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mortality, Navy shall immediately cease 

the specified activities and report the 

incident to the Office of Protected 

Resources (301–427–8425), NMFS, and 

the West Coast Regional Stranding 

Coordinator (206–526–6550), NMFS. 

The report must include the following 

information: 

A. Time and date of the incident; 

B. Description of the incident; 

C. Environmental conditions (e.g., 

wind speed and direction, Beaufort sea 

state, cloud cover, and visibility); 

D. Description of all marine mammal 

observations in the 24 hours preceding 

the incident; 

E. Species identification or 

description of the animal(s) involved; 

F. Fate of the animal(s); and 

G. Photographs or video footage of the 

animal(s). 

Activities shall not resume until 

NMFS is able to review the 

circumstances of the prohibited take. 

NMFS will work with Navy to 

determine what measures are necessary 

to minimize the likelihood of further 

prohibited take and ensure MMPA 

compliance. Navy may not resume their 

activities until notified by NMFS. 

i. In the event that Navy discovers an 

injured or dead marine mammal, and 

the lead observer determines that the 

cause of the injury or death is unknown 

and the death is relatively recent (e.g., 

in less than a moderate state of 

decomposition), Navy shall immediately 

report the incident to the Office of 

Protected Resources, NMFS, and the 

West Coast Regional Stranding 

Coordinator, NMFS. 

The report must include the same 

information identified in 6(b)(i) of this 

IHA. Activities may continue while 

NMFS reviews the circumstances of the 

incident and makes a final 

determination on the cause of the 

reported injury or death. NMFS will 

work with Navy to determine whether 

additional mitigation measures or 

modifications to the activities are 

appropriate. 

ii. In the event that Navy discovers an 

injured or dead marine mammal, and 

the lead observer determines that the 

injury or death is not associated with or 

related to the activities authorized in the 

IHA (e.g., previously wounded animal, 

carcass with moderate to advanced 

decomposition, scavenger damage), 

Navy shall report the incident to the 

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 

and the West Coast Regional Stranding 

Coordinator, NMFS, within 24 hours of 

the discovery. Navy shall provide 

photographs or video footage or other 

documentation of the stranded animal 

sighting to NMFS. The cause of injury 

or death may be subject to review and 

a final determination by NMFS. 

7. This Authorization may be 

modified, suspended or withdrawn if 

the holder fails to abide by the 

conditions prescribed herein, or if the 

authorized taking is having more than a 

negligible impact on the species or stock 

of affected marine mammals. 

Request for Public Comments 

We request comment on our analysis, 

the draft authorization, and any other 

aspect of this Notice of Proposed IHA 

for Navy’s wharf maintenance activities. 

Please include with your comments any 

supporting data or literature citations to 

help inform our final decision on Navy’s 

request for an MMPA authorization. 

Dated: April 16, 2015. 

Donna S. Wieting, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–09253 Filed 4–21–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Marine Protected Areas Federal 

Advisory Committee; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean 

Service (NOS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a 

meeting of the Marine Protected Areas 

Federal Advisory Committee 

(Committee) in Tacoma, Washington. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Tuesday, June 2, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 5 

p.m.; Wednesday, June 3, 2015, from 

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Thursday, June 

4, 2015, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. These 

times and the agenda topics described 

below are subject to change. Refer to the 

Web page listed below for the most upto-date meeting agenda. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Hotel Murano, 1320 Broadway 

Plaza, Tacoma, WA 98402. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lauren Wenzel, Acting Designated 

Federal Officer, MPA FAC, National 

Marine Protected Areas Center, 1305 

East West Highway, Silver Spring, 

Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301–713– 

7265, Fax: 301–713–3110); email: 

lauren.wenzel@noaa.gov; or visit the 

National MPA Center Web site at 

http://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee, composed of external, 

knowledgeable representatives of 

stakeholder groups, was established by 

the Department of Commerce (DOC) to 

provide advice to the Secretaries of 

Commerce and the Interior on 

implementation of Section 4 of 

Executive Order 13158, on marine 

protected areas (MPAs). The meeting is 

open to the public, and public comment 

will be accepted from 4:30 p.m. to 5 

p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2015. In 

general, each individual or group will 

be limited to a total time of five (5) 

minutes. If members of the public wish 

to submit written statements, they 

should be submitted to the Designated 

Federal Official by May 29, 2015. 

