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the scope of the exempted fishing
activity would be prohibited.
The project would conduct dredging
activities to assess the incidental
mortality of scallops passing through
the 4-inch (10.16-cm) rings of a 12-foot
(4.57-meter) Turtle Deflector Dredge on
sandy and hard (gravel) substrates.
Dredging would be conducted over
approximately 5 DAS during the
proposed period of May 2015 through
June 2015. All dredging would occur in
open access scallop fishing areas off the
coast of New Jersey. A total of 20 scallop
tows would be conducted (10 tows per
substrate). Each tow would be made at
depths of 18 to 25 fathoms for a
duration of 40 minutes. The scallop
vessel would fish two dredges
simultaneously. One dredge would use
an experimental net bag cover and the
other would fish with the industry
standard 12-foot (4.57-meter) turtle
excluder dredge. The experimental
cover is constructed of 17⁄8-inch (4.76cm) mesh and sewn into the top of the
dredge apron. The bag can be dumped
independently of the 4-inch (10.16-cm)
ring bag to collect the scallops and other
organisms that pass through the 4-inch
(10.16-cm) rings. The dredge
configurations would be switched to the
opposite side after five tows for each
substrate.
All scallops that filter through the 4inch (10.16-cm) rings and into the mesh
bag would be measured for shell height
and assessed for damage to the shell in
one of three categories: Not injured;
sub–lethal (repairable); or lethal (nonrepairable). After shell condition is
assessed, shells would be spray painted
with tow number in the corresponding
spray paint color and placed in a whelk
pot, which would be attached to the sea
floor near the fishing grounds. Two
additional DAS would be utilized, one
each at 1 week and 2 weeks after initial
survey, to assess mortality based on
initial damage. The whelk pots would
be removed from the ocean bottom after
week-two sampling is complete. The
weight of scallop catch retained in the
4-inch (10.16-cm) ring bags of both
dredges would be estimated by the
captain. Researchers would take shell
measurements of a subsample of 50
scallops per tow per dredge to
determine size selectivity within each
dredge. All other bycatch in the
experimental net bag would be sorted,
the captain would estimate the weights,
and researchers would measure a
minimum of 25 lengths per individual
species. No catch would be landed for
sale.
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year. EFP modifications and extensions
may be granted without further notice if
they are deemed essential to facilitate
completion of the proposed research
and have minimal impacts that do not
change the scope or impact of the
initially approved EFP request. Any
fishing activity conducted outside the
scope of the exempted fishing activity
would be prohibited.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 18, 2015.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015–06550 Filed 3–20–15; 8:45 am]
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Special Accommodations

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:

The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council will hold a
meeting of its Habitat and
Environmental Protection (Habitat)
Advisory Panel (AP) in N. Charleston,
SC. The meeting is open to the public.
DATES: The meeting will be held from 9
a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April
7, 2015, and from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 8, 2015.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be
held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 4381
Tanger Outlet Blvd., North Charleston,
SC 29418; telephone: (843) 744–4422;
fax: (843) 744–4472.
Council address: South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N.
Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim
Iverson, Public Information Officer,
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite
201, N. Charleston, SC 29405;
telephone: (843) 571–4366 or toll free:
(866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520;
email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Habitat AP will work on updating
existing and developing new Council
Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Policy
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The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
auxiliary aids should be directed to the
Council office (see ADDRESSES) 3 days
prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.

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Statements and providing guidance on
continued development of Fishery
Ecosystem Plan II. The AP will receive
presentations from Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management (BOEM) Office of
Renewable Energy Programs and BOEM
Outer Continental Shelf/Geological and
Geophysical Programs on mapping,
characterization, impact analyses and
planning efforts in the South Atlantic
Region.
The AP will subsequently discuss
redrafting the EFH Policy Statement on
Energy Exploration, Development and
Transportation. The AP will provide
recommendations to the Council for
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Dated: March 17, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015–06436 Filed 3–20–15; 8:45 am]
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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL
PROTECTION
[Docket No: CFPB–2015–0012]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau (Bureau) is requesting
a new generic information collection
plan, titled, ‘‘Generic Information
Collection Plan for Surveys Using the
Consumer Credit Panel’’.
DATES: Written comments are
encouraged and must be received on or
before May 22, 2015 to be assured of
consideration.
SUMMARY:

