Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; West Coast Region Pacific Tuna Fisheries Logbook and Fish Aggregating Device Form, 1323 [2016-32004]

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• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 3 (Thursday, January 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 1323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-32004]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; West Coast 
Region Pacific Tuna Fisheries Logbook and Fish Aggregating Device Form

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
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 March 6, 2017.

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 Shannon Penna, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 
West Coast Region (WCR) Long Beach Office, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 
4200, Long Beach, CA 90805, (562) 980-4036 or shannon.penna@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is for an extension of a current information 
collection.
    United States' (U.S.) participation in the Inter-American Tropical 
Tuna Commission (IATTC) results in certain record keeping requirements 
for U.S. vessel owners and operators who fish in the IATTC's area of 
management responsibility. Vessel owners and operators must maintain a 
log of all operations conducted from the fishing vessel, entering the 
date, noon position, and the tonnage of fish aboard by species. The 
purse seine bridge logbook provided by the IATTC is used by all United 
States purse seine vessel owners and operators. In addition, vessel 
owners and operators of large purse seine vessels (i.e., with at least 
363 metric tons of fish hold volume) that fish with FADs in the Eastern 
Pacific Ocean (EPO) are required to collect data specific on fish 
aggregating devices (FADs) to meet international obligations under 
IATTC Resolution C-16-01. Owners and operators of a FAD would be 
required to record data for each interaction with a FAD through a FAD 
form provided by the IATTC or through a FAD form provided by NMFS that 
combines the bridge logbook with the FAD Form. Data collected from FADs 
will allow IATTC scientific staff to distinguish a particular FAD when 
analyzing data and can track the activities on a FAD through time.

II. Method of Collection

    Vessel operators maintain bridge logs on a daily basis and FAD 
forms are completed for each FAD interaction. Bridge logs and FAD forms 
can be either emailed or mailed to the IATTC and also National Marine 
Fisheries Service (NMFS) Southwest Fisheries Science Center at the 
completion of each trip. These data are processed and maintained as 
confidential by the IATTC and by NMFS.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0148.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular (extension of a current information 
collection).
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 21.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes to complete bridge log; 10 
minutes to complete FAD data collection requirements.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 746.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $21.56 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 
(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: December 30, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-32004 Filed 1-4-17; 8:45 am]
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