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such strategies, and evaluate/revise
current and proposed management
measures.
Letters of Authorization (LOAs) and
Exempted Educational Activity
Authorizations (EEAAs) were
historically collected under OMB
control number 0648–0309. To reduce
burden estimates, National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) Headquarters
proposed to move LOAs and EEAAs to
their respective region’s permit familyof-forms collections.
NMFS may grant exemptions from
fishery regulations for educational or
other activities (e.g., using nonregulation gear). An EEAA is a permit
issued by the Regional Office to
accredited educational institutions that
authorize, for educational purposes, the
target or incidental harvest of species
managed under a fisheries management
plan or fishery regulations that would
otherwise be prohibited. EEAAs are
generally of limited scope and duration
and authorize the take of the amount of
fish necessary to demonstrate the
lesson. Researchers are requested to
submit reports of their scientific
research activity after its completion.
LOAs are required under Section
101(a)(5)(A) of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA) of 1972 for the
incidental take of marine mammals
during fisheries surveys and related
research activities conducted by the
Northwest Fisheries Science Center
(NWFSC), NMFS. Management of
certain marine mammals falls under the
jurisdiction of the NMFS under the
MMPA and Endangered Species Act
(ESA) and mechanisms exist under both
the MMPA and ESA to assess the effect
of incidental takings and to authorize
appropriate levels of take.
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II. Method of Collection
Renewal forms are mailed to all
permit owners, which they must submit
by mail or in person. Ownership interest
forms and permit transfer forms are
available from the region’s website but
must be submitted to NOAA Fisheries
by mail or in person. Applications for
an EFP must be submitted in a written
format. The EFP data reports may be
submitted in person, faxed, submitted
by telephone or emailed by the monitor,
plant manager, vessel owner, or operator
to NOAA Fisheries or the states of
Washington, Oregon, or California.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0203.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(revision and extension of a currently
approved collection).
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Affected Public: Non-profit
institutions; State, local, or tribal
government; business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
539.
Estimated Time per Response: Permit
renewals: 20 minutes; Permit transfers:
30 minutes; Sablefish ownership
interest form: 10 minutes; EFP
Applications: 32 hours; EFP Trip
Notifications: 2 minutes; EFP Harvest
Plans: 16 hours; EFP Data Reports: 2
hours; EFP Summary Reports: Interim
report, 4 hours; final report, 20 hours;
Letters of Authorization: 6 hours;
Exempted Educational Activities
Authorizations, 6 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,011 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $56,468.
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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Greater Atlantic
Region Permit Family of Forms
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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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 August 26, 2019.
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 Cynthia Ferrio, Greater
Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, 55
Great Republic Dr., Gloucester, MA
01930, (978) 281–9180, Cynthia.ferrio@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
current information collection.
Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, the
Secretary of Commerce has the
responsibility for the conservation and
management of marine fishery
resources. Much of this responsibility
has been delegated to NOAA’s National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
Under this stewardship role, the
Secretary was given certain regulatory
authorities to ensure the most beneficial
uses of these resources. One of the
regulatory steps taken to carry out the
conservation and management
objectives is to collect information from
users of the resources.
The Secretary has enacted rules to
issue permits to individuals and
organizations participating in federally
controlled fisheries. Permits are
necessary to: (1) Register fishermen,
fishing vessels, fish dealers and
processors; (2) list the characteristics of
fishing vessels and/or dealer/processor
operations; (3) exercise influence over
compliance (e.g., withhold issuance
pending collection of unpaid penalties);
(4) maintain contact lists for the
dissemination of important information
to the industry; (5) register participants
to be considered for limited entry; and
(6) provide a universe for data collection
samples. Identification of fishery
participants, their gear types, vessels,
and expected activity levels is an
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effective and necessary tool in the
enforcement of fishery regulations.
This collection also includes the
requirement for participants in certain
fisheries to use onboard vessel
monitoring systems (VMS) and to notify
NMFS before fishing trips for the
purpose of observer placement. Other
permitting in this collection includes
the written request to participate in any
of the various exemption programs
offered in the Greater Atlantic region.
Exemption programs may allow a vessel
to fish in an area that is limited to
vessels of a particular size, using a
certain gear type, or fishing for a
particular species. This collection also
contains paperwork required for vessel
owners to transfer permits through a
vessel replacement, request gillnet and
lobster trap tags through the Greater
Atlantic region permit office.
Lastly, vessel owners that own
multiple vessels, but would like to
request communication from NMFS be
consolidated into one mailing (and not
separate mailings for each vessel), may
request the single letter vessel owner
option to improve efficiency of their
business practice.
