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Treaty, decisions of the Commission, 

and other U.S. law. In total, NMFS has 

tentatively identified two no-action 

alternatives, three action alternatives 

related to controls on the type and 

amount of fishing (Table 1), and three 

alternatives related to the allocation and 

use of fishing privileges. NMFS plans to 

analyze the environmental 

consequences of implementing each of 

the alternatives by assessing the direct, 

indirect, and cumulative effects of each 

to the human environment in the 

Western and Central Pacific Ocean. 

By evaluating alternatives that span 

the full range of reasonably foreseeable 

future management measures, the 

environmental impacts of future 

management actions not explicitly 

analyzed could be estimated relative to 

those calculated in this EIS. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. 

Dated: August 20, 2018. 

Margo B. Schulze-Haugen, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Pacific Islands 

Region Coral Reef Ecosystems 

Logbook and Reporting 

AGENCY: 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 22, 

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 docpra@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Walter Ikehara, (808) 725– 

5175 or Walter.Ikehara@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for extension of a 

current information collection. 

The National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) requires any U.S. citizen issued 

a Special Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishing 

Permit to complete logbooks and submit 

them to NMFS (50 CFR 665). The 

Special Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishing 

Permit is authorized under the Fishery 

Ecosystem Plans for American Samoa 

Archipelago, Hawaiian Archipelago, 

Mariana Archipelago, and Pacific 

Remote Island Areas. The information 

in the logbooks is used to obtain fish 

catch/fishing effort data on coral reef 

fishes and invertebrates harvested in 

designated low-use marine protected 

areas and on those listed in the 

regulations as potentially-harvested 

coral reef taxa in waters of the U.S. 

exclusive economic zone in the western 

Pacific region. These data are needed to 

determine the condition of the stocks, 

whether the current management 

measures are having the intended 

effects, and to evaluate the benefits and 

costs of changes in management 

measures. The logbook information 

includes interactions with protected 

species, including sea turtles, monk 

seals, and other marine mammals, 

which are used to monitor and respond 

to incidental takes of endangered and 

threatened marine species. 

II. Method of Collection 

Reports are submitted to NMFS in the 

form of paper logbook sheets and paper 

transshipment forms within 30 days of 

each landing of coral reef harvest. No 

electronic forms or web-based reporting 

is currently available. Notifications are 

submitted via telephone. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0462. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a currently approved 

information collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 5. 

Estimated Time Per Response: Pre-trip 

and pre-landing notifications, 3 

minutes; logbook reports, 30 minutes; 

transshipment reports, 15 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 18. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $100 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 19, 2018. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Pacific Islands 

Region Coral Reef Ecosystems Permit 

Form 

AGENCY: 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 22, 

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 docpra@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 


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instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Walter Ikehara, (808) 725– 

5175 or Walter.Ikehara@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for extension of a 

current information collection. 

The National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) requires, as codified under 50 

CFR part 665, any person (1) fishing for, 

taking, retaining, or using a vessel to 

fish for Western Pacific coral reef 

ecosystem management unit species in 

the designated low-use Marine 

Protected Areas, (2) fishing for any of 

these species using gear not specifically 

allowed in the regulations, or (3) fishing 

for, taking, or retaining any Potentially 

Harvested Coral Reef Taxa in the coral 

reef ecosystem regulatory area, to obtain 

and carry a permit. A receiving vessel 

owner must also have a transshipment 

permit for at-sea transshipment of coral 

reef ecosystem management unit 

species. The permit application form 

provides basic information about the 

permit applicant, vessel, fishing gear 

and method, target species, projected 

fishing effort, etc., for use by NMFS and 

the Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council in determining 

eligibility for permit issuance. The 

information is important for 

understanding the nature of the fishery 

and provides a link to participants. It 

also aids in the enforcement of Fishery 

Ecosystem Plan measures. 

II. Method of Collection 

Information is submitted to NMFS, in 

the form of paper permit application 

forms. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0463. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations and individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

12. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours 

per special permit application; 10 

minutes per transhipment permit 

application. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 31. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $100 in recordkeeping/mailing 

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 19, 2018. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG375 

Permanent Advisory Committee to 

Advise the U.S. Commissioners To the 

Western and Central Pacific Fisheries 

Commission; Meeting Announcement 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces a meeting 

of the Permanent Advisory Committee 

(PAC) to advise the U.S. Commissioners 

to the Western and Central Pacific 

Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) on 

October 11–12, 2018. Meeting topics are 

provided under the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice. 

DATES: The meeting of the PAC will be 

held on October 11, 2018, from 8 a.m. 

to 4 p.m. HST (or until business is 

concluded) and October 12, 2018, from 

8 a.m. to 4 p.m. HST (or until business 

is concluded). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Ala Moana Hotel, 410 Atkinson 

Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96815—in the 

Garden Lanai Meeting Room. 

Documents to be considered by the PAC 

will be made available at the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Emily Crigler, NMFS Pacific Islands 

Regional Office; telephone: 808–725– 

5036; facsimile: 808–725–5215; email: 

emily.crigler@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Western and 

Central Pacific Fisheries Convention 

Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6901 et 

seq.), a Permanent Advisory Committee, 

or PAC, has been convened to advise the 

U.S. Commissioners to the WCPFC, 

certain members of which have been 

appointed by the Secretary of Commerce 

in consultation with the U.S. 

Commissioners to the WCPFC. The PAC 

supports the work of the U.S. National 

Section to the WCPFC in an advisory 

capacity. The U.S. National Section is 

made up of the U.S. Commissioners and 

the Department of State. NMFS Pacific 

Islands Regional Office provides 

administrative and technical support to 

the PAC in cooperation with the 

Department of State. The WCPFC was 

established under the Convention on the 

Conservation and Management of 

Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the 

Western and Central Pacific Ocean. The 

next regular annual session of the 

WCPFC (WCPFC 15) is scheduled for 

December 10–December 14, 2018, in 

Honolulu, HI. More information on this 

meeting and the WCPFC can be found 

on the WCPFC website: http://wcpfc. 

int/. 

Meeting Topics 

The PAC meeting topics may include 

the following: (1) Outcomes of the 2017 

Annual Meeting and 2018 sessions of 

the WCPFC Scientific Committee, 

Northern Committee, and Technical and 

Compliance Committee; (2) 

conservation and management measures 

for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack 

tuna and other species for 2018 and 

beyond; (3) potential U.S. proposals to 

WCPFC15 (4) input and advice from the 

PAC on issues that may arise at 

WCPFC15; (5) potential proposals from 

other WCPFC members; and (6) other 

issues. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting location is physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Emily Crigler at 

(808) 725–5036 by September 11, 2018. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6902. 

Dated: August 20, 2018. 

Margo B. Schulze-Haugen, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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