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and Liability Act (CERCLA; 42 U.S.C.,
9601 et seq.) or the Oil Pollution Action
of 1990 (OPA; 33 U.S.C., 2701 et seq.),
or physical injuries under the National
Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA) (16
U.S.C. 1431 et seq.). ONMS consists of
the following component organizations:
fourteen national marine sanctuaries
and two marine national monuments,
and the Office of General Counsel for
Natural Resources (GCNR). NOAA
published the GCNR rate for FY10 in the
Federal Register on October 20, 2011
(76 FR 65182). ONMS conducts NRDAs
as a basis for recovering damages from
responsible parties and uses the funds
recovered to restore injured sanctuary
resources.
When addressing NRDA incidents,
the costs of the damage assessment are
recoverable from responsible parties
who are potentially liable for an
incident. Costs include direct and
indirect costs. Direct costs are costs for
activities that are clearly and readily
attributable to a specific output. In the
context of ONMS, outputs may be
associated with damage assessment
cases, or may be represented by other
program products. In contrast, indirect
costs reflect the costs for activities that
collectively support ONMS’s mission

and operations. For example, indirect
costs include general administrative
support and traditional overheads.
Although indirect costs may not be
readily traced back to a specific direct
activity, indirect costs may be allocated
to direct activities using an indirect cost
distribution rate.
Consistent with standard Federal
accounting requirements, ONMS is
required to account for and report the
full costs of its programs and activities.
Further, ONMS is authorized by law to
recover reasonable costs of damage
assessment and restoration activities
under CERCLA, OPA and the NMSA.
Within the constraints of these laws,
ONMS has the discretion to develop
indirect cost rates subject to its
requirements.
ONMS’s Indirect Cost Effort
In October 2002, NOAA contracted
the public accounting firm Cotton and
Company LLP to: (1) Evaluate the cost
accounting system and allocation
practices; (2) recommend the
appropriate indirect cost allocation
methodology; and (3) determine the
indirect cost rates for the organizations
that comprise ONMS. A subcontractor
to Cotton and Company LLP, Empirical

Concepts Incorporated (Empirical),
calculated the ONMS indirect costs for
fiscal year 2010.
Empirical concluded that the cost
accounting system and allocation
practices of ONMS component
organizations are consistent with
Federal accounting requirements.
Empirical also determined that the most
appropriate indirect allocation method
was the Direct Labor Cost Base for all
ONMS component organizations. The
Direct Labor Cost Base is computed by
allocation total indirect costs over the
sum of direct labor dollars plus the
application of NOAA’s leave surcharge
and benefits rates to direct labor.
Empirical further assessed that the
indirect cost rates for the ONMS
component organizations were fair and
equitable. A report on Empirical’s
assessment and their determination can
be obtained from the person identified
in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
ONMS Indirect Cost Rate and Policies
ONMS will apply the indirect cost
rate for FY2010 as recommended by
Empirical for each of the ONMS
component organizations as provided in
the following table:
Fiscal year 2010
indirect rate
(percent)

ONMS component organization
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (except for Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary) ....................................................
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary .....................................................................................................................................

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ONMS will apply the FY2010 rates
identified in this notice to all damage
assessment and restoration case costs
incurred from October 1, 2010 until
present, using the Direct Labor Cost base
allocation methodology. For cases that
have settled and for cost claims paid
prior to the effective date of the fiscal
year in question, ONMS will not reopen any resolved matters for the
purpose of applying the rates in this
notice. For cases not settled and cost
claims not paid prior to the effective
date of the fiscal year in question,
ONMS will calculate costs using the
rates in this notice. ONMS will use the
FY2010 rates for future fiscal years until
year-specific rates are developed.
John Armor,
Director, Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request; Marine Mammal
Health and Stranding Response
Program
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), on or after
the date of publication of this notice.
The public is invited to submit
comments on this request.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day

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Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0648–0178.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of this submission may be
obtained from Adrienne Thomas, PRA
Officer, NOAA, 151 Patton Avenue,
Room 159, Asheville, NC 28801, (828)
257–3148 or viewing the entire
information collection request at
www.reginfo.gov.
Comments
are invited on: (1) Whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Department, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) if the information
will be processed and used in a timely
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimates of the burden and cost of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information collection; and (5) ways to

