Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records, 20914-20918 [E8-8257]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (noaa)
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 75 (Thursday, April 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20914-20918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-8257]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

[Docket No. 080404520-8522-01]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a new Privacy Act System of Records: COMMERCE/NOAA-
19, Permits and Registrations for United States Federally Regulated 
Fisheries.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Department of Commerce's 
(Department's) proposal for a new system of records under the Privacy 
Act. NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is creating a new 
system of records for permits and non-permit registrations for use with 
a variety of fisheries management programs. Information will be 
collected from individuals under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the High Seas Fishing 
Compliance Act, the American Fisheries Act, the Tuna Conventions Act of 
1950, the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act, the 
Atlantic Tunas Convention Authorization Act, the Northern Pacific 
Halibut Act, the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act, 
International Fisheries Regulations regarding U.S. Vessels Fishing in 
Colombian Treaty Waters, and the Marine Mammal Protection Act. This new 
record system is necessary to identify participants in the fisheries 
and to evaluate the qualifications of the applicants.

DATES: To be considered, written comments must be submitted on or 
before May 19, 2008. Unless comments are received, the new system of 
records will become effective as proposed on the date of publication of 
a subsequent notice in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to: Ted Hawes, Team Leader, Northeast 
Permits Team, NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast 
Regional Office, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ted Hawes, Team Leader, Northeast 
Permits Team, NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast 
Regional Office, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS is creating a new system of records for 
permit and non-permit registrations for use with a variety of fisheries 
management programs. NMFS requires the use of permits or registrations 
by participants in U.S. federally regulated fisheries. Information 
collections would be requested from individuals under the authority of 
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the High 
Seas Fishing Compliance Act, the American Fisheries Act, the Atlantic 
Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act, the Tuna Conventions Act 
of 1950, the Atlantic Tunas Convention Authorization Act, the Northern 
Pacific Halibut Act, the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention 
Act, and the Marine Mammal Protection Act. The collection of 
information is necessary to identify participants in these fisheries 
and to evaluate the qualifications of the applicants. NMFS would 
collect information from individuals in order to issue, renew, or 
transfer fishing permits or to make non-permit registrations. The 
authority for the mandatory collection of the Tax Identification Number 
(Employer Identification Number or Social Security Number) is the Debt 
Collection Improvement Act, 31 U.S.C. 7701.
COMMERCE/NOAA-19

System Name:
    Permits and Registrations for United States Federally Regulated 
Fisheries.

Security Classification:
    None.

System Locations:
    NMFS Northeast Region, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930 
(includes Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Tuna Dealer permits).
    NMFS Southeast Region, 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 
33701 (includes Atlantic HMS International Trade Permit, shark and 
swordfish vessel permits, shark and swordfish dealer permits).
    NMFS Northwest Region, Sustainable Fisheries Division, 7600 Sand 
Point Way NE., Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115.
    NMFS Southwest Region, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long 
Beach, CA 90802.
    NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center, 8604 La Jolla Shores 
Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037 (Pacific Highly Migratory Species database 
only).
    NMFS Pacific Islands Region, 1601 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite 1110, 
Honolulu, HI 96814.
    NMFS Alaska Region, 709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99802-1668.
    NMFS Office of Science and Technology, 1315 East West Highway, 12th 
Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (National Saltwater Angler Registry, 
High Seas Fishing Compliance Act, and Antarctic Marine Living Resources 
harvesting permit data).
    NMFS Office of Sustainable Fisheries, P.O. Drawer 1207, Pascagoula, 
MS 39567 (Antarctic Marine Living Resources import permit data).
    NMFS Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 1315 East West Highway, Room 
13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (Atlantic HMS Tuna vessel permits, HMS 
Angling Permit, HMS Charter/headboat permits database).

Categories of Individuals Covered by the System:
    Owners or holders of a permit or registration as recognized by 
NMFS, owner agents, vessel owners and/or operators. Individuals who 
apply for any permit, permit exception, permit exemption or regulation 
exemption, registration, dedicated access privilege or fishing quota 
share either initially, annually, or by transfer. Applicants seeking 
permission to fish in a manner that would otherwise be prohibited in 
order to conduct experimental fishing. Owners of processing facilities 
and/or fish dealers. Permit qualifiers (persons whose incomes are used 
for permit

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qualification). Allocation assignees under a Southeast Region 
individual fishing quota.

