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(with the exception of harassment 

distances, as described above), and there 

is no new information suggesting that 

our analysis or findings should change. 

Based on the information contained 

here and in the referenced documents, 

NMFS has determined the following: (1) 

The required mitigation measures will 

effect the least practicable impact on 

marine mammal species or stocks and 

their habitat; (2) the authorized takes 

will have a negligible impact on the 

affected marine mammal species or 

stocks; (3) the authorized takes 

represent small numbers of marine 

mammals relative to the affected stock 

abundances; and (4) the Navy’s 

activities will not have an unmitigable 

adverse impact on taking for subsistence 

purposes as no relevant subsistence uses 

of marine mammals are implicated by 

this action. 

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 authorized 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. 

Authorization 

As a result of these determinations, 

NMFS has issued an IHA to the Navy for 

the harassment of small numbers of 

bottlenose dolphins incidental to 

construction activities related to the 

Bravo Wharf Recapitalization Project, 

Naval Base Mayport, Florida, provided 

the previously mentioned mitigation, 

monitoring, and reporting requirements 

are incorporated. 

Dated: July 30, 2018. 

Donna S. Wieting, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16599 Filed 8–2–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Southeast Region 

Aquaculture Program 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

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 2, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

internet at pracomments@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Jessica Beck-Stimpert, NMFS 

Southeast Regional Office, 263 13th 

Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, 

phone: 727–824–5305, or email: 

jess.beck@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for an extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection under the Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

Control Number 0648–0703, Southeast 

Region Aquaculture Program. NMFS 

manages aquaculture operations in 

Federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico 

(Gulf) under the Fishery Management 

Plan for Regulating Offshore Marine 

Aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico 

(Aquaculture FMP). The final rule for 

the Aquaculture FMP published in the 

Federal Register on January 13, 2016 

(81 FR 1762; RIN 0648–AS65). 

This collection of information tracks 

the administrative functions associated 

with the aquaculture program (e.g., 

registration and account setup, landing 

transactions, and most reporting 

requirements). 

The NMFS Southeast Regional Office 

also proposes to revise parts of the 

information collection approved under 

OMB Control Number 0648–0703 to 

account for updates to burden time and 

cost estimates, inclusion of new forms 

to fulfill rule requirements and 

administrative updates to online and 

paper forms. NMFS intends the 

revisions would make instructions and 

data collection requirements clearer and 

easier to understand, resulting in more 

accurate and efficient information 

available for use by fishery managers. 

II. Method of Collection 

Information for the Southeast Region 

Aquaculture Program is collected online 

via the aquaculture website (http://

sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/sustainable_

fisheries/gulf_fisheries/aquaculture/); 

therefore, a participant must have access 

to a computer and internet access, and 

must set up an appropriate online 

aquaculture account to participate. 

Assistance with online functions will be 

available from customer service Monday 

through Friday between 8 a.m. and 4:30 

p.m., eastern time. If some online 

reporting functions are not available at 

the time of initial implementation of the 

aquaculture program, participants may 

comply by submitting the required 

information via email to the NMFS 

Southeast Region using the appropriate 

forms that are available on the website. 

Once online functions are available to 

the public, participants must comply by 

using the online system unless 

alternative methods are specified. 

Operators of aquaculture facilities 

would be required to submit all 

information requirements to NMFS, 

with the exception of the bill of lading 

information, which will accompany 

each shipment of cultured product. 

Currently, all submissions would be via 

the online website, unless otherwise 

noted. Additionally, dealers who 

purchase aquaculture product from 

facilities would be required to submit 

information on those purchases. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0703. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension and revision of a currently 

approved information collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 40 

(20 operators, 20 dealers). 

Estimated Time per Response: 

• Federal Permit Application for 

Offshore Aquaculture in the Gulf of 

Mexico, 3 hours. 

• Notification to Delay Permit 

Issuance, Annual Report for Gulf 

Aquaculture Permittees, Certification for 

Broodstock and Juveniles, Marine 

Mammal Authorization Form, 


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Notification to Transport Cultured 

Juveniles to Offshore Systems, 10 

minutes. 

