82 FR 57223 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; West Coast Region Gear Identification Requirements

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 231 (December 4, 2017)

Page Range		57223-57224
FR Document		2017-26023

The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; West Coast 
Region Gear Identification Requirements

AGENCY: National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before February 2, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Keeley Kent, (206) 526-4655 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is for extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    The success of fisheries management programs depends significantly 
on regulatory compliance. The requirements that fishing gear be marked 
are essential to facilitate enforcement. The ability to link fishing 
gear to the vessel owner or operator is crucial to enforcement of 
regulations issued under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act. The marking of fishing gear is also 
valuable in actions concerning damage, loss, and civil proceedings. The 
regulations specify that fishing gear must be marked with the vessel's 
official number, Federal permit or tag number, or some other specified 
form of identification. The regulations further specify how the gear is 
to be marked (e.g., location and color). Law enforcement personnel rely 
on gear marking information to assure compliance with fisheries 
management regulations. Gear that is not properly identified is 
confiscated. Gear violations are more readily prosecuted when the gear 
is marked, and this allows for more cost-effective enforcement. Gear 
marking helps ensure that a vessel harvests fish only from its own 
traps/pots/other gear are not illegally placed. Cooperating fishermen 
also use the gear marking numbers to report suspicious or non-compliant 
activities that they observe, and to report placement or occurrence of 
gear in unauthorized areas. The identifying number on fishing gear is 
used by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the United States 
Coast Guard (USCG), and other marine agencies in issuing regulations, 
prosecutions, and other enforcement actions necessary to support 
sustainable fisheries behaviors as intended in regulations. Regulation-
compliant fishermen ultimately benefit from these requirements, as 
unauthorized and illegal fishing is deterred and more burdensome 
regulations are avoided.

II. Method of Collection

    The physical marking of fishing buoys is done by fishermen in the 
Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery) according to regulation.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0352.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,125.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 574 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $11,351.60 for materials.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost and whether the information shall have 
practical utility) of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways 
to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

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    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: November 29, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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companies not listed above, the cash DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE are more readily prosecuted when the
deposit rate will continue to be the gear is marked, and this allows for more
company-specific rate published for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric cost-effective enforcement. Gear
most recent period; (3) if the exporter is Administration marking helps ensure that a vessel
not a firm covered in this review, a prior harvests fish only from its own traps/
Proposed Information Collection; pots/other gear are not illegally placed.
review, or the less-than-fair-value
Comment Request; West Coast Region Cooperating fishermen also use the gear
investigation, but the manufacturer is, Gear Identification Requirements
the cash deposit rate will be the rate marking numbers to report suspicious or
established for the most recent period AGENCY: National Ocean and non-compliant activities that they
for the manufacturer of the Atmospheric Administration, observe, and to report placement or
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit Commerce. occurrence of gear in unauthorized
rate for all other manufacturers or ACTION: Notice. areas. The identifying number on
fishing gear is used by the National
exporters is 6.19 percent, the all-others
SUMMARY: The Department of Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the
rate established in the investigation.7
Commerce, as part of its continuing United States Coast Guard (USCG), and
These cash deposit requirements, when effort to reduce paperwork and other marine agencies in issuing
imposed, shall remain in effect until respondent burden, invites the general regulations, prosecutions, and other
further notice. public and other Federal agencies to enforcement actions necessary to
Notification to Interested Parties take this opportunity to comment on support sustainable fisheries behaviors
proposed and/or continuing information as intended in regulations. Regulation-
This notice serves as a preliminary collections, as required by the compliant fishermen ultimately benefit
reminder to importers of their Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. from these requirements, as
responsibility under 19 CFR DATES: Written comments must be unauthorized and illegal fishing is
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate submitted on or before February 2, 2018. deterred and more burdensome
regarding the reimbursement of ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments regulations are avoided.
antidumping duties prior to liquidation to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental II. Method of Collection
of the relevant entries during this Paperwork Clearance Officer,
review period. Failure to comply with Department of Commerce, Room 6616, The physical marking of fishing buoys
this requirement could result in the 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., is done by fishermen in the Pacific
Department’s presumption that Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Coast Groundfish Fishery) according to
reimbursement of antidumping duties Internet at pracomments@doc.gov). regulation.
occurred and the subsequent assessment FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: III. Data
of double antidumping duties. Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection OMB Control Number: 0648–0352.
We are issuing and publishing these Form Number(s): None.
results in accordance with sections instrument and instructions should be
directed to Keeley Kent, (206) 526–4655 Type of Review: Regular submission
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. (extension of a current information
or keeley.kent@noaa.gov.
Dated: November 27, 2017. collection).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Carole Showers, Affected Public: Business or other for-
I. Abstract profit organizations.
Executive Director, Office of Policy
performing the duties of the Deputy Assistant This request is for extension of a Estimated Number of Respondents:
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. currently approved information 1,125.
collection. Estimated Time per Response: 15
Appendix The success of fisheries management minutes.
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary programs depends significantly on Estimated Total Annual Burden
Decision Memorandum regulatory compliance. The Hours: 574 hours.
requirements that fishing gear be Estimated Total Annual Cost to
I. Summary
marked are essential to facilitate Public: $11,351.60 for materials.
II. Background
enforcement. The ability to link fishing
III. Scope of the Order IV. Request for Comments
gear to the vessel owner or operator is
IV. Comparisons to Normal Value
V. Product Comparisons
crucial to enforcement of regulations Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
VI. Date of Sale
issued under the authority of the the proposed collection of information
VII. Constructed Export Price
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery is necessary for the proper performance
VIII. Normal Value Conservation and Management Act. The of the functions of the agency, including
IX. Currency Conversion marking of fishing gear is also valuable whether the information shall have
X. Recommendation in actions concerning damage, loss, and practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
civil proceedings. The regulations agency’s estimate of the burden
[FR Doc. 2017–26063 Filed 12–1–17; 8:45 am]
specify that fishing gear must be marked (including hours and cost and whether
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P with the vessel’s official number, the information shall have practical
Federal permit or tag number, or some utility) of the proposed collection of
other specified form of identification. information; (c) ways to enhance the
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The regulations further specify how the quality, utility, and clarity of the
gear is to be marked (e.g., location and information to be collected; and (d)
color). Law enforcement personnel rely ways to minimize the burden of the
on gear marking information to assure collection of information on
7 See Monosodium Glutamate from the Republic compliance with fisheries management respondents, including through the use
of Indonesia: Final Determination of Sales at Less regulations. Gear that is not properly of automated collection techniques or
Than Fair Value 79 FR 58329 (September 29, 2014). identified is confiscated. Gear violations other forms of information technology.

