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I. Abstract
Dated: July 12, 2024.
Kelly Denit,
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; Report of Whaling
Operations
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
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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 NOAA.PRA@noaa.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0311 in the subject line of your
comments. All comments received are
part of the public record and will
generally be posted on https://
www.regulations.gov without change.
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 Mi Ae
Kim, Fishery Management Specialist,
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS), Office of International Affairs,
Trade, and Commerce, 1315 East-West
Hwy, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, 301–
427–8365 or mi.ae.kim@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This request is for extension of a
current information collection. Native
Americans may conduct certain
aboriginal subsistence whaling under
the Whaling Convention Act in
accordance with the provisions of the
International Whaling Commission
(IWC). In order to respond to obligations
under the International Convention for
the Regulation of Whaling, the IWC, and
the Whaling Convention Act, whaling
captains participating in these
operations must submit certain
information to the relevant Native
American whaling organization about
strikes on and catch of whales. Anyone
retrieving a dead whale is also required
to report. Captains must place a
distinctive permanent identification
mark on any harpoon, lance, or
explosive dart used, as well as provide
information on the mark and selfidentification information. The relevant
Native American whaling organization
receives the reports, compiles them, and
submits the information to the National
Marine Fisheries Service, Office of
International Affairs, Trade, and
Commerce. The information is used to
monitor the hunt and to ensure that
quotas are not exceeded. The
information is also provided to the IWC,
which uses it to monitor compliance
with its requirements.
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II. Method of Collection
Reports may be made by phone, fax,
email, or in writing. Information on
equipment marks must be made in
writing.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0311.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; State, Local, or Tribal
government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
166 (165 whaling captains, one Native
American whaling organization).
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes for reports on whales struck or
on recovery of dead whales, including
providing the information to the
relevant Native American whaling
organization; 5 minutes for the relevant
Native American whaling organization
to type in each report; and 5 hours for
the relevant Native American whaling
organization to consolidate and submit
reports.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 50.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: 115.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Whaling Convention
Act (16 U.S.C. 916–9161).
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 request. 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
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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.
Comments and information must
be received no later than August 1,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief,
Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Sheleen Dumas,
Marine Fisheries Service, and should be
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
submitted via email to ITP.demarest@
the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
noaa.gov.
Commerce Department.
Instructions: NMFS is not responsible
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for comments sent by any other method,
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to any other address or individual, or
received after the end of the comment
period. Comments, including all
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
attachments, must not exceed a 25National Oceanic and Atmospheric
megabyte file size. Attachments to
Administration
comments will be accepted in Microsoft
Word, Excel or Adobe PDF file formats
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only. All comments received are a part
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to of the public record and will generally
be posted online at https://
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to Invenergy Wind www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/
incidental-take-authorizations-underOffshore, LLC’s Marine Site
marine-mammal-protection-act without
Characterization Surveys in the New
change. All personal identifying
York Bight
information (e.g., name, address)
voluntarily submitted by the commenter
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
may be publicly accessible. Do not
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
submit confidential business
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
information or otherwise sensitive or
Commerce.
protected information.
ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental
Electronic copies of the initial IHA
harassment authorization renewal;
application, renewal request, and
request for comments on proposed
supporting documents, including
authorization.
Federal Register notices of the initial
SUMMARY: NMFS received a request from proposed and final IHA, the initial IHA,
Invenergy Wind Offshore, LLC (IWO) for and a list of the references cited in this
document, may be obtained online at:
the renewal of their currently active
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/
incidental harassment authorization
national/marine-mammal-protection/
(IHA) (hereinafter, the ‘‘initial IHA’’) to
incidental-take-authorizations-othertake marine mammals incidental to
energy-activities-renewable. In case of
marine site characterization surveys in
the New York Bight, specifically within problems accessing these documents,
please call the contact listed below.
the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM) Commercial Lease FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
of Submerged Lands for Renewable
Austin Demarest, Office of Protected
Energy Development on the Outer
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
Continental Shelf (OCS) Lease Area
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OCS–A 0542 (Lease Area) and
Background
associated Export Cable Route (ECR)
survey area (ECR Area) . IWO’s specified
The Marine Mammal Protection Act
activities are identical to those included (MMPA) prohibits the ‘‘take’’ of marine
in the initial IHA. The initial IHA
mammals, with certain exceptions.
expires on July 30, 2024. Pursuant to the Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the
Marine Mammal Protection Act, prior to MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct
issuing the initial IHA, NMFS requested the Secretary of Commerce (as delegated
comments on both the proposed IHA
to NMFS) to allow, upon request, the
and the potential for renewing the
incidental, but not intentional, taking of
initial authorization if certain
small numbers of marine mammals by
requirements were satisfied. The
U.S. citizens who engage in a specified
renewal requirements have been
activity (other than commercial fishing)
satisfied, and NMFS is now providing
within a specified geographical region if
an additional 15-day comment period to certain findings are made and either
allow for any additional comments on
regulations are promulgated or, if the
the proposed renewal not previously
taking is limited to harassment, an
provided during the initial 30-day
incidental harassment authorization is
comment period.
