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New Jersey and Jamaica Bay in New 

York. Under this collection effort, the 

NOAA Office for Coastal Management 

will implement a contingent valuation 

survey to assess the value of the 

ecosystem services that will be 

generated by restoration projects being 

implemented in both areas. Data will be 

collected from individuals who reside 

in the New York and New Jersey areas. 

NOAA will implement two separate 

surveys: One for each geographic area. 

There are a number of restoration 

projects that are ongoing in the Forsythe 

National Wildlife Refuge and in Jamaica 

Bay. After reviewing the scope and 

focus of many of those restoration 

projects, NOAA has decided to focus on 

two specific projects. For the Forsythe 

National Wildlife Refuge, NOAA will 

focus on the work being done under a 

$15 million project being conducted by 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The 

Forsythe project will focus on restoring 

and enhancing the salt marsh at the 

Refuge to act as a natural protection 

from storms and to act as a habitat for 

wildlife. In assessing ecosystem service 

benefits for the Forsythe restoration 

work, NOAA will focus on the value of 

the salt marsh for storm protection, 

habitat, and recreation, as well as other 

possible ecosystem services. 

The Jamaica Bay area has a number of 

planned and ongoing projects. NOAA 

has decided to focus on work being 

conducted at Spring Creek Park on the 

northern point of Jamaica Bay. The 

restoration work at the park will involve 

improving habitat and storm and flood 

protection. NOAA will focus on the 

associated ecosystem services from 

habitat improvements and the added 

storm and flood protection. 

NOAA is currently contacting and 

working with partners and stakeholders 

at each site to ensure the relevancy of 

this work. 

II. Method of Collection 

NOAA will collect these data using a 

web-based survey instrument and will 

be using an online panel. The panel will 

consist of individuals who reside in the 

two areas. A number of firms maintain 

online panels to use in survey efforts. 

These firms recruit individuals to be 

part of the panels and target their 

recruitment efforts to develop panels 

that are representative of the general 

population. Individuals who are part of 

these panels have agreed to participate 

in online surveys. To access the panel, 

NOAA will contract with one of the 

firms who maintains an online panel. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(request for a new information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

400. 

Estimated Time per Response: 20 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 134 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0 in capital and reporting/

recordkeeping 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: October 16, 2014. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–JS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Catcher Processor 

Socio-Cultural Study 

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 December 22, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 66165, 

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 Amber Himes-Cornell, (206) 

526–4221 or amber.himes@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for a new information 

collection. 

Historically, changes in fisheries 

management regulations have been 

shown to result in impacts to 

individuals within the fishery. An 

understanding of social impacts in 

fisheries—achieved through the 

collection of data on fishing 

communities, as well as on individuals 

who fish—is a requirement under 

several federal laws. Laws such as the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) and the Magnuson- Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (MSA) (as amended 2007) describe 

such requirements. The collection of 

this data not only helps to inform legal 

requirements for the existing 

management actions, but will inform 

future management actions requiring 

equivalent information. 

Fisheries rationalization programs 

have an impact on those individuals 

participating in the affected fishery, as 

well as their communities and may also 

have indirect effects on other fishery 

participants. The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council is considering the 

implementation of a new, yet to be 

defined, rationalization program for the 

Gulf of Alaska groundfish trawl fishery. 

A data collection was conducted in 

2014 (OMB Control No. 0648–0685) to 

obtain relevant socio-cultural 

information about current participants 

in most sectors of this fishery. 

The proposed data collection 

complements this 2014 effort by 

collecting comparable information from 

individuals participating in the catcher 

processor fleet that operates in the 

North Pacific. The data collected will be 

used to develop a baseline description 

of the catcher processor sector operating 

in the North Pacific that can be used to 

analyze impacts that future fisheries 

management changes, such as the new 

bycatch management changes being 

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developed for the Gulf of Alaska trawl 

fishery, may have on catcher processor 

businesses, as well as individuals and 

communities that are dependent on this 

sector. The measurement of these 

changes, combined with those noted in 

the 2014 survey, will lead to a greater 

understanding of the social impacts new 

management measures may have on the 

individuals and communities. 

