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entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0648–0564.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Highly Migratory Species
Dealer Reporting Family of Forms
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on proposed, and continuing
information collections, which helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on July 31,
2020, (85 FR 46070) during a 60-day
comment period. This notice allows for
an additional 30 days for public
comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Highly Migratory Species (HMS)
Dealer Reporting Family of Forms.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0040.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(revision and renewal of a current
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 7,957.
Average Hours per Response: 5
minutes each for catch document,
statistical document, and re-export
certificate; 15 minutes for catch
document/statistical document/reexport certificate validation by
government official; 120 minutes for
authorization of non-governmental
catch document/statistical document/reexport certificate validation; 2 minutes
for daily Atlantic bluefin tuna landing
reports; 3 minutes for daily Atlantic
bluefin tuna landing reports from
pelagic longline and purse seine vessels;
1 minute for Atlantic bluefin tuna
tagging; 15 minutes for biweekly
electronic Atlantic bluefin tuna dealer
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landing reports; 15 minutes for HMS
international trade biweekly electronic
reports; 15 minutes for weekly
electronic HMS dealer landing reports
(e-dealer); 5 minutes for negative weekly
electronic HMS dealer landing reports
(e-dealer); 15 minutes for voluntary
fishing vessel and catch forms; 2
minutes for provision of HMS dealer
email address.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 20,260.
Needs and Uses: This collection
serves as a family of forms for Atlantic
highly migratory species (HMS) dealer
reporting, including purchases of HMS
from domestic fishermen, and the
import, export, and/or re-export of
HMS, including federally managed
tunas, sharks, and swordfish.
Transactions covered under this
collection include purchases of Atlantic
HMS from domestic fishermen; and the
import/export of all bluefin tuna, frozen
bigeye tuna, southern bluefin tuna or
swordfish under the HMS International
Trade Program, regardless of geographic
area of origin. This information is used
to monitor the harvest of domestic
fisheries, and/or track international
trade of internationally managed
species. We are currently revising this
information collection to implement
mandatory electronic, web-based
reporting to replace the downloadable
hard copy forms currently used for
biweekly bluefin dealer reporting and
international trade reporting of bluefin
tuna, swordfish, and frozen bigeye tuna.
No other changes in the reporting
program are being implemented at this
time, and no significant changes in the
number of responses or burden
estimates are anticipated aside from
removal of postage costs for returning
the completed forms by mail.
The domestic dealer reporting
covered by this collection includes
weekly electronic landing reports and
negative reports (i.e., reports of no
activity) of Atlantic swordfish, sharks,
bigeye tuna, albacore, yellowfin, and
skipjack tunas (collectively referred to
as BAYS tunas), and electronic biweekly
and daily landing reports for bluefin
tuna, including tagging of individual
fish. Because of the individual bluefin
quota (IBQ) management system (RIN
0648–BC09), electronic entry of IBQrelated landing data is required for
Atlantic bluefin tuna purchased from
Longline and Purse seine category
vessels.
International trade tracking programs
are required by both the International
Commission for the Conservation of
Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and the InterAmerican Tropical Tuna Commission
(IATTC) to account for all international
trade of covered species. The United
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States is a member of ICCAT and IATTC
and required by ATCA and the Tunas
Convention Act (16 U.S.C. 951 et. seq.,
consecutively) to promulgate
regulations as necessary and appropriate
to implement ICCAT and IATTC
recommendations. These programs
require that a statistical document or
catch document accompany each export
from and import to a member nation,
and that a re-export certificate
accompany each re-export. The
international trade reporting
requirements covered by this collection
include implementation of catch
document, statistical document, and reexport certificate trade tracking
programs for bluefin tuna, frozen bigeye
tuna, and swordfish. An electronic catch
document program for bluefin tuna
(EBCD) was recommended by ICCAT
and implemented by the United States
in 2016 (0648–BF17). United States
regulations implementing ICCAT
statistical document and catch
document programs require statistical
documents and catch documents for
international transactions of the covered
species from all ocean areas, so Pacific
imports and exports must also be
accompanied by statistical documents
and catch documents. Since there are
statistical document programs in place
under other international conventions
(e.g., the Indian Ocean Tuna
Commission), a statistical document or
catch document from another program
may be used to satisfy the statistical
document requirement for imports into
the United States.