II. Method of Collection
Commercial Fishing and Dealer Permits
All vessel permit applications,
including permit applications and
renewals for vessels, vessel
replacements, dealers, and vessel
operators, as well as gillnet and lobster
trap tag purchase, are submitted by
signed paper form sent in the mail.
VMS Requirements
Vessels with VMS requirements are
required to declare their intent to fish
(e.g., declare into the fishery) and
submit daily catch reports using
electronic VMS units on board the
vessel. Other VMS actions may include
trip start and end hails, pre-landing
notifications, and days-at-sea (DAS)
adjustments. VMS power down
exemption requests are submitted by
signed paper form.
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Observer Program Call-In Requirements
Vessels issued certain permits such as
Northeast multispecies, monkfish,
scallop, and Atlantic herring permits are
required to give advance notification to
the Northeast Fisheries Observer
Program (NEFOP) before the start of a
trip in order to receive a fisheries
observer or a waiver. Vessels use an
online pre-trip notification system,
email, toll-free call-in number, or a local
phone number to comply with this
requirement.
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Exempted Fisheries Programs
Vessels that would like to request
participation in one or more of the
Greater Atlantic region fisheries
exemption programs must either submit
a request electronically using their VMS
unit, by declaring into an exempted
fishery prior to the start of a trip, or by
mailing in a written request to
participate in the program(s) of interest.
Vessel Owner Single Letter Option
Vessel owners that own multiple
vessels, but would like to receive only
a single Greater Atlantic Fisheries
Bulletin or small entity compliance
guide instead of one for each vessel
permit, must submit a written request to
NMFS to participate in this program.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0202.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular (extension of
a current information collection).
Affected Public: Businesses and other
for-profit organizations are primarily
affected. Individuals or households,
state, local or tribal governments, and
the Federal Government are also
affected.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
65,360.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies.
Vessel Permits
Vessel permit application: 45
minutes; vessel permit renewal forms:
30 minutes; initial dealer permit
applications: 15 minutes; dealer permit
renewal forms: 5 minutes; initial and
renewal vessel operator permit
applications: 1 hour; obtaining and
submitting a dealer or vessel owner
email address: 5 minutes; limited access
vessel replacement applications: 1.5
hours; and applications for retention of
limited access permit history: 1.5 hours.
VMS Requirements
Installing a VMS unit: 1 hour;
confirming VMS connectivity: 5
minutes; VMS certification form: 5
minutes; VMS installation for Canadian
herring transport vessels: 1 hour and 20
minutes; email to declare their entrance
and departure from U.S. waters: 15
minutes; automatic polling of vessel
position using the VMS unit: 0 minutes;
area and DAS declarations: 5 minutes;
declaration of days-out of the gillnet
fishery for monkfish and NE
multispecies vessels: 5 minutes; Good
Samaritan DAS credit request: 30
minutes; entangled whale DAS credit
request: 30 minutes; DAS credit for a
canceled trip due to unforeseen
circumstances, but have not yet begun
fishing: 5 minutes to request via the
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VMS unit and 10 minutes to request via
the paper form; VMS catch reports: 5
minutes; VMS power down exemption:
30 minutes.
Observer Program Call-In Requirements
Requests for observer coverage are
estimated to require either 2 or 10
minutes per request, depending on the
program for which observers are
requested.
Exempted Fisheries Programs
Letter of Authorization (LOA) to
participate in any of the exemption
programs: 5 minutes; Charter/Party
Exemption Certificate for GOM Closed
Areas: 5 minutes; limited access sea
scallop vessels state waters DAS
exemption program or state waters gear
exemption program: 2 minutes;
withdraw from either state waters
exemption program prior to the end of
the 7-day designated exemption period
requirement: 2 minutes; request for
change in permit category designation: 5
minutes; request for transit to another
port by a vessel required to remain
within the GOM cod trip limit: 2
minutes; gillnet category designation,
including initial requests for gillnet tags:
10 minutes; requests for additional tags:
2 minutes; notification of lost tags and
requests for replacement tag numbers: 2
minutes; attachment of gillnet tags: 1
minute; initial lobster area designations:
5 minutes; requests for additional tags:
2 minutes; and notification of lost tags:
3 minutes; requests for state quota
transfers in the bluefish, summer
flounder and scup fisheries: 1 hour;
GOM cod trip limit exemption: 5
minutes; vessel owner single letter
option: 5 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 20,825.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $2,536,248 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.
