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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 information
collection. 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; Mandatory Shrimp Vessel
and Gear Characterization Survey
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 November 29, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at noaa.pra@noaa.gov. Please reference
OMB Control Number 0648–0542 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 Rebecca
Smith, National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), Southeast Fisheries
Science Center, Galveston Laboratory,
4700 Avenue U, Bldg. 306, Galveston,
TX 77551 (409) 766–3783,
rebecca.smith@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection. The mandatory vessel and
gear characterization survey is a census
data collection effort of all shrimp
vessel owners or operators who possess
a valid Federal Gulf commercial shrimp
fishing permit. NMFS began collecting
these survey data in 2006 under OMB
Control No. 0648–0542 per the final rule
implementing Amendment 13 to the
Fishery Management Plan for the
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Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico
(Amendment 13) (71 FR 56039,
September 26, 2006).
NMFS is currently collecting censuslevel information on fishing vessel and
gear characteristics in the Gulf of
Mexico (Gulf) commercial shrimp
fishery (Gulf shrimp fishery), which
operates in the Gulf exclusive economic
zone. NMFS uses this information to
conduct analyses that improve fishery
management decision-making and
ensure that national goals, objectives,
and requirements of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens
Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), National
Environmental Policy Act, Regulatory
Flexibility Act, Endangered Species Act,
and Executive Order 12866 are met; and
quantify achievement of the
performance measures in the NMFS’
Operating Plans. This information is
vital in assessing the economic, social,
and environmental effects of fishery
management decisions and regulations
on individual shrimp fishing
enterprises, fishing communities, and
the Nation as a whole. Recordkeeping
requirements for this information
collection under the Magnuson-Stevens
Act are codified at 50 CFR 622.51(a)(3).
The mandatory vessel and gear
characterization survey is a census data
collection effort of all shrimp vessel
owners or operators who possess a valid
federal Gulf commercial shrimp fishing
permit. NMFS began collecting these
survey data in 2006 under OMB Control
No. 0648–0542 per the final rule
implementing Amendment 13 to the
Fishery Management Plan for the
Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico
(Amendment 13) (71 FR 56039,
September 26, 2006).
The vessel and gear survey annually
updates existing data and continues
data collection efforts for this significant
fishery. NMFS currently collects other
information from Gulf commercial
shrimp vessels pertaining to their
fishing activities, trip dates, landings,
and other information through port
agents, electronic logbooks, and
mandatory dealer reports. Prior to this
annual survey, little data related to
vessel and gear characteristics at the
individual vessel level have been
collected through other means.
Completion of the annual survey is
required for fishermen to renew or
transfer a Gulf commercial shrimp
permit. NMFS’ Southeast Fisheries
Science Center (SEFSC) mails the
annual survey to all Gulf shrimp permit
holders beginning in March each year.
Requiring completion of the survey
shortly before permit renewal, with
renewal contingent upon survey
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completion,1 ensures that all permitted
fishermen will be included in the
census and each fisherman will only be
surveyed once per annum.
The questions contained on the vessel
and gear survey form are needed to
collect data as required by regulations
implementing Amendment 13. All but
Question 1 on the form are focused on
activity in the past year. Questions 1–4
ask for year of vessel purchase, by
whom the vessel was operated in the
past year, number of days at sea and
trips taken in the past year and in what
areas and fisheries the vessel was
operated. Questions 5–11 pertain to the
most frequent type of gear used.
Questions 12–13 pertain to the most
frequently used bycatch reduction
devices (BRD). Questions 14–26 pertain
to the most frequently used turtle
exclusion devices (TED). Question 27
asks for a list of all electronic equipment
used on the vessel.
The primary purposes of collecting
vessel and gear characterization data at
the census level is to develop
statistically valid sampling designs for
the other aforementioned data collection
programs. It is believed that the creation
of stratified, random sampling designs
for these data collection programs is
necessary to ensure that the data, and
the estimates of the fishery performance
measures based on that data, are
accurate (e.g., representative of the
fishery’s actual performance). The
various vessel and gear characteristics
serve as strata in these sampling
designs.
