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Panel, the 2023 ABC recommendation 

by the SSC, and other relevant 

information. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Shelley Spedden at the Council Office, 

(302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: June 29, 2022. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14259 Filed 7–1–22; 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; National Sea Turtle Stranding 

and Salvage Network Stranding and 

Gear Interaction Data Collection 

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 September 6, 2022. 

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– 

0496 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 Wendy 

Piniak, Biologist, NOAA National 

Marine Fisheries Service, Office of 

Protected Resources, 1315 East-West 

Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 

20910; (301) 427–8402, wendy.piniak@

noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This is a request for revision and 

extension of collection 0648–0496 

entitled ‘‘Reporting of Sea Turtle 

Entanglement in Fishing Gear or Marine 

Debris’’. We request to revise the name 

of the collection to ‘‘National Sea Turtle 

Stranding and Salvage Network 

Stranding and Gear Interaction Data 

Collection’’ and to add new forms to the 

collection to be inclusive of all forms 

used by Sea Turtle Stranding and 

Salvage Network (STSSN). 

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS) and the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (USFWS) share federal 

jurisdiction for the conservation and 

recovery of sea turtles. In accordance 

with the 1977 Memorandum of 

Understanding between NMFS and 

USFWS, which was reaffirmed in 2015, 

NMFS serves as the lead for and 

coordinator of the STSSN. The STSSN 

currently responds to and documents, 

sick, injured, and dead (i.e., ‘stranded’) 

sea turtles that are found in coastal areas 

under U.S. jurisdiction along the 

Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. 

NMFS Office of Protected Resources 

coordinates the STSSN. The Sea Turtle 

Disentanglement Network (STDN) is a 

part of the STSSN. The STSSN is a 

cooperative effort of authorized federal, 

state, and private partners working to 

inform causes of morbidity and 

mortality in sea turtles by responding to 

and documenting stranded sea turtles. 

Information is collected in a manner 

sufficient to inform sea turtle 

conservation management and recovery. 

The STSSN accomplishes this through 

(1) collection of data in accordance with 

STSSN protocols; (2) improved 

understanding of causes of death and 

threats to sea turtles; (3) monitoring of 

stranding trends; (4) provision of initial 

aid to live stranded sea turtles; (5) 

provision of sea turtle samples/parts for 

conservation-relevant research; and (6) 

availability of timely data for 

conservation management purposes. To 

facilitate this data collection, the STSSN 

uses several standardized data 

collection forms. To ensure all data 

collected by the STSSN are in the same 

collection, we propose adding the 

following forms to 0648–0496: STSSN 

Stranding Report form, Gross Necropsy 

forms (2 page and 4 page versions), Cold 

Stun individual and batch forms, 

Fishing Gear Identification forms, and 

Incidental Capture Intake form 

(currently approved in collection 0648– 

0774, expiring December 31, 2024). 

All species of sea turtle found in U.S. 

waters are listed as endangered or 

threatened under the Endangered 

Species Act (ESA). NMFS and the 

USFWS share federal jurisdiction for the 

conservation and recovery of sea turtles. 

Section 4(f) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531– 

1544) provides for the creation of 

Recovery Plans for endangered and 

threatened species and provides NMFS 

and USFWS with authority ‘‘to procure 

the services of appropriate public and 

private agencies and institutions and 

other qualified persons’’ in order to 

implement those plans. To advance the 

conservation and recovery of listed sea 

turtles, each sea turtle recovery plan 

developed jointly by NMFS and USFWS 

identifies and highlights the need to 

maintain an active stranding network. 

Both NMFS and USFWS have 

promulgated regulations that provide an 

exception to the prohibitions on take 

and allow for coordinated response to 

stranded sea turtles in water and on 

land, based on their specific 

jurisdictional responsibility. 

II. Method of Collection 

Data will be collected using the 

following methods: paper format, 

electronically (internet), email, or 

interviews. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0496. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission, 

revision and extension of approved 

collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; Not-for-profit institutions; 

State, Local, or Tribal government; 

Federal government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

750. 