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Comments submitted in response to required to be displayed on the port and of automated collection techniques or
this notice will be summarized and/or starboard sides of the deckhouse or hull, other forms of information technology.
included in the request for OMB and on a weather deck. It identifies each Comments submitted in response to
approval of this information collection; vessel and should be visible at distances this notice will be summarized and/or
they also will become a matter of public at sea and in the air. Law enforcement included in the request for OMB
record. personnel rely on vessel marking approval of this information collection;
Dated: November 29, 2017. information to assure compliance with they also will become a matter of public
Sarah Brabson,
fisheries management regulations. record.
Vessels that qualify for particular Dated: November 29, 2017.
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
fisheries are also readily identified, and Sarah Brabson,
[FR Doc. 2017–26023 Filed 12–1–17; 8:45 am]
this allows for more cost-effective
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
enforcement. Cooperating fishermen
[FR Doc. 2017–26024 Filed 12–1–17; 8:45 am]
also use the vessel numbers to report
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suspicious or non-compliant activities
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
that they observe in unauthorized areas.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric The identifying number on fishing
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Administration vessels is used by the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS), the United National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Proposed Information Collection; States Coast Guard (USCG), and other Administration
Comment Request; West Coast Region marine agencies in issuing regulations,
Vessel Identification Requirements prosecutions, and other enforcement Proposed Information Collection;
actions necessary to support sustainable Comment Request; National Saltwater
AGENCY: National Ocean and fisheries behaviors as intended in Angler Registry
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), regulations. Regulation-compliant
Commerce. fishermen ultimately benefit from these AGENCY: National Oceanic and
ACTION: Notice. requirements, as unauthorized and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
illegal fishing is deterred and more Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of burdensome regulations are avoided. ACTION: Notice.
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and II. Method of Collection SUMMARY: The Department of
respondent burden, invites the general Fishing vessel owners physically Commerce, as part of its continuing
public and other Federal agencies to mark vessels with identification effort to reduce paperwork and
take this opportunity to comment on numbers in three locations per vessel. respondent burden, invites the general
proposed and/or continuing information public and other Federal agencies to
collections, as required by the III. Data take this opportunity to comment on
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. OMB Control Number: 0648–0355. proposed and/or continuing information
DATES: Written comments must be Form Number(s): None. collections, as required by the
submitted on or before February 2, 2018. Type of Review: Regular submission Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments (extension of a currently approved DATES: Written comments must be
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental information collection). submitted on or before February 2, 2018.
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Affected Public: Business or other for- ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
Department of Commerce, Room 6616, profit organizations. to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Estimated Number of Respondents: Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 1,125. Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
Internet at pracomments@doc.gov). Estimated Time per Response: 15 14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: minutes per marking. Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Requests for additional information or Estimated Total Annual Burden Internet at pracomments@doc.gov).
copies of the information collection Hours: 69 hours. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
instrument and instructions should be Estimated Total Annual Cost to Requests for additional information or
directed to Keeley Kent, (206) 526–4655 Public: $19,106 for materials. copies of the information collection
or keeley.kent@noaa.gov. instrument and instructions should be
IV. Request for Comments directed to Gordon Colvin (240) 357–
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 4524 or Gordon.Colvin@noaa.gov.
I. Abstract the proposed collection of information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This request is for extension of a is necessary for the proper performance
currently approved information of the functions of the agency, including I. Abstract
collection. whether the information shall have This request is for extension of a
The success of fisheries management practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the currently approved collection.
programs depends significantly on agency’s estimate of the burden The National Saltwater Angler
regulatory compliance. The vessel (including hours and cost and whether Registry Program (Registry Program) was
identification requirement is essential to the information shall have practical established to implement
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES

facilitate enforcement. The ability to utility) of the proposed collection of recommendations included in the
link fishing (or other activity) to the information; (c) ways to enhance the review of national saltwater angling data
vessel owner or operator is crucial to quality, utility, and clarity of the collection programs conducted by the
enforcement of regulations issued under information to be collected; and (d) National Research Council (NRC) in
the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens ways to minimize the burden of the 2005/2006, and the provisions of the
Fishery Conservation and Management collection of information on Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act,
Act. A vessel’s official number is respondents, including through the use codified at Section 401(g) of the

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Written comments must be submitted on or before February 2, 2018.
Contact		Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Keeley Kent, (206) 526-4655 or [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 57223

82 FR 57223 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; West Coast Region Gear Identification Requirements

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCENational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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