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Background on the Proposed and Final
Rulemaking
RIN 0648–BE99
International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna
Fisheries; Vessel Register Required
Information, International Maritime
Organization Numbering Scheme
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
NMFS is issuing regulations
to implement a resolution adopted by
the Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission (IATTC) that requires U.S.
vessels fishing for tuna and tuna-like
species with a capacity equal to or
greater than 100 gross resister tons
(GRT) to have an International Maritime
Organization (IMO) number. The IMO
number will be included with
information the United States sends to
the IATTC for vessels authorized to fish
for tuna and tuna-like species in the
IATTC Convention Area, and will
enable more effective tracking of vessels
that may be engaging in illegal,
unreported, and unregulated fishing.
DATES: This final rule is effective
February 13, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Written comments
regarding the burden-hour estimates or
other aspects of the collection of
information requirements contained in
this final rule may be submitted to Chris
Fanning, NMFS West Coast Region and
by email to OIRA_Submission@
SUMMARY:
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On October 27, 2015, NMFS
published a proposed rule in the
Federal Register (80 FR 65683) that
would revise and add regulations at 50
CFR part 300, subpart C. The purpose of
the proposed rule was to implement the
new regional vessel register
requirements in IATTC Resolution C–
14–01 (Resolution (Amended) on a
Regional Vessel Register). It was
available for public comment through
November 27, 2015. No comments were
received.
As a Contracting Party to the 1949
Convention for the Establishment of an
Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission, and a member of the
IATTC, the United States is legally
bound to implement decisions of the
IATTC. The Tuna Conventions Act
(TCA) (16 U.S.C. 951–962), as amended
on November 5, 2015, by Title II of
Public Law 114–81, directs the
Secretary of Commerce, in consultation
with the Secretary of State and, with
respect to enforcement measures, the
Secretary of the Department of
Homeland Security, to promulgate such
regulations as may be necessary to carry
out the United States’ international
obligations under the IATTC
Convention, including
recommendations and decisions
adopted by the IATTC. The Secretary’s
authority to promulgate such
regulations has been delegated to
NMFS. The proposed rule included
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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omb.eop.gov. Copies of the Regulatory
Impact Review (RIR) and other
supporting documents are available via
the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov, docket NOAA–
NMFS–2015–0129 or by contacting the
Regional Administrator, William W.
Stelle, Jr., NMFS West Coast Regional
Office, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Bldg
1, Seattle, WA 98115–0070, or by email
to RegionalAdministrator.WCRHMS@
noaa.gov.
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Paragraph 2006 United States Area
Navigation Routes
Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 6, 2015, and
effective September 15, 2015, is
amended as follows:
background information on the TCA and
the IATTC, the international obligations
of the United States under the TCA, and
the basis for the proposed regulations,
and therefore, is not repeated here.
There have been no changes from the
proposed rule in this final rule.
For each of the subject fishing vessels,
this final rule requires that the owner of
the fishing vessel ensure that an IMO
number has been issued for the vessel
or apply to NMFS for an exemption
from the requirement. In the event that
a fishing vessel owner is unable to
ensure that an IMO number is issued for
the fishing vessel after following the
instructions given by the designated
manager of the IMO ship identification
number scheme, the fishing vessel
owner may request an exemption from
the requirement from the West Coast
Regional Administrator. Upon receipt of
a request for an exemption, the West
Coast Regional Administrator will assist
the fishing vessel owner in requesting
an IMO number. If the West Coast
Regional Administrator determines that
the fishing vessel owner has followed
all appropriate procedures but is unable
to obtain an IMO number for the fishing
vessel, he or she will issue an
exemption from the requirements for the
vessel and its owner and notify the
owner of the exemption. NMFS notes
that IHS Maritime, the company that
provides fishing vessels with an IMO
number, is a private third party. Because
of this, it is conceivable that an eligible
vessel may not be able to complete the
necessary steps and supply the required
information, resulting in a denied vessel
number request.
