Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Socioeconomics of Coral Reef Conservation, Puerto Rico 2022 Survey
| Published date | 06 July 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 35492 |
| Record Number | 2021-14351 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |
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unidentified hardshell sea turtles for
purposes of scientific research.
DATES
: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
August 5, 2021.
ADDRESSES
: The application and related
documents are available for review by
selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public
Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on
the Applications and Permits for
Protected Species (APPS) home page,
https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then
selecting File No. 24140 or 24368 from
the list of available applications. These
documents are also available upon
written request via email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov.
Written comments on this application
should be submitted via email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please
include the relevant File No. in the
subject line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public
hearing should submit a written request
via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@
noaa.gov. The request should set forth
the specific reasons why a hearing on
this application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Amy Hapeman or Erin Markin, (301)
427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: The
subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Endangered Species Act
of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.) and the regulations
governing the taking, importing, and
exporting of endangered and threatened
species (50 CFR parts 222–226).
File No. 24140: The applicant
proposes to continue long term
monitoring of the relative health,
abundance, and distribution of green,
loggerhead, Kemp’s ridley and
hawksbill sea turtles inhabiting the
northern Indian River Lagoon, including
the Mosquito Lagoon, Banana River in
Volusia and Brevard Counties, Florida.
Annually up to 30 greens, 30
loggerheads, one Kemp’s ridley and one
hawksbill would be captured by tangle
net. Turtles would be measured,
weighed, flipper tagged, and passive
integrated transponder (PIT) tagged,
photographed, and released. Green and
loggerhead sea turtles would also be
scute, skin, and blood sampled, and
gastric lavaged prior to release. Up to 10
green and 10 loggerhead sea turtles may
be released with sonic transmitters. The
permit would be valid for 10 years.
File No. 24368: The SEFSC proposes
to continue studying sea turtles legally
bycaught within commercial fisheries
and during other human activities
operating in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of
Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and the high
seas. The objective is to better
understand movement and migration,
habitat use, genetics, and population
dynamics of the sea turtle species that
interact with these human activities. Up
to 111 green, 31 hawksbill, 260 Kemp’s
ridley, 117 leatherback, 490 loggerhead,
20 olive ridley, and 23 unidentified/
hybrid live turtles would be
photographed, measured, weighed,
flipper tagged and PIT tagged, skin
biopsied, and released annually.
Carcasses, tissues or parts also may be
salvaged from dead sea turtles. This
work includes the import of biological
samples or dead parts collected on the
high seas. The permit would be valid for
10 years.
Dated: June 29, 2021.
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
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; Socioeconomics of Coral
Reef Conservation, Puerto Rico 2022
Survey
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite 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. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on January 25,
2021 (86 FR 6876) during a 60-day
comment period and again on April, 16,
2021 (86 FR 20120) during a 30-day
comment period. This notice allows for
an additional 30 days for public
comments.
Agency: National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Socioeconomics of Coral Reef
Conservation, Puerto Rico 2022 Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0646.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: New information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 1,800.
Average Hours per Response: 20
minutes (0.33 hours).
Total Annual Burden Hours: 600
hours.
Needs and Uses: This request is for a
new information collection under the
currently approved hybrid-generic
information collection under OMB
Control Number 0648–0646. The
information collection is part of the
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program
(NCRMP), which was established by the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) Coral Reef
Conservation Program (CRCP) under the
authority of the Coral Reef Conservation
Act of 2000. The CRCP was created to
safeguard and ensure the welfare of the
coral reef ecosystems along the
coastlines of America’s states and
territories. In accordance with its
mission goals, NOAA developed a
survey to track relevant information
regarding each jurisdiction’s population,
social and economic structure, the
benefits of coral reefs and related
habitats, the impacts of society on coral
reefs, and the impacts of coral
management on communities. The
survey is repeated in each jurisdiction
every five to seven years in order to
provide longitudinal data and
information for managers to effectively
conserve coral reefs for current and
future generations.
The purpose of this information
collection is to obtain human
dimensions information from residents
in Puerto Rico. Specifically, NOAA is
seeking information on the behaviors
and activities related to coral reefs, as
well as information on perceptions of
coral reef conditions and attitudes
toward specific reef conservation
activities. The survey has a core set of
questions that are the same for all
jurisdictions to allow for information to
be tracked over time. To account for
geographical, cultural and linguistic
differences between jurisdictions, the
survey questions include items that are
specific to the local context and
developed based on jurisdictional
partner feedback.
