46590 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 155 / Monday, August 11, 2008 / Notices 

Dated: August 6, 2008. 

Ronald N. Langston, 

National Director, Minority Business 

Development Agency. 

[FR Doc. E8–18498 Filed 8–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–21–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Submission of 

Conservation Efforts To Make Listings 

Unnecessary Under the Endangered 

Species Act 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

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 October 10, 

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 Marta Nammack, (301) 713–

1401 or marta.nammack@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The National Marine Fisheries Service 

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

Service (Services) announced a Policy 

for Evaluation of Conservation Efforts 

When Making Listing Decisions. (68 FR 

15100; March 28, 2003). This final 

policy lists criteria that NMFS will use 

to evaluate conservation efforts by states 

and other non-Federal entities. A 

conservation agreement/plan and 

procedures for monitoring the 

agreement/plan’s effectiveness is 

developed by the respondent, based on 

the respondent’s understanding of how 

best to meet these criteria, and thus to 

assure the Services that: (1) The 

conservation effort will be 

implemented; and (2) the conservation 

effort will be effective. The Services take 

these efforts into account when making 

decisions on whether to list a species as 

threatened or endangered under the 

Endangered Species Act. The accepted 

plans are followed with annuals reports. 

II. Method of Collection 

NMFS does not require, but will 

accept, plans and reports electronically. 

NMFS has not developed a form to be 

used for submission of plans or reports. 

In the past, NMFS has made plans and 

annual reports from states available 

through the Internet and plans to 

continue this practice. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0648–0466. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; and State, local or 

tribal governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 3. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2,500 

hours to complete each agreement or 

plan that has the intention of making 

listing unnecessary; 320 hours to 

conduct monitoring for successful 

agreements; and 80 hours to prepare a 

report for successful agreements. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3,300. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $150. 

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: August 6, 2008. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–18451 Filed 8–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–AX05 

Fisheries of the Northeastern United 

States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and 

Butterfish Fisheries; Amendment 11 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Supplemental Notice of Intent 

(NOI) to prepare an environmental 

impact statement (EIS); request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: On December 19, 2005, the 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (Council), in cooperation with 

NMFS, announced its intent to prepare 

a supplemental environmental impact 

statement (SEIS) for Amendment 11 to 

the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and 

Butterfish (MSB) Fishery Management 

Plan (FMP)(Amendment 11). Since then, 

the Council and NMFS have determined 

that the Amendment 11 document is an 

independent action and therefore will 

be handled as an EIS, rather than SEIS. 

The Council has chosen to consider 

management measures in this action in 

addition to limited access in the 

Atlantic mackerel (mackerel) fishery, 

including: The implementation of 

annual catch limits (ACLs) and 

accountability measures (AMs) for 

Atlantic mackerel and butterfish 

required under the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Reauthorization Act of 2006 (MSRA); an 

update of the description and 

identification of essential fish habitat 

(EFH) for all life stages of mackerel, 

Loligo squid (Loligo), Illex squid (Illex), 

and butterfish (including gear impacts 

on Loligo egg EFH); and possible 

limitations on at-sea processing of 

mackerel. For purposes of scoping, this 

supplemental NOI seeks comments on 

only the above listed new measures that 

may be included in Amendment 11. 

Additional scoping will take place via 

solicitation of public comment at 

Council meetings and related Council 

committee meetings as Amendment 11 

is considered and developed. 

DATES: Public comments on the 

supplemental NOI for Amendment 11 

must be received on or before 5 p.m., 

local time, September 10, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the 

supplementary notice of intent for 

Amendment 11 may be sent by any of 

the following methods: 

• E-mail to the following address: 

MSBAmendment11@noaa.gov; 


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