Categories of Records in the System:
This information is collected and/or maintained by all regions and 
divisions:
    Current permit number, permit status information, type of 
application, name of applicant and of other individuals on application 
(vessel owner(s), owner's agent, operator, dealer, corporation 
members), and position in company (if applicable), corporation name, 
date of incorporation and articles of incorporation (if applicable), 
date of birth, address, telephone numbers (business, cell and/or fax), 
U.S. Coast Guard Certificate of Documentation number or state vessel 
registration number and date of expiration, Vessel Monitoring System 
(VMS) activation certification, vessel name, vessel function, vessel 
characteristics (length, breadth, external markings, hull or 
superstructure color), gross and net tonnage, type of construction, 
fuel capacity and type, horsepower (engine, pump), type of product 
storage. The Tax Identification Number (TIN) (Employer Identification 
Number (EIN) or Social Security Number (SSN)) is required for all 
permits, under the authority of the Debt Collection Improvement Act 
(DCIA), 31 U.S.C. 7701. The primary purpose for requesting the TIN is 
for the collection and reporting on any delinquent amounts arising out 
of such person's relationship with the government pursuant to the DCIA.
    It is required in subsection (c)(1) that each person doing business 
with NMFS is to furnish their taxpayer identifying number. For purposes 
of administering the various NMFS fisheries permit and registration 
programs, a person shall be considered to be doing business with a 
federal agency including but not limited to if the person is an 
applicant for, or recipient of, a federal license, permit, right-of-
way, grant, or benefit payment administered by the agency or insurance 
administered by the agency pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(B) of the 
DCIA.

