82 FR 46770 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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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: NMFS Alaska Region Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0445.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 1,139.
    Average Hours per Response: 12 minutes for VMS check-in report; 2 
hours for VMS operation (includes installation and maintenance).
    Burden Hours: 5,101.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently 
approved information collection.
    Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) units integrate global positioning 
system (GPS) and communications electronics into a single, tamper-
resistant package to automatically determine the vessel's position 
several times per hour. The units can be set to transmit a vessel's 
location periodically and automatically to an overhead satellite in 
real time. In most cases, the vessel owner is unaware of exactly when 
the unit is transmitting and is unable to alter the signal or the time 
of transmission. The VMS unit is passive and automatic, requiring no 
reporting effort by the vessel operator. A communications service 
provider receives the transmission and relays it to the National Marine 
Fisheries Service (NMFS) Office of Law Enforcement and the U.S. Coast 
Guard. Enforcement of management measures, such as directed fishing 
closures and critical habitat no-fishing zones, relies heavily on the 
use of VMS.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually 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: October 3, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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ACTION: Notice of rescheduled SEDAR Southeast Fisheries Science Center. Form Number(s): None.
52 assessment scoping webinar for Gulf Participants include data collectors and Type of Request: Regular (extension of
of Mexico red snapper. database managers; stock assessment a currently approved information
scientists, biologists, and researchers; collection).
SUMMARY: The SEDAR 52 assessment constituency representatives including
process of Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishermen, environmentalists, and Number of Respondents: 1,139.
will consist of an In-person Workshop, NGO’s; International experts; and staff Average Hours per Response: 12
and a series of assessment webinars. of Councils, Commissions, and state and minutes for VMS check-in report; 2
DATES: The SEDAR 52 assessment federal agencies. hours for VMS operation (includes
scoping webinar will be held October The items of discussion during the installation and maintenance).
26, 2017, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern assessment scoping webinar are as
Time. Burden Hours: 5,101.
follows:
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held Panelists will review the data sets Needs and Uses: This request is for
via webinar. The webinar is open to being considered for the assessment and extension of a currently approved
members of the public. Those interested discuss initial modeling efforts. information collection.
in participating should contact Julie A. Although non-emergency issues not Vessel Monitoring System (VMS)
Neer at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER contained in this agenda may come units integrate global positioning system
INFORMATION CONTACT) to request an before this group for discussion, those (GPS) and communications electronics
invitation providing webinar access issues may not be the subject of formal into a single, tamper-resistant package
information. Please request webinar action during this meeting. Action will
to automatically determine the vessel’s
invitations at least 24 hours in advance be restricted to those issues specifically
position several times per hour. The
of each webinar. identified in this notice and any issues
units can be set to transmit a vessel’s
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place arising after publication of this notice
Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC that require emergency action under location periodically and automatically
29405. section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens to an overhead satellite in real time. In
Fishery Conservation and Management most cases, the vessel owner is unaware
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
Act, provided the public has been of exactly when the unit is transmitting
A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 571–
4366; email: Julie.neer@safmc.net notified of the intent to take final action and is unable to alter the signal or the
to address the emergency. time of transmission. The VMS unit is
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
passive and automatic, requiring no
original notice published in the Federal Special Accommodations reporting effort by the vessel operator. A
Register on August 29, 2017 (82 FR
The meeting is physically accessible communications service provider
40995). The notice announces the
to people with disabilities. Requests for receives the transmission and relays it
rescheduled date of the meeting from
sign language interpretation or other to the National Marine Fisheries Service
September 21, 2017 to October 26, 2017.
The Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, auxiliary aids should be directed to the (NMFS) Office of Law Enforcement and
and Caribbean Fishery Management Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 the U.S. Coast Guard. Enforcement of
Councils, in conjunction with NOAA business days prior to each workshop. management measures, such as directed
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf Note: The times and sequence specified in fishing closures and critical habitat no-
States Marine Fisheries Commissions this agenda are subject to change. fishing zones, relies heavily on the use
have implemented the Southeast Data, of VMS.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Assessment and Review (SEDAR) Affected Public: Business or other for-
process, a multi-step method for Dated: October 3, 2017.
profit organizations; individuals or
determining the status of fish stocks in Tracey L. Thompson,
households.
the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multi- Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
step process including: (1) Data Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
Workshop, (2) a series of assessment [FR Doc. 2017–21598 Filed 10–5–17; 8:45 am] Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
webinars, and (3) A Review Workshop. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P This information collection request
The product of the Data Workshop is a may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
report that compiles and evaluates the instructions to view Department of
potential datasets and recommends DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Commerce collections currently under
which datasets are appropriate for
National Oceanic and Atmospheric review by OMB.
assessment analyses. The assessment
webinars produce a report that describes Administration Written comments and
the fisheries, evaluates the status of the recommendations for the proposed
Submission for OMB Review; information collection should be sent
stock, estimates biological benchmarks,
Comment Request within 30 days of publication of this
projects future population conditions,
and recommends research and The Department of Commerce will notice to OIRA_Submission@
monitoring needs. The product of the submit to the Office of Management and omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Review Workshop is an Assessment Budget (OMB) for clearance the Dated: October 3, 2017.
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Summary documenting panel opinions following proposal for collection of Sarah Brabson,
regarding the strengths and weaknesses information under the provisions of the
of the stock assessment and input data. Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
Participants for SEDAR Workshops are Chapter 35). [FR Doc. 2017–21580 Filed 10–5–17; 8:45 am]
appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South Agency: National Oceanic and BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Management Councils and NOAA Title: NMFS Alaska Region Vessel
Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, Monitoring System (VMS) Program.
HMS Management Division, and OMB Control Number: 0648–0445.

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82 FR 46770 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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