80 FR 47457 - Privacy Act of 1974; Amended System of Records

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 152 (August 7, 2015)

This notice announces the Department of Commerce's (Department) proposal to amend the system of records entitled ``COMMERCE/NOAA-19, Permits and Registrations for United States Federally Regulated Fisheries,'' under the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is revising its system of records for permits and non-permit registrations for use with a variety of fisheries management programs. Information will be collected from individuals under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act, the American Fisheries Act, the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950, the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act, the Atlantic Tunas Convention Authorization Act, the Northern Pacific Halibut Act, the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act, the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act, international fisheries regulations regarding U.S. Vessels Fishing in Colombian Treaty Waters, and the Marine Mammal Protection Act. This revised record system is necessary to identify participants in the fisheries and to evaluate the qualifications of the applicants. We invite public comment on the amended system announced in this publication.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Docket No. 150720626-5626-01]


Privacy Act of 1974; Amended System of Records

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Amendment to Privacy Act System of Records: 
COMMERCE/NOAA-19, Permits and Registrations for United States Federally 
Regulated Fisheries.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Department of Commerce's 
(Department) proposal to amend the system of records entitled 
``COMMERCE/NOAA-19, Permits and Registrations for United States 
Federally Regulated Fisheries,'' under the Privacy Act of 1974, as 
amended. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) 
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is revising its system of 
records for permits and non-permit registrations for use with a variety 
of fisheries management programs. Information will be collected from 
individuals under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act, 
the American Fisheries Act, the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950, the 
Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act, the Atlantic 
Tunas Convention Authorization Act, the Northern Pacific Halibut Act, 
the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act, the Western and 
Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act, international 
fisheries regulations regarding U.S. Vessels Fishing in Colombian 
Treaty Waters, and the Marine Mammal Protection Act. This revised 
record system is necessary to identify participants in the fisheries 
and to evaluate the qualifications of the applicants. We invite public 
comment on the amended system announced in this publication.

DATES: To be considered, written comments must be submitted on or 
before September 8, 2015. Unless comments are received, the new system 
of records will become effective as proposed on the date of publication 
of a subsequent notice in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Sarah Brabson, NOAA Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, Room 9856, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 
Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Brabson, NOAA Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, Room 9856, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 
Spring, MD 20910.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS is revising its system of records for 
permit and non-permit registrations for use with a variety of fisheries 
management programs. NMFS requires the use of permits or registrations 
by participants in U.S. Federally regulated fisheries. Information 
collections would be requested from individuals under the authority of 
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the High 
Seas Fishing Compliance Act, the American Fisheries Act, the Atlantic 
Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act, the Tuna Conventions Act 
of 1950, the Atlantic Tunas Convention Authorization Act, the Northern 
Pacific Halibut Act, the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention 
Act, the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention 
Implementation Act, International Fisheries Regulations regarding U.S. 
Vessels Fishing in Colombian Treaty Waters, the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act, the Endangered Species Act and the Fur Seal Act. The 
collection of information is necessary to identify participants in 
these fisheries and to evaluate the qualifications of the applicants. 
NMFS would collect information from individuals in order to issue, 
renew, or transfer fishing permits, or to make non-permit 
registrations. NMFS may use lists of permit holders, or registrants as 
sample frames for the conduct of surveys to collect information 
necessary to the administration of the statutes cited above. The 
authority for the mandatory collection of the Tax Identification Number 
(Employer Identification Number or Social Security Number) is 31 U.S.C. 
7701.
COMMERCE/NOAA-19

