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Surfclam /Ocean Quahog Individual Transfer Quota (ITQ) Administration

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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 153 / Monday, August 10, 2015 / Notices

Dated: August 4, 2015.
Supriya Kumar,
Acting Director, Subsidies Enforcement
Office, Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2015–19614 Filed 8–7–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Hydrographic Services Review Panel
Meeting
National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:

The Hydrographic Services
Review Panel (HSRP) is a Federal
Advisory Committee established to
advise the Under Secretary of
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere,
the NOAA Administrator, on matters
related to the responsibilities and
authorities set forth in section 303 of the
Hydrographic Services Improvement
Act of 1998, as amended, and such other
appropriate matters that the Under
Secretary refers to the Panel for review
and advice.
DATE AND TIME: The public meeting will
be held from September 16–18, 2015,
September 16, 10:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.;
September 17, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.;
and September 18, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. All meetings times are EDT.
LOCATION: Silver Spring, MD, with the
meeting location to be posted online at
the Web site below. Please refer to the
following Web site for updates on the
location, agenda, presentations,
speaker’s biographies, and Web
conferencing service sign up: http://
www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ocs/hsrp/
meetings.htm and http://
www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ocs/hsrp/
meetings_washingtondc.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Visit
the NOAA HSRP Web site at http://
www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ocs/hsrp/
hsrp.htm, or contact Lynne MersfelderLewis, HSRP Program Manager,
National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of
Coast Survey, NOAA (N/NSD), 1315
East West Highway, Silver Spring,
Maryland 20910; Telephone: 301–713–
2702 ext. 199; Email: lynne.mersfelder@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting will be open to the public and
public comment periods (on-site) will
be scheduled at various times
throughout the meeting. Public
comment periods will be included in

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the draft and final agendas posted on
the HSRP Web site listed above and
written comments are welcome in
advance. Each individual or group
making verbal comments will be limited
to a total time of five (5) minutes.
Comments will be recorded. Advance
written comments should be submitted
to Lynne.Mersfelder@noaa.gov by
September 4, 2015. Public seating will
be available on a first-come, first-served
basis. This meeting is accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Lynne.Mersfelder@noaa.gov by
September 4, 2015. The HSRP meeting
will provide Web conferencing service
and teleconference capability for access
to listen and observe the meeting
presentations. Members of the public
who wish to participate virtually must
register at least a day in advance by
September 15, 2015. The meeting times,
topics, and speakers are subject to
change. For updated information and to
register for the Web conferencing
service, please refer to http://nautical
charts.noaa.gov/ocs/hsrp/hsrp.htm.
National
and Federal partners and stakeholders
will present to the HSRP on issues
relevant to NOAA’s navigation services.
Navigation services includes the data,
products, and services provided by the
NOAA programs and activities which
undertake geodetic observations, gravity
modeling, shoreline mapping,
bathymetric mapping, hydrographic
surveying, nautical charting, tide and
water level observations, current
observations, and marine modeling.
This suite of geospatial data, products
and services support safe and efficient
navigation, resilient coasts and
communities, and the nationwide
positioning information infrastructure to
build America for the future.
The Panel will hear from Federal
agencies and non-Federal associations
about their mission or business uses for
NOAA’s navigation services; what value
these services bring; and what
improvements could be made to
NOAA’s navigation services. Other
business will include reports by the
HSRP working groups on their progress
or results in response to NOAA’s tasking
on coastal intelligence and resilience,
and emerging Arctic priorities.
The Panel will consider input from
these discussions to develop
recommendations for the NOAA Under
Secretary to improve NOAA’s
navigation services.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

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Dated: July 31, 2015.
Rear Admiral Gerd F. Glang,
Director, Office of Coast Survey, National
Ocean Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc. 2015–19552 Filed 8–7–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Surfclam/Ocean
Quahog Individual Transferable Quota
Administration.
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 October 9, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at JJessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Douglas Potts, (978) 281–
9341 or Douglas.Potts@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
This request is for an extension of a
currently approved collection associated
with the Atlantic surfclam and ocean
quahog fisheries. National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) Greater
Atlantic Region manages these fisheries
in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
of the Northeastern United States
through the Atlantic Surfclam and
Ocean Quahog Fishery Management
Plan (FMP). The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council prepared the FMP
pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). The
regulations implementing the FMP are
specified at 50 CFR part 648 subpart E.

