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terms to the ODF for incidental take of 

covered species from covered activities 

in the plan area. The plan area includes 

all state forestlands west of the Cascade 

Range that are managed by ODF, a total 

of 733,695 acres (about 2969.16 km2). 

The permit area is defined as the 

portion of the plan area that ODF 

currently controls and where all covered 

activities would occur and conservation 

actions would apply. The covered 

activities are the projects and activities 

for which ODF is requesting take 

authorization. The covered activities 

include the ODF’s forest and recreation 

management activities in the permit 

area as well as the activities needed to 

carry out ODF’s proposed conservation 

strategy. Broad categories of covered 

activities include stand management, 

road system management, recreation 

infrastructure construction and 

maintenance, and HCP conservation 

actions. Covered species under the 

proposed WOSF HCP include 

threatened and endangered species 

listed under the ESA, and currently 

unlisted species that have the potential 

to become listed during the life of the 

HCP. Incidental take coverage is being 

sought by ODF for covered species. 

More information on covered activities 

and the species for which ODF is 

seeking incidental take coverage is 

provided in the draft HCP, available at 

https://www.oregon.gov/ODF/ 

AboutODF/Pages/HCP-initiative.aspx. 

We will consider the Proposed Action 

and the No Action Alternative as well 

as being open to considering what ideas 

the public may bring forward during the 

scoping process. We are using this 

process to seek alternatives, which may 

include, but are not limited to variation 

in the length of the permit term; adding 

or removing some of the covered 

species; the level of take allowed; the 

level, location, or type of minimization, 

mitigation, or monitoring provided 

under the HCP; the scope of covered 

activities; the location, amount or type 

of conservation, or similar aspects of the 

permit conditions. 

Summary of Expected Impacts 

Incidental take is expected to occur 

due to the covered activities under the 

proposed action. Expected impacts are 

less than what occurs under ODFs 

current timber/land management 

practices. ODF is proposing a 

conservation strategy as part of their 

HCP that is intended to fully offset the 

impacts of the take. 

Anticipated Permits and Authorizations 

The following permits, consultations, 

or other authorizations are anticipated 

to be required in order to proceed with 

issuance of the ITPs: 

• ESA Section 7 consultations, ESA 

Section 10 Findings; 

• Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

consultation; 

• Tribal consultations; and 

• National Historic Preservation Act 

with possible memorandum of 

agreement or other mechanism. 

Schedule for the Decision-Making 

Process 

Information on the proposed NEPA 

schedule can be found at: https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/noticeintent-prepare-environmental-impactstatement-western-oregon-state-foresthabitat. 

Public Scoping Process 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process, which guides the 

development of the EIS. NMFS is 

hosting a public webinar for 

informational purposes, including a 

question and answer session, within the 

scoping period. Information on the 

webinar date and time, and instructions 

for connecting or calling into the 

webinar will be posted at: https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/noticeintent-prepare-environmental-impactstatement-western-oregon-state-foresthabitat. Accommodations for persons 

with disabilities are available; 

accommodation requests should be 

directed to Michelle McMullin at least 

10 working days prior to the webinar. 

Public comments will not be accepted 

during the webinar. 

Request for Identification of Potential 

Alternatives, Information, and 

Analyses Relevant to the Proposed 

Action 

The primary purpose of the scoping 

process is for the public to assist NMFS 

in developing the EIS. NMFS requests 

that the comments be specific. In 

particular, we request information 

regarding: Any science that is relevant 

and not yet incorporated, any 

interpretation of science that is different 

than what is presented; significant 

issues; identification of impacts that are 

not fully off-set; review and input 

regarding monitoring; possible 

alternatives that meet the purpose and 

need; effects or impacts to the human 

environment from the proposed action 

or alternatives; and potential terms and 

conditions that may minimize adverse 

effects, including time or area 

restrictions or both to reduce 

environmental impacts. 

Lead and Cooperating Agencies 

NMFS is the lead agency for the 

NEPA process. The USFWS is a 

cooperating agency in the NEPA 

process. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

If after publication of the Record of 

Decision we determine that all 

requirements are met for ITP issuance, 

the NMFS West Coast Regional 

Administrator will issue a decision on 

the requested ITP. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; 40 CFR 

parts 1500–1508; and Companion Manual for 

NOAA Administrative Order 216–6A, 82 FR 

4306. 

Dated: February 25, 2021. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, 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; Greater Atlantic Region 

Logbook Family of Forms 

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, on or after the date of publication 

of this notice. We invite 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. Public 

comments were previously requested 

via the Federal Register on December 

22, 2020 (85 FR 83519) during a 60-day 

comment period. This notice allows for 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

Title: Greater Atlantic Region Logbook 

Family of Forms. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0212. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular (Revision of 

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Number of Respondents: 2,299. 


