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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 4 / Tuesday, January 7, 2020 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Large Pelagic
Fishing Survey
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 March 9, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Adrienne Thomas, PRA Officer,
NOAA, 151 Patton Avenue, Room 159,
Asheville, NC 28801 (or via the internet
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 John Foster, (301) 427–8130
or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
The National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) is responsible for monitoring
and managing United States (U.S.)
marine fisheries resources. Collection of
information regarding fishing for large
pelagic species (tunas, billfishes,
swordfish, and sharks) is necessary to
fulfill the following statutory
requirements: Atlantic Tunas
Convention Act (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.),
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and to meet
administrative requirements of the
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) Marine Recreational Fishery
Policy implemented to comply with

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Executive Order 12962 on Recreational
Fisheries.
The Atlantic Tunas Convention Act at
16 U.S.C. 971d(c)(3)(I) provides the
Secretary of Commerce the authority to
‘‘require any commercial or recreational
fisherman to obtain a permit from the
Secretary and report the quantity of
catch of a regulated species’’. Section
303(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act
specifies data and analyses to be
included in Fishery Management Plans
(FMPs), as well as pertinent data, which
shall be submitted to the Secretary of
Commerce under the plan.
Recommendation One of the NMFS
Marine Recreational Fishery (MRF)
Policy focuses on developing ‘‘a
comprehensive data acquisition and
analysis system (participation, catch,
effort and socio-economic data) on a
regular, continuing basis’’ in support of
the Executive Order 12962 requirement
to assess the implementation and
evaluate achievements of the
‘‘Recreational Fishery Resources
Conservation Plan.’’
Because highly migratory species are
only sought on a relatively small
proportion of the total marine
recreational angler fishing trips made,
the fishing effort directed at such
species, and the resulting angler catches
are generally not estimated very
precisely or accurately by general (all
species) recreational surveys. Therefore,
the Large Pelagics Survey (LPS) was
designed as a specialized survey that
would focus specifically on the
recreational fishery directed at large
pelagic, also called highly migratory,
species. This specialization has allowed
higher levels of sampling needed to
provide more precise and accurate
estimates of pelagic fishing effort and
catches of large pelagic species.
The LPS consists of two
complementary surveys: A directory
frame telephone survey of tuna and/or
HMS permit holders to obtain fishing
effort information (Large Pelagic
Telephone Survey or LPTS), and a
dockside survey which collects catch
information and also estimates the
proportion of vessels fishing for large
pelagics that are not on the telephone
frame (Large Pelagic Intercept Survey or
LPIS). Results from the two survey
components are combined to estimate
total landings of Highly Migratory
Species. In addition, we are requesting
approval to continue to implement the
Large Pelagic Biological Survey (LPBS)
to collect supplemental weight and
length measurements of landed fish
through independent dockside
sampling, as well as LPIS Validation
telephone calls to validate LPIS data.
Implementation of certain components

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will depend on fiscal year funding and
NMFS priorities.
NMFS, regional fishery management
councils, interstate marine fisheries
commissions, and state fishery agencies
use the data in developing,
implementing and monitoring fishery
management programs. This collection
has been the key source of data used to
monitor recreational quotas for the
harvest of bluefin tuna in the MidAtlantic and southern New England
regions. Catch distributions, harvested
size distributions, and other indices
obtained in this data collection have
formed the basis of fishery management
plans and used in stock assessments for
Atlantic highly migratory species such
as tunas, billfish, swordfish and sharks.
II. Method of Collection
Dockside and telephone interviews
are used. In lieu of telephone
interviews, respondents may also
provide information online via a web
tool.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0380.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
15,024.
Estimated Time per Response: 11
minutes for a telephone interview; 5
minutes for a dockside interview, 11⁄2
minutes to respond to a follow-up
validation call for dockside interviews;
1 minute for biological sampling of
catch.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,608.
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
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.

