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actively pursue bluefin tuna to those
with only authorized gear.
The CCCFA would like to test the
effectiveness of EM for confirming
authorized gear is used to catch Atlantic
tunas, while unauthorized gear (for
tunas) is onboard. Fishermen would be
targeting groundfish with benthic
longline, jigging machines, handgear,
demersal gillnet (6.5-inch groundfish
and 10–12-inch tie-down monkfish
gillnet), or otter trawl. The applicants
would commit to 100 percent of the
trips being recorded and 100 percent of
the footage being reviewed. Video
footage would be reviewed by Ecotrust
Canada, a third-party EM service
provider. Also, vessels using harpoon
gear would have EM camera views that
would allow for viewing all fishing
operations to ensure compliance,
including adding necessary cameras to
cover the pulpit and harpoon throw.
The CCCFA has requested that four
vessels be exempted from the
regulations at 50 CFR 635.19(b). These
vessels would be listed as authorized
vessels on the EFP and would also
possess Atlantic Tunas General Category
permits and/or Swordfish General
Commercial permits. If granted, this EFP
would expire on December 31, 2017.
NMFS finds this application warrants
further consideration. The agency may
impose possible conditions on this EFP,
if it is granted, based on consideration
of public comments and further
analyses. The submission of reports on
the exempted fishing activities would be
due within 5 days of the completion of
fishing trips, as well as a summary
report within 30 days of the expiration
of the EFP, if issued.
NMFS requests comments and offers
a 15-day comment period on this notice,
consistent with EFP regulations at 50
CFR 600.745.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq. and 1801
et seq.
Dated: July 12, 2017.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Scientific
Research, Exempted Fishing, and
Exempted Activity Submissions
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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,
2017.
SUMMARY:
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 pracomments@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Craig Cockrell, Highly
Migratory Species Management
Division, 13533 F/SF1, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910;
(301) 427–8503; or craig.cockrell@
noaa.gov.
ADDRESSES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
current information collection.
Exempted fishing permits (EFPs),
scientific research permits (SRPs),
display permits, letters of
acknowledgment (LOAs), and shark
research fishery permits are issued
under the authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Reauthorization Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act) (16 U.S.C. 1801
et seq.) and/or the Atlantic Tunas
Convention Act (ATCA) (16 U.S.C. 971
et seq.). Issuance of EFPs and related
permits is necessary for the collection of
Highly Migratory Species (HMS) for
public display and scientific research
that requires exemption from
regulations (e.g., seasons, prohibited
species, authorized gear, and minimum
sizes) that otherwise may prohibit such
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collection. Display permits are issued
for the collection of HMS for the
purpose of public display, and a limited
number of shark research fishery
permits are issued for the collection of
fishery-dependent data for future stock
assessments and cooperative research
with commercial fishermen to meet the
shark research objectives of the Agency.
Regulations at 50 CFR 600.745 and 50
CFR 635.32 govern scientific research
activity, exempted fishing, and
exempted educational activities with
respect to Atlantic HMS. Since the
Magnuson-Stevens Act does not include
scientific research within the definition
of ‘‘fishing’’, scientific research is
exempt from this statute, and the
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) does not issue EFPs for bona
fide research activities (e.g., research
conducted from a research vessel and
not a commercial or recreational fishing
vessel) involving species that are only
regulated under the Magnuson-Stevens
Act (e.g., most species of sharks) and not
under ATCA. NMFS requests copies of
scientific research plans for these
activities and indicates concurrence by
issuing a LOA to researchers to indicate
that the proposed activity meets the
definition of scientific research and is
therefore exempt from regulation.
Scientific research is not exempt from
regulation under ATCA. NMFS issues
SRPs for collection of species managed
under this statute (e.g., tunas, swordfish,
billfish, and some shark species), which
authorize researchers to collect HMS
from bona fide research vessels (e.g.,
NMFS or university research vessel.)
NMFS will issue an EFP when research/
collection involving such species occurs
from commercial or recreational fishing
platforms.