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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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Permit and Reporting
Requirements for Non-commercial
Fishing in the Rose Atoll, Marianas
Trench, and Pacific Remote Islands
Marine National Monuments.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0664.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a previously approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 25.
Average Hours per Response: 0.25 hr
per permit application, 0.33 hr per log
sheet.
Burden Hours: 40.
Needs and Uses: NMFS manages noncommercial fishing activities in the Rose
Atoll Marine, Marianas Trench, and
Pacific Remote Islands Marine National
Monuments. Regulations at 50 CFR part
665 require the owner and operator of
a vessel used to non-commercially fish
for, take, retain, or possess any
management unit species in these
monuments to hold a valid permit
issued by NMFS.
Regulations also require the owner
and operator of a vessel that is chartered
to fish recreationally for, take, retain, or
possess, any management unit species
in these monuments to hold a valid
permit issued by NMFS. The fishing
vessel must be registered to the permit.
The charter business must be
established legally in the permit area
where it will operate. Charter vessel
clients are not required to have a permit.
The permit application collects basic
information about the permit applicant,
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type of operation, vessel, and permit
area. NMFS uses this information to
confirm the identity of the applicant
and determine permit eligibility. The
information is important for
understanding the nature of the fishery
and its participants. It also aids in the
enforcement of fishing regulations
within the monuments.
Regulations also require the vessel
operator to report a complete record of
catch, effort, and other data on a NMFS
log sheet. The vessel operator must
record all requested information on the
log sheet within 24 hours of the
completion of each fishing day. The
vessel operator also must sign, date, and
submit the form to NMFS within 30
days of the end of each fishing trip.
NMFS uses the information provided in
the log sheets to monitor fishing
activities, evaluate and assess the status
of fish stocks and determine whether
changes in management are needed to
sustain the productivity of the fishery
and conserve marine resources.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, individuals or
households.
Frequency: Annually for permit,
periodically for log sheet.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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(MSB) Monitoring Committee will meet
via webinar to develop
recommendations for 2020 MSB
specifications, focusing on the river
herring and shad cap for the mackerel
fishery.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, July 9, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 12
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via webinar with an audio-only
connection option. Details on the
proposed agenda, connection
information, and briefing materials will
be posted at the MAFMC’s website:
www.mafmc.org.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331;
www.mafmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, telephone: (302)
526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Council’s MSB Monitoring Committee
will meet via webinar to develop
recommendations for 2020 MSB
specifications, focusing on the river
herring and shad cap for the mackerel
fishery. Those recommendations will be
considered by the Council at separatelynoticed future meetings.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aid should be directed to M.
Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5
days prior to any meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 20, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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RIN 0648–XH067
Department of the Army
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
[Docket ID: USA–2019–HQ–0022]
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish
SUMMARY:
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Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
AGENCY:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
DoD.
ACTION:
Information collection notice.
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Greater
Atlantic Region Permit Family of Forms
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 August 26, 2019.
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 [email protected]).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Cynthia Ferrio, Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries
Office, 55 Great Republic Dr., Gloucester, MA 01930, (978) 281-9180,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a current information collection.
Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act,
the Secretary of Commerce has the responsibility for the conservation
and management of marine fishery resources. Much of this responsibility
has been delegated to NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
Under this stewardship role, the Secretary was given certain regulatory
authorities to ensure the most beneficial uses of these resources. One
of the regulatory steps taken to carry out the conservation and
management objectives is to collect information from users of the
resources.
The Secretary has enacted rules to issue permits to individuals and
organizations participating in federally controlled fisheries. Permits
are necessary to: (1) Register fishermen, fishing vessels, fish dealers
and processors; (2) list the characteristics of fishing vessels and/or
dealer/processor operations; (3) exercise influence over compliance
(e.g., withhold issuance pending collection of unpaid penalties); (4)
maintain contact lists for the dissemination of important information
to the industry; (5) register participants to be considered for limited
entry; and (6) provide a universe for data collection samples.
Identification of fishery participants, their gear types, vessels, and
expected activity levels is an
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effective and necessary tool in the enforcement of fishery regulations.
This collection also includes the requirement for participants in
certain fisheries to use onboard vessel monitoring systems (VMS) and to
notify NMFS before fishing trips for the purpose of observer placement.
Other permitting in this collection includes the written request to
participate in any of the various exemption programs offered in the
Greater Atlantic region. Exemption programs may allow a vessel to fish
in an area that is limited to vessels of a particular size, using a
certain gear type, or fishing for a particular species. This collection
also contains paperwork required for vessel owners to transfer permits
through a vessel replacement, request gillnet and lobster trap tags
through the Greater Atlantic region permit office.
