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III. Data
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.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0121.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Non-profit
institutions; State, local, or Tribal
governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
75.
Estimated Time per Response:
Management Plan revisions: 1,600
hours/response; Site Profile: 1,800
hours/response; Reserve Designation:
2,500 hours/response; Cooperative
Agreement progress reporting (including
performance measures)—
comprehensive: 10 hours/response:
Cooperative Agreement reporting—final,
non-comprehensive 2 hours/response;
Performance Measures associated with
Cooperative Agreement progress
reporting: 3 hours/response;
Cooperative Agreement application: 24
hours/response; NEPA and State
Historic Preservation Office review: 2
hours/response.
Please note that not all collection
instruments listed above apply to all
respondents. Also, some of the actions/
collection instruments listed above
(Management Plan revisions, Site
Profile, and Reserve Designations) take
place over a multiyear period; NOAA
has listed the total estimated response
time for these actions rather than the
estimated annual response time.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 9,632.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain Funding.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1461.
Regulations implementing the National
Estuarine Research Reserve System are
at 15 CFR part 921.
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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.
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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
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Atlantic Highly Migratory
Species Individual Bluefin Quota (IBQ)
Tracking and Appeals
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 September 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: 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–
0677 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
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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 Elsa
Gutierrez, Atlantic Highly Migratory
Species Management Division, 1315
East West Hwy., Bldg. SSMC3, Silver
Spring, MD 20910–3282, (301) 427–
8503 or Elsa.Gutierrez@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for renewal and
extension of a currently approved
information collection. Under the
provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) is responsible for management
of the Nation’s marine fisheries. NMFS
must also promulgate regulations, as
necessary and appropriate, to carry out
obligations the United States undertakes
internationally regarding tuna
management through the Atlantic Tunas
Convention Act (ATCA, 16 U.S.C. 971 et
seq.).
Amendment 7 to the 2006
Consolidated HMS Fishery Management
Plan (79 FR 71510, December 2, 2014)
implemented individual Bluefin tuna
quota (IBQ) shares and allocations for
vessels permitted in the Atlantic Tunas
Longline category through the IBQ
online system. IBQs are intended to
fairly and effectively allocate limited
quota for incidental capture of Atlantic
Bluefin tuna among vessels in the
Longline category, while minimizing
dead discards and discouraging
interactions with Bluefin tuna. An
online system developed by NMFS
tracks allocations and allocation leases,
and reconciles allocation with bluefin
tuna catches for quota monitoring. This
collection of information accounts for
the reporting burden associated with
allocation and lease tracking.
First-time vessel permit holders in the
affected categories must obtain and set
up an IBQ account in the online ‘‘IBQ
Catch Shares Program’’ in order to be
issued IBQ shares and resultant
allocation, to lease IBQ, and to resolve
quota debt. To use the electronic IBQ
System, first-time participants will need
to request an account and set their
account up with background
information. The information collected
during account issuance and set-up will
be used by NMFS to verify the identity
of the individual/business and whether
they qualify for IBQ allocation leasing.
The lease monitoring information
collected by the online system will be
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used by each permit holder to keep
track of their individual IBQ allocation,
and document allocation leases with
other IBQ participants. NMFS will use
these data to ensure proper accounting
of allocations among participants, and
to track use of quota allocations and
reconcile allocation usage with Bluefin
tuna catch and landings.
II. Method of Collection
Method of submission is electronic.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
III. Data
[FR Doc. 2024–15626 Filed 7–15–24; 8:45 am]
OMB Control Number: 0648–0677.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
[extension of a currently approved
information collection].
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organization.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
320.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes for initial application for IBQ
account, 15 minutes per IBQ allocation
lease, and 15 minutes per IBQ Cost
Recovery.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 79.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Legal authority for
these data collections are authorized
under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and the Atlantic
Tunas Convention Act (ATCA, 16 U.S.C.
971 et seq.).
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IV. Request for Comments
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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.
