Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 41 / Thursday, March 1, 2012 / Notices 12567 

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 April 30, 2012. 

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 JJessup@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) 944– 

2275 or Walter.Ikehara@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is an extension of a 

current information collection. 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) requires United States (U.S.) 

fishing vessels registered for use with, 

or any U.S. citizen issued with, a 

Special Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishing 

Permit (authorized under the Fishery 

Management Plan for Coral Reef 

Ecosystems of the Western Pacific 

Region), to complete logbooks and 

submit them to NMFS. 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 

and whether the current management 

measures are having the intended 

effects, to evaluate the benefits and costs 

of changes in management measures, 

and to monitor and respond to 

incidental takes of endangered and 

threatened marine animals. NMFS 

Fishery Management Plans are 

developed per Section 303 of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Plan. 

II. Method of Collection 

Information is submitted to NMFS in 

the form of paper logbook sheets and 

paper transshipment forms within 30 

days of each landing of coral reef 

harvest. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0462. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a current 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: 382. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0 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: February 24, 2012. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4938 Filed 2–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Submission of 

Conservation Efforts To Make Listings 

Unnecessary Under the Endangered 

Species Act 

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 April 30, 2012. 

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 JJessup@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Marta Nammack, (301) 427– 

8469 or Marta.Nammack@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is an extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

On March 28, 2003, the National 

Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

(Services) announced a final policy on 

the criteria the Services will use to 

evaluate conservation efforts by states 

and other non-Federal entities (68 FR 

15100). The Services take these efforts 

into account when making decisions on 

whether to list a species as threatened 

or endangered under the Endangered 

Species Act. The efforts usually involve 

the development of a conservation plan 

or agreement, procedures for monitoring 

the effectiveness of the plan or 

agreement, and an annual report. 

II. Method of Collection 

NMFS does not require, but will 

accept, plans and reports electronically. 

NMFS has not developed a form to be 

used for submission of plans or reports. 

In the past, NMFS has made plans and 

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