To minimize the burden on affected
U.S. businesses, NMFS is not requiring
that vessel owners report the IMO
numbers associated with their vessel to
NMFS. NMFS will collect that
information from IHS Maritime directly
and via data available from the United
States Coast Guard.
Classification
The NMFS Assistant Administrator
has determined that this final rule is
consistent with the TCA and other
applicable laws.
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Executive Order 12866
This final rule has been determined to
be not significant for purposes of
Executive Order 12866.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility
Act, 5 U.S.C. 605(b), the Chief Counsel
for Regulation of the Department of
Commerce certified to the Chief Counsel
for Advocacy of the Small Business
Administration that this action would
not have a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small
entities. The factual basis for the
certification was published in the
proposed rule and is not repeated here.
No comments were received regarding
this certification. As a result, a Final
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis was not
required and none was prepared.
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Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
Collection of Information
This action contains a collection-ofinformation requirement subject to PRA,
which has been approved by the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
under OMB Control Number 0648–0387.
A request for revision to account for the
additional information that would be
required pursuant to this rule is under
OMB review. Public reporting burden
for obtaining an IMO number, or for
making an IMO exemption request are
each estimated to average 30 minutes
per response, including the time for
reviewing instructions, searching
existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, and
completing and reviewing the collection
of information. Send comments
regarding this burden estimate, or any
other aspect of this data collection,
including suggestions for reducing the
burden, to NMFS (see ADDRESSES) and
to Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs (OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov
or fax to 202–395–7285).
Notwithstanding any other provision
of the law, no person is required to
respond to, nor shall any person be
subject to a penalty for failure to comply
with, a collection of information subject
to the requirements of the PRA, unless
that collection of information displays a
currently valid OMB Control Number.
All currently approved NOAA
collections of information may be
viewed at: https://www.cio.noaa.gov/
services_programs/prasubs.html.
List of Subjects
15 CFR Part 902
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
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50 CFR Part 300
Administrative practice and
procedure, Fish, Fisheries, Fishing,
Marine resources, Vessels, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements,
Treaties.
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(3) Vessel information. (i) Information
on each commercial fishing vessel or
CPFV authorized to use purse seine,
longline, drift gillnet, harpoon, troll, rod
and reel, or pole and line fishing gear
to fish for tuna and tuna-like species in
the Convention Area for sale shall be
Dated: January 8, 2016.
collected by the Regional Administrator
Samuel D. Rauch III,
to conform to IATTC resolutions
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
governing the Vessel Register. This
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
information initially includes, but is not
Fisheries Service.
limited to, the vessel name and
For the reasons set out in the
registration number; the name and
preamble, 15 CFR part 902 and 50 CFR
business address of the owner(s) and
part 300 are amended as follows:
managing owner(s); a photograph of the
vessel with the registration number
Title 15—Commerce and Foreign Trade
legible; previous vessel name(s) and
previous flag (if known and if any); port
PART 902—NOAA INFORMATION
of registry; International Radio Call
COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS UNDER
Sign; vessel length, beam, and moulded
THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT:
depth; gross tonnage, fish hold capacity
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in cubic meters, and carrying capacity
in metric tons and cubic meters; engine
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horsepower; date and place where built;
continues to read as follows:
and type of fishing method or methods
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
used. The required information shall be
■ 2. In § 902.1, in the table in paragraph
collected as part of existing information
(b), under the entry ‘‘50 CFR’’, add an
collections as described in this and
entry for ‘‘300.22(b)(3)’’ in
other parts of the CFR.
(ii) IMO numbers. For the purpose of
alphanumeric order to read as follows:
this section, an ‘‘IMO number’’ is the
§ 902.1 OMB control numbers assigned
unique six or seven digit number issued
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act.
for a vessel under the ship identification
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(IMO) and managed by the entity
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identified by the IMO (currently IHS
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CFR part or section where
Maritime) and is also known as a
number
the information collection re(all numbers
Lloyd’s Register number.
quirement is located
begin with
(iii) Requirement for IMO number.
