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Number of Respondents: 2
Average Hours per Response: 15
Because there is now a final court
minutes.
decision, Commerce is amending its
Burden Hours: 1.
Final Determination with respect to the
Needs and Uses: Example: On May
WW Group. Commerce finds that for the 30, 2007, the National Marine Fisheries
period July 1, 2015 through December
Service (NMFS) published a final rule
31, 2015, the following dumping margin (72 FR 29891) implementing a
exists:
requirement under the CPS FMP to
report any interactions that may occur
Weightedbetween a CPS vessel and/or fishing
average
gear and sea otters.
Producer
Exporter
dumping
Specifically, these reporting
margin
(Percent)
requirements are:
1. If a southern sea otter is entangled
WW Group ..... WW Group .....
67.66 in a net, regardless of whether the
animal is injured or killed, such an
Cash Deposit Requirements
occurrence must be reported within 24
Because the WW Group does not have hours to the Regional Administrator,
NMFS West Coast Region.
a superseding cash deposit rate, i.e.,
2. While fishing for CPS, vessel
there have been no final results
operators must record all observations
published in a subsequent
of otter interactions (defined as otters
administrative review for the WW
within encircled nets or coming into
Group, Commerce will issue revised
contact with nets or vessels, including
cash deposit instructions to U.S.
but not limited to entanglement) with
Customs and Border Protection.
their purse seine net(s) or vessel(s).
Effective December 20, 2019, the cash
With the exception of an entanglement,
deposit rate applicable to entries of
which will be initially reported as
subject merchandise produced and
described above, all other observations
exported by the WW Group is 67.66
must be reported within 20 days to the
percent.
Regional Administrator.
Notification to Interested Parties
When contacting NMFS after an
interaction,
fishermen are required to
This notice is issued and published in
provide information regarding the
accordance with sections 516A(e),
location, specifically latitude and
751(a)(1), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
longitude, of the interaction and a
Dated: December 18, 2019.
description of the interaction itself.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Descriptive information of the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
interaction should include: Whether or
Compliance.
not the otters were seen inside or
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outside the net; if inside the net, had the
net been completely encircled; did
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contact occur with net or vessel; the
number of otters present; duration of
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
interaction; otter’s behavior during
interaction; and measures taken to avoid
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
interaction.
Administration
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Submission for OMB Review;
Frequency: On occasion.
Comment Request
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
This information collection request
The Department of Commerce will
may
be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
submit to the Office of Management and
the instructions to view Department of
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
Commerce collections currently under
following proposal for collection of
review by OMB.
information under the provisions of the
Written comments and
Paperwork Reduction Act.
recommendations for the proposed
Agency: National Oceanic and
information collection should be sent
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
within 30 days of publication of this
Title: Reporting Requirements for Sea
notice to OIRA_Submission@
Otter Interactions with the Pacific
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Sardine Fishery; Coastal Pelagic Species
Sheleen Dumas,
(CPS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP).
OMB Control Number: 0648–0566
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Form Number(s): None.
Department.
Type of Request: Regular submission
[FR Doc. 2019–27894 Filed 12–26–19; 8:45 am]
(Extension of a currently approved
collection).
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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: Basic Requirements for Special
Exception Permits and Authorizations
to Take, Import, and Export Marine
Mammals, Threatened and Endangered
Species, and for Maintaining a Captive
Marine Mammal Inventory Under the
Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Fur
Seal Act, and/or the Endangered Species
Act.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0084.
Form Number(s): 89–880, 89–881, 89–
882.
Type of Request: Regular (revision of
a currently approved collection).
Number of Respondents: 963.
Average Hours per Response: The
estimated average amount of time it
takes to complete each information
collection instrument is as follows.
Scientific research permit applications,
50 hours; public display permit
applications, 50 hours; photography
permit applications, 10 hours; General
Authorization Letters of Intent, 10
hours; major permit modification
requests, 35 hours; minor permit
modification requests, 3 hours;
scientific research permit reports, 12
hours; scientific research parts only
permit reports, 8 hours; General
Authorization reports, 8 hours; public
display permit reports, 2 hours;
photography permit reports, 2 hours;
public display inventory reporting, 2
hours; and general record keeping, 2
hours per each type.
Burden Hours: 6,771.
Needs and Uses: The Marine Mammal
Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.;
MMPA), Fur Seal Act (16 U.S.C. 1151 et
seq.; FSA), and Endangered Species Act
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; ESA) prohibit
certain activities affecting marine
mammals and endangered and
threatened species, with exceptions.
Pursuant to Section 104 of the MMPA
and Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA,
special exception permits may be
obtained for scientific research and
enhancing the survival or recovery of a
species or stock of marine mammals or
endangered or threatened species.

