8218 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 30 / Tuesday, February 14, 2012 / Notices 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at JJessup@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; telephone: 

(727) 824–5305 or 

rich.malinowski@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for an extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

The seafood dealers who process red 

porgy, gag, black grouper, or greater 

amberjack during seasonal fishery 

closures must maintain documentation, 

as specified in 50 CFR part 300 subpart 

K, that such fish were harvested from 

areas other than the South Atlantic. The 

documentation includes information on 

the vessel that harvested the fish and 

where and when the fish were 

offloaded. The information is required 

for the enforcement of fishery 

regulations. 

II. Method of Collection 

The information is in the form of a 

paper affidavit which remains with the 

respondent. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0365. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(renewal of a currently approved 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

25. 

Estimated Time per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 50. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

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: February 9, 2012. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3369 Filed 2–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA970 

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 

Atlantic Shark Management Measures; 

2012 Research Fishery 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: On October 31, 2011, NMFS 

published a notice inviting qualified 

commercial shark permit holders to 

submit an application to participate in 

the 2012 shark research fishery. The 

shark research fishery allows for the 

collection of fishery-dependent data for 

future stock assessments while also 

allowing NMFS and commercial 

fishermen to conduct cooperative 

research to meet the shark research 

objectives of the Agency. Every year, the 

permit terms and permitted activities 

(e.g., number of hooks and trip, 

retention limits) specifically authorized 

for selected participants in the shark 

research fishery are designated 

depending on the scientific and research 

needs of the Agency as well as the 

number of NMFS-approved observers 

available. In order to inform selected 

participants of this year’s specific 

permit requirements and ensure all 

terms and conditions of the permit are 

met, NMFS is holding a mandatory 

permit holder meeting for selected 

participants. In this notice, NMFS 

announces the date and time of that 

meeting. 

DATES: A conference call will be held on 

February 17, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: A conference call will be 

conducted. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for information on how to 

access the conference call. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karyl Brewster-Geisz or Delisse Ortiz at 

(301) 427–8503, or online at http:// 

www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Atlantic shark fisheries are managed 

under the authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens 

Act). The 2006 Consolidated Highly 

Migratory species (HMS) Fishery 

Management Plan (FMP) is 

implemented by regulations at 50 CFR 

part 635. 

The final rule for Amendment 2 to the 

Consolidated HMS FMP (73 FR 35778, 

June 24, 2008, corrected at 73 FR 40658, 

July 15, 2008) established, among other 

things, a shark research fishery to 

maintain time series data for stock 

assessments and to meet NMFS’ 

research objectives. The shark research 

fishery gathers important scientific data 

and NMFS allows selected commercial 

fishermen the opportunity to earn more 

revenue from selling the sharks caught, 

including sandbar sharks. Only the 

commercial shark fishermen selected to 

participate in the shark research fishery 

are authorized to land/harvest sandbar 

sharks subject to the sandbar quota 

available each year. The sandbar shark 

base quota is 87.9 mt dw per year 

through December 31, 2012, although 

this number may be reduced in the 

event of overharvests, if any. The 

selected shark research fishery 

participants also have access to the nonsandbar large coastal sharks (LCS), small 

coastal sharks (SCS), and pelagic shark 

quotas subject to retention limits and 

quotas per §§ 635.24 and 635.27, 

respectively. 

On October 31, 2011 (76 FR 67149), 

NMFS published a notice inviting 

qualified commercial shark permit 

holders to submit an application to 

participate in the 2012 shark research 

fishery. NMFS received 19 applications, 

of which 16 applicants were determined 

to meet all the qualifications. From the 

16 qualified applicants, NMFS 

randomly selected 5 participants after 

considering how to meet research 

objectives in particular regions. During 

the annual application period, 

commercial shark permit holders 

(directed and incidental) are invited to 

submit an application to participate in 

the shark research fishery. NMFS 

expects to invite qualified commercial 

shark permit holders to submit an 

application for the 2013 shark research 

fishery later this year. 

Every year, the permit terms and 

permitted activities (e.g., number of 

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hooks and trip, retention limits) 

specifically authorized for selected 

participants in the shark research 

fishery are designated depending on the 

scientific and research needs of the 

Agency as well as the number of NMFSapproved observers available. In order 

to inform selected participants of this 

year’s specific permit requirements and 

ensure all terms and conditions of the 

permit are met, per the requirements of 

§ 635.32(f)(4), NMFS is holding a 

mandatory permit holder meeting via 

conference call. 

The conference call will be held on 

February 17, 2012, from 3 to 5 p.m. 

Participants and interested parties 

should call 800–857–3903 and use the 

passcode 9425509. Selected participants 

who do not attend will not be allowed 

to participate in the shark research 

fishery. While the conference call is 

mandatory for selected participants, 

other interested parties may call in and 

listen to the discussion. 