Lastly, vessel owners that own multiple vessels, but would like to
request communication from NMFS be consolidated into one mailing (and
not separate mailings for each vessel), may request the single letter
vessel owner option to improve efficiency of their business practice.
II. Method of Collection
Commercial Fishing and Dealer Permits
All vessel permit applications, including permit applications and
renewals for vessels, vessel replacements, dealers, and vessel
operators, as well as gillnet and lobster trap tag purchase, are
submitted by signed paper form sent in the mail.
VMS Requirements
Vessels with VMS requirements are required to declare their intent
to fish (e.g., declare into the fishery) and submit daily catch reports
using electronic VMS units on board the vessel. Other VMS actions may
include trip start and end hails, pre-landing notifications, and days-
at-sea (DAS) adjustments. VMS power down exemption requests are
submitted by signed paper form.
Observer Program Call-In Requirements
Vessels issued certain permits such as Northeast multispecies,
monkfish, scallop, and Atlantic herring permits are required to give
advance notification to the Northeast Fisheries Observer Program
(NEFOP) before the start of a trip in order to receive a fisheries
observer or a waiver. Vessels use an online pre-trip notification
system, email, toll-free call-in number, or a local phone number to
comply with this requirement.
Exempted Fisheries Programs
Vessels that would like to request participation in one or more of
the Greater Atlantic region fisheries exemption programs must either
submit a request electronically using their VMS unit, by declaring into
an exempted fishery prior to the start of a trip, or by mailing in a
written request to participate in the program(s) of interest.
Vessel Owner Single Letter Option
Vessel owners that own multiple vessels, but would like to receive
only a single Greater Atlantic Fisheries Bulletin or small entity
compliance guide instead of one for each vessel permit, must submit a
written request to NMFS to participate in this program.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0202.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular (extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit organizations are
primarily affected. Individuals or households, state, local or tribal
governments, and the Federal Government are also affected.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 65,360.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies.
Vessel Permits
Vessel permit application: 45 minutes; vessel permit renewal forms:
30 minutes; initial dealer permit applications: 15 minutes; dealer
permit renewal forms: 5 minutes; initial and renewal vessel operator
permit applications: 1 hour; obtaining and submitting a dealer or
vessel owner email address: 5 minutes; limited access vessel
replacement applications: 1.5 hours; and applications for retention of
limited access permit history: 1.5 hours.
VMS Requirements
Installing a VMS unit: 1 hour; confirming VMS connectivity: 5
minutes; VMS certification form: 5 minutes; VMS installation for
Canadian herring transport vessels: 1 hour and 20 minutes; email to
declare their entrance and departure from U.S. waters: 15 minutes;
automatic polling of vessel position using the VMS unit: 0 minutes;
area and DAS declarations: 5 minutes; declaration of days-out of the
gillnet fishery for monkfish and NE multispecies vessels: 5 minutes;
Good Samaritan DAS credit request: 30 minutes; entangled whale DAS
credit request: 30 minutes; DAS credit for a canceled trip due to
unforeseen circumstances, but have not yet begun fishing: 5 minutes to
request via the VMS unit and 10 minutes to request via the paper form;
VMS catch reports: 5 minutes; VMS power down exemption: 30 minutes.
Observer Program Call-In Requirements
Requests for observer coverage are estimated to require either 2 or
10 minutes per request, depending on the program for which observers
are requested.
Exempted Fisheries Programs
Letter of Authorization (LOA) to participate in any of the
exemption programs: 5 minutes; Charter/Party Exemption Certificate for
GOM Closed Areas: 5 minutes; limited access sea scallop vessels state
waters DAS exemption program or state waters gear exemption program: 2
minutes; withdraw from either state waters exemption program prior to
the end of the 7-day designated exemption period requirement: 2
minutes; request for change in permit category designation: 5 minutes;
request for transit to another port by a vessel required to remain
within the GOM cod trip limit: 2 minutes; gillnet category designation,
including initial requests for gillnet tags: 10 minutes; requests for
additional tags: 2 minutes; notification of lost tags and requests for
replacement tag numbers: 2 minutes; attachment of gillnet tags: 1
minute; initial lobster area designations: 5 minutes; requests for
additional tags: 2 minutes; and notification of lost tags: 3 minutes;
requests for state quota transfers in the bluefish, summer flounder and
scup fisheries: 1 hour; GOM cod trip limit exemption: 5 minutes; vessel
owner single letter option: 5 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 20,825.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $2,536,248 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.
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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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
Commerce Department.
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