81 FR 44006 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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FR Document		2016-15877

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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: Fishery Observer Retention Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (request for a new information 
collection).
    Number of Respondents: 785.
    Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 262.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a new information collection.
    NOAA Fisheries utilizes observers to collect information on catch, 
bycatch, fishing efforts, biological characteristics, interactions with 
protected species, and socioeconomic information from United States 
(U.S.) commercial fishing and processing vessels. More information on 
the observer population is needed to support the Agency's conservation 
and management goals, to strengthen and improve fishery management 
decision-making, and to satisfy legal mandates under the 
Reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (MSA), the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), the 
Endangered Species Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA), Executive Order 12866 (EO 12866), and other pertinent statutes.
    The National Observer Program (NOP) is conducting a survey of 
fishery observers in order to investigate incentives and disincentives 
for remaining an observer and to identify their subsequent career 
choices. The data will be used by the NOP and regional observer 
programs to improve observer recruitment and retention rates. The 
survey results will be used by regional program managers to evaluate 
current observer provider contract requirements to increase observer 
retention. With a greater understanding of these data observer 
retention may increase as a result of improved recruitment for 
observers. Improved retention of qualified and experienced observers is 
expected to reduce training efforts and costs, and improve data 
quality. Observers are often the only independent data collection 
source for federal agency and scientists to collect at-sea data and are 
crucial in fishery management.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    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: June 29, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE quality. Observers are often the only COP is Public Law 102–567 Section 201
independent data collection source for (Coastal Ocean Program). In addition to
National Oceanic and Atmospheric federal agency and scientists to collect standard government application
Administration at-sea data and are crucial in fishery requirements, applicants for financial
management. assistance are required to submit a
Submission for OMB Review; Affected Public: Individuals or project summary form, current and
Comment Request households. pending form and a key contacts form.
The Department of Commerce will Frequency: One time. Recipients are required to file annual
submit to the Office of Management and Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. progress reports and a project final
This information collection request report using COP formats. All of these
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow requirements are needed for better
following proposal for collection of
the instructions to view Department of evaluation of proposals and monitoring
information under the provisions of the
Commerce collections currently under of awards.
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
review by OMB. This revision is the addition of the
Chapter 35).
Written comments and NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program.
Agency: National Oceanic and
recommendations for the proposed This program provides direct financial
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
information collection should be sent assistance through grants and
Title: Fishery Observer Retention
within 30 days of publication of this cooperative agreements for research,
Survey.
notice to OIRA_Submission@ observation, and monitoring to support,
OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx.
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. to the maximum extent practicable, the
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (request for Dated: June 29, 2016. long-term sustainability of the
a new information collection). Sarah Brabson, ecosystem, fish stocks, fish habitat, and
Number of Respondents: 785. NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. the recreational, commercial, and
Average Hours per Response: 20 [FR Doc. 2016–15877 Filed 7–5–16; 8:45 am]
charter-fishing industry in the Gulf of
minutes. Mexico. NOAA was authorized to
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Burden Hours: 262. establish and administer the Program, in
Needs and Uses: This request is for a consultation with the U.S. Fish and
new information collection. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Wildlife Service, by the Resources and
NOAA Fisheries utilizes observers to Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist
collect information on catch, bycatch, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Opportunities, and Revived Economies
fishing efforts, biological characteristics, Administration (RESTORE) of the Gulf States Act of
interactions with protected species, and 2012 (Pub. L. 112–141, Section 1604).
socioeconomic information from United Submission for OMB Review; Identified in the RESTORE Act as the
States (U.S.) commercial fishing and Comment Request Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration
processing vessels. More information on The Department of Commerce will Science, Observation, Monitoring, and
the observer population is needed to submit to the Office of Management and Technology Program, the Program is
support the Agency’s conservation and Budget (OMB) for clearance the commonly known as the NOAA
management goals, to strengthen and following proposal for collection of RESTORE Act Science Program. The
improve fishery management decision- information under the provisions of the NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program
making, and to satisfy legal mandates Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. will use the standard government
under the Reauthorization of the Chapter 35). application forms for financial
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation Agency: National Oceanic and assistance as well as the COP project
and Management Act (MSA), the Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). summary form, current and pending
Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), the Title: NOAA Coastal Ocean Program form and a key contacts form.
Endangered Species Act, and the Grants Proposal Application Package. Recipients are required to file semi-
National Environmental Policy Act OMB Control Number: 0648–0384. annual progress reports and a project
(NEPA), Executive Order 12866 (EO Form Number(s): None. final report using a revised COP format.
12866), and other pertinent statutes. Type of Request: Regular (revision These additional forms are necessary for
The National Observer Program (NOP) and extension of a currently approved consistency. The main purpose of this
is conducting a survey of fishery information collection). information collection is to enable the
observers in order to investigate Number of Respondents: 300. NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program
incentives and disincentives for Average Hours per Response: 30 to provide summaries of each proposed
remaining an observer and to identify minutes each for a project summary, key project, the key applicant contact
their subsequent career choices. The contacts and current and pending information and their current and
data will be used by the NOP and federal support; 5 hours for a semi- pending Federal funding. The
regional observer programs to improve annual report; 5 hours for an annual information gathered will enable the
observer recruitment and retention report and 10 hours for a final report. NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program
rates. The survey results will be used by Burden Hours: 1,050. to properly and quickly evaluate
regional program managers to evaluate Needs and Uses: This request is for a proposals in a collaborative
current observer provider contract revision and extension of a currently environment with its partner agencies.
requirements to increase observer approved information collection. The Affected Public: Non-profit
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retention. With a greater understanding National Oceanic and Atmospheric institutions; State, local, or tribal
of these data observer retention may Administration’s Coastal Ocean Program government; business or other for-profit
increase as a result of improved (COP) provides direct financial organizations.
recruitment for observers. Improved assistance through grants and Frequency: Annually, semi-annually
retention of qualified and experienced cooperative agreements for research and on occasion.
observers is expected to reduce training supporting the management of coastal Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
efforts and costs, and improve data ecosystems. The statutory authority for obtain or retain benefits.

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81 FR 44006 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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