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activities occurring within three months 

prior to its generation. The purpose of 

this report is to provide background 

information on each crab fishery, the 

products generated by each fishery, and 

position of those products in the 

marketplace; discuss the historical 

division of wholesale revenue; and 

provide the methods for predicting 

wholesale prices before the fishery 

occurs. 

The Contract Arbitrator Report 

documents arbitration proceedings if 

they occur within a fishery. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; Business or other for-profit 

organizations. 

Frequency: Annually; As needed. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 

Follow the instructions to view the 

Department of Commerce collections 

currently under review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function and 

entering either the title of the collection 

or the OMB Control Number 0648–0516. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02508 Filed 2–6–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Marine Mammal Stranding 

Reports/Marine Mammal Rehabilitation 

Disposition Report/Human Interaction 

Data Sheet 

AGENCY: National Oceanic & 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed, and continuing information 

collections, which helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before April 8, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, 

at NOAA.PRA@noaa.gov. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 0648– 

0178 in the subject line of your 

comments. Do not submit Confidential 

Business Information or otherwise 

sensitive or protected information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Stephen 

Manley, Biologist, Office of Protected 

Resources, 1315 East West Highway, 

#13604, Silver Spring, MD 20910, (301) 

427–8476 or stephen.manley@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for a 1-year extension 

of this previously approved data 

collection. An extension is requested in 

order to provide time for the program 

office to address revisions to the 

collection pursuant to a recent law. 

Under the Marine Mammal Protection 

Act (MMPA), the Secretary of 

Commerce (Secretary), who has 

delegated responsibility under this Act 

to the National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, is 

charged with the protection and 

management of marine mammals and is 

responsible for collecting information 

on marine mammal strandings, which 

will be compiled and analyzed, by 

region, to monitor species, numbers, 

conditions, and causes of illnesses and 

deaths of stranded animals. The 

Secretary is also responsible for 

collection of information on other life 

history and reference level data, 

including marine mammal tissue 

analyses, that would allow comparison 

of the causes of illness and deaths in 

stranded marine mammals by physical, 

chemical, and biological environmental 

parameters. 

In addition, determinations must be 

made on the sustainability of population 

stocks, on the impact of fisheries and 

other human activities on marine 

mammals and endangered species, and 

on the health of marine mammals and 

related environmental considerations. 

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS) has the responsibility to 

carry out these mandates. 

Section 402(b) of the MMPA (16 

U.S.C. 1421a) requires the Secretary to 

collect and update information on 

strandings. It further provides that the 

Secretary shall compile and analyze, by 

region, the species, numbers, 

conditions, and causes of illnesses and 

deaths in stranded marine mammals. 

Section 404 (a) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 

1421c) mandates that the Secretary 

respond to unusual marine mammal 

mortality events. Without a historical 

baseline provided by marine mammal 

information collected from strandings, 

detection of such events could be 

difficult and the investigation could be 

impeded. Section 401(b) of the MMPA 

(16 U.S.C. 1421) requires NMFS to 

facilitate the collection and 

dissemination of reference data on the 

health of marine mammal populations 

in the wild and to correlate health with 

physical, chemical, and biological 

environmental parameters. In order to 

perform this function, NMFS must 

standardize data collection protocols for 

health and correlations. Data and 

samples collected from stranded 

animals are a critical part of the 

implementation of this mandate of the 

MMPA. 

Specifically, the data from the Marine 

Mammal Stranding Report (MMSR) 

forms provide NMFS with information 

on the morphology, life history, biology, 

general health, health and stranding 

trends, causes of mortality, and 

distribution of marine mammal species. 

These data provide information which 

may help in making assessments on the 

status of population stocks. Recording 

data on gross mortalities may serve as 

an indicator that a particular population 

is impacted, threatened or at increased 

risk, and when provided in a timely 

manner, aid in dynamic management 

practices. Stranding data also provide 

an important baseline for detecting and 

monitoring the impacts of 

environmental phenomena, such as El 

Nin ̃ o and Harmful Algal Blooms 

(HABs). Minor edits to the current 

version of the form are proposed, 

including beginning to collect live, 

entangled large whale data in this data 

collection and streamlining the 

confidence codes. 

