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enforcement activities included in the 

RMP. Reporting and inclusion of new 

information derived from research, 

monitoring, and evaluation activities 

described in the plan provide assurance 

that performance standards will be 

achieved in future seasons. 

Summary of Comments Received in the 

Response to the Proposed Evaluation 

and Pending Determination 

NMFS published notice of its 

Proposed Evaluation and Pending 

Determination (PEPD) on the plan for 

public review and comment on 

December 7, 2017 (82 FR 57729). The 

PEPD was available for public review 

and comment for 30 days. 

During the public comment period, 

121 comments were received, all by 

email. These came in the form of: 

Individual, unique comments; 

individuals who submitted form-letter 

communications, some with added 

comments; and letters from fish 

conservation organizations. NMFS 

thoroughly reviewed and considered all 

of the substantive comments received 

from the public and the additional 

literature and studies submitted. This 

review of new information and data 

informed NMFS’ subsequent analysis, in 

its biological opinion, but did not lead 

to any changes to the Skagit RMP, as 

submitted, or to NMFS’ determination 

that the plan adequately addresses the 

4(d), Limit 6 criteria. A section 

summarizing and responding to the 

substantive comments received during 

the public comment period on the PEPD 

is included as part of the final 

evaluation document, available on the 

West Coast Region website. Based on its 

evaluation and recommended 

determination and taking into account 

the public comments, NMFS issued its 

final determination on the joint statetribal plan. 

Authority 

Under section 4 of the ESA, the 

Secretary of Commerce is required to 

adopt such regulations as he deems 

necessary and advisable for the 

conservation of species listed as 

threatened. The ESA salmon and 

steelhead 4(d) rule (50 CFR 223.203(b)) 

specifies categories of activities that 

contribute to the conservation of listed 

salmonids and sets out the criteria for 

such activities. The rule further 

provides that the prohibitions of 

paragraph (a) of the rule do not apply to 

actions undertaken in compliance with 

a plan developed jointly by a state and 

a tribe and determined by NMFS to be 

in accordance with the salmon and 

steelhead 4(d) rule (65 FR 42422, July 

10, 2000). 

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 

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: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration’s 

Papahanaumokuakea Marine National 

Monument and University of Hawaii 

Research Internship Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0719. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular (extension of 

a currently approved information 

collection). 

Number of Respondents: 80. 

Average Hours per Response: 1 hour 

or less, for each application, reference 

letter and support letter. 

Burden Hours: 80. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection. 

The National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration’s 

(NOAA’s) Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea Marine 

National Monument (PMNM) would 

like to collect student data and 

information for the purposes of selecting 

candidates for its research internship 

program in partnership with the 

University of Hawaii. The application 

package would contain: (1) A form 

requesting information on academic 

background and professional 

experiences, (2) reference forms in 

support of the internship application by 

two educational or professional 

references, and (3) a support letter from 

one academic professor or advisor. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: One time. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow 

the instructions to view Department of 

Commerce collections currently under 

review by OMB. 

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 or fax to (202) 395–5806. 

Dated: July 8, 2018. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–NK–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

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: NOAA Marine Debris Program 

Performance Progress Report and Data 

Collection Form. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0718. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular (revision 

and extension of a currently approved 

information collection). 

Number of Respondents: 70. 

Average Hours per Response: 2. 

Burden Hours: 1,400. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for 

revision and extension of an existing 

information collection. 

The NOAA Marine Debris Program 

(MDP) supports national and 

international efforts to research, 

prevent, and reduce the impacts of 

marine debris. The MDP is a centralized 

office within NOAA that coordinates 

and supports activities, both within the 

bureau and with other federal agencies, 

which address marine debris and its 

impacts. In addition to inter-agency 

coordination, the MDP uses 

partnerships with state and local 

agencies, tribes, non-governmental 

organizations, academia, and industry to 

investigate and solve the problems that 

stem from marine debris through 

research, prevention, and reduction 

activities, in order to protect and 

conserve our nation’s marine 

environment and ensure navigation 

safety. 

The Marine Debris Research, 

Prevention, and Reduction Act (33 


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U.S.C. 1951 et seq.) as amended by the 

Marine Debris Act Amendments of 2012 

(Pub. L. 112–213, Title VI, Sec. 603, 126 

Stat. 1576, December 20, 2012) outlines 

three central program components for 

the MDP to undertake: (1) Mapping, 

identification, impact assessment, 

removal, and prevention; (2) reducing 

and preventing fishing gear loss; and (3) 

outreach to stakeholders and the general 

public. To address these components, 

the Marine Debris Act authorized the 

MDP to establish several competitive 

grant programs on marine debris 

research, prevention and removal that 

provide federal funding to non-federal 

applicants throughout the coastal 

United States and territories. 

The terms and conditions of the 

financial assistance awarded through 

these grant programs require regular 

progress reporting and communication 

of project accomplishments to MDP. 