You may submit comments,
identified by the title of the information
collection, OMB Control Number (see
below), and docket number (see above),
by any of the following methods:
• Electronic: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau (Attention: PRA

ADDRESSES:

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Office), 1700 G Street NW., Washington,
DC 20552.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau (Attention:
PRA Office), 1275 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20002.
Please note that comments submitted
after the comment period will not be
accepted. In general, all comments
received will become public records,
including any personal information
provided. Sensitive personal
information, such as account numbers
or social security numbers, should not
be included.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Documentation prepared in support of
this information collection request is
available at www.regulations.gov.
Requests for additional information
should be directed to the Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau, (Attention:
PRA Office), 1700 G Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20552, (202) 435–9575,
or email: [email protected]. Please do not
submit comments to this mailbox.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Generic
Information Collection Plan for Surveys
Using the Consumer Credit Panel.
OMB Control Number: 3170–XXXX.
Type of Review: Request for a new
OMB Control Number.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
8,500.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 4,250.
Abstract: Under the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection
Act, the Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau is charged with researching,
analyzing, and reporting on topics
relating to the Bureau’s mission,
including consumer behavior, consumer
awareness, and developments in
markets for consumer financial products
and services. In order to improve its
understanding of how consumers
engage with financial markets, the CFPB
uses the Consumer Credit Panel, a
proprietary sample dataset from one of
the national credit reporting agencies, as
a frame to survey people about their
experiences in consumer credit markets.
The Bureau seeks to obtain approval for
a generic information collection plan for
these types of surveys. Survey responses
will be used for general, formative, and
informational research on consumer
financial markets and consumers’ use of
financial products and will not directly
provide the basis for specific
policymaking at the Bureau.
Request for Comments: Comments are
invited on: (a) Whether the collection of
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performance of the functions of the
Bureau, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the Bureau’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methods and the assumptions used;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) Ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. Comments submitted in
response to this notice will be
summarized and/or included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval. All comments
will become a matter of public record.
Dated: March 12, 2015.
Ashwin Vasan,
Chief Information Officer, Bureau of
Consumer Financial Protection.
[FR Doc. 2015–06569 Filed 3–20–15; 8:45 am]
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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL
PROTECTION
[Docket No. CFPB–2015–0009]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau (Bureau) is requesting
approval for a new generic information
collection plan titled, ‘‘Generic
Information Collection Plan to Conduct
Cognitive Research and Pilot Testing.’’
DATES: Written comments are
encouraged and must be received on or
before May 22, 2015 to be assured of
consideration.
SUMMARY:

You may submit comments,
identified by the title of the information
collection, OMB Control Number (see
below), and docket number (see above),
by any of the following methods:
• Electronic: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau (Attention: PRA
Office), 1700 G Street NW., Washington,
DC 20552.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau (Attention:
PRA Office), 1275 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20002.

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Please note that comments submitted
after the comment period will not be
accepted. In general, all comments
received will become public records,
including any personal information
provided. Sensitive personal
information, such as account numbers
or social security numbers, should not
be included.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Documentation prepared in support of
this information collection request is
available at www.regulations.gov.
Requests for additional information
should be directed to the Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau, (Attention:
PRA Office), 1700 G Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20552, (202) 435–9575,
or email: [email protected]. Please do not
submit comments to this mailbox.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Generic
Information Collection Plan to Conduct
Cognitive Research and Pilot Testing.
OMB Control Number: 3170–XXXX.
Type of Review: Request for New
OMB Control Number.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
7,890.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 8,235.
Abstract: Under the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection
Act, the Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau is charged with researching,
analyzing, and reporting on topics
relating to the Bureau’s mission,
including developments in markets for
consumer financial products and
services, consumer awareness, and
consumer behavior. In order to improve
its understanding of how consumers
engage with financial markets, the CFPB
seeks to obtain approval for a generic
information collection plan to conduct
research to improve the quality of data
collection by examining the
effectiveness of data-collection
procedures and processes, including
potential psychological and cognitive
issues.
Request for Comments: Comments are
invited on: (a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Bureau, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the Bureau’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methods and the assumptions used;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) Ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the

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