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requested instances of take equate to no
more than 13 percent of any stock
expected to be taken, less than
benchmark of less than one-third of
stock abundance often used to
substantiate a small numbers finding.
Comparing estimated instances of take
against stock abundance for assessment
of small numbers is a conservative
approach and is likely to over-estimate
the number of animals that may be
affected by the activity.
Based on the analysis contained
herein of the specified activity
(including the mitigation and
monitoring measures) and the
anticipated take of marine mammals,
NMFS finds that small numbers of
marine mammals would be taken
relative to the population size of the
affected species or stocks.
Unmitigable Adverse Impact Analysis
and Determination
There are no relevant subsistence uses
of the affected marine mammal stocks or
species implicated by this action.
Therefore, NMFS has determined that
the total taking of affected species or
stocks would not have an unmitigable
adverse impact on the availability of
such species or stocks for taking for
subsistence purposes.
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Endangered Species Act
Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (ESA; 16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.) requires that each Federal
agency insure that any action it
authorizes, funds, or carries out is not
likely to jeopardize the continued
existence of any endangered or
threatened species or result in the
destruction or adverse modification of
designated critical habitat. To ensure
ESA compliance for the issuance of
IHAs, NMFS consults internally
whenever we propose to authorize take
for endangered or threatened species.
No incidental take of ESA-listed
species is proposed for authorization or
expected to result from this activity.
Therefore, NMFS has determined that
formal consultation under section 7 of
the ESA is not required for this action.
National Environmental Policy Act
To comply with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
NOAA Administrative Order (NAO)
216–6A, NMFS must review our
proposed action (i.e., the issuance of an
IHA) with respect to potential impacts
on the human environment. This action
is consistent with categories of activities
identified in Categorical Exclusion B4
(IHAs with no anticipated serious injury
or mortality) of the Companion Manual
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for NOAA Administrative Order 216–
6A, which do not individually or
cumulatively have the potential for
significant impacts on the quality of the
human environment and for which we
have not identified any extraordinary
circumstances that would preclude this
categorical exclusion. Accordingly,
NMFS has determined that the issuance
of the IHA qualifies to be categorically
excluded from further NEPA review.
Authorization
NMFS has issued an IHA to the Navy
for the incidental take of marine
mammals due to in-water construction
activities associated with the Floating
Dry Dock Project at Naval Base San
Diego in San Diego, California from
March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025,
provided the previously mentioned
mitigation, monitoring, and reporting
requirements are incorporated.
Dated: September 28, 2023.
Kimberly Damon-Randall,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
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; Proposed Information
Collection; Comment Request; U.S.Canada Albacore Treaty Reporting
System
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 December 4, 2023.
SUMMARY:
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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–
0492 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Karen
Palmigiano, National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), karen.palmigiano@
noaa.gov, 206–526–4491, West Coast
Region (WCR) Permits Branch, 7600
Sand Point Way NE, Bldg. 1, Seattle,
WA 98115.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for an extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
The National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS), West Coast Region (WCR),
manages the United States (U.S.)—
Canada Albacore Tuna Treaty of 1981
(Treaty). Owners of vessels that fish
from U.S. West Coast ports for albacore
tuna (Thunnus alalunga) are required to
notify the NMFS WCR of their desire to
be on the list of vessels provided to
Canada each year indicating vessels
eligible to fish for albacore tuna in
waters under the jurisdiction of Canada.
Additionally, vessel operators are
required to report in advance their
intention to fish in Canadian waters
prior to crossing the maritime border as
well as to mark their fishing vessels to
facilitate enforcement of the effort limits
under the Treaty. Vessel operators are
also required to maintain and submit a
logbook of all catch and fishing effort.
The regulations implementing the
reporting and vessel marking
requirements under the Treaty are at 50
CFR part 300.172–300.176. If a vessel
enters into Canadian waters without
adhering to these regulations, they will
be in violation of the treaty and
Canadian enforcement may issue a fine
or a warning.
The estimated burden below includes
hours to complete the logbook
requirement, although it is assumed that
most if not all of the respondents
already complete the required logbook
under the mandatory West Coast Highly
Migratory Species Fishery Management
Plan (HMS FMP), OMB Control No.
0648–0223. Duplicate reporting under
the Treaty and HMS FMP is not
required. Most years, there will be much
less fishing (and thus less reporting)
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under the Treaty than the level on
which the estimate is based.
II. Method of Collection
Requests to be placed on the vessel
eligibility list may be made by
telephone or in writing via mail, fax, or
email. Communications to comply with
‘hail in’ and ‘hail out’ requirements are
made via ship to shore radio or via
telephone and are compiled in an
electronic database by Fisheries and
Oceans Canada. Summaries of hail
reports are provided to NMFS on a
periodic basis. Vessel marking
requirements entail painting the letter
‘U’ immediately after the U.S. Coast
Guard documentation identification
number or state registration number
already on the vessel. Logbooks are
maintained in preprinted paper format
and submitted via mail.