SYSTEM NAME:
    COMMERCE/NOAA-19, Permits and Registrations for United States 
Federally Regulated Fisheries.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    None.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    a. NMFS Greater Atlantic Region, 55 Great Republic Dr., Gloucester, 
MA 01930 (includes Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Tuna Dealer 
permits).
    b. NMFS Southeast Region, 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg FL 
33701 (includes HMS International Trade Permit, Shark and swordfish 
vessel permits, shark and swordfish dealer permits).
    c. NMFS West Coast Region, Sustainable Fisheries Division, 7600 
Sand Point Way NE., Bldg. #1, Seattle, WA 98115.
    d. NMFS West Coast Region, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, 
Long Beach, CA 90802.
    e. NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center, 8604 La Jolla Shores 
Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037 (Pacific Highly Migratory Species database 
only).
    f. NMFS Office of the Chief Information Officer, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (National Permits System).
    g. NMFS Pacific Islands Region, 1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176, 
Honolulu, HI 96818.
    h. NMFS Alaska Region, 709 West Ninth Street, Juneau, AK 99801.
    i. NMFS Office of Science and Technology, 1315 East-West Highway, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910 (National Saltwater Angler Registry).
    j. NMFS Office of International Affairs, 1315 East-West Highway, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910 (High Seas Fishing Compliance Act and Antarctic 
Marine Living Resources harvesting and dealer permit data).
    k. NMFS Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 3209 Frederic St., 
Pascagoula, MS 39567 (Antarctic Marine Living Resources 
preauthorization certification data).
    l. NMFS Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 1315 East-West Highway, 
Room 13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (Atlantic HMS Tuna vessel permits, 
HMS Angling Permit, HMS Charter/headboat permits database).

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    Owners or holders of a permit or registration as recognized by 
NMFS, owner agents, vessel owners, and/or operators. Individuals, who 
apply for any permit, permit exception, permit exemption or regulation 
exemption, registration, dedicated access privilege or fishing quota 
share either initially, annually, or by transfer. Applicants seeking 
permission to fish in a manner that would otherwise be prohibited in 
order to conduct experimental fishing. Owners of processing facilities 
and/or fish dealers. Permit qualifiers (persons whose incomes are used 
for permit qualification). Allocation assignees under a Southeast 
Region individual fishing quota.

CATAGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    This information is collected and/or maintained by all regions and 
divisions:

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For applicants and related entities referred to in regions/divisions: 
name, address, business telephone number and date of birth; Tax 
Identification Number (TIN), Employer Identification Number (EIN) or 
Social Security Number (SSN), required for all permits, under the 
authority 31 U.S.C. 7701. For purposes of administering the various 
NMFS fisheries permit and registration programs, a person shall be 
considered to be doing business with a Federal agency including, but 
not limited to, if the person is an applicant for, or recipient of, a 
Federal license, permit, right-of-way, grant, or benefit payment 
administered by the agency, or insurance administered by the agency 
pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(B) of 31 U.S.C 7701.
    Additional information is collected and/or maintained by individual 
regions and divisions:

    Greater Atlantic Region

    For transferable permits: Current permit number, permit status 
information, type of application, name and type of applicant, cellular 
telephone number and/or fax number, hair and eye color, height and 
weight, ID-sized photograph, medical records for resolution of permit 
dispute, enforcement actions, court and legal documents, and permit 
sanction notice files by NOAA General Counsel, checking account 
numbers, cancelled checks, tax returns, internal permit number specific 
to each limited entry permit, baseline specifications on limited entry 
permit, country, captain's license, State and Federal Dealer Numbers 
(if applicable), name of incorporation, state and date of incorporation 
of business and articles of incorporation, coast on which dealer does 
business, processing sector, facilities where fish received, vessel 
landing receipts and records, dealer purchase receipts, bills of sale, 
type of vessel registration, NMFS unique vessel ID, year vessel built, 
hailing port, hailing port state, principal port, principal state, 
vessel operations type (catching and/or processing: for at-sea 
processing permit), fish hold capacity, passenger capacity, VMS status, 
crew size, fishery type, fishery management plan and category, maximum 
days at sea, quota allocation and shares, regional fishery management 
organization, species or species code, type of gear, gear code and 
rank, buoy and trap/pot color, number of tags assigned to vessel, 
number of traps, and dredge size and number.

