82 FR 48215 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 199 (October 17, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-22483

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 199 (Tuesday, October 17, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 17, 2017)]
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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: Highly Migratory Species Vessel Logbooks and Cost-Earnings 
Data Reports.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0371.
    Form Number(s): NOAA Form 88-191.
    Type of Request: Regular (revision and extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 7,213.
    Average Hours per Response: 10 minutes for cost/earnings summaries 
attached to logbook reports, 30 minutes for annual expenditure forms, 
12 minutes for logbook catch trip and set reports, 2 minutes for 
negative logbook catch reports; cost-earning trip reports and annual 
expenditure reports, 30 minute each.
    Burden Hours: 31,033.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of a 
current information collection.
    Under the provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service 
(NMFS) is responsible for management of the nation's marine fisheries. 
In addition, NMFS must comply with the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 
1975 (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.), under which the agency implements 
recommendations by the International Commission for the Conservation of 
Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), as necessary and appropriate.
    This information collection is being revised to include modified 
trip summary and cost-earnings logbook forms for the Atlantic Tunas 
General Category, Swordfish General Commercial, and Atlantic Highly 
Migratory Species (HMS) Charter/Headboat fisheries. Reporting burden 
associated with logbooks for the Atlantic Tunas General Category and 
HMS Charter/Headboat fisheries has been authorized under previous 
versions of this information collection, but the reporting burden 
associated with the Swordfish General Commercial permit is new as it 
was implemented only in 2014, and the category has not previously been 
selected for logbook reporting.
    NMFS collects information via vessel logbooks to monitor the U.S. 
catch of Atlantic swordfish, sharks, billfish, and tunas in relation to 
the quotas, thereby ensuring that the United States complies with its 
domestic and international obligations. The HMS logbook program, OMB 
Control No. 0648-0371, was specifically designed to collect the vessel 
level information needed for the management of Atlantic HMS, and 
includes set forms, trip forms, negative reports, and cost-earning 
requirements for both commercial and recreational vessels. The 
information supplied through the HMS logbook program provides the catch 
and effort data on a per-set or per-trip level of resolution for both 
directed and incidental species. In addition to HMS fisheries, the HMS 
logbook program is also used to report catches of dolphin and wahoo by 
commercial and charter/headboat fisheries by vessels that do not 
possess other federal permits. Additionally, the HMS logbook collects 
data on incidental species, including sea turtles, which is necessary 
to evaluate the fisheries in terms of bycatch and encounters with 
protected species. While most HMS fishermen use the HMS logbook 
program, HMS can also be reported as part of several other logbook 
collections including the Northeast Region Fishing Vessel Trip Reports 
(0648-0212) and Southeast Region Coastal Logbook (0648-0016).
    These data are necessary to assess the status of HMS, dolphin, and 
wahoo in each fishery. International stock assessments for tunas, 
swordfish, billfish, and some species of sharks are conducted through 
ICCAT's Standing Committee on Research and Statistics periodically and 
provide, in part, the basis for ICCAT management recommendations which 
become binding on member nations. Domestic stock assessments for most 
species of sharks and for dolphin and wahoo are used as the basis of 
managing these species.
    Supplementary information on fishing costs and earnings has been 
collected via the HMS logbook program. This economic information 
enables NMFS to assess the economic impacts of regulatory programs on 
small businesses and fishing communities, consistent with the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Executive Order 12866, the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act, and other domestic laws.
    Affected Public: Business and 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 12, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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In accordance with section 751(a)(1) Average Hours per Response: 10 catches of dolphin and wahoo by
of the Act, we intend to instruct CBP to minutes for cost/earnings summaries commercial and charter/headboat
collect cash deposits of estimated CVDs attached to logbook reports, 30 minutes fisheries by vessels that do not possess
in the amounts shown for each of the for annual expenditure forms, 12 other federal permits. Additionally, the
respective companies listed above. For minutes for logbook catch trip and set HMS logbook collects data on incidental
all non-reviewed firms, including Dicha reports, 2 minutes for negative logbook species, including sea turtles, which is
Sombrilla, we will instruct CBP to catch reports; cost-earning trip reports necessary to evaluate the fisheries in
continue to collect cash deposits at the and annual expenditure reports, 30 terms of bycatch and encounters with
most-recent company-specific or all- minute each. protected species. While most HMS
others rate applicable to the company, Burden Hours: 31,033.
