81 FR 10842 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 41 (March 2, 2016)

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Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Greater Atlantic Region Logbook Family of Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0212.
    Form Number(s): NOAA 88-30 and 88-140.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 4,337.
    Average Hours per Response: 5 minutes per Fishing Vessel Trip 
Report page (FVTR); 12.5 minutes per response for the Shellfish Log; 4 
minutes for a herring or red crab report to the IVR system; 2 minutes 
for a tilefish report to the Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system; 
30 seconds for voluntary additional halibut information; and 5 minutes 
for each Days at Sea (DAS) credit request.
    Burden Hours: 11,508.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for an 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. Thus, as regional Fishery Management Councils develop 
specific Fishery Management Plans (FMP), the Secretary has promulgated 
rules for the issuance and use of a vessel Interactive Voice Response 
(IVR) system, a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) and vessel logbooks 
(VTR) to obtain fishery-dependent data to monitor, evaluate, and 
enforce fishery regulations.
    Fishing vessels permitted to participate in Federally-permitted 
fisheries in the Northeast are required to submit logbooks containing 
catch and effort information about their fishing trips. Participants in 
the herring, tilefish and red crab fisheries are also required to make 
weekly reports on their catch through IVR. In addition, vessels fishing 
under a days-at sea (DAS) management system can use the IVR system to 
request a DAS credit when they have canceled a trip for unforeseen 
circumstances. The information submitted is needed for the management 
of the fisheries.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Weekly, monthly and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. 
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections 
currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: February 25, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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environmental assessments or impact determined to be serious injuries or Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
statements required under the National mortalities. Conservation and Management Act, the
Environmental Policy Act would Comment 61: The guidelines should Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) has
contain that information, where known. require a ‘‘Habitat Concerns’’ section in the responsibility for the conservation
Consistent with SRG recommendations, all new stock assessments. If there are and management of marine fishery
NMFS is trying to keep the SARs no known habitat issues, this should be resources. Much of this responsibility
concise. stated. has been delegated to the National
Comment 58: NMFS should revise the Response: The previous (2005) Oceanic and Atmospheric
guidelines to delete any suggestion that guidelines direct that if substantial Administration (NOAA)/National
a mere ‘‘disturbance’’ or ‘‘non-serious issues regarding the habitat of the stock Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
injury’’ is sufficient to be included in are important, a separate section titled Under this stewardship role, the
SARs. SARs should only include ‘‘Habitat Issues’’ should be used. Secretary was given certain regulatory
events—in particular commercial Specifically, ‘‘If data exist that indicate authorities to ensure the most beneficial
fishing events—which cause mortality a problem, they should be summarized uses of these resources. One of the
or serious injury, or which can be and included in the Report. If there are regulatory steps taken to carry out the
shown to cause the decline or impede no known habitat issues or other factors conservation and management
the recovery of a strategic stock. This causing a decline or impeding recovery,
objectives is to collect data from users
has been NMFS’ position in the past, it this should be stated in the Status of the
of the resource. Thus, as regional
is correct, and it should not be changed. Stock section.’’ This section of the
Fishery Management Councils develop
Response: The MMPA requires SARs guidelines was not changed in this
specific Fishery Management Plans
to include an estimate of all sources of revision.
(FMP), the Secretary has promulgated
human-caused mortality and serious Dated: February 26, 2016. rules for the issuance and use of a vessel
injury, not just an estimate of Perry F. Gayaldo, Interactive Voice Response (IVR)
commercial fisheries mortality. See Deputy Director, Office of Protected system, a Vessel Monitoring System
response to Comment 57. Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. (VMS) and vessel logbooks (VTR) to
Comment 59: The Alaska SRG agrees [FR Doc. 2016–04537 Filed 3–1–16; 8:45 am] obtain fishery-dependent data to
that SARs should include the annual BILLING CODE 3510–22–P monitor, evaluate, and enforce fishery
levels of mortality and serious injury regulations.
reported through take authorizations
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Fishing vessels permitted to
and research permits in the ‘‘Other
participate in Federally-permitted
Mortality’’ section.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric fisheries in the Northeast are required to
Response: NMFS acknowledges this submit logbooks containing catch and
and is finalizing this text within the Administration
effort information about their fishing
revised guidelines under the Annual Submission for OMB Review; trips. Participants in the herring, tilefish
Human-caused Mortality and Serious Comment Request and red crab fisheries are also required
Injury section. to make weekly reports on their catch
Comment 60: The MMPA allows for The Department of Commerce will
through IVR. In addition, vessels fishing
SAR comments on non-lethal factors submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the under a days-at sea (DAS) management
affecting recovery for strategic stocks, system can use the IVR system to
and it seems reasonable that SARs for following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the request a DAS credit when they have
non-strategic stocks should also canceled a trip for unforeseen
evaluate such factors. However, because Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35). circumstances. The information
there is a high degree of uncertainty submitted is needed for the management
regarding population-level effects of Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). of the fisheries.
non-lethal injury and disturbance, it is
inappropriate to include estimates of Title: Greater Atlantic Region Logbook Affected Public: Business or other for-
those takes in the SARs unless there is Family of Forms. profit organizations.
evidence they are affecting stock OMB Control Number: 0648–0212.
Form Number(s): NOAA 88–30 and Frequency: Weekly, monthly and on
recovery. Disturbance and non-serious occasion.
88–140.
injury do not constitute ‘‘Potential Type of Request: Regular (extension of Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Biological Removal.’’ While it may be a currently approved information
useful for NMFS permit users or others This information collection request
collection). may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
to compare their potential for Number of Respondents: 4,337.
disturbance/injury to a stock’s PBR, this the instructions to view Department of
Average Hours per Response: 5
falls outside the intent of the MMPA- Commerce collections currently under
minutes per Fishing Vessel Trip Report
mandated PBR process for managing review by OMB.
page (FVTR); 12.5 minutes per response
interactions with commercial fisheries. for the Shellfish Log; 4 minutes for a Written comments and
Response: The revised GAMMS herring or red crab report to the IVR recommendations for the proposed
specify that SARs contain information system; 2 minutes for a tilefish report to information collection should be sent
on other factors that may be causing a the Interactive Voice Response (IVR) within 30 days of publication of this
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decline or impeding recovery strategic system; 30 seconds for voluntary notice to OIRA_Submission@omb.
stocks, which we have interpreted as additional halibut information; and 5 eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
including non-lethal effects. As minutes for each Days at Sea (DAS) Dated: February 25, 2016.
discussed in response to Comment 9, we credit request. Sarah Brabson,
would report on all activities found to Burden Hours: 11,508.
be having a detrimental effect on a stock Needs and Uses: This request is for an NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
or its habitat. Within the SARs, PBR is extension of a currently approved [FR Doc. 2016–04488 Filed 3–1–16; 8:45 am]
only compared to takes that are information collection. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

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81 FR 10842 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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