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No incidental take of ESA-listed
species is proposed for authorization 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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Proposed Authorization
As a result of these preliminary
determinations, NMFS proposes to issue
an IHA to the USFWS Refuge for
conducting research, monitoring, and
management activities on the South
Farallon Islands, provided the
previously mentioned mitigation,
monitoring, and reporting requirements
are incorporated. A draft of the
proposed IHA can be found at: https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/
marine-mammal-protection/incidentaltake-authorizations-research-and-otheractivities.
Request for Public Comments
We request comment on our analyses,
the proposed authorization, and any
other aspect of this notice of proposed
IHA for the USFWS Refuge’s proposed
research, monitoring, and management
activities. We also request comment on
the potential renewal of this proposed
IHA as described in the paragraph
below. Please include with your
comments any supporting data or
literature citations to help inform
decisions on the request for this IHA or
a subsequent renewal IHA.
On a case-by-case basis, NMFS may
issue a one-time, 1-year renewal IHA
following notice to the public providing
an additional 15 days for public
comments when (1) up to another year
of identical or nearly identical activities
as described in the Description of
Proposed Activity section of this notice
is planned or (2) the activities as
described in the Description of
Proposed Activity section of this notice
would not be completed by the time the
IHA expires and a renewal would allow
for completion of the activities beyond
that described in the Dates and Duration
section of this notice, provided all of the
following conditions are met:
• A request for renewal is received no
later than 60 days prior to the needed
renewal IHA effective date (recognizing
that the renewal IHA expiration date
cannot extend beyond 1 year from
expiration of the initial IHA).
• The request for renewal must
include the following:
(1) An explanation that the activities
to be conducted under the requested
renewal IHA are identical to the
activities analyzed under the initial
IHA, are a subset of the activities, or
include changes so minor (e.g.,
reduction in pile size) that the changes

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do not affect the previous analyses,
mitigation and monitoring
requirements, or take estimates (with
the exception of reducing the type or
amount of take).
(2) A preliminary monitoring report
showing the results of the required
monitoring to date and an explanation
showing that the monitoring results do
not indicate impacts of a scale or nature
not previously analyzed or authorized.
• Upon review of the request for
renewal, the status of the affected
species or stocks, and any other
pertinent information, NMFS
determines that there are no more than
minor changes in the activities, the
mitigation and monitoring measures
will remain the same and appropriate,
and the findings in the initial IHA
remain valid.
Dated: July 10, 2025.
Kimberly Damon-Randall,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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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; Alaska Community Quota
Entity (CQE) Program
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. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before September 15, 2025.
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–
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0665 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 Allyson
Olds, Technical Editor, Alaska Region
Sustainable Fisheries Division, 709 W
9th Street, Juneau, AK 99801, 907–586–
7228, allyson.olds@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This is a request for extension of an
approved information collection. The
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS), Alaska Regional Office (AKR),
is the sponsor of this information
collection. This information collection
contains applications, permits, and
reports required under the Community
Quota Entity (CQE) Program.
NMFS AKR manages the groundfish
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
management area under the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area. The MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)
authorizes the North Pacific Fishery
Management Council to prepare and
amend fishery management plans for
any fishery in waters under its
jurisdiction. The International Pacific
Halibut Commission (IPHC) and NMFS
AKR manage fishing for Pacific halibut
(Hippoglossus stenolepis) through
regulations established under the
authority of the Northern Pacific Halibut
Act of 1982, 16 U.S.C. 773c (Halibut
Act).
The CQE Program is a Federal
program administered by NMFS. The
CQE Program allocates to eligible
communities in Alaska a portion of the
harvest quotas for groundfish, halibut,
crab, and prohibited species. The
allocations provide these communities
with the means for starting or
supporting commercial fisheries
activities that will result in an ongoing,
regionally based, fisheries-related
economy. Participating communities are
represented by a CQE, which is a
NMFS-approved non-profit
organization.
Under the Pacific Halibut and
Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota
(IFQ) Program, a CQE may purchase
commercial halibut and sablefish quota

