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targeting lamprey, the electrofishing
units would be operated at very low
setting—settings that generally have
very little effect on salmonids.
Nonetheless, if the researchers do
encounter any juvenile LCR coho, those
fish would be dip-netted, quickly
enumerated, and returned to the creek
downstream of the electrofishing team
without further handling. Though the
listed fish are not the target of the
research, they would nonetheless
benefit from the information to be
gained. The researchers are collecting
data on an important indicator of habitat
health, and they are doing it in an area
that has been designated as an
‘‘intensively monitored watershed’’—
which means that managers will easily
be able to use any information the
researchers gather help recover listed
salmonids elsewhere in the lower
Columbia River. The researchers do not
intend to kill any listed fish, but a small
number some may die as an inadvertent
result of the proposed activities.
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The Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife (ODFW) is seeking a five-year
permit to tag—with acoustic tags—adult
MCR steelhead at Bonneville Dam on
the Columbia River and monitor their
subsequent migration patterns and
routes. The fish would be taken and
tagged as they pass through the
Bonneville Dam adult fish facility.
Captured adult steelhead would be
anesthetized, held in an oxygenated,
river-temperature tank, and implanted
with an acoustic transmitter once they
are fully anesthetized and deemed
ready. Following their recovery from
anesthesia, tagged adult steelhead
would be released immediately
upstream of the adult fish trap and
allowed to proceed up the fish ladder to
cross Bonneville Dam. The fish would
then be tracked by acoustic receiver
arrays in upstream reservoirs and dams
and at a location near the confluence of
the Columbia and John Day Rivers.
The research is intended to generate
information about adult MCR steelhead
migration and, in particular, it is
intended to help managers address the
question of why so many steelhead that
originate in the John Day River tend to
swim past that river and continue up
the Columbia River when they return as
adults. Currently, approximately 60% of
the returning steelhead overshoot the
John Day River when they return as
adults. If managers can figure out why
that is the case and develop measures to
reduce that percentage (i.e., help the fish
find their way back to their spawning
grounds), it could potentially greatly
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vastly improve spawning success and
overall steelhead numbers in the John
Day River. The researchers do not
intend to kill any of the fish being
tagged, but some may die as an
inadvertent result of the capturing and
tagging activities.
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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is
seeking a five-year permit to annually
take juvenile and adult UWR Chinook
salmon, and adult and juvenile SONCC
coho in the Willamette (Coast Fork and
Middle Fork), North and South Santiam,
McKenzie and Upper Rogue rivers in
OR. The purpose of this study is to
evaluate contaminants, particularly
mercury in reservoirs/lakes and the
relationships between contaminants in
sediment and biota, water quality, and
fish tissue mercury concentrations.
Researchers will capture fish with back
pack and boat electrofishing, hook and
line, gill nets, beach seines and minnow
traps. Captured listed fish will be
quickly handled and released. A subset
of other fish will be anesthetized, tissue
sampled, allowed to recover and
released. This research will benefit
listed species by providing information
to assess factors that influence
contaminant exposure and allow
researchers to evaluate contaminant
exposure, bioaccumulation, and effects
in aquatic ecosystems. The researchers
do not intend to kill any listed fish, but
a small number some may die as an
inadvertent result of the proposed
activities.
This notice is provided pursuant to
section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS will
evaluate the applications, associated
documents, and comments submitted to
determine whether the applications
meet the requirements of section 10(a)
of the ESA and Federal regulations. The
final permit decisions will not be made
until after the end of the 30-day
comment period. NMFS will publish
notice of its final action in the Federal
Register.
Dated: January 27, 2020.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office
of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020–01684 Filed 1–29–20; 8:45 am]
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In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), this notice announces that the
Information Collection Request (ICR)
abstracted below has been forwarded to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The
ICR describes the nature of the
information collection and its expected
costs and burden.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before March 2, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the
burden estimate or any other aspect of
the information collection, including
suggestions for reducing the burden,
may be submitted directly to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs
(OIRA) in OMB within 30 days of this
notice’s publication by either of the
following methods. Please identify the
comments by ‘‘OMB Control No. 3038–
0025.’’
• By email addressed to:
[email protected] or
• By mail addressed to: the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Attention Desk Officer for the
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission, 725 17th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20503.
A copy of all comments submitted to
OIRA should be sent to the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission (the
‘‘Commission’’) by either of the
following methods. The copies should
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 3038–0025.’’
• By mail addressed to: Christopher
Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the
Commission, Commodity Futures
Trading Commission, Three Lafayette
Centre, 1155 21st Street NW,
Washington, DC 20581;
• By Hand Delivery/Courier to the
same address; or
• Through the Commission’s website
at http://comments.cftc.gov. Please
follow the instructions for submitting
comments through the website.
A copy of the supporting statement
for the collection of information
discussed herein may be obtained by
visiting http://RegInfo.gov.