    Southeast Region

    Fee payment information, applicant cellular telephone number and/or 
fax number, email address, Web site, gender, hair and eye color, height 
and weight, ID-sized photograph, corporation name, Dunn and Bradstreet 
Corporation Number, state and date of incorporation; for all entities 
with a business relationship (officer, owner or shareholder) to a 
wreckfish certificate holder, or with a business relationship (officer, 
owner or shareholder) to a vessel owner or vessel lessee, position held 
in the business, percent ownership of the business, and citizenship 
status; NMFS internal identification number, county, country, marriage 
certificate, divorce decree, death certificate, trust documents, 
probated will, enforcement actions, court and legal documents, and 
permit sanction notices files by General Counsel, name of vessel permit 
applicant if not owner, and relationship to owner, type of vessel 
ownership, captain's license, original permit, permit payment 
information, name of permit transferor and number of permit before 
transfer, permit and vessel sale price (for permit transfers), date of 
permit transfer signature, notarized, sale and lease agreement with 
lease start and end dates if applicable, income or license qualifier 
for certain fisheries, Income Qualification Affidavit for income 
qualified fisheries, U.S. importer number, State and Federal dealer 
numbers (if applicable), plant name and operator, hull identification 
number, hailing port and hailing port state, year vessel built, 
location where vessel built, vessel function, vessel characteristics 
(length, breadth, external markings, hull/or superstructure color), 
gross and net tonnage, type of construction, fuel capacity and type, 
horsepower (engine, pump), type of product storage, fish hold capacity, 
live well capacity, radio call sign, vessel communication types and 
numbers, crew size, passenger capacity, fishery type, quota shares, 
vessel landing receipts and records, bills of sale, processing facility 
where fish are received, gear type, species/gear endorsements, buoy/
trap color code, number of traps, trap tag number series, trap 
dimensions, trap mesh size, designated fishing zone, aquaculture 
reports: site description, material deposited and harvested, value of 
material, Highly Migratory Species workshop certificate, informational 
telephone calls recorded with member of public's knowledge, (or 
customer service evaluation and constituent statement records); U.S. 
Citizenship or permanent resident alien status, facility name, address, 
telephone information (for dealer permits), and permit or license 
numbers for other Federal or state permit/licenses issued.

    Atlantic Highly Migratory Species

    Current permit number, permit status information, type of 
application, name and type of applicant, business email address, 
cellular telephone and/or fax number, Web site, corporation name and 
state and date of incorporation, Dunn and Bradstreet Corporation 
Number, percent/rank of ownership interest, lease start/end date, 
income or license qualifier for certain fisheries, United States Coast 
Guard (USCG) Certificate of Documentation number or state vessel 
registration number, U.S. Importer Number (dealers), State and Federal 
Dealer Numbers (if applicable), processing facility where fish are 
received, name of vessel, type of vessel registration, hull 
identification number, vessel characteristics (length, breadth, 
external markings, hull/or superstructure color), gross and net 
tonnage, type of construction, fuel capacity and type, horsepower 
(engine, pump), type of product storage, passenger capacity; crew size, 
hailing port, hailing port state, principal port, principal port state, 
fish hold capacity, year vessel built, fishery type, species or species 
code, type of fishing gear, gear code; vessel monitoring system (VMS) 
activation certification, vessel name, and vessel function.


    West Coast Region

    Northwest Permits: NMFS internal identification number, permit/
license number, applicant or new permit/license owner name, (current 
and new) permit/license or vessel owner name, email address, name of 
authorized representative and title, permit action requested, midseason 
sablefish tier landed amount, application fee payment information 
(check/money order date, check/money order number, bank account number 
or credit card last 4 digits, check amount), copies of checks, divorce 
decree, marriage certificate, death certificate, probated will, trust 
documents, medical records of permit owners seeking exemption from 
certain permit requirements, proof of citizenship, enforcement actions 
and settlement agreements, power of attorney documents, affidavits, 
court and legal documents, articles of incorporation, state and date of 
incorporation, permit sanction notices, period of permit lease, permit 
sale/lease price, sales/lease agreement. vessel name and registration 
number, vessel length overall, location of where vessel built, 
documentation of loss or destruction of vessel, vessel registration 
documentation (USCG or state), names of entities/individuals having a 
share(s) in a corporate/business entity, percent of ownership interest 
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business entity, Small Business Act designation/certification, landing/
delivery receipts/data and records, catch/delivery/processing history 
bill of lading, sales and contract agreements, amount of quota share 
for IFQ species associated with QS permit, mothership/catcher vessel 
endorsement and catch history identification number and amount of 
whiting catch history assignment, name of first receiver and landing 
facility contact, first receiver catch monitor plan, state scale 
inspection documentation, landing facility owner name, physical address 
of first receiving facility, mothership catcher vessels designation of 
whether it operate in coop or non-coop fishery and obligation to 
mothership permit (number), catcher processor designation of whether it 
will operate as mothership, mothership designation of whether it will 
operate solely as mothership, cooperative name, cooperative manager 
name, mutual exception agreements, mothership processing withdrawal 
certification, cooperative/membership agreement (list of members, 
permits, vessels, cooperative requirements, amendments), list of 
vessels participating in cooperative, list of permits and their 
obligation to a mothership permit. Southwest Permits: Permit status 
information, type of application, name of applicant and relationship to 
owner or owner manager if not owner or operator, and names of other 
individuals on application (vessel owner(s), owner's agent, dealer, 
corporation members), and position in company if applicable, 
corporation name, Dunn and Bradstreet Corporation Number, state and 
date of incorporation and articles of incorporation (if applicable), 
cellular telephone number and/or fax number, business email address, 
USCG Certificate of Documentation number or state vessel registration 
number, country, other federal, state and commercial licenses held by 
operator, name of permit transferor and number of permit before 
transfer, type of vessel (commercial fishing, charter), vessel 
photograph, hull identification number, hailing port, hailing port 
state, principal port, principal port state, year vessel built, where 
vessel built, maximum vessel speed, fish hold capacity, processing 
equipment, passenger capacity, crew size, international radio call 
sign, Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) status, dolphin safety gear on 
board, previous vessel flag, previous vessel name and effective dates, 
species/gear endorsements, fishery type, type of fishing gear, gear 
code, fishing status (active or inactive), intent to make intentional 
purse seine sets on marine mammals, date, location, and provider of 
most recent tuna purse seine marine mammal skipper workshop.

