78 FR 207 pg. 63962 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Type: NOTICEVolume: 78Number: 207Page: 63962
Page: 63962FR document: [FR Doc. 2013-25177 Filed 10-24-13; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Green Sturgeon ESA 4(d) Rule Take Exceptions and Exemptions.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0613.
Form Number(s): NA.
Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current information collection).
Number of Respondents: 46.
Average Hours per Response: Scientific research, monitoring or habitat restoration exceptions, state and individual research plans/applications, 40 hours each; fishery management and evaluation plans and tribal plans, 160 hours each; reports, 5 or 20 hours, depending on the research or plan.
Burden Hours: 1,760.
Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension of a current information collection.
The Southern Distinct Population Segment of North American green sturgeon ( Acipenser medirostris; hereafter, "Southern DPS") was listed as a threatened species in April 2006. Protective regulations under section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) were promulgated for the species on June 2, 2010 (75 FR 30714) (the final ESA 4(d) Rule). To comply with the ESA and the protective regulations, entities must obtain take authorization prior to engaging in activities involving take of Southern DPS fish unless the activity is covered by an exception or exemption. Certain activities described in the "exceptions" provision of 50 CFR 223.210(b) are not subject to the take prohibitions if they adhere to specific criteria and reporting requirements. Under the "exemption" provision of 50 CFR 223.210(c), the take prohibitions do not apply to scientific research, scientific monitoring, and fisheries activities conducted under an approved 4(d) program or plan; similarly, take prohibitions do not apply to tribal resource management activities conducted under a Tribal Plan for which the requisite determinations described in 50 CFR 223.102(c)(3) have been made. In order to ensure that activities qualify under exceptions to or exemptions from the take prohibitions, local, state, and federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, academic researchers, and private organizations are asked to voluntarily submit detailed information regarding their activity on a schedule to be determined by National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) staff. This information is used by NMFS to (1) Track the number of Southern DPS fish taken as a result of each action; (2) understand and evaluate the cumulative effects of each action on the Southern DPS; and (3) determine whether additional protections are needed for the species, or whether additional exceptions may be warranted.
Affected Public: State, local and tribal governments, not-for-profit institutions.
Frequency: Annually, biannually and on occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or maintain benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 482-0336, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at JJessup@doc.gov ).
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: October 22, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-25177 Filed 10-24-13; 8:45 am]
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