Estimated Time per Response: STSSN 

Stranding Report form: 10 minutes; 

Gross Necropsy form (2 page version): 

10 minutes; Gross Necropsy form (4 

page version): 15 minutes; Cold Stun 

form and Cold Stun batch form: 10 

minutes; Fishing Gear Identification 

forms: 10 minutes; Incidental Capture 

Intake form: 5 minutes; Entanglement 

form: 15 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,214 annually. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $100. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Endangered Species 

Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 


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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 Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XC144] 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); 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 Ecosystems and 

Ocean Planning (EOP) Committee and 

Advisory Panel will hold a joint public 

meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, July 21, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 

12 p.m. For agenda details, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar. Connection information 

will be posted to the Council’s calendar 

prior to the meeting at www.mafmc.org. 

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 800 N State 

Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; 

telephone: (302) 674–2331; 

www.mafmc.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, telephone: (302) 

526–5255. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council’s 

EOP Committee and Advisory Panel 

will meet together, via webinar on 

Thursday, July 21, 2022, from 10 a.m. 

until 12 p.m. The purpose of this 

meeting is for the EOP Committee and 

its Advisors to develop comments for 

Council consideration related to the 

NOAA proposal to designate the 

Hudson Canyon as a National Marine 

Sanctuary. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Shelley Spedden, (302) 526–5251 at 

least 5 days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: June 29, 2022. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14258 Filed 7–1–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XC148] 

Threatened Species; Take of 

Steelhead; Take of Green Sturgeon 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

U.S. Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of application; 

to renew a scientific enhancement 

permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

NMFS received an application from the 

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation 

(Reclamation) to renew their U.S. 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 

10(a)1(A) scientific enhancement permit 

(permit 16608–3R) for the San Joaquin 

River Restoration Program Steelhead 

Monitoring. Proposed activities within 

the permit application are expected to 

affect the threatened California Central 

Valley (CCV) Distinct Population 

Segment (DPS) of steelhead 

(Oncorhynchus mykiss) and the 

threatened Southern DPS of North 

American green sturgeon (Acipenser 

medirostris). The public is hereby 

notified the application for Permit 

16608–3R is available for review and 

comment before NMFS either approves 

or disapproves the application. 

DATES: Written comments on the permit 

application must be received at the 

appropriate email address (see 

ADDRESSES) on or before August 4, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the 

permit application should be submitted 

to NMFS’ Section 10(a)1(A) steelhead 

permit coordinator for the San Joaquin 

River Restoration Program, Ms. Hilary 

Glenn, via email (hilary.glenn@

noaa.gov). The permit application is 

available for review online at the 

Authorizations and Permits for 

Protected Species website: https://

apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/preview_

open_for_comment.cfm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Hilary Glenn (email: hilary.glenn@

noaa.gov; phone: 916–200–8211). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Species Covered in This Notice 

Threatened California Central Valley 

Distinct Population Segment of 

steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss); 

Threatened Southern Distinct 

Population Segment (sDPS) of North 

American green sturgeon (Acipenser 

medirostris). 

Authority 

Scientific research and enhancement 

permits are issued in accordance with 

Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et. seq) and regulations 

governing listed fish and wildlife 

permits (50 CFR 222–227). NMFS issues 

permits based on findings that such 

permits (1) are applied for in good faith, 

(2) would not operate to the 

disadvantage of the listed species which 

are the subject of the permits, and (3) 

are consistent with the purposes and 

policies set forth in Section 2 of the 

ESA. Authority to take listed species is 

subject to conditions set forth in the 

permits. 

This notice is provided pursuant to 

Section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS will 

evaluate the application, associated 

documents, and any comment 

submitted to determine whether the 

application meets the requirements of 

Section 10(a) of the ESA and Federal 

regulations. The final permit decisions 

will not be made until after the end of 


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