The information collected by the
vessel and gear characterization survey
is used by NMFS economists, social
scientists, and biologists to help
evaluate the performance of existing
regulations (e.g., BRDs, TEDs, time or
area closures, etc.), and the impacts that
changes to those regulations may have
on individual fishermen, the shrimp
fishing industry as a whole, and fishing
communities. In addition, the vessel
and gear characterization data are
further linked to various biological,
social, and economic data collected by
other means.
It is anticipated that the information
collected will be available to the public
through technical memoranda and
similar publications, or used to support
publicly disseminated information, such
as analyses contained within documents
distributed by the Gulf of Mexico
1 The Gulf shrimp fishery requires a limitedaccess federal permit, and there is a moratorium on
new federal Gulf shrimp permits until October 26,
2026. If a person buys or transfers a permit on
January 1, 2022, before this person’s permit can be
renewed in 2022, they would have to complete a
survey form.
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Fishery Management Council (Council).
Data may be reported according to the
various types of nets, TEDs, BRDs or
electronic equipment that is generally
used, which will allow comparisons and
evaluations of alternative vessel and
gear configurations by analysts and
vessel owners.
II. Method of Collection
NMFS mails a paper copy of the forms
to respondents and provides a pre-paid
business reply envelope for permit
applications to submit the form. Permit
applicants must complete and mail the
form back to NMFS before a permit
expires and before NMFS will issue or
transfer a permit.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0542.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit organizations, individuals and
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1349.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 647.5 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 in recordkeeping or reporting
costs.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
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 information
collection. 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
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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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PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR
SEVERELY DISABLED
Procurement List; Proposed Additions
Committee for Purchase From
People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled.
ACTION: Proposed additions to the
procurement list.
AGENCY:
The Committee is proposing
to add service(s) to the Procurement List
that will be furnished by nonprofit
agencies employing persons who are
blind or have other severe disabilities.
DATES:
Comments must be received on or
before: October 30, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled, 355 E Street SW, Washington,
DC 20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information or to submit
comments contact: Michael R.
Jurkowski, Telephone: (703) 785–6404,
or email CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is published pursuant to 41
U.S.C. 8503 (a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its
purpose is to provide interested persons
an opportunity to submit comments on
the proposed actions.
SUMMARY:
Additions
If the Committee approves the
proposed additions, the entities of the
Federal Government identified in this
notice will be required to procure the
product(s) and service(s) listed below
from nonprofit agencies employing
persons who are blind or have other
severe disabilities.
The following service(s) are proposed
for addition to the Procurement List for
production by the nonprofit agencies
listed:
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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; Mandatory Shrimp Vessel and Gear Characterization Survey
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 November 29, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, at [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648-0542 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 Rebecca Smith, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Southeast
Fisheries Science Center, Galveston Laboratory, 4700 Avenue U, Bldg.
306, Galveston, TX 77551 (409) 766-3783, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a currently approved information
collection. The mandatory vessel and gear characterization survey is a
census data collection effort of all shrimp vessel owners or operators
who possess a valid Federal Gulf commercial shrimp fishing permit. NMFS
began collecting these survey data in 2006 under OMB Control No. 0648-
0542 per the final rule implementing Amendment 13 to the Fishery
Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico (Amendment
13) (71 FR 56039, September 26, 2006).
NMFS is currently collecting census-level information on fishing
vessel and gear characteristics in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) commercial
shrimp fishery (Gulf shrimp fishery), which operates in the Gulf
exclusive economic zone. NMFS uses this information to conduct analyses
that improve fishery management decision-making and ensure that
national goals, objectives, and requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act, 16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), National Environmental Policy Act, Regulatory
Flexibility Act, Endangered Species Act, and Executive Order 12866 are
met; and quantify achievement of the performance measures in the NMFS'
Operating Plans. This information is vital in assessing the economic,
social, and environmental effects of fishery management decisions and
regulations on individual shrimp fishing enterprises, fishing
communities, and the Nation as a whole. Recordkeeping requirements for
this information collection under the Magnuson-Stevens Act are codified
at 50 CFR 622.51(a)(3).