All comments must be submitted in
English, or if not, accompanied by an
English translation. Comments will be
posted as received to http://
www.cftc.gov. You should submit only
information that you wish to make
available publicly. If you wish the
Commission to consider information
that you believe is exempt from
disclosure under the Freedom of
Information Act, a petition for
confidential treatment of the exempt
information may be submitted according
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to the procedures established in § 145.9
of the Commission’s regulations.1 The
Commission reserves the right, but shall
have no obligation, to review, prescreen, filter, redact, refuse or remove
any or all of your submission from
http://www.cftc.gov that it may deem to
be inappropriate for publication, such as
obscene language. All submissions that
have been redacted or removed that
contain comments on the merits of the
ICR will be retained in the public
comment file and will be considered as
required under the Administrative
Procedure Act and other applicable
laws, and may be accessible under the
Freedom of Information Act.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Dolan, Counsel for General Law, Office
of the General Counsel, Commodity
Futures Trading Commission, (202)
418–5337; email: [email protected], and
refer to OMB Control No. 3038–0025.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Practice by Former Members
and Employees of the Commission
(OMB Control No. 3038–0025). This is
a request for an extension of a currently
approved information collection.
Abstract: Commission Rule 140.735–6
governs the practice before the
Commission of former members and
employees of the Commission and is
intended to ensure that the Commission
is aware of any existing conflict of
interest. The rule, at 17 CFR 140.735–
6(e), requires former members and
employees who are employed or
retained to represent any person before
the Commission within two years of
their separation from the CFTC, to file
a brief written statement with the
Commission’s Office of the General
Counsel. The proposed rule was
promulgated pursuant to the
Commission’s rulemaking authority
contained in Section 8a(5) of the
Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C.
12a(5) (1994), as amended.
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.2 On November 20,
2019, the Commission published in the
Federal Register notice of the proposed
extension of this information collection
and provided 60 days for public
comment on the proposed extension, 84
FR 64050 (‘‘60-Day Notice’’). The
Commission did not receive any
comments on the 60-Day Notice.
Burden Statement: The respondent
burden for this collection is estimated to
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Regulations were published on December 30, 1981.
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average 0.10 hours per response to file
the brief written statement. This
estimate includes the time needed to
review instructions, utilize technology
and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, verifying,
processing and disclosing information,
and adjust/update existing methods to
comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements.
Respondents/Affected Entities:
Former Commission members,
employees, and their current employers.
Estimated number of annual
respondents/responses: 30. Estimated
annual burden hours per respondent/
response: 0.10 hours (or 6 minutes).
Estimated total annual burden hours: 3
hours. Frequency of collection: On
occasion. There are no capital costs or
operating and maintenance costs
associated with this collection.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
Dated: January 24, 2020.
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020–01605 Filed 1–29–20; 8:45 am]
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities Under OMB Review
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), this notice announces that the
Information Collection Request (ICR)
abstracted below has been forwarded to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The
ICR describes the nature of the
information collection and its expected
costs and burden.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before March 2, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the
burden estimate or any other aspect of
the information collection, including
suggestions for reducing the burden,
may be submitted directly to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs
(OIRA) in OMB within 30 days of this
notice’s publication by either of the
following methods. Please identify the
comments by ‘‘OMB Control No. 3038–
0013.’’
• By email addressed to:
[email protected] or
• By mail addressed to: the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
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Attention Desk Officer for the
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission, 725 17th Street NW,
Washington DC 20503.
A copy of all comments submitted to
OIRA should be sent to the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission (the
‘‘Commission’’) by either of the
following methods. The copies should
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 3038–0013.’’
• By mail addressed to: Christopher
Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the
Commission, Commodity Futures
Trading Commission, Three Lafayette
Centre, 1155 21st Street NW,
Washington, DC 20581;
• By Hand Delivery/Courier to the
same address; or
• Through the Commission’s website
at http://comments.cftc.gov. Please
follow the instructions for submitting
comments through the website.
A copy of the supporting statement
for the collection of information
discussed herein may be obtained by
visiting http://RegInfo.gov.
All comments must be submitted in
English, or if not, accompanied by an
English translation. Comments will be
posted as received to http://
www.cftc.gov. You should submit only
information that you wish to make
available publicly. If you wish the
Commission to consider information
that you believe is exempt from
disclosure under the Freedom of
Information Act, a petition for
confidential treatment of the exempt
information may be submitted according
to the procedures established in § 145.9
of the Commission’s regulations.1 The
Commission reserves the right, but shall
have no obligation, to review, prescreen, filter, redact, refuse or remove
any or all of your submission from
http://www.cftc.gov that it may deem to
be inappropriate for publication, such as
obscene language. All submissions that
have been redacted or removed that
contain comments on the merits of the
ICR will be retained in the public
comment file and will be considered as
required under the Administrative
Procedure Act and other applicable
laws, and may be accessible under the
Freedom of Information Act.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Haidar, Division of Market
Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading
Commission, (202) 418–5611; email:
[email protected], and refer to OMB
Control No. 3038–0013.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: ‘‘Exemptions from Speculative
Limits’’ (OMB Control No. 3038–0013).
This is a request for extension of a
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