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all affected marine mammal species or
stocks.
Small Numbers
As noted above, only small numbers
of incidental take may be authorized
under Section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA
for specified activities other than
military readiness activities. The MMPA
does not define small numbers and so,
in practice, where estimated numbers
are available, NMFS compares the
number of individuals taken to the most
appropriate estimation of abundance of
the relevant species or stock in our
determination of whether an

authorization is limited to small
numbers of marine mammals.
Additionally, other qualitative factors
may be considered in the analysis, such
as the temporal or spatial scale of the
activities.
Table 6 details the number of
instances (harbor seals) or individuals
(California sea lions and bottlenose
dolphins) that animals could be exposed
to received noise levels that could cause
Level B harassment for the construction
work at the project site relative to the
total stock abundance. The numbers of
animals authorized to be taken for all
species will be considered small relative

to the relevant stocks or populations
even if each estimated instance of take
occurred to a new individual. The total
percent of the population (if each
instance was a separate individual) for
which take is requested is less than nine
percent for all stocks (Table 6). Based on
the analysis contained herein of the
construction activity (including the
mitigation and monitoring measures)
and the anticipated take of marine
mammals, NMFS finds that small
numbers of marine mammals will be
taken relative to the population size of
the affected species or stocks.

TABLE 6—ESTIMATED NUMBERS AND PERCENTAGE OF STOCK THAT MAY BE EXPOSED TO LEVEL B HARASSMENT
Species

Authorized
Level B
takes

Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) California stock .............................................................................
California sea lion (Eumatopias jubatus) U.S. Stock ..................................................................
Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) ......................................................................................
California-Oregon-Washington Stock California Coastal Stock ..................................................

125
38
40
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30,968
296,750
1,924
453

Percentage
of total
stock
(percent)
.40
.013
2.1
8.83

stock abundance estimates presented here are from the 2016 Pacific Stock Assessment Report.

Unmitigable Adverse Impact Analysis
and Determination

monitoring and reporting requirements
are incorporated.

There are no relevant subsistence uses
of the affected marine mammal stocks or
species implicated by this action.
Therefore, NMFS has determined that
the total taking of affected species or
stocks will not have an unmitigable
adverse impact on the availability of
such species or stocks for taking for
subsistence purposes.

Dated: November 16, 2017.
Catherine Marzin,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (ESA: 16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.) requires that each Federal
agency insure that any action it
authorizes, funds, or carries out is not
likely to jeopardize the continued
existence of any endangered or
threatened species or result in the
destruction or adverse modification of
designated critical habitat.
No incidental take of ESA-listed
species is authorized or expected to
result from this activity. Therefore,
NMFS has determined that formal
consultation under section 7 of the ESA
is not required for this action.
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Stock(s)
abundance
estimate 1

Authorization
NMFS has issued an IHA to Venoco
LLC for the potential harassment of
small numbers of three marine mammal
species incidental to the Casitas Pier
fender pile replacement project in
Carpinteria, CA, provided the
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Copies of Crop and Market
Information Reports
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or
‘‘CFTC’’) is announcing an opportunity
for public comment on the extension of
a proposed collection of certain
information by the agency. In
compliance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 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 public comment in
response to the notice. This notice
solicits comments, as described below,
on the proposed Information Collection

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Request (‘‘ICR’’) titled: Copies of Crop
and Market Information Reports.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before January 22, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by OMB Control No. 3038–
0015 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, 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Adam Charnisky, Division of Market
Oversight, U.S. Commodity Futures
Trading Commission, 525 West Monroe,
Chicago IL, 60661; (312) 596–0630;
FAX: (312) 596–0711; email:
acharnisky@cftc.gov; and refer to OMB
Control No. 3038–0015.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA, 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

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in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3
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
before submitting the collection to OMB
for approval. To comply with this
requirement, the CFTC is publishing
notice of the proposed collection of
information listed below.
Title: ‘‘Copies of Crop and Market
Information Reports,’’ OMB Control No.
3038–0015. This is a request for
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Entities: Entities potentially
affected by this action include future
commission merchants (‘‘FCMs’’) and
members of contract markets.
Abstract: The information collected
pursuant to this rule, 17 CFR 1.40, is in
the public interest and is necessary for
market surveillance. Manipulation of
commodity futures prices is a violation
of the Commodity Exchange Act (Act).
Section 9(a)(2) of the Act (7 U.S.C.
13(a)(2)) prohibits the dissemination of
false or misleading or knowingly
inaccurate reports that affect or tend to
affect the prices of commodities. In
order to facilitate the enforcement of
this provision, Commission regulation
1.40 requires that members of an
exchange and FCMs provide upon
request copies of any report published
or given general circulation which
concerns crop or market information
that affects or tends to affect the price
of any commodity.
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. The OMB control
numbers for the CFTC’s regulations
were published on December 30, 1981.
See 46 FR 63035 (Dec. 30, 1981).
The Commission would like to solicit
comments to:
• Evaluate 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;
• Evaluate 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;
• Enhance the quality, usefulness,
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• Minimize the burden of collection
of information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
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. You should submit only
information that you wish to make
available publicly. If you wish the
Commission to consider information
that you believe is exempt from
disclosure under the Freedom of
Information Act, a petition for
confidential treatment of the exempt
information may be submitted according
to the procedures established in § 145.9
of the Commission’s regulations.1
The Commission reserves the right,
but shall have no obligation, to review,
pre-screen, filter, redact, refuse, or
remove any or all of your submission
from http://www.cftc.gov that it may
deem to be inappropriate for
publication, such as obscene language.
All submissions that have been redacted
or removed that contain comments on
the merits of the ICR will be retained in
the public comment file and will be
considered as required under the
Administrative Procedure Act and other
applicable laws, and may be accessible
under the Freedom of Information Act.
Burden statement: The respondent
burden for this collection is estimated to
average 0.17 hours per response.
• Respondents/Affected Entities: 15.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
15.
• Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 2.5 hours.
• Frequency of Collection: On
occasion.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dated: November 17, 2017.
Robert N. Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew
Collection 3038–0026, Gross Collection
of Exchange-Set Margins for Omnibus
Accounts
Commodity Futures Trading
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ACTION:

Notice.

The Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (CFTC) is
announcing an opportunity for public
comment on the proposed renewal of a
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 public comment.
This notice solicits comments on
requirements relating to Gross
Collection of Exchange-Set Margins for
Omnibus Accounts.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before January 22, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by OMB Control Number
3038–0026, 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Bretscher, Division of Swap Dealer
and Intermediary Oversight, Commodity
Futures Trading Commission, (312)
596–0529; email: mbretscher@cftc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA,1 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,
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