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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: December 5, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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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: Southeast Region Vessel
Monitoring System and Related
Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0544.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 945.
Average Hours per Response: Powerdown exemption requests, 5 minutes;
transmission of fishing activity reports,
1 minute; and annual maintenance, 2
hours.
Burden Hours: 2,725.
Needs and Uses: This request is for an
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
authorizes the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Gulf Council) and
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (South Atlantic Council) to
prepare and amend fishery management
plans for any fishery in Federal waters
under their respective jurisdictions.
NMFS and the Gulf Council manage the
reef fish fishery in the Gulf of Mexico
(Gulf) under the Fishery Management
Plan (FMP) for Reef Fish Resources of
the Gulf of Mexico. NMFS and the
South Atlantic Council manage the
fishery for rock shrimp in the South
Atlantic under the FMP for the Shrimp
Fishery in the South Atlantic Region.
The vessel monitoring system (VMS)

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regulations for the Gulf reef fish fishery
and the South Atlantic rock shrimp
fishery may be found at 50 CFR 622.28
and 622.205, respectively.
The FMPs and the implementing
regulations contain several specific
management areas where fishing is
restricted or prohibited to protect
habitat or spawning aggregations, or to
control fishing pressure. Unlike size,
bag, and trip limits, where the catch can
be monitored on shore when a vessel
returns to port, area restrictions require
at-sea enforcement. However, at-sea
enforcement of offshore areas is difficult
due to the distance from shore and the
limited number of patrol vessels,
resulting in a need to improve
enforceability of area fishing restrictions
through remote sensing methods. In
addition, all fishing gears are subject to
some area fishing restrictions. Because
of the sizes of these areas and the
distances from shore, the effectiveness
of enforcement through over flights and
at-sea interception is limited. An
electronic VMS allows a more effective
means to monitor vessels for intrusions
into restricted areas.
The VMS provides effort data and
significantly aids in enforcement of
areas closed to fishing. All position
reports are treated in accordance with
NMFS existing guidelines for
confidential data. As a condition of
authorized fishing for or possession of
Gulf reef fish or South Atlantic rock
shrimp in or from Federal waters, vessel
owners or operators subject to VMS
requirements must allow NMFS, the
United States Coast Guard, and their
authorized officers and designees,
access to the vessel’s position data
obtained from the VMS.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Frequency: On occasion and at least
hourly for VMS.
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: December 5, 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: Transshipment Requirements
under the WCPFC.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0649.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 222.
Average Hours per Response:
Transshipment Report: 60 minutes;
Notice for Transshipment: 15 minutes;
Pre-trip Notification for Observer
Placement: 1 minute; Purse Seine
Discard Report: 30 minutes; Purse Seine
Fishing Activity Information: 10
minutes.
Burden Hours: 2,142.
Needs and Uses: This request is for an
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) has issued regulations under
authority of the Western and Central
Pacific Fisheries Convention
Implementation Act (WCPFCIA; 16
U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) to carry out the
obligations of the United States under
the Convention on the Conservation and
Management of Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks in the Western and Central
Pacific Ocean (Convention). The
regulations include requirements for the
owners and operators of U.S. vessels to:
(1) Complete and submit a Pacific
Transshipment Declaration form for
each transshipment of highly migratory
species in the area of application of the
Convention (Convention Area) and each
transshipment of highly migratory
species caught in the Convention Area;
(2) submit a notice containing specific
information at least 36 hours prior to
each transshipment on the high seas in
the Convention Area or within 12 hours
of an emergency transshipment that
would otherwise be prohibited; (3)
provide notice to NMFS at least 72
hours before leaving port of the need for
an observer, in the event that a vessel
anticipates a transshipment where an
observer is required; (4) complete and
submit a U.S. Purse Seine Discard form

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within 48 hours after any discard; and
(5) submit certain information regarding
purse seine fishing activities.
The information collected from these
requirements is used by NOAA and the
WCPFC to help ensure compliance with
domestic laws and the Commission’s
conservation and management
measures, and are necessary in order for
the United States to satisfy its
obligations under the Convention.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Frequency: On occasion.
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.

