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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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Shannon Sprague, NOAA
Chesapeake Bay Office, 410 Severn
Avenue, Suite 207, Annapolis, MD
21403, 410–267–5664 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Abstract
The Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool
(ELIT) was developed to monitor public
school districts’ capacity and progress
towards meeting the environmental
literacy goal of the 2014 Chesapeake Bay
Watershed Agreement (http://
www.chesapeakebay.net/documents/
ChesapeakeBayWatershedAgreemenet
FINAL.pdf): ‘‘Enable every student in
the region to graduate with the
knowledge and skills to act responsibly
to protect and restore their local
watershed.’’ The signatories of the
Agreement included the mayor of the
District of Columbia and the governors
of the states of Delaware, Maryland,
New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and
West Virginia. The general statutory
authority for this program is the
National Environmental Policy Act, 42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.
NOAA, on behalf of the Chesapeake
Bay Program, will ask the state
education agencies for Maryland,
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, West
Virginia, and the District of Columbia to
survey their local education agencies
(LEAs) to determine: (1) LEA capacity to
implement a comprehensive and
systematic approach to environmental
literacy education, (2) student
participation in Meaningful Watershed
Educational Experiences during the
school year, (3) sustainability practices
at schools, and (4) LEA needs for
improving environmental literacy
education programming. LEAs
(generally school districts, in some cases
charter school administration) are asked
to complete the survey on the status of
their LEA on a set of key indicators for
the four areas listed above. One
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complete this survey once every two
years.
In addition to monitoring progress on
the environmental literacy goal of the
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement,
the information collected will inform
several Chesapeake Bay Program partner
agencies’ work to support the school
districts’ environmental literacy
education efforts.
The results of the biennial ELIT
survey will be analyzed and reported to
the internal stakeholders of the
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement.
Participating states will receive a
summarized report of findings for the
full watershed, a summary of findings
for their state, and comparisons of
results between states. These aggregated
results will be used by the state agencies
to understand progress of their school
districts over time, and to inform
decision-making about strategies and
priorities for future work with school
districts.
The biennial reporting will also be
used by the Chesapeake Bay Program to
understand progress of school districts
in the watershed, understand
differences between jurisdictions, and
guide strategy for providing targeted
support in each state.
State agencies and other stakeholders
will also have access to the responses of
each public school district, which they
will use to customize outreach and
support to a particular school district,
based on their status and needs.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents will submit their
information electronically on web-based
survey forms.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0753.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
government (local education agencies);
Not-for-profit organizations (charter
schools).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
983.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.5
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,106.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 in recordkeeping/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

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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,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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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: Estuary Habitat Restoration
Program Inventory.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0479.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved collection).
Number of Respondents: 6.
Average Hours per Response: 4 hours
for each new project; 2 hours for
updates.
Burden Hours: 18.
Needs and Uses: The Estuary
Restoration Act (ERA) of 2000 (Act) was
signed into law in November 2000 and
makes restoring our nation’s estuaries a
national priority by leveraging limited
federal resources with state, local, and
private funding. As part of the Act, the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) is required to
develop and maintain a database of
estuary restoration projects. The
purpose of the database is to provide
information to improve restoration
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reports transmitted to Congress (Section
108(b)), and track the acres of habitat
restored. Project information collected
and maintained is made available to the
public through project summaries. The
database contains project information
for projects funded through the ERA
that meet quality control requirements
and data standards established under
the Act. This information collection is a
requirement only for those parties
receiving ERA funds.
Affected Public: Not-for-Profit
Institutions, and State, Local, or Tribal
Government.
Frequency: Annual.
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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
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South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; Public Hearings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearings.
AGENCY:

The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a series of public hearings via
webinar pertaining to Framework
Amendment 9 to the Fishery
Management Plan for Coastal Migratory
Pelagic Resources in the Gulf of Mexico
and Atlantic Region. The amendment
addresses commercial trip limits in the
Atlantic Northern Zone for commercial
Spanish mackerel.
DATES: The public hearings will be held
via webinar on January 22 and 23, 2020.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: Council address: South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council,
4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N
Charleston, SC 29405.

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Kim
Iverson, Public Information Officer,
SAFMC; phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll
free (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–
4520; email: [email protected].

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

The
public hearings will be conducted via
webinar, accessible via the internet from
the Council’s website at https://
safmc.net/safmc-meetings/publichearings-scoping-meetings/. The public
hearings will begin at 6 p.m.
Registration for the webinars is
required. Registration information will
be posted on the Council’s website as it
becomes available. Public comments
must be received by 5 p.m. on February
7, 2020.

Endangered and Threatened Species;
Notice of Initiation of a 5-Year Review
of Northwest Atlantic Ocean and Seven
Foreign Distinct Population Segments
of Loggerhead Sea Turtle

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Framework Amendment 9 to the
Coastal Migratory Pelagics FMP
The draft amendment currently
addresses commercial Spanish mackerel
trip limits in the Atlantic Northern Zone
(New York/Connecticut/Rhode Island
line to the North Carolina/South
Carolina line). Stakeholders have
expressed concern about closures to
commercial Spanish mackerel harvest in
federal waters off the Atlantic Northern
Zone. Framework Amendment 9
proposes a trip limit reduction in the
Northern Zone to help extend the
commercial Spanish mackerel season in
federal waters.
During the public hearings, Council
staff will present an overview of the
amendment and will be available for
informal discussions and to answer
questions via webinar. Members of the
public will have an opportunity to go on
record to record their comments for
consideration by the Council.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for auxiliary aids should be
directed to the council office (see
ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 19, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce, and Fish and Wildlife
Service (USFWS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of initiation of 5-year
review; request for information.
AGENCY:

NMFS and USFWS announce
the initiation of a 5-year review for the
following distinct population segments
(DPS) of loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta
caretta): The Mediterranean Sea DPS,
the Northeast Atlantic Ocean DPS, the
North Indian Ocean DPS, the South
Pacific Ocean DPS, the Northwest
Atlantic Ocean DPS, the South Atlantic
Ocean DPS, the Southeast Indo-Pacific
Ocean DPS, and the Southwest Indian
Ocean DPS. NMFS and USFWS are
required by the Endangered Species Act
(ESA) to conduct 5-year reviews to
ensure that the listing classifications of
species are accurate. The 5-year review
must be based on the best scientific and
commercial data available at the time of
the review. We request submission of
any such information on these
loggerhead DPSs, particularly
information on the status, threats, and
recovery of the DPSs that has become
available since their listing on
September 22, 2011 (76 FR 58868).
DATES: To allow us adequate time to
conduct this review, we must receive
your information no later than February
24, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit
information on this document,
identified by NOAA–NMFS–2019–0150,
by either of the following methods:
• Electronic Submission: Submit
electronic information via the Federal
e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov and enter NOAA–
NMFS–2019–0150. Click on the
‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon and complete
the required fields. Enter or attach your
comments.
• Mail: Submit written comments to
Adrienne Lohe, Endangered Species
Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 EastWest Highway, Room 13626, Silver
Spring, MD 20910.
Instructions: Comments sent by any
other method, to any other address or
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