    Pacific Islands Region

    Current permit number, permit status information, type of 
application, name of applicant and of other individuals on application 
(vessel owner(s), owner's agent, dealer, corporation members), and 
position in company if applicable, corporation name, state and date of 
incorporation, cellular telephone number and/or fax number, email 
address, photograph identification, verification of citizenship or 
nationality, owner of checking account from which application 
processing fees made, date and number of check, enforcement actions, 
court and legal documents, and permit sanction notices filed by General 
Counsel, name of permit transferor and transferee and number of permit 
before transfer, letters of authorization or power of attorney, 
compliance with protected species workshop, USCG Certificate of 
Documentation number or state vessel registration number, vessel name, 
permits registered to vessel, international radio call sign, year 
vessel built, location where vessel built, endorsements, vessel 
markings and photograph, vessel refrigeration and capacity, fish hold 
capacity, communication types and addresses, fishery type, percent of 
ownership interest, ownership and catch history as basis for permit 
qualification or renewal vessel landing receipts and records, dealer 
purchase receipts, and bills of sale.

    Alaska Region

    Current permit number, permit status information, type of 
application, name of applicant and of other individuals on application 
(vessel owner(s), owner's agent, dealer, corporation members), and 
position in company if applicable, corporation name, state and date of 
incorporation and articles of incorporation (if applicable), cellular 
and/or fax telephone number, business email address, country, 
citizenship, NMFS internal identification number, USCG Certificate of 
Documentation number or state vessel registration number, vessel name, 
reference names, owner beneficiary, death certificate, marriage 
certificate, divorce decree, trust documents, probated will, medical 
information for emergency transfer of certain permits only, enforcement 
actions, court and legal documents, and permit sanction notices files 
by General Counsel, bank account number, canceled checks, tax returns, 
name of Alaska Native tribe, community of residence, fishery community 
organization, community governing body contact person, nonprofit name, 
community represented by nonprofit, cooperative representative, percent 
of ownership interest, permit restrictions, quota type, names of other 
quota holders if affiliated with any, cooperative member receiving 
quota against cap, names and relationship of permit transferor and 
transferee, transfer eligibility certificate, sector and region before 
transfer, reason for transfer, broker's name and fee, lien information 
(if applicable), quota transfer costs, permit financing source, permit 
fee, sale/lease agreement, period of lease, agreement to return shares 
(if applicable), and documentation of military service for certain 
quota leases; for crab rationalization: Affidavit that right of first 
refusal contracts were signed, number of units and pounds of fish 
transferred, applicable dealer license numbers, processing plant name 
and identification, operation type and operator, type of vessel 
registration, State of Alaska registration number, NMFS vessel 
identification number, hull identification number, hailing port and 
hailing port state, vessel breadth, gross tonnage, fuel capacity and 
horsepower, numbers of existing permits if applicable to current 
application, documentation of loss or destruction of a vessel, list of 
vessels in a vessel cooperative, vessel operations type in terms of 
catching and/or processing, species/gear endorsements for fisheries 
requiring vessel monitoring systems, fishery type, species or species 
code, fishery management plan, days at sea allocations, quota shares, 
type of fishing gear, gear code, vessel landing receipts and records, 
bills of sale, delivery receipts, dealer purchase receipts, and 
processing sector and facility where fish are received.

