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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 86 / Thursday, May 3, 2018 / Notices

Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. This meeting
will be recorded. Consistent with 16
U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is
available upon request. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: April 30, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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II. Method of Collection
Respondents have a choice of either
electronic or paper forms. Methods of
submittal include email or electronic
forms, or mail or facsimile transmission
of paper forms within 72 hours of
landing.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Pacific Island
Pelagic Longline Fisheries; Shorttailed Albatross-Fisheries Interaction
Recovery Reporting
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 July 2, 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 Gabriel Forrester, NMFS,
(808) 725–5179 or Gabriel.Forrester@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection. Federal regulations require
the operator of a vessel with a Hawaii

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longline limited access permit vessel to
notify NMFS if an endangered shorttailed albatross is hooked or entangled
during fishing operations. Following the
retrieval of the albatross from the ocean
the vessel operator must record the
condition of the bird on a recovery data
form. A veterinarian will use the
information to provide advice to the
captain for caring for the bird. If the
albatross is dead, the captain must
attach an identification tag to the
carcass to assist the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS) biologists in
subsequent studies. This collection of
information is one of the terms and
conditions contained in the Endangered
Species Act Section 7 biological opinion
issued by USFWS, and is intended to
maximize the probability of the longterm survival of short-tailed albatrosses
accidentally taken by longline gear.

III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0456.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.
Estimated Time per Response:
Notification, reporting, and tagging and
specimen handling, 1 hour each.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $80 in recordkeeping/reporting
costs, mainly for at-sea communication
costs.
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.

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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: April 30, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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Administration
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Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to Site
Characterization Surveys Off of New
York
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental
harassment authorization.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
regulations implementing the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as
amended, notification is hereby given
that NMFS has issued an incidental
harassment authorization (IHA) to
Statoil Wind U.S. LLC (Statoil) to
incidentally harass, by Level B
harassment only, marine mammals
during marine site characterization
surveys off the coast of New York as
part of the Empire Wind Project in the
area of the Commercial Lease of
Submerged Lands for Renewable Energy
Development on the Outer Continental
Shelf (OCS–A 0512) (Lease Area) and
coastal waters where one or more cable
route corridors will be established.
DATES: This Authorization is valid for
one year from the date of issuance.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jordan Carduner, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
Electronic copies of the applications
and supporting documents, as well as a
list of the references cited in this
document, may be obtained by visiting
the internet at: www.fisheries.noaa.gov/
national/marine-mammal-protection/
incidental-take-authorizations-otherenergy-activities-renewable. In case of
problems accessing these documents,
please call the contact listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

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