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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 86 / Thursday, May 3, 2018 / Notices

Make a 4(d) determination on an RMP
that utilizes a mixture of managementunit-specific escapement thresholds and
exploitation rate ceilings.
Fixed Management Unit Escapement
Goal Alternative: Make a 4(d)
determination on an RMP that sets fixed
escapement goals for Puget Sound
Chinook management units.
No-action Alternative (No-fishing
Alternative): Under this alternative,
NMFS would not make a determination
on the RMP; therefore, there would be
no authorized take of Puget Sound
Chinook salmon in Puget Sound salmon
fisheries through the 4(d) rule. Although
this alternative would not meet the
purpose and need of the proposed
action, a No-action Alternative is
required in our NEPA analysis.

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Request for Comments
NMFS requests data, comments,
pertinent information, or suggestions
from the public, other concerned
governmental agencies, the scientific
community, tribes, the business
community, or any other interested
party regarding the proposed action
discussed in this notice. We will
consider all comments we receive that
are relevant to the proposed action and
relevant to complying with the
requirements of NEPA. We particularly
seek specific comments concerning:
(1) The direct, indirect, and
cumulative effects that implementation
of any reasonable alternative could have
on endangered and threatened species,
and other non-ESA-listed species and
their habitats;
(2) Other reasonable alternatives (in
addition to the initial alternatives
presented in this notice), and their
associated effects. NMFS is particularly
interested in alternatives that include
ecosystem considerations, including the
conservation and harvest of Puget
Sound Chinook salmon, recovery of the
ESA-listed Southern Resident killer
whales, and needs of other wildlife;
(3) Measures that would minimize
and mitigate potentially adverse effects
of the proposed action; and
(4) Other plans or projects that might
be relevant to this project.
The EIS will analyze the effects that
the various alternatives would have on
salmon and fish species in Puget Sound,
as well as the other aspects of the
human environment. These aspects may
include other fish, habitat, marine
nutrient transport, seabirds, marine
mammals, marine invertebrates, ESAlisted species, vegetation,
socioeconomics, environmental justice,
cultural resources, and the cumulative
impacts of the alternatives.

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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; 40 CFR
1500–1508; and Companion Manual for
NOAA Administrative Order 216–6A, 82 FR
4306.
Dated: April 26, 2018.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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: West Coast Region Gear
Identification Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0352.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 811.
Average Hours Per Response: 15
minutes.
Burden Hours: 648.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
The success of fisheries management
programs depends significantly on
regulatory compliance. The
requirements that fishing gear be
marked are essential to facilitate
enforcement. The ability to link fishing
gear to the vessel owner or operator is
crucial to enforcement of regulations
issued under the authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act. The
marking of fishing gear is also valuable
in actions concerning damage, loss, and
civil proceedings. The regulations
specify that fishing gear must be marked
with the vessel’s official number,
Federal permit or tag number, or some
other specified form of identification.
The regulations further specify how the
gear is to be marked (e.g., location and
color). Law enforcement personnel rely
on gear marking information to assure
compliance with fisheries management
regulations. Gear that is not properly
identified is confiscated. Gear violations
are more readily prosecuted when the

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gear is marked, and this allows for more
cost-effective enforcement. Gear
marking helps ensure that a vessel
harvests fish only from its own traps/
pots/other gear are not illegally placed.
Cooperating fishermen also use the gear
marking numbers to report suspicious or
non-compliant activities that they
observe, and to report placement or
occurrence of gear in unauthorized
areas. The identifying number on
fishing gear is used by the National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the
United States Coast Guard (USCG), and
other marine agencies in issuing
regulations, prosecutions, and other
enforcement actions necessary to
support sustainable fisheries behaviors
as intended in regulations. Regulationcompliant fishermen ultimately benefit
from these requirements, as
unauthorized and illegal fishing is
deterred and more burdensome
regulations are avoided.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Every five years.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
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: April 30, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018–09372 Filed 5–2–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XG209

New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:

The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its Skate
Advisory Panel to consider actions
affecting New England fisheries in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Recommendations from this group will

SUMMARY:

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