    High Seas Fishing Compliance Act

    Name of applicant and of other individuals on application (vessel 
owner(s), vessel operator(s), owner's agent, dealer, corporation 
members), citizenship, cellular telephone and/or fax number, email, 
positions of individuals in company if applicable, corporation name, 
State and date of incorporation (if applicable), current permit number, 
permit status information, type of application, internal identification 
number, percent/rank of ownership interest, hull identification number, 
vessel photograph, type of vessel registration, USCG Certificate of 
Documentation number or state vessel registration number, vessel name, 
year vessel built, where vessel built, fish hold capacity,

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hailing port, hailing port state, crew size, international radio call 
sign, previous vessel flag, previous vessel name, fishery type, fishery 
management plan, regional fishery management organization, type of 
vessel, vessel code, and vessel refrigeration type.

    Antarctic Marine Living Resources

    Current permit number, permit status information, type of 
application, name of applicant and of other individuals on application 
(vessel owner(s), owner's agent, dealer, corporation members), and 
position in company if applicable, corporation name, state and date of 
incorporation and articles of incorporation (if applicable), 
nationality, cellular telephone and/or fax number, type of vessel 
(commercial fishing, charter), where vessel built, year vessel built, 
fish hold capacity, USCG Certificate of Documentation number or state 
vessel registration number, vessel name, International Maritime 
Organization number (if issued), vessel communication types and serial 
numbers, details of tamper-proof VMS elements, ice classification, 
processing equipment, international radio call sign, foreign vessel 
flag, previous vessel flag, previous vessel name, permit number of 
supporting foreign vessel, crew size, species code, type of fishing 
gear, information on the known and anticipated impacts of bottom 
trawling gear on vulnerable marine ecosystems, species and amount to be 
imported, and the products to be derived from an anticipated catch of 
krill.

    National Saltwater Angler Registry Program

    Email address, business telephone number, designation as owner-
operator or for-hire vessel, vessel name and registration/documentation 
number, and a statement of the region(s) in which the registrant 
fishes.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 
1801 et seq. (Magnuson-Stevens Act); High Seas Fishing Compliance Act 
of 1995, 16 U.S.C. 5501 et seq.; International Fisheries Regulations: 
Vessels of the United States Fishing in Colombian Treaty Waters, 50 CFR 
300.120; the American Fisheries Act, Title II, Public Law 105-277; the 
Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act of 1993, 16 
U.S.C. 5101-5108, as amended 1996; the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950, 16 
U.S.C. 951-961; the Atlantic Tunas Convention Authorization Act, 16 
U.S.C., Chapter 16A; the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982, 16 
U.S.C. 773 et seq. (Halibut Act); the Antarctic Marine Living Resources 
Convention Act of 1984, 16 U.S.C. 2431-2444; the Western and Central 
Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act, 16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq. 
(WCPFCIA); the Marine Mammal Protection Act, 16 U.S.C. 1361; and 
Taxpayer Identifying Number, 31 U.S.C. 7701.