Dealers who internationally trade
Southern bluefin tuna are required to
participate in a trade tracking program
to ensure that imported Atlantic and
Pacific bluefin tuna will not be
intentionally mislabeled as ‘‘southern
bluefin’’ to circumvent reporting
requirements. This action is authorized
under ATCA, which provides for the
promulgation of regulations as may be
necessary and appropriate to carry out
ICCAT recommendations.
In addition to statistical document,
catch document, and re-export
certificate requirements, this collection
includes biweekly reports to
complement trade tracking statistical
documents by summarizing statistical
document data and collecting additional
economic information.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Daily for bluefin tuna
landings reports and tagging, weekly for
HMS dealer reports, biweekly for
bluefin tuna dealer and international
trade reports, and annually for nongovernmental catch document/statistical
document/re-export certificate
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validation and provision of new HMS
dealer email address.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Under the provisions
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) is responsible
for management of the Nation’s marine
fisheries. NMFS must also promulgate
regulations, as necessary and
appropriate, to carry out obligations the
United States (U.S.) undertakes
internationally regarding tuna
management through the Atlantic Tunas
Convention Act (ATCA, 16 U.S.C. 971 et
seq.).
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0648–0040.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
[FR Doc. 2020–25417 Filed 11–17–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship
Program
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on proposed, and continuing
information collections, which helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. Public
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comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on July 7, 2020,
(85 FR 40620) during a 60-day comment
period. This notice allows for an
additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration.
Title: Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship
Program.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0432.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
[extension of a current information
collection].
Number of Respondents: 200.
Average Hours per Response:
Application and transcripts: 8 hours;
Letters of recommendation: 45 minutes;
Biographical sketch and photograph of
awardees: 1 hour; Annual progress
reports: 4 hours; Pre- and postevaluations and exit interview: 10
minutes each.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1932.
Needs and Uses: This is a request for
extension of an existing information
collection.
NOAA’s Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries administers the Dr. Nancy
Foster Scholarship Program which
recognizes outstanding achievement in
master’s and doctoral degrees in
oceanography, marine biology, or
maritime archaeology—this can include
but is not limited to ocean and/or
coastal: Engineering, social science,
marine education, marine stewardship,
resource management disciplines—and
particularly to encourage women and
members of minority groups to apply.
The scholarship supports independent
graduate level research through
financial support of graduate degrees in
such fields. Gender and minority status
are not considered when selecting
award recipients. However, special
outreach efforts are employed to solicit
applications from women and members
of minority groups. Scholarships are
distributed by disciplines, institutions,
and geography, and by degree sought,
with selections within distributions
based on financial need, the potential
for success in a graduate level studies
program (academic achievement), and
the potential for achieving research and
career goals. Data collection in the form
of a full application, letters of
recommendation, grade point average
documents, research outline, a letter of
financial need statement, and a
declaration statement are all required to
apply for the scholarship.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Frequency: Once.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1445c–1
and 16 U.S.C. 1445c.
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This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0648–0432.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Survey To Collect Economic
Data From Recreational Anglers Along
the Atlantic Coast
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on proposed, and continuing
information collections, which helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on April 02,
2020, during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Survey To Collect Economic
Data From Recreational Anglers Along
the Atlantic Coast.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0783.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular, revision of
currently approved information
collection.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Highly Migratory Species Dealer Reporting Family of Forms
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on July 31, 2020, (85 FR 46070) during a 60-day
comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public
comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Dealer Reporting Family of
Forms.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0040.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission (revision and renewal of a
current information collection).
Number of Respondents: 7,957.
Average Hours per Response: 5 minutes each for catch document,
statistical document, and re-export certificate; 15 minutes for catch
document/statistical document/re-export certificate validation by
government official; 120 minutes for authorization of non-governmental
catch document/statistical document/re-export certificate validation; 2
minutes for daily Atlantic bluefin tuna landing reports; 3 minutes for
daily Atlantic bluefin tuna landing reports from pelagic longline and
purse seine vessels; 1 minute for Atlantic bluefin tuna tagging; 15
minutes for biweekly electronic Atlantic bluefin tuna dealer landing
reports; 15 minutes for HMS international trade biweekly electronic
reports; 15 minutes for weekly electronic HMS dealer landing reports
(e-dealer); 5 minutes for negative weekly electronic HMS dealer landing
reports (e-dealer); 15 minutes for voluntary fishing vessel and catch
forms; 2 minutes for provision of HMS dealer email address.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 20,260.
