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must not jeopardize the existence of
Federally listed species.
This notice is provided pursuant to
section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS will
evaluate the application, associated
documents, and comments submitted to
determine whether the application
meets the applicable requirements of
section 10(a) of the ESA and Federal
regulations. NMFS’ decision on whether
to issue the permit will not be made
until after the end of the 30-day
comment period.
NMFS will publish notice of its final
action in the Federal Register.
Dated: October 26, 2018.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office
of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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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: Pacific Islands Region Coral
Reef Ecosystems Permit Form.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0463.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 12.
Average Hours per Response: 2 hours
per special permit application; 10
minutes per transhipment permit
application.
Burden Hours: 31.
Needs and Uses: 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
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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
Ecosystem Plan measures.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations and individuals or
households.
Frequency: Annually.
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: October 25, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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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: Observer Programs’ Information
That Can Be Gathered Only Through
Questions.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0593.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 3,711.
Average Hours per Response: 75
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Burden Hours: 27,238.
Needs and Uses: The National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
deploys fishery observers on United
States (U.S.) commercial fishing vessels
and to fish processing plants in order to
collect biological and economic data.
NMFS has at least one observer program
in each of its five Regions. These
observer programs provide the most
reliable and effective method for
obtaining information that is critical for
the conservation and management of
living marine resources. Observer
programs primarily obtain information
through direct observations by
employees or agents of NMFS; and such
observations are not subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).
However, observer programs also collect
the following information that requires
clearance under the PRA: (1)
Standardized questions of fishing vessel
captains/crew or fish processing plant
managers/staff, which include gear and
performance questions, safety questions,
and trip costs, crew size and other
economic questions; (2) questions asked
by observer program staff/contractors to
plan observer deployments; (3) forms
that are completed by observers and that
fishing vessel captains are asked to
review and sign; (4) questionnaires to
evaluate observer performance; and (5)
a form to certify that a fisherman is the
permit holder when requesting observer
data from the observer on the vessel.
NMFS seeks to renew OMB PRA
clearance for these information
collections.
The information collected will be
used to: (1) Monitor catch and bycatch
in federally managed commercial
fisheries; (2) understand the population
status and trends of fish stocks and
protected species, as well as the
interactions between them; (3)
determine the quantity and distribution
of net benefits derived from living
marine resources; (4) predict the
biological, ecological, and economic
impacts of existing management action
and proposed management options; and
(5) ensure that the observer programs
can safely and efficiently collect the
information required for the previous
four uses. In particular, these biological
and economic data collection programs
contribute to legally mandated analyses
required under the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (MSA), the Endangered Species Act
(ESA), the Marine Mammal Protection
Act (MMPA), the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA),
Executive Order 12866 (E.O. 12866), as

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