PURPOSES:
    This information will allow NMFS to identify owners and holders of 
permits and non-permit registrations; identify vessel owners and 
operators; evaluate requests by applicants and current participants, or 
agency actions, related to the issuance, renewal, transfer, revocation, 
suspension or modification of a permit or registration.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    1. In the event that a system of records maintained by the 
Department to carry out its functions indicates a violation or 
potential violation of law or contract, whether civil, criminal or 
regulatory in nature and whether arising by general statute or 
particular program statute or contract, rule, regulation, or order 
issued pursuant thereto, or the necessity to protect an interest of the 
Department, the relevant records in the system of records may be 
referred to the appropriate agency, whether Federal, State, local, or 
foreign, charged with the responsibility of investigating or 
prosecuting such violation or charged with enforcing or implementing 
the statute or contract, rule, regulation, or order issued pursuant 
thereto, or protecting the interest of the Department.
    2. A record from this system of records may be disclosed, as a 
routine use, in the course of presenting evidence to a court, 
magistrate or administrative tribunal, including disclosures to 
opposing counsel representing the requester and/or subject of the 
records in the course of settlement negotiations.
    3. A record in this system of records may be disclosed to a Member 
of Congress submitting a request involving an individual when the 
individual has requested assistance from the Member with respect to the 
subject matter of the record.
    4. A record in this system of records may be disclosed, as a 
routine use, to the Department of Justice in connection with 
determining whether disclosure thereof is required by the Freedom of 
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
    5. A record in this system will be disclosed to the Department of 
Treasury for the purpose of reporting and recouping delinquent debts 
owed the United States pursuant to the Debt Collection Improvement Act 
of 1996.
    6. A record in this system may be disclosed to the Department of 
Homeland Security for the purposes of determining the admissibility of 
certain seafood imports into the United States.
    7. A record in this system of records may be disclosed, as a 
routine use, to a contractor of the Department having need for the 
information in the performance of the contract, but not operating a 
system of records within the meaning of 5 U.S.C. 552a(m).
    8. A record in this system of records may be disclosed to approved 
persons at the state or interstate level within the applicable Marine 
Fisheries Commission for the purpose of co-managing a fishery or for 
making determinations about eligibility for permits when state data are 
all or part of the basis for the permits.
    9. A record in this system of records may be disclosed to the 
applicable Fishery Management Council (Council) staff and contractors 
tasked with the development of analyses to support Council decisions 
about Fishery Management Programs.
    10. A record in this system of records may be disclosed to the 
applicable NMFS Observer Program for purposes of identifying current 
permit owners and vessels and making a random assignment of observers 
to vessels in a given fishing season.
    11. A record in this system of records may be disclosed to the 
applicable regional or international fisheries management body for the 
purposes of identifying current permit owners and vessels pursuant to 
applicable statutes or regulations and/or conservation and management 
measures adopted by a regional or international fisheries management 
body, such as: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United 
Nations, Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living 
Resources, Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, International 
Pacific Halibut Commission, and International Commission for the 
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas.
    12. A record in this system of records may be disclosed to 
appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when: (1) It is suspected 
or determined that the security or confidentiality of information in 
the system of records has been compromised; (2) the Department has 
determined that as a result of the suspected or confirmed compromise 
there is a risk of harm to economic or property interests, identify 
theft or fraud, or harm to the security or integrity of this system or 
other systems

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or programs (whether maintained by the Department or another agency) 
that rely upon the compromised information; and (3) the disclosure made 
to such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to 
assist in connection with the Department's efforts to respond to the 
suspected or confirmed compromise and prevent, minimize, or remedy such 
harm.

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES:
    Disclosure to consumer reporting agencies pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
552a(b)(12) may be made from this system to ``consumer reporting 
agencies'' as defined in the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 
1681a(f)) and the Federal Claims Collection Act of 1966 (31 U.S.C. 
3701(a)(3)).

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, 
AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
    Computerized database; CDs; back-up files stored on tape, paper 
records stored in file folders in locked metal cabinets and/or locked 
rooms.

RETRIEVABILITY:
    Records are organized and retrieved by NMFS internal identification 
number, name of entity, permit number, vessel name or identification 
number, or processing plant name. Records can be accessed by any file 
element or any combination thereof.

SAFEGUARDS:
    The system of records is stored in a building with doors that are 
locked during and after business hours. Visitors to the facility must 
register with security guards and must be accompanied by Federal 
personnel at all times. Records are stored in a locked room and/or a 
locked file cabinet. Electronic records containing Privacy Act 
information are protected by a user identification/password. The user 
identification/password is issued to individuals as authorized by 
authorized personnel.
    All electronic information disseminated by NOAA adheres to the 
standards set out in Appendix III, Security of Automated Information 
Resources, OMB Circular A-130; the Computer Security Act (15 U.S.C. 
278g-3 and 278g-4); and the Government Information Security Reform Act, 
Public Law 106-398; and follows NIST SP 800-18, Guide for Developing 
Security Plans for Federal Information Systems; NIST SP 800-26, 
Security Self-Assessment Guide for Information Technology Systems; and 
NIST SP 800-53, Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information 
Systems.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
    All records are retained and disposed of in accordance with 
National Archive and Records Administration regulations (36 CFR Chapter 
XII, Subchapter B--Records Management); Departmental directives and 
comprehensive records schedules; NOAA Administrative Order 205-01; and 
the NMFS Records Disposition Schedule, Chapter 1500.