Needs and Uses: This collection serves as a family of forms for
Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) dealer reporting, including
purchases of HMS from domestic fishermen, and the import, export, and/
or re-export of HMS, including federally managed tunas, sharks, and
swordfish.
Transactions covered under this collection include purchases of
Atlantic HMS from domestic fishermen; and the import/export of all
bluefin tuna, frozen bigeye tuna, southern bluefin tuna or swordfish
under the HMS International Trade Program, regardless of geographic
area of origin. This information is used to monitor the harvest of
domestic fisheries, and/or track international trade of internationally
managed species. We are currently revising this information collection
to implement mandatory electronic, web-based reporting to replace the
downloadable hard copy forms currently used for biweekly bluefin dealer
reporting and international trade reporting of bluefin tuna, swordfish,
and frozen bigeye tuna. No other changes in the reporting program are
being implemented at this time, and no significant changes in the
number of responses or burden estimates are anticipated aside from
removal of postage costs for returning the completed forms by mail.
The domestic dealer reporting covered by this collection includes
weekly electronic landing reports and negative reports (i.e., reports
of no activity) of Atlantic swordfish, sharks, bigeye tuna, albacore,
yellowfin, and skipjack tunas (collectively referred to as BAYS tunas),
and electronic biweekly and daily landing reports for bluefin tuna,
including tagging of individual fish. Because of the individual bluefin
quota (IBQ) management system (RIN 0648-BC09), electronic entry of IBQ-
related landing data is required for Atlantic bluefin tuna purchased
from Longline and Purse seine category vessels.
International trade tracking programs are required by both the
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
and the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) to account for
all international trade of covered species. The United States is a
member of ICCAT and IATTC and required by ATCA and the Tunas Convention
Act (16 U.S.C. 951 et. seq., consecutively) to promulgate regulations
as necessary and appropriate to implement ICCAT and IATTC
recommendations. These programs require that a statistical document or
catch document accompany each export from and import to a member
nation, and that a re-export certificate accompany each re-export. The
international trade reporting requirements covered by this collection
include implementation of catch document, statistical document, and re-
export certificate trade tracking programs for bluefin tuna, frozen
bigeye tuna, and swordfish. An electronic catch document program for
bluefin tuna (EBCD) was recommended by ICCAT and implemented by the
United States in 2016 (0648-BF17). United States regulations
implementing ICCAT statistical document and catch document programs
require statistical documents and catch documents for international
transactions of the covered species from all ocean areas, so Pacific
imports and exports must also be accompanied by statistical documents
and catch documents. Since there are statistical document programs in
place under other international conventions (e.g., the Indian Ocean
Tuna Commission), a statistical document or catch document from another
program may be used to satisfy the statistical document requirement for
imports into the United States.
Dealers who internationally trade Southern bluefin tuna are
required to participate in a trade tracking program to ensure that
imported Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna will not be intentionally
mislabeled as ``southern bluefin'' to circumvent reporting
requirements. This action is authorized under ATCA, which provides for
the promulgation of regulations as may be necessary and appropriate to
carry out ICCAT recommendations.
In addition to statistical document, catch document, and re-export
certificate requirements, this collection includes biweekly reports to
complement trade tracking statistical documents by summarizing
statistical document data and collecting additional economic
information.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Daily for bluefin tuna landings reports and tagging,
weekly for HMS dealer reports, biweekly for bluefin tuna dealer and
international trade reports, and annually for non-governmental catch
document/statistical document/re-export certificate
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validation and provision of new HMS dealer email address.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Under the provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is responsible for management
of the Nation's marine fisheries. NMFS must also promulgate
regulations, as necessary and appropriate, to carry out obligations the
United States (U.S.) undertakes internationally regarding tuna
management through the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA, 16 U.S.C.
971 et seq.).
This information collection request may be viewed at
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB
Control Number 0648-0040.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-25417 Filed 11-17-20; 8:45 am]
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