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Treaty, decisions of the Commission,
and other U.S. law. In total, NMFS has
tentatively identified two no-action
alternatives, three action alternatives
related to controls on the type and
amount of fishing (Table 1), and three
alternatives related to the allocation and
use of fishing privileges. NMFS plans to
analyze the environmental
consequences of implementing each of
the alternatives by assessing the direct,
indirect, and cumulative effects of each
to the human environment in the
Western and Central Pacific Ocean.
By evaluating alternatives that span
the full range of reasonably foreseeable
future management measures, the
environmental impacts of future
management actions not explicitly
analyzed could be estimated relative to
those calculated in this EIS.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.
Dated: August 20, 2018.
Margo B. Schulze-Haugen,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018–18194 Filed 8–22–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Pacific Islands
Region Coral Reef Ecosystems
Logbook and Reporting
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 October 22,
2018.
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

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directed to Walter Ikehara, (808) 725–
5175 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
current information collection.
The National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) requires any U.S. citizen issued
a Special Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishing
Permit to complete logbooks and submit
them to NMFS (50 CFR 665). The
Special Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishing
Permit is authorized under the Fishery
Ecosystem Plans for American Samoa
Archipelago, Hawaiian Archipelago,
Mariana Archipelago, and Pacific
Remote Island Areas. The information
in the logbooks is used to obtain fish
catch/fishing effort data on coral reef
fishes and invertebrates harvested in
designated low-use marine protected
areas and on those listed in the
regulations as potentially-harvested
coral reef taxa in waters of the U.S.
exclusive economic zone in the western
Pacific region. These data are needed to
determine the condition of the stocks,
whether the current management
measures are having the intended
effects, and to evaluate the benefits and
costs of changes in management
measures. The logbook information
includes interactions with protected
species, including sea turtles, monk
seals, and other marine mammals,
which are used to monitor and respond
to incidental takes of endangered and
threatened marine species.
II. Method of Collection
Reports are submitted to NMFS in the
form of paper logbook sheets and paper
transshipment forms within 30 days of
each landing of coral reef harvest. No
electronic forms or web-based reporting
is currently available. Notifications are
submitted via telephone.

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: August 19, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018–18171 Filed 8–22–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Pacific Islands
Region Coral Reef Ecosystems Permit
Form
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
III. Data
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
OMB Control Number: 0648–0462.
take this opportunity to comment on
Form Number(s): None.
proposed and/or continuing information
Type of Review: Regular submission
collections, as required by the
(extension of a currently approved
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
information collection).
DATES
: Written comments must be
Affected Public: Business or other forsubmitted
on or before October 22,
profit organizations; individuals or
2018.
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
Estimated Time Per Response: Pre-trip to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
and pre-landing notifications, 3
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
minutes; logbook reports, 30 minutes;
14th and Constitution Avenue NW,
transshipment reports, 15 minutes.
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Estimated Total Annual Burden
internet at [email protected]).
Hours: 18.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Public: $100 in recordkeeping/reporting Requests for additional information or
costs.
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instrument and instructions should be
directed to Walter Ikehara, (808) 725–
5175 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
current information collection.
The National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) requires, as codified under 50
CFR part 665, any person (1) fishing for,
taking, retaining, or using a vessel to
fish for Western Pacific coral reef
ecosystem management unit species in
the designated low-use Marine
Protected Areas, (2) fishing for any of
these species using gear not specifically
allowed in the regulations, or (3) fishing
for, taking, or retaining any Potentially
Harvested Coral Reef Taxa in the coral
reef ecosystem regulatory area, to obtain
and carry a permit. A receiving vessel
owner must also have a transshipment
permit for at-sea transshipment of coral
reef ecosystem management unit
species. The permit application form
provides basic information about the
permit applicant, vessel, fishing gear
and method, target species, projected
fishing effort, etc., for use by NMFS and
the Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council in determining
eligibility for permit issuance. The
information is important for
understanding the nature of the fishery
and provides a link to participants. It
also aids in the enforcement of Fishery
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II. Method of Collection
Information is submitted to NMFS, in
the form of paper permit application
forms.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0463.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations and individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
12.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours
per special permit application; 10
minutes per transhipment permit
application.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 31.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $100 in recordkeeping/mailing
costs.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance

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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: August 19, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018–18170 Filed 8–22–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Permanent Advisory Committee to
Advise the U.S. Commissioners To the
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries
Commission; Meeting Announcement
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:

NMFS announces a meeting
of the Permanent Advisory Committee
(PAC) to advise the U.S. Commissioners
to the Western and Central Pacific
Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) on
October 11–12, 2018. Meeting topics are
provided under the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
DATES: The meeting of the PAC will be
held on October 11, 2018, from 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m. HST (or until business is
concluded) and October 12, 2018, from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. HST (or until business
is concluded).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Ala Moana Hotel, 410 Atkinson
Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96815—in the
Garden Lanai Meeting Room.
Documents to be considered by the PAC
will be made available at the meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Emily Crigler, NMFS Pacific Islands
Regional Office; telephone: 808–725–
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5036; facsimile: 808–725–5215; email:
[email protected].
In
accordance with the Western and
Central Pacific Fisheries Convention
Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6901 et
seq.), a Permanent Advisory Committee,
or PAC, has been convened to advise the
U.S. Commissioners to the WCPFC,
certain members of which have been
appointed by the Secretary of Commerce
in consultation with the U.S.
Commissioners to the WCPFC. The PAC
supports the work of the U.S. National
Section to the WCPFC in an advisory
capacity. The U.S. National Section is
made up of the U.S. Commissioners and
the Department of State. NMFS Pacific
Islands Regional Office provides
administrative and technical support to
the PAC in cooperation with the
Department of State. The WCPFC was
established under the Convention on the
Conservation and Management of
Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the
Western and Central Pacific Ocean. The
next regular annual session of the
WCPFC (WCPFC 15) is scheduled for
December 10–December 14, 2018, in
Honolulu, HI. More information on this
meeting and the WCPFC can be found
on the WCPFC website: http://wcpfc.
int/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Topics
The PAC meeting topics may include
the following: (1) Outcomes of the 2017
Annual Meeting and 2018 sessions of
the WCPFC Scientific Committee,
Northern Committee, and Technical and
Compliance Committee; (2)
conservation and management measures
for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack
tuna and other species for 2018 and
beyond; (3) potential U.S. proposals to
WCPFC15 (4) input and advice from the
PAC on issues that may arise at
WCPFC15; (5) potential proposals from
other WCPFC members; and (6) other
issues.
Special Accommodations
The meeting location is physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Emily Crigler at
(808) 725–5036 by September 11, 2018.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6902.
Dated: August 20, 2018.
Margo B. Schulze-Haugen,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018–18224 Filed 8–22–18; 8:45 am]
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