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Abstract: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service, we) is the Federal
agency delegated with the primary
responsibility for managing migratory
birds. Our authority derives from the
Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918
(MBTA; 16 U.S.C. 703–712), as
amended, which implements
conventions with Great Britain (for
Canada), Mexico, Japan, and Russia. We
implement the provisions of the MBTA
through the regulations in parts 10, 13,
20, 21, 22, and 92 of title 50 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR). The
MBTA protects migratory birds (listed
in 50 CFR 10.13) from take directed at
birds, except as authorized under the
MBTA. Regulations pertaining to
specific migratory bird permit types are
at 50 CFR parts 21 and 22.
The double-crested cormorant
(cormorant; Phalacrocorax auritus) is a
fish-eating migratory bird that is
distributed across a large portion of
North America. There are five different
breeding populations—the Alaska,
Pacific (or Western), Interior, Atlantic,
and Southern populations. Although
each of these populations is categorized
by breeding range, the populations
commingle to various extents on their
migration and wintering areas, with
birds from populations closer to each
other overlapping more than those that
are more distant.
In response to ongoing damage at
aquaculture facilities and other damage
and conflicts associated with increasing
cormorant populations, the Service
administers regulations that authorize
the take of cormorants through regular
depredation permits (50 CFR 21.100) or
the special double-crested cormorant
permit available only to State and Tribal
fish and wildlife agencies (50 CFR
21.123). Take through these two permit
types is supported by assessments that
were completed in 2017 and 2020 under
the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). The
2017 environmental assessment (EA)
supported issuance of depredation
permits (82 FR 52936; November 15,
2017), and the 2020 environmental
impact statement (EIS) supported
creation of the special double-crested
cormorant permit (85 FR 85535;
December 29, 2020). To determine
sustainable take of cormorants, the 2020
EIS contained a potential take limit
(PTL) assessment that is used to inform
permitting decisions.
Federal, State, Tribal, and many
private entities share the Service’s goal
of maintaining sustainable cormorant
populations. Many of these entities
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conduct cormorant monitoring and
contribute to ongoing research and
regional or local cormorant management
efforts. However, to date, coordinated
monitoring across the four North
American flyways (Pacific, Central,
Mississippi, and Atlantic), with shared
objectives and standardized sampling
design, does not exist. The desire to
enhance existing monitoring efforts was
shared in comments by States, Tribes,
nongovernment organizations, and
members of the public during the 2020
rulemaking process. Therefore, the
Service committed to work in
partnership with the Flyways to develop
a monitoring program for each
subpopulation of cormorants. In the
2020 final EIS, the Service made the
commitment to monitor cormorant
populations and produce a report every
5 years that provides analyses from
population monitoring and other status
information. The survey, which was
develop in coordination with the four
Flyways, will be conducted for the first
time in 2024 and is scheduled to be
repeated every 5 years in order to
update population estimates and PTL
assessments.
A combination of Federal (Service
and U.S. Department of Agriculture
Wildlife Services) and State biologists,
coordinated through Flyway working
groups, will conduct the survey during
April through June 2024. All surveys
will use a standardized data sheet that
documents the following:
1. Completion data:
a. State, county, names of observers,
and agency; and
b. Date/time, weather conditions
(wind, sky, temperature).
2. Nesting colony information:
a. Colony name;
b. Latitude/longitude;
c. Whether the colony was existing,
reestablished, or new;
d. Nest substrate; and
e. Site habitat condition.
3. Method used to survey the colony
(i.e., ground count or aerial count).
4. Nest counts:
a. Number of active or inactive nests
(with number of unknown);
b. Whether the entire colony was
surveyed;
c. Whether co-nesting species were
observed; and
d. Whether photos and/or videos were
taken.
5. General comments from the
observer.
To be flexible, States will have the
option to use an electronic version of
the datasheet (ArcGIS Survey123
software) or a paper-based survey form.
The data the Service collects through
the range-wide cormorant monitoring
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program will be used to update
cormorant population estimates and to
update PTL assessments with the most
up-to-date information as specified in
the 2020 EIS. The updated take limits
would also inform future Service permit
allocation. The Service will share the
population estimates and PTL
assessments with State and Tribal fish
and wildlife agencies to inform their
respective management actions, as well
as with other Federal agencies,
including the U.S. Department of
Agriculture Wildlife Services program.
Title of Collection: National DoubleCrested Cormorant Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1018–New.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: New.
Respondents/Affected Public: State/
local/Tribal government (State biologists
coordinated through the four North
American Flyways (Pacific, Central,
Mississippi, and Atlantic)).
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 40.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 1,016.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 4 hours (30 minutes reporting
and 3.5 hours recordkeeping).
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 4,064.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: One time.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Madonna Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—Countering Weapons of
Mass Destruction
Notice is hereby given that, on
January 8, 2024, pursuant to section 6(a)
of the National Cooperative Research
and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C.
4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Countering
Weapons of Mass Destruction
(‘‘CWMD’’) has filed written
notifications simultaneously with the
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Attorney General and the Federal Trade
Commission disclosing changes in its
membership. The notifications were
filed for the purpose of extending the
Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of
antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages
under specified circumstances.
Specifically, Cam Lock (UAS) LLC,
Fallbrook, CA; Columbus Nanowork Inc,
Columbus, OH; Defense Industry
Advisors LLC, Dayton, OH; The Henry
M. Jackson Foundation for the
Advancement of Military Medicine Inc,
Bethesda, MD; and SC&A Inc, Arlington,
VA have been added as parties to this
venture.