Additional information is collected and/or maintained by individual 
regions and divisions:
Northeast Region
    For transferable permits: Hair and eye color, height and weight, 
ID-sized photograph, medical records for resolution of permit dispute, 
enforcement actions, court and legal documents, and permit sanction 
notices filed by General Counsel, credit card and/or checking account 
numbers, cancelled checks, tax returns, internal permit number specific 
to each limited entry permit, baseline specifications on limited entry 
permit, country, captain's license, State and Federal Dealer Numbers 
(if applicable), coast on which dealer does business, processing 
sector, facilities where fish received, vessel landing receipts and 
records, dealer purchase receipts, bills of sale, type of vessel 
registration, NMFS unique vessel ID, year vessel built, hailing port, 
hailing port state, principal port, principal state, vessel operations 
type (catching and/or processing: For at-sea processing permit), fish 
hold capacity, passenger capacity, VMS status, crew size, fishery type, 
fishery management plan and category, maximum days at sea, quota 
allocation and shares, regional fishery management organization, 
species or species code, type of gear, gear code and rank, buoy and 
trap/pot color, number of tags assigned to vessel, number of traps, 
dredge size and number.
Southeast Region
    Fee payment information, business e-mail address, Web site, gender, 
hair and eye color, height and weight, ID-sized photograph, Dunn and 
Bradstreet Corporation Number, NMFS internal identification number, 
county, country, marriage certificate, divorce decree, death 
certificate, trust documents, probated will, enforcement actions, court 
and legal documents, and permit sanction notices filed by General 
Counsel, name of vessel permit applicant if not owner, and relationship 
to owner, type of vessel ownership, captain's license, original permit, 
permit payment information, name of permit transferor and number of 
permit before transfer, permit and vessel sale price (for permit 
transfers), date of permit transfer signature, notarized sale and lease 
agreement with lease start and end dates if applicable, income or 
license qualifier for certain fisheries, Income Qualification Affidavit 
for income qualified fisheries, U.S. importer number, State and Federal 
Dealer Numbers (if applicable), plant name and operator, hull 
identification number, hailing port and hailing port state, year vessel 
built, location where vessel built, fish hold capacity, live well 
capacity, radio call sign, vessel communication types and numbers, crew 
size, passenger capacity, fishery type, quota shares, vessel landing 
receipts and records, bills of sale, processing facility where fish are 
received, gear type, species/gear endorsements, buoy/trap color code, 
number of traps, trap tag number series, trap dimensions, trap mesh 
size, designated fishing zone, aquaculture reports, site description, 
material deposited and harvested, value of material, Highly Migratory 
Species workshop certificate, informational telephone calls recorded 
with member of public's knowledge, for customer service evaluation and 
constituent statement records.
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species
    Business e-mail, Web site, Dunn and Bradstreet Corporation Number, 
percent/rank of ownership interest, lease start/end date, income or 
license qualifier for certain fisheries, U.S. Importer Number 
(dealers), State and Federal Dealer Numbers (if applicable), processing 
facility where fish are received, type of vessel registration, hull 
identification number, passenger capacity, crew size, hailing port, 
hailing port state, principal port, principal port state, fish hold 
capacity, year vessel built, fishery type, species or species code, 
type of fishing gear, gear code.
Northwest Region
    Fee payment information, business e-mail address, NMFS internal 
identification number, ownership rank if applicable, permit payment 
information, credit card and/or checking account numbers, canceled 
checks, tax returns, divorce decree, marriage certificate, city and 
state where married, death certificate, probated will, trust documents, 
medical records for emergency transfer of certain permits only, 
enforcement actions, court and legal documents, and permit sanction 
notices filed by General Counsel, name of permit transferor and number 
of permit before transfer, period of permit lease, permit price, 
location where vessel built, fishery type, quota shares, species and 
gear endorsements, gear code, amount of landed fish or processed fish 
product, operation as mother ship with start and end date.
Southwest Region
    Business e-mail address, applicant's name and relationship to owner 
or owner manager if not owner or operator, country, Dunn and Bradstreet 
Corporation Number, other federal, state and commercial licenses held 
by operator, name of permit transferor and number of permit before 
transfer, type of vessel (commercial fishing, charter), vessel 
photograph, hull identification number, hailing port, hailing port 
state, principal port, principal port state, year vessel built, where 
vessel built, maximum vessel speed, fish hold capacity, processing 
equipment, passenger capacity, crew size, international radio call 
sign, Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) status, dolphin safety gear on 
board, previous

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vessel flag, previous vessel name and effective dates, species/gear 
endorsements, fishery type, type of fishing gear, gear code, fishing 
status (active or inactive), intent to make intentional purse seine 
sets on marine mammals, date, location, and provider of most recent 
tuna purse seine marine mammal skipper workshop.
Pacific Islands Region
    Photograph identification, citizenship, credit card and/or checking 
account numbers, cancelled checks, owner of checking account from which 
permit fees paid, enforcement actions, court and legal documents, and 
permit sanction notices filed by General Counsel, name of permit 
transferor and number of permit before transfer, International Maritime 
Organization number, NMFS vessel identification number, international 
radio call sign, year vessel built, location where vessel built, 
fishery type, percent of ownership interest, ownership and catch 
history as basis for exemption eligibility, days at sea allocations, 
quota shares, vessel landing receipts and records, dealer purchase 
receipts, bills of sale.
Alaska Region
    Business e-mail address, country, NMFS internal identification 
number, citizenship, reference names, owner beneficiary, death 
certificate, marriage certificate, divorce decree, trust documents, 
probated will, medical information for emergency transfer of certain 
permits only, enforcement actions, court and legal documents, and 
permit sanction notices filed by General Counsel, credit card and/or 
bank account numbers, canceled checks, tax returns, name of Alaska 
Native tribe, community of residence, fishery community organization, 
community governing body contact person, nonprofit name, community 
represented by nonprofit, cooperative representative, percent of 
ownership interest, permit restrictions, quota type, names of other 
quota holders if affiliated with any cooperative member receiving quota 
against cap, names and relationship of permit transferor and 
transferee, transfer eligibility certificate, sector and region before 
transfer, relationship of transferor and transferee, reason for 
transfer, broker's name and fee, lien information (if applicable), 
quota transfer costs, permit financing source, permit fee, sale/lease 
agreement, period of lease, agreement to return shares (if applicable), 
for crab rationalization: affidavit that right of first refusal 
contracts were signed, number of units and pounds of fish transferred, 
applicable dealer license numbers, processing plant name and 
identification, operation type and operator, type of vessel 
registration, State of Alaska registration number, NMFS vessel 
identification number, hull identification number, hailing port and 
hailing port state, numbers of existing permits if applicable to 
current application, documentation of loss or destruction of a vessel, 
list of vessels in a vessel cooperative, vessel operations type in 
terms of catching and/or processing, species/gear endorsements for 
fisheries requiring vessel monitoring systems, fishery type, species or 
species code, fishery management plan, days at sea allocations, quota 
shares, type of fishing gear, gear code, vessel landing receipts and 
records, bills of sale, delivery receipts, dealer purchase receipts, 
processing sector and facility where fish are received, statement from 
processor that there is a market for rockfish received from applicant 
for entry level harvester permit.

