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other stocks, basing a density estimate
on a population estimate taken only
once per year may not provide a
realistic evaluation of the use of the
habitat. Although Laidre et al. (2011)
provided a total carrying capacity
estimate of 1,854 sea otters for this
stock, this is not a good representation
of the number of otters the habitat in
Washington is capable of supporting. In
addition, the rate at which the
Washington sea otter population is
increasing (i.e., average rate of 9 percent
per year 1989 to 2016) indicates the
stock has not reached it’s carrying
capacity. Without an updated estimate
of carrying capacity, the status of the
Washington sea otter stock relative to
OSP cannot be determined at this time;
however, because the population is
increasing at such a significant rate, it
is unlikely to be at OSP.
Thus, the Service has retained the
recovery factor of 0.1 in the revised
SAR. As new information becomes
available, the Service may reevaluate
our recovery factor in future revisions.
Comment 6: Table 1 should reflect the
most recent data available. In addition,
the specific references to the Makah
Tribe should be removed and all Tribal
information be referred to as ‘‘treaty
tribal fisheries.’’
Response: The SAR covers the time
period of 2011–2015/2016, which
includes data available at the time the
SAR was revised. As indicated in
response to Comment 1, the process for
review and revision of a SAR can take
a considerable amount of time even
before making it available for public
comment. If the Service were to update
the SAR to include data outside the time
period provided in the draft revised
SAR, the changes would be significant
enough to require republication of a
new draft revised SAR and, thus, the
process would begin again. This could
perpetually delay finalization of the
SAR. Instead, the next revision of the
SAR will include the more recent data.
Per section 117(a)(4) of the MMPA,
the Service is required to describe the
commercial fisheries that interact with
the stock. The Northern Washington
Marine Set Gillnet Fishery is a
commercial fishery that reported sea
otter takes during the time period
included in the SAR and, therefore,
must be included in Table 1. We have
changed reference to the fishery being a
‘‘Makah fishery’’ to a ‘‘Tribal fishery’’
and have removed line 1 referencing
Areas 4/4A from the table as there was
no active fishery in these areas during
the time period of this SAR.
Comment 7: Speculation about the
possibility that sea otters could be
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removed from the SAR. There is no
direct evidence of mortality in
Washington, and any mortalities would
have been documented in social media.
Circumstantial evidence indicates that,
if any mortality is occurring, it is very
minor and is not impacting the
population.
Response: As discussed in the SAR,
the data we relied upon was not based
on experimental efforts. There is direct
evidence of sea otters in California and
Alaska being trapped and drowned in
crab pot gear that is identical to gear
used within the range of the sea otter in
Washington, and we cannot be sure that
all otters that become trapped and
subsequently die will be reported via
social media. The assumption that the
population would not be growing at its
current rate if it was experiencing
mortality in the crab fishery is not
necessarily accurate. While it appears
that the population is growing at 20
percent in the southern portion of the
range, the population as a whole is
growing at 9 percent. A significant
number of pups continues to be
documented in the northern portion of
the range, and it is more likely that the
growth in the south is being
supplemented by births in the northern
portion. Finally, both the PSRG and
Commission have recommended that we
include the information regarding the
unknowns in the SAR.
Comment 8: The section on ‘‘Harvest
by Northwest treaty Indian Tribes’’ does
not belong in the SAR and should be
removed as it does not follow NMFS
guidelines.
Response: As stated in our response to
Comment 5, the NMFS guidelines have
not been adopted and are not binding on
the Service. Section 117 of the MMPA
provides the essential elements that
should be addressed in a SAR; however,
the Service is not precluded from
including other items as it sees fit. As
this stock is subject to potential harvest
by Tribes that the Service does not
consider exempt under MMPA, the
Service believes it is necessary to
include this statement in our document.
Comment 9: The mortality rate
information in the SAR does not reflect
the best available science and is
inconsistent with the SAR guidelines
developed by NMFS. In particular, the
SAR does not provide a conclusion on
whether the total fishery mortality and
serious injury rate is approaching a zero
mortality and serious injury rate.
Response: Section 117(a)(3) requires
that the Service provide an estimate of
all human-caused mortality and serious
injury. While our data are limited due
to lack of observer coverage and
uncertainties, we have based our

