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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 53 / Monday, March 19, 2018 / Notices

notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Dated: March 14, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018–05509 Filed 3–16–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; International
Dolphin Conservation Program
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 18, 2018.
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 pracomments@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to: Justin Greenman, NMFS—
Protected Resources Division, 501 W.
Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach,
CA 90802, (562) 980–3264 or
justin.greenman@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

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I. Abstract
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) collects
information to implement the
International Dolphin Conservation
Program Act (Act). The Act allows entry
of yellowfin tuna into the United States
(U.S.), under specific conditions, from
nations in the International Dolphin
Conservation Program that would
otherwise be under embargo. The Act
also allows U.S. fishing vessels to
participate in the yellowfin tuna fishery
in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean
(ETP) on terms equivalent with the
vessels of other nations. NOAA collects

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information to allow tracking and
verification of ‘‘dolphin-safe’’ and ‘‘nondolphin safe’’ tuna products from catch
through the U.S. market.
The regulations implementing the Act
are at 50 CFR parts 216 and 300. The
recordkeeping and reporting
requirements at 50 CFR parts 216 and
300 form the basis for this collection of
information. This collection includes
permit applications, notifications, tuna
tracking forms, reports, and
certifications that provide information
on vessel characteristics and operations
in the ETP, the origin of tuna and tuna
products, chain of custody
recordkeeping requirements and certain
other information necessary to
implement the Act.
II. Method of Collection
Paper applications, other paper
records, electronic and facsimile
reports, and telephone calls or email
messages are required from participants.
Methods of submittal include
transmission of paper forms via regular
mail and facsimile as well as electronic
submission via email or an FTP site
(password protected).
III. Data
OMB Number: 0648–0387.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
279.
Estimated Time per Response: 35
minutes for a vessel permit application;
10 minutes for an operator permit
application, a notification of vessel
arrival or departure, a change in permit
operator; a notification of a net
modification or a monthly tuna storage
removal report; 30 minutes for a request
for a waiver to transit the ETP without
a permit (and subsequent radio
reporting) or for a special report
documenting the origin of tuna (if
requested by the NOAA Administrator);
10 hours for an experimental fishing
operation waiver; 15 minutes for a
request for a Dolphin Mortality Limit;
35 minutes for written notification to
request active status for a small tuna
purse seine vessel; 5 minutes for written
notification to request inactive status for
a small tuna purse seine vessel or for
written notification of the intent to
transfer a tuna purse seine vessel to
foreign registry and flag; 60 minutes for
a tuna tracking form or for a monthly
tuna receiving report; 30 minutes for
IMO application or exemption request;

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30 minutes for chain of custody
recordkeeping reporting requirement.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 248.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $4,578.
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 14, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018–05508 Filed 3–16–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XF800

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to Confined
Blasting Operations in the East
Channel by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers During the Tampa Harbor
Big Bend Channel Expansion Project
in Tampa Harbor, Tampa, Florida
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental
harassment authorization; request for
comments.
AGENCY:

NMFS has received a request
from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Jacksonville District, (USACE) for
authorization to take marine mammals
incidental to confined blasting in the
East Channel of the Big Bend Channel
in Tampa Harbor, Tampa, Florida.
Pursuant to the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is

SUMMARY:

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