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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 164 / Wednesday, August 24, 2016 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Green Sturgeon
ESA 4(d) Rule Take Exceptions and
Exemptions
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 24,
2016.
SUMMARY:

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 Melissa Neuman, NMFS
West Coast Region Protected Resources
Division, 501 West Ocean Boulevard,
Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802,
(562) 980–4115, or Melissa.Neuman@
noaa.gov.
ADDRESSES:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Abstract
This request is for an extension,
without change, of a currently approved
information collection.
The Southern Distinct Population
Segment of North American green
sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris;
hereafter, ‘‘Southern DPS’’) was listed as
a threatened species in April 2006.
Protective regulations under section 4(d)
of the ESA were promulgated for the
species on June 2, 2010 (75 FR 30714)
(the final ESA 4(d) Rule). To comply
with the ESA and the protective
regulations, entities must obtain take
authorization prior to engaging in
activities involving take of Southern
DPS fish unless the activity is covered
by an exception or exemption. Certain
activities described in the ‘‘exceptions’’
provision of 50 CFR 223.210(b) are not
subject to the take prohibitions if they

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adhere to specific criteria and reporting
requirements. Under the ‘‘exemption’’
provision of 50 CFR 223.210(c), the take
prohibitions do not apply to scientific
research, scientific monitoring, and
fisheries activities conducted under an
approved 4(d) program or plan;
similarly, take prohibitions do not apply
to tribal resource management activities
conducted under a Tribal Plan for
which the requisite determinations
described in 50 CFR 223.102(c)(3) have
been made.
To ensure that activities qualify under
exceptions to or exemptions from the
take prohibitions, local, state, and
federal agencies, non-governmental
organizations, academic researchers,
and private organizations are asked to
voluntarily submit detailed information
regarding their activity on a schedule to
be determined by National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) staff. This
information is used by NMFS to (1)
track the number of Southern DPS fish
taken as a result of each action; (2)
understand and evaluate the cumulative
effects of each action on the Southern
DPS; and (3) determine whether
additional protections are needed for
the species, or whether additional
exceptions may be warranted. NMFS
designed the criteria to ensure that
plans meeting the criteria would
adequately limit impacts on threatened
Southern DPS fish, such that additional
protections in the form of a federal take
prohibition would not be necessary and
advisable.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents have a choice of either
electronic or paper forms. Methods of
submittal include email of electronic
forms, and mail and facsimile
transmission of paper forms.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0613.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
collection).
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local, or Tribal
government; business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
58.
Estimated Time per Response: Written
notification describing research,
monitoring or habitat restoration
activities, 40 hours; development of
fisheries management and evaluation
plans or state 4(d) research programs, 40
hours; reports, 5 hours; development of
a tribal fishery management plan, 20
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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,760.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $200.
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: August 19, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
[Docket No. 160706588–6588–01]
RIN 0660–XC027

State Alternative Plan Program (SAPP)
and the First Responder Network
Authority Nationwide Public Safety
Broadband Network
National Telecommunications
and Information Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; reopening of comment
period.
AGENCY:

On July 19, 2016, the National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA) issued a notice
and request for public comments on
NTIA’s preliminary guidance
concerning how a qualified state may
apply to NTIA for required authority to
enter into a spectrum capacity lease
with the First Responder Network
Authority (FirstNet) and optional grant
funds to assist in the construction of its
radio access network (RAN) should it
opt to do so as allowed under the
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job

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