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application to a Georges Bank example
Fishery Ecosystem Plan (eFEP).
Following the lunch break, the
Council will be briefed on the NOAA
Fisheries Southeast Region’s for-hire
electronic reporting requirements and
their application to New England
recreational party/charter vessels that
possess permits for South Atlantic
species. Next, the Council will receive
a presentation from the NMFS Highly
Migratory Species (HMS) Management
Division on Amendment 13 to the
Consolidated HMS Fishery Management
Plan, which focuses on bluefin tuna
issues. The Council will discuss and
approve comments on this proposed
rule. Immediately following, the
Council will receive reports on recent
meetings of NMFS’s HMS Advisory
Panel and the Advisory Committee to
the U.S. Section of the International
Commission for the Conservation of
Atlantic Tunas. The Council then will
close out the meeting with other
business.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained on this agenda may come
before the 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 Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided the public
has been notified of the Council’s intent
to take final action to address the
emergency. The public also should be
aware that the meeting will be recorded.
Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy
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
Thomas A. Nies (see ADDRESSES) at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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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; Applications and Reporting
Requirements for the Incidental Take
of Marine Mammals by Specified
Activities Under the Marine Mammal
Protection Act
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 January 29,
2021 (86 FR 7544) during a 60-day
comment period. This notice allows for
an additional 30 days for public
comments.
Agency: National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Applications and Reporting
Requirements for the Incidental Take of
Marine Mammals by Specified
Activities Under the Marine Mammal
Protection Act.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0151.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 699.
Average Hours per Response: 281
hours for an Incidental Harassment
Authorization (IHA) application; 30
hours for an IHA Interim Draft Report;
140 hours for an IHA draft annual
report; 28 hours for an IHA final annual
report (if applicable); 1,200 hours for the
initial preparation of an application for
new regulations; 70 hours for an annual
Letter of Authorization (LOA)
application; 225 hours for an LOA draft
annual report; 70 hours for a LOA final
annual report (if applicable); 640 hours
for a LOA draft comprehensive report;
300 hours for an LOA final
comprehensive report; 140 hours for a
Gulf of Mexico Rule (GOM) draft annual
report; 28 hours for a GOM final annual
report; and 1,540 hours for PAM/PSO
Surveys. Response times will vary for
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the public based upon the complexity of
the requested action.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 259,743.
Needs and Uses: This request is for an
extension of a currently approved
information collection, 0648–0151.
The Marine Mammal Protection Act
of 1972 (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.)
prohibits the ‘‘take’’ of marine mammals
unless otherwise authorized or
exempted by law. Among the provisions
that allow for lawful take of marine
mammals, sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D)
of the MMPA direct the Secretary of
Commerce to allow, upon request, the
incidental, but not intentional, taking of
small numbers of marine mammals by
U.S. citizens who engage in a specified
activity (other than commercial fishing),
within a specified geographical region
if, after notice and opportunity for
public comment, we find that the taking
will have a negligible impact on the
affected species or stock(s) and will not
have an unmitigable adverse impact on
the availability of the species or stock(s)
for subsistence uses (where relevant).
NMFS also must set forth the
permissible methods of taking; other
means of effecting the least practicable
adverse impact on the species or stock
and its habitat (mitigation); and
requirements pertaining to the
monitoring and reporting of such taking.
NMFS Office of Protected Resources
leads the process for the agency.
Issuance of an incidental take
authorization (Authorization) under
section 101(a)(5)(A) or 101(a)(5)(D) of
the MMPA requires three sets of
information collection: (1) A complete
application for an Authorization, as set
forth in our implementing regulations at
50 CFR 216.104, which provides the
information necessary for us to make the
necessary statutory determinations,
including estimates of take and an
assessment of impacts on the affected
species and stocks; (2) information
relating to required monitoring; and (3)
information related to required
reporting. These collections of
information enable us to: (1) Evaluate
the proposed activity’s impact on
marine mammals; (2) arrive at the
appropriate determinations required by
the MMPA and other applicable laws
prior to issuing the authorization; and
(3) monitor impacts of activities for
which we have issued Authorizations to
determine if our predictions regarding
impacts on marine mammals remain
valid.
We do not propose any changes to the
information collection beyond expecting
an increased number of respondents and
responses due to increases in the
number of requests for incidental take
authorizations and requests for Letters
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of Authorization from a recent GOM
rule.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local, or Tribal
government; Federal government.
Frequency: One application for every
LOA or IHA, draft and final annual and
comprehensive reports.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972 (MMPA, 16
U.S.C. 1361 et seq.).
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 0648–0151.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Documentation of Fish Harvest
NOAA National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS), 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 the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review.
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To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
by August 9, 2021.
II. Method of Collection
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–
0551 in the subject line of your
comments. All comments received are
part of the public record and will
generally be posted on
www.regulations.gov without change.