High Seas Fishing Compliance Act

    Citizenship, internal identification number, percent/rank of 
ownership interest, hull identification number, vessel photograph, type 
of vessel registration, year vessel built, where vessel built, fish 
hold capacity, hailing port, hailing port state, crew size, 
international radio call sign, previous vessel flag, previous vessel 
name, fishery type, fishery management plan, regional fishery 
management organization, type of fishing gear, gear code.

Antarctic Marine Living Resources

    Nationality, type of vessel (commercial fishing, charter), where 
vessel built, year vessel built, fish hold capacity, International 
Maritime Organization number (if issued), vessel communication types 
and serial numbers, details of tamper-proof VMS elements, ice 
classification, processing equipment, international radio call sign, 
foreign vessel flag, previous vessel flag, previous vessel name, permit 
number of supporting foreign vessel, crew size, species code, type of 
fishing gear, information on the known and anticipated impacts of 
bottom trawling gear on vulnerable marine ecosystems, and the products 
to be derived from an anticipated catch of krill.

National Saltwater Angler Registry Program

    Name, TIN, address, telephone number, designation as owner or 
operator of for-hire vessel, vessel name and registration/documentation 
number and a statement of the region(s) in which the registrant fishes.

Authorities for Maintenance of the System:
    Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 
1801 et seq. (Magnuson-Stevens Act); High Seas Fishing Compliance Act 
of 1995, 16 U.S.C. 5501 et seq; International Fisheries Regulations: 
Vessels of the United States Fishing in Colombian Treaty Waters: 50 CFR 
300.120; the American Fisheries Act, Title II, Public Law No. 105-277; 
the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act of 1993, 16 
U.S.C. 5101-5108, as amended 1996; the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950, 16 
U.S.C. 951-961; the Atlantic Tunas Convention Authorization Act, 16 
U.S.C., Chapter 16A; the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982, 16 
U.S.C. 773 et seq. (Halibut Act), the Antarctic Marine Living Resources 
Convention Act of 1984, 16 U.S.C. 2431-2444; the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act, 16 U.S.C. 1361; and the Debt Collection Improvement 
Act, 31 U.S.C. 7701.

Purpose(s):
    This information will allow NMFS to identify owners and holders of 
permits and non-permit registrations, identify vessel owners and 
operators, evaluate requests by applicants and current participants, or 
agency actions, related to the issuance, renewal, transfer, revocation, 
suspension or modification of a permit or registration.

