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types of information that may prove
useful to NMFS include:
• Documentation (photographs, etc.)
of IUU activity or fishing vessels
engaged in PLMR bycatch or catch of
sharks on the high seas;
• Documentation (photographs, etc.)
of fishing vessels engaged in shared
PLMR bycatch in any waters beyond the
U.S. EEZ;
• Fishing vessel records;
• Trade data supporting evidence that
a nation’s vessels are engaged in shark
catch on the high seas;
• Reports from off-loading facilities,
port-side government officials,
enforcement agents, military personnel,
port inspectors, transshipment vessel
workers and fish importers;
• Sightings of vessels included on
RFMO IUU vessel lists;
• RFMO catch documents and
statistical document programs;
• Nation’s domestic regulations for
bycatch and shark conservation and
management;
• Action or inaction at the national
level, resulting in non-compliance with
RFMO conservation and management
measures, such as exceeding quotas or
catch limits, or failing to report or
misreporting data of the nation’s fishing
activities; and
• Reports from governments,
international organizations, or
nongovernmental organizations.
NMFS will consider all available
information, as appropriate, when
making a determination whether or not
to identify a particular nation in the
biennial report to Congress. As stated
previously, NMFS is limited in the data
it may use as the basis of a nation’s
identification. This information
includes IUU fishing activity and
bycatch of PLMRs in 2014, 2015 and
2016, and shark fishing activity in
waters beyond any national jurisdiction
in 2016. Information should be as
specific as possible as this will assist
NMFS in its review. NMFS will
consider several criteria when
determining whether information is
appropriate for use in making
identifications, including:
• Corroboration of information;
• Whether multiple sources have
been able to provide information in
support of an identification;
• The methodology used to collect
the information;
• Specificity of the information
provided;
• Susceptibility of the information to
falsification and alteration; and
• Credibility of the individuals or
organization providing the information.

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Dated: March 3, 2016.
John Henderschedt,
Director, Office of International Affairs and
Seafood Inspection, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016–05156 Filed 3–7–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XE469

Endangered Species; File No. 19627
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:

Notice is hereby given that
the NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science
Center, 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Room
207, Miami, FL 33149 [Responsible
Party: Dr. Bonnie Ponwith, Ph.D.], has
applied in due form for a permit to take
loggerhead (Caretta caretta), green
(Chelonia mydas), Kemp’s ridley
(Lepidochelys kempii), hawksbill
(Eretmochelys imbricata), leatherback
(Dermochelys coriacea), and
unidentified hardshell sea turtles for
purposes of scientific research.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
April 7, 2016.
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. 19627 from the list of
available applications.
These documents are also available
upon written request or by appointment
in the Permits and Conservation
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
(301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376.
Written comments on this application
should be submitted to the Chief,
Permits and Conservation Division, at
the address listed above. Comments may
also be submitted by facsimile to (301)
713–0376, or by email to
[email protected]. Please
include the File No. in the subject line
of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public
hearing should submit a written request
to the Chief, Permits and Conservation
Division at the address listed above. The
request should set forth the specific
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reasons why a hearing on this
application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Arturo Herrera or Amy Hapeman, (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).
The applicant requests a five-year
permit to research sea turtles that
interact with commercialfisheries and
other authorized activities in the Gulf of
Mexico and East Coast of the United
States. The purpose of the project is to:
(1) Monitor the take of sea turtles by
observed fisheries, (2) collect data that
can enhance efforts to estimate total
bycatch and the effects of bycatch on the
sea turtle subpopulations, (3) and
document interactions at various life
stages to help in the recovery process of
these species. Researchers would be
authorized to handle, photograph,
measure, weigh, flipper and passive
integrated transponder tag, tissue
sample, temporary carapace mark, and
salvage specimens legally taken during
commercial fishing activities. Up to 86
green, 571 loggerhead, 165 Kemp’s
ridley, 77 hawksbill, 253 leatherback, 20
olive ridley, and 14 unidentified sea
turtles would be sampled annually.
Dated: March 2, 2016.
Julia Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016–05079 Filed 3–7–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Coastal Ocean
Program Grants Proposal Application
Package
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information