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United States used for commercial
fishing for tuna and tuna-like species in
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ensure that an IMO number has been
issued for the vessel if the vessel’s
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–0387 Certificate of Documentation issued
under 46 CFR part 67 indicates that the
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vessel’s total internal volume is 100
gross register tons or greater. A vessel
owner may request that an IMO number
Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries
be issued for a vessel by following the
instructions given by the administrator
PART 300—INTERNATIONAL
of the IMO ship identification number
FISHERIES REGULATIONS
scheme; those instructions are currently
Subpart C—Eastern Pacific Tuna
available on the Web site of IHS
Fisheries
Maritime.
(iv) Request for exemption. In the
■ 3. The authority citation for 50 CFR
event that a fishing vessel owner, after
part 300, subpart C, continues to read as following the instructions given by the
follows:
designated manager of the IMO ship
identification number scheme, is unable
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.
to ensure that an IMO number is issued
■ 4. In § 300.22, revise paragraph (b)(3)
for the fishing vessel, the fishing vessel
to read as follows:
owner may request an exemption from
§ 300.22 Eastern Pacific fisheries
the requirement from the West Coast
recordkeeping and written reports.
Regional Administrator. The request
must be sent by mail to NMFS West
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include the vessel’s name, the vessel’s
official number, a description of the
steps taken to request an IMO number,
and a description of any responses from
the administrator of the IMO ship
identification number scheme.
(v) Exemption process. Upon receipt
of a request for an exemption under
paragraph (b)(3)(iv) of this section, the
West Coast Regional Administrator will,
to the extent he or she determines
appropriate, assist the fishing vessel
owner in requesting an IMO number. If
the West Coast Regional Administrator
determines that the fishing vessel owner
has followed all appropriate procedures
and yet is unable to obtain an IMO
number for the fishing vessel, he or she
will issue an exemption from the
requirements of paragraph (b)(3)(iii) of
this section for the vessel and its owner
and notify the owner of the exemption.
The West Coast Regional Administrator
may limit the duration of the
exemption. The West Coast Regional
Administrator may rescind an
exemption at any time. If an exemption
is rescinded, the fishing vessel owner
must comply with the requirements of
paragraph (b)(3)(iii) of this section
within 30 days of being notified of the
rescission. If the ownership of a fishing
vessel changes, an exemption issued to
the former fishing vessel owner becomes
void.
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Bureau of Prisons
28 CFR Part 571
[BOP–1090–F]
RIN 1120–AA85
Designation of Offenses
Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Bureau of Prisons
(Bureau) removes rules which
designated various offenses as sexual
offenses for purposes of 18 U.S.C.
4042(c) because that provision, which
necessitated regulations, has been
repealed in relevant part.
DATES: This rule is effective on February
16, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sarah Qureshi, Office of General
Counsel, Bureau of Prisons, phone
(202) 307–2105.
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The
Bureau removes rules which designated
various offenses as sexual offenses for
purposes of 18 U.S.C. 4042(c) because
that provision, which necessitated
regulations, has been repealed in
relevant part. The Bureau published a
proposed rule on this subject on
February 8, 2013 (78 FR 9353). We
received no comments on the proposed
rule.
Previously, section 4042(c) of Title 18,
United States Code, effective November
26, 1998, provided for notification of
sex offender release and certain related
functions to facilitate effective sex
offender registration and tracking.
Notifications were required to be made
for persons convicted of the federal
offenses noted in subsection (c)(4)(A)
through (D). Subsection (c)(4)(E)
authorized the Attorney General to
designate other offenses as sexual
offenses for purposes of subsection (c).
The Attorney General delegated this
authority to the Director of the Bureau
of Prisons. (See 63 FR 69386, December
16, 1998, ‘‘1998 interim rule’’.)
The 1998 interim rule designated
additional offenses which are to be
considered sexual offenses for purposes
of 18 U.S.C. 4042(c). These additional
designations, listed in current § 571.72,
include state sexual offenses, District of
Columbia Code sexual offenses, and
certain Uniform Code of Military Justice
offenses.
