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federal actions with the enforceable
policies of State coastal management
programs (CMPs), and by NOAA when
deciding appeals to State objections in
the exercise of the review authority that
the CZMA provides.
The Coastal Zone Management Act
(CZMA) creates a State-federal
partnership to improve the management
of the nation’s coastal zone through the
development of federally approved State
CMPs. The CZMA provides two
incentives for States to develop
federally approved CMPs: (1) the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) has
appropriated monies to grant to States to
develop and implement State CMPs that
meet statutory and regulatory criteria;
and (2) the CZMA requires federal
agencies, non-federal licensees, and
State and local government recipients of
federal assistance to conduct their
activities in a manner ‘‘consistent’’ with
the enforceable policies of NOAAapproved CMPs. The latter incentive,
referred to as the ‘‘federal consistency’’
provision, is found at 16 U.S.C. 1456.
NOAA’s regulations at 15 CFR part 930
implement NOAA’s responsibilities to
provide procedures for the consistency
provision, the procedures available for
an appeal of a State’s objection to a
consistency certification as provided for
in 16 U.S.C. 1456(c)(3)(A) and (B) and
1456(d), and changes in the appeal
process created by Congressional
amendments in 1990, 1996 and 2005,
and found at 16 U.S.C. 1465.
Paperwork and information collection
routinely occurs by State CMPs
pursuant to the CZMA federal
consistency review requirements.
Federal agencies proposing an action
that may have reasonably foreseeable
effects to coastal uses or resources must
provide a consistency determination to
affected states. The information
requirements for consistency
determinations are specified at 15 CFR
930.39. Non-federal applicants for
federal licenses, permits and other
forms of authorization that are listed by
state CMPs as subject to review, must
submit a statement certifying the
consistency of the proposed activity to
state CMPs pursuant to 15 CFR 930.57
accompanied by the necessary data and
information specified at 15 CFR 930.58.
Necessary data and information
includes a copy of the application for
the Federal license or permit; all
material relevant to the State CMP
provided to the Federal agency in
support of the license or permit request;
a detailed description of the proposed
activity, its associated facilities and
coastal effects; information specifically
identified in the State CMP; and an
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evaluation that includes findings
relating to the coastal effects of the
proposal and its associated facilities to
the relevant enforceable policies of the
State CMP. For State and local agency
applicants for federal financial
assistance, the application shall be
forwarded to the State CMP through the
intergovernmental review process
established pursuant to E.O. 12372, or
submitted directly to the State CMP if
the federal financial assistance is listed
in the State CMP as subject to review.
See 15 CFR 930.94.
Information is provided to NOAA
only when there is a State objection to
a proposed federal license or permit, or
federal financial assistance; when
informal mediation is sought by a
Federal agency or State; or when an
applicant for a federal license or permit,
or federal financial assistance appeals to
the Secretary of Commerce for an
override to a State CMP objection to the
issuance of the authorization, or award
of assistance. Last, in 1990, Congress
required State CMPs to provide for
public participation in their permitting
processes, consistency determinations
and similar decisions. See 16 U.S.C.
1455(d)(14). How the public
participation requirement is met is
determined by each state with NOAA
approval of the participation process.
These submissions are intended to
provide a reasonable, efficient, and
predictable means of complying with
CZMA requirements. The information
will be used by coastal states with
federally-approved Coastal Zone
Management Programs to determine if
Federal agency activities, Federal
license or permit activities, and Federal
assistance activities that affect a state’s
coastal zone are consistent with the
state’s coastal management program.
Information developed for and during
state reviews will also be collected and
considered by NOAA for appeals filed
by non-federal applicants seeking an
override of state CZMA objections to
federal license or permit activities or
Federal assistance activities.
There have been no changes to the
information collection requirements,
their applicability or the methods of
collection since the previous Paperwork
Reduction Act extension.
Affected Public: Federal and state
agencies, federal license and permit
applicants, lessees under the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act, applicants
for federal financial assistance to state
and local governments.
Frequency: With the state review
process under the CZMA being part of
the federal decision-making process for
proposed federal actions, the reviews
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have the same frequency as other
regulatory compliance reviews.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain services or benefits.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1456, 15
CFR part 930.
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 0648–0411.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
[FR Doc. 2023–00400 Filed 1–10–23; 8:45 am]
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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; Pacific Coast Groundfish
Fishery Rationalization Social Study
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 August 4,
2022 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: The Pacific Coast Groundfish
Fishery Rationalization Social Study.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0606.
