Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 30541 [2014-12190]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 102 / Wednesday, May 28, 2014 / Notices Dated: May 22, 2014. David Mussatt, Acting Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit. [FR Doc. 2014–12269 Filed 5–27–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6335–01–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Title: Foreign Fishing Vessel Permits, Vessel, and Gear Identification, and Reporting Requirements. OMB Control Number: 0648–0075. Form Number(s): NA. Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current information collection). Number of Respondents: 7. Average Hours per Response: Activity reports and weekly reports, 6 minutes; logbooks and internal waters operations, 30 minutes each; directed fishing applications and joint venture applications, 2 hours each; transshipment applications, 45 minutes; vessel marking, 45 minutes; gear marking, 1 hour. Burden Hours: 82. Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a current information collection. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issues permits, under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.; MSA), to foreign fishing vessels fishing or operating in U.S. waters. MSA and associated regulations at 50 CFR Part 600 requires applications for the permits, vessels and certain gear be marked for identification purposes, and for permit holders to report their fishing effort and catch or, when processing fish, amount and locations of fish received from U.S. vessels. These requirements apply to all foreign vessels fishing, transshipping, or processing fish in U.S. waters. Information is collected from persons who operate a foreign fishing vessel in U.S. waters to participate in a directed fishery or joint venture operation, transship fish harvested by a U.S. vessel to a location outside the U.S., or process fish in internal waters. Each person may be required to submit information for a VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:58 May 27, 2014 Jkt 232001 permit, mark their vessels and gear, or submit information about their fishing activities. To facilitate observer coverage, foreign fishing vessel operators must provide a quarterly schedule of fishing effort and upon request must also provide observers with copies of any required records. For foreign fishing vessels that process fish in internal waters, the information collected varies somewhat from other foreign fishing vessels that participate in a directed fishery or a joint venture operation. In particular these vessels may not be required to provide a permit application or mark their vessels. The information submitted in applications is used to determine whether permits should be used to authorize directed foreign fishing, participation in joint ventures with U.S. vessels, or transshipments of fish or fish products within U.S. waters. The display of identifying numbers on vessels and gear aids in fishery law enforcement and allows other fishermen to report suspicious activity. Reporting of fishing activities allows monitoring of fish received by foreign vessels. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. Frequency: Annually and on occasion. Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to OIRA_Submission@ omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–5806. Dated: May 21, 2014. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2014–12190 Filed 5–27–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Title: U.S.-Canada Albacore Treaty Reporting System. OMB Control Number: 0648–0492. PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 30541 Form Number(s): NA. Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current information collection). Number of Respondents: 100. Average Hours per Response: 5 minutes. Burden Hours: 158. Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently approved information collection. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), West Coast Region, manages the United States (U.S.)—Canada Albacore Tuna Treaty of 1981 (Treaty). Owners of vessels that fish from U.S. West Coast ports for albacore tuna will be required to notify the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) West Coast Region of their desire to be on the list of vessels provided to Canada each year indicating vessels eligible to fish for albacore tuna in waters under the jurisdiction of Canada. Additionally, vessel operators are required to report in advance their intention to fish in Canadian waters prior to crossing the maritime border as well as to mark their fishing vessels to facilitate enforcement of the effort limits under the Treaty. Vessel operators are also required to maintain and submit a logbook of all catch and fishing effort. The regulations implementing the reporting and vessel marking requirements under the Treaty are at 50 CFR part 300.172–300.176. The estimated burden below includes hours to complete the logbook requirement, although it is assumed that most if not all of the respondents already complete the required logbook under the mandatory West Coast Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan (HMS FMP), OMB Control No. 0648–0223. Duplicate reporting under the Treaty and HMS FMP is not required. Most years, there will be much less fishing (and thus less reporting) under the Treaty than the level on which the estimate is based. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. Frequency: Annually and on occasion. Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to OIRA_Submission@ omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–5806. E:\FR\FM\28MYN1.SGM 28MYN1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Foreign Fishing Vessel Permits, Vessel, and Gear 
Identification, and Reporting Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0075.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 7.
    Average Hours per Response: Activity reports and weekly reports, 6 
minutes; logbooks and internal waters operations, 30 minutes each; 
directed fishing applications and joint venture applications, 2 hours 
each; transshipment applications, 45 minutes; vessel marking, 45 
minutes; gear marking, 1 hour.
    Burden Hours: 82.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a current 
information collection. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 
issues permits, under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.; MSA), to foreign fishing 
vessels fishing or operating in U.S. waters. MSA and associated 
regulations at 50 CFR Part 600 requires applications for the permits, 
vessels and certain gear be marked for identification purposes, and for 
permit holders to report their fishing effort and catch or, when 
processing fish, amount and locations of fish received from U.S. 
vessels. These requirements apply to all foreign vessels fishing, 
transshipping, or processing fish in U.S. waters. Information is 
collected from persons who operate a foreign fishing vessel in U.S. 
waters to participate in a directed fishery or joint venture operation, 
transship fish harvested by a U.S. vessel to a location outside the 
U.S., or process fish in internal waters. Each person may be required 
to submit information for a permit, mark their vessels and gear, or 
submit information about their fishing activities. To facilitate 
observer coverage, foreign fishing vessel operators must provide a 
quarterly schedule of fishing effort and upon request must also provide 
observers with copies of any required records. For foreign fishing 
vessels that process fish in internal waters, the information collected 
varies somewhat from other foreign fishing vessels that participate in 
a directed fishery or a joint venture operation. In particular these 
vessels may not be required to provide a permit application or mark 
their vessels. The information submitted in applications is used to 
determine whether permits should be used to authorize directed foreign 
fishing, participation in joint ventures with U.S. vessels, or 
transshipments of fish or fish products within U.S. waters. The display 
of identifying numbers on vessels and gear aids in fishery law 
enforcement and allows other fishermen to report suspicious activity. 
Reporting of fishing activities allows monitoring of fish received by 
foreign vessels.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. 
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections 
currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: May 21, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-12190 Filed 5-27-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

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