Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Pacific Islands Region Permit Family of Forms, 41671 [2014-16788]

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• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 137 (Thursday, July 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 41671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16788]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Pacific Islands 
Region Permit Family of Forms

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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 September 15, 
2014.

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 Walter Ikehara, (808) 725-5175, or 
Walter.Ikehara@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This request is for extension of a current information collection.
    Regulations at 50 CFR Part 665, Subpart F, require that a vessel 
must be registered to a valid federal fishing permit if it is used to 
fish with longline gear for Pacific pelagic management unit species 
(PMUS), land or transship longline caught PMUS, or receive longline 
caught PMUS from a longline vessel, within the Exclusive Economic Zone 
(EEZ) of United States (U.S.) islands in the central and western 
Pacific, or to fish with troll and handline gear for PMUS within the 
EEZ around each of the Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA).
    Regulations at 50 CFR parts 665, Subparts D and E, require that the 
owner of a vessel used to fish for, land, or transship bottomfish 
management unit species (BMUS) using a large vessel (50 ft or longer) 
around Guam, or using a vessel within the EEZ around each of the PRIA, 
must register it to a valid federal fishing permit they hold.
    Regulations at 50 CFR Part 665, Subparts B, C, D and E, require 
that a vessel used to fish for precious corals within the EEZ of U.S. 
islands in the central and western Pacific, must be registered to a 
valid federal fishing permit for a specific precious coral permit area.
    This collection of information is needed for permit issuance, to 
identify actual or potential participants in the fishery, determine 
qualifications for permits, and to help measure the impacts of 
management controls on the participants in the fishery. The permit 
program is also an effective tool in the enforcement of fishery 
regulations and facilitates communication between the National Marine 
Fisheries Service (NMFS) and fishermen.

II. Method of Collection

    Documents may be submitted via mail, fax, email or via Web-based 
application (National Permit System).

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0490.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 246.
    Estimated Time per Response: Hawaii longline limited entry permit 
transfer, 1 hour; American Samoa longline limited entry permit renewal 
and additional permit application, 45 minutes; American Samoa longline 
permit transfer, 1 hour, 15 minutes; Main Hawaiian Islands longline 
prohibited area exemptions and permit appeals, 2 hours; all other 
permits, 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 145.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $8,800 (including $8,155 in 
processing fees).

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 has 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: July 11, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-16788 Filed 7-16-14; 8:45 am]
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