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in the Complaints filed in panel review 

and the procedural and substantive 

defenses raised in the panel review. 

Dated: December 10, 2014. 

Marsha Ann Y. Iyomasa, 

Acting United States Secretary, NAFTA 

Secretariat. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29449 Filed 12–16–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–GT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Deep Seabed 

Mining Exploration Licenses 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

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 February 17, 

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 Kerry Kehoe (301) 713–3155 

extension 151, or Kerry.Kehoe@

noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

NOAA’s regulations at 15 CFR 970 

govern the issuing and monitoring of 

exploration licenses under the Deep 

Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act. 

Any persons seeking a license must 

submit certain information that allows 

NOAA to ensure the applicant meets the 

standards of the Act. Persons with 

licenses are required to conduct 

monitoring and make reports, and they 

may request revisions, transfers, or 

extensions of licenses. 

II. Method of Collection 

Paper submissions are used; however, 

applicants are encouraged to submit 

supporting documentation 

electronically when feasible. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0145. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a currently approved 

information collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 2. 

Estimated Time per Response: 

Applications, 2,000–4,000 hours (no 

applications are expected); license 

renewals, 250 hours; reports, 20 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 290. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $200 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: December 11, 2014. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29475 Filed 12–16–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Ocean and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; West Coast Region 

Vessel Identification Requirements 

AGENCY: National Ocean 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 February 17, 

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 Colby Brady, (206) 526–7117 

or colby.brady@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The success of fisheries management 

programs depends significantly on 

regulatory compliance. The vessel 

identification requirement is essential to 

facilitate enforcement. The ability to 

link fishing (or other activity) to the 

vessel owner or operator is crucial to 

enforcement of regulations issued under 

the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act. A vessel’s official number is 

required to be displayed on the port and 

starboard sides of the deckhouse or hull, 

and on a weather deck. It identifies each 

vessel and should be visible at distances 

at sea and in the air. Law enforcement 

personnel rely on vessel marking 

information to assure compliance with 

fisheries management regulations. 

Vessels that qualify for particular 

fisheries are also readily identified, and 

this allows for more cost-effective 

enforcement. Cooperating fishermen 

also use the vessel numbers to report 

suspicious or non-compliant activities 

that they observe in unauthorized areas. 

The identifying number on fishing 

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vessels is used by the National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS), the United 

States Coast Guard (USCG), and other 

marine agencies in issuing regulations, 

prosecutions, and other enforcement 

actions necessary to support sustainable 

fisheries behaviors as intended in 

regulations. Regulation-compliant 

fishermen ultimately benefit from these 

requirements, as unauthorized and 

illegal fishing is deterred and more 

burdensome regulations are avoided. 

II. Method of Collection 

Fishing vessel owners physically 

mark vessels with identification 

numbers in three locations per vessel. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0355. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a currently approved 

information collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,125. 

Estimated Time per Response: 15 

minutes per marking. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 69 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $19,106 for materials. 

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 and whether 

the information shall have practical 

utility) 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: December 11, 2014. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29474 Filed 12–16–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Ocean and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; West Coast 

Region, Gear Identification 

Requirements 

AGENCY: National Ocean and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

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 February 17, 

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 Colby Brady, (206) 526–7117 

or colby.brady@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

The success of fisheries management 

programs depends significantly on 

regulatory compliance. The 

requirements that fishing gear be 

marked are essential to facilitate 

enforcement. The ability to link fishing 

gear to the vessel owner or operator is 

crucial to enforcement of regulations 

issued under the authority of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act. The 

marking of fishing gear is also valuable 

in actions concerning damage, loss, and 

civil proceedings. The regulations 

specify that fishing gear must be marked 

with the vessel’s official number, 

Federal permit or tag number, or some 

other specified form of identification. 

The regulations further specify how the 

gear is to be marked (e.g., location and 

color). Law enforcement personnel rely 

on gear marking information to assure 

compliance with fisheries management 

regulations. Gear that is not properly 

identified is confiscated. Gear violations 

are more readily prosecuted when the 

gear is marked, and this allows for more 

cost-effective enforcement. Gear 

marking helps ensure that a vessel 

harvests fish only from its own traps/

pots/other gear are not illegally placed. 

Cooperating fishermen also use the gear 

marking numbers to report suspicious or 

non-compliant activities that they 

observe, and to report placement or 

occurrence of gear in unauthorized 

areas. The identifying number on 

fishing gear is used by the National 

Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the 

United States Coast Guard (USCG), and 

other marine agencies in issuing 

regulations, prosecutions, and other 

enforcement actions necessary to 

support sustainable fisheries behaviors 

as intended in regulations. Regulationcompliant fishermen ultimately benefit 

from these requirements, as 

unauthorized and illegal fishing is 

deterred and more burdensome 

regulations are avoided. 

II. Method of Collection 

The physical marking of fishing buoys 

is done by fishermen in the Pacific 

Coast Groundfish Fishery) according to 

regulation. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0352. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,125. 

Estimated Time per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 574 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $11,351.60 for materials. 

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 and whether 

the information shall have practical 

utility) 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 

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