Routine Uses of Records Maintained in the System, Including Categories 
of Users and the Purpose of Such Uses:
    These records may be disclosed as follows.
    1. In the event that a system of records maintained by the 
Department to carry out its functions indicates a violation or 
potential violation of law or contract, whether civil, criminal or 
regulatory in nature and whether arising by general statute or 
particular program statute or contract, rule, regulation, or order 
issued pursuant thereto, or the necessity to protect an interest of the 
Department, the relevant records in the system of records may be 
referred to the appropriate agency, whether federal, state, local, or 
foreign, charged with the responsibility of investigating or 
prosecuting such violation or charged with enforcing or implementing 
the statute or contract, rule, regulation, or order issued pursuant 
thereto, or protecting the interest of the Department.
    2. A record from this system of records may be disclosed in the 
course of presenting evidence to a court, magistrate, or administrative 
tribunal, including disclosures to opposing

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counsel in the course of settlement negotiations.
    3. A record in this system of records may be disclosed to a Member 
of Congress submitting a request involving an individual when the 
individual has requested assistance from the Member with respect to the 
subject matter of the record.
    4. A record in this system of records may be disclosed to the 
Department of Justice in connection with determining whether the 
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) requires disclosure thereof.
    5. A record in this system will be disclosed to the Department of 
Treasury for the purpose of reporting and recouping delinquent debts 
owed the United States pursuant to the Debt Collection Improvement Act 
of 1996.
    6. A record in this system may be disclosed to the Department of 
Homeland Security for the purpose of determining the admissibility of 
certain seafood imports into the United States.
    7. A record in this system of records may be disclosed to a 
contractor of the Department having need for the information in the 
performance of the contract but not operating a system of records 
within the meaning of 5 U.S.C. 552a(m).
    8. A record in this system of records may be disclosed to approved 
persons at the state or interstate level within the applicable Marine 
Fisheries Commission for the purpose of co-managing a fishery or for 
making determinations about eligibility for permits when state data are 
all or part of the basis for the permits.
    9. A record in this system of records may be disclosed to the 
applicable Fishery Management Council (Council) staff and contractors 
tasked with the development of analyses to support Council decisions 
about Fishery Management Programs.
    10. A record in this system of records may be disclosed to the 
applicable NMFS Observer Program for purpose of identifying current 
permit owners and vessels and making a random assignment of observers 
to vessels in a given fishing season.
    11. A record in this system of records may be disclosed to the 
applicable Regional or International Fisheries Management Body for the 
purpose of identifying current permit owners and vessels pursuant to 
applicable statutes or regulations and/or conservation and management 
measures adopted by a Regional or International Fisheries Management 
Body, such as: the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United 
Nations, Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living 
Resources, Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, International 
Pacific Halibut Commission, and International Commission for the 
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas.
    12. A record in this system of records may be disclosed to 
appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when: (1) It is suspected 
or confirmed that the security or confidentiality of information in the 
system of records has been compromised; (2) the Department has 
determined that, as a result of the suspected or confirmed compromise, 
there is a risk of harm to economic or property interests, identity 
theft or fraud, or harm to the security or integrity of this system or 
other systems or programs (whether maintained by the Department or 
another agency or entity) that rely upon the compromised information; 
and (3) the disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and persons is 
reasonably necessary to assist in connection with the Department's 
efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed compromise and 
prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.

Disclosure to Consumer Reporting Agencies:
    Disclosure to consumer reporting agencies pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
552a(b)(12) may be made from this system to ``consumer reporting 
agencies'' as defined in the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 
1681a(f)) and the Federal Claims Collection Act of 1966 (31 U.S.C. 
3701(a)(3)).

Policies and Practices for Storing, Retrieving, Accessing, Retaining 
and Disposing of Records in the System:
Storage:
    Computerized database; CDs; paper records stored in file folders in 
locked metal cabinets and/or locked rooms.

Retrievability:
    Records are organized and retrieved by NMFS internal identification 
number, name of entity, permit number, vessel name or identification 
number, or plant name. Records can be accessed by any file element or 
any combination thereof.

Safeguards:
    The system of records is stored in a building with doors that are 
locked during and after business hours. Visitors to the facility must 
register with security guards and must be accompanied by federal 
personnel at all times. Records are stored in a locked room and/or a 
locked file cabinet. Electronic records containing Privacy Act 
information are protected by a user identification/password. The user 
identification/password is issued to individuals as authorized by 
authorized personnel.
    All electronic information disseminated by NOAA adheres to the 
standards set out in Appendix III, Security of Automated Information 
Resources, OMB Circular A-130; the Computer Security Act (15 U.S.C. 
278g-3 and 278g-4); and the Government Information Security Reform Act, 
Public Law 106-398; and follows NIST SP 800-18, Guide for Developing 
Security Plans for Federal Information Systems; NIST SP 800-26, 
Security Self-Assessment Guide for Information Technology Systems; and 
NIST SP 800-53, Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information 
Systems.