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estimate on the best data available,
including beach-cast carcasses that
represent other sources of humancaused mortality. We clearly indicate
that the minimum level of all human
caused mortality and serious injury is at
least one sea otter per year and may be
higher. Although the known humancaused mortality and serious injury is
less than PBR, we are unable to
definitively state that the total mortality
and serious injury of sea otters due to
human-caused mortalities and serious
injuries is insignificant and approaching
a zero mortality and serious injury rate
because of the lack of observer data for
commercial fisheries that may interact
with sea otters.
Authority
The authority for this action is the
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.)
Dated: April 3, 2019.
Margaret E. Everson,
Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service Exercising the Authority of
the Director for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
[FR Doc. 2019–08056 Filed 4–19–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–NCR–WHHO–SSB–NPS0027381;
PPNCWHHOP0, PPMVSIE1Z.I00000 (199);
OMB Control Number 1024–0277]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; National Park Service
President’s Park National Christmas
Tree Music Program Application
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of information collection;
request for comment.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the National Park Service (NPS) are
proposing to renew an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before June 21,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
by mail to Phadrea Ponds, acting NPS
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort
Collins, CO 80525, by email at phadrea_
[email protected], or by telephone at 970–
267–7231. Please reference OMB
Control Number 1024–0277 in the
subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
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this ICR, contact Katie Wilmes, National
Park Service, 1100 Ohio Drive SW, Rm.
344, Washington, DC 20242; or via
email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
We are soliciting comments on the
proposed Information Collection
Request (ICR) that is described below.
We are especially interested in public
comment addressing the following
issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to
the proper functions of the NPS; (2) will
this information be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate
of burden accurate; (4) how might the
NPS enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (5) how might the NPS
minimize the burden of this collection
on the respondents, including through
the use of information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may

be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Abstract: The National Park Service
(NPS) Organic Act of 1916 (Organic Act)
(54 U.S.C. 100101 et seq.) gives the NPS
broad authority to regulate the use of the
park areas under its jurisdiction.
Consistent with the Organic Act, as well
as the Constitution’s Establishment
Clause which mandates government
neutrality and allows the placement of
holiday secular and religious displays,
the National Christmas Tree Music
Program’s holiday musical
entertainment may include both holiday
secular and religious music. To ensure
that any proposed music selection is
consistent with the Establishment
Clause, and presented in a prudent and
objective manner as a traditional part of
the culture and heritage of this annual
holiday event, it must be approved in
advance by the NPS.
The NPS National Christmas Tree
Music Program at President’s Park is
intended to provide musical
entertainment for park visitors during
December on the Ellipse, where in
celebration of the holiday season,
visitors can observe the National
Christmas Tree, visit assorted yuletide
displays, and attend musical
presentations. Each year, park officials
accept applications from musical groups
who wish to participate in the annual
National Christmas Tree Program. The
NPS utilizes Form 10–942, ‘‘National
Christmas Tree Music Program
Application’’ to accept applications
from the public for participation in the
program. Park officials utilize the

following information from applicants
in order to select, plan, schedule, and
contact performers for the National
Christmas Tree Program:
• Contact name, phone number, and
email.
• Group name and location (city,
state).
• Preferred performance dates and
times.
• Music selections/song list.
• Equipment needs.
• Number of performers.
• Type of group (choir, etc.).
• Acknowledgement of the musical
entertainment policy.
Title of Collection: National Park
Service President’s Park National
Christmas Tree Music Program
Application.
OMB Control Number: 1024–0277.
Form Number: NPS Form 10–942,
‘‘National Christmas Tree Music
Program Application’’.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Local,
national, and international bands,
choirs, or dance groups.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 75 (2 individuals and 73
private sector).
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 75 (2 individuals and 73
private sector).
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 15 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 19.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.

Activity

Estimated
number of
response

Estimated
completion
time per
response
(min)

Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)

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An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Dated: April 16, 2019.
Kevin Schmitt,
Deputy Associate Director Information
Resources, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2019–07978 Filed 4–19–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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National Register of Historic Places;
Notification of Pending Nominations
and Related Actions
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The National Park Service is
soliciting comments on the significance

SUMMARY:

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