The regulations, therefore, were
specifically promulgated in accordance
with language in § 4042(c)(4)(E)
providing that offenses in addition to
those specifically enumerated at
§ 4042(c)(4)(A)–(D) may be ‘‘designated
by the Attorney General as a sexual
offense for the purposes of this
subsection.’’
However, 18 U.S.C. 4042(c)(4) was
repealed by the Sex Offender
Registration and Notification Act
(SORNA), which is Title I of the Adam
Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act
of 2006 (Pub. L. 109–248). Because the
revised § 4042(c) requires release notice
for persons required to register under
SORNA, the Bureau no longer needs to
separately designate sexual offenses in
addition to those set forth by the statute.
The offenses previously listed in the
regulation are generally incorporated in
SORNA’s comprehensive list of covered
offenses, thereby rendering the Bureau’s
current regulations in subpart H of 28
CFR part 571 unnecessary. We therefore
now remove and reserve 28 CFR part
571, subpart H.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Executive Orders 12866 and 13563—
Regulatory Review
This regulation has been drafted and
reviewed in accordance with Executive
Order 12866, ‘‘Regulatory Planning and
Review’’ section 1(b), Principles of
Regulation and in accordance with
Executive Order 13563 ‘‘Improving
Regulation and Regulatory Review’’
section 1(b) General Principles of
Regulation.
The Department of Justice has
determined that this rule is not a
‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under
Executive Order 12866, section 3(f),
Regulatory Planning and Review, and
accordingly this rule has not been
reviewed by the Office of Management
and Budget.
Further, both Executive Orders 12866
and 13563 direct agencies to assess all
costs and benefits of available regulatory
alternatives and, if regulation is
necessary, to select regulatory
approaches that maximize net benefits
(including potential economic,
environmental, public health and safety
effects, distributive impacts, and
equity). Executive Order 13563
emphasizes the importance of
quantifying both costs and benefits, of
reducing costs, of harmonizing rules,
and of promoting flexibility. The
Department has assessed the costs and
benefits of this regulation and believes
that the regulatory approach selected
maximizes net benefits.
Executive Order 13132
This regulation will not have
substantial direct effects on the States,
on the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government. Under Executive
Order 13132, this rule does not have
sufficient federalism implications for
which we would prepare a Federalism
Assessment.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Director of the Bureau of Prisons,
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. 605(b)), reviewed this regulation.
By approving it, the Director certifies
that it will not have a significant
economic impact upon a substantial
number of small entities because: This
rule is about the correctional
management of offenders committed to
the custody of the Attorney General or
the Director of the Bureau of Prisons,
and its economic impact is limited to
the Bureau’s appropriated funds.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
15 CFR Part 902
50 CFR Part 300
[Docket No. 150902807-5999-02]
RIN 0648-BE99
International Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; Vessel Register
Required Information, International Maritime Organization Numbering
Scheme
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is issuing regulations to implement a resolution adopted
by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) that requires
U.S. vessels fishing for tuna and tuna-like species with a capacity
equal to or greater than 100 gross resister tons (GRT) to have an
International Maritime Organization (IMO) number. The IMO number will
be included with information the United States sends to the IATTC for
vessels authorized to fish for tuna and tuna-like species in the IATTC
Convention Area, and will enable more effective tracking of vessels
that may be engaging in illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.
DATES: This final rule is effective February 13, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the burden-hour estimates or
other aspects of the collection of information requirements contained
in this final rule may be submitted to Chris Fanning, NMFS West Coast
Region and by email to OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. Copies of the
Regulatory Impact Review (RIR) and other supporting documents are
available via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov, docket NOAA-NMFS-2015-0129 or by contacting the
Regional Administrator, William W. Stelle, Jr., NMFS West Coast
Regional Office, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Bldg 1, Seattle, WA 98115-
0070, or by email to RegionalAdministrator.WCRHMS@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Fanning, NMFS, West Coast
Region, 562-980-4198.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background on the Proposed and Final Rulemaking
On October 27, 2015, NMFS published a proposed rule in the Federal
Register (80 FR 65683) that would revise and add regulations at 50 CFR
part 300, subpart C. The purpose of the proposed rule was to implement
the new regional vessel register requirements in IATTC Resolution C-14-
01 (Resolution (Amended) on a Regional Vessel Register). It was
available for public comment through November 27, 2015. No comments
were received.