To regulate these fishing activities,
NMFS needs information to determine
the justification for granting an EFP,
LOA, SRP, display, or shark research
fishery permit. The application
requirements are detailed at 50 CFR
600.745(b)(2). Interim, annual, and nocatch/fishing reports must also be
submitted to the HMS Management
Division within NMFS. The authority
for the NMFS requiring this information
is found at 50 CFR 635.32(a).
NMFS has updated the burden
estimates based on participation in the
Atlantic HMS Management Division’s
exempted fishing program from 2014 to
2016 and the Shark Research Fishery
from 2014–2016. Since 2014 the shark
research fishery application and the
exempted fishing permit application
have been separate applications. The
burden estimates for these two
applications remain the same for each
application (40 minutes).
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II. Method of Collection
Respondents have a choice of either
electronic or paper forms. Methods of
submittal include email of electronic
forms, mail and facsimile transmission
of paper forms.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0471.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(revision of a currently approved
collection).
Affected Public: Non-profit
institutions; State, local, or tribal
government; business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents for
Research and Display Permits: 39.
Estimated Number of Respondents for
Shark Research Fishery Permits: 16.
Estimated Number of Calls to Request
an Observer for Shark Research Fishery
Participants: 84.
Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours
for a scientific research plan; 40 minutes
for an application for an EFP, Display
Permit, SRP, LOA, or Shark Research
Permit; 1 hour for an interim report; 40
minutes for an annual fishing report; 15
minutes for an application for an
amendment; 5 minutes for notification
of departure phone calls to NMFS
Enforcement; 10 minutes for calls to
request and observer; and 2 minutes for
‘‘no-catch’’ reports.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 616.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $7.84.
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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.
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Dated: July 11, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL
PROTECTION
[Docket No. CFPB–2017–0017]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection (Bureau) is
proposing to renew the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for an existing information
collection titled, ‘‘Fair Credit Reporting
Act (Regulation V).’’
DATES: Written comments are
encouraged and must be received on or
before August 16, 2017 to be assured of
consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by the title of the information
collection, OMB Control Number (see
below), and docket number (see above),
by any of the following methods:
• Electronic: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• OMB: Office of Management and
Budget, New Executive Office Building,
Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 or
fax to (202) 395–5806. Mailed or faxed
comments to OMB should be to the
attention of the OMB Desk Officer for
the Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection.
Please note that comments submitted
after the comment period will not be
accepted. In general, all comments
received will become public records,
including any personal information
provided. Sensitive personal
information, such as account numbers
or Social Security numbers, should not
be included.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Documentation prepared in support of
this information collection request is
available at www.reginfo.gov (this link
becomes active on the day following
publication of this notice). Select
‘‘Information Collection Review,’’ under
‘‘Currently under review, use the
dropdown menu ‘‘Select Agency’’ and
select ‘‘Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau’’ (recent submissions to OMB
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will be at the top of the list). The same
documentation is also available at
https://www.regulations.gov. Requests for
additional information should be
directed to the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau, (Attention: PRA
Office), 1700 G Street NW., Washington,
DC 20552, (202) 435–9575, or email:
CFPB_PRA@cfpb.gov. Please do not
submit comments to this email box.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Fair Credit
Reporting Act (Regulation V) 12 CFR
1022.
OMB Control Number: 3170–0002.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other
for profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
779,073.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 6,093,412.
Abstract: The consumer disclosures
included in Regulation V are designed
to alert consumers that a financial
institution furnished negative
information about them to a consumer
reporting agency, that they have a right
to opt out of receiving marketing
materials and credit or insurance offers,
that their credit report was used in
setting the material terms of credit that
may be less favorable than the terms
offered to consumers with better credit
histories, that they maintain certain
rights with respect to a theft of their
identity that they reported to a
consumer reporting agency, that they
maintain rights with respect to knowing
what is in their consumer reporting
agency file, that they can request a free
credit report, and that they can report a
theft of their identity to the CFPB.
Consumers then can use the information
provided to consider how and when to
check and use their credit reports.
This is a routine request for OMB to
renew its approval of the collections of
information currently approved under
this OMB control number. The Bureau
is not proposing any new or revised
collections of information pursuant to
this request.
REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: The Bureau
issued a 60-day Federal Register notice
on February 23, 2017, 82 FR 11437,
Docket Number: CFPB–2017–0003.
Comments were solicited and continue
to be invited on: (a) Whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Bureau, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) The accuracy of the
Bureau’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Scientific
Research, Exempted Fishing, and Exempted Activity Submissions
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 September 15,
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 pracomments@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Craig Cockrell, Highly Migratory Species Management
Division, 13533 F/SF1, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910;
(301) 427-8503; or craig.cockrell@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a current information collection.
Exempted fishing permits (EFPs), scientific research permits
(SRPs), display permits, letters of acknowledgment (LOAs), and shark
research fishery permits are issued under the authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and/or the Atlantic
Tunas Convention Act (ATCA) (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.). Issuance of EFPs
and related permits is necessary for the collection of Highly Migratory
Species (HMS) for public display and scientific research that requires
exemption from regulations (e.g., seasons, prohibited species,
authorized gear, and minimum sizes) that otherwise may prohibit such
collection. Display permits are issued for the collection of HMS for
the purpose of public display, and a limited number of shark research
fishery permits are issued for the collection of fishery-dependent data
for future stock assessments and cooperative research with commercial
fishermen to meet the shark research objectives of the Agency.
Regulations at 50 CFR 600.745 and 50 CFR 635.32 govern scientific
research activity, exempted fishing, and exempted educational
activities with respect to Atlantic HMS. Since the Magnuson-Stevens Act
does not include scientific research within the definition of
``fishing'', scientific research is exempt from this statute, and the
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) does not issue EFPs for bona
fide research activities (e.g., research conducted from a research
vessel and not a commercial or recreational fishing vessel) involving
species that are only regulated under the Magnuson-Stevens Act (e.g.,
most species of sharks) and not under ATCA. NMFS requests copies of
scientific research plans for these activities and indicates
concurrence by issuing a LOA to researchers to indicate that the
proposed activity meets the definition of scientific research and is
therefore exempt from regulation.
Scientific research is not exempt from regulation under ATCA. NMFS
issues SRPs for collection of species managed under this statute (e.g.,
tunas, swordfish, billfish, and some shark species), which authorize
researchers to collect HMS from bona fide research vessels (e.g., NMFS
or university research vessel.) NMFS will issue an EFP when research/
collection involving such species occurs from commercial or
recreational fishing platforms.
To regulate these fishing activities, NMFS needs information to
determine the justification for granting an EFP, LOA, SRP, display, or
shark research fishery permit. The application requirements are
detailed at 50 CFR 600.745(b)(2). Interim, annual, and no-catch/fishing
reports must also be submitted to the HMS Management Division within
NMFS. The authority for the NMFS requiring this information is found at
50 CFR 635.32(a).
NMFS has updated the burden estimates based on participation in the
Atlantic HMS Management Division's exempted fishing program from 2014
to 2016 and the Shark Research Fishery from 2014-2016. Since 2014 the
shark research fishery application and the exempted fishing permit
application have been separate applications. The burden estimates for
these two applications remain the same for each application (40
minutes).
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II. Method of Collection
Respondents have a choice of either electronic or paper forms.
Methods of submittal include email of electronic forms, mail and
facsimile transmission of paper forms.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0471.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (revision of a currently
approved collection).
Affected Public: Non-profit institutions; State, local, or tribal
government; business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents for Research and Display Permits:
39.
Estimated Number of Respondents for Shark Research Fishery Permits:
16.
Estimated Number of Calls to Request an Observer for Shark Research
Fishery Participants: 84.
Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours for a scientific research
plan; 40 minutes for an application for an EFP, Display Permit, SRP,
LOA, or Shark Research Permit; 1 hour for an interim report; 40 minutes
for an annual fishing report; 15 minutes for an application for an
amendment; 5 minutes for notification of departure phone calls to NMFS
Enforcement; 10 minutes for calls to request and observer; and 2
minutes for ``no-catch'' reports.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 616.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $7.84.
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: July 11, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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