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included the new ADDRESSES section
above, for clarity.

SUMMARY: This document corrects the
ADDRESSSES section to the Notice and

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request for comments that was
published on March 1, 2016, which
contained the wrong docket number and
hyperlink to the Federal e-Rulemaking
Portal for electronic submission of
public comments. This correction
changes the hyperlink and docket
number.
DATES: Comments must be submitted in
writing by March 31, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on this document, identified by NOAA–
NMFS–2016–0022, by any of the
following methods:
• Electronic Submission: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-20160022, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon,
complete the required fields, and enter
or attach your comments. EFP
applications will be available under
Relevant Documents through the same
link.
• Mail: Attn: Chris Fanning, NMFS
West Coast Region, 501 W. Ocean Blvd.,
Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802.
Include the identifier ‘‘NOAA–NMFS–
2016–0022’’ in the comments.
Instructions: Comments sent by any
other method, to any other address or
individual, or received after the end of
the comment period, may not be
considered by NMFS. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted for public
viewing on www.regulations.gov
without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.),
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
be publicly accessible. NMFS will
accept anonymous comments (enter
‘‘N/A’’ in the required fields if you wish
to remain anonymous).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chris Fanning, NMFS, West Coast
Region, 562–980–4198.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Need for Correction
The original notice (March 1, 2016; 81
FR 10593) contained the wrong docket
identifier number and hyperlink to the
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal for
electronic submission of public
comments. This correction changes the
hyperlink and docket identifier number.
This document corrects the ADDRESSES
section so that all interested parties
have the necessary information
pertaining to the Federal e-Rulemaking
Portal for electronic submission of
public comments. In addition, we’ve

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Correction
In a Notice published on March 1,
2016 (81 FR 10593), on page 10593,
please make the following correction: In
the second and third column, the first
paragraph and first two bulleted items
under the ADDRESSES heading are
corrected to read as follows:
‘‘You may submit comments on this
document, identified by NOAA–NMFS–
2016–0022, by any of the following
methods:
• Electronic Submission: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-20160022, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon,
complete the required fields, and enter
or attach your comments. EFP
applications will be available under
Relevant Documents through the same
link.
• Mail: Attn: Chris Fanning, NMFS
West Coast Region, 501 W. Ocean Blvd.,
Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802.
Include the identifier ‘‘NOAA–NMFS–
2016–0022’’ in the comments.’’
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 4, 2016.
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; West Coast Region
Federal Fisheries Permits—Northwest
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 May 9, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
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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 Kevin Ford, (206) 526–6115
or kevin.ford@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
The Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C.
1801) provides that the Secretary of
Commerce is responsible for the
conservation and management of marine
fisheries resources in Exclusive
Economic Zone (3–200 miles) of the
United States (U.S.). NOAA Fisheries,
Northwest Region manages the Pacific
Coast Groundfish Fishery in the
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off
Washington, Oregon, and California
under the Pacific Coast Groundfish
Fishery Management Plan. The
regulations implementing the Pacific
Groundfish Fishery require that those
vessels participating in the limited entry
fishery to be registered to a valid limited
entry permit. Participation in the fishery
and access to a limited entry permit has
been restricted to control the overall
harvest capacity.
NOAA Fisheries seeks comment on
the extension of permit information
collections required for: (1) Renewal
and transfer of Pacific Coast Groundfish
limited entry permits; (2)
implementation of certain provisions of
the sablefish permit stacking program as
provided for at 50 CFR 660.231 and
660.25; and (3) issuing and fulfilling the
terms and conditions of certain
exempted fishing permits (EFPs).
The regulations implementing the
limited entry program are found at 50
CFR part 660, subpart G.
Also, NOAA Fisheries requires an
information collection to implement
certain aspects of the sablefish permit
stacking program which prevents
excessive fleet consolidation. As part of
the annual renewal process, NOAA
Fisheries requires a corporation or
partnership that owns or holds (as
vessel owner) a sablefish endorsed
permit to provide a complete ownership
interest form listing all individuals with
ownership interest in the entity.
Similarly, any sablefish endorsed permit
transfer involving registration of a
business entity requires an ownership
interest form if either the permit owner
or vessel owner is a corporation or