• Baseline Environmental Survey, 

320 hours. 

• Request to Harvest Broodstock, 

Broodstock Post-Harvest Report, 

Notification Entanglement or 

Interaction, Notification of Major 

Escapement Event, Notification of 

Reportable Pathogen Episode, Harvest 

and Landing Notification, 30 minutes. 

• Bill of Lading, 5 minutes. 

• Emergency Disaster Plan, 4 hours. 

• Fin Clip Samples, 10 hours. 

• Request to Transfer Gulf 

Aquaculture Permit, 3 hours. 

• Assurance bond, Contract with an 

Aquatic Animal Health Expert, 16 

hours. 

• Broodstock Marking, Pinger/ 

Location Devise, Marking Restricted 

Access Zone, Genetic Testing, 8 hours. 

• Dealer Permit Application, Dealer 

Report for Landing and Sale, 30 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,753. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $87,660 in recordkeeping or 

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: July 31, 2018. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16657 Filed 8–2–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG362 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Pacific Council) 

Groundfish Management Team (GMT) 

will convene a meeting via webinar to 

discuss items on the Pacific Council’s 

September 2018 meeting. The meeting is 

open to the public. 

DATES: The webinar meeting will be 

held Thursday, August 23, 2018, from 

8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight 

Time or until business is completed. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held 

via webinar. A public listening station 

is available at the Pacific Council office 

(address below). To attend the webinar: 

(1) Join the GoToWebinar by visiting 

this link https://www.gotomeeting.com/ 

webinar (Click ‘‘Join a Webinar’’ in top 

right corner of page), (2) Enter the 

Webinar ID: 615–614–003, and (3) enter 

your name and email address (required). 

After logging into the webinar, you must 

use your telephone for the audio portion 

of the meeting. Dial this TOLL number 

1–562–247–8321, enter the Attendee 

phone audio access code 156–942–931, 

and enter your audio phone pin (shown 

after joining the webinar). System 

Requirements: for PC-based attendees: 

Required: Windows® 7, Vista, or XP; for 

Mac®-based attendees: Required: Mac 

OS® X 10.5 or newer; for Mobile 

attendees: Required: iPhone®, iPad®, 

AndroidTM phone or Android tablet (see 

http://www.gotomeeting.com/fec/ 

webinar/gotowebinar_apps). You may 

send an email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt 

or contact him at (503) 820–2280, 

extension 411 for technical assistance. 

Council address: Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 7700 NE 

Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 

OR 97220–1384; telephone: (503) 820– 

2280. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Todd Phillips, Staff Officer; telephone: 

(503) 820–2426. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

primary purpose of the meeting is to 

discuss ecosystem, groundfish, and 

administrative agenda items on the 

September 2018 Pacific Council meeting 

agenda, to perform workload planning, 

and discuss future meeting plans. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in the meeting agenda may be 

discussed, those issues may not be the 

subject of formal action during this 

meeting. Action will be restricted to 

those issues specifically listed in this 

notice and any issues arising after 

publication of this notice that require 

emergency action under Section 305(c) 

of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

provided the public has been notified of 

the GMT’s intent to take final action to 

address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

The public listening station is 

physically accessible to people with 

disabilities. Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Mr. Kris 

Kleinschmidt at (503) 820–2411 at least 

10 business days prior to the meeting 

date. 

Dated: July 31, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16681 Filed 8–2–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG382 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting 

(webinar). 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Pacific Council) 

will convene a webinar meeting of its 

Ad Hoc Trawl Groundfish Electronic 

Monitoring Policy Advisory Committee 

(GEMPAC) which is open to the public. 

DATES: The webinar will be held August 

17, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Pacific 

Standard Time), or until business has 

been completed. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar. A public listening station 

is available at the Pacific Council office 

(address below). To attend the webinar 

from your computer, tablet or 

smartphone, use this link: https://

global.gotomeeting.com/join/837382429 

and follow the prompts. (1) You must 


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