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LOA would be valid for 5 years,
November 2028 through February 2032.
The USACE plans to construct new
structures with pilings in the Lower
Columbia River. The full DMMP
includes proposed dredging and
placement operations between RM 3
and RM 105.5. However, the scope of
this request for a LOA is limited to
potential pile driving that would be
associated with any new structures
installed under the DMMP which would
occur between RM 23 and RM 36. Inwater impact and vibratory pile driving
of steel and timber piles may
incidentally expose marine mammals to
elevated levels of noise, thereby
resulting in incidental take, by Level A
and Level B harassment only. Therefore,
the USACE requests authorization to
incidentally take marine mammals.

Dated: May 7, 2024.
Catherine Marzin,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

Specified Activities

SUMMARY:

The purpose of the proposed project
is to maintain the authorized LCR
Federal Navigation Channel depth and
width for a minimum of 20 years in the
least cost, operationally feasible, and
environmentally acceptable manner in
order to provide continued reliable,
safe, and efficient transportation of
waterborne commerce and
uninterrupted transit for fully loaded
vessels in the LCR. The USACE
anticipates 141 in-water work days will
be required to install approximately
1,029, 12-inch timber piles and 1,038,
24-inch steel piles via impact and
vibratory driving over 5 years. The
number of in-water work days per year
would range from 1 (Year 2) to 51 (Year
5). Take by Level A and Level B
harassment has been requested for
harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardii),
Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus),
and California sea lion (Zalophus
californianus). The USACE’s
application contains mitigation and
monitoring measures designed to reduce
impacts to marine mammals. The
application also contains proposed
marine mammal monitoring and
reporting plans.

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Information Solicited
Interested persons may submit
information, suggestions, and comments
concerning USACE’s request (see
ADDRESSES). NMFS will consider all
information, suggestions, and comments
related to the request during the
development of proposed regulations
governing the incidental taking of
marine mammals by USACE, if
appropriate.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Documentation of Fish Harvest
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comments.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before July 15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at noaa.pra@noaa.gov. Reference OMB
Control Number 0648–0365 in the
subject line of your comments. All
comments received are part of the
public record and will generally be
posted on https://www.regulations.gov
without change. Do not submit
confidential business information or
otherwise sensitive or protected
information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Rick
DeVictor, NMFS, Southeast Regional
Office, Sustainable Fisheries Division,
263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg,
Florida 33701, telephone: 727–824–
5305, email: rick.devictor@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The NMFS Southeast Region proposes
to extend the information collection

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currently approved under OMB Control
Number 0648–0365, South Atlantic
Documentation of Fish Harvest.
The NMFS Southeast Region manages
commercial fishing in Federal waters of
the South Atlantic under the authority
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act). South Atlantic
Federal waters encompass the area
offshore of North Carolina and south
through the east coast of Florida.
Federally permitted seafood dealers
who process or sell federally managed
snapper and grouper species during
seasonal fishery closures in the South
Atlantic for those applicable species
must maintain documentation, as
specified in 50 CFR part 300 subpart K
and 50 CFR 622.192(i), that such fish
were harvested from areas other than
state or Federal waters in the South
Atlantic. The applicable snapper and
grouper species are greater amberjack,
gag, black grouper, red grouper, scamp,
red hind, rock hind, yellowmouth
grouper, yellowfin grouper, graysby, and
coney. The required documentation
includes information about the vessel
that harvested the fish, and where and
when the fish were offloaded. The
required documentation also requires a
signed statement by the dealer that
attests to the harvest of the applicable
species from areas other than the South
Atlantic. NMFS requires the information
for the enforcement of fishery
regulations at 50 CFR 622, subpart I.
II. Method of Collection
The information is in the form of a
paper affidavit that a dealer creates and
retains.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0365.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission—
extension of a current information
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
379.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 63 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 in recordkeeping and
reporting costs.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed

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information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; National Marine Sanctuary
Permits
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. This notice pertains to
a requested revision and extension of

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the approved collection of information
for national marine sanctuary permits.
The purpose of this notice is to allow for
60 days of public comment preceding
submission of the collection to Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before July 15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at NOAA.PRA@noaa.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0141 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Sophie
De Beukelaer, National Permit
Coordinator, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, 99 Pacific
Street, Building 455A, Monterey, CA
93940, 831–583–8755, and
sophie.debeukelaer@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for revision and
extension of a currently approved
information collection by the Office of
National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS).
ONMS manages national marine
sanctuaries pursuant to the purposes
and policies of the National Marine
Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.).
National marine sanctuary regulations
at 15 CFR part 922 list specific activities
that are prohibited in national marine
sanctuaries. These regulations also state
that otherwise prohibited activities may
be conducted if a permit is issued by
ONMS. Persons desiring a permit must
submit an application (note that
requests for baitfish permits and
Tortugas Ecological Reserve North
Access permits require contacting
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
and do not require a completed ONMS
permit application), and anyone
obtaining a permit is generally required
to submit one or more reports on the
activity allowed under the permit. The
recordkeeping and reporting
requirements at 15 CFR part 922 form
the basis for this collection of
information.
This information is required by
ONMS to protect and manage sanctuary
resources. The permit application
collects information about the proposed
activities, the methods proposed to be
used, the potential effects to sanctuary
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regulatory review criteria at 15 CFR part
922. ONMS uses this information to
evaluate whether the proposed activities
are consistent with the goals and
objectives of the sanctuary and the
purposes and policies of the NMSA.
Changes to this information collection
include revisions to the permit
application and instructions to collect
information about small businesses to
better assess the types of entities
engaged in permitting activities. The
estimated number of permits issued per
year also changed from 424 to 567 to
reflect the additional estimated permit
numbers if the various proposed
national marine sanctuary designations
are finalized. In particular, this is based
on adding an estimated fifteen
additional permits and about 59
certifications for the proposed Chumash
Heritage National Marine Sanctuary (88
FR 58123, August 25, 2023), an
estimated five additional permits for the
proposed designation of the National
Marine Sanctuary for the Pacific Remote
Islands (88 FR 23624; April 18, 2023),
an estimated five additional permits for
proposed Lake Ontario National Marine
Sanctuary (88 FR 3334, January 19,
2023), an estimated five additional
permits for proposed Lake Erie
Quadrangle National Marine Sanctuary
(88 FR 32198, July 18, 2023), an
estimated nine permits for the proposed
sanctuary in the Hudson Canyon area
(87 FR 38387, June 8, 2022), and
increasing the numbers of amendments
and Tortugas access permits to reflect
more recent average permit numbers.
The number of baitfish permits was
diminished by 35 permits and Florida
Keys National Marine Sanctuary plans
to phase out the bait fishing permits
over the next three years (87 FR 42800,
July 18, 2022).
II. Method of Collection
Depending on the permit being
requested, an application, reports, and
telephone calls may be required from
applicants. Applications and reports can
be submitted via email, fax, or
traditional mail. Applicants are
encouraged to use electronic means to
apply for permits and submit reports
whenever possible.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0141.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(revision and extension of a currently
approved information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households; not-for-profit institutions;
Federal Government; State, local, or
Tribal government.

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