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partnership. This information is used to
determine if individuals own or hold
sablefish permits in excess of the limit
of 3 permits. Also, for transfer requests
made during the sablefish primary
season (April 1st through October 31st),
the permit owner is required to report
the remaining tier pounds not yet
harvested on the sablefish endorsed
permit at the time of transfer.
Applicants for an exempted fishing
permit (EFP) must submit written
information that allows NOAA Fisheries
and the Pacific Fishery Management
Council to evaluate the proposed
exempted fishing project activities and
weigh the benefits and costs of the
proposed activities. The Council makes
a recommendation on each EFP
application and for successful
applicants, NOAA Fisheries issues the
EFPs which contains terms and
conditions for the project including
various reporting requirements. The
information included in an application
is specified at 50 CFR 600.745(b)(2) and
the Council Operating Procedure #19.
Permit holders are required to file
preseason harvest plans, interim and/or
final summary reports on the results of
the project and in some cases individual
vessels and other permit holders are
required to provide data reports
(logbooks and/or catch reports The
results of EFPs are commonly used to
explore ways to reduce effort on
depressed stocks, encourage innovation
and efficiency in the fishery, provide
access to constrained stocks which
directly measuring the bycatch
associated with such strategies and
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II. Method of Collection
Renewal forms are mailed to all
permit owners and they must submit by
mail or in person. Ownership interest
forms and permit transfer forms are
available from the region’s Web site but
must be submitted to NOAA Fisheries
by mail or in person. Applications for
an exempted fishing permit must be
submitted in a written format. The
exempted fishing permit data reports
may be submitted in person, faxed,
submitted by telephone or emailed by
the monitor, plant manager, vessel
owner or operator to NOAA Fisheries or
the states of Washington, Oregon, or
California.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0203.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
collection).

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Affected Public: Non-profit
institutions, State, local, or tribal
government; business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 536.
Estimated Time per Response: Permit
renewals, 20 minutes; Permit transfers,
30 minutes; Sablefish ownership
interest form, 10 minutes ; EFP
Applications, 32 hours; EFP Trip
Notifications 2 minutes; EFP Harvest
Plans: 16 hours; EFP Data Reports: 2
hours;; EFP Summary Reports: interim
report, 4 hours; final report, 20 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 983.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $56,247.
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.
Dated: March 3, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Notice of Availability of a Draft
Environmental Assessment for Oil and
Gas Activities in Cook Inlet, Alaska in
2016
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
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The National Marine
Fisheries Services announces the
availability of a Draft Environmental
Assessment (EA) to analyze the
environmental impacts of issuing
annual Incidental Take Authorizations
(ITAs) pursuant to the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA) for the taking of
marine mammals incidental to oil and
gas activities in Cook Inlet, AK during
2016. The Draft EA is available for
review and comment at: http://
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/
incidental/energy_other.htm.
DATES: Comments and information must
be received no later than March 28,
2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the Draft EA
should be addressed to Jolie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315
East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910. The mailbox address for
providing email comments is
itp.young@noaa.gov. Comments sent via
email, including all attachments, must
not exceed a 25-megabyte file size.
NMFS is not responsible for comments
sent to addresses other than those
provided here.
Instructions: All comments received
are a part of the public record and will
generally be posted to http://
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/
incidental.htm without change. All
Personal Identifying Information (for
example, name, address, etc.)
voluntarily submitted by the commenter
may be publicly accessible. Do not
submit Confidential Business
Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
An electronic copy of the Draft EA
may be obtained by writing to the
address specified above, telephoning the
contact listed below (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT), or visiting the
internet at: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/
pr/permits/incidental.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara
Young, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, (301) 427–8484.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August
12, 2015, NMFS published a Notice of
Intent to prepare a Programmatic
Environmental Assessment on the
Issuance of Incidental Take
Authorizations in Cook Inlet, Alaska in
2016 (80 FR 48299), to help NMFS
assess the effects of multiple one-year
incidental take authorizations and
consider mitigation and monitoring
measures in the context of the multiple
activities. In furtherance of that goal
NMFS requested applicants for ITAs to
submit their applications by October 1
of the year preceding the requested ITA
SUMMARY:

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