83_FR_3146 83 FR 3131 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Highly Migratory Species Dealer Reporting Family of Forms

83 FR 3131 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Highly Migratory Species Dealer Reporting Family of Forms

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 15 (January 23, 2018)

Page Range3131-3132
FR Document2018-01072

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 15 (Tuesday, January 23, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3131-3132]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01072]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Highly 
Migratory Species Dealer Reporting Family of Forms

AGENCY: National Oceanic 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 March 26, 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 Dianne Stephan, Atlantic Highly Migratory Species 
Management Division, National Marine Fisheries Service, 55 Great 
Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930, (978) 281-9260 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is for extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Under the provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the National Marine 
Fisheries Service (NMFS) is responsible for management of the Nation's 
marine fisheries. NMFS must also promulgate regulations, as necessary 
and appropriate, to carry out obligations the United States (U.S.) 
undertakes internationally regarding tuna management through the 
Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA, 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.).
    This collection serves as a family of forms for Atlantic highly 
migratory species (HMS) dealer reporting, including purchases of HMS 
from domestic fishermen, and the import, export, and/or re-export of 
HMS, including federally managed tunas, sharks, and swordfish.
    Transactions covered under this collection include purchases of 
Atlantic HMS from domestic fishermen; and the import/export of all 
bluefin tuna, frozen bigeye tuna, southern bluefin tuna or swordfish 
under the HMS International Trade Program, regardless of geographic 
area of origin. This information is used to monitor the harvest of 
domestic fisheries, and/or track international trade of internationally 
managed species.
    The domestic dealer reporting covered by this collection includes 
weekly electronic landing reports and negative reports (i.e., reports 
of no activity) of Atlantic swordfish, sharks, bigeye tuna, albacore, 
yellowfin, and skipjack tunas (collectively referred to as BAYS tunas), 
and biweekly and electronic daily landing reports for bluefin tuna, 
including tagging of individual fish. Because of the recent development 
of an individual bluefin quota (IBQ) management system (RIN 0648-BC09), 
electronic entry of IBQ-related landing data is required for Atlantic 
bluefin tuna purchased from Longline and Purse seine category vessels. 
NMFS intends to consider integrating the electronic dealer reporting 
for bluefin tuna and electronic reporting for the IBQ system; however, 
at this time, dealers must submit limited bluefin tuna landings data to 
both NMFS systems for purse seine and pelagic longline vessels.
    International trade tracking programs are required by both the 
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) 
and the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) to account for 
all international trade of covered species. The U.S. is a member of 
ICCAT and IATTC and required by ATCA and the Tunas Convention Act (16 
U.S.C. 951 et. seq., consecutively) to promulgate regulations as 
necessary and appropriate to implement ICCAT and IATTC recommendations. 
These programs require that a statistical document or catch document 
accompany each export from and import to a member nation, and that a 
re-export certificate accompany each re-export. The international trade 
reporting requirements covered by this collection include 
implementation of catch document, statistical document, and re-export 
certificate trade tracking programs for bluefin tuna, frozen bigeye 
tuna, and swordfish. An electronic catch document program for bluefin 
tuna (EBCD) was recommended by ICCAT and implemented by the United 
States in 2016 (0648-BF17). U.S. regulations implementing ICCAT 
statistical document and catch document programs require statistical 
documents and catch documents for international transactions of the 
covered species from all ocean areas, so Pacific imports and exports 
must also be accompanied by statistical documents and catch documents. 
Since there are statistical document programs in place under other 
international conventions (e.g., the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission), a 
statistical document or catch document from another program may be used 
to satisfy the statistical document requirement for imports into the 
United States.
    Dealers who internationally trade Southern bluefin tuna are 
required to participate in a trade tracking program to ensure that 
imported Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna will not be intentionally 
mislabeled as ``southern bluefin'' to circumvent reporting 
requirements. This action is authorized under ATCA, which provides for 
the promulgation of regulations as may be necessary and appropriate to 
carry out ICCAT recommendations.

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    In addition to statistical document, catch document, and re-export 
certificate requirements, this collection includes biweekly reports to 
complement trade tracking statistical documents by summarizing 
statistical document data and collecting additional economic 
information.

