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Recovery Plans
Recovery Plans for humpback whales
and sperm whales have been completed
(see http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/
recovery/plans.htm#mammals).
Accordingly, the requirement to have
recovery plans in place or being
developed is satisfied.
Vessel Registration
MMPA section 118(c) requires that
vessels participating in Category I and II
fisheries register to obtain an
authorization to take marine mammals
incidental to fishing activities. Further,
section 118(c)(5)(A) provides that
registration of vessels in fisheries
should, after appropriate consultations,
be integrated and coordinated to the
maximum extent feasible with existing
fisher licenses, registrations, and related
programs. Participants in the CA
thresher shark/swordfish drift gillnet
fishery (≥14 inch mesh) and WA/OR/CA
sablefish pot fisheries already provide
the information needed by NMFS to
register their vessels for the incidental
take authorization under the MMPA
through the Federal groundfish limited
entry permit process of the Federal
Vessel Monitoring System. Therefore,
vessel registration for an MMPA
authorization is integrated through
those programs in accordance with
MMPA section 118.
Monitoring Program
The CA thresher shark/swordfish drift
gillnet fishery (≥14 inch mesh) has been
observed since the early 1990s. Levels of
observer coverage vary over years but
are adequate to produce reliable
estimates of M/SI of listed species (e.g.,
from 2000–2012, coverage ranged from
approximately 12 to 22.9 percent). As
part of the West Coast groundfish
fishery and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
objectives, the WA/OR/CA sablefish pot
fishery, as managed under the
groundfish FMP, and was observed in
2012 at approximately 73 percent.
Accordingly, as required by MMPA
section 118, a monitoring program is in
place for both fisheries.

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Take Reduction Plans
Subject to available funding, MMPA
section 118 requires the development
and implementation of a Take
Reduction Plan (TRP) in cases where a
strategic stock interacts with a Category
I or II fishery. The two stocks
considered for this permit are
designated as strategic stocks under the
MMPA because they are listed as
endangered under the ESA (MMPA
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In 1996, NMFS convened a take
reduction team (TRT) to develop a TRP
to address the incidental taking of
several strategic marine mammal stocks,
including CA/OR/WA stocks of sperm
whales and humpback whales, in the
CA thresher shark/swordfish drift
gillnet fishery (≥14 in mesh). The Pacific
Offshore Cetacean TRP was
implemented through regulations in
October, 1997 (62 FR 51813) and has
been in place ever since. Although a
TRP is in place for the gillnet fishery,
there is not one in place for the pot
fishery.
The short- and long-term goals of a
TRP are to reduce mortality and serious
injury of marine mammals incidental to
commercial fishing to levels below PBR
and to a zero mortality rate goal, defined
by NMFS as 10 percent of PBR,
respectively. MMPA section 118(b)(2)
states that fisheries maintaining such M/
SI levels are not required to further
reduce their M/SI rates. However, the
obligations to develop and implement a
TRP are subject to the availability of
funding. MMPA section 118(f)(3) (16
U.S.C. 1387(f)(3)) contains specific
priorities for developing TRPs. NMFS
has insufficient funding available to
simultaneously develop and implement
TRPs for all stocks that interact with
Category I or Category II fisheries. As
provided in MMPA section 118(f)(6)(A)
and (f)(7), NMFS used the most recent
SARs and LOF as the basis to determine
its priorities for establishing TRTs and
developing TRPs. Through this process,
NMFS evaluated the CA/OR/WA stock
of humpback whales and the WA/OR/
CA sablefish pot fishery and identified
it as a lower priority compared to other
marine mammal stocks and fisheries for
establishing TRTs, based on population
trends of the stock and M/SI levels
incidental to that commercial fishery. In
addition, NMFS continues to collect
data to categorize fixed gear fisheries
and assess their risk to large whales off
the U.S. west coast. Accordingly, given
these factors and NMFS’ priorities,
implementation of the developing TRP
for the WA/OR/CA sablefish pot trap
fishery and other similar Category II
fisheries will be deferred under section
118 as other stocks/fisheries are a higher
priority for any available funding for
establishing new TRPs.
As noted in the summary above, all of
the requirements to issue a permit to the
following Federally-authorized fisheries
have been satisfied: The CA thresher
shark/swordfish DGN fishery (≥14 inch
mesh) and WA/OR/CA sablefish pot
fishery. Accordingly, NMFS proposes to
issue a permit to participants in these
Category II fisheries for the taking of
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OR/WA sperm whales incidental to the
fisheries’ operations. As noted under
MMPA section 101(a)(5)(E)(ii), no
permit is required for vessels in
Category III fisheries. For incidental
taking of marine mammals to be
authorized in Category III fisheries, any
mortality or serious injury must be
reported to NMFS.
Solicitation of Public Comments
NMFS solicits public comments on
the proposed permit and the
preliminary determinations supporting
the permit. Specifically, we seek
comments on:
• The use of the revised abundance
estimates in Moore and Barlow (in
press); and
• The use of a 13-year time period for
estimating expected incidental mortality
of sperm whales in the gillnet fishery.
Dated: August 20, 2014.
Perry F. Gayaldo,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew
Collection 3038–0015—Copies of Crop
and Market Information Reports
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (CFTC) is
announcing an opportunity for public
comment on the proposed collection of
certain information by the agency.
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA), Federal agencies are
required to publish notice in the
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information, and
to allow 60 days for public comment in
response to the notice. This notice
solicits comments on crop and market
information.

