Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Permit Application and Reports for Permits, 58551-58552 [2023-18477]
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The Gulf
of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
Caribbean Fishery Management
Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf
States Marine Fisheries Commissions
have implemented the Southeast Data,
Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
process, a multi-step method for
determining the status of fish stocks in
the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multistep process including: (1) Data
Workshop; (2) Assessment Process
utilizing webinars; and (3) Review
Workshop. The product of the Data
Workshop is a data report that compiles
and evaluates potential datasets and
recommends which datasets are
appropriate for assessment analyses.
The product of the Assessment Process
is a stock assessment report that
describes the fisheries, evaluates the
status of the stock, estimates biological
benchmarks, projects future population
conditions, and recommends research
and monitoring needs. The assessment
is independently peer reviewed at the
Review Workshop. The product of the
Review Workshop is a Summary
documenting panel opinions regarding
the strengths and weaknesses of the
stock assessment and input data.
Participants for SEDAR Workshops are
appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South
Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery
Management Councils and NOAA
Fisheries Southeast Regional Office,
HMS Management Division, and
Southeast Fisheries Science Center.
Participants include data collectors and
database managers; stock assessment
scientists, biologists, and researchers;
constituency representatives including
fishermen, environmentalists, and
NGO’s; International experts; and staff
of Councils, Commissions, and state and
federal agencies.
The item of discussion in the webinar
is as follows:
Participants will discuss what data
may be available for use in the
assessment of Gulf of Mexico
yellowedge grouper.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Action will
be restricted to those issues specifically
identified in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the intent to take final action
to address the emergency.
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Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to the
Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least
10 business days prior to each
workshop.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 22, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
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; Papahanaumokuakea Marine
National Monument Permit Application
and Reports for Permits
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 the agency [or
department] to 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).
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before October 27, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at NOAA.PRA@noaa.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0548 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive personally identifiable
information or any other type of
protected information.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Phillip
Howard, Permit Specialist, NOAA
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries,
1845 Wasp Blvd., Building 176
Honolulu, HI 96818, (808–725–5800),
and phillip.howard@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
On June 15, 2006, President Bush
established the Papahanaumokuakea
Marine National Monument by issuing
Presidential Proclamation 8031 (71 FR
36443, June 26, 2006), as amended on
February 28, 2007 by Presidential
Proclamation 8112 (72 FR 10031, March
6, 2007), under the authority of the
Antiquities Act (54 U.S.C. 320301 et
seq.). The Secretary of Commerce,
through the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
has primary responsibility regarding the
management of the marine areas of the
Monument, in consultation with the
Secretary of the Interior. Similarly, the
Secretary of the Interior, through the
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), has
sole responsibility for management of
the areas of the Monument that overlay
the Midway Atoll National Wildlife
Refuge, the Battle of Midway National
Memorial, and the Hawaiian Islands
National Wildlife Refuge, in
consultation with the Secretary of
Commerce.
Presidential Proclamations 8031 and
8112 include restrictions and
prohibitions regarding activities in the
Monument. Specifically, the
Proclamations prohibit access to the
Monument except when passing
through without interruption or as
allowed under a permit issued by
NOAA and the FWS. Vessels passing
through the Monument without
interruption are required to notify
NOAA and FWS upon entering into and
leaving the monument. Individuals
wishing to access the Monument to
conduct certain regulated activities
must first apply for and be granted a
permit issued by NOAA and FWS.
On August 29, 2006, NOAA and FWS
published a final rule codifying the
provisions of Presidential Proclamation
8031 (71 FR 51134). These agencies
have since worked extensively with the
State of Hawaii to ensure the permitting
requirements and processes of all three
entities are sufficiently coordinated and
to ensure applicants for permits for
Monument activities require only a
single application and receive one,
combined agency permit.
The information submitted by permit
applicants will be used to decide
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whether to approve or deny a permit
application. In making this decision, the
agencies will consider such factors as:
• the professional qualifications and
financial ability of the applicant as
related to the proposed activity;
• the duration of the activity and its
effects;
• the appropriateness of the methods
and procedures proposed by the
applicant for the conduct of the activity;
• the extent to which the conduct of
the activity may diminish or enhance
the qualities for which the Monument
was designated;
• the end value of the activity; and
• other such matters as agency staff
deem appropriate.
In addition to informing the agencies’
decisions on permit applications,
information submitted in permit
applications and reports submitted
pursuant to permit conditions may also
be used by the agencies to inform—
• administrative appeals of permit
decisions;
• decision making on a permit
amendment request or another permit
application; or
• other management actions (e.g.,
emergency response and enforcement).
In terms of frequency of use, the
information submitted in permit
applications will, in general, only be
used at the time the application is
submitted to make a final decision on
the application. Some of the information
may also be used subsequent to the
initial decision making to inform
management actions or decision
making. For example, a survey of a
project location by one permit applicant
may be used by the agencies in the
future to respond to a vessel grounding
in the same area to facilitate the
agencies’ decision in response to that
matter. Information submitted in a
report will be used to periodically
assess the permittee’s compliance with
permit terms and conditions and to
assist in evaluating the appropriateness
of the permitted activity.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents have a choice of either
electronic or paper forms. Methods of
submittal include email of electronic
forms, and mail and facsimile
transmission of paper forms.
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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0548.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission,
extension of a current information
collection.
Affected Public: Individuals, nonprofit institutions; Federal, State, local,
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organizations; business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
411.
Estimated Time per Response:
Conservation and Management and
Education (‘‘general’’ permits), 5 hours;
Special Ocean Use permits, 10 hours;
Native Hawaiian Practices permits, 8
hours; Recreation permits, 6 hours;
permit modification requests and final
reports, 10 hours; and annual reports, 5
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,343.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $61,783 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs and vessel monitoring
system installation and maintenance.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain Benefits, or Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 54 U.S.C. 320301 et
seq.; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.; 16 U.S.C.