Endangered Species Act (ESA). That
comment period ended on December 6,
2018. In response to a request received
from the public, NMFS intends to obtain
additional information.
DATES: Comments must be received at
the appropriate address or fax number
(see ADDRESSES) no later than 5:00 p.m.
Pacific time on December 13, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
application should be addressed to the
NMFS Sustainable Fisheries Division,
1201 NE Lloyd Boulevard, Suite 1100,
Portland, OR 97232. Comments may be
submitted by email. The mailbox
address for providing email comments
is: IdahoSteelheadFisheriesPlan.wcr@
noaa.gov. Include in the subject line of
the email comment the following
identifier: Idaho’s Snake River
Steelhead Fisheries Plan.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Allyson Purcell, at phone number: (503)
736–4736, or via email: allyson.purcell@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Dated: December 5, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.

Species Covered in This Notice
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha): threatened, naturally
produced and artificially propagated
Snake River Spring/Summer and Snake
River Fall.
Steelhead (O. mykiss): threatened,
naturally produced and artificially
propagated Snake River Basin.
Sockeye salmon (O. nerka):
endangered, naturally produced and
artificially propagated Snake River.
IDFG submitted the FMEP to NMFS
describing fisheries targeting adult
adipose-fin-clipped, hatchery-origin
steelhead within the State of Idaho and
in boundary waters with Oregon and
Washington. The plan was submitted
under ESA limit 4 of the 4(d) Rule.
These fisheries were designed to
support fishing opportunities while
minimizing potential risks to ESA-listed
species. The FMEP describes timing,
location, harvest impact limits,
licensing, and gear requirements, and
requires that all fish caught with an
intact adipose fin be released unharmed.
A variety of monitoring and evaluation
is included in the FMEP.
This reopening is in place of a
planned extension of the comment
period. NMFS had previously
considered extending the comment
period by seven days, until December
13. However, extensions may only occur
while the comment period is ongoing,
and NMFS could not be certain that a
public notice of an extension would be
published before December 6. Therefore,
to avoid potential confusion, we are
executing a reopening of the comment

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Endangered and Threatened Species;
Take of Anadromous Fish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; re-opening of public
comment period.
AGENCY:

The National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) is announcing
the re-opening of a public comment
period regarding recreational fisheries
in the State of Idaho. The FMEP,
provided by the Idaho Department of
Fish and Game (IDFG), specifies the
implementation of fisheries targeting
adipose-fin-clipped, hatchery-origin
Snake River steelhead within the State
of Idaho and in boundary waters with
Oregon and Washington. On November
6, 2018, NMFS opened a 30-day public
comment period on a Fishery
Management and Evaluation Plan
(FMEP) pursuant to the protective
regulations promulgated for Pacific
salmon and steelhead under the

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period to accept comments until
December 13, so that the result is
identical to the planned extension. This
additional period for public comment
will not affect NMFS’s overall schedule
for completing our ESA review.
As specified in the July 10, 2000, ESA
4(d) rule for salmon and steelhead (65
FR 42422) and updated June 28, 2005
(70 FR 37160), NMFS may approve an
FMEP if it meets criteria set forth in 50
CFR 223.203(b)(4)(i)(A) through (I).
Prior to final approval of an FMEP,
NMFS must publish notification
announcing the FMEP’s availability for
public review and comment.
Authority
Under section 4 of the ESA, the
Secretary of Commerce is required to
adopt such regulations as he deems
necessary and advisable for the
conservation of species listed as
threatened. The ESA salmon and
steelhead 4(d) rule (65 FR 42422, July
10, 2000, as updated in 70 FR 37160,
June 28, 2005) specifies categories of
activities that contribute to the
conservation of listed salmonids and
sets out the criteria for such activities.
Limit 4 of the updated 4(d) rule (50 CFR
223.203(b)(4)) further provides that the
prohibitions of paragraph (a) of the
updated 4(d) rule (50 CFR 223.203(a))
do not apply to fisheries provided that
an FMEP has been approved by NMFS
to be in accordance with the salmon and
steelhead 4(d) rule (65 FR 42422, July
10, 2000, as updated in 70 FR 37160,
June 28, 2005).
Dated: December 6, 2018.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Marine Mammals; File No. 20532
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for
permit amendment.
AGENCY:

Notice is hereby given that
Stephen John Trumble, Ph.D., Baylor
University, 101 Bagby Ave, Waco, TX
76706, has applied in due form for an
amendment to Scientific Research
Permit No. 20532 for the import, export,

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