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Authorization for incidental takings
shall be granted if NMFS finds that the
taking will have a negligible impact on
the species or stock(s) and will not have
an unmitigable adverse impact on the
availability of the species or stock(s) for
taking for subsistence uses (where
relevant). NMFS must prescribe the
permissible methods of taking and other
‘‘means of effecting the least practicable
adverse impact’’ on the affected species
or stocks and their habitat, paying
particular attention to rookeries, mating
grounds, and areas of similar
significance, and on the availability of
such species or stocks for taking for
certain subsistence uses (referred to here
as ‘‘mitigation measures’’). NMFS must
also prescribe requirements pertaining
to monitoring and reporting of such
takings. The definition of key terms
such as ‘‘take,’’ ‘‘harassment,’’ and
‘‘negligible impact’’ can be found in the
MMPA and NMFS’s implementing
regulations (see 16 U.S.C. 1362; 50 CFR
216.3; 50 CFR 216.103).
NMFS’ regulations implementing the
MMPA at 50 CFR 216.107(e) indicate
that IHAs may be renewed for
additional periods of time not to exceed
one year for each reauthorization. In the
notice of proposed IHA for the initial
IHA, NMFS described the circumstances
under which we would consider issuing
a renewal for this activity and requested
public comment on a potential renewal
under those circumstances. Specifically,
on a case-by-case basis, NMFS may
issue a one-time 1-year renewal of an
IHA following notice to the public
providing an additional 15 days for
public comments when (1) up to
another year of identical, or nearly
identical, activities as described in the
Detailed Description of Specified
Activities section of the initial IHA
issuance notice is planned or (2) the
activities as described in the Description
of the Specified Activities and
Anticipated Impacts section of the
initial IHA issuance notice would not be
completed by the time the initial IHA
expires and a renewal would allow for
completion of the activities beyond that
described in the DATES section of the
notice of issuance of the initial IHA,
provided all of the following conditions
are met:
1. A request for renewal is received no
later than 60 days prior to the needed
renewal IHA effective date (recognizing
that the renewal IHA expiration date
cannot extend beyond 1 year from
expiration of the initial IHA);
2. The request for renewal must
include the following:
• An explanation that the activities to
be conducted under the requested
renewal IHA are identical to the
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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; Report of Whaling Operations
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 0648-0311 in the subject line of your
comments. All comments received are part of the public record and will
generally be posted on https://www.regulations.gov without change. 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 Mi Ae Kim, Fishery Management Specialist, National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce,
1315 East-West Hwy, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, 301-427-8365 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a current information collection.
Native Americans may conduct certain aboriginal subsistence whaling
under the Whaling Convention Act in accordance with the provisions of
the International Whaling Commission (IWC). In order to respond to
obligations under the International Convention for the Regulation of
Whaling, the IWC, and the Whaling Convention Act, whaling captains
participating in these operations must submit certain information to
the relevant Native American whaling organization about strikes on and
catch of whales. Anyone retrieving a dead whale is also required to
report. Captains must place a distinctive permanent identification mark
on any harpoon, lance, or explosive dart used, as well as provide
information on the mark and self-identification information. The
relevant Native American whaling organization receives the reports,
compiles them, and submits the information to the National Marine
Fisheries Service, Office of International Affairs, Trade, and
Commerce. The information is used to monitor the hunt and to ensure
that quotas are not exceeded. The information is also provided to the
IWC, which uses it to monitor compliance with its requirements.
II. Method of Collection
Reports may be made by phone, fax, email, or in writing.
Information on equipment marks must be made in writing.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0311.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current
information collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or households; State, Local, or Tribal
government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 166 (165 whaling captains, one
Native American whaling organization).
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes for reports on whales
struck or on recovery of dead whales, including providing the
information to the relevant Native American whaling organization; 5
minutes for the relevant Native American whaling organization to type
in each report; and 5 hours for the relevant Native American whaling
organization to consolidate and submit reports.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 50.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: 115.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Whaling Convention Act (16 U.S.C. 916-9161).
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 request. 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
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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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