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Dated: June 29, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017–14124 Filed 7–5–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration

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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Economic Surveys of American
Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands Small
Boat-based Fisheries.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0635.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 245.
Average Hours per Response: 10
minutes.
Burden Hours: 100.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
The National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) collects information about
fishing expenses in the American
Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
boat-based reef fish, bottomfish, and
pelagics fisheries with which to conduct
economic analyses that will improve
fishery management in those fisheries;
satisfy NMFS’ legal mandates under
Executive Order 12866, the MagnusonSteven Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (U.S.C. 1801 et seq.),
the Regulatory Flexibility Act, the
Endangered Species Act, and the
National Environmental Policy Act; and
quantify achievement of the
performances measures in the NMFS
Strategic Operating Plans. An example
of these performance measures: the
economic data collected will allow
quantitative assessment of the fisheries
sector’s social and economic
contribution, linkages and impacts of
the fisheries sector to the overall
economy through Input-output (I–O)
models analyses. Results from I–O
analyses will not only provide
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the marine ecosystem, a performance
measure in the NMFS Strategic
Operating Plans, but also be used to
assess how fishermen and economy will
be impacted by and respond to
regulations likely to be considered by
fishery managers. These data are
collected in conjunction with catch and
effort data already being collected in
this fishery as part of its creel survey
program. The creel survey program is
one of the major data collection systems
to monitor fisheries resources in these
three geographic areas. The survey
monitors the islands’ fishing activities
and interviews returning fishermen at
the most active launching ramps/docks
during selected time periods on the
islands. Participation in the economic
data collection is voluntary.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Dated: June 29, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XF497

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting;
Correction
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of scoping meetings;
correction.
AGENCY:

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council is holding public
scoping meetings to gather input on the
development of the Excessive Shares
Amendment to the Surfclam and Ocean
Quahog FMP. Input obtained from these
meetings will be considered by the
Council when developing this
Amendment.

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Dr.
Christopher Moore, Executive Director,
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council, telephone: (302) 526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Correction
In the Federal Register on June 23,
2017, in FR Doc. 2017–13152, on page
28643, in the first column, the SUMMARY
is corrected as set forth above.
Dated: June 30, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Gulf of Alaska
Catcher Vessel and Processor Trawl
Economic Data Report
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
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before September 5,
2017.
SUMMARY:

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 Stephanie Warpinski, (907)
586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:

I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
current information collection.
The Gulf of Alaska Trawl Groundfish
Economic Data Report Program
evaluates the economic effects of
current and future groundfish

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management measures for Gulf of
Alaska (GOA) trawl fisheries. This
program provides the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the North
Pacific Fishery Management Council
with baseline information on affected
harvesters, crew, processors, and
communities in the GOA. Data collected
through the economic data reports
(EDRs) include labor information,
revenues received, capital and
operational expenses, and other
operational or financial data. This
information is used to assess the
impacts of major changes in the
groundfish management regime,
including catch share program
implementation.
The Catcher Vessel GOA Trawl EDR
is submitted by owners or leaseholders
of catcher vessels that harvest
groundfish using trawl gear from the
GOA or parallel fisheries. The Processor
GOA Trawl EDR is submitted by owners
or leaseholders of shoreside processors
or stationary floating processors that
receive deliveries from vessels that
harvest groundfish using trawl gear from
the GOA or parallel fisheries. Annual
submission of these EDRs is mandatory.

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
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 OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: June 29, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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II. Method of Collection
The EDRs may be submitted online, or
by mail or facsimile transmission of
paper forms. Pacific States Marine
Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) has
been designated by NMFS as the Data
Collection Agent for the GOA Trawl
EDR Program. PSMFC mails EDR
announcements and filing instructions
to respondents by April 1 of each year.
Respondents are encouraged to
complete the forms online on the
PSMFC Web site at https://
survey.psmfc.org. EDR forms are also
available in fillable PDF format on the
PSFMC Web site at http://
www.psmfc.org/goatrawl/.

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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0700.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; Individuals or
households; not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
88.
Estimated Time per Response: Catcher
Vessel GOA Trawl EDR, 15 hours;
Processor GOA Trawl EDR, 3 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,104 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $197 in recordkeeping/reporting
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XF489

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to Commercial
Fireworks Displays in the Monterey
Bay National Marine Sanctuary
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of issuance of a Letter of
Authorization.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA), as amended, and
implementing regulations, notification
is hereby given that a Letter of
Authorization (LOA) has been issued to
the Monterey Bay National Marine
Sanctuary (MBNMS), for the take of
marine mammals incidental to
commercial fireworks displays in the
Monterey Bay National Marine
Sanctuary (Sanctuary), California.
DATES: Effective from June 29, 2017 to
June 28, 2022.
ADDRESSES: The LOA and supporting
documents may be obtained online at:
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/
incidental/research.htm. In case of
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problems accessing these documents,
please call the contact listed below (see
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura McCue, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, 301–427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the
MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct
the Secretary of Commerce to allow,
upon request, the incidental, but not
intentional, taking of small numbers of
marine mammals by U.S. citizens who
engage in a specified activity (other than
commercial fishing) within a specified
geographical region if certain findings
are made and either regulations are
issued or, if the taking is limited to
harassment, a notice of a proposed
authorization is provided to the public
for review.
An authorization for incidental
takings shall be granted if NMFS finds
that the taking will have a negligible
impact on the species or stock(s), will
not have an unmitigable adverse impact
on the availability of the species or
stock(s) for subsistence uses (where
relevant), and if the permissible
methods of taking and requirements
pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring
and reporting of such takings are set
forth. NMFS has defined ‘‘negligible
impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103 as an impact
resulting from the specified activity that
cannot be reasonably expected to, and is
not reasonably likely to, adversely affect
the species or stock through effects on
annual rates of recruitment or survival.
NMFS has defined ‘‘unmitigable
adverse impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103 as
an impact resulting from the specified
activity:
(1) That is likely to reduce the
availability of the species to a level
insufficient for a harvest to meet
subsistence needs by: (i) Causing the
marine mammals to abandon or avoid
hunting areas; (ii) directly displacing
subsistence users; or (iii) placing
physical barriers between the marine
mammals and the subsistence hunters;
and
(2) That cannot be sufficiently
mitigated by other measures to increase
the availability of marine mammals to
allow subsistence needs to be met.
Except with respect to certain
activities not pertinent here, section
3(18) of the MMPA defines
‘‘harassment’’ as: any act of pursuit,
torment, or annoyance which (i) has the
potential to injure a marine mammal or
marine mammal stock in the wild (Level
A harassment); or (ii) has the potential
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