The Marine Mammal Rehabilitation 

Disposition Report (MMRDR) provides 

NMFS with information on the 

disposition of animals brought in for 

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treatment, and the number of animals 

released. This information will assist 

the Agency in tracking marine mammals 

that move into captive display and in 

the monitoring of rehabilitation and 

release. The data will also be used to 

assess the burden on stranding network 

centers. This form will be filled out only 

in the case of live-stranded marine 

mammals. The form will be required 

from rehabilitation centers in all five 

NMFS Regions. Each of the NMFS 

regions approves and issues a Letter of 

Agreement (LOA) or other form of 

agreement to marine mammal 

rehabilitation centers under § 112(c) of 

the MMPA, which allows the Secretary 

to enter into agreements in order to 

fulfill the general purposes of the Act, 

and under § 403 of the MMPA, which 

provides specific authority to enter into 

such stranding response agreements. 

These data will be monitored as part of 

the Rehabilitation Facilities Inspection 

(RFI) program. No changes are proposed 

to this form. 

The Human Interaction Data Sheet 

will provide NMFS with consistent and 

detailed information on signs of human 

interaction in stranded marine 

mammals. This form also includes a 

subjective section that allows the 

examiner to evaluate the likelihood that 

human interaction contributed to the 

stranding of the animal. This 

information will assist the Agency in 

tracking resource conflicts and will 

provide a solid scientific foundation for 

conservation and management of marine 

mammals. With a better understanding 

of interactions, appropriate measures 

can be taken to resolve conflicts and 

stranding data are the best source of 

information regarding the occurrence of 

different types of human interaction. No 

changes are proposed for this form. 

II. Method of Collection 

Paper applications, electronic reports, 

and telephone calls are required from 

participants, and methods of submittal 

include internet through the NMFS 

National Marine Mammal Stranding 

Database; facsimile transmission of 

paper forms; or mailed copies of forms. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0178. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: State governments; 

not-for-profit institutions; business or 

other for-profits organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

400. 

Estimated Time per Response: 30 

minutes for Stranding Reports and 

Rehabilitation Disposition Forms; 45 

minutes for the Human Interaction Data 

Sheet. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 14,600. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $203.45. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Marine Mammal 

Protection Act (MMPA). 

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of our estimate of the time and 

cost burden for this proposed collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) Minimize the 

reporting burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02506 Filed 2–6–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; State 

Service Commission Support Grants 

Application 

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Corporation for National and 

Community Service (operating as 

AmeriCorps) is proposing to reinstate 

and revise an information collection. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the individual and office 

listed in the ADDRESSES section by April 

8, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by the title of the information 

collection activity, by any of the 

following methods: 

(1) Electronically through 

www.regulations.gov (preferred 

method). 

(2) By mail sent to: AmeriCorps, 

Attention Arminda Pappas, 250 E Street 

SW, Washington, DC, 20525. 

(3) By hand delivery or by courier to 

the AmeriCorps mailroom at the mail 

address given in paragraph (2) above, 

between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern Time, 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice may be made available to the 

public through regulations.gov. For this 

reason, please do not include in your 

comments information of a confidential 

nature, such as sensitive personal 

information or proprietary information. 

If you send an email comment, your 

email address will be automatically 

captured and included as part of the 

comment that is placed in the public 

docket and made available on the 

internet. Please note that responses to 

this public comment request containing 

any routine notice about the 

confidentiality of the communication 

will be treated as public comment that 

may be made available to the public, 

notwithstanding the inclusion of the 

routine notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Arminda Pappas, (202) 606–6659, or by 

email at apappas@americorps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of Collection: State Service 

Commission Support Grant Application. 

OMB Control Number: 3045–0099. 

Type of Review: Reinstatement. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Organizations and State governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 52. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,820. 

Abstract: This information collection 

is for the application in AmeriCorps’ 

online grant application system, 

eGrants, which applicants must use to 

respond to AmeriCorps Commission 

Support Grant funding opportunities. 

With this reinstatement, the application 

is being revised to delete the 


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