60-day FRN

Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 149 / Thursday, August 4, 2022 / Notices

jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES

steelhead 4(d) rule (65 FR 42422, July
10, 2000, as updated in 70 FR 37160,
June 28, 2005) specifies categories of
activities that contribute to the
conservation of listed salmonids and
sets criteria for such activities to qualify
as limits on take prohibitions. The ESA
Tribal 4(d) Rule (65 FR 42481, July 10,
2000) states that the take prohibitions of
ESA Section 9 will not apply to a TRMP
provided that the Secretary has
determined that the TRMP will not
appreciably reduce the likelihood of
survival and recovery for the listed
species (50 CFR 223.204(a)).
The Hoopa Valley Tribe’s TRMP
provides a framework through which
Tribal salmon fisheries can be
implemented while meeting
requirements specified under the ESA.
The TRMP describes the proposed
fisheries, establishes limits for harvest,
and describes monitoring, evaluation,
and reporting provisions associated
with the fisheries. The TRMP
management objective is for the Tribe to
conduct fisheries in a manner that does
not appreciably reduce the likelihood of
survival and recovery of ESA-listed
coho salmon.
NMFS has analyzed the effects of the
TRMP on ESA-listed salmon and
steelhead species and has concluded
that the TRMP would not appreciable
reduce the likelihood of survival and
recovery of ESA-listed species, while
providing for the proposed tribal harvest
opportunities. Our determination
depends upon implementation of all of
the monitoring, evaluation, reporting
tasks or assignments, and enforcement
activities included in the TRMP, and
that the fisheries stay within the impact
limits described in the TRMP.
Summary of Comments Received on the
Proposed Evaluation and Pending
Determination
Prior to making a final determination
on Tribal Plans, NMFS must take
comments on its pending determination
as to whether or not implementation of
the plan will appreciably reduce the
likelihood of survival and recovery of
ESA-listed salmonids (50 CFR
223.204(b)(3)). NMFS assessed the
TRMP and prepared a Proposed
Evaluation and Pending Determination
(PEPD). The PEPD was posted on the
NMFS website and a notice of
availability was posted in the Federal
Register on February 23, 2022 (87 FR
10174). The public comment period
expired on March 25, 2022. No
comments were received on the PEPD.
The PEPD and an Evaluation and
Recommended Determination are
available at: https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/tribal-

VerDate Sep<11>2014

17:25 Aug 03, 2022

Jkt 256001

resource-management-plan-trmphoopa-valley-tribe.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; 16
U.S.C. 742a et seq.
Dated: July 29, 2022.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office
of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022–16729 Filed 8–3–22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Pacific Coast Groundfish
Fishery Rationalization Social Study
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before October 3, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0606 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Suzanne
Russell, Human Dimensions Team,
Northwest Fisheries Science Center,
NOAA Fisheries, 2725 Montlake
Boulevard East, Seattle, WA 98112,
(206) 860–3274, Suzanne.russell@
noaa.gov.
SUMMARY:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

PO 00000

Frm 00037

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

47725

I. Abstract
This is a request for extension of an
approved information collection.
The Human Dimensions Team of the
Conservation Biology Division at the
Northwest Fisheries Science Center
(NWFSC), Seattle, WA, is requesting a
renewal of its currently approved
voluntary information collection 0648–
0606. The data collected under this
authorization supports the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
current Magnuson Stevens Fishery
Conservation Act (MSA), contributes
information to the Endangered Species
Act requirements, and the Regulatory
Flexibility Act. Information from this
data collection has supported National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and
Pacific Fisheries Management Council
(PFMC) fisheries management actions.
Data from this study has been included
in broad resources to include the MSA
mandated 5-year review of the West
Coast Groundfish Trawl Catch Shares
Program, in peer-reviewed documents,
websites, and white papers. The
collection of this data not only informs
legal requirements for existing
management actions, but provides
information for future management
actions requiring equivalent
information.
Literature indicates fisheries
rationalization programs have an impact
on those individuals participating in the
affected fishery. The PFMC
implemented a rationalization program
for the West Coast Groundfish limited
entry trawl fishery in January 2011. This
research aims to continue to study the
individuals in the affected fishery over
the long term. It aims to collect data on
a five-year cycle, post initial data
collection efforts. Prior data collection
was related to program design elements.
A baseline data collection occurred in
2010, followed by a second postimplementation collection in 2012, and
a post quota-share trading collection in
2015/2016. The data collected has
contributed to the five-year review of
the program and highlighted several
areas for continued research. Efforts
have also identified the need for long
term data collection as species recover
and external factors affect fishermen in
this fishery. Such challenges include
underutilization, high costs of
participation, difficulty finding
qualified crew, COVID challenges, and
other challenges. The study has been
able to highlight several issues such as
‘graying of the fleet’ in smaller
communities, changing women’s roles
in commercial fishing, and fishermen’s
adaptations under the new regulations.
Continued research is needed to