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Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
[Extension of a current information
collection].
Number of Respondents: 142.
Average Hours per Response: Survey/
Interview, 1 hour; Interview Only, 30
minutes; Meeting Only, 1 hour.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 134.
Needs and Uses: The Human
Dimensions Team of the Conservation
Biology Division at the Northwest
Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC),
Seattle, WA is requesting a renewal of
its currently approved voluntary
information collection 0648–0606. The
data collected under this authorization
supports the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA), the current
Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation
Act (MSA), contributes information to
the Endangered Species Act
requirements, and the Regulatory
Flexibility Act. Information from this
data collection has supported National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and
Pacific Fisheries Management Council
(PFMC) fisheries management actions.
Data from this study has been included
in broad resources to include the MSA
mandated 5-year review of the West
Coast Groundfish Trawl Catch Shares
Program, in peer-reviewed documents,
websites, and white papers. The
collection of this data not only informs
legal requirements for existing
management actions, but also provides
information for future management
actions requiring equivalent
information.
Literature indicates fisheries
rationalization programs have an impact
on those individuals participating in the
affected fishery. The PFMC
implemented a rationalization program
for the West Coast Groundfish limited
entry trawl fishery in January 2011. This
research aims to continue to study the
individuals in the affected fishery over
the long term. It aims to collect data on
a five-year cycle, post initial data
collection efforts. Prior data collection
was related to program design elements.
A baseline data collection occurred in
2010, followed by a second postimplementation collection in 2012, and
a post quota-share trading collection in
2015/2016. The data collected has
contributed to the five-year review of
the program and highlighted several
areas for continued research. Efforts
have also identified the need for long
term data collection as species recover
and external factors affect fishermen in
this fishery. Such challenges include
underutilization, high costs of
participation, difficulty finding
qualified crew, Covid challenges and
other challenges. The study has been
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able to highlight several issues such as
‘graying of the fleet’ in smaller
communities, changing women’s roles
in commercial fishing, and fishermen’s
adaptations under the new regulations.
Continued research is needed to
understand continued and long term
social impacts. Combined with the
ongoing mandatory Economic Data
Collection (EDC) and biological data
collection, this research provides the
PFMC extensive information on
concerns and impacts to fishing
communities.
This data collection not only supports
the requirements of NEPA and NSA, but
supports the NWFSC’s Vivid
Description of the Future (VDOF)
priorities to include Healthy Coastal
Communities. This research project also
supports NOAA’s 2022–2026 Strategic
Plan contributing information to
Strategic Objective 2.2: Support
Underserved and Vulnerable
Communities, and Strategic Objective
3.3: Improve Resilience of Coastal
Communities and Economies.
This study collects a broad swath of
information from community members
through a questionnaire and semistructured interviews. Questionnaire
sections include Demographic
Information, Individual Participation
Information, Connections, Catch Shares
Perspectives, Quota Owners & Vessel
Account Manager Section, Fishermen
Section, and a Processors Section. The
questionnaire is primarily administered
in person in communities where
respondents live. Study participants
include anyone who has a connection to
the West Coast Groundfish Trawl
Fishery. This includes fishermen,
fishermen’s wives, processing
personnel, suppliers (ice, net, drydock,
etc.), and others linked to the fishery.
As previously indicated information
from this study has broad applications.
To date, this project has informed
concerns of graying of the fleet—age
disparities in some fisheries, has
highlighted changing women’s roles,
has supported management to open
Yelloweye fisheries, has reported on
crew disparities, aims to understand
processing challenges, and is
contributing to Ecosystem Science
Studies. Ongoing studies include
infrastructure changes, vessel typology
studies, and is contributing to fishing
diversity knowledge as well as climate
studies. Continued research will inform
resilience and adaptation studies, will
further inform infrastructure studies,
and contribute to and further support
efforts to understand underserved
communities and build strong and
healthy coastal communities.
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At this time there are no changes to
the questionnaire, no changes to the
frequency of the data collection, and no
changes to the target population. It is
critical to maintain consistent study
parameters for the longitudinal and time
series study of this fishery to result in
accurate and consistent data and results.
Affected Public: Fishermen, Fishing
Community Members.
Frequency: Once every 5 years.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: MSA, NEPA.
