83 FR 39077 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; International Fisheries Trade To Include Shrimp and Abalone

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 153 (August 8, 2018)

Page Range		39077-39078
FR Document		2018-16987

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; International 
Fisheries Trade To Include Shrimp and Abalone

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 October 9, 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: Celeste Leroux at (301) 427-8372 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Seafood Traceability Program (see 50 CFR 300.320-300.325) is 
the first phase of a risk-based traceability program, which establishes 
permit, reporting and recordkeeping requirements needed to prevent 
illegally harvested and misrepresented seafood from entering into U.S. 
Commerce. In the development of the Seafood Traceability Program rule, 
13 ``priority'' species were identified as being most at risk for 
Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing and 
misrepresentation, and are the only species currently subject to this 
program. For two of those species (abalone and shrimp), NMFS stayed 
program requirements indefinitely (50 CFR 300.324(a)(3)). See 81 FR 
88975 (December 9, 2016). A final rule was published on April 24, 2018 
(83 FR 17762) which lifted the stay and established a compliance date 
of December 31, 2018 for shrimp and abalone.
    NMFS had stayed requirements for abalone and shrimp because gaps 
existed in the collection of traceability information for domestic 
aquaculture-raised shrimp and abalone, which is currently largely 
regulated at the state level. During development of the Seafood 
Traceability Program, NMFS explored the possibility of working with its 
state partners to establish reporting and recordkeeping requirements 
for aquaculture traceability information that could be shared with 
NMFS. However, this did not prove to be a viable approach. See 81 FR at 
88977-78. In the Seafood Import Monitoring Program final rule, NMFS 
explained that ``[A]t such time that the domestic reporting and 
recordkeeping gaps have been closed, NMFS will then publish an action 
in the Federal Register to lift the stay of the effective date for 
Sec.  300.324(a)(3) of the rule pertaining to shrimp and abalone. 
Adequate advance notice to the trade community would be provided'' to 
ensure all affected parties have sufficient time to come into 
compliance.
    On March 23, 2018, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 
(Pub. L. 115-141) was signed by the President and became law. Section 
539 of Division B of the Act directed the Secretary of Commerce to, 
within 30 days, ``lift the stay on the effective date of the final rule 
for the Seafood Traceability Program published by the Secretary on 
December 9, 2016, (81 FR 88975 et seq.) for the species described in 
Sec.  300.324(a)(3) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations: Provided 
that the compliance date for the species described in Sec.  
300.324(a)(3) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, shall occur not 
later than December 31, 2018.'' A final rule was issued to implement 
the Act (83 FR 17762, April 24, 2018) and provides that shrimp and 
abalone will be subject to the requirements of the Seafood Traceability 
Program under 50 CFR 300.324(a)(3), with a compliance date December 31, 
2018.
    The Program consists of two components: (1) Reporting of harvest 
events at the time of entry; and (2) permitting and recordkeeping 
requirements with respect to both harvest events and chain of custody 
information. See 50 CFR 300.324 and id. Sec. Sec.  300.320-300.323 and 
300.325. Application of the program's reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements to shrimp and abalone will enable audits of imports to be 
conducted to determine the origin of the products and confirm that they 
were lawfully acquired.
    The final rule to lift the stay on shrimp and abalone contains a 
collection-of-information requirement subject to review and approval by 
OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).
    OMB had previously approved the information collection requirements 
for the Seafood Traceability Program under Control Number 0648-0739, 
but the burden estimates did not include the requirements for shrimp 
and abalone given the stay. The requirements for permitting, reporting 
and recordkeeping for imports of shrimp and abalone will be submitted 
to OMB for approval.

II. Method of Collection

    As of the December 31, 2018 compliance date established by the 
final rule to lift the stay, importers of shrimp and abalone species 
will be required to obtain an International Fisheries Trade Permit as 
specified at 50 CFR 300.322, submit harvest and landing information on 
those products into the U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
International Trade Data System (ITDS) through the Automated Commercial 
Environment (ACE) portal prior to entry into U.S. Commerce, and 
maintain supply chain records from the point of harvest to the point of 
entry into U.S Commerce for a period of two years after entry.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (request for a new information 
collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: International Fisheries Trade Permit, 
5 minutes; data entry, 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 215,167.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $805,000 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