SUMMARY:

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collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before May 9, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at [email protected]).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Laurie Golden, 240–533–
0285 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for a revision and
extension of a currently approved
information collection. The National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration’s Coastal Ocean Program
(COP) provides direct financial
assistance through grants and
cooperative agreements for research
supporting the management of coastal
ecosystems. The statutory authority for
COP is Public Law 102–567 section 201
(Coastal Ocean Program). In addition to
standard government application
requirements, applicants for financial
assistance are required to submit a
project summary form, current and
pending form and a key contacts form.
Recipients are required to file annual
progress reports and a project final
report using COP formats. All of these
requirements are needed for better
evaluation of proposals and monitoring
of awards.
This request is for a revision due to
the addition of the NOAA RESTORE Act
Science Program. This program provides
direct financial assistance through
grants and cooperative agreements for
research, observation, and monitoring to
support, to the maximum extent
practicable, the long-term sustainability
of the ecosystem, fish stocks, fish
habitat, and the recreational,
commercial, and charter-fishing
industry in the Gulf of Mexico. NOAA
was authorized to establish and
administer the Program, in consultation
with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
by the Resources and Ecosystems
Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities,
and Revived Economies (RESTORE) of
the Gulf States Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112–
141, section 1604). Identified in the
RESTORE Act as the Gulf Coast
Ecosystem Restoration Science,
Observation, Monitoring, and
Technology Program, the Program is
commonly known as the NOAA

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RESTORE Act Science Program. The
NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program
will use the standard government
application forms for financial
assistance as well as the COP project
summary form, current and pending
form and a key contacts form.
Recipients are required to file semiannual progress reports and a project
final report using a revised COP format.
These additional forms are necessary for
consistency. The main purpose of this
information collection is to enable the
NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program
to provide summaries of each proposed
project, the key applicant contact
information and their current and
pending Federal funding. The
information gathered will enable the
NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program
to properly and quickly evaluate
proposals in a collaborative
environment with its partner agencies.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents have a choice of either
electronic or paper forms.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0384.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(revision/extension of a currently
approved collection).
Affected Public: Non-profit
institutions; State, local, or tribal
government; business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
508.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes each for a project summary, key
contacts and current and pending
federal support; 5 hours for a semiannual report; 5 hours for an annual
report and 10 hours for a final report.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,920.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting
costs.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (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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or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: March 2, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016–05011 Filed 3–7–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XE433

Schedules for Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshops and
Protected Species Safe Handling,
Release, and Identification Workshops
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public workshops.
AGENCY:

Free Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshops and Protected
Species Safe Handling, Release, and
Identification Workshops will be held in
April, May, and June of 2016. Certain
fishermen and shark dealers are
required to attend a workshop to meet
regulatory requirements and to maintain
valid permits. Specifically, the Atlantic
Shark Identification Workshop is
mandatory for all federally permitted
Atlantic shark dealers. The Protected
Species Safe Handling, Release, and
Identification Workshop is mandatory
for vessel owners and operators who use
bottom longline, pelagic longline, or
gillnet gear, and who have also been
issued shark or swordfish limited access
permits. Additional free workshops will
be conducted during 2016 and will be
announced in a future notice.
DATES: The Atlantic Shark Identification
Workshops will be held on April 7, May
12, and June 9, 2016.
The Protected Species Safe Handling,
Release, and Identification Workshops
will be held on April 12, April 29, May
25, May 27, June 10, and June 15, 2016.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for
further details.
ADDRESSES: The Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshops will be held in
Wilmington, NC; Bohemia, NY; and
Manahawkin, NJ.
The Protected Species Safe Handling,
Release, and Identification Workshops
SUMMARY:

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