Progress reports contain information 

related to, among other things, the 

overall short and long-term goals of the 

project, project methods and monitoring 

techniques, actual accomplishments 

(such as pounds of debris removed from 

an ecosystem, numbers of volunteers 

participating in a cleanup project, etc.), 

status of approved activities, challenges 

or potential roadblocks to future 

progress, and lessons learned. This 

information collection enables MDP to 

monitor and evaluate the activities 

supported by federal funds to ensure 

accountability to the public and to 

ensure that funds are used consistent 

with the purpose for which they were 

appropriated. It also ensures that 

reported information is standardized in 

such a way that allows for it to be 

meaningfully synthesized across a 

diverse set of projects and project types. 

MDP uses the information collected in 

a variety of ways to communicate with 

federal and non-federal partners and 

stakeholders on individual project and 

general program accomplishments. 

Revision: A section has been added to 

the report form, but there is no change 

to burden. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions; business or other for-profit 

organizations; state, local or tribal 

government. 

Frequency: Semiannual. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow 

the instructions to view Department of 

Commerce collections currently under 

review by OMB. 

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 or fax to (202) 395–5806. 

Dated: July 8, 2018. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14888 Filed 7–11–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–JE–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

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: Highly Migratory Species 

Dealer, Importer, and Exporter 

Reporting Family of Forms. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0040. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular (revision 

and extension of a currently approved 

information collection). 

Number of Respondents: 10,391. 

Average Hours per Response: 15 

minutes for catch document/statistical 

document/re-export certificate 

validation by government official; 120 

minutes for authorization of nongovernmental catch document/statistical 

document/re-export certificate 

validation; 2 minutes for daily Atlantic 

bluefin tuna landing reports; 3 minutes 

for daily Atlantic bluefin tuna landing 

reports from pelagic longline and purse 

seine vessels; 1 minute for Atlantic 

bluefin tuna tagging; 15 minutes for 

biweekly Atlantic bluefin tuna dealer 

landing reports; 15 minutes for HMS 

international trade biweekly reports; 15 

minutes for weekly electronic HMS 

dealer landing reports (e-dealer); 5 

minutes for negative weekly electronic 

HMS dealer landing reports (e-dealer); 

15 minutes for voluntary fishing vessel 

and catch forms; 2 minutes for provision 

of HMS dealer email address. 

Burden Hours: 18,552. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for 

revision and extension of a currently 

approved information collection. 

Under the provisions of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act (16 

U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) is responsible 

for management of the Nation’s marine 

fisheries. NMFS must also promulgate 

regulations, as necessary and 

appropriate, to carry out obligations the 

United States (U.S.) undertakes 

internationally regarding tuna 

management through the Atlantic Tunas 

Convention Act (ATCA, 16 U.S.C. 971 et 

seq.). 

This collection serves as a family of 

forms for Atlantic highly migratory 

species (HMS) dealer reporting, 

including purchases of HMS from 

domestic fishermen, and the import, 

export, and/or re-export of HMS, 

including federally managed tunas, 

sharks, and swordfish. 

Transactions covered under this 

collection include purchases of Atlantic 

HMS from domestic fishermen; and the 

import/export of all bluefin tuna, frozen 

bigeye tuna, southern bluefin tuna or 

swordfish under the HMS International 

Trade Program, regardless of geographic 

area of origin. This information is used 

to monitor the harvest of domestic 

fisheries, and/or track international 

trade of internationally managed 

species. 

The domestic dealer reporting 

covered by this collection includes 

weekly electronic landing reports and 

negative reports (i.e., reports of no 

activity) of Atlantic swordfish, sharks, 

bigeye tuna, albacore, yellowfin, and 

skipjack tunas (collectively referred to 

as BAYS tunas), and biweekly and 

electronic daily landing reports for 

bluefin tuna, including tagging of 

individual fish. Because of the recent 

development of an individual bluefin 

quota (IBQ) management system (RIN 

0648–BC09), electronic entry of IBQrelated landing data is required for 

Atlantic bluefin tuna purchased from 

Longline and Purse seine category 

vessels. NMFS intends to consider 

integrating the electronic dealer 

reporting for bluefin tuna and electronic 

reporting for the IBQ system; however, 

at this time, dealers must submit limited 

bluefin tuna landings data to both 

NMFS systems for purse seine and 

pelagic longline vessels. 

International trade tracking programs 

are required by both the International 

Commission for the Conservation of 

Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and the InterAmerican Tropical Tuna Commission 

(IATTC) to account for all international 

trade of covered species. The U.S. is a 

member of ICCAT and IATTC and 

required by ATCA and the Tunas 

Convention Act (16 U.S.C. 951 et. seq., 

consecutively) to promulgate 

regulations as necessary and appropriate 

to implement ICCAT and IATTC 

recommendations. These programs 

require that a statistical document or 

catch document accompany each export 

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