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Department of Commerce, Army Corps
of Engineers, Department of the Interior,
Food and Drug Administration,
Environmental Protection Agency and
the Office of Management and Budget.
The SCA serves as the Federal
interagency coordinating group to
increase the overall effectiveness and
productivity of Federal aquaculture
research, regulation, technology
transfer, and assistance programs. This
interagency coordinating group has been
functioning since before the National
Aquaculture Act was signed into law in
1980.
This draft outline lays out the
components of a Work Plan for a
Federal Aquaculture Regulatory Task
Force. The proposed goal of this plan is
to address the Federal strategic goal of
improving regulatory efficiency and
predictability for domestic freshwater
and marine aquaculture under existing
laws and regulations. The plan proposes
to describe key interagency and federalstate issues raised by aquaculture
regulations relating to permitting and
aquatic animal health as well as the key
science and technology needs to
facilitate streamlined regulations and
timely management decisions under
current regulations.
Next Steps
The public is encouraged to review
and comment on the Draft Outline for a
Work Plan for a Federal Aquaculture
Regulatory Task Force. After the public
comment period ends, NOAA and the
SCA will consider and address the
comments received before issuing a
draft work plan.

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Invitation to Comment

Dated: October 3, 2019.
David O’Brien,
Acting Director, Office of Aquaculture,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Reporting
Requirements for Sea Otter
Interactions With the Pacific Sardine
Fishery; Coastal Pelagic Species
Fishery Management Plan
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 December 9,
2019.
SUMMARY:

Direct all written comments
to Adrienne Thomas, PRA Officer,
NOAA, 151 Patton Avenue, Room 159,
Asheville, NC 28801 (or at
[email protected]). All comments
received are part of the public record.
Comments will generally be posted
without change. All Personally
Identifiable Information (for example,
name and address) voluntarily
submitted by the commenter may be
publicly accessible. Do not submit
Confidential Business Information or
otherwise sensitive or protected
information.

ADDRESSES:

NOAA, on behalf of the National
Science and Technology Council’s
Subcommittee on Aquaculture, seeks
public review and comment on the Draft
Outline for a Work Plan for a Federal
Aquaculture Regulatory Task Force (see
ADDRESSES above). Before including
your address, telephone number, email
address, or other personal identifying
information in your comment, please be
aware that your entire comment,
including your personal identifying
information, will become part of the
public record.

I. Abstract

Authority: This outline and plan is being
issued under the following authorities:
National Aquaculture Act of 1980 (Public
Law 96–362, 94 Stat. 1198, 16 U.S.C. 2801,
et seq.) and the National Aquaculture
Improvement Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–
198, 99 Stat. 1641).

This is a regular submission, an
extension of a currently approved
collection.
On May 30, 2007, NMFS published a
final rule (72 FR 29891) implementing
a requirement under the Coastal Pelagic
Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Joshua Lindsay, (562) 980–
4034 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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(FMP) to report any interactions that
may occur between a CPS vessel and/or
fishing gear and sea otters. In
accordance with the regulations
implementing the Endangered Species
Act (ESA), NOAA’s National Marine
Fisheries Service (NFMS) initiated an
ESA section 7 consultation with the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS) regarding the effects of
implementing the final rule (72 FR
29891), which codified Amendment 11
to the CPS FMP. USFWS determined
that formal consultation was necessary
on the possible effects to the threatened
southern sea otter. USFWS completed a
biological opinion (BO) for this action
and although it was concluded that
fishing activities were not likely to
jeopardize the continued existence of
the southern sea otter, that there
remained the potential to incidentally
take southern sea otters. USFWS
determined that certain measures
should be put in place to ensure the
continued protection of the species,
including certain reporting
requirements.
Specifically, these reporting
requirements are:
1. If a southern sea otter is entangled
in a net, regardless of whether the
animal is injured or killed, such an
occurrence must be reported within 24
hours to the Regional Administrator,
NMFS West Coast Region.
2. While fishing for CPS, vessel
operators must record all observations
of otter interactions (defined as otters
within encircled nets or coming into
contact with nets or vessels, including
but not limited to entanglement) with
their purse seine net(s) or vessel(s).
With the exception of an entanglement,
which will be initially reported as
described in #1 above, all other
observations must be reported within 20
days to the Regional Administrator.
When contacting NMFS after an
interaction, fishermen are required to
provide information regarding the
location, specifically latitude and
longitude, of the interaction and a
description of the interaction itself.
Descriptive information of the
interaction should include: Whether or
not the otters were seen inside or
outside the net; if inside the net, had the
net been completely encircled; did
contact occur with net or vessel; the
number of otters present; duration of
interaction; otter’s behavior during
interaction; and, measures taken to
avoid interaction.
II. Method of Collection
The information will be collected on
forms submitted by mail, phone,
facsimile or email.

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III. Data

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 December 9,
2019.

These data are used for scientific
analyses that support critical
conservation and management decisions
made by national and international
fishery management organizations.
This data collection is authorized
under 50 CFR part 622.5.

Direct all written comments
to Adrienne Thomas, PRA Officer,
NOAA, 151 Patton Avenue, Room 159,
Asheville, NC 28801 (or at
[email protected]). All comments
received are part of the public record.
Comments will generally be posted
without change. All Personally
Identifiable Information (for example,
name and address) voluntarily
submitted by the commenter may be
publicly accessible. Do not submit
Confidential Business Information or
otherwise sensitive or protected
information.

II. Method of Collection

OMB Control Number: 0648–0566.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(Extension of a currently approved
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.
Estimated Time per Response: 15
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $10.00 in reporting costs.
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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Southeast Region
Dealer and Interview Family of Forms
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.

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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

SUMMARY:

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ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Dr. David Gloeckner, (305)
361–4257 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for renewal of a
current information collection. Fishery
quotas are established for many species
in the fishery management plans
developed by the Gulf of Mexico Reef
Fish Fishery Management Council, the
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council, and the Caribbean Fishery
Management Council. The Southeast
Fisheries Science Center has been
delegated the responsibility to monitor
these quotas. To do so in a timely
manner, seafood dealers that handle
these species are required to report the
purchases (landings) of these species.
The frequency of these reporting
requirements varies depending on the
magnitude of the quota (e.g., lower
quota usually require more frequent
reporting) and the intensity of fishing
effort. The most common reporting
frequency is weekly. Daily reporting is
only used for one fishery.
In addition, information collection
included in this family of forms
includes interview with fishermen to
gather information on the fishing effort,
location and type of gear used on
individual trips. This data collection is
conducted for a subsample of the fishing
trips and vessel/trips in selected
commercial fisheries in the Southeast
region and commercial fisheries of the
US Caribbean. Fishing trips and
individuals are selected at random to
provide a viable statistical sample.

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Dealer reports used for quota
monitoring are reported electronically
for all but one fishery (mackerel gillnet)
is reported via fax. Bio profile data from
Trip Interview programs is obtained by
face-to-face interviews with fisherman
or sea food dealers.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0648–0013.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(renewal of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Business and other
for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
6,188.
Estimated Time per Response:
Dealer reporting for monitoring
Federal fishery annual catch limits
(ACLs): Coastal fisheries dealers
reporting, 10 minutes; mackerel dealer
reporting (gillnet), 10 minutes;
wreckfish dealer reporting, 10 minutes.
Bio profile data from Trip Interview
programs (TIP): Shrimp Interviews, 10
minutes; Fin Fish interviews, 10
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 4,334.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
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;

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