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share (QS) for lease to residents of the
eligible community. Under the Charter
Halibut Limited Access Program, a CQE
may request community charter halibut
permits for use in southeast Alaska and
the central Gulf of Alaska by charter
vessel operators designated by the CQE.
Under the License Limitation Program
(LLP), a CQE may request non-trawl
groundfish LLP licenses endorsed for
Pacific cod in the central or western
Gulf of Alaska for use on vessels
designated by the CQE. More
information on the CQEs and the CQE
Program is provided on the NMFS
Alaska Region website at https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/
sustainable-fisheries/community-quotaand-license-programs-communityquota-entities.
This information collection is
required in Federal regulations at 50
CFR 300 Subpart E and Part 679. The
eligible communities and the
community governing body that
recommends the CQE are listed in Table
21 to 50 CFR part 679.
This collection contains applications
used by a nonprofit corporation to
become a CQE; by CQEs to receive nontrawl groundfish LLP licenses and
Charter Halibut Permits (CHPs); by
CQEs to transfer or receive IFQ QS; by
CQEs to transfer IFQ to an eligible
community resident or non-resident;
and by CQEs to transfer between
commercial halibut IFQ and halibut
guided angler fish (GAF). In addition,
this collection contains two reporting
requirements: an annual report and an
authorization letter. Annually, each
CQE must submit a report describing its
business operations and fishing
activities for each eligible community it
represents. CQEs requesting LLP
groundfish licenses must annually
submit an authorization letter that
assigns each community LLP license to
a user and vessel.
The type of information collected
includes information on the applicants,
transferors, transferees, authorized
representatives, and communities
represented, as well as information on
the procedures, criteria, administrative
activities, business operations,
community fishing activities, sweep-up
information, certificate and licensing
information, and fishing activities
pertaining to the application.
NMFS requires this information for
fisheries management and to evaluate
the ability of a specific CQE to represent
an eligible community. NMFS uses the
information collected to establish
eligibility of the CQEs; review each
CQE’s business operations and fishing
activity; monitor participation of the
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Program and associated limited access
programs; and gather information on
distribution and use among these
communities of LLP groundfish
licenses, CHPs, and halibut and
sablefish QS and IFQ.
All of the forms, except for the
Application for Community Charter
Halibut Permit at § 300.67(k), can now
be submitted electronically via email.
These forms will be updated
accordingly to clarify that electronic
submission is allowed.
II. Method of Collection
The applications are available as
fillable PDFs on the NMFS Alaska
Region website at https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/alaskacommunity-quota-entity-applications
that may be downloaded, emailed,
printed, faxed, or delivered to NMFS,
with the exception of the Application
for Community Charter Halibut Permit
at § 300.67(k), which may be only
submitted by mail, hand delivery, or
facsimile. The CQE annual report must
be mailed. The CQE authorization letter
may be submitted as an attachment to
an email.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0665.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions; Individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
94.
Estimated Time per Response:
Application for a Non-profit
Corporation to be Designated as a CQE:
200 hours; Transfer applications: 2
hours; Application for a CQE to Receive
a Non-trawl Groundfish LLP License: 20
hours; Application for Community
Charter Halibut Permit: 1 hour; CQE
Annual Report: 40 hours; CQE LLP
Authorization Letter: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,620 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $895 in recordkeeping and
reporting costs.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain Benefits; Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.); The
Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (16
U.S.C. 773c).
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
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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 information
collection request. 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,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office
of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities Under OMB Review
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(‘‘PRA’’), this notice announces that the
Information Collection Request (‘‘ICR’’)
abstracted below has been forwarded to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs (‘‘OIRA’’), of the Office of
Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’), for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the nature of the information collection
and its expected costs and burden.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before August 14, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of this
notice’s publication to OIRA, at https://
SUMMARY:

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