83_FR_12021 83 FR 11968 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; International Dolphin Conservation Program

83 FR 11968 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; International Dolphin Conservation Program

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 53 (March 19, 2018)

Page Range11968-11968
FR Document2018-05508

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.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 53 (Monday, March 19, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 53 (Monday, March 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 11968]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05508]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; International 
Dolphin Conservation Program

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
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 May 18, 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: Justin Greenman, NMFS--Protected Resources Division, 
501 W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802, (562) 980-3264 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) collects 
information to implement the International Dolphin Conservation Program 
Act (Act). The Act allows entry of yellowfin tuna into the United 
States (U.S.), under specific conditions, from nations in the 
International Dolphin Conservation Program that would otherwise be 
under embargo. The Act also allows U.S. fishing vessels to participate 
in the yellowfin tuna fishery in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean 
(ETP) on terms equivalent with the vessels of other nations. NOAA 
collects information to allow tracking and verification of ``dolphin-
safe'' and ``non-dolphin safe'' tuna products from catch through the 
U.S. market.
    The regulations implementing the Act are at 50 CFR parts 216 and 
300. The recordkeeping and reporting requirements at 50 CFR parts 216 
and 300 form the basis for this collection of information. This 
collection includes permit applications, notifications, tuna tracking 
forms, reports, and certifications that provide information on vessel 
characteristics and operations in the ETP, the origin of tuna and tuna 
products, chain of custody recordkeeping requirements and certain other 
information necessary to implement the Act.

II. Method of Collection

    Paper applications, other paper records, electronic and facsimile 
reports, and telephone calls or email messages are required from 
participants. Methods of submittal include transmission of paper forms 
via regular mail and facsimile as well as electronic submission via 
email or an FTP site (password protected).

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0387.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 279.
    Estimated Time per Response: 35 minutes for a vessel permit 
application; 10 minutes for an operator permit application, a 
notification of vessel arrival or departure, a change in permit 
operator; a notification of a net modification or a monthly tuna 
storage removal report; 30 minutes for a request for a waiver to 
transit the ETP without a permit (and subsequent radio reporting) or 
for a special report documenting the origin of tuna (if requested by 
the NOAA Administrator); 10 hours for an experimental fishing operation 
waiver; 15 minutes for a request for a Dolphin Mortality Limit; 35 
minutes for written notification to request active status for a small 
tuna purse seine vessel; 5 minutes for written notification to request 
inactive status for a small tuna purse seine vessel or for written 
notification of the intent to transfer a tuna purse seine vessel to 
foreign registry and flag; 60 minutes for a tuna tracking form or for a 
monthly tuna receiving report; 30 minutes for IMO application or 
exemption request; 30 minutes for chain of custody recordkeeping 
reporting requirement.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 248.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $4,578.

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) 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. 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: March 14, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-05508 Filed 3-16-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