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Marine Mammal Health and
Stranding Response Program, Level A
Stranding Report, Rehabilitation
Disposition Data Sheet, and Human
Interaction Form.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0178.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of an existing collection).
Number of Respondents: 400.
Average Hours per Response: 30
minutes for Stranding Reports and
Rehabilitation Disposition Forms; 45
minutes for the Human Interaction Data
Sheet.
Burden Hours: 14,600.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
revision of this previously approved
data collection. All three of the
currently approved forms in this
collection (the Stranding Report form,
Human Interaction Form, and
Rehabilitation Disposition Form) have
been slightly modified.
The marine mammal stranding report
provides information on strandings so
that the National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS) can compile and
analyze, by region, the species,
numbers, conditions, and causes of
illnesses and deaths in stranded marine
mammals. NMFS requires this
information to fulfill its management
responsibilities under the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C.
1421a). Section 402(b) of the MMPA (16
U.S.C. 1421a) requires the Secretary to
collect and update information on
strandings. It further provides that the
Secretary shall compile and analyze, by
region, the species, numbers,
conditions, and causes of illnesses and
deaths in stranded marine mammals.
Section 404 (a) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C.
1421c) mandates that the Secretary
respond to unusual marine mammal
mortality events. Without a historical
baseline provided by marine mammal
information collected from strandings,
detection of such events could be
difficult, and the investigation could be
impeded. Section 401(b) of the MMPA
(16 U.S.C. 1421) requires NMFS to
facilitate the collection and
dissemination of reference data on the
health of marine mammal populations
in the wild and to correlate health with
physical, chemical, and biological
environmental parameters. In order to
perform this function, NMFS must
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samples collected from stranded
animals are a critical part of the
implementation of this mandate of the
MMPA. Minor edits to the current
version of the form are proposed,
including beginning to collect live,
entangled large whale data in this data
collection, streamlining the confidence
codes, collecting data on marine debris
and entanglement interactions, and
minor textual edits to field names to
better match the other two forms.
NMFS is also responsible for the
welfare of marine mammals while in
rehabilitation status. Under MMPA
section 104(c)(10) [16 U.S.C.
1374(c)(10)], NMFS is required to
maintain an inventory of live marine
mammals held under permits for
rehabilitation or captive display. The
data in the Marine Mammal
Rehabilitation Disposition report are
required to monitor and track animals
during rehabilitation and during transfer
to permanent-permitted status. This
information is submitted primarily by
members of the marine mammal
stranding networks which are
authorized by NMFS. Minor changes are
proposed for this form, including the
collection of all pinniped pups born in
rehab (previously was only for pups that
survived the first 48 hours).
Additionally, minor edits to field names
were made to better match the other two
forms.
The Human Interaction Data Sheet
provides NMFS with consistent and
detailed information on signs of human
interaction in stranded marine
mammals. This information will assist
the Agency in tracking resource
conflicts and will provide a solid
scientific foundation for conservation
and management of marine mammals.
With a better understanding of
interactions, appropriate measures can
be taken to resolve conflicts and,
stranding data are the best source of
information regarding the occurrence of
different types of human interaction.
Minor changes to field names are
proposed for this form, to better match
the other two forms.
Affected Public: State governments;
not-for-profit institutions; business or
other for-profits organizations.
Frequency: Annual and periodic. On
occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Marine Mammal
Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1421a).

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Dated: March 19, 2020.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Foreign Fishing
Vessel Permits, Vessel, and Gear
Identification, and Reporting
Requirements
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 26, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Adrienne Thomas, PRA Officer,
NOAA, 151 Patton Avenue, Room 159,
Asheville, NC 28801 (or via the internet
at PRAcomments@doc.gov). All
comments received are part of the
public record. Comments will generally
be posted without change. All
Personally Identifiable Information (for
example, name and address) voluntarily
submitted by the commenter may be
publicly accessible. Do not submit
Confidential Business Information or
otherwise sensitive or protected
information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Kent Laborde, Office of
International Affairs and Seafood
Inspection (F/IS5), 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland
20910, 301–427–8364 or kent.laborde@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) issues permits, under the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.; MSA), to foreign

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