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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 240 / Tuesday, December 15, 2015 / Notices

Dated: December 10, 2015.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

of the envelope ‘‘Comments on 2016/
2018 Atlantic Herring RSA EFP.’’
• Fax: (978) 281–9135.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Daniel Luers, Fishery Management
Specialist, (978) 282–8457,
Daniel.Luers@noaa.gov.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

RIN 0648–XE353

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
General Provisions for Domestic
Fisheries; Application for Exempted
Fishing Permits
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:

The Assistant Regional
Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries,
Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS
(Assistant Regional Administrator), has
made a preliminary determination that
the Exempted Fishing Permit that would
facilitate the harvest of Atlantic herring
research set-aside quota warrants further
consideration. The Exempted Fishing
Permit would authorize federally
permitted Atlantic herring vessels to
harvest Atlantic Herring research setaside quota without possession limit
after the possession limit in herring
management areas has been reduced to
2,000 lb (907.2 kg) for commercial
herring vessels. It would also allow
vessels to harvest Atlantic herring
research set-aside quota during Area 1A
and 1B seasonal closures. Vessels
working with researchers for approved
projects will need the Exempted Fishing
Permits to harvest herring that will
generate funds to pay for the research.
Regulations under the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act require publication of
this notification to provide interested
parties the opportunity to comment on
proposed EFPs.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before December 30, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments by any of the following
methods:
• Email: NMFS.GAR.EFP@noaa.gov.
Include in the subject line ‘‘Comments
on 2016/2018 Atlantic Herring RSA
EFP.’’
• Mail: John K. Bullard, Regional
Administrator, NMFS, NE Regional
Office, 55 Great Republic Drive,
Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the outside

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The
subject Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP)
would facilitate herring research setaside (RSA) compensation fishing in
support of project(s) funded under the
2016–2018 herring RSA competition.
Proposals are currently under review.
One project would examine river
herring portside sampling and an
avoidance program while the other
would investigate mixing of the Gulf of
Maine-Georges Bank Atlantic herring
resource with the Scotian shelf Atlantic
herring resource using genetic analysis
techniques. Consistent with previous
herring RSA compensation fishing EFPs,
vessels would be authorized to harvest
herring RSA quota after a herring
management area quota has been caught
and the fishery is limited to a 2,000 lb
(907.2 kg) herring possession limit per
trip, as well as allow vessels to harvest
RSA quota during the seasonal closures
in Management Areas 1A and 1B from
January through May and January
through April, respectively. Grant
recipients will be required to meet all
EFP application requirements prior to
the issuance of the subject EFPs.
If approved, the applicants may
request minor modifications and
extensions to the EFP throughout the
year. EFP modifications and extensions
may be granted without further notice if
they are deemed essential to facilitate
completion of the proposed research
and have minimal impacts that do not
change the scope or impact of the
initially approved EFP request. Any
fishing activity conducted outside the
scope of the exempted fishing activity
would be prohibited.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 10, 2015.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Alaska Region
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI)
Crab Economic Data Reports (EDR)
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 February 16,
2016.
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 NMFS Alaska Region, Patsy
A. Bearden, (907) 586–7008 or
patsy.bearden@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
The Crab Rationalization (CR)
Program is a limited-access system that
allocates crab managed under the
Fisheries Management Plan (FMP)
among harvesters, processors, and
coastal communities. The CR Program
currently includes a comprehensive
economic data collection program
requiring participants to complete
annual Economic Data Reports (EDRs).
These EDRs are intended to aid the
North Pacific Fisheries Management
Council and NMFS in assessing the
success of the CR Program and
developing amendments to the FMP to
mitigate any unintended consequences
of the CR Program.
Pacific States Marine Fisheries
Commission (PSMFC) is the Data
Collection Agent for the CR Program.
The CR Crab EDR program collects
annually reported cost, revenue,
ownership, and employment data from
harvest and processing sector
participants in the CR fisheries. This

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information is necessary to monitor and
assess the economic effects of the CR
program and support rigorous economic
analysis to promote the goals and
objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act.
Participation in the CR Crab EDR
program is mandatory under Federal
fisheries regulations 50 CFR part 680.6
for all active vessel and processing
sector participants in the CR Program
fisheries.
II. Method of Collection
Information may be submitted online,
by fax, and by mail.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0518.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; not-for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
101.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 hr
for full Catcher Vessel Crab EDR; 2
hours for certification only Catcher
Vessel Crab EDR; 10 hr for full Catcher/
processor Crab EDR; 2 hours for
certification only Catcher/processor
Crab EDR; 10 hr for full Processor Crab
EDR; 2 hours for certification only
Processor Crab EDR; and 8 hours for
Verification of Data.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,848.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $101,746.

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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 OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.

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Dated: December 10, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew
Collection 3038–0031, Procurement
Contracts
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (‘‘Commission’’) is
announcing an opportunity for public
comment on the proposed collection of
certain information by the agency.
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (‘‘PRA’’), Federal agencies are
required to publish notice in the
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information, and
to allow 60 days for comment in
response to the notice. This notice
solicits comments on the extension of
requirements relating to information
collected to assist the Commission in
soliciting and awarding contracts, OMB
Control No. 3038–0031 (Procurement
Contracts).

SUMMARY:

Comments must be submitted on
or before February 16, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by ‘‘Procurement Contracts,’’
and Collection Number 3038–0031, by
any of the following methods:
• The Agency’s Web site, at http://
comments.cftc.gov/. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
through the Web site.
• Mail: Christopher Kirkpatrick,
Secretary of the Commission,
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,
1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC
20581.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as
Mail above.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov/. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
through the Portal.
Please submit your comments using
only one method.
All comments must be submitted in
English, or if not, accompanied by an
English translation. Comments will be
posted as received to http://
www.cftc.gov.
DATES:

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Sonda Owens, Financial Management
Branch, Commodity Futures Trading
Commission, 1155 21st Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20581; phone: (202)
418–5182; fax: (202) 418–5414; email:
sowens@cftc.gov.
Under the
PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., Federal
agencies must obtain approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(‘‘OMB’’) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor.
‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined
in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests
or requirements that members of the
public submit reports, keep records, or
provide information to a third party.
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), requires Federal
agencies to provide a 60-day notice in
the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information,
before submitting the collection to OMB
for approval. To comply with this
requirement, the Commission is
publishing notice of the proposed
collection of information listed below.
Title: Procurement Contracts (OMB
Control No. 3038–0031). This is a
request for an extension of a currently
approved information collection.
Abstract: The information collected
under this request is gathered through
the use of forms specific to a contract or
contracting action. The standard forms
are prescribed for use for non-personal
services, construction, award of
contracts and solicitations as by
agencies in connection with the
procurement of supplies, purchase and
delivery orders, specified in the Federal
Acquisition Regulations (48 CFR 1–53).
The information provided on the forms
is specific and generally does not
require additional information or
questions. An agency may not conduct
or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
With respect to the following
collection of information, the
Commission invites comments on:
• Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have a practical use;
• The accuracy of the Commission’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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