Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Gear-Marking Requirement for Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan, 14505 [2012-5800]
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Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Gear-Marking
Requirement for Atlantic Large Whale
Take Reduction Plan
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
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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 May 11, 2012.
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 Kate Swails, (978) 282–8481
or Kate.Swails@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
The purpose of this collection of
information is to enable National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to
reduce the serious injury and mortality
of large whales, especially right whales,
due to incidental entanglement in the
United States (U.S.) commercial fishing
gear. Any persons setting trap/pot of
gillnet gear in some areas of the Atlantic
Ocean are required to paint or otherwise
mark their gear with one or two color
codes, designating the type of gear and
area where the gear is set. The surface
buoys of this gear need to be marked to
identify the vessel or fishery. These
marking requirements apply in the
various management areas under the
Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction
Plan (ALWTRP), developed under the
authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act.
The goals of this collection of
information are to obtain more
information on where large whales are
being entangled and on what type of
gear is responsible for the entanglement.
This information will allow NMFS to
focus further risk reduction measures in
certain areas or fisheries, where needed,
to meet the goals of the ALWTRP. Also,
fisheries observers can provide
information to managers on whether
regulations need to be modified to
address compliance or safety issues.
II. Method of Collection
Information collected is in the form of
gear marking.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0364.
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Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations and individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
4,270.
Estimated Time per Response: Gear
marking per vessel, 2 hours and 25
minutes; trip notification to observers, 2
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 10,235.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $6,755.
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: March 6, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Gear-Marking
Requirement for Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 May 11, 2012.
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 Kate Swails, (978) 282-8481 or Kate.Swails@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a currently approved information
collection.
The purpose of this collection of information is to enable National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to reduce the serious injury and
mortality of large whales, especially right whales, due to incidental
entanglement in the United States (U.S.) commercial fishing gear. Any
persons setting trap/pot of gillnet gear in some areas of the Atlantic
Ocean are required to paint or otherwise mark their gear with one or
two color codes, designating the type of gear and area where the gear
is set. The surface buoys of this gear need to be marked to identify
the vessel or fishery. These marking requirements apply in the various
management areas under the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan
(ALWTRP), developed under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection
Act.
The goals of this collection of information are to obtain more
information on where large whales are being entangled and on what type
of gear is responsible for the entanglement. This information will
allow NMFS to focus further risk reduction measures in certain areas or
fisheries, where needed, to meet the goals of the ALWTRP. Also,
fisheries observers can provide information to managers on whether
regulations need to be modified to address compliance or safety issues.
II. Method of Collection
Information collected is in the form of gear marking.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0364.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently
approved collection).
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations and
individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,270.
Estimated Time per Response: Gear marking per vessel, 2 hours and
25 minutes; trip notification to observers, 2 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,235.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $6,755.
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: March 6, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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