Retention and Disposal:
    All records are retained and disposed of in accordance with 
National Archive and Records Administration regulations (36 CFR Chapter 
XII, Subchapter B--Records Management); Departmental directives and 
comprehensive records schedules; NOAA Administrative Order 205-01; and 
the NMFS Records Disposition Schedule, Chapter 1500.

System Manager(s) and Addresses:
    Division Chief, Fisheries Statistics Office, NMFS Northeast Region, 
NMFS Northeast Region, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930.
    Assistant Regional Administrator for Operations, Management, and 
Information Services, NMFS Southeast Region, 263 13th Avenue South, St. 
Petersburg, FL 33701.
    Permit Team Leader, NMFS Northwest Region, Sustainable Fisheries 
Division, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115.
    Assistant Regional Administrator and Tuna Dolphin Policy Analyst, 
NMFS Southwest Region, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long 
Beach, CA 90802.
    Information/Permit Specialist, Sustainable Fisheries Division, NMFS 
Pacific Islands Region, 1601 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite 1110, Honolulu, 
HI 96814.
    Regional Administrator, NMFS Alaska Region, 709 West Ninth Street, 
Juneau, AK 99801.
    High Seas Fishing Compliance Act: Fishery Management Specialist, 
Office of International Affairs (F/IA), NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, 
Room 12604, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
    AMLR harvesting permits: Foreign Affairs Specialist for 
International Science, NMFS Office of Science and Technology, 1315 
East-West Highway, Room 12350, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
    AMLR dealer permits: Import Control Officer, NMFS Office of 
Sustainable

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Fisheries, P.O. Drawer 1207, Pascagoula, MS 39567.
    National Saltwater Angler Registry: Fish Biologist, Office of 
Science and Technology, Fisheries Statistics Division NMFS, 1315 East-
West Highway, Room 12423, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

Notification Procedure:
    Individuals seeking to determine whether information about 
themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries 
to the national or regional Privacy Act Officer:
    Privacy Act Officer, NOAA, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 10641, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910.
    Privacy Act Officer, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13706, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910.
    Privacy Act Officer, NMFS Northeast Region, One Blackburn Drive, 
Gloucester, MA 01930.
    Privacy Act Officer, NMFS Southeast Region, 263 13th Avenue South, 
St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
    Privacy Act Officer, NMFS Northwest Region, 7600 Sand Point Way 
NE., Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA 98115.
    Privacy Act Officer, NMFS Southwest Region, 501 West Ocean 
Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802.
    Privacy Act Officer, NMFS Pacific Islands Region, 1601 Kapiolani 
Boulevard, Suite 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814.
    Privacy Act Officer, NMFS Alaska Region, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 
99802, or delivered to the Federal Building, 709 West 9th Street, 
Juneau, AK 99801.
    Written requests must be signed by the requesting individual. 
Requestor must make the request in writing and provide his/her name, 
address, and date of the request and record sought. All such requests 
must comply with the inquiry provisions of the Department's Privacy Act 
rules which appear at 15 CFR part 4, Appendix A.

Record Access Procedures:
    Requests for access to records maintained in this system of records 
should be addressed to the same address given in the Notification 
section above. Note: Complete records for jointly owned permits are 
made accessible to each owner upon his/her request.

Contesting Record Procedures:
    The Department's rules for access, for contesting contents, and 
appealing initial determinations by the individual concerned are 
provided for in 15 CFR part 4, Appendix A.

Record Source Categories:
    Information in this system will be collected from individuals 
applying for a permit or registration or from an entity supplying 
related documentation regarding an application, permit, or 
registration.

Exemption Claims for System:
    None.

    Dated: April 11, 2008.
Brenda Dolan,
Department of Commerce, Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Officer.
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