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
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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 Islands Region
Seabird-Fisheries Interaction Recovery
Reporting
National Oceanic and
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 September 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: 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–
0456 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 Walter
Ikehara, Fishery Information Specialist,
NMFS Pacific Islands Region, 1845
Wasp Blvd., Bldg. 176, Honolulu, HI
SUMMARY:
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96818, (808) 725–5175, walter.ikehara@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for an extension of a
currently approved information
collection. Federal regulations at
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/
chapter-VI/part-665/subpart-F/section665.815 require that the operator of a
vessel with a Hawaii longline limited
access permit notify NMFS in the event
an endangered short-tailed albatross is
hooked or entangled during fishing
operations. Following the retrieval of
the albatross from the ocean, the vessel
operator must record the condition of
the bird on a recovery data form. A
veterinarian will use the information to
provide advice to the vessel operator for
caring for the bird. If the albatross is
dead, the vessel operator must attach an
identification tag to the carcass to assist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
biologists in follow-up studies on the
specimen. This collection is one of the
terms and conditions contained in the
Endangered Species Act Section 7
biological opinion issued by USFWS
and is intended to maximize the
probability of the long-term survival of
short-tailed albatross accidentally taken
by longline gear. NMFS did not change
anything in the collection.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents have a choice of either
electronic or paper forms. Methods of
submittal include email or electronic
forms, or mail or facsimile transmission
of paper forms within 72 hours of
landing.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0456.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission,
extension of a current information
collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1
(same person will make notification).
Estimated Time per Response: 1.0
hour for report, 0.25 hour for
notification.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1.25.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $35.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 50 CFR 665.815.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department to: (a) Evaluate
whether the proposed information
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[FR Doc No: 2024-15626]
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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; Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Individual Bluefin Quota
(IBQ) Tracking and Appeals
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 September 16,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, at [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648-0677 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 Elsa Gutierrez, Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Management
Division, 1315 East West Hwy., Bldg. SSMC3, Silver Spring, MD 20910-
3282, (301) 427-8503 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for renewal and extension of a currently approved
information collection. Under the provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is responsible for management
of the Nation's marine fisheries. NMFS must also promulgate
regulations, as necessary and appropriate, to carry out obligations the
United States undertakes internationally regarding tuna management
through the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA, 16 U.S.C. 971 et
seq.).
Amendment 7 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan
(79 FR 71510, December 2, 2014) implemented individual Bluefin tuna
quota (IBQ) shares and allocations for vessels permitted in the
Atlantic Tunas Longline category through the IBQ online system. IBQs
are intended to fairly and effectively allocate limited quota for
incidental capture of Atlantic Bluefin tuna among vessels in the
Longline category, while minimizing dead discards and discouraging
interactions with Bluefin tuna. An online system developed by NMFS
tracks allocations and allocation leases, and reconciles allocation
with bluefin tuna catches for quota monitoring. This collection of
information accounts for the reporting burden associated with
allocation and lease tracking.
First-time vessel permit holders in the affected categories must
obtain and set up an IBQ account in the online ``IBQ Catch Shares
Program'' in order to be issued IBQ shares and resultant allocation, to
lease IBQ, and to resolve quota debt. To use the electronic IBQ System,
first-time participants will need to request an account and set their
account up with background information. The information collected
during account issuance and set-up will be used by NMFS to verify the
identity of the individual/business and whether they qualify for IBQ
allocation leasing.
The lease monitoring information collected by the online system
will be
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used by each permit holder to keep track of their individual IBQ
allocation, and document allocation leases with other IBQ participants.
NMFS will use these data to ensure proper accounting of allocations
among participants, and to track use of quota allocations and reconcile
allocation usage with Bluefin tuna catch and landings.
II. Method of Collection
Method of submission is electronic.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0677.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission [extension of a currently
approved information collection].
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organization.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 320.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes for initial application for
IBQ account, 15 minutes per IBQ allocation lease, and 15 minutes per
IBQ Cost Recovery.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 79.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Legal authority for these data collections are
authorized under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and the Atlantic Tunas
Convention Act (ATCA, 16 U.S.C. 971 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 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. 2024-15626 Filed 7-15-24; 8:45 am]
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