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requests should be directed to Michele
Traver, 508–495–2195, at least 5 days
prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 20, 2020.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Northeast Region Observer
Providers Requirements
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 7, 2020
during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days
for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
Title: Northeast Region Observer
Providers Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0546.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 515.
Average Hours per Response:
Application for approval of observer
service provider, 10 hours; applicant
response to denial of application for
approval of observer service provider,
10 hours; observer service provider
request for observer training, 30
minutes; observer deployment report, 10
minutes; observer availability report, 10
minutes; safety refusal report, 30
minutes; submission of raw observer
data, 5 minutes; observer debriefing, 2
hours; other reports, 30 minutes;
biological samples, 5 minutes; rebuttal
of pending removal from list of
approved observer service providers, 8
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hours; vessel request to observer service
provider for procurement of a certified
observer, 10 minutes; observer contact
list updates, 5 minutes; observer
availability updates, 5 minutes; service
provider material submissions, 30
minutes; service provider contracts, 30
minutes, request to observer service
provider to procure and observer, 10
minutes; notification of unavailability of
observers, 5 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,252.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a currently approved
information collection. Under the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, the
Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) has
the responsibility for the conservation
and management of marine fishery
resources. Much of this responsibility
has been delegated to the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA)/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 data from users
of the resource.
Regulations at 50 CFR 648.11(g)
require observer service providers to
comply with specific requirements in
order to operate as an approved
provider in the Atlantic sea scallop
(scallop) fishery. Observer service
providers must comply with the
following requirements: Submit
applications for approval as an observer
service provider; formally request
observer training by the Northeast
Fisheries Observer Program (NEFOP);
submit observer deployment reports and
biological samples; give notification of
whether a vessel must carry an observer
within 24 hours of the vessel owner’s
notification of a prospective trip;
maintain an updated contact list of all
observers that includes the observer
identification number; observer’s name
mailing address, email address, phone
numbers, homeports or fisheries/trip
types assigned, and whether or not the
observer is ‘‘in service.’’ The regulations
also require observer service providers
submit any outreach materials, such as
informational pamphlets, payment
notification, and descriptions of
observer duties as well as all contracts
between the service provider and
entities requiring observer services for
review to NMFS/NEFOP. Observer
service providers also have the option to
respond to application denials, and
submit a rebuttal in response to a
pending removal from the list of
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approved observer providers. These
requirements allow NMFS/NEFOP to
effectively administer the scallop
observer program.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 50 CFR 648.11.
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 0648–0546.
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; NOAA Fisheries Greater
Atlantic Region Vessel Identification
Requirements
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 23,
2020, during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
Agency: NOAA.
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Title: NOAA Fisheries Greater
Atlantic Region Vessel Identification
Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0350.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 3,893.
Average Hours per Response: 45
minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,920.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a current information
collection.
Regulations at 50 CFR 648.8 and
§ 697.8 require that owners of vessels
over 25 ft (7.6 m) in registered length
that have Federal permits to fish in the
Greater Atlantic Region display the
vessel’s name and official number. The
name and number must be of a specific
size at specified locations: the vessel
name must be affixed to the port and
starboard sides of the bow and, if
possible, on its stern. The official
number must be displayed on the port
and starboard sides of the deckhouse or
hull, and on an appropriate weather
deck so as to be clearly visible from
enforcement vessels and aircraft. The
display of the identifying characters
aids in fishery law enforcement.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households and business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Once per year.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 50 CFR 648.8.
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 0648–0350.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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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; For-Hire Telephone Survey
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 June 24,
2020 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: For-Hire Telephone Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0709.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 23,114.
Average Hours per Response: 3
minutes, 30 seconds.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,348.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a currently approved
information collection. The For-Hire
Survey (FHS) is conducted for NMFS to
estimate fishing effort on for-hire vessels
(i.e., charter boats and head boats) in
coastal states from Maine to Mississippi.
These data are required to carry out
provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), as
amended, regarding conservation and
management of fishery resources.
The FHS collects fishing effort
information from for-hire vessel
representatives by telephone interview.
For-hire vessels are randomly selected
for the FHS from a comprehensive
sample frame developed and
maintained by NMFS. A sample of 10%
of the vessels on the FHS frame are
selected for reporting each week. Each
interview collects information about the
vessel, the number and type of trips the
vessel made during the reporting week,
the number of anglers on each trip, and
other trip-level information.
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For-hire fishing effort is estimated in
numbers of angler-trips per sub-region,
state, two-month wave, vessel type, and
fishing area (inshore, nearshore,
offshore). To get a total for-hire effort
estimate, weekly FHS effort estimates
are summed to produce wave estimates
that are adjusted to account for frame
coverage and reporting error. The FHS
estimates are then combined with forhire catch-rate estimates derived from
complementary Marine Recreational
Information Program (MRIP) surveys, to
estimate total, state-level fishing catch.
These estimates are used in the
development, implementation, and
monitoring of fishery management
programs by the NMFS, regional fishery
management councils, interstate marine
fisheries commissions, and state fishery
agencies.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit
organizations.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act.
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 0648–0709.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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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; NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Region Vessel Identification
Requirements
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 23, 2020, during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: NOAA.
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Title: NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Region Vessel Identification
Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0350.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 3,893.
Average Hours per Response: 45 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,920.
Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a current
information collection.
Regulations at 50 CFR 648.8 and Sec. 697.8 require that owners of
vessels over 25 ft (7.6 m) in registered length that have Federal
permits to fish in the Greater Atlantic Region display the vessel's
name and official number. The name and number must be of a specific
size at specified locations: the vessel name must be affixed to the
port and starboard sides of the bow and, if possible, on its stern. The
official number must be displayed on the port and starboard sides of
the deckhouse or hull, and on an appropriate weather deck so as to be
clearly visible from enforcement vessels and aircraft. The display of
the identifying characters aids in fishery law enforcement.
Affected Public: Individuals or households and business or other
for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Once per year.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 50 CFR 648.8.
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 0648-0350.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
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