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requested instances of take equate to no 

more than 13 percent of any stock 

expected to be taken, less than 

benchmark of less than one-third of 

stock abundance often used to 

substantiate a small numbers finding. 

Comparing estimated instances of take 

against stock abundance for assessment 

of small numbers is a conservative 

approach and is likely to over-estimate 

the number of animals that may be 

affected by the activity. 

Based on the analysis contained 

herein of the specified activity 

(including the mitigation and 

monitoring measures) and the 

anticipated take of marine mammals, 

NMFS finds that small numbers of 

marine mammals would be taken 

relative to the population size of the 

affected species or stocks. 

Unmitigable Adverse Impact Analysis 

and Determination 

There are no relevant subsistence uses 

of the affected marine mammal stocks or 

species implicated by this action. 

Therefore, NMFS has determined that 

the total taking of affected species or 

stocks would not have an unmitigable 

adverse impact on the availability of 

such species or stocks for taking for 

subsistence purposes. 

Endangered Species Act 

Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.) requires that each Federal 

agency insure that any action it 

authorizes, funds, or carries out is not 

likely to jeopardize the continued 

existence of any endangered or 

threatened species or result in the 

destruction or adverse modification of 

designated critical habitat. To ensure 

ESA compliance for the issuance of 

IHAs, NMFS consults internally 

whenever we propose to authorize take 

for endangered or threatened species. 

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. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

To comply with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 

NOAA Administrative Order (NAO) 

216–6A, NMFS must review our 

proposed action (i.e., the issuance of an 

IHA) with respect to potential impacts 

on the human environment. This action 

is consistent with categories of activities 

identified in Categorical Exclusion B4 

(IHAs with no anticipated serious injury 

or mortality) of the Companion Manual 

for NOAA Administrative Order 216– 

6A, which do not individually or 

cumulatively have the potential for 

significant impacts on the quality of the 

human environment and for which we 

have not identified any extraordinary 

circumstances that would preclude this 

categorical exclusion. Accordingly, 

NMFS has determined that the issuance 

of the IHA qualifies to be categorically 

excluded from further NEPA review. 

Authorization 

NMFS has issued an IHA to the Navy 

for the incidental take of marine 

mammals due to in-water construction 

activities associated with the Floating 

Dry Dock Project at Naval Base San 

Diego in San Diego, California from 

March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025, 

provided the previously mentioned 

mitigation, monitoring, and reporting 

requirements are incorporated. 

Dated: September 28, 2023. 

Kimberly Damon-Randall, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

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; Proposed Information 

Collection; Comment Request; U.S.- 

Canada Albacore Treaty Reporting 

System 

AGENCY: National Oceanic & 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: 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 December 4, 2023. 

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– 

0492 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 Karen 

Palmigiano, National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), karen.palmigiano@

noaa.gov, 206–526–4491, West Coast 

Region (WCR) Permits Branch, 7600 

Sand Point Way NE, Bldg. 1, Seattle, 

WA 98115. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for an extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

The National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS), West Coast Region (WCR), 

manages the United States (U.S.)— 

Canada Albacore Tuna Treaty of 1981 

(Treaty). Owners of vessels that fish 

from U.S. West Coast ports for albacore 

tuna (Thunnus alalunga) are required to 

notify the NMFS WCR of their desire to 

be on the list of vessels provided to 

Canada each year indicating vessels 

eligible to fish for albacore tuna in 

waters under the jurisdiction of Canada. 

Additionally, vessel operators are 

required to report in advance their 

intention to fish in Canadian waters 

prior to crossing the maritime border as 

well as to mark their fishing vessels to 

facilitate enforcement of the effort limits 

under the Treaty. Vessel operators are 

also required to maintain and submit a 

logbook of all catch and fishing effort. 

The regulations implementing the 

reporting and vessel marking 

requirements under the Treaty are at 50 

CFR part 300.172–300.176. If a vessel 

enters into Canadian waters without 

adhering to these regulations, they will 

be in violation of the treaty and 

Canadian enforcement may issue a fine 

or a warning. 

The estimated burden below includes 

hours to complete the logbook 

requirement, although it is assumed that 

most if not all of the respondents 

already complete the required logbook 

under the mandatory West Coast Highly 

Migratory Species Fishery Management 

Plan (HMS FMP), OMB Control No. 

0648–0223. Duplicate reporting under 

the Treaty and HMS FMP is not 

required. Most years, there will be much 

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under the Treaty than the level on 

which the estimate is based. 

II. Method of Collection 

Requests to be placed on the vessel 

eligibility list may be made by 

telephone or in writing via mail, fax, or 

email. Communications to comply with 

‘hail in’ and ‘hail out’ requirements are 

made via ship to shore radio or via 

telephone and are compiled in an 

electronic database by Fisheries and 

Oceans Canada. Summaries of hail 

reports are provided to NMFS on a 

periodic basis. Vessel marking 

requirements entail painting the letter 

‘U’ immediately after the U.S. Coast 

Guard documentation identification 

number or state registration number 

already on the vessel. Logbooks are 

maintained in preprinted paper format 

and submitted via mail. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0492. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Businesses and other 

for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

135. 

Estimated Time per Response: Five 

minutes for the request to be placed on 

the eligible list per year; 2 hours and 55 

minutes for required vessel markings; 10 

minutes for logbook entries; 5 minutes 

for each set of two hail reports for 

border crossings per year. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 43 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $250. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act. 

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

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 Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Public Wireless Supply Chain 

Innovation Fund Program Performance 

Progress Report 

AGENCY: National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration (NTIA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites the 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 the submission of 

the collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before December 4, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments by 

mail to Carolyn Dunn, Grants Director, 

Innovation Fund, Office of International 

Affairs, National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Room 4701, 

Washington, DC 20230, or by email to 

innovationfund@ntia.gov. Please 

reference PWSCIF Data Collection 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 direct to Carolyn 

Dunn, Grants Director, Innovation Fund, 

Office of International Affairs, National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Room 4701, Washington, DC 

20230, or email at innovationfund@

ntia.gov or via telephone at 202–482– 

4103. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Public Wireless Supply Chain 

Innovation Fund (PWSCIF) Program, 

authorized by Section 9202(a)(1) of the 

William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2021, Public Law 116–283, 134 

Stat. 3388 (Jan. 1, 2021) (FY21 NDAA) 

and appropriated by Div. A., Section 

106 of the CHIPS and Science Act of 

2022, Public Law 117–167, 136 Stat. 

1392 (Aug. 9, 2022) provides funding for 

efforts that accelerate the development, 

deployment, and adoption of open and 

interoperable radio access networks 

(RAN) through a competitive grant 

program. On April 12, 2023, NTIA 

published the program’s Notice of 

Funding Opportunity (NOFO) on 

https://www.ntia.gov/page/innovationfund/grant-programs/notice-of-fundingopportunity to describe the 

requirements under which it will award 

grants for the Public Wireless Supply 

Chain Innovation Fund. The NOFO 

requires award recipients to submit biannual performance progress reports 

twice a year for the duration of the 

performance period of the grant. Award 

recipients must follow the reporting 

requirements described in Section A.01 

Report Requirement of the Department 

of Commerce Financial Assistance 

Standard Terms and Conditions (dated 

November 12, 2020). Additionally, in 

accordance with 2 CFR part 170, all 

recipients of a federal award made on or 

after October 1, 2010, must comply with 

reporting requirements under the 

Federal Funding Accountability and 

Transparency Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109– 

282). 

NTIA will use the information 

collected from each award recipient to 

effectively administer and monitor the 

grant program to ensure the 

achievement of the Public Wireless 

Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant 


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