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Average Hours per Response: 5 

minutes, Vessel Trip Reports; 12.5 

minutes, Shellfish Log; 3 minutes for 

Spawning Blocks, Monkfish DAS, EFP, 

Herring, RSA, and Tilefish. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,487. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collected is used by several offices of 

the NOAA Fisheries Service, the U.S. 

Coast Guard, the Councils, and state 

fishery enforcement agencies under 

contract to the NOAA Fisheries Service 

in order to develop, implement, and 

monitor fishery management strategies. 

These data serve as inputs for a 

variety of uses, including biological 

analyses and stock assessments, 

regulatory impact analyses, quota 

allocation selections and monitoring, 

economic profitability profiles, trade 

and import tariff decisions, allocation of 

grant funds among states, and analysis 

of ecological interactions among 

species. NMFS would be unable to 

fulfill the majority of its scientific 

research and fishery management 

missions without these data. 

This request is for revision of a 

current information collection. Fishing 

vessels participating in select fisheries 

within the Greater Atlantic Region are 

currently able to submit certain required 

reports via an Interactive Voice 

Response (IVR) system. As of Spring 

2021, the IVR system will no longer be 

available and the reports will need to be 

submitted using our web based system, 

FishOnline. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; Business or other for-profit 

organizations. 

Frequency: On occasion, weekly, 

monthly. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 

Follow the instructions to view the 

Department of Commerce collections 

currently under review by OMB. 

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 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function and 

entering either the title of the collection 

or the OMB Control Number 0648–0212. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

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[RTID 0648–XA916] 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); Public Hearings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public hearings; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) and the 

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 

Commission (Commission) will hold 

five public hearings via webinar and a 

written comment period to solicit public 

comments on a developing a 

management action that considers 

initiation and/or modifications to the 

bluefish fishery management plan goals 

and objectives, sector allocations, 

commercial allocations to the states, 

rebuilding plan, transfer processes, 

accounting of management uncertainty, 

and the de minimis provisions. 

DATES: The webinar hearings will be 

held between March 24 and April 8, 

2021. Each hearing will take place from 

6 p.m. to 8 p.m. EST. Written comments 

must be received on or before 11:59 p.m. 

EST, April 23, 2021. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for more details, including 

the dates and times for all hearings. 

ADDRESSES: All hearings will be hosted 

through GoToWebinar. You must use 

GoToWebinar to speak during the 

hearings. A listen-only call in option is 

also available. Participants will not be 

able to speak through the listen-only 

phone connection. To access any of the 

webinar hearings, please follow the 

registration prompts at https://

register.gotowebinar.com/rt/ 

1167425575591673359. To attend the 

webinar in listen only mode without the 

ability to speak, you may dial 1–866– 

901–6455 and enter access code 140– 

544–592. 

A public hearing document with more 

information on this action is available 

at: https://www.mafmc.org/actions/ 

bluefish-allocation-amendment. Copies 

of the document are also available by 

request from Dr. Chris Moore, Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 800 N State 

Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; 

telephone: (302) 674–2331. 

Public comments: Written comments 

may be sent by any of the following 

methods: 

• Email to: mseeley@mafmc.org 

(subject: ‘‘Bluefish Amendment’’) 

• Via webform at: https://

www.mafmc.org/comments/bluefishallocation-rebuilding-amendment. 

• Mail to: Chris Moore, Ph.D., 

Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, 800 North 

State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901. 

Mark the outside of the envelope 

‘‘Bluefish Amendment.’’ 

• Fax to: 302.674.5399 (subject: 

‘‘Bluefish Amendment’’) 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, telephone: (302) 

526–5255. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council 

(Council) and the Atlantic States Marine 

Fisheries Commission (Commission) are 

developing a joint action to address the 

overfished status via a rebuilding plan, 

as well as consider adjusting the 

bluefish fishery management plan goals 

and objectives, sector allocations, 

commercial allocations to the states, 

transfer processes, the approach to 

account for management uncertainty, 

and the de minimis provisions. The 

commercial and recreational allocations 

are currently based on historical 

landings from 1981–1989. Recent 

changes in how recreational catch is 

estimated have resulted in a 

discrepancy between the current levels 

of estimated recreational harvest and the 

allocations to the recreational sector. 

This action will consider whether 

modifications to the allocations are 

needed in light of these and other 

changes in the fisheries. Additional 

information on this action is available 

at: https://www.mafmc.org/actions/ 

bluefish-allocation-amendment. 

The dates and times of the five 

webinar hearings are listed below. You 

are encouraged to participate in the 

hearing for your state or region; 

however, all hearings are open to all 

individuals. 

1. North Carolina, South Carolina, 

Georgia, and Florida: Wednesday, 

March 24, 2021; 6–8 p.m. EST. 

2. Delaware, Maryland, Potomac River 

Fisheries Commission, and Virginia: 

Thursday, March 25, 2021. 6–8 p.m. 

EST. 


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