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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 48 / Monday, March 13, 2023 / Notices
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final
determination has been made that the
activities proposed are categorically
excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
As required by the ESA, as applicable,
issuance of these permit was based on
a finding that such permits: (1) were
applied for in good faith; (2) will not
operate to the disadvantage of such
endangered species; and (3) are
consistent with the purposes and
policies set forth in section 2 of the
ESA.
Authority: The requested permits
have been issued under the MMPA of
1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et
seq.), the regulations governing the
taking and importing of marine
mammals (50 CFR part 216), the ESA of
1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.), and the regulations governing the
taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50
CFR parts 222–226), as applicable.
Dated: March 7, 2023.
Amy Sloan,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023–05006 Filed 3–10–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration

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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Wage Mariner Hiring Portal
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, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite 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. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on December
19, 2022 (87 FR 77553) during a 60-day
comment period. This notice allows for
an additional 30 days for public
comments.

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Agency: National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
Title: Wage Mariner Hiring Portal.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0790.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
[extension of a current information
collection].
Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,000
hours.
Needs and Uses: This is a request for
extension of an existing information
collection. The Wage Mariner Hiring
Portal (WMHP) is an internet-based
system (website) that is designed to
allow an applicant to apply for a ‘‘wage
mariner’’ position within the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) fleet of
maritime vessels. The WMHP system
collects basic user information, wage
mariner licensing, certifications, and
relevant current and or past work
history. The Department of Commerce
(DOC), through NOAA, Office of Marine
and Aviation Operations (OMAO) has
special hiring authority under Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), title 5,
chapter 1, subchapter A, part 3, § 3.2
and under the DOC Department
Administrative Order (DAO) 202–302
section 2, subsection .02a. specific to
the hiring of Federal wage mariner
employees. The regulations allow
OMAO to hire wage mariners into
excepted service positions within the
NOAA fleet of ocean going vessels in
order to maintain adequate operations,
maintenance, and safe staffing of the
maritime ships.
No physical forms are used in this
collection, it is all online. Applicants
fill out basic personal, licensure, and
work history information into a profile
resume. Once their basic profile is
complete, applicants can submit this
resume to available wage mariner
positions as shown on the WMHP
website. The application information
received is used to determine if the
applicant meets the basic job
qualification. The applicant’s
information is then passed on to the
hiring official or it is placed in a pool
of prospective candidates for future
openings. Application information
includes: first and last name, contact
number and email address, wage
mariner licenses and certifications,
relevant work history.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.

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Legal Authority: Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), title 5, chapter 1,
subchapter A, part 3, § 3.2.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
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 0648–0790.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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Administration
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Endangered and Threatened Species;
Notice of Initiation of a 5-Year Review
for the Arabian Sea, Cape Verde
Islands/Northwest Africa, Central
America, Mexico, and Western North
Pacific Distinct Population Segments
of Humpback Whales
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of initiation, request for
information.
AGENCY:

NMFS announces the
initiation of a 5-year review for the
Arabian Sea, Cape Verde Islands/
Northwest Africa, Central America,
Mexico, and Western North Pacific
Distinct Population Segments of the
humpback whale (Megaptera
novaeangliae). NMFS is 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 the humpback
whale.
DATES: To allow us adequate time to
conduct this review, we must receive
SUMMARY:

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