Dated: February 9, 2012. 

James P. Burgess, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3423 Filed 2–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Coastal Zone Management Program: 

Illinois 

AGENCY: Office of Ocean and Coastal 

Resource Management (OCRM), 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), U.S. 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Record 

of Decision (ROD) for Federal Approval 

of the Illinois Coastal Management 

Program (ICMP). 

SUMMARY: NOAA’s OCRM announces 

the availability of the Record of 

Decision (ROD) documenting Federal 

Approval of the Illinois Coastal 

Management Program (ICMP). The 

Federal Register Notice (FRN) on the 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) on the ICMP was published 

December 23, 2011 for a 30-day 

comment period (76 FR 80342). The 

comment period closed on January 23, 

2012. 

The ROD documents the selection of 

Alternative 1 (the NOAA preferred 

alternative) in the final EIS. NOAA 

makes a final determination that the 

ICMP constitutes an approvable 

program and that requirements of the 

Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) 

and its implementing regulations have 

been met. The ROD was signed by the 

Assistant Administrator, National Ocean 

Service, on January 31, 2012. Federal 

consistency applies to the ICMP 

enforceable policies as of January 31, 

2012, and the State of Illinois is eligible 

to receive program administration grant 

funds. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the ROD may be 

obtained from Diana Olinger, Coastal 

Program Specialist and Interim 

Environmental Protection Specialist, 

NOAA, OCRM/CPD, N/ORM3, Station 

11204, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver 

Spring, MD 20910, or 

Diana.Olinger@noaa.gov, (301) 563– 

1149 (telephone), (301) 713–4367 

(facsimile). The ROD is also available on 

the OCRM Web site at: http:// 

coastalmanagement.noaa.gov/mystate/ 

il.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diana Olinger, Coastal Program 

Specialist, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, OCRM/ 

CPD, N/ORM3, Station 11204, 1305 

East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 

20910, telephone (301) 563–1149, 

facsimile (301) 713–4367, email 

Diana.Olinger@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following is a summary of the ROD: The 

State of Illinois, Department of Natural 

Resources, submitted a coastal 

management program to NOAA for 

approval under the Coastal Zone 

Management Act (CZMA), 16 U.S.C. 

1451, et seq. in May 2011. The ICMP 

was the result of collaborative efforts on 

the part of Federal, State, and local 

agencies, regional organizations, and 

public and private entities. The ROD 

selects Final EIS Alternative 1 (Approve 

the Illinois Coastal Management 

Program). OCRM arrived at this decision 

taking into account environmental, 

economic and agency statutory mission 

considerations, as discussed in greater 

detail in the ROD. OCRM did not select 

Alternative 2 (Deny Approval) or 

Alternative 3 (Delay Approval) because 

those alternatives could potentially lead 

to negative physical and socio-economic 

impacts to coastal resources associated 

with (1) the State not being able to 

become eligible for federal technical and 

financial assistance to implement the 

ICMP; (2) Illinois would have no 

authority to review federal activities for 

consistency with the state’s enforceable 

coastal policies; and (3) Illinois would 

be under no obligation to consider the 

national interest in the siting, planning, 

and management of regionally or 

nationally significant coastal facilities. 

These benefits are only available 

through participation in the national 

coastal management program. 

Alternative 3 was also not selected due 

to the fact further delay of federal 

approval would make it less likely that 

Illinois would enter the national coastal 

zone management program in the future 

due to resource limitations and other 

factors 

Dated: February 6, 2012. 

Donna Wieting, 

Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal 

Resource Management, National Ocean 

Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Notice of Indirect Cost Rates for the 

Office of National Marine Sanctuaries 

for Fiscal Years 2008 and 2009 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration’s 

(NOAA’s) Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries (ONMS) is announcing the 

establishment of new indirect cost rates 

on the recovery of indirect costs for its 

component organizations involved in 

natural resource damage assessment and 

restoration activities for fiscal years (FY) 

2008 and 2009. The indirect cost rates 

for these fiscal years and dates of 

implementation are provided in this 

notice. More information on these rates 

and the ONMS policy can be obtained 

from the address provided below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

Symons, 301–713–7275; FAX: 301–713– 

0404. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

mission of the ONMS with respect to 

Natural Resource Damage Assessment 

(NRDA) is to repair and restore injuries 

to sanctuary resources caused by: 

releases of hazardous substances or oil 

under the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act 

(CERCLA) (42 U.S.C., 9601 et seq.) or 

the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) (33 

U.S.C., 2701 et seq.); or physical injuries 

under the National Marine Sanctuaries 

Act (NMSA) (16 U.S.C., 1431 et seq.). 

ONMS consists of the following 

component organizations: thirteen 

national marine sanctuaries and 

Papahanaumokuakea Marine National 

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