E:\FR\FM\04AUN1.SGM

04AUN1

jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES

47726

Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 149 / Thursday, August 4, 2022 / Notices

understand continued and long-term
social impacts. Combined with the
ongoing mandatory Economic Data
Collection (EDC) and biological data
collection, this research provides the
PFMC extensive information on
concerns and impacts to fishing
communities.
This data collection not only supports
the requirements of NEPA and NSA, but
supports the NWFSC’s Vivid
Description of the Future (VDOF)
priorities to include Healthy Coastal
Communities. This research project also
supports NOAA’s 2022–2026 Strategic
Plan contributing information to
Strategic Objective 2.2: Support
Underserved and Vulnerable
Communities, and Strategic Objective
3.3: Improve Resilience of Coastal
Communities and Economies.
This study collects a broad swath of
information from community members
through a questionnaire and semistructured interviews. Questionnaire
sections include Demographic
Information, Individual Participation
Information, Connections, Catch Shares
Perspectives, Quota Owners & Vessel
Account Manager Section, Fishermen
Section, and a Processors Section. The
questionnaire is primarily administered
in person in communities where
respondents live. Study participants
include anyone who has a connection to
the West Coast Groundfish Trawl
Fishery. This includes fishermen,
fishermen’s wives, processing
personnel, suppliers (ice, net, drydock,
etc.), and others linked to the fishery.
As previously indicated information
from this study has broad applications.
To date, this project has informed
concerns of graying of the fleet—age
disparities in some fisheries, has
highlighted changing women’s roles,
has supported management to open
Yelloweye fisheries, has reported on
crew disparities, aims to understand
processing challenges, and is
contributing to Ecosystem Science
Studies. Ongoing studies include
infrastructure changes, vessel typology
studies, and is contributing to fishing
diversity knowledge as well as climate
studies. Continued research will inform
resilience and adaptation studies, will
further inform infrastructure studies,
and contribute to and further support
efforts to understand underserved
communities and build strong and
healthy coastal communities.
At this time there are no changes to
the questionnaire, no changes to the
frequency of the data collection, and no
changes to the target population. It is
critical to maintain consistent study
parameters for the longitudinal and time

VerDate Sep<11>2014

17:25 Aug 03, 2022

Jkt 256001

series study of this fishery to result in
accurate and consistent data and results.
II. Method of Collection
The questionnaire is primarily
administered in person in the
communities where study participants
live, work, and travel through. The
questionnaire is also available to be
downloaded on our study website in a
fillable MSWord or PDF format, may be
emailed to any individual, or a hard
copy can be hand delivered or mailed to
any individual to participate in the
study. Interviews are conducted inperson at the time the questionnaires are
administered in person. They may be
used in lieu of a questionnaire if a study
participant prefers an interview.
Interview data supplements the survey
and fills in any data holes and provides
the participant the opportunity to voice
any additional information they wish to
have recorded.
III. Data

IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before

Frm 00038

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
[FR Doc. 2022–16705 Filed 8–3–22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XC230]

OMB Control Number: 0648–0606.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular (Extension of
a current information collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit
organizations; Not-for-profit
institutions; State or Local government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
350.
Estimated Time per Response: 45
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 191.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: 0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: MSA, NEPA.

PO 00000

including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; Public Hearings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public hearing.
AGENCY:

The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a public hearing to obtain input on
the Comprehensive Acceptable
Biological Catch (ABC) Control Rule
Amendment, which affects the Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) for the Dolphin
Wahoo Fishery of the Atlantic (Dolphin
Wahoo FMP), the FMP for the Golden
Crab Fishery of the South Atlantic
Region (Golden Crab FMP), and the
Fishery Management Plan for the
Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South
Atlantic Region.
DATES: The public hearing will be held
via webinar on August 24, 2022,
beginning at 6 p.m., EDT. For specific
dates and times, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The public hearing
will be held via webinar. Information,
including a link to webinar registration
will be posted on the Council’s website
at: https://safmc.net/public-hearingsscoping-2/ as it becomes available.
Council address: South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N
Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim
Iverson, Public Information Officer,
SAFMC; phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll
SUMMARY:

E:\FR\FM\04AUN1.SGM

04AUN1