SUMMARY:

Comments must be submitted on
or before October 24, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to
Gary Martinaitis, Division of Market
Oversight, U.S. Commodity Futures
Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street
NW., Washington, DC 20581. You may
also submit comments, identified by
‘‘Copies of Crop and Market Information
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Reports,’’ by any of the following
methods:
• Agency Web site, via its Comments
Online process: http://comments.cftc
.gov. Follow the instructions for
submitting comments through the Web
site.
• Mail: Secretary of the Commission,
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,
1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC
20581.
• Hand delivery/Courier: Same as
Mail, above.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp.
Follow the instructions for submitting
comments through the Portal.
Please submit your comments using
only one method.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary
Martinaitis, (202) 418–5209; FAX: (202)
418–5527; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Registration under the
Commodity Exchange Act (OMB Control
No. 3038–0015). This is a request for
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: Under the PRA, Federal
agencies must obtain approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor.
‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined
in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests
or requirements that members of the
public submit reports, keep records, or
provide information to a third party.

Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), requires Federal
agencies to provide a 60-day notice in
the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information,
before submitting the collection to OMB
for approval. To comply with this
requirement, the CFTC is publishing
notice of the proposed collection of
information listed below.
With respect to the following
collection of information, the CFTC
invites comments on:
• Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have a practical use;
• The accuracy of the Commission’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
• Ways to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden of
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.
All comments must be submitted in
English, or if not, accompanied by an
English translation. Comments will be
posted as received to http://

www.cftc.gov. You should submit only
information that you wish to make
available publicly. If you wish the
Commission to consider information
that you believe is exempt from
disclosure under the Freedom of
Information Act, a petition for
confidential treatment of the exempt
information may be submitted according
to the procedures established in § 145.9
of the Commission’s regulations.1
The Commission reserves the right,
but shall have no obligation, to review,
pre-screen, filter, redact, refuse or
remove any or all of your submission
from http://www.cftc.gov that it may
deem to be inappropriate for
publication, such as obscene language.
All submissions that have been redacted
or removed that contain comments on
the merits of the ICR will be retained in
the public comment file and will be
considered as required under the
Administrative Procedure Act and other
applicable laws, and may be accessible
under the Freedom of Information Act.
Copies of Crop and Market Information
Reports, OMB Control Number 3038–
0015—Extension
The information collected pursuant to
this rule, 17 CFR 1.40, is in the public
interest and is necessary for market
surveillance.
Burden Statement:
The Commission estimates the burden
of this collection of information as
follows:

ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN
17 CFR Section

Annual
number of
respondents

Total annual
responses

Hours per
response

Total hours

1.40 ..................................................................................................................

15

15

0.17

2.5

There are no capital costs or operating
and maintenance costs associated with
this collection.
Dated: August 20, 2014.
Christopher J. Kirkpatrick,
Acting Secretary of the Commission.
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Information Collection; Submission for
OMB Review, Comment Request
Corporation for National and
Community Service.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Corporation for National
and Community Service (CNCS) has
submitted a public information
collection request (ICR) entitled
Volunteer Generation Fund (VGF)
Grantee Progress Report (GPR) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

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SUMMARY:

1

Public Law 104–13, (44 U.S.C. Chapter
35). Copies of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be
obtained by calling the Corporation for
National and Community Service, Carla
Ganiel at 202–606–6773 or email to
[email protected]. Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TTY–TDD) may call 1–800–833–3722
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern
Time, Monday through Friday.
Comments may be
submitted, identified by the title of the
information collection activity, to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB
Desk Officer for the Corporation for

ADDRESSES:

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