Do not submit confidential business
information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
III. Data
DATES:
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Adam
Bailey, National Marine Fisheries
Service, Southeast Regional Office,
Sustainable Fisheries Division, 263 13th
Ave. South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701,
telephone: 727–824–5305, email:
adam.bailey@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The NMFS Southeast Regional Office
proposes to extend without revision the
information collection currently
approved under OMB Control Number
0648–0365.
The NMFS Southeast Regional Office
manages commercial fishing in Federal
waters of the South Atlantic under the
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C.
1801 et seq.
Federally permitted seafood dealers
who process or sell snapper-grouper
species during seasonal fishery closures
in the South Atlantic for those
applicable species must maintain
documentation, as specified in 50 CFR
part 300 subpart K and 50 CFR
622.192(i), that such fish were harvested
from areas other than state or Federal
waters in the South Atlantic. The
applicable snapper-grouper species are
greater amberjack, gag, black grouper,
red grouper, scamp, red hind, rock hind,
yellowmouth grouper, yellowfin
grouper, graysby, and coney. The
documentation includes information on
the vessel that harvested the fish, and
where and when the fish were
offloaded. NMFS requires the
information for the enforcement of
fishery regulations at 50 CFR 622,
subpart I.
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The information is in the form of a
paper affidavit, which a respondent
creates and retains.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0365.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission—
extension of a current information
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
414
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 69.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 in recordkeeping and
reporting costs.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments 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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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; Applications and Reporting Requirements for the Incidental
Take of Marine Mammals by Specified Activities Under the Marine Mammal
Protection Act
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 January 29, 2021 (86 FR 7544) during a 60-day
comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public
comments.
Agency: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Applications and Reporting Requirements for the Incidental
Take of Marine Mammals by Specified Activities Under the Marine Mammal
Protection Act.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0151.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 699.
Average Hours per Response: 281 hours for an Incidental Harassment
Authorization (IHA) application; 30 hours for an IHA Interim Draft
Report; 140 hours for an IHA draft annual report; 28 hours for an IHA
final annual report (if applicable); 1,200 hours for the initial
preparation of an application for new regulations; 70 hours for an
annual Letter of Authorization (LOA) application; 225 hours for an LOA
draft annual report; 70 hours for a LOA final annual report (if
applicable); 640 hours for a LOA draft comprehensive report; 300 hours
for an LOA final comprehensive report; 140 hours for a Gulf of Mexico
Rule (GOM) draft annual report; 28 hours for a GOM final annual report;
and 1,540 hours for PAM/PSO Surveys. Response times will vary for the
public based upon the complexity of the requested action.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 259,743.
Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension of a currently
approved information collection, 0648-0151.
The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et
seq.) prohibits the ``take'' of marine mammals unless otherwise
authorized or exempted by law. Among the provisions that allow for
lawful take of marine mammals, sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the
MMPA direct the Secretary of Commerce to allow, upon request, the
incidental, but not intentional, taking of small numbers of marine
mammals by U.S. citizens who engage in a specified activity (other than
commercial fishing), within a specified geographical region if, after
notice and opportunity for public comment, we find that the taking will
have a negligible impact on the affected species or stock(s) and will
not have an unmitigable adverse impact on the availability of the
species or stock(s) for subsistence uses (where relevant). NMFS also
must set forth the permissible methods of taking; other means of
effecting the least practicable adverse impact on the species or stock
and its habitat (mitigation); and requirements pertaining to the
monitoring and reporting of such taking. NMFS Office of Protected
Resources leads the process for the agency.
Issuance of an incidental take authorization (Authorization) under
section 101(a)(5)(A) or 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA requires three sets of
information collection: (1) A complete application for an
Authorization, as set forth in our implementing regulations at 50 CFR
216.104, which provides the information necessary for us to make the
necessary statutory determinations, including estimates of take and an
assessment of impacts on the affected species and stocks; (2)
information relating to required monitoring; and (3) information
related to required reporting. These collections of information enable
us to: (1) Evaluate the proposed activity's impact on marine mammals;
(2) arrive at the appropriate determinations required by the MMPA and
other applicable laws prior to issuing the authorization; and (3)
monitor impacts of activities for which we have issued Authorizations
to determine if our predictions regarding impacts on marine mammals
remain valid.
We do not propose any changes to the information collection beyond
expecting an increased number of respondents and responses due to
increases in the number of requests for incidental take authorizations
and requests for Letters
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of Authorization from a recent GOM rule.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; Not-
for-profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal government; Federal
government.
Frequency: One application for every LOA or IHA, draft and final
annual and comprehensive reports.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (MMPA, 16
U.S.C. 1361 et seq.).
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 0648-0151.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
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