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Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 7,431. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $297,000 in capital and 

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: January 15, 2008. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Marine Mammal 

Health and Stranding Response 

Program Survey for Stranding Network 

Participants 

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 March 24, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Sarah Howlett, (301) 713–

2322 or sarah.howlett@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The National Marine Fisheries 

Service’s (NMFS) Marine Mammal 

Health and Stranding Response Program 

will conduct program evaluations of the 

six NMFS regional stranding networks: 

Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, 

Northwest, Alaska, and Pacific Islands 

Regions. A survey will be used to gather 

data from a cross-section of stranding 

network participants in each region. The 

data will be collected regarding 

performance, organizational structure, 

objectives, and needs of the program. 

The information will be used to 

prioritize and discuss issues of concern 

and assist with future program 

management and planning. 

II. Method of Collection 

The survey will be conducted through 

a combination of telephone interviews, 

paper format (mailed), and electronic 

format via e-mail or online. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: None. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions; business or other for-profits 

organizations; State, Local, or Tribal 

Government; Federal Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

294. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 294. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $22. 

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: January 15, 2008. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Extension of Application Period for 

Vacancies on the Channel Islands 

National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 

Council 

AGENCY: National Marine Sanctuary 

Program (NMSP), National Ocean 

Service (NOS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

applications. 

SUMMARY: The Channel Islands National 

Marine Sanctuary (CINMS) is still 

seeking applicants for the following 

vacant seats on its Sanctuary Advisory 

Council (Council): Chumash 

Community member and alternate, and 

Tourism alternate. Applicants are 

chosen based upon: Their particular 

expertise and experience in relation to 

the seat for which they are applying, 

community and professional affiliations, 

views regarding the protection and 

management of marine resources, and 

the length of residence in the 

communities located near the 

Sanctuary. Applicants who are chosen 

as members should expect to serve in a 

volunteer capacity for 2-year terms, 

pursuant to the Council’s Charter. 

DATES: The application period has been 

extended and applications are now due 

by February 10, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be 

obtained from Dani Lipski, Channel 

Islands National Marine Sanctuary, 113 

Harbor Way, Suite 150, Santa Barbara, 

CA 93109–2315. Completed 

applications should be sent to the same 

address. Application materials are also 

available at: http:// 

www.channelislands.noaa.gov/sac/ 

news.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Murray, Channel Islands 


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National Marine Sanctuary, 113 Harbor 

Way, Suite 150, Santa Barbara, CA 

93109–2315, 805–966–7107 extension 

464, michael.murray@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

CINMS Advisory Council was originally 

established in December 1998 and has a 

broad representation consisting of 21 

members, including ten government 

agency representatives and eleven 

members from the general public. The 

Council functions in an advisory 

capacity to the Sanctuary 

Superintendent. The Council works in 

concert with the Sanctuary 

Superintendent by keeping him or her 

informed about issues of concern 

throughout the Sanctuary, offering 

recommendations on specific issues, 

and aiding the Superintendent in 

achieving the goals of the National 

Marine Sanctuary Program. Specifically, 

the Council’s objectives are to provide 

advice on: (1) Protecting natural and 

cultural resources and identifying and 

evaluating emergent or critical issues 

involving Sanctuary use or resources; 

(2) Identifying and realizing the 

Sanctuary’s research objectives; (3) 

Identifying and realizing educational 

opportunities to increase the public 

knowledge and stewardship of the 

Sanctuary environment; and (4) 

Assisting to develop an informed 

constituency to increase awareness and 

understanding of the purpose and value 

of the Sanctuary and the National 

Marine Sanctuary Program. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. Sections 1431, et seq. 

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 

Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program) 

Dated: January 14, 2008. 

Daniel J. Basta, 

Director, National Marine Sanctuary Program, 

National Ocean Service, National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–NK–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XE89 

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of 

Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal 

Migratory Pelagic Resources of the 

Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; 

Amendment 18 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of intent (NOI) to 

prepare a draft environmental impact 

statement (DEIS); notice of scoping 

meetings; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) intends 

to prepare a DEIS to assess impacts on 

the natural and human environment of 

management measures proposed in its 

draft Amendment 18 to the Fishery 

Management Plan for Coastal Migratory 

Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico 

and South Atlantic Region (FMP). 

