3726 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 8 / Thursday, January 12, 2017 / Notices

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Washington, DC 20230 (or via the issuance, quota transfers, use caps, crab Magnuson-Stevens Internet at [email protected]). harvesting cooperatives, protections for Conservation and Management FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gulf of Alaska groundfish , Reauthorization Act established the CCC Requests for additional information or arbitration system, monitoring, by amending Section 302 (16 U.S.C. copies of the information collection economic data collection, and cost 1852) of the MSA. The committee instrument and instructions should be recovery fee collection. consists of the chairs, vice chairs, and directed to Sally Bibb, (907) 586–7389 II. Method of Collection executive directors of each of the eight or [email protected]. Regional Fishery Management Councils SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Respondents have a choice of either authorized by the MSA or other Council electronic or paper forms. Methods of members or staff. NMFS will host this I. Abstract submittal include online, email of meeting and provide reports to the CCC This request is for extension of a electronic forms, mail, and facsimile for its information and discussion. All currently approved information transmission of paper forms. sessions are open to the public. Updates collection. III. Data to this meeting will be provided in The king and Tanner in subsequent notices and additional the of the OMB Control Number: 0648–0514. information will be posted on http:// Bering and Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Form Number: None. www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/management/ are managed under the Fishery Type of Review: Regular submission councils/ccc/ccc.htm when available. Management Plan for Bering Sea and (extension of a currently approved The CCC will meet as late as Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs collection). necessary to complete scheduled (FMP). The North Pacific Fishery Affected Public: Individuals or business. Management Council prepared the FMP households; business or other for-profit organizations. Special Accommodations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act as Estimated Number of Respondents: This meeting is physically accessible amended in 2006. The National Marine 1,993. to people with disabilities. Requests for Fisheries Service (NMFS) manages the Estimated Time per Response: Annual sign language interpretation or other crab fisheries in the waters off the coast application for crab IFQ permit, auxiliary aids should be directed to of Alaska under the FMP. Regulations application for Crab IPQ permit, Brian Fredieu at 301–427–8505 at least implementing the FMP and all application to become an eligible crab five working days prior to the meeting. amendments to the Crab Rationalization community organization (ECCO), 150 Dated: January 9, 2017. Program (CR Program) appear at 50 CFR minutes each; application for an Annual Alan D. Risenhoover, part 680. Program details are found at: Crab Harvesting Cooperative IFQ Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, http://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/ Permit, Right of first refusal (ROFR) National Marine Fisheries Service. regs/680/default.htm. contracts and waivers, 1 hour each; [FR Doc. 2017–00558 Filed 1–11–17; 8:45 am] The CR Program balances the interests annual application for Crab Converted CPO QS and CPO IFQ and application BILLING CODE 3510–22–P of several groups who depend on the crab fisheries. The CR Program for Registered Crab Receiver (RCR) addresses conservation and Permit, BSAI Crab Rationalization DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE management issues associated with the Program Quota Share Beneficiary previous derby fishery, reduces Designation Form, 30 minutes; National Oceanic and Atmospheric and associated discard mortality, and application for Crab IFQ Hired Master Administration increases the safety of crab fishermen by Permit and application for Federal crab ending the race for fish. Share vessel permit (FCVP) 21 minutes each; Proposed Information Collection; allocations to harvesters and processors, application for eligibility to receive crab Comment Request; Alaska Region together with incentives to participate QS/IFQ or PQS/IPQ by transfer, Crab Permits in fishery cooperatives, increases application for transfer of crab IFQ, efficiencies, provides economic application for transfer of crab QS/IFQ AGENCY: National Oceanic and stability, and facilitates compensated to or from an ECCO, Application to Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), reduction of excess capacities in the transfer crab QS or PQS, application for Commerce. harvesting and processing sectors. Annual Exemption from Western ACTION: Notice. Community interests are protected by Aleutian Islands Golden King Crab West Western Alaska Community Region Delivery Requirements, SUMMARY: The Department of Development Quota allocations and Community Impact Report or IPQ Commerce, as part of its continuing regional landing and processing Holder Report (North or South Response effort to reduce paperwork and requirements, as well as by several Report), 2 hours each; ECCO Annual respondent burden, invites the general community protection measures. report and appeal of denial to NMFS public and other Federal agencies to NMFS established the CR Program as decisions, 4 hours each; application for take this opportunity to comment on a program for nine crab transfer of IFQ between crab harvesting proposed and/or continuing information fisheries in the BSAI, and assigned cooperatives, electronic, 5 minutes, non- collections, as required by the quota share (QS) to persons and electronic, 2 hours; application to Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. processor quota share (PQS) to Transfer Crab IPQ, electronic, 1 hour; DATES: Written comments must be processors based on their historic non-electronic, 2 hours; CDQ submitted on or before March 13, 2017. participation in one or more of these notification of community ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments nine crab fisheries during a specific representative, 5 hours; application for to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental period. The CR Program components exemption from CR Crab North or South Paperwork Clearance Officer, include QS allocation, PQS allocation, Region Delivery Requirements and Department of Commerce, Room 6616, individual quota (IFQ) issuance, North or South Region Delivery 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., and individual processing quota (IPQ) Exemption Report, 20 hours each.

VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:28 Jan 11, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12JAN1.SGM 12JAN1 mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 8 / Thursday, January 12, 2017 / Notices 3727

Estimated Total Annual Burden box on the Applications and Permits for File No. 19655: The applicant Hours: 7,226. Protected Species (APPS) home page, proposes to study humpback whales Estimated Total Annual Cost to https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then and other cetacean species in the waters Public: $13,841 in recordkeeping/ selecting File No. 18059 or 19655 from off the Hawaiian Islands and Alaska. reporting costs. the list of available applications. Research methods include passive acoustics, photo-identification, IV. Request for Comments These documents are also available upon written request or by appointment photogrammetry, opportunistic Comments are invited on: (a) Whether in the Permits and Conservation collection of fecal and skin samples, and the proposed collection of information Division, Office of Protected Resources, remote biopsy sampling. A subset of is necessary for the proper performance NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room humpback whales would also receive of the functions of the agency, including 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone suction cup tags. Other endangered whether the information shall have (301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376. species targeted for study include: Blue practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Written comments on these (B. musculus), bowhead (Balaena agency’s estimate of the burden applications should be submitted to the mysticetus), fin, North Pacific right (including hours and cost) of the Chief, Permits and Conservation (Eubalaena japonica), sei, and sperm proposed collection of information; (c) Division, at the address listed above. whales (Physeter macrocephalus) and ways to enhance the quality, utility, and Comments may also be submitted by the Main Hawaiian Insular stock of false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens). clarity of the information to be facsimile to (301) 713–0376, or by email An additional 21 marine mammal collected; and (d) ways to minimize the to [email protected]. species would also be studied. The burden of the collection of information Please include the File No. in the objectives of the research are to on respondents, including through the subject line of the email comment. use of automated collection techniques continue the long-term population study or other forms of information Those individuals requesting a public of the behavior, biology, and technology. hearing should submit a written request communication systems of humpback Comments submitted in response to to the Chief, Permits and Conservation whales and other cetaceans. Specific this notice will be summarized and/or Division at the address listed above. The topics to be investigated include included in the request for OMB request should set forth the specific individual life histories, social roles, approval of this information collection; reasons why a hearing on these migration, habitat use, distribution, and they also will become a matter of public applications would be appropriate. evolution of humpback song. The record. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara permit would be valid for five years. In compliance with the National Dated: January 9, 2017. Young or Amy Hapeman (File No. 18059), Carrie Hubard or Shasta Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 Sarah Brabson, McClenahan (File No. 19655), (301) U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 427–8401. determination has been made that the [FR Doc. 2017–00557 Filed 1–11–17; 8:45 am] activities proposed are categorically SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BILLING CODE 3510–22–P excluded from the requirement to subject permits are requested under the prepare an environmental assessment or authority of the Marine Mammal environmental impact statement. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Protection Act of 1972, as amended Concurrent with the publication of (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the this notice in the Federal Register, National Oceanic and Atmospheric regulations governing the taking and NMFS is forwarding copies of the Administration importing of marine mammals (50 CFR applications to the Marine Mammal part 216), the Endangered Species Act of RIN 0648–XF085 Commission and its Committee of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 Scientific Advisors. et seq.), and the regulations governing Marine Mammals; File Nos. 18059 and Dated: January 6, 2017. 19655 the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 Julia Harrison, AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries CFR 222–226). Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and File No. 18059: The applicant Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), requests a five-year scientific research Commerce. permit to investigate the foraging [FR Doc. 2017–00472 Filed 1–11–17; 8:45 am] ACTION: Notice; receipt of applications. ecology, habitat use, physiology, and BILLING CODE 3510–22–P acoustic and social behavior of SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that humpback (Megaptera noveaeangliae), DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE David Wiley, Ph.D., Stellwagen Bank fin (Balaenoptera physalus), minke (B. National Marine Sanctuary, 175 Edward acutorostrata), and sei (B. borealis) Foster Road, Scituate, MA 02066 and National Oceanic and Atmospheric whales in the Gulf of Maine. Up to 130 Administration Adam Pack, Ph.D., University of Hawaii adult and juvenile humpbacks, 90 fin, at Hilo, 200 West Kawili Street, Hilo, HI 60 minke, and 70 sei whales would be RIN 0648–XF084 96720, have applied in due form for approached for suction cup tagging, Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to permits to conduct scientific research prey mapping, obtaining biological on cetaceans. Specified Activities; Taking Marine samples including biopsies, and photo Mammals Incidental to Rocky Intertidal DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email ID. Up to 10 humpback calves, 5 fin comments must be received on or before Monitoring Surveys Along the Oregon calves, and 4 sei calves would also be and California Coasts February 13, 2017. approached for tagging and blow ADDRESSES: The applications and sampling. Up to 690 humpback, 480 fin, AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries related documents are available for 250 minke, and 370 sei whales would be Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and review by selecting ‘‘Records Open for incidentally harassed during this Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Public Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ research. Commerce.

VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:28 Jan 11, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12JAN1.SGM 12JAN1 mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES