Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Processed Products Family of Forms, 71058-71059 [2020-24719]

Download as PDF 71058 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 216 / Friday, November 6, 2020 / Notices entering either the title of the collection or the OMB Control Number 0648–0445. Sheleen Dumas, Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Commerce Department. [FR Doc. 2020–24721 Filed 11–5–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XA612] Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Marine Site Characterization Surveys; Correction National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; correction. AGENCY: SUMMARY: On October 8, 2020, a notice was published in the Federal Register announcing the issuance of an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) for take of marine mammals incidental to marine site characterization surveys in coastal waters from New York to Massachusetts. That document inadvertently omitted NMFS’ response to a recommendation from the Marine Mammal Commission, and contained a grammatical error. This document corrects these errors; all other information is unchanged. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carter Esch, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8421. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background NMFS published a notice in the Federal Register on October 8, 2020 (85 FR 65308) announcing that an IHA had been issued to ;rsted Wind Power North America, LLC, authorizing the take of marine mammals incidental to marine site characterization surveys in coastal waters from New York to Massachusetts, effective for one year from the date of issuance. NMFS refers the reader to the October 8, 2020, Federal Register notice (85 FR 65308) for background information concerning the IHA. The information in the notice of issuance is not repeated here. As published, the notice of issuance contains errors which are corrected here. response to Comment 1 is corrected to read as follows: Comment 1: The Commission assesses that ‘‘it is reasonable to conclude that incidental taking of marine mammals could occur’’ as a result of ;rsted’s specified activity, while asserting that the size of the Level B harassment zones is overestimated. Given this, the Commission states that the required mitigation (e.g., implementation of shutdown upon observation of marine mammals within defined zones) would ‘‘minimize’’ the potential for marine mammal takes to occur and, as a result, states its belief that issuance of an IHA for the proposed activities is unnecessary. Response: NMFS appreciates the Commission’s consideration of the proposed IHA and will consider the Commission’s position in the future, should further take authorization requests be received for similar activities. As it relates to this activity, ;rsted has requested the authorization of take and NMFS has acted on that request, as required by the MMPA. As the Commission notes, it is reasonable to conclude that incidental taking could occur and, while NMFS shares the opinion that the prescribed mitigation may be effective in avoiding take for these activities, we have evaluated and authorized the take that could occur as precautionarily requested by ;rsted. As described herein, NMFS has issued the requested IHA to ;rsted. 2. On page 63517 in the third column, the final sentence is corrected to read as follows: As described above, NMFS has determined that the likelihood of take of any marine mammals in the form of Level A harassment occurring as a result of the surveys is so low as to be discountable; therefore, we do not authorize take of any marine mammals by Level A harassment. Dated: November 3, 2020. Donna Wieting, Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2020–24715 Filed 11–5–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Correction 1. In FR Doc. 2020–22307, on page 63509 in the second column, the VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:00 Nov 05, 2020 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 The Department of Commerce will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite 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. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on June 24th, 2020 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. Title: Processed Products Family of Forms. OMB Control Number: 0648–0018. Form Number(s): NOAA Forms 88– 13, 88–13C. Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current information collection). Number of Respondents: 398. Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes, Monthly Meat and Oil Report; 30 minutes, Annual Survey of Seafood Processors. Total Annual Burden Hours: 178. Needs and Uses: This is a survey of seafood and industrial fish processing firms. Firms processing fish from certain fisheries must report on their annual volume, the wholesale value of products, and monthly employment figures. Data are used in economic analyses to estimate the capacity and extent to which processors utilize domestic harvest. These analyses are necessary to carry out the provision of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. Frequency: Form 88–13-Annual; Form 88–13c–Monthly. Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory for some Federal Permit holders in the Northeast, otherwise voluntary. E:\FR\FM\06NON1.SGM 06NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 216 / Friday, November 6, 2020 / Notices Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. This information collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB Control Number 0648–0018. Sheleen Dumas, Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Commerce Department. [FR Doc. 2020–24719 Filed 11–5–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 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 Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS) The Department of Commerce will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite 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. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on June 24, 2020 (85 FR 37877), during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Title: Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS). OMB Control Number: 0648–0515. Form Number(s): None. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:00 Nov 05, 2020 Jkt 253001 Type of Request: Regular submission [extension of a current information collection]. Number of Respondents: 206. Average Hours per Response: eLandings registration, 15 minutes; electronic logbooks, 15 minutes; shoreside processor production report, 10 minutes; at-sea processor production report, 20 minutes; mothership landing report, 10 minutes; out-of-state landing report, 20 minutes; shoreside processor and catcher processor, landing reports, 30 minutes each; tender landing report, 35 minutes; registered buyer and registered crab receiver landing reports, 60 minutes each. Total Annual Burden Hours: 20,271. Needs and Uses: The National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS), Alaska Regional Office, is requesting extension of a currently approved information collection for the Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS). IERS is a fisheries data collection system that enables the management of commercial fisheries off Alaska and is supported through a partnership among the NMFS Alaska Regional Office, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), and the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC). IERS provides the Alaska fishing industry with a consolidated, electronic means of reporting commercial fish and shellfish information to multiple management agencies through a single reporting system. The recordkeeping and reporting requirements for IERS are located at 50 CFR 679.5. Users enter information into IERS using three main components, depending on their internet access and transmission capability: • eLandings provides web-based access for shoreside and stationary floating processors to submit landings and production information and also by some catcher/processors and motherships who have access to the internet to submit their data. • seaLandings is a fishery harvest reporting software program that functions without constant internet connectivity and is installed on computer workstations. The seaLandings interface targets at-sea vessels with limited access to the web (typically for catcher/processors and motherships which report at sea). Landings, production, and eLog information can be sent from seaLandings via direct transmission (a report file is zipped up and sent over the internet and processed behind the scenes) or via email. • tLandings is a USB-installed program that tender vessels with no web PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 71059 access can use to enter landings information. Through IERS, NMFS collects information on landings, production, and effort for groundfish and crab species to support the agency’s management responsibilities. IERS has four main information collections: Registration, landing reports, production reports, and electronic logbooks. Landing reports document the harvest of fish and shellfish that is sold, discarded, or retained by the fisherman. Production reports provide information on the amount of processed product that is generated by processors. Logbooks provide information about where and when fishing effort occurs. NMFS uses information collected in IERS for inseason and inter-season management decisions that affect the fishery resources and the fishing industry that uses those resources. Information collected through the IERS promotes the goals and objectives of fishery management plans, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and other applicable laws. Collecting information from fishery participants is necessary for successful management of groundfish, crab, Pacific halibut, and salmon resources. Compared with paper forms and conventional logbooks, IERS is a more convenient, accurate, and timely method of fisheries reporting. Benefits of IERS include improved data quality, automated processing of data, improved process for correcting or updating information, availability of more timely data for fishery managers, and reduction of duplicative reporting of similar information to multiple agencies. Additionally, IERS provides continuous online access to individual accounts for participants. This renewal will incorporate the change request associated with the rule for Amendment 121 to Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area and Amendment 110 to Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (85 FR 41427, July 10, 2020). The rule reclassifies sculpins as a non-target ecosystem component (EC) species and makes minor revisions to the information collection requirements to clarify the location of the species code for sculpins in the tables to 50 CFR part 679 to note that sculpins should be reported as non-target EC species rather than target species Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-profit organizations. Frequency: On occasion; Daily. E:\FR\FM\06NON1.SGM 06NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 216 (Friday, November 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71058-71059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24719]


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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

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite 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. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on June 24th, 2020 during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.
    Title: Processed Products Family of Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0018.
    Form Number(s): NOAA Forms 88-13, 88-13C.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 398.
    Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes, Monthly Meat and Oil 
Report; 30 minutes, Annual Survey of Seafood Processors.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 178.
    Needs and Uses: This is a survey of seafood and industrial fish 
processing firms. Firms processing fish from certain fisheries must 
report on their annual volume, the wholesale value of products, and 
monthly employment figures. Data are used in economic analyses to 
estimate the capacity and extent to which processors utilize domestic 
harvest. These analyses are necessary to carry out the provision of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Form 88-13-Annual; Form 88-13c-Monthly.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory for some Federal Permit holders 
in the Northeast, otherwise voluntary.

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    Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB 
Control Number 0648-0018.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-24719 Filed 11-5-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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