II. Method of Collection

    Methods of submission include electronic, mail, fax, and tagging of 
fish.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0040.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (request for extension of a 
currently approved information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,585.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes each for catch document, 
statistical document, and re-export certificate; 15 minutes for catch 
document/statistical document/re-export certificate validation by 
government official; 120 minutes for authorization of non-governmental 
catch document/statistical document/re-export certificate validation; 2 
minutes for daily Atlantic bluefin tuna landing reports; 3 minutes for 
daily Atlantic bluefin tuna landing reports from pelagic longline and 
purse seine vessels; 1 minute for Atlantic bluefin tuna tagging; 15 
minutes for biweekly Atlantic bluefin tuna dealer landing reports; 15 
minutes for HMS international trade biweekly reports; 15 minutes for 
weekly electronic HMS dealer landing reports (e-dealer); 5 minutes for 
negative weekly electronic HMS dealer landing reports (e-dealer); 15 
minutes for voluntary fishing vessel and catch forms; 2 minutes for 
provision of HMS dealer email address.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 39,961.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $12,570 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.

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: January 17, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-01072 Filed 1-22-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 15 / Tuesday, January 23, 2018 / Notices 3131 a diameter of less than seven-eighths (7⁄8) of Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Longline and Purse seine category an inch, or having a diameter of more than internet at pracomments@doc.gov). vessels. NMFS intends to consider 16 inches, based on actual measurement. For integrating the electronic dealer FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: purposes of this exclusion, the diameter of a Requests for additional information or reporting for bluefin tuna and electronic bow is equal to the diameter of the smallest circular ring through which the bow will copies of the information collection reporting for the IBQ system; however, pass without compressing the bow. instrument and instructions should be at this time, dealers must submit limited Further, excluded from the scope of the directed to Dianne Stephan, Atlantic bluefin tuna landings data to both antidumping duty investigation are any Highly Migratory Species Management NMFS systems for purse seine and products covered by the existing Division, National Marine Fisheries pelagic longline vessels. antidumping duty order on polyethylene Service, 55 Great Republic Drive, International trade tracking programs terephthalate film, sheet, and strip (PET Gloucester, MA 01930, (978) 281–9260 are required by both the International Film) from the People’s Republic of China (China). See Polyethylene Terephthalate or Dianne.Stephan@noaa.gov. Commission for the Conservation of Film, Sheet, and Strip from Brazil, the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and the Inter- People’s Republic of China and the United American Tropical Tuna Commission Arab Emirates: Antidumping Duty Orders I. Abstract (IATTC) to account for all international and Amended Final Determination of Sales This request is for extension of a trade of covered species. The U.S. is a at Less Than Fair Value for the United Arab currently approved information member of ICCAT and IATTC and Emirates, 73 FR 66595 (November 10, 2008). required by ATCA and the Tunas collection. Merchandise covered by this investigation Under the provisions of the Convention Act (16 U.S.C. 951 et. seq., is currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) Magnuson-Stevens Fishery consecutively) to promulgate under subheadings 3920.20.0015 and Conservation and Management Act (16 regulations as necessary and appropriate 3926.40.0010. Merchandise covered by this U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the National Marine to implement ICCAT and IATTC investigation also may enter under Fisheries Service (NMFS) is responsible recommendations. These programs subheadings 3920.10.0000; 3920.20.0055; for management of the Nation’s marine require that a statistical document or 3920.30.0000; 3920.43.5000; 3920.49.0000; fisheries. NMFS must also promulgate catch document accompany each export 3920.62.0050; 3920.62.0090; 