calaveras River
during non-flood control periods for
their respective constituents. The
Calaveras River provides valuable
habitat for CCV steelhead and Chinook
salmon. The District’s operations may
result in impacts to listed species and
their habitat within the Calaveras River.
Therefore, the District is required to
work collaboratively with NMFS to
minimize these impacts through
implementation of the HCP upon
issuance of the Section 10(a)(1)(B)
Permit.
On September 30, 2019, a notice of
receipt was published in the Federal
Register (84 FR 51518) that a request for
a permit for the incidental take of
winter-run Chinook salmon, spring-run
Chinook salmon, fall/late fall-run
Chinook salmon, and CCV steelhead
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associated with the activities as
described in the Calaveras River HCP,
had been submitted by the District. In
addition, the draft EA was available for
45-day public comment period. NMFS
received several comments and these
comments were addressed as changes to
the final EA or as a response in the final
EA appendix. The requested permit has
been issued under the authority of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973. This
permit authorizes the incidental take of
listed species as set forth in the HCP
and the permit for a 50-year period.
Authority
Section 9 of the ESA and Federal
regulations prohibit the ‘taking’ of a
species listed as endangered or
threatened. The ESA defines ‘‘take’’ to
mean harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot,
wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or
to attempt to engage in any such
conduct. NMFS may issue permits,
under limited circumstances to take
listed species incidental to, and not the
purpose of, otherwise lawful activities.
Section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA provides
for authorizing incidental take of listed
species. NMFS regulations governing
permits for threatened and endangered
species are promulgated at 50 CFR
222.307.
Dated: September 8, 2020.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office
of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Pacific Council)
Climate and Communities Core Team
(CCCT) will hold an online meeting,
which is open to the public.
DATES: The online meeting will be held
Tuesday, September 29, 2020, from 3
p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time
or until business is concluded.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held
online. Specific meeting information,
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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; Alaska Region Arbitration (Crab)
AGENCY: National Oceanic & 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 November 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, at [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648-0516 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 Gabrielle Aberle, 907-586-7356.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Regional
Office, is requesting renewal of a currently approved information
collection. This information collection contains the reports for the
Crab Rationalization Program Arbitration System.
The Crab Rationalization Program allocates Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands (BSAI) crab resources among harvesters, processors, and coastal
communities through a limited access system that balances the interests
of these groups who depend on these fisheries. Under the CR Program,
eligible License Limitation Program license holders were issued crab
quota shares (QS), which are long term shares, based on their
qualifying harvest histories. The QS yield annual individual fishing
quota (IFQ), which represent a privilege to receive a certain amount of
crab harvested with IFQ. Processor quota shares (PQS) are long term
shares issued to processors. The PQS yield annual individual processor
quota (IPQ), which represent a privilege to receive a certain amount of
crab harvested with Class A IFQ.
The Crab Rationalization Program Arbitration System is a series of
steps that harvesters and processors can use to negotiate delivery and
price contracts. The Arbitration System allows unaffiliated Class A IFQ
holders to initiate an arbitration proceeding in the event of a dispute
to allow an independent third party to provide a review of harvester
and processor negotiation positions and provide an independent and
binding resolution to issues under dispute. To use the Arbitration
System, a harvester must commit deliveries to a processor and initiate
a binding arbitration proceeding in advance of the season opening. The
Arbitration System is designed to minimize antitrust risks for crab
harvesters and processors and is intended to ensure that a reasonable
price is paid for all landings.
The Arbitration System requires several information collections
that are submitted annually in accordance with the regulations at 50
CFR 680.20. The Annual Arbitration Organization Report, the Market
Report, and the Non-binding Price Formula Report are the primary
reports submitted to NMFS each year. Also submitted are the Contract
Arbitrator Report and the Cost Allocation Agreement.
An Annual Arbitration Organization Report is compiled by each of
the two Arbitration Organizations; one represents the processors, and
the second represents the harvesters. This report includes information
on the arbitration organization and its management personnel, the crab
QS fisheries to which the report applies, the ownership interest and
the QS/IFQ or PQS/IPQ held by each member; and the arbitration process.
The Non-binding Price Formula Report is a pre-season report that is
designed to serve as a starting point for negotiations between
fishermen and processors, or as a starting point for an arbitrator in
evaluating offers in an arbitration process. This report documents how
each formula was developed.
The Market Report provides an analysis of the market for products
of a specific crab fishery and reports on activities occurring within
three months prior to its generation. The purpose of this report is to
provide background information on each crab fishery, the products
generated by each fishery, and position of those products in the
marketplace; discuss the historical division of wholesale revenue; and
provide the methods for predicting wholesale prices before the fishery
occurs.
The Contract Arbitrator Report documents arbitration proceedings if
they occur within a fishery. The Cost Allocation Agreement provides
combined shared arbitration accounting costs. Federal regulations for
the CR Program require that the crab arbitration costs are shared
equally between IPQ holders and Class A IFQ holders--processors pay
half and fishermen pay half.
II. Method of Collection
The information is submitted by mail, delivery, fax, or email.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0516.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current
information collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.
Estimated Time per Response: Annual Arbitration Organization
Report, 6 hours; Market Report, Nonbinding Price Formula Report,
Contract Arbitrator Report, and Cost Allocation Agreement, 3 hours
each.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 24.
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Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $157,701 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)
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. 2020-20200 Filed 9-11-20; 8:45 am]
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