82 FR 8918 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 20 (February 1, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-02131

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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: Atlantic Herring Amendment 5 Data Collection.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0674.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 204.
    Average Hours per Response: Category E permit renewal, 1 minute; 
At-Sea Herring Dealer Permit renewal, 5 minutes; weekly dealer reports, 
15 minutes; VMS activity declarations, 5 minutes; VMS power-down 
exemption letter, 5 minutes; VMS pre-landing notification and gear 
declaration, 5 minutes; catch reports and vessel trip reports, 5 
minutes; request for an observer prior to a trip, 5 minutes; 
cancellation of trip, 1 minute; estimate of catch/discard provision, 1 
minute; documentation of slippage, 5 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 1,159.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a current 
information collection. Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act, the Secretary of Commerce has the responsibility 
for the conservation and management of marine fishery resources. Much 
of this responsibility has been delegated to NOAA's 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 information 
from users of the resources.
    Data collection for Amendment 5 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery 
Management Plan requires renewal of Category E permits for limited 
access herring permit holders. This collection also requires herring 
carrier vessels that sell herring (rather than deliver those fish on 
behalf of a dealer for purchase) to obtain or maintain an At-Sea 
Atlantic Herring Dealer Permit. Vessels that have both an At-Sea 
Atlantic Herring Dealer Permit and a Federal fishing permit are 
required to fulfill the reporting requirements of both permits as 
appropriate.
    This collection has several vessel monitoring system (VMS) and 
vessel trip reporting (VTR) components. Category E vessels must submit 
daily VMS reports, weekly VTRs, and maintain a VMS unit on their 
vessels and declare intent to target Atlantic herring via VMS. This 
collection allows a vessel that opts to enroll as a herring carrier to 
do so via VMS rather than obtaining a letter of authorization (LOA). By 
declaring a herring trip via VMS, a vessel is exempt from daily VMS 
catch reporting, and is not bound by the 7-day enrollment period 
required by the herring carrier LOA. Vessels with limited access 
herring permits, Category E permits, and vessels declaring herring 
carrier trips via VMS also must give a pre-landing notification to the 
NMFS Office of Law Enforcement via VMS. In addition, vessels are 
prohibited from turning off VMS units while in port. A vessel 
representative must request a letter of exemption (LOE) from NMFS to 
turn off its VMS if that vessel will be out of the water for more than 
72 hours. A vessel owner is able to sign a herring vessel out of the 
VMS program for a minimum of 30 days by requesting and obtaining an LOE 
from NMFS. A vessel is not able to leave the dock unless the VMS unit 
is turned back on.
    This collection also requires that vessels with limited access 
herring permits, vessels with open access Category D permits that are 
fishing with midwater trawl gear in Areas 1A, 1B, and/or 3, vessels 
with open access category E permits, and herring carrier vessels 
contact NMFS at least 48 hours in advance of fishing to request an 
observer. Vessels currently contact NMFS via phone, and selection 
notices or waivers are issued by NMFS via VMS. Vessels with limited 
access herring permits, Category E permits, and vessels declaring 
herring carrier trips via VMS must notify NMFS via VMS of their intent 
to participate in the herring fishery prior to leaving port on each 
trip by entering the appropriate activity and gear codes in order to 
harvest, possess, or land herring on that trip.
    Additionally, this collection requires vessels issued limited 
access permits working cooperatively in the herring fishery to provide 
NMFS-approved observers with the estimated weight of each species 
brought on board or released on each tow.
    Finally, this collection requires that all herring vessels (i.e. 
any area throughout the EEZ, any gear type) bring all catch aboard the 
vessel and make it available for sampling by an observer. If catch is 
not made available to an observer before discard, that catch is defined 
as slippage, and the vessel operator must complete a ``Released Catch 
Affidavit'' form within 48 hours of the end of the fishing trip which 
details why catch was slipped, estimates the quantity and species 
composition of the slipped catch, and records the time and location of 
the slipped catch.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually, daily 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: January 27, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-02131 Filed 1-31-17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Permit and a Federal fishing permit are available for sampling by an observer. If
required to fulfill the reporting catch is not made available to an
National Oceanic and Atmospheric requirements of both permits as observer before discard, that catch is
Administration appropriate. defined as slippage, and the vessel
This collection has several vessel operator must complete a ‘‘Released
Submission for OMB Review; monitoring system (VMS) and vessel Catch Affidavit’’ form within 48 hours
Comment Request trip reporting (VTR) components. of the end of the fishing trip which
The Department of Commerce will Category E vessels must submit daily details why catch was slipped, estimates
submit to the Office of Management and VMS reports, weekly VTRs, and the quantity and species composition of
maintain a VMS unit on their vessels the slipped catch, and records the time
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
and declare intent to target Atlantic and location of the slipped catch.
following proposal for collection of