3920.69.0000; from and import to a member nation, regulations, as necessary and 3921.90.1100; 3921.90.1500; 3921.90.1910; and that a re-export certificate 3921.90.1950; 3921.90.4010; 3921.90.4090; appropriate, to carry out obligations the 3926.90.9996; 5404.90.0000; 9505.90.4000; United States (U.S.) undertakes accompany each re-export. The 4601.99.9000; 4602.90.0000; 5609.00.3000; internationally regarding tuna international trade reporting 5609.00.4000; and 6307.90.9889. These management through the Atlantic Tunas requirements covered by this collection HTSUS subheadings are provided for Convention Act (ATCA, 16 U.S.C. 971 et include implementation of catch convenience and customs purposes; the seq.). document, statistical document, and re- written description of the scope of this This collection serves as a family of export certificate trade tracking investigation is dispositive. forms for Atlantic highly migratory programs for bluefin tuna, frozen bigeye [FR Doc. 2018–01148 Filed 1–22–18; 8:45 am] species (HMS) dealer reporting, tuna, and swordfish. An electronic catch BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P including purchases of HMS from document program for bluefin tuna domestic fishermen, and the import, (EBCD) was recommended by ICCAT export, and/or re-export of HMS, and implemented by the United States DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE including federally managed tunas, in 2016 (0648–BF17). U.S. regulations sharks, and swordfish. implementing ICCAT statistical National Oceanic and Atmospheric Transactions covered under this document and catch document Administration collection include purchases of Atlantic programs require statistical documents HMS from domestic fishermen; and the and catch documents for international Proposed Information Collection; transactions of the covered species from import/export of all bluefin tuna, frozen Comment Request; Highly Migratory all ocean areas, so Pacific imports and bigeye tuna, southern bluefin tuna or Species Dealer Reporting Family of exports must also be accompanied by swordfish under the HMS International Forms statistical documents and catch Trade Program, regardless of geographic AGENCY: National Oceanic and area of origin. This information is used documents. Since there are statistical Atmospheric Administration, to monitor the harvest of domestic document programs in place under Commerce. fisheries, and/or track international other international conventions (e.g., the ACTION: Notice. trade of internationally managed Indian Ocean Tuna Commission), a species. statistical document or catch document SUMMARY: The Department of The domestic dealer reporting from another program may be used to Commerce, as part of its continuing covered by this collection includes satisfy the statistical document effort to reduce paperwork and weekly electronic landing reports and requirement for imports into the United respondent burden, invites the general negative reports (i.e., reports of no States. public and other Federal agencies to activity) of Atlantic swordfish, sharks, Dealers who internationally trade take this opportunity to comment on bigeye tuna, albacore, yellowfin, and Southern bluefin tuna are required to proposed and/or continuing information skipjack tunas (collectively referred to participate in a trade tracking program collections, as required by the as BAYS tunas), and biweekly and to ensure that imported Atlantic and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. electronic daily landing reports for Pacific bluefin tuna will not be sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES DATES: Written comments must be bluefin tuna, including tagging of intentionally mislabeled as ‘‘southern submitted on or before March 26, 2018. individual fish. Because of the recent bluefin’’ to circumvent reporting ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments development of an individual bluefin requirements. This action is authorized to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental quota (IBQ) management system (RIN under ATCA, which provides for the Paperwork Clearance Officer, 0648–BC09), electronic entry of IBQ- promulgation of regulations as may be Department of Commerce, Room 6616, related landing data is required for necessary and appropriate to carry out 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, Atlantic bluefin tuna purchased from ICCAT recommendations. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:59 Jan 22, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23JAN1.SGM 23JAN1