Matters to be Considered: The focus of 

the Committee’s meeting will be the 

development of workplans by the 

Subcommittees (MPA Connectivity and 

External Financing for MPAs) to address 

the Committee’s charge and begin 

discussion of issues; provide an 

opportunity for updates and input on 

Subcommittee and Working Group 

workplans from all Committee 

members; and gain a perspective on 

tribal marine resource management, and 

on MPA management issues in the 

Pacific Northwest. The agenda is subject 

to change. The latest version will be 

posted at http://

marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/. 

Dated: April 9, 2015. 

Daniel J. Basta, 

Director, Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2015–09313 Filed 4–21–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–NK–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Observer 

Programs’ Information That Can Be 

Gathered Only Through Questions. 

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 


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collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before June 22, 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 Jane DiCosimo, (301) 427– 

8109.or Jane.Dicosimo@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) deploys fishery observers on 

United States (U.S.) commercial fishing 

vessels and to fish processing plants in 

order to collect biological and economic 

data. NMFS has at least one observer 

program in each of its five Regions. 

These observer programs provide the 

most reliable and effective method for 

obtaining information that is critical for 

the conservation and management of 

living marine resources. Observer 

programs primarily obtain information 

through direct observations by 

employees or agents of NMFS; and such 

observations are not subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 

However, observer programs also collect 

the following information that requires 

clearance under the PRA: (1) 

Standardized questions of fishing vessel 

captains/crew or fish processing plant 

managers/staff, which include gear and 

performance questions, safety questions, 

and trip costs, crew size and other 

economic questions; (2) questions asked 

by observer program staff/contractors to 

plan observer deployments; (3) forms 

that are completed by observers and that 

fishing vessel captains are asked to 

review and sign; (4) questionnaires to 

evaluate observer performance; and (5) 

a form to certify that a fisherman is the 

permit holder when requesting observer 

data from the observer on the vessel. 

NMFS seeks to renew OMB PRA 

clearance for these information 

collections. 

The information collected will be 

used to: (1) Monitor catch and bycatch 

in federally managed commercial 

fisheries; (2) understand the population 

status and trends of fish stocks and 

protected species, as well as the 

interactions between them; (3) 

determine the quantity and distribution 

of net benefits derived from living 

marine resources; (4) predict the 

biological, ecological, and economic 

impacts of existing management action 

and proposed management options; and 

(5) ensure that the observer programs 

can safely and efficiently collect the 

information required for the previous 

four uses. In particular, these biological 

and economic data collection programs 

contribute to legally mandated analyses 

required under the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (MSA), the Endangered Species Act 

(ESA), the Marine Mammal Protection 

Act (MMPA), the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 

Executive Order 12866 (E.O. 12866), as 

well as a variety of state statutes. The 

confidentiality of the data will be 

protected as required by the MSA, 

Section 402(b). 

II. Method of Collection 

The information will be collected by 

(1) NMFS observers while they are 

deployed on a vessel to observe a 

particular fishing trip; questions will be 

asked in-person to the captain, crew 

and/or owner (if on board the vessel) 

during the course of the observed trip; 

(2) via mail through follow up surveys 

of economic information not available 

during the trip; (3) via telephone or mail 

survey by the observer program staff or 

contractor planning to deploy observers; 

or (4) via feedback questionnaires 

mailed to the vessel owners or captains 

to evaluate observer performance. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0593. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

20,643. 

Estimated Time per Response: 51 

minutes. Information will be collected 

for observed fishing trips and 

deployments to fish processing plants; 

therefore, there will be multiple 

responses for some respondents, but 

counted as one response per trip or 

plant visit. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 26,172. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $1,160. 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2015–09250 Filed 4–21–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Atlantic Highly Migratory 

Species Vessel and Gear Marking. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0373. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular (extension of 

a currently approved information 

collection). 

Number of Respondents: 6,857. 

Average Hours Per Response: Vessel 

marking, 45 minutes; gear marking, 15 

minutes. 

Burden Hours: 6,976. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for an 

extension of a current information 

collection. These requirements apply to 

vessel owners in the Atlantic HMS 

Fishery. 

Under current regulations at 50 CFR 

635.6, fishing vessels permitted for 

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species must 

display their official vessel numbers on 

their vessels. Flotation devices and 

high-flyers attached to certain fishing 

gears must also be marked with the 

vessel’s number to identify the vessel to 

which the gear belongs. These 

requirements are necessary for 

identification, law enforcement, and 

monitoring purposes. 


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