DATES: Written comments on the scope 

of the issues to be addressed in the DEIS 

will be accepted until February 22, 

2008, at 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent by 

any of the following methods, mail: Kate 

Michie, NMFS, Southeast Regional 

Office, 263 13th Avenue South, St. 

Petersburg, FL 33701; phone: 727–824–

5305; fax: 727–824–5308; e-mail: 0648–

XE89@noaa.gov. Scoping documents are 

available from the Council’s Web site at 

www.safmc.net. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer, 

South Atlantic Fisheries Management 

Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 

201, North Charleston, SC 29405; 

phone: 843–571–4366, toll free 1–866–

SAFMC–10;fax: 843–769–4520; e-mail: 

kim.iverson@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

mackerel fishery of the Gulf of Mexico 

and South Atlantic region in the 

exclusive economic zone is managed 

under the FMP. The FMP was prepared 

by the Council and implemented by 

NMFS under the authority of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act by 

regulations at 50 CFR part 622. 

Amendment 18 would allocate the 

Atlantic migratory group king mackerel 

commercial quota by region to prevent 

early closure in one state from 

negatively impacting fishing in another 

state. Given the level of commercial 

catch and the potential change in the 

commercial quota after the 2008 

Southeast Data Assessment and Review 

(SEDAR) assessment, it is possible the 

commercial quota would be harvested 

before the end of the fishing year. If the 

quota is reached by October or 

November, 2008, and a closure is 

necessary, this could have large, 

negative impacts to fishermen in North 

Carolina. 

This NOI is intended to inform the 

public of the preparation of a DEIS in 

support of Amendment 18 to the FMP 

to establish regional allocations for 

Atlantic migratory group king mackerel. 

Options suggested thus far to allocate 

the quota by region include: state by 

state quotas; semi-annual quotas (i.e., 

March 1 through September 30 and 

October 1 through the end of February, 

or March 1 through August 31 and 

September 1 through the end of 

February); and regional quotas (i.e., for 

Georgia and Florida, and for North 

Carolina and South Carolina). 

Following consideration of public 

scoping comments, the Council plans to 

begin preparation of the draft Mackerel 

Amendment 18/DEIS after the 2008 

SEDAR stock assessment has been 

completed. The Council and its 

Scientific and Statistical Committee will 

review the draft Mackerel Amendment 

18/DEIS in 2009. If the Council 

approves the document, public review 

will take place in May 2009. 

A Federal Register notice will 

announce the availability of the DEIS 

associated with this amendment, as well 

as a 45–day public comment period, 

pursuant to regulations issued by the 

Council on Environmental Quality for 

implementing the National 

Environmental Policy Act and to 

NOAA’s Administrative Order 216–6. 

The Council will consider public 

comments received on the DEIS in 

developing the final environmental 

impact statement (FEIS), and before 

voting to submit the final amendment to 

NMFS for Secretarial review, approval, 

and implementation. NMFS will 

announce in the Federal Register the 

availability of the final amendment and 

FEIS for public review during the 

Secretarial review period, and will 

consider all public comments prior to 

final agency action to approve, 

disapprove, or partially approve the 

final amendment. 

Scoping Meetings, Times, and Locations 

All meetings will begin at 2 p.m. In 

addition to Amendment 18, the Council 

intends to scope three other 

amendments at this series of meetings. 

Separate NOIs have been prepared for 

each amendment. The meetings will be 

physically accessible to people with 

disabilities. Requests for information 

packets or for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to the Council (see 

ADDRESSES). 

Monday, February 4, 2008 – The 

Mutiny Hotel, 2951 South Bayshore 

Drive, Coconut Grove, FL 33133; phone: 

305–441–2100. 

Tuesday, February 5, 2008 – Radisson 

Resort at the Port, 8701 Astronaut 

Boulevard, Cape Canaveral, FL 32920; 

phone: 321–784–0000. 

Wednesday, February 6, 2008 –

Quality Inn, 125 Venure Drive, 

Brunswick, GA 31525; phone: 912–265–

4600. 


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