3132 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 15 / Tuesday, January 23, 2018 / Notices In addition to statistical document, on respondents, including through the assessments of the social and economic catch document, and re-export use of automated collection techniques impacts from hurricanes and other certificate requirements, this collection or other forms of information climate related natural disasters on includes biweekly reports to technology. commercial and recreational fishing complement trade tracking statistical Comments submitted in response to industries in the eastern, gulf coast and documents by summarizing statistical this notice will be summarized and/or Caribbean territories of the United document data and collecting additional included in the request for OMB States. It seeks to collect data on the economic information. approval of this information collection; immediate and long-term disruption they also will become a matter of public and impediments to recovery of normal II. Method of Collection record. business practices to the commercial Methods of submission include Dated: January 17, 2018. and recreational fishing industries. Data electronic, mail, fax, and tagging of fish. would be collected from commercial Sarah Brabson, III. Data and recreational for hire fishermen, fish NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. dealers, bait and tackle stores, marinas OMB Control Number: 0648–0040. [FR Doc. 2018–01072 Filed 1–22–18; 8:45 am] and other businesses dependent on the Form Number(s): None. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P fishing industry for livelihood. The data Type of Review: Regular submission will improve research and analysis of (request for extension of a currently potential fishery management actions by approved information collection). DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE understanding the immediate effects Affected Public: Business or other for- and/or long-term compounding effects profit organizations. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of natural disasters on communities Estimated Number of Respondents: most dependent on commercial and 9,585. Proposed Information Collection; recreational fishing. This data collection Estimated Time per Response: 5 Comment Request; Assessment of the is consistent with the Magnuson- minutes each for catch document, Social and Economic Impact of Stevens Fishery Conservation and statistical document, and re-export Hurricanes and Other Climate Related Management Act and essential for certificate; 15 minutes for catch Natural Disasters on Commercial and implementing National Standard 8, document/statistical document/re- Recreational Fishing Industries in the which calls for the sustained export certificate validation by Eastern, Gulf Coast and Caribbean participation of fishing communities. government official; 120 minutes for authorization of non-governmental Territories of the United States II. Method of Collection catch document/statistical document/re- AGENCY: National Oceanic and This information will be collected by export certificate validation; 2 minutes Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), telephone, on-line, and in person. for daily Atlantic bluefin tuna landing Commerce. reports; 3 minutes for daily Atlantic III. Data ACTION: Notice. bluefin tuna landing reports from OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx. pelagic longline and purse seine vessels; SUMMARY: The Department of Form Number(s): None. 1 minute for Atlantic bluefin tuna Commerce, as part of its continuing Type of Review: Regular submission tagging; 15 minutes for biweekly effort to reduce paperwork and [new information collection]. Atlantic bluefin tuna dealer landing respondent burden, invites the general Affected Public: Business or other for- reports; 15 minutes for HMS public and other Federal agencies to profit organizations. international trade biweekly reports; 15 take this opportunity to comment on Estimated Number of Respondents: minutes for weekly electronic HMS proposed and/or continuing information 20,000. dealer landing reports (e-dealer); 5 collections, as required by the Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes for negative weekly electronic Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. minutes. HMS dealer landing reports (e-dealer); DATES: Written comments must be Estimated Total Annual Burden 15 minutes for voluntary fishing vessel submitted on or before March 26, 2018. Hours: 6,667. and catch forms; 2 minutes for provision Estimated Total Annual Cost to ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments of HMS dealer email address. Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental costs. Estimated Total Annual Burden Paperwork Clearance Officer, Hours: 39,961. Department of Commerce, Room 6616, IV. Request for Comments Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $12,570 in recordkeeping/ 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, Comments are invited on: (a) Whether reporting costs. Washington, DC 20230 (or via the the proposed collection of information internet at pracomments@doc.gov). is necessary for the proper performance IV. Request for Comments FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: of the functions of the agency, including Comments are invited on: (a) Whether Requests for additional information or whether the information shall have the proposed collection of information copies of the information collection practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the is necessary for the proper performance instrument and instructions should be agency’s estimate of the burden of the functions of the agency, including directed to Lisa L. Colburn, (401) 782– (including hours and cost) of the whether the information shall have 3253 or lisa.l.colburn@noaa.gov. proposed collection of information; (c) practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the ways to enhance the quality, utility, and sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: agency’s estimate of the burden clarity of the information to be (including hours and cost) of the I. Abstract collected; and (d) ways to minimize the proposed collection of information; (c) This request is for a new information burden of the collection of information ways to enhance the quality, utility, and collection. on respondents, including through the clarity of the information to be The NOAA Fisheries Office of Science use of automated collection techniques collected; and (d) ways to minimize the and Technology’s Economics and Social or other forms of information burden of the collection of information Analysis Division seeks to conduct technology. 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Document Created: 2018-01-23 01:08:42
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesWritten comments must be submitted on or before March 26, 2018.
ContactRequests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Dianne Stephan, Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Management Division, National Marine Fisheries Service, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930, (978) 281-9260 or [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 3131 
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