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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 Number: 0648–0463. 

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: 

12. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours 

per special permit application, 10 

minutes per transshipment permit. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 31. 

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: April 3, 2015. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD892 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); Fisheries of the 

Northeastern United States; Public 

Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) River 

Herring and Shad (RH/S) Advisory 

Panel (AP) will meet to develop 

recommendations for the 2016–18 RH/S 

Cap on the Atlantic mackerel fishery 

and provide general input on RH/S 

conservation. 

DATES: The meeting will be Friday, 

April 24, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar, but anyone can also attend 

at the Council office address (see 

below). The webinar link is: http://

mafmc.adobeconnect.com/2015rhsap/. 

Please call the Council at least 24 hours 

in advance if you wish to attend at the 

Council office. 

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 800 N. State St., 

Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: 

(302) 674–2331. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D. Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council; telephone: (302) 

526–5255. The Council’s Web site, 

www.mafmc.org will also have details 

on webinar access and any background 

materials. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Council’s River Herring and Shad (RH/ 

S) Advisory Panel (AP) will meet to 

develop recommendations for the 2016– 

18 RH/S Cap on the Atlantic mackerel 

fishery and provide general input on 

RH/S conservation. There will also be 

time for public questions and 

comments. The Council will utilize the 

input from the RH/S AP at the June 

2015 Council meeting when setting the 

2016–18 RH/S Cap on the Atlantic 

mackerel fishery and discussing RH/S 

conservation. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aid should be directed to M. 

Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5 

days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: April 6, 2015. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy 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; Permitting, Vessel 

Identification, and Reporting 

Requirements for the Pelagic Squid Jig 

Fishery in the Western Pacific Region 

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 June 8, 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 Walter Ikehara, (808) 725– 

5175 or Walter.Ikehara@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Federal regulations at Title 50, Part 

665, of the Code of Federal Regulations 

require that owners of vessels fishing 

for, or landing, pelagic squid in the 

western Pacific region obtain a permit 

from NOAA Fisheries Service (NMFS). 

In addition, the regulations require 

vessel operators to report fishing 

activity and harvest on daily logbooks 

and mark their vessels for identification. 

The information collected is used to 

identify participants in the fishery, 


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document fishing activities and 

landings, determine the conditions of 

the stocks, assess the effectiveness of 

management measures, evaluate the 

benefits and costs of changes in 

management measures, and monitor and 

respond to accidental takes of protected 

species, including seabirds, turtles, and 

marine mammals. 

Vessel owners must identify their 

vessels to assist in aerial and at-sea 

enforcement of fishing regulations. 

II. Method of Collection 

Respondents have a choice of either 

electronic or paper forms. Methods of 

submittal include email of electronic 

forms, and mail and facsimile 

transmission of paper forms. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0589. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a currently approved 

collection). 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

household; business or other for-profit 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

30. 

Estimated Time per Response: Permit 

applications, 30 minutes; permit appeal, 

2 hours; logbooks, 15 minutes; vessel 

identification, 45 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 265 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $2,190 in fees/mailing/

reporting/identification 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: April 3, 2015. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal Nos. 15–12] 

36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing the unclassified text of a 

section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. 

This is published to fulfill the 

requirements of section 155 of Public 

Law 104–164 dated July 21, 1996. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

B. English, DSCA/DBO/CFM, (703) 601– 

3740. 

The following is a copy of a letter to 

the Speaker of the House of 

Representatives, Transmittals 15–12 

with attached transmittal, policy 

justification, and Sensitivity of 

Technology. 

Dated: April 6, 2015. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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