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a scientific research plan to ensure that
the activities are considered research
and not fishing. The researchers are
requested to submit reports of their
scientific research activity after its
completion. Eligible researchers on
board federally permitted fishing vessels
that plan to temporarily possess fish in
a manner not compliant with applicable
fishing regulations for the purpose of
collecting scientific data on catch may
submit a request for a temporary
possession letter of authorization. The
researchers are requested to submit
reports of their scientific research
activity after its completion. The
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) may also grant exemptions from
fishery regulations for educational or
other activities (e.g., using nonregulation gear). The applications for
these exemptions must be submitted, as
well as reports on activities.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit organizations and not-forprofit institutions such as educational
and research institutions.
Frequency: As needed.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory
and 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 0648–0309.
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; U.S. Fishermen Fishing in
Russian Waters
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 January 10, 2022.
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–
0228 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
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to
Elizabethann Mencher, Foreign Affairs
Specialist, National Marine Fisheries
Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910, 301–427–8362, or
Elizabethann.Mencher@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
National Marine Fisheries Service’s
Office of International Affairs and
Seafood Inspection is requesting an
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
Regulations at 50 CFR part 300,
subpart J, govern U.S. fishing in the
Economic Zone of the Russian
Federation. Russian authorities may
permit U.S. fishermen to fish for
allocations of surplus stocks in the
Russian Economic Zone. U.S. fishermen
must submit permit application
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information to the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) for
transmission to Russia. If Russian
authorities issue a permit, the vessel
owner or operator must submit a permit
abstract report to NMFS, and also report
24 hours before leaving the U.S.
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for the
Russian Economic Zone and 24 hours
before re-entering the U.S. EEZ after
being in the Russian Economic Zone.
The permit application information is
used by Russian authorities to
determine whether to issue a permit.
NMFS uses the other information to
help ensure compliance with Russian
and U.S. fishery management
regulations.
II. Method of Collection
Paper or electronic forms are used for
applications. Submission of copies of
permits, vessel abstract reports, and
departure and return messages are
provided by fax or email.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0228.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other for
profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
One or less.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting
costs.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Legal Authority: 50 CFR part 300,
subpart J.
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
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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
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Fishery Products Subject to
Trade Restrictions Pursuant to
Certification Under the High Seas
Driftnet Fishing (HSDF) Moratorium
Protection Act
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 January 10, 2022.
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–
0651 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
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Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to
Christopher Rogers, Fishery
Management Specialist, National
Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910, 301–427–8375, or
chistopher.rogers@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
National Marine Fisheries Service’s
Office of International Affairs and
Seafood Inspection is requesting an
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
The information collection involves
certification of admissibility for
importation of certain fish and fish
products that are subject to
requirements of the High Seas Driftnet
Fishing Moratorium Protection Act
(Moratorium Protection Act) or the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA).
Pursuant to a final rule implementing
certain provisions of the Moratorium
Protection Act (RIN 0648–BA89), certain
fish or fish products of a nation may be
subject to import prohibitions. To
facilitate enforcement, the National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
requires that other fish or fish products
from that nation that are not subject to
the import prohibitions must be
accompanied by documentation of
admissibility. A duly authorized
official/agent of the applicant’s
Government must certify that the fish in
the shipments being imported into the
United States (U.S.) are of a species, or
from fisheries, that are not subject to an
import restriction. If a nation is
identified under the Moratorium
Protection Act and fails to receive a
positive certification decision from the
Secretary of Commerce, products from
that nation that are not subject to the
import prohibitions must be
accompanied by the documentation of
admissibility.
Under the Marine Mammal Protection
Act, import certification requirements
apply in cases where foreign fisheries
do not meet U.S. standards for marine
mammal bycatch mitigation. A final rule
(RIN 0648–AY15) implemented a
procedure for making comparability
findings for nations that are eligible for
exporting fish and fish products to the
United States. The nations may receive
a comparability finding to export fish
and fish products by providing
documentation that a nation’s bycatch
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reduction regulatory program is
comparable in effectiveness to that of
the United States. Fish and fish
products from a foreign fishery without
a comparability finding are prohibited
from entry into U.S. commerce. To
facilitate enforcement, NMFS requires
that other fish or fish products from that
nation that are not subject to the import
prohibitions must be accompanied by
documentation of admissibility.
The Certification of Admissibility
information is used by Customs and
Border Protection authorities to
determine that inbound seafood
shipments are not subject to trade
restrictions. NMFS uses the information
to ensure compliance with fish product
embargoes and to assess compliance
with international fishery management
regulations.
II. Method of Collection
The information is collected
electronically at the time of entry filing
in the Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection. The exporter
completes information on the contents/
origin of the fish products contained in
the export shipment and obtains export
government certification that the fish
meet the U.S. admissibility criteria.
Entry filers (importers or customs
brokers) obtain the completed
Certification of Admissibility from the
exporter (attached to the shipment
packaging or via email or fax) and
upload the image file of the document
to ACE via the Document Image System.
Customs and Border Protection will also
accept paper submission at the port of
entry.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0651.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other for
profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 90
respondents annually filing 10
responses each.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 150 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $9,000.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Legal Authority: 50 CFR part 216; 50
CFR part 300, subpart N.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
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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; U.S. Fishermen Fishing in Russian Waters
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 January 10, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, at [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648-0228 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
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed
to Elizabethann Mencher, Foreign Affairs Specialist, National Marine
Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910,
301-427-8362, or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
National Marine Fisheries Service's Office of International Affairs
and Seafood Inspection is requesting an extension of a currently
approved information collection.
Regulations at 50 CFR part 300, subpart J, govern U.S. fishing in
the Economic Zone of the Russian Federation. Russian authorities may
permit U.S. fishermen to fish for allocations of surplus stocks in the
Russian Economic Zone. U.S. fishermen must submit permit application
information to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for
transmission to Russia. If Russian authorities issue a permit, the
vessel owner or operator must submit a permit abstract report to NMFS,
and also report 24 hours before leaving the U.S. Exclusive Economic
Zone (EEZ) for the Russian Economic Zone and 24 hours before re-
entering the U.S. EEZ after being in the Russian Economic Zone.
The permit application information is used by Russian authorities
to determine whether to issue a permit. NMFS uses the other information
to help ensure compliance with Russian and U.S. fishery management
regulations.
II. Method of Collection
Paper or electronic forms are used for applications. Submission of
copies of permits, vessel abstract reports, and departure and return
messages are provided by fax or email.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0228.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently
approved information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other for profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: One or less.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Legal Authority: 50 CFR part 300, subpart J.
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
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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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