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The recordkeeping and reporting
requirements at §§ 648.74, 648.75, and
648.76 form the basis for this collection
of information. We request information
from surfclam and ocean quahog
individual transferable quota (ITQ)
permit holders to issue ITQ permits and
to process and track requests from
permit holders to transfer quota share or
cage tags. We also request information
from surfclam and ocean quahog ITQ
permit holders to track and properly
account for surfclam and ocean quahog
harvest shucked at sea. Because there is
not a standard conversion factor for
estimating unshucked product from
shucked product, NMFS requires
vessels that shuck product at sea to
carry on board the vessel a NMFSapproved observer to certify the amount
of these clams harvested. This
information, upon receipt, results in an
efficient and accurate database for
management and monitoring of fisheries
of the Northeastern U.S. EEZ.
Georges Bank has been closed to the
harvest of surfclams and ocean quahogs
since 1990 due to red tide blooms that
cause paralytic shellfish poisoning
(PSP). In 2013, a portion of Georges
Bank was reopened with certain
restrictions. We request information
from surfclam and ocean quahog ITQ
permit holders who fish in the reopened
portion of the Georges Bank Closed Area
to ensure compliance with the Protocol
for Onboard Screening and Dockside
Testing in Molluscan Shellfish. The U.S.
Food and Drug Administration, the
commercial fishing industry, and NMFS
developed the PSP protocol to test and
verify that clams harvested from
Georges Bank continue to be safe for
human consumption. The National
Shellfish Sanitation Program adopted
the PSP protocol at the October 2011
Interstate Shellfish Sanitation
Conference.

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II. Method of Collection
Forms are online at
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/gpea_forms/
forms.htm as ‘‘fillable’’ pdf documents,
which can then be downloaded, printed,
and faxed or mailed to NMFS. ITQ
transfer forms may also be submitted
electronically. Information for the PSP
protocol is submitted through paper
forms, as well as through electronic
methods, including email, telephone,
and shipboard electronic equipment
such as VHF radio, email, or a vessel
monitoring system.

Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
189.
Estimated Time per Response: ITQ
permit application form, review of a
pre-filled ITQ ownership form for
renewing entities, ITQ transfer form, 5
minutes each; 1 hour to complete the
ITQ ownership form for new applicants;
and 30 minutes for the application to
shuck surfclams and ocean quahogs at
sea. The requirements under the PSP
protocol are based on the number of
vessels that land surfclams or ocean
quahogs and the number of trips taken
into the area, with a total estimated
annual burden of 2,400 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,538.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $111,764 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.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of
this information collection; they also
will become a matter of public record.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015–19567 Filed 8–7–15; 8:45 am]
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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0240.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
Stewardship Transition Consolidated
Proposal and Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and Numbers
Accountability Enhancements;
Request for Comments
National Telecommunications
and Information Administration (NTIA),
U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public comment.
AGENCY:

This notice announces the
dates of a comment period during which
the public is invited to provide input on
two interrelated multistakeholder
community proposals. Together, the
proposals set forth a plan for
transitioning NTIA’s stewardship role
over the Internet Assigned Numbers
Authority (IANA) functions. The
purpose of this notice is to encourage
interested parties to comment on the
two connected proposals—the IANA
Stewardship Transition Plan and the
Enhancements to Internet Corporation
for Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN) Accountability Related to the
IANA Stewardship Transition. NTIA
will utilize the input provided in
making its determination of whether the
proposals have received broad
community support and whether the
plan satisfies the criteria required to
transition its stewardship role.
DATES: Comments on the IANA
Stewardship Transition Plan are due on
or before September 8, 2015; comments
on the Enhancements to ICANN
Accountability are due on or before
September 12, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal
should be submitted at https://
www.ianacg.org/calls-for-input/
combined-proposal-public-commentperiod/. Written comments on the
proposed Enhancements to ICANN’s
Accountability should be submitted at
https://www.icann.org/publiccomments/ccwg-accountability-2015-0803-en.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ashley Heineman, National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Room 4701, Washington, DC
20230; telephone (202) 482–0298; email
aheineman@ntia.doc.gov. Please direct
media inquiries to NTIA’s Office of
Public Affairs, (202) 482–7002; email
press@ntia.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

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