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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
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Special Accommodations

Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:

The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Pacific Council)
and The Nature Conservancy are
cosponsoring a two-day workshop:
Developing Future Scenarios for Climate
Change in the California Current
Ecosystem, which is open to the public.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Wednesday, January 22 and Thursday,
January 23, 2020, from 8 a.m. until the
completion of business on each day.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hyatt Regency Orange County,
Pacific Room, 11999 Harbor Blvd.,
Garden Grove, CA 92840; telephone:
(714) 750–1234.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Kit Dahl, Pacific Council; telephone:
(503) 820–2422.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of this workshop is to create
several alternative narratives (called
scenarios) about what west coast fishing
communities might look like in 2040.
The scenarios will be developed by
invited scientific experts, fishery
experts, and stakeholders. The
workshop is part of a broader Council
effort to respond strategically to nearterm climate shifts and long-term
climate change, and identify strategies
to increase the resiliency of west coast
fisheries and fishing communities in
line with an ongoing initiative of its
Fishery Ecosystem Plan. Members of the

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public are asked to register in advance
through the following link: https://
form.jotform.com/93296415530963.
This will help the organizers plan
workshop activities.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in the meeting agenda may be
discussed, those issues may not be the
subject of formal action during this
meeting. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically listed in this
document and any issues arising after
publication of this document that
require emergency action under section
305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
provided the public has been notified of
the intent to take final action to address
the emergency.

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This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr.
Kris Kleinschmidt, (503) 820–2412, at
least 10 business days prior to the
meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 2, 2020.
Diane M. DeJames-Daly,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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on whether to approve the proposed
hatchery program.
Comments must be received at
the appropriate address (see ADDRESSES)
no later than 5 p.m. P.S.T. on February
6, 2020. Comments received after this
date may not be considered.
DATES:

Written responses to the
addendum should be addressed to the
NMFS Sustainable Fisheries Division,
1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100,
Portland, OR 97232. Comments may be
submitted by email. The mailbox
address for providing email comments
is: Hatcheries.Public.Comment@
noaa.gov. Include in the subject line of
the email comment the following
identifier: Comments on Wells Summer
Chinook Hatchery Program.

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Natasha Preston at (503) 231–2178 or by
email at [email protected]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

ESA-Listed Species Covered in This
Notice
• Upper Columbia River Spring-run
Chinook (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha): Endangered, naturally
produced and artificially propagated
• Upper Columbia River Steelhead (O.
mykiss): Threatened, naturally
produced and artificially propagated
Background

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Endangered and Threatened Species;
Take of Anadromous Fish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; availability of a
Hatchery and Genetic Management Plan
(HGMP) for public comment.
AGENCY:

Notice is hereby given that
the Washington Department of Fish and
Wildlife (WDFW) and Public Utility
District No. 1 of Douglas County
(Douglas PUD) have provided a HGMP
pursuant to the protective regulations
promulgated for Pacific salmon and
steelhead under the Endangered Species
Act (ESA). The HGMP describes the
release of one million summer Chinook
salmon at the Wells Hatchery. This
document serves to notify the public of
the availability of the HGMP for
comment prior to a decision by NMFS

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The HGMP submitted by WDFW and
Douglas PUD describes the release of
one million subyearling summer
Chinook salmon at the Wells Hatchery.
The HGMP was submitted to NMFS for
review under ESA Limit 5 of the 4(d)
Rule. Douglas PUD’s existing
production of summer Chinook includes
320,000 yearlings and 484,000
subyearling Chinook. These two
programs are implemented under the
terms and conditions of ESA Section
10(a)(1)(B) Permit No. 23193. The
HGMP describes broodstock collection,
incubation, rearing, release, and
monitoring and evaluation.
This increase in summer Chinook
salmon production is proposed to
support Washington State’s Southern
Resident Orca Task Force
recommendation to increase the
abundance of Chinook salmon in marine
waters of Washington State.
Prior to approving an HGMP under
limit 5 of the 4(d) Rule, NMFS must
publish notification announcing the
availability of the HGMP for public
review and comment.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; 16 U.S.C.
742a et seq.

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