herring via VMS. This collection allows Affected Public: Business or other for-
information under the provisions of the
a vessel that opts to enroll as a herring profit organizations.
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
carrier to do so via VMS rather than Frequency: Annually, daily and on
Chapter 35).
obtaining a letter of authorization occasion.
Agency: National Oceanic and
(LOA). By declaring a herring trip via Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
VMS, a vessel is exempt from daily This information collection request
Title: Atlantic Herring Amendment 5
VMS catch reporting, and is not bound may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
Data Collection.
by the 7-day enrollment period required the instructions to view Department of
OMB Control Number: 0648–0674.
by the herring carrier LOA. Vessels with Commerce collections currently under
Form Number(s): None.
limited access herring permits, Category review by OMB.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
E permits, and vessels declaring herring Written comments and
a currently approved information
carrier trips via VMS also must give a recommendations for the proposed
collection).
pre-landing notification to the NMFS information collection should be sent
Number of Respondents: 204.
Office of Law Enforcement via VMS. In within 30 days of publication of this
Average Hours per Response:
addition, vessels are prohibited from notice to OIRA_Submission@
Category E permit renewal, 1 minute; turning off VMS units while in port. A omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
At-Sea Herring Dealer Permit renewal, 5 vessel representative must request a
minutes; weekly dealer reports, 15 Dated: January 27, 2017.
letter of exemption (LOE) from NMFS to
minutes; VMS activity declarations, 5 turn off its VMS if that vessel will be out
Sarah Brabson,
minutes; VMS power-down exemption of the water for more than 72 hours. A NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
letter, 5 minutes; VMS pre-landing vessel owner is able to sign a herring [FR Doc. 2017–02131 Filed 1–31–17; 8:45 am]
notification and gear declaration, 5 vessel out of the VMS program for a BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
minutes; catch reports and vessel trip minimum of 30 days by requesting and
reports, 5 minutes; request for an obtaining an LOE from NMFS. A vessel
observer prior to a trip, 5 minutes; is not able to leave the dock unless the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
cancellation of trip, 1 minute; estimate VMS unit is turned back on.
of catch/discard provision, 1 minute; This collection also requires that National Oceanic and Atmospheric
documentation of slippage, 5 minutes. vessels with limited access herring Administration
Burden Hours: 1,159. permits, vessels with open access RIN 0648–XF199
Needs and Uses: This request is for Category D permits that are fishing with
extension of a current information midwater trawl gear in Areas 1A, 1B, Fisheries of the South Atlantic;
collection. Under the Magnuson-Stevens and/or 3, vessels with open access Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Fishery Conservation and Management category E permits, and herring carrier Review (SEDAR); Data Scoping
Act, the Secretary of Commerce has the vessels contact NMFS at least 48 hours Webinar for South Atlantic Black Sea
responsibility for the conservation and in advance of fishing to request an Bass; Public Meeting
management of marine fishery observer. Vessels currently contact
resources. Much of this responsibility AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
NMFS via phone, and selection notices
has been delegated to NOAA’s National Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
or waivers are issued by NMFS via
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
VMS. Vessels with limited access
Under this stewardship role, the Commerce.
herring permits, Category E permits, and
Secretary was given certain regulatory vessels declaring herring carrier trips ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 56 Data
authorities to ensure the most beneficial via VMS must notify NMFS via VMS of Scoping webinar.
uses of these resources. One of the their intent to participate in the herring SUMMARY: The SEDAR 56 assessment of
regulatory steps taken to carry out the fishery prior to leaving port on each trip the South Atlantic stock of black
conservation and management by entering the appropriate activity and seabass will consist of a series of
objectives is to collect information from gear codes in order to harvest, possess, webinars. See SUPPLEMENTARY
users of the resources. or land herring on that trip. INFORMATION.
Data collection for Amendment 5 to Additionally, this collection requires
the Atlantic Herring Fishery vessels issued limited access permits DATES: A SEDAR 56 Data Scoping
Management Plan requires renewal of working cooperatively in the herring webinar will be held on Friday,
Category E permits for limited access February 24, 2017 from 9 a.m. until 10
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES

fishery to provide NMFS-approved
herring permit holders. This collection observers with the estimated weight of a.m.
also requires herring carrier vessels that each species brought on board or ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The
sell herring (rather than deliver those released on each tow. meeting will be held via webinar. The
fish on behalf of a dealer for purchase) Finally, this collection requires that webinar is open to members of the
to obtain or maintain an At-Sea Atlantic all herring vessels (i.e. any area public. Those interested in participating
Herring Dealer Permit. Vessels that have throughout the EEZ, any gear type) bring should contact Julia Byrd at SEDAR (see
both an At-Sea Atlantic Herring Dealer all catch aboard the vessel and make it FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		82 FR 8918

82 FR 8918 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCENational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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