Needs and Uses: This request is for fishermen use the HMS logbook
as appropriate. These cash deposit program, HMS can also be reported as
requirements, when imposed, shall revision and extension of a current
information collection. part of several other logbook collections
remain in effect until further notice.
Under the provisions of the including the Northeast Region Fishing
Administrative Protective Orders Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Vessel Trip Reports (0648–0212) and
This notice also serves as a reminder Conservation and Management Act (16 Southeast Region Coastal Logbook
to parties subject to administrative U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the National (0648–0016).
protective order (APO) of their Oceanic and Atmospheric These data are necessary to assess the
responsibility concerning the Administration’s (NOAA) National status of HMS, dolphin, and wahoo in
destruction of proprietary information Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is each fishery. International stock
disclosed under APO in accordance responsible for management of the
assessments for tunas, swordfish,
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely nation’s marine fisheries. In addition,
billfish, and some species of sharks are
written notification of the return or NMFS must comply with the Atlantic
Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 conducted through ICCAT’s Standing
destruction of APO materials or Committee on Research and Statistics
conversion to judicial protective order is U.S.C. 971 et seq.), under which the
agency implements recommendations periodically and provide, in part, the
hereby requested. Failure to comply basis for ICCAT management
with the regulations and terms of an by the International Commission for the
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), recommendations which become
APO is a sanctionable violation. binding on member nations. Domestic
We are issuing and publishing these as necessary and appropriate.
This information collection is being stock assessments for most species of
results in accordance with sections
revised to include modified trip sharks and for dolphin and wahoo are
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
summary and cost-earnings logbook used as the basis of managing these
Dated: October 11, 2017. forms for the Atlantic Tunas General species.
Gary Taverman, Category, Swordfish General Supplementary information on fishing
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping Commercial, and Atlantic Highly
and Countervailing Duty Operations,
costs and earnings has been collected
Migratory Species (HMS) Charter/
performing the non-exclusive functions and via the HMS logbook program. This
Headboat fisheries. Reporting burden
duties of the Assistant Secretary for associated with logbooks for the economic information enables NMFS to
Enforcement and Compliance. Atlantic Tunas General Category and assess the economic impacts of
[FR Doc. 2017–22457 Filed 10–16–17; 8:45 am] HMS Charter/Headboat fisheries has regulatory programs on small businesses
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P been authorized under previous and fishing communities, consistent
versions of this information collection, with the National Environmental Policy
but the reporting burden associated with Act (NEPA), Executive Order 12866, the
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE the Swordfish General Commercial Regulatory Flexibility Act, and other
permit is new as it was implemented domestic laws.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
only in 2014, and the category has not Affected Public: Business and other
Administration
previously been selected for logbook for-profit organizations; individuals or
Submission for OMB Review; reporting. households.
Comment Request NMFS collects information via vessel
logbooks to monitor the U.S. catch of Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
The Department of Commerce will Atlantic swordfish, sharks, billfish, and Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
submit to the Office of Management and tunas in relation to the quotas, thereby This information collection request
Budget (OMB) for clearance the ensuring that the United States complies may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
following proposal for collection of with its domestic and international
the instructions to view Department of
information under the provisions of the obligations. The HMS logbook program,
Commerce collections currently under
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. OMB Control No. 0648–0371, was
review by OMB.
Chapter 35). specifically designed to collect the
Agency: National Oceanic and vessel level information needed for the Written comments and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). management of Atlantic HMS, and recommendations for the proposed
Title: Highly Migratory Species Vessel includes set forms, trip forms, negative information collection should be sent
Logbooks and Cost-Earnings Data reports, and cost-earning requirements within 30 days of publication of this
Reports. for both commercial and recreational notice to OIRA_Submission@
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OMB Control Number: 0648–0371. vessels. The information supplied omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Form Number(s): NOAA Form 88– through the HMS logbook program Dated: October 12, 2017.
191. provides the catch and effort data on a
Sarah Brabson,
Type of Request: Regular (revision per-set or per-trip level of resolution for
and extension of a currently approved both directed and incidental species. In NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
information collection). addition to HMS fisheries, the HMS [FR Doc. 2017–22483 Filed 10–16–17; 8:45 am]
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82 FR 48215 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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