742f, 16 U.S.C. 742l; 16 U.S.C. 1431 et
seq.
IV. Request for Comments
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Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XD249]
Schedules for Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshops and
Protected Species Safe Handling,
Release, and Identification Workshops
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice of public workshops.
Free Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshops and Safe
Handling, Release, and Identification
Workshops will be held in October,
November, and December of 2023.
Certain fishermen and shark dealers are
required to attend a workshop to meet
regulatory requirements and to maintain
valid permits. Specifically, the Atlantic
Shark Identification Workshop is
mandatory for all federally permitted
Atlantic shark dealers. The Safe
Handling, Release, and Identification
Workshop is mandatory for vessel
owners and operators who use bottom
longline, pelagic longline, or gillnet
gear, and who have also been issued
shark or swordfish limited access
permits. Additional free workshops will
be conducted in 2024 and will be
announced in a future notice. In
addition, NMFS has implemented
online recertification workshops for
persons who have already taken an inperson training.
SUMMARY:
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 Information
Collection Review. 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
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cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
The Atlantic Shark Identification
Workshops will be held on October 12,
2023 and November 9, 2023. The Safe
Handling, Release, and Identification
Workshops will be held on October 19,
2023, November 7, 2023, and December
5, 2023.
DATES:
The Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshops will be held in
Mount Pleasant, SC and Largo, FL. The
Safe Handling, Release, and
Identification Workshops will be held in
Warwick, RI, Kitty Hawk, NC, and
Manahawkin, NJ.
ADDRESSES:
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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; Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Permit Application
and Reports for Permits
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 the agency [or department] to 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).
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received on or before October 27, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, at [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648-0548 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise
sensitive personally identifiable information or any other type of
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed
to Phillip Howard, Permit Specialist, NOAA Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Building 176 Honolulu, HI 96818, (808-
725-5800), and [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
On June 15, 2006, President Bush established the Papahanaumokuakea
Marine National Monument by issuing Presidential Proclamation 8031 (71
FR 36443, June 26, 2006), as amended on February 28, 2007 by
Presidential Proclamation 8112 (72 FR 10031, March 6, 2007), under the
authority of the Antiquities Act (54 U.S.C. 320301 et seq.). The
Secretary of Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), has primary responsibility regarding the
management of the marine areas of the Monument, in consultation with
the Secretary of the Interior. Similarly, the Secretary of the
Interior, through the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), has sole
responsibility for management of the areas of the Monument that overlay
the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, the Battle of Midway
National Memorial, and the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge,
in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce.
Presidential Proclamations 8031 and 8112 include restrictions and
prohibitions regarding activities in the Monument. Specifically, the
Proclamations prohibit access to the Monument except when passing
through without interruption or as allowed under a permit issued by
NOAA and the FWS. Vessels passing through the Monument without
interruption are required to notify NOAA and FWS upon entering into and
leaving the monument. Individuals wishing to access the Monument to
conduct certain regulated activities must first apply for and be
granted a permit issued by NOAA and FWS.
On August 29, 2006, NOAA and FWS published a final rule codifying
the provisions of Presidential Proclamation 8031 (71 FR 51134). These
agencies have since worked extensively with the State of Hawaii to
ensure the permitting requirements and processes of all three entities
are sufficiently coordinated and to ensure applicants for permits for
Monument activities require only a single application and receive one,
combined agency permit.
The information submitted by permit applicants will be used to
decide
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whether to approve or deny a permit application. In making this
decision, the agencies will consider such factors as:
the professional qualifications and financial ability of
the applicant as related to the proposed activity;
the duration of the activity and its effects;
the appropriateness of the methods and procedures proposed
by the applicant for the conduct of the activity;
the extent to which the conduct of the activity may
diminish or enhance the qualities for which the Monument was
designated;
the end value of the activity; and
other such matters as agency staff deem appropriate.
In addition to informing the agencies' decisions on permit
applications, information submitted in permit applications and reports
submitted pursuant to permit conditions may also be used by the
agencies to inform--
administrative appeals of permit decisions;
decision making on a permit amendment request or another
permit application; or
other management actions (e.g., emergency response and
enforcement).
In terms of frequency of use, the information submitted in permit
applications will, in general, only be used at the time the application
is submitted to make a final decision on the application. Some of the
information may also be used subsequent to the initial decision making
to inform management actions or decision making. For example, a survey
of a project location by one permit applicant may be used by the
agencies in the future to respond to a vessel grounding in the same
area to facilitate the agencies' decision in response to that matter.
Information submitted in a report will be used to periodically assess
the permittee's compliance with permit terms and conditions and to
assist in evaluating the appropriateness of the permitted activity.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents have a choice of either electronic or paper forms.
Methods of submittal include email of electronic forms, and mail and
facsimile transmission of paper forms.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0548.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission, extension of a current
information collection.
Affected Public: Individuals, non-profit institutions; Federal,
State, local, government, Native Hawaiian organizations; business or
other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 411.
Estimated Time per Response: Conservation and Management and
Education (``general'' permits), 5 hours; Special Ocean Use permits, 10
hours; Native Hawaiian Practices permits, 8 hours; Recreation permits,
6 hours; permit modification requests and final reports, 10 hours; and
annual reports, 5 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,343.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $61,783 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs and vessel monitoring system installation and
maintenance.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits, or
Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 54 U.S.C. 320301 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.;
16 U.S.C. 742f, 16 U.S.C. 742l; 16 U.S.C. 1431 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 Information Collection Review. 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 Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-18477 Filed 8-25-23; 8:45 am]
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