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TIG will consider and address the
comments received before issuing a
Final RP/EA #3.3. A summary of
comments received and the Louisiana
TIG’s responses and any revisions to the
document, as appropriate, will be
included in the final document.
Administrative Record
The documents comprising the
Administrative Record for the Draft RP/
EA #3.3 can be viewed electronically at
http://www.doi.gov/deepwaterhorizon/
adminrecord.
Authority
The authority of this action is the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et
seq.) and its implementing Oil Pollution
Act Natural Resource Damage
Assessment regulations found at 15 CFR
part 990 and the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
Dated: March 16, 2020.
Carrie Selberg,
Director, Office of Habitat Conservation,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request; Statement of
Financial Interests, Regional Fishery
Management Councils
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), on or after
the date of publication of this notice.
The public is invited to submit
comments on this request.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0694–0192.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of this submission may be
obtained from Adrienne Thomas, PRA
Officer, NOAA, 151 Patton Avenue,

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Room 159, Asheville, NC 28801 or
viewing the entire information
collection request at www.reginfo.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments
are invited on: (1) Whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Department, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) if the information
will be processed and used in a timely
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimates of the burden and cost of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information collection; and (5) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Statement of Financial Interests,
Regional Fishery Management Councils.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0192.
Form Number(s): NOAA 88–195.
Type of Request: Regular (revision
and extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 330.
Average Hours per Response: 45
minutes.
Burden Hours: 248 hours.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
revision and extension of a current
information collection. The Magnuson
Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson Stevens
Act) authorizes the establishment of
Regional Fishery Management Councils
to exercise sound judgment in the
stewardship of fishery resources
through the preparation, monitoring,
and revision of such fishery
management plans under circumstances
(a) which will enable the States, the
fishing industry, consumers,
environmental organizations, and other
interested persons to participate in the
development of such plans, and (b)
which take into account the social and
economic needs of fishermen and
dependent communities. Section 302(j)
of the Magnuson Stevens Act requires
that Council members appointed by the
Secretary, Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) members appointed by
a Council under Section 302(g)(1), or
individuals nominated by the Governor
of a State for possible appointment as a
Council member, disclose their financial
interest in any Council fishery. These
interests include any harvesting,
processing, lobbying, advocacy, or
marketing activity that is being, or will

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be, undertaken within any fishery over
which the Council concerned has
jurisdiction, or with respect to an
individual or organization with a
financial interest in such activity. The
authority to require this information and
reporting and filing requirements has
not changed. The Secretary is required
to submit an annual report to Congress
on action taken by the Secretary and the
Councils to implement the disclosure of
financial interest and recusal
requirements, including identification
of any conflict of interest problems with
respect to the Councils and SSCs and
recommendations for addressing any
such problems.
The Act further provides that a
member shall not vote on a Council
decision that would have a significant
and predictable effect on a financial
interest if there is a close causal link
between the Council decision and an
expected and substantially
disproportionate benefit to the financial
interest of the affected individual
relative to the financial interest of other
participants in the same gear type or
sector of the fishery. However, an
affected individual who is declared
ineligible to vote on a Council action
may participate in Council deliberations
relating to the decision after notifying
the Council of his/her recusal and
identifying the financial interest that
would be affected. The form has been
revised to increase clarity for the
respondents; NOAA Fisheries is making
minor revisions to the form by adding
clearer instructions and clarifying some
of the questions asked to ensure the
questions are consistent with the
regulatory requirements. Revisions will
also include a specific check box to
indicate that a Council nominee, and
not a member, is completing the form.
No new information is being requested.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: Annually or updated as
needed.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Section 302(j) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act.
Dated: March 17, 2020.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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