Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Southeast Region Bycatch Reduction Device Certification Family of Forms, 60138-60139 [2014-23715]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 193 (Monday, October 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60138-60139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-23715]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Southeast 
Region Bycatch Reduction Device Certification Family of Forms

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 December 5, 
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 Adam Bailey, (727) 209-5968 or adam.bailey@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This request is for a regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Southeast Region 
manages the U.S. fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the 
South Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico regions under various 
Fishery Management Plans (FMPs). The Regional Fishery Management 
Councils prepared the FMPs pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act. The regulations implementing the FMPs 
are located at 50 CFR part 622.
    The recordkeeping and reporting requirements at 50 CFR part 622 
form the basis for this collection of information. The NMFS Southeast 
Region requests information from the shrimp fishery participants to 
certify individual Bycatch Reduction Devices (BRDs). This information, 
upon receipt, results in an increasingly more efficient and accurate 
database for management and permitting of the fisheries in the EEZ off 
the South Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico.

II. Method of Collection

    Paper applications, electronic reports, and telephone calls are 
required from participants, and methods of submittal include internet, 
electronic forms, and facsimile transmission of paper forms.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0345.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 32.
    Estimated Time per Response: Station Sheet BRD Form, Species 
Characterization Form, Length Frequency Form, Condition and Fate Form, 
and Trip Report/Cover Sheet, one minute; Independent BRD Test Form, 5 
minutes; Vessel Information Application and the Gear Specification 
Form, 20 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 71.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $640 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.

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

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(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 approval by the Office of Management 
and Budget for this information collection; they also will become a 
matter of public record.

    Dated: September 30, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-23715 Filed 10-3-14; 8:45 am]
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