As a Contracting Party to the 1949 Convention for the Establishment
of an Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, and a member of the
IATTC, the United States is legally bound to implement decisions of the
IATTC. The Tuna Conventions Act (TCA) (16 U.S.C. 951-962), as amended
on November 5, 2015, by Title II of Public Law 114-81, directs the
Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of State and,
with respect to enforcement measures, the Secretary of the Department
of Homeland Security, to promulgate such regulations as may be
necessary to carry out the United States' international obligations
under the IATTC Convention, including recommendations and decisions
adopted by the IATTC. The Secretary's authority to promulgate such
regulations has been delegated to NMFS. The proposed rule included
background information on the TCA and the IATTC, the international
obligations of the United States under the TCA, and the basis for the
proposed regulations, and therefore, is not repeated here. There have
been no changes from the proposed rule in this final rule.
For each of the subject fishing vessels, this final rule requires
that the owner of the fishing vessel ensure that an IMO number has been
issued for the vessel or apply to NMFS for an exemption from the
requirement. In the event that a fishing vessel owner is unable to
ensure that an IMO number is issued for the fishing vessel after
following the instructions given by the designated manager of the IMO
ship identification number scheme, the fishing vessel owner may request
an exemption from the requirement from the West Coast Regional
Administrator. Upon receipt of a request for an exemption, the West
Coast Regional Administrator will assist the fishing vessel owner in
requesting an IMO number. If the West Coast Regional Administrator
determines that the fishing vessel owner has followed all appropriate
procedures but is unable to obtain an IMO number for the fishing
vessel, he or she will issue an exemption from the requirements for the
vessel and its owner and notify the owner of the exemption. NMFS notes
that IHS Maritime, the company that provides fishing vessels with an
IMO number, is a private third party. Because of this, it is
conceivable that an eligible vessel may not be able to complete the
necessary steps and supply the required information, resulting in a
denied vessel number request.
To minimize the burden on affected U.S. businesses, NMFS is not
requiring that vessel owners report the IMO numbers associated with
their vessel to NMFS. NMFS will collect that information from IHS
Maritime directly and via data available from the United States Coast
Guard.
Classification
The NMFS Assistant Administrator has determined that this final
rule is consistent with the TCA and other applicable laws.
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Executive Order 12866
This final rule has been determined to be not significant for
purposes of Executive Order 12866.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 605(b), the
Chief Counsel for Regulation of the Department of Commerce certified to
the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration
that this action would not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities. The factual basis for the
certification was published in the proposed rule and is not repeated
here. No comments were received regarding this certification. As a
result, a Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis was not required and
none was prepared.
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) Collection of Information
This action contains a collection-of-information requirement
subject to PRA, which has been approved by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) under OMB Control Number 0648-0387. A request for revision
to account for the additional information that would be required
pursuant to this rule is under OMB review. Public reporting burden for
obtaining an IMO number, or for making an IMO exemption request are
each estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including the time
for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering
and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the
collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden
estimate, or any other aspect of this data collection, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, to NMFS (see ADDRESSES) and to
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
(OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax to 202-395-7285).
Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no person is
required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty
for failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the
requirements of the PRA, unless that collection of information displays
a currently valid OMB Control Number. All currently approved NOAA
collections of information may be viewed at: https://www.cio.noaa.gov/services_programs/prasubs.html.
List of Subjects
15 CFR Part 902
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
50 CFR Part 300
Administrative practice and procedure, Fish, Fisheries, Fishing,
Marine resources, Vessels, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Treaties.
Dated: January 8, 2016.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, 15 CFR part 902 and 50 CFR
part 300 are amended as follows:
Title 15--Commerce and Foreign Trade
PART 902--NOAA INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE
PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT: OMB CONTROL NUMBERS
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1. The authority citation for part 902 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
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2. In Sec. 902.1, in the table in paragraph (b), under the entry ``50
CFR'', add an entry for ``300.22(b)(3)'' in alphanumeric order to read
as follows:
Sec. 902.1 OMB control numbers assigned pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act.