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Section 104 of the MMPA also provides
for Letters of Confirmation under a
General Authorization for scientific
research and permits for commercial
and educational photography of marine
mammals that involve only Level B
harassment of marine mammals; permits
for capture and/or import of marine
mammals for public display; and
inventory reporting pertaining to marine
mammals in public display facilities.
The regulations pertaining to permits
and associated reporting requirements
under the MMPA and FSA are at 50 CFR
part 216; the regulations for permit
requirements under the ESA are at 50
CFR part 222. The required information
in this collection is used to make the
determinations required by the MMPA,
FSA, ESA and their implementing
regulations prior to issuing a permit; to
establish appropriate permit conditions;
to evaluate the impacts of the proposed
activity on protected species; and, to
ensure compliance with the Acts. The
marine mammal inventory forms ensure
compliance with MMPA reporting
requirements and allow NMFS to
maintain the National Inventory of
Marine Mammals (NIMM), as required
by the MMPA.
This information collection applies to
certain protected species for which
NMFS is responsible: Cetaceans
(whales, dolphins and porpoises) and
pinnipeds (seals and sea lions); and, for
ESA scientific research and
enhancement permits: Sawfish
(largetooth and smalltooth), sea turtles
(in water), sturgeon (Atlantic and
shortnose), and certain foreign ESAlisted species. This information
collection may be used for future ESAlisted species.
Affected Public: Individuals; Business
or other for-profit organizations; Not-forprofit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal
government; Federal government.
Frequency: Permit applications, once
every five or ten years; permit reports,
annually or more frequently if incidents
occur; amendments and modifications
to permits, as frequently as requested by
permit holders; public display inventory
reporting, 15 days prior to transporting
or transferring marine mammals and 30
days after the date of birth or death of
a marine mammal.
Respondent’s Obligation: $986.
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
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notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XG573]

Endangered and Threatened Species;
Recovery Plans
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:

NMFS announces the
adoption of a Final Endangered Species
Act (ESA) recovery plan for the
threatened Puget Sound steelhead
Distinct Population Segment (DPS)
(herein referred to as steelhead). The
Final Recovery Plan for this species
(Final Recovery Plan) is now available.
ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of the
Final Recovery Plan are available online
at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/
resource/document/esa-recovery-planpuget-sound-steelhead-distinctpopulation-segment-oncorhynchus
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Price, (360) 753–9598,
[email protected]; or Elizabeth
Babcock, (206) 526–4505,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

Background
The Endangered Species Act of 1973
(ESA), as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.) requires that we develop and
implement recovery plans for the
conservation and survival of threatened
and endangered species under our
jurisdiction, unless it is determined that
such plans would not result in the
conservation of the species. The Puget
Sound steelhead (Oncorhynchus
mykiss) DPS was listed as a threatened
species under the ESA in May 11, 2007
(72 FR 26722). We published a Notice
of Availability of the Draft Recovery
Plan in the Federal Register on
December 13, 2018 (83 FR 64110) to
obtain comments on the Draft Plan. The
public comment period for this action
was set to end on February 11, 2019;
however, we extended the public
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2019, to provide additional opportunity
for public comment (84 FR 1707). We
received extensive comments on the
Draft Plan, summarized the comments
and identified comments that prompted
revisions for the Final Recovery Plan.
We revised the Draft Plan based on
comments received, and this final
version now constitutes the Recovery
Plan for the Puget Sound steelhead DPS.
The Final Plan
We are responsible for developing and
implementing recovery plans for Pacific
salmon and steelhead listed under the
ESA. Section 4(f)(1) of the ESA requires
that recovery plans include, to the
extent practicable: (1) Objective,
measurable criteria which, when met,
would result in a determination that the
species is no longer threatened or
endangered; (2) site-specific
management actions necessary to
achieve the plan’s goals; and (3)
estimates of the time required and costs
to achieve the recovery plan’s goal. Our
goal is to restore Puget Sound steelhead
to the point where they are viable and
no longer need the protections of the
ESA. The ESA requires the development
of recovery plans for each listed species
unless such a plan would not promote
its recovery.
We believe it is essential to have local
support of recovery plans by those
whose activities directly affect the listed
species and whose continued
commitment and leadership will be
needed to implement the necessary
recovery actions. We therefore support
and participate in collaborative efforts
to develop recovery plans that involve
state, tribal, and federal entities, local
communities, and other stakeholders.
For this Final Recovery Plan for
threatened Puget Sound steelhead, we
worked collaboratively with local, state,
tribal, and federal partners to produce a
recovery plan that satisfies the ESA
requirements. We have determined that
this ESA recovery plan for Puget Sound
steelhead meets the statutory
requirements for a recovery plan and are
adopting it as the Final Recovery Plan
for this threatened species. This notice
provides a notice of availability of the
Plan.
The geographic area covered by the
Final Recovery Plan is the Puget Sound
basin, from the Elwha River (inclusive)
eastward, including rivers in Hood
Canal, South Sound, and North Sound,
including steelhead from six artificial
propagation programs: the Green River
Natural Program; White River Winter
Steelhead Supplementation Program;
Hood Canal Steelhead Supplementation
Off-station Projects in the Dewatto,
Skokomish, and Duckabush Rivers; and

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