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 0648–0606.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
[FR Doc. 2023–00402 Filed 1–10–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XC658]
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s Surfclam and
Ocean Quahog Advisory Panel and
Species Separation Requirements
Amendment—Fishery Management
Action Team will hold a public webinar
meeting. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for agenda details.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday, January 26, 2023, from 1 p.m.
until 3:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via webinar. Connection information
will be posted to the calendar prior to
the meeting at www.mafmc.org.
SUMMARY:
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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; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Rationalization Social Study
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 August 4, 2022 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: The Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Rationalization Social
Study.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0606.
[[Page 1563]]
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission [Extension of a current
information collection].
Number of Respondents: 142.
Average Hours per Response: Survey/Interview, 1 hour; Interview
Only, 30 minutes; Meeting Only, 1 hour.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 134.
Needs and Uses: The Human Dimensions Team of the Conservation
Biology Division at the Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC),
Seattle, WA is requesting a renewal of its currently approved voluntary
information collection 0648-0606. The data collected under this
authorization supports the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA),
the current Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation Act (MSA),
contributes information to the Endangered Species Act requirements, and
the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Information from this data collection
has supported National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and Pacific
Fisheries Management Council (PFMC) fisheries management actions. Data
from this study has been included in broad resources to include the MSA
mandated 5-year review of the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Catch Shares
Program, in peer-reviewed documents, websites, and white papers. The
collection of this data not only informs legal requirements for
existing management actions, but also provides information for future
management actions requiring equivalent information.
Literature indicates fisheries rationalization programs have an
impact on those individuals participating in the affected fishery. The
PFMC implemented a rationalization program for the West Coast
Groundfish limited entry trawl fishery in January 2011. This research
aims to continue to study the individuals in the affected fishery over
the long term. It aims to collect data on a five-year cycle, post
initial data collection efforts. Prior data collection was related to
program design elements. A baseline data collection occurred in 2010,
followed by a second post-implementation collection in 2012, and a post
quota-share trading collection in 2015/2016. The data collected has
contributed to the five-year review of the program and highlighted
several areas for continued research. Efforts have also identified the
need for long term data collection as species recover and external
factors affect fishermen in this fishery. Such challenges include
underutilization, high costs of participation, difficulty finding
qualified crew, Covid challenges and other challenges. The study has
been able to highlight several issues such as `graying of the fleet' in
smaller communities, changing women's roles in commercial fishing, and
fishermen's adaptations under the new regulations. Continued research
is needed to understand continued and long term social impacts.
Combined with the ongoing mandatory Economic Data Collection (EDC) and
biological data collection, this research provides the PFMC extensive
information on concerns and impacts to fishing communities.
This data collection not only supports the requirements of NEPA and
NSA, but supports the NWFSC's Vivid Description of the Future (VDOF)
priorities to include Healthy Coastal Communities. This research
project also supports NOAA's 2022-2026 Strategic Plan contributing
information to Strategic Objective 2.2: Support Underserved and
Vulnerable Communities, and Strategic Objective 3.3: Improve Resilience
of Coastal Communities and Economies.
This study collects a broad swath of information from community
members through a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews.
Questionnaire sections include Demographic Information, Individual
Participation Information, Connections, Catch Shares Perspectives,
Quota Owners & Vessel Account Manager Section, Fishermen Section, and a
Processors Section. The questionnaire is primarily administered in
person in communities where respondents live. Study participants
include anyone who has a connection to the West Coast Groundfish Trawl
Fishery. This includes fishermen, fishermen's wives, processing
personnel, suppliers (ice, net, drydock, etc.), and others linked to
the fishery.
As previously indicated information from this study has broad
applications. To date, this project has informed concerns of graying of
the fleet--age disparities in some fisheries, has highlighted changing
women's roles, has supported management to open Yelloweye fisheries,
has reported on crew disparities, aims to understand processing
challenges, and is contributing to Ecosystem Science Studies. Ongoing
studies include infrastructure changes, vessel typology studies, and is
contributing to fishing diversity knowledge as well as climate studies.
Continued research will inform resilience and adaptation studies, will
further inform infrastructure studies, and contribute to and further
support efforts to understand underserved communities and build strong
and healthy coastal communities.
At this time there are no changes to the questionnaire, no changes
to the frequency of the data collection, and no changes to the target
population. It is critical to maintain consistent study parameters for
the longitudinal and time series study of this fishery to result in
accurate and consistent data and results.
Affected Public: Fishermen, Fishing Community Members.
Frequency: Once every 5 years.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: MSA, NEPA.
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 0648-0606.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-00402 Filed 1-10-23; 8:45 am]
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