Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Greater Atlantic Region Logbook Family of Forms, 83519 [2020-28217]
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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; Greater Atlantic Region
Logbook Family of Forms
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Information
Collection, request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites 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. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before February 22, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at Adrienne.thomas@noaa.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0212 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to James StCyr, Greater Atlantic
Regional Office, Analysis & Program
Support Division, Data Processing &
Quality Branch, 55 Great Republic Dr,
Gloucester, MA 01930, (978) 281–9369
or james.stcyr@noaa.gov.
SUMMARY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
I. Abstract
This request is for the revision of a
current information collection. Under
the provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration’s (NOAA) National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is
responsible for management of the
nation’s marine fisheries. Fishing
vessels permitted to participate in
federally permitted fisheries in the
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Greater Atlantic Region are required to
submit logbooks containing catch and
effort information about their fishing
trips. Participants in the tilefish and
open access herring fisheries are also
required to make reports on the catch,
which are currently submitted via an
Interactive Voice Response (IVR)
system. In addition, vessels fishing
under the Exempted Fishing Permit
(EFP) or Mid-Atlantic Research SetAside (RSA) programs are required to
submit research catch information
through the IVR system. The IVR system
will be taken offline in 2021 and reports
will need to be submitted using our web
based system, Fish Online. The
information submitted is used by
several offices of the NOAA Fisheries
Service, the U.S. Coast Guard, the
Councils, and state fishery enforcement
agencies under contract to the NOAA
Fisheries Service in order to develop,
implement, and monitor fishery
management strategies. This action
seeks to revise Paperwork Reduction
Act clearance for the impacted
requirements.
II. Method of Collection
Information is collected through an
Interactive Voice Response (IVR)
system.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0212.
Form Number(s): 80–30, 80–140.
Type of Review: Regular submission
[revision of a current information
collection].
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,299.
Estimated Time per Response: 5
minutes for VTRs; 12.5 minutes for the
Shellfish Log; 3 minutes standardized
response time for the 6 web forms—
Soawning Blocks, Monkfish DAS, EFP,
Herring, RSA, and Tilefish).
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 10,487.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $58,653.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
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cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
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
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Endangered and Threatened Species;
Take of Anadromous Fish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; availability of a
proposed evaluation and pending
determination and permit application
for public comment.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that a
proposed evaluation and pending
determination (PEPD) is available for
public comment on a hatchery and
genetic management plan (HGMP) for
Skykomish River steelhead submitted
under limit 6 of the Endangered Species
Act (ESA) 4(d) Rule. NMFS is also
making an ESA section 10(a)(1)(A)
permit application available for public
comment. The permit application is for
a trap and haul operation at Sunset
Falls, also on the Skykomish River in
Washington State.
DATES: Comments must be received at
the appropriate address (see ADDRESSES)
SUMMARY:
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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; Greater Atlantic Region Logbook Family of Forms
AGENCY: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Information Collection, request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites 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. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment
preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received on or before February 22, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, at [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648-0212 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to James StCyr, Greater Atlantic Regional Office, Analysis
& Program Support Division, Data Processing & Quality Branch, 55 Great
Republic Dr, Gloucester, MA 01930, (978) 281-9369 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
I. Abstract
This request is for the revision of a current information
collection. Under the provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) is responsible for management of the nation's
marine fisheries. Fishing vessels permitted to participate in federally
permitted fisheries in the Greater Atlantic Region are required to
submit logbooks containing catch and effort information about their
fishing trips. Participants in the tilefish and open access herring
fisheries are also required to make reports on the catch, which are
currently submitted via an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system. In
addition, vessels fishing under the Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) or
Mid-Atlantic Research Set-Aside (RSA) programs are required to submit
research catch information through the IVR system. The IVR system will
be taken offline in 2021 and reports will need to be submitted using
our web based system, Fish Online. The information submitted is used by
several offices of the NOAA Fisheries Service, the U.S. Coast Guard,
the Councils, and state fishery enforcement agencies under contract to
the NOAA Fisheries Service in order to develop, implement, and monitor
fishery management strategies. This action seeks to revise Paperwork
Reduction Act clearance for the impacted requirements.
II. Method of Collection
Information is collected through an Interactive Voice Response
(IVR) system.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0212.
Form Number(s): 80-30, 80-140.
Type of Review: Regular submission [revision of a current
information collection].
Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,299.
Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes for VTRs; 12.5 minutes for
the Shellfish Log; 3 minutes standardized response time for the 6 web
forms--Soawning Blocks, Monkfish DAS, EFP, Herring, RSA, and Tilefish).
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,487.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $58,653.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau
to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether
the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy
of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed
collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden
on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available
at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-28217 Filed 12-21-20; 8:45 am]
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