Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 39 / Friday, February 27, 2015 / Notices 10667 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Report of Whaling 

Operations 

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 28, 2015. 

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 Melissa Garcia, National 

Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office 

for International Affairs and Seafood 

Inspection, 1315 East West Hwy, Silver 

Spring, MD 20910; (301) 427–8385 or 

melissa.garcia@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for extension of a 

current information collection. 

Native Americans may conduct 

certain aboriginal subsistence whaling 

in accordance with the provisions of the 

International Whaling Commission 

(IWC). In order to respond to obligations 

under the International Convention for 

the Regulation of Whaling, and the IWC, 

captains participating in these 

operations must submit certain 

information to the relevant Native 

American whaling organization about 

strikes on and catch of whales. Anyone 

retrieving a dead whale is also required 

to report. Captains must place a 

distinctive permanent identification 

mark on any harpoon, lance, or 

explosive dart used, and must also 

provide information on the mark and 

self-identification information. The 

relevant Native American whaling 

organization receives the reports, 

compiles them, and submits the 

information to NOAA. 

The information is used to monitor 

the hunt and to ensure that quotas are 

not exceeded. The information is also 

provided to the International Whaling 

Commission (IWC), which uses it to 

monitor compliance with its 

requirements. 

II. Method of Collection 

Reports may be made by phone, fax, 

email, or in writing. Information on 

equipment marks must be made in 

writing. No form is used. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0311. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; state, local, or tribal 

governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

158 (157 whaling captains, one Native 

American whaling organization). 

Estimated Time per Response: 30 

minutes for reports on whales struck or 

on recovery of dead whales, including 

providing the information to the 

relevant Native American whaling 

organization; 5 minutes for the relevant 

Native American whaling organization 

to type in each report; and 5 hours for 

the relevant Native American whaling 

organization to consolidate and submit 

reports. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 86. 

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: February 24, 2015. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–04144 Filed 2–26–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control 

Program: Finding That Oregon Has Not 

Submitted a Fully Approvable Coastal 

Nonpoint Pollution Control Program 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Department of Commerce; 

Environmental Protection Agency. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 

and the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) announce the availability 

of the federal agencies’ finding that 

Oregon has not submitted a fully 

approvable Coastal Nonpoint Pollution 

Control Program that meets the 

requirements of the Coastal Zone Act 

Reauthorization Amendments (CZARA). 

CZARA directs states and territories 

with coastal management programs 

previously approved under Section 306 

of the Coastal Zone Management Act to 

develop and implement coastal 

nonpoint pollution control programs 

which must be submitted to NOAA and 

EPA for approval. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Allison Castellan, Stewardship Division, 

(N/OCM6), Office for Coastal 

Management, NOS, NOAA, 1305 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 

20910, phone (301) 713–3155, x125, 

email Allison.Castellan@noaa.gov. 

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419 

Coastal Zone Management Program 

Administration) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NOAA 

and EPA (federal agencies) announce 

the availability of the federal agencies’ 

finding that Oregon has not submitted a 

fully approvable coastal nonpoint 

pollution control program (coastal 

nonpoint program). Section 6217(a) of 

the Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization 

Amendments (CZARA), 16 U.S.C. 

1455b(a), requires that each state (or 

territory) with a coastal management 

program previously approved under 

section 306 of the Coastal Zone 

Management Act must prepare and 

submit to the federal agencies a coastal 

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