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50 CFR:
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Title 50--Wildlife and Fisheries
PART 300--INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES REGULATIONS
Subpart C--Eastern Pacific Tuna Fisheries
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3. The authority citation for 50 CFR part 300, subpart C, continues to
read as follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.
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4. In Sec. 300.22, revise paragraph (b)(3) to read as follows:
Sec. 300.22 Eastern Pacific fisheries recordkeeping and written
reports.
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(3) Vessel information. (i) Information on each commercial fishing
vessel or CPFV authorized to use purse seine, longline, drift gillnet,
harpoon, troll, rod and reel, or pole and line fishing gear to fish for
tuna and tuna-like species in the Convention Area for sale shall be
collected by the Regional Administrator to conform to IATTC resolutions
governing the Vessel Register. This information initially includes, but
is not limited to, the vessel name and registration number; the name
and business address of the owner(s) and managing owner(s); a
photograph of the vessel with the registration number legible; previous
vessel name(s) and previous flag (if known and if any); port of
registry; International Radio Call Sign; vessel length, beam, and
moulded depth; gross tonnage, fish hold capacity in cubic meters, and
carrying capacity in metric tons and cubic meters; engine horsepower;
date and place where built; and type of fishing method or methods used.
The required information shall be collected as part of existing
information collections as described in this and other parts of the
CFR.
(ii) IMO numbers. For the purpose of this section, an ``IMO
number'' is the unique six or seven digit number issued for a vessel
under the ship identification number scheme adopted by the
International Maritime Organization (IMO) and managed by the entity
identified by the IMO (currently IHS Maritime) and is also known as a
Lloyd's Register number.
(iii) Requirement for IMO number. The owner of a fishing vessel of
the United States used for commercial fishing for tuna and tuna-like
species in the IATTC Convention Area shall ensure that an IMO number
has been issued for the vessel if the vessel's Certificate of
Documentation issued under 46 CFR part 67 indicates that the vessel's
total internal volume is 100 gross register tons or greater. A vessel
owner may request that an IMO number be issued for a vessel by
following the instructions given by the administrator of the IMO ship
identification number scheme; those instructions are currently
available on the Web site of IHS Maritime.
(iv) Request for exemption. In the event that a fishing vessel
owner, after following the instructions given by the designated manager
of the IMO ship identification number scheme, is unable to ensure that
an IMO number is issued for the fishing vessel, the fishing vessel
owner may request an exemption from the requirement from the West Coast
Regional Administrator. The request must be sent by mail to NMFS West
Coast Region, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Suite
[[Page 1880]]
4200, Long Beach, CA 90802, and must include the vessel's name, the
vessel's official number, a description of the steps taken to request
an IMO number, and a description of any responses from the
administrator of the IMO ship identification number scheme.
(v) Exemption process. Upon receipt of a request for an exemption
under paragraph (b)(3)(iv) of this section, the West Coast Regional
Administrator will, to the extent he or she determines appropriate,
assist the fishing vessel owner in requesting an IMO number. If the
West Coast Regional Administrator determines that the fishing vessel
owner has followed all appropriate procedures and yet is unable to
obtain an IMO number for the fishing vessel, he or she will issue an
exemption from the requirements of paragraph (b)(3)(iii) of this
section for the vessel and its owner and notify the owner of the
exemption. The West Coast Regional Administrator may limit the duration
of the exemption. The West Coast Regional Administrator may rescind an
exemption at any time. If an exemption is rescinded, the fishing vessel
owner must comply with the requirements of paragraph (b)(3)(iii) of
this section within 30 days of being notified of the rescission. If the
ownership of a fishing vessel changes, an exemption issued to the
former fishing vessel owner becomes void.
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[FR Doc. 2016-00586 Filed 1-13-16; 8:45 am]
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