SYSTEM MANGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
    For records at location a.: Division Chief, Fisheries Statistics 
Office, NMFS Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS Greater Atlantic Region, 55 
Great Republic Dr., Gloucester, MA 01930.
    For records at location b.: Assistant Regional Administrator for 
Operations, Management, and Information Services, NMFS Southeast 
Region, 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
    For records at location c.: Permit Team Leader, NMFS West Coast 
Region, Sustainable Fisheries Division, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Bldg. 
#1, Seattle, WA 98115.
    For records at location d.: Permits Specialist, NMFS West Coast 
Region, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802.
    For records at location e.: Supervisory IT Specialist, NMFS 
Southwest Fisheries Science Center, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La 
Jolla, CA 92037 (Pacific Highly Migratory Species database only).
    For records at location f.: Supervisory IT Specialist, NMFS Office 
of the Chief Information Officer, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 
Spring, MD 20910 (National Permits System).
    For records at location g.: Information/Permit Specialist, 
Sustainable Fisheries Division, NMFS Pacific Islands Region, 1845 Wasp 
Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818.
    For records at location h.: Information/Permit Specialist, 
Sustainable Fisheries Division, NMFS Alaska Region, 709 West Ninth 
Street, Juneau, AK 99801.
    For records at location i.: Chief, Fisheries Statistics Division, 
NMFS Office of Science and Technology, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 
Spring, MD 20910 (National Saltwater Angler Registry).
    For records at location j.: Fishery Management Specialist, Office 
of International Affairs, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 
20910 (High Seas Fishing Compliance Act and Antarctic Marine Living 
Resources harvesting and dealer permit data).
    For records at location k.: Fishery Biologist, NMFS Office of 
Sustainable Fisheries, 3209 Frederic St., Pascagoula, MS 39567 
(Antarctic Marine Living Resources preauthorization certification 
data).
    For records at location l.: Division Chief, Highly Migratory 
Species Management (F/SF1), NMFS 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13458, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910 (Atlantic HMS Tuna vessel permits, HMS Angling 
Permit, HMS Charter/headboat permits database).

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
    Individuals seeking to determine whether information about 
themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries 
to the national or regional Privacy Act Officer:
    Privacy Act Officer, NOAA, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 10641, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910.
    Privacy Act Officer, NMFS Greater Atlantic Region, 55 Great 
Republic Dr., Gloucester, MA 01930.
    Privacy Act Officer, NMFS Southeast Region, 263 13th Avenue South, 
St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
    Privacy Act Officer, NMFS West Coast Region, 7600 Sand Point Way 
NE., Bldg. #1, Seattle, WA 98115.
    Privacy Act Officer, NMFS West Coast Region, 501 West Ocean 
Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802.
    Privacy Act Officer, NMFS Pacific Islands Region, 1845 Wasp 
Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818.
    Privacy Act Officer, NMFS Alaska Region, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, 
Alaska 99802, or delivered to the Federal Building, 709 West 9th 
Street, Juneau, Alaska 99801.
    Written requests must be signed by the requesting individual. 
Requestor must make the request in writing and provide his/her name, 
address, and date of the request and record sought. All such requests 
must comply with the inquiry provisions of the Department's Privacy Act 
rules which appear at 15 CFR part 4, Appendix A.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    Requests for access to records maintained in this system of records 
should be addressed to the same address given in the Notification 
section above. Note: Complete records for jointly held permits are made 
accessible to each holder upon his/her request.
    The Department's rules for access, for contesting contents, and 
appealing initial determinations by the individual concerned are 
provided for in 15 CFR part 4, Appendix A.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Information in this system will be collected from individuals 
applying for a permit or registration or from an entity

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supplying related documentation regarding an application, permit, or 
registration.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    None.

    Dated: August 3, 2015.
Michael J. Toland,
Department of Commerce, Acting Freedom of Information/Privacy Act 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-19451 Filed 8-6-15; 8:45 am]
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