We intend to use the information
collected through this survey
instrument for research purposes, as
well as for measuring and improving the
results of our reef protection programs.
Because many of our efforts to protect
reefs rely on education and changing
attitudes toward reef protection, the
information collected will allow CRCP
to ensure that programs are designed
appropriately at the start, future
program evaluation efforts are as
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successful as possible, and outreach
efforts are targeting the intended
recipients with useful information.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: Every 5–7 years.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Coral Reef
Conservation Act of 2000.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
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 function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0648–0646.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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BILLING CODE 3510–JS–P
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; Greater Atlantic Region
Permit Family of Forms
AGENCY
: National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION
: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
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 7, 2021.
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–
0202 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 Cynthia
Ferrio, Greater Atlantic Regional
Fisheries Office, 55 Great Republic Dr.,
Gloucester, MA 01930, (978) 281–9180,
Cynthia.ferrio@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
I. Abstract
This request is for revision of a
current information collection. Under
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, the
Secretary of Commerce has the
responsibility for the conservation and
management of marine fishery
resources. Much of this responsibility
has been delegated to NOAA’s National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
Under this stewardship role, the
Secretary was given certain regulatory
authorities to ensure the most beneficial
uses of these resources. One of the
regulatory steps taken to carry out the
conservation and management
objectives is to collect information from
users of the resources.
The Secretary has enacted rules to
issue permits to individuals and
organizations participating in federally
controlled fisheries. Permits are
necessary to: (1) Register fishermen,
fishing vessels, fish dealers and
processors; (2) list the characteristics of
fishing vessels and/or dealer/processor
operations; (3) exercise influence over
compliance (e.g., withhold issuance
pending collection of unpaid penalties);
(4) maintain contact lists for the
dissemination of important information
to the industry; (5) register participants
to be considered for limited entry; and
(6) provide a universe for data collection
samples. Identification of fishery
participants, their gear types, vessels,
and expected activity levels is an
effective and necessary tool in the
enforcement of fishery regulations.
This collection is being revised to
introduce a new online permitting
system (FishOnline) to allow
individuals and organizations to apply
and renew their fishing vessel permits,
operator permits, dealer permits, Letter
of Authorization (LOA), and gillnet
certificates.
This collection also includes the
requirement for participants in certain
fisheries to use onboard vessel
monitoring systems (VMS) and to notify
NMFS before fishing trips for the
purpose of observer placement. Other
permitting in this collection includes
the written request to participate in any
of the various exemption programs
offered in the Greater Atlantic region.
Exemption programs may allow a
vessel to fish in an area that is limited
to vessels of a particular size, using a
certain gear type, or fishing for a
particular species. This collection also
contains paperwork required for vessel
owners to request gillnet and lobster
trap tags through the Greater Atlantic
region permit office.
Lastly, vessel owners that own
multiple vessels, but would like to
request communication from NMFS be
consolidated into one mailing (and not
separate mailings for each vessel), may
request the single letter vessel owner
option to improve efficiency of their
business practice.
II. Method of Collection
Vessel Permits: All vessel permit
applications, including permit
applications and renewals for vessels,
dealers, and vessel operators, as well as
gillnet and lobster trap tag purchase, are
required to be submitted using an online
account (FishOnline).
VMS Requirements: Vessels with
VMS requirements are required to
declare their intent to fish (e.g., declare
into the fishery) and submit daily catch
reports using electronic VMS units on
board the vessel. Other VMS actions
may include trip start and end hails,
pre-landing notifications, and days-at-
sea (DAS) adjustments. VMS power
down exemption requests are submitted
by signed paper form.
Observer Program Call-in
Requirements: Vessels issued certain
permits such as Northeast multispecies,
monkfish, scallop, and Atlantic herring
permits are required to give advance
notification to the Northeast Fisheries
Observer Program (NEFOP) before the
start of a trip in order to receive a
fisheries observer or a waiver. Vessels
use an online pre-trip notification
system, email, toll-free call-in number,
or a local phone number to comply with
this requirement.
Exempted Fisheries Programs: Vessels
that would like to request participation
in one or more of the Greater Atlantic
region fisheries exemption programs
must either submit a request
electronically using their VMS unit, by
declaring into an exempted fishery prior
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