The mandatory vessel and gear characterization survey is a census
data collection effort of all shrimp vessel owners or operators who
possess a valid federal Gulf commercial shrimp fishing permit. NMFS
began collecting these survey data in 2006 under OMB Control No. 0648-
0542 per the final rule implementing Amendment 13 to the Fishery
Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico (Amendment
13) (71 FR 56039, September 26, 2006).
The vessel and gear survey annually updates existing data and
continues data collection efforts for this significant fishery. NMFS
currently collects other information from Gulf commercial shrimp
vessels pertaining to their fishing activities, trip dates, landings,
and other information through port agents, electronic logbooks, and
mandatory dealer reports. Prior to this annual survey, little data
related to vessel and gear characteristics at the individual vessel
level have been collected through other means.
Completion of the annual survey is required for fishermen to renew
or transfer a Gulf commercial shrimp permit. NMFS' Southeast Fisheries
Science Center (SEFSC) mails the annual survey to all Gulf shrimp
permit holders beginning in March each year. Requiring completion of
the survey shortly before permit renewal, with renewal contingent upon
survey
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completion,\1\ ensures that all permitted fishermen will be included in
the census and each fisherman will only be surveyed once per annum.
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\1\ The Gulf shrimp fishery requires a limited-access federal
permit, and there is a moratorium on new federal Gulf shrimp permits
until October 26, 2026. If a person buys or transfers a permit on
January 1, 2022, before this person's permit can be renewed in 2022,
they would have to complete a survey form.
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The questions contained on the vessel and gear survey form are
needed to collect data as required by regulations implementing
Amendment 13. All but Question 1 on the form are focused on activity in
the past year. Questions 1-4 ask for year of vessel purchase, by whom
the vessel was operated in the past year, number of days at sea and
trips taken in the past year and in what areas and fisheries the vessel
was operated. Questions 5-11 pertain to the most frequent type of gear
used. Questions 12-13 pertain to the most frequently used bycatch
reduction devices (BRD). Questions 14-26 pertain to the most frequently
used turtle exclusion devices (TED). Question 27 asks for a list of all
electronic equipment used on the vessel.
The primary purposes of collecting vessel and gear characterization
data at the census level is to develop statistically valid sampling
designs for the other aforementioned data collection programs. It is
believed that the creation of stratified, random sampling designs for
these data collection programs is necessary to ensure that the data,
and the estimates of the fishery performance measures based on that
data, are accurate (e.g., representative of the fishery's actual
performance). The various vessel and gear characteristics serve as
strata in these sampling designs.
The information collected by the vessel and gear characterization
survey is used by NMFS economists, social scientists, and biologists to
help evaluate the performance of existing regulations (e.g., BRDs,
TEDs, time or area closures, etc.), and the impacts that changes to
those regulations may have on individual fishermen, the shrimp fishing
industry as a whole, and fishing communities. In addition, the vessel
and gear characterization data are further linked to various
biological, social, and economic data collected by other means.
It is anticipated that the information collected will be available
to the public through technical memoranda and similar publications, or
used to support publicly disseminated information, such as analyses
contained within documents distributed by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council). Data may be reported according to the
various types of nets, TEDs, BRDs or electronic equipment that is
generally used, which will allow comparisons and evaluations of
alternative vessel and gear configurations by analysts and vessel
owners.
II. Method of Collection
NMFS mails a paper copy of the forms to respondents and provides a
pre-paid business reply envelope for permit applications to submit the
form. Permit applicants must complete and mail the form back to NMFS
before a permit expires and before NMFS will issue or transfer a
permit.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0542.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently
approved information collection).
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations,
individuals and households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1349.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 647.5 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 in recordkeeping or
reporting costs.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
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 information collection. 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. 2022-21314 Filed 9-29-22; 8:45 am]
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