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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0492.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of current information
collection).
Affected Public: Businesses and other
for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
135.
Estimated Time per Response: Five
minutes for the request to be placed on
the eligible list per year; 2 hours and 55
minutes for required vessel markings; 10
minutes for logbook entries; 5 minutes
for each set of two hail reports for
border crossings per year.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 43 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $250.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act.
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
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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 Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Public Wireless Supply Chain
Innovation Fund Program Performance
Progress Report
National Telecommunications
and Information Administration (NTIA),
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 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 the submission of
the collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before December 4, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments by
mail to Carolyn Dunn, Grants Director,
Innovation Fund, Office of International
Affairs, National Telecommunications
and Information Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Room 4701,
Washington, DC 20230, or by email to
innovationfund@ntia.gov. Please
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reference PWSCIF Data Collection 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 direct to Carolyn
Dunn, Grants Director, Innovation Fund,
Office of International Affairs, National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Room 4701, Washington, DC
20230, or email at innovationfund@
ntia.gov or via telephone at 202–482–
4103.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Public Wireless Supply Chain
Innovation Fund (PWSCIF) Program,
authorized by Section 9202(a)(1) of the
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2021, Public Law 116–283, 134
Stat. 3388 (Jan. 1, 2021) (FY21 NDAA)
and appropriated by Div. A., Section
106 of the CHIPS and Science Act of
2022, Public Law 117–167, 136 Stat.
1392 (Aug. 9, 2022) provides funding for
efforts that accelerate the development,
deployment, and adoption of open and
interoperable radio access networks
(RAN) through a competitive grant
program. On April 12, 2023, NTIA
published the program’s Notice of
Funding Opportunity (NOFO) on
https://www.ntia.gov/page/innovationfund/grant-programs/notice-of-fundingopportunity to describe the
requirements under which it will award
grants for the Public Wireless Supply
Chain Innovation Fund. The NOFO
requires award recipients to submit biannual performance progress reports
twice a year for the duration of the
performance period of the grant. Award
recipients must follow the reporting
requirements described in Section A.01
Report Requirement of the Department
of Commerce Financial Assistance
Standard Terms and Conditions (dated
November 12, 2020). Additionally, in
accordance with 2 CFR part 170, all
recipients of a federal award made on or
after October 1, 2010, must comply with
reporting requirements under the
Federal Funding Accountability and
Transparency Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109–
282).
NTIA will use the information
collected from each award recipient to
effectively administer and monitor the
grant program to ensure the
achievement of the Public Wireless
Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant
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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; Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; U.S.-Canada
Albacore Treaty Reporting System
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 December 4, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, at [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648-0492 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 Karen Palmigiano, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS),
[email protected], 206-526-4491, West Coast Region (WCR)
Permits Branch, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for an extension of a currently approved
information collection.
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), West Coast Region
(WCR), manages the United States (U.S.)--Canada Albacore Tuna Treaty of
1981 (Treaty). Owners of vessels that fish from U.S. West Coast ports
for albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) are required to notify the NMFS
WCR of their desire to be on the list of vessels provided to Canada
each year indicating vessels eligible to fish for albacore tuna in
waters under the jurisdiction of Canada. Additionally, vessel operators
are required to report in advance their intention to fish in Canadian
waters prior to crossing the maritime border as well as to mark their
fishing vessels to facilitate enforcement of the effort limits under
the Treaty. Vessel operators are also required to maintain and submit a
logbook of all catch and fishing effort. The regulations implementing
the reporting and vessel marking requirements under the Treaty are at
50 CFR part 300.172-300.176. If a vessel enters into Canadian waters
without adhering to these regulations, they will be in violation of the
treaty and Canadian enforcement may issue a fine or a warning.
The estimated burden below includes hours to complete the logbook
requirement, although it is assumed that most if not all of the
respondents already complete the required logbook under the mandatory
West Coast Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan (HMS FMP),
OMB Control No. 0648-0223. Duplicate reporting under the Treaty and HMS
FMP is not required. Most years, there will be much less fishing (and
thus less reporting)
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under the Treaty than the level on which the estimate is based.
II. Method of Collection
Requests to be placed on the vessel eligibility list may be made by
telephone or in writing via mail, fax, or email. Communications to
comply with `hail in' and `hail out' requirements are made via ship to
shore radio or via telephone and are compiled in an electronic database
by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Summaries of hail reports are provided
to NMFS on a periodic basis. Vessel marking requirements entail
painting the letter `U' immediately after the U.S. Coast Guard
documentation identification number or state registration number
already on the vessel. Logbooks are maintained in preprinted paper
format and submitted via mail.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0492.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of current
information collection).
Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 135.
Estimated Time per Response: Five minutes for the request to be
placed on the eligible list per year; 2 hours and 55 minutes for
required vessel markings; 10 minutes for logbook entries; 5 minutes for
each set of two hail reports for border crossings per year.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 43 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $250.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act.
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 Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-21994 Filed 10-3-23; 8:45 am]
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