II. Method of Collection 

Data collection will be undertaken 

through the use of a survey instrument. 

Data will be collected using a mixed 

method approach through a 

combination of paper surveys, 

electronic surveys, and in-person 

interviews to obtain the greatest breadth 

of information as possible. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(request for a new information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; business or other for-profit 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

435. 

Estimated Time per Response: 20–30 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 160 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0 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: October 16, 2014. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

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 

RIN 0648–XD562 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Initiation of a Status Review for the 

Guadalupe Fur Seal 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of initiation of a status 

review; request for information. 

SUMMARY: The National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces a 

status review of the Guadalupe fur seal 

(Arctocephalus townsendi) under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). 

A status review is a periodic 

undertaking conducted to ensure that 

the listing classification of a species is 

accurate. A status review is based on the 

best scientific and commercial data 

available at the time of the review; 

therefore, we are requesting submission 

of any such information on the 

Guadalupe fur seal population in the 

eastern Pacific waters that has become 

available since the last Guadalupe fur 

seal status review in 1984. 

DATES: To allow us adequate time to 

conduct these reviews, we must receive 

your information no later than 

December 22, 2014. However, we will 

continue to accept new information 

about any listed species at any time. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on this document, identified by NOAA– 

NMFS–2014–0131, by any of the 

following methods: 

1. Electronic Submissions: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal 

www.regulations.gov. To submit 

comments via the e-Rulemaking Portal, 

first click the ‘‘submit a comment’’ icon, 

then enter NOAA–NMFS–2014–0131 in 

the keyword search. Locate the 

document you wish to comment on 

from the resulting list and click on the 

‘‘Submit a Comment’’ icon on the right 

of that line. 

2. Facsimile (fax): 562–980–4027, 

Attn: Christina Fahy. 

3. Mail or hand-delivery: Christina 

Fahy, National Marine Fisheries 

Service, West Coast Regional Office, 501 

West Ocean Blvd.; Suite 4200; Long 

Beach, California 90802. 

Instructions: Comments must be 

submitted by one of the above methods 

to ensure that the comments are 

received, documented, and considered 

by NMFS. Comments sent by any other 

method, to any other address or 

individual, or received after the end of 

the comment period, may not be 

considered. All comments received are 

a part of the public record and will 

generally be posted for public viewing 

on www.regulations.gov without change. 

All personal identifying information 

(e.g., name, address, etc.) submitted 

voluntarily by the sender will be 

publicly accessible. Do not submit 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. NMFS will accept 

anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in 

the required fields if you wish to remain 

anonymous). Attachments to electronic 

comments will be accepted in Microsoft 

Word or Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe 

PDF file formats only. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christina Fahy, West Coast Region, 562– 

980–4023. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

4(c)(2)(A) of the ESA requires that we 

conduct a review of listed species at 

least once every five years. On the basis 

of such reviews under section 4(c)(2)(B), 

we determine whether a particular 

species should be removed from the list 

(delisted), or reclassified from 

endangered to threatened, or from 

threatened to endangered. Delisting a 

species must be supported by the best 

scientific and commercial data 

available, substantiating that the species 

is neither endangered nor threatened for 

one or more of the following reasons: (1) 

The species is considered extinct; (2) 

the species is considered to be 

recovered; and/or (3) the original data 

available when the species was listed, or 

the interpretation of such data, were in 

error. Any change in Federal 

classification would require a separate 

rulemaking process. The regulations in 

50 CFR 424.21 require that we publish 

a notice in the Federal Register 

announcing those species currently 

under active review. This notice 

announces active review of the 

Guadalupe fur seal, currently listed 

globally as threatened. 

Public Solicitation of New Information 

To ensure that the review is complete 

and based on the best available 

scientific and commercial information, 

we are soliciting new information from 

the public, relevant governmental 

agencies, tribes, the scientific 

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