Also, Accurate Energetic Systems
LLC, McEwen, TN; Armtec
Countermeasures, Coachella, CA;
Blueforce Development Corp,
Newburyport, MA; Chenega Support
Services LLC, San Antonio, TX; Gates
Defense Systems LLC, St. Petersburg,
FL; Lockheed Martin Corp, Morrestown,
NJ; Murtech Inc, Glen Burnie, MD;
NexGen Communications LLC, Nashua,
NH; and OmniMask LLC, Lafayette, CA
have withdrawn from this venture.
No other changes have been made in
either the membership or planned
activity of the group research project.
Membership in this group research
project remains open, and CWMD
intends to file additional written
notifications disclosing all changes in
membership.
On January 31, 2018, CWMD filed its
original notification pursuant to section
6(a) of the Act. The Department of
Justice published a notice in the Federal
Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the
Act on March 12, 2018 (83 FR 10750).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on October 9, 2023. A
notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the
Act on December 15, 2023 (88 FR
86929).
Suzanne Morris,
Deputy Director Civil Enforcement
Operations, Antitrust Division.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Reinstatement
of a Previously Approved Collection;
Capital Punishment Report of Inmates
Under Sentence of Death
Department of Justice.
30-Day notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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The Department of Justice
(DOJ), Bureau of Justice Statistics, will
be submitting the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 30 days until May
22, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have comments especially on the
estimated public burden or associated
response time, suggestions, or need a
copy of the proposed information
collection instrument with instructions
or additional information, please
contact: Tracy L. Snell, Statistician,
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh
St NW, Washington, DC 20531 (email:
Tracy.L.Snell@usdoj.gov; telephone:
202–598–1660).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal
Register, 89 FR 10098–10099 on
February 13, 2024, allowing a 60-day
comment period.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your
comments should address one or more
of the following four points:
—Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
—Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and/or
—Minimize the burden of the collection
of information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms
of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of
responses.
SUMMARY:
Written comments and
recommendations for this 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
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function and entering either the title of
the information collection or the OMB
Control Number 1121–0030. This
information collection request may be
viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the
instructions to view Department of
Justice, information collections
currently under review by OMB.
DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3)
years. OMB authorization for an ICR
cannot be for more than three (3) years
without renewal. The DOJ notes that
information collection requirements
submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review.
Overview of This Information
Collection
1. Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a currently approved
collection.
2. Title of the Form/Collection:
Capital Punishment Report of Inmates
Under Sentence of Death.
3. Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the
collection: The Capital Punishment
Report of Inmates Under Sentence of
Death (NPS–8) contains four forms:
NPS–8 (Report of Inmates Under
Sentence of Death; NPS–8A (Update
Report of Inmates Under Sentence of
Death); NPS–8B (Status of Death Penalty
Statutes—No Statute in Force); and
NPS–8C (Status of Death Penalty
Statutes—Statute in Force). The
applicable component within the
Department of Justice is the Bureau of
Justice Statistics (BJS), in the Office of
Justice Programs. The NPS–8 collection
is fielded annually. BJS requests
clearance for the 2023, 2024, and 2025
NPS–8 under OMB Control No. 1121–
0030. The NPS–8 was last approved
under OMB Control No. 1121–0030
(exp. date 01/31/2024).
4. Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Affected Public: State
departments of correction, state
Attorneys General, the Federal Bureau
of Prisons, the Federal Bureau of
Prisons, and the U.S. Attorney for the
District of Columbia.
Abstract: For the NPS–8 and NPS–8A
forms, the affected public consists for 33
respondents from state departments of
correction and the Federal Bureau of
Prisons (DOC staff). Staff responsible for
keeping records on inmates under
sentence of death in their jurisdiction
and in their custody are asked to
provide information for the following
categories: condemned inmates’
demographic characteristics, legal status
at the time of capital offense, capital
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993--Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction
Notice is hereby given that, on January 8, 2024, pursuant to
section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Countering Weapons of Mass
Destruction (``CWMD'') has filed written notifications simultaneously
with the
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Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in
its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of
extending the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust
plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances.
Specifically, Cam Lock (UAS) LLC, Fallbrook, CA; Columbus Nanowork Inc,
Columbus, OH; Defense Industry Advisors LLC, Dayton, OH; The Henry M.
Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine Inc,
Bethesda, MD; and SC&A Inc, Arlington, VA have been added as parties to
this venture.
Also, Accurate Energetic Systems LLC, McEwen, TN; Armtec
Countermeasures, Coachella, CA; Blueforce Development Corp,
Newburyport, MA; Chenega Support Services LLC, San Antonio, TX; Gates
Defense Systems LLC, St. Petersburg, FL; Lockheed Martin Corp,
Morrestown, NJ; Murtech Inc, Glen Burnie, MD; NexGen Communications
LLC, Nashua, NH; and OmniMask LLC, Lafayette, CA have withdrawn from
this venture.
No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned
activity of the group research project. Membership in this group
research project remains open, and CWMD intends to file additional
written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.
On January 31, 2018, CWMD filed its original notification pursuant
to section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a
notice in the Federal Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act on
March 12, 2018 (83 FR 10750).
The last notification was filed with the Department on October 9,
2023. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to
section 6(b) of the Act on December 15, 2023 (88 FR 86929).
Suzanne Morris,
Deputy Director Civil Enforcement Operations, Antitrust Division.
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