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nations in the International Dolphin 

Conservation Program that would 

otherwise be under embargo. The Act 

also allows U.S. fishing vessels to 

participate in the yellowfin tuna fishery 

in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean 

(ETP) on terms equivalent with the 

vessels of other nations. NOAA collects 

information to allow tracking and 

verification of ‘‘dolphin safe’’ and ‘‘nondolphin safe’’ tuna products from catch 

through the U.S. market. 

The regulations implementing the Act 

are at 50 CFR parts 216 and 300. The 

recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements at 50 CFR parts 216 and 

300 form the basis for this collection of 

information. This collection includes 

permit applications, notifications, tuna 

tracking forms, reports, and 

certifications that provide information 

on vessel characteristics and operations 

in the ETP, the origin of tuna and tuna 

products, and certain other information 

necessary to implement the Act. 

II. Method of Collection 

Paper applications, other paper 

records, electronic and facsimile 

reports, and telephone calls are required 

from participants. Methods of submittal 

include transmission of paper forms via 

regular mail and facsimile as well as 

electronic submission via e-mail or an 

ETP site (password protected). 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0387. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

101. 

Estimated Time per Response: 35 

minutes for a vessel permit application; 

10 minutes for an operator permit 

application, a notification of vessel 

arrival or departure, a change in permit 

operator; a notification of a net 

modification or a monthly tuna storage 

removal report; 30 minutes for a request 

for a waiver to transit the ETP without 

a permit (and subsequent radio 

reporting) or for a special report 

documenting the origin of tuna (if 

requested by the NOAA Administrator); 

10 hours for an experimental fishing 

operation waiver; 15 minutes for a 

request for a Dolphin Mortality Limit; 

35 minutes for written notification to 

request active status for a small tuna 

purse seine vessel; 5 minutes for written 

notification to request inactive status for 

a small tuna purse seine vessel or for 

written notification of the intent to 

transfer a tuna purse seine vessel to 

foreign registry and flag; 60 minutes for 

a tuna tracking form; 60 minutes for a 

monthly tuna receiving report. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 328. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $950. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: August 15, 2011. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21181 Filed 8–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Southeast Region 

Bycatch Reduction Device Certification 

Family of Forms 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: 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 October 18, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Rich Malinowski, (727) 824– 

5305 or Rich.Malinowski@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) Southeast Region manages the 

United States (U.S.) fisheries of the 

exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the 

South Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of 

Mexico under the Fishery Management 

Plans (FMP) for each Region. The 

Regional Fishery Management Councils 

prepared the FMPs pursuant to the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act. The 

regulations implementing the FMPs that 

have reporting requirements are at 50 

CFR part 622. 

The recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements at 50 CFR part 622 form 

the basis for this collection of 

information. NMFS Southeast Region 

requests information from the shrimp 

fishery participants to certify individual 

Bycatch Reduction Devices (BRDs). This 

information, upon receipt, results in an 

increasingly more efficient and accurate 

database for management and 

permitting of the fisheries of the EEZ off 

the South Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf 

of Mexico. 

This request is for an extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

II. Method of Collection 

Paper applications, electronic reports, 

and telephone calls are required from 

participants, and methods of submittal 

include Internet, electronic forms, and 

facsimile transmission of paper forms. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0345. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a currently approved 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

32. 

Estimated Time per Response: Station 

Sheet BRD Form, Species 

Characterization Form, Length 

Frequency Form, Condition and Fate 

Form, and Trip Report/Cover Sheet, one 

minute; Independent BRD Test Form, 5 

minutes; Vessel Information 


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Application and the Gear Specification 

Form, 20 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 71. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $640 in recordkeeping/reporting 

costs. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: August 15, 2011. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21183 Filed 8–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA648 

Endangered Species; File No. 16548 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Springfield Science Museum, 21 

Edwards Street, Springfield, 

Massachusetts 01103 [David J. Stier, 

Responsible Party], has applied in due 

form for a permit to hold and transport 

shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser 

brevirostrum) for the purposes of 

enhancement. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail 

comments must be received on or before 

September 19, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review by 

selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public 

Comment’’ from the Features box on the 

Applications and Permits for Protected 

Species (APPS) home page, https:// 

apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting 

File No. 16548 from the list of available 

applications. 

These documents are also available 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following office(s): 

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376; and 

Northeast Region, NMFS, 55 Great 

Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930; 

phone (978) 281–9328; fax (978) 281– 

9394. 

Written comments on this application 

should be submitted to the Chief, 

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, at the address listed above. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

facsimile to (301) 713–0376, or by email 

to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. 

Please include the File No. 16548 in the 

subject line of the email comment. 

Those individuals requesting a public 

hearing should submit a written request 

to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and 

Education Division at the address listed 

above. The request should set forth the 

specific reasons why a hearing on this 

application would be appropriate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Skidmore or Colette Cairns, 

(301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of the Endangered Species Act 

of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.) and the regulations 

governing the taking, importing, and 

exporting of endangered and threatened 

species (50 CFR parts 222–226). 

The Springfield Science Museum is 

requesting a permit to continue 

enhancement activities previously 

authorized under Permit No. 1555. 

Activities would include the acquisition 

of up to five captive-bred, nonreleasable shortnose sturgeon. The 

display would be used to increase 

public awareness of the shortnose 

sturgeon and its status by educating the 

public on shortnose sturgeon life history 

and the reasons for the species decline. 

The proposed project to display 

endangered cultured shortnose sturgeon 

responds directly to a recommendation 

from the NMFS recovery plan outline 

for this species. The permit would not 

authorize any takes from the wild, nor 

would it authorize any release of captive 

sturgeon into the wild. The permit is 

requested for a duration of five years. 

Dated: August 16, 2011. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21253 Filed 8–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XZ21 

Notice of Availability of a Draft 

Programmatic Environmental Impact 

Statement for Hawaiian Monk Seal 

Recovery Actions 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Draft 

Programmatic Environmental Impact 

Statement; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces the 

availability of the ‘‘Draft Programmatic 

Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) 

for Hawaiian monk seal Recovery 

Actions.’’ Publication of this notice 

begins the official public comment 

period for the Draft PEIS. The purpose 

of the Draft PEIS is to evaluate, in 

compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the 

potential direct, indirect, and 

cumulative impacts of implementing the 

alternative approaches for funding, 

undertaking, and permitting the 

management, research and enhancement 

activities on Hawaiian monk seals, as 

well as other components of the marine 

ecosystem and human environment. 

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the 

Draft PEIS must be postmarked by 

October 17, 2011. Comments on the 

Draft PEIS for this action may be 

submitted by: 

• E-mail: monkseal@noaa.gov. 

• Mail: 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 

1110, Honolulu, HI 96814. 

• Public Hearings: Oral and written 

comments will be accepted during the 

upcoming public hearings. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, PUBLIC

HEARINGS (below) for dates and locations 

of public hearings for this issue. 

The draft PEIS is available on the 

following Web site: http:// 

www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/eis/ 

hawaiianmonkseal.htm. To be included 

on a mailing list and receive newsletters 

and copies of the Draft and Final PEIS, 

please e-mail monkseal@noaa.gov or 

send your mailing or email address to 


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