11968 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 53 / Monday, March 19, 2018 / Notices notice to OIRA_Submission@ information to allow tracking and 30 minutes for chain of custody omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. verification of ‘‘dolphin-safe’’ and ‘‘non- recordkeeping reporting requirement. Dated: March 14, 2018. dolphin safe’’ tuna products from catch Estimated Total Annual Burden through the U.S. market. Hours: 248. Sarah Brabson, The regulations implementing the Act Estimated Total Annual Cost to NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. Public: $4,578. are at 50 CFR parts 216 and 300. The [FR Doc. 2018–05509 Filed 3–16–18; 8:45 am] recordkeeping and reporting IV. Request for Comments BILLING CODE 3510–22–P requirements at 50 CFR parts 216 and 300 form the basis for this collection of Comments are invited on: (a) Whether information. This collection includes the proposed collection of information DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE permit applications, notifications, tuna is necessary for the proper performance tracking forms, reports, and of the functions of the agency, including National Oceanic and Atmospheric whether the information shall have Administration certifications that provide information on vessel characteristics and operations practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the in the ETP, the origin of tuna and tuna agency’s estimate of the burden Proposed Information Collection; (including hours and cost) of the Comment Request; International products, chain of custody recordkeeping requirements and certain proposed collection of information; (c) Dolphin Conservation Program ways to enhance the quality, utility, and other information necessary to AGENCY: National Oceanic and implement the Act. clarity of the information to be Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), collected; and (d) ways to minimize the Commerce. II. Method of Collection burden of the collection of information ACTION: Notice. Paper applications, other paper on respondents, including through the records, electronic and facsimile use of automated collection techniques SUMMARY: The Department of reports, and telephone calls or email or other forms of information Commerce, as part of its continuing messages are required from participants. technology. Comments submitted in effort to reduce paperwork and Methods of submittal include response to this notice will be respondent burden, invites the general transmission of paper forms via regular summarized and/or included in the public and other Federal agencies to mail and facsimile as well as electronic request for OMB approval of this take this opportunity to comment on submission via email or an FTP site information collection; they also will proposed and/or continuing information (password protected). become a matter of public record. collections, as required by the Dated: March 14, 2018. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. III. Data Sarah Brabson, DATES: Written comments must be OMB Number: 0648–0387. NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. submitted on or before May 18, 2018. Form Number: None. [FR Doc. 2018–05508 Filed 3–16–18; 8:45 am] Type of Review: Regular submission ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments BILLING CODE 3510–22–P (extension of a current information to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental collection). Paperwork Clearance Officer, Affected Public: Business or other for- Department of Commerce, Room 6616, profit organizations; individuals or DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, households. Washington, DC 20230 (or via the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Estimated Number of Respondents: Administration internet at pracomments@doc.gov). 279. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Estimated Time per Response: 35 RIN 0648–XF800 Requests for additional information or minutes for a vessel permit application; copies of the information collection 10 minutes for an operator permit Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to instrument and instructions should be application, a notification of vessel Specified Activities; Taking Marine directed to: Justin Greenman, NMFS— arrival or departure, a change in permit Mammals Incidental to Confined Protected Resources Division, 501 W. operator; a notification of a net Blasting Operations in the East Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, modification or a monthly tuna storage Channel by the U.S. Army Corps of CA 90802, (562) 980–3264 or removal report; 30 minutes for a request Engineers During the Tampa Harbor justin.greenman@noaa.gov. for a waiver to transit the ETP without Big Bend Channel Expansion Project SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: a permit (and subsequent radio in Tampa Harbor, Tampa, Florida reporting) or for a special report AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries I. Abstract documenting the origin of tuna (if Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and National Oceanic and Atmospheric requested by the NOAA Administrator); Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Administration (NOAA) collects 10 hours for an experimental fishing Commerce. information to implement the operation waiver; 15 minutes for a ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental International Dolphin Conservation request for a Dolphin Mortality Limit; harassment authorization; request for Program Act (Act). The Act allows entry 35 minutes for written notification to comments. of yellowfin tuna into the United States request active status for a small tuna (U.S.), under specific conditions, from purse seine vessel; 5 minutes for written SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request nations in the International Dolphin notification to request inactive status for from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Conservation Program that would a small tuna purse seine vessel or for Jacksonville District, (USACE) for otherwise be under embargo. The Act written notification of the intent to authorization to take marine mammals also allows U.S. fishing vessels to transfer a tuna purse seine vessel to incidental to confined blasting in the participate in the yellowfin tuna fishery foreign registry and flag; 60 minutes for East Channel of the Big Bend Channel in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean a tuna tracking form or for a monthly in Tampa Harbor, Tampa, Florida. 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Document Created: 2018-03-17 04:24:57
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesWritten comments must be submitted on or before May 18, 2018.
ContactRequests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to: Justin Greenman, NMFS--Protected Resources Division, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802, (562) 980-3264 or [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 11968 
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