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included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: August 3, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE existed in the collection of traceability under the Paperwork Reduction Act
information for domestic aquaculture- (PRA).
National Oceanic and Atmospheric raised shrimp and abalone, which is OMB had previously approved the
Administration currently largely regulated at the state information collection requirements for
level. During development of the the Seafood Traceability Program under
Proposed Information Collection; Seafood Traceability Program, NMFS Control Number 0648–0739, but the
Comment Request; International explored the possibility of working with burden estimates did not include the
Fisheries Trade To Include Shrimp and its state partners to establish reporting requirements for shrimp and abalone
Abalone and recordkeeping requirements for given the stay. The requirements for
AGENCY: National Oceanic and aquaculture traceability information that permitting, reporting and recordkeeping
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), could be shared with NMFS. However, for imports of shrimp and abalone will
Commerce. this did not prove to be a viable be submitted to OMB for approval.
ACTION: Notice. approach. See 81 FR at 88977–78. In the II. Method of Collection
Seafood Import Monitoring Program
SUMMARY: The Department of final rule, NMFS explained that ‘‘[A]t As of the December 31, 2018
Commerce, as part of its continuing such time that the domestic reporting compliance date established by the final
effort to reduce paperwork and and recordkeeping gaps have been rule to lift the stay, importers of shrimp
respondent burden, invites the general closed, NMFS will then publish an and abalone species will be required to
public and other Federal agencies to action in the Federal Register to lift the obtain an International Fisheries Trade
take this opportunity to comment on stay of the effective date for Permit as specified at 50 CFR 300.322,
proposed and/or continuing information § 300.324(a)(3) of the rule pertaining to submit harvest and landing information
collections, as required by the on those products into the U.S. Customs
shrimp and abalone. Adequate advance
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. and Border Protection International
notice to the trade community would be
Trade Data System (ITDS) through the
DATES: Written comments must be provided’’ to ensure all affected parties
Automated Commercial Environment
submitted on or before October 9, 2018. have sufficient time to come into
(ACE) portal prior to entry into U.S.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments compliance.
Commerce, and maintain supply chain
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental On March 23, 2018, the Consolidated records from the point of harvest to the
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Appropriations Act of 2018 (Pub. L. point of entry into U.S Commerce for a
Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 115–141) was signed by the President period of two years after entry.
14th and Constitution Avenue NW, and became law. Section 539 of Division
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the B of the Act directed the Secretary of III. Data
internet at pracomments@doc.gov). Commerce to, within 30 days, ‘‘lift the OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: stay on the effective date of the final Form Number(s): None.
Requests for additional information or rule for the Seafood Traceability Type of Review: Regular submission
copies of the information collection Program published by the Secretary on (request for a new information
instrument and instructions should be December 9, 2016, (81 FR 88975 et seq.) collection).
directed to: Celeste Leroux at (301) 427– for the species described in Affected Public: Business or other for-
8372 or Celeste.Leroux@noaa.gov. § 300.324(a)(3) of title 50, Code of profit organizations.
Federal Regulations: Provided that the Estimated Number of Respondents:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
compliance date for the species 2,000.
I. Abstract described in § 300.324(a)(3) of title 50, Estimated Time per Response:
Code of Federal Regulations, shall occur International Fisheries Trade Permit, 5
The Seafood Traceability Program (see
not later than December 31, 2018.’’ A minutes; data entry, 1 hour.
50 CFR 300.320–300.325) is the first Estimated Total Annual Burden
phase of a risk-based traceability final rule was issued to implement the
Act (83 FR 17762, April 24, 2018) and Hours: 215,167.
program, which establishes permit, Estimated Total Annual Cost to
reporting and recordkeeping provides that shrimp and abalone will
be subject to the requirements of the Public: $805,000 in recordkeeping/
requirements needed to prevent illegally reporting costs.
harvested and misrepresented seafood Seafood Traceability Program under 50
from entering into U.S. Commerce. In CFR 300.324(a)(3), with a compliance IV. Request for Comments
the development of the Seafood date December 31, 2018. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
Traceability Program rule, 13 ‘‘priority’’ The Program consists of two the proposed collection of information
species were identified as being most at components: (1) Reporting of harvest is necessary for the proper performance
risk for Illegal, Unreported, and events at the time of entry; and (2) of the functions of the agency, including
Unregulated (IUU) fishing and permitting and recordkeeping whether the information shall have
misrepresentation, and are the only requirements with respect to both practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
species currently subject to this harvest events and chain of custody agency’s estimate of the burden
program. For two of those species information. See 50 CFR 300.324 and id. (including hours and cost) of the
(abalone and shrimp), NMFS stayed §§ 300.320–300.323 and 300.325. proposed collection of information; (c)
program requirements indefinitely (50 Application of the program’s reporting ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
CFR 300.324(a)(3)). See 81 FR 88975 and recordkeeping requirements to clarity of the information to be
shrimp and abalone will enable audits
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(December 9, 2016). A final rule was collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
published on April 24, 2018 (83 FR of imports to be conducted to determine burden of the collection of information
17762) which lifted the stay and the origin of the products and confirm on respondents, including through the
established a compliance date of that they were lawfully acquired. use of automated collection techniques
December 31, 2018 for shrimp and The final rule to lift the stay on or other forms of information
abalone. shrimp and abalone contains a technology.
NMFS had stayed requirements for collection-of-information requirement Comments submitted in response to
abalone and shrimp because gaps subject to review and approval by OMB this notice will be summarized and/or

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included in the request for OMB for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas ICCAT Convention. Any species
approval of this information collection; (Convention) entered into force in 1969 working group shall consist of no more
they also will become a matter of public after receiving the required number of than seven members of the Advisory
record. ratifications. The Commission holds its Committee and no more than four
Dated: August 3, 2018. Annual Meeting, usually in November Technical Advisors, as considered
of each year, and convenes meetings of necessary by the Commissioners.
Sarah Brabson,
working groups and other ICCAT bodies Currently, there are four species
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
between annual meetings as needed. working groups advising the Committee
[FR Doc. 2018–16987 Filed 8–7–18; 8:45 am] Under Section 971a of ATCA (16 U.S.C. and the U.S. Commissioners: A Bluefin
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 971 et seq.), the United States is Tuna Working Group, a Swordfish/
represented on the Commission by not Sharks Working Group, a Billfish
more than three U.S. Commissioners. Working Group, and a Bigeye, Albacore,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Additional information is available at Yellowfin, and Skipjack (BAYS) Tunas
www.iccat.int. Working Group. Technical Advisors to
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration Advisory Committee and Species the species working groups serve at the
Working Groups to the U.S. Section to pleasure of the Commissioners;
RIN 0648–XG348 therefore, the Commissioners can
the ICCAT
choose to alter these appointments at
Nominations for Advisory Committee Section 971b of ATCA (16 U.S.C. 971 any time. As with Committee Members,
and Species Working Group Technical et seq.) requires that an advisory Technical Advisors may not be
Advisor Appointments to the U.S. committee be established that shall be represented by a proxy during meetings
Section to the International comprised of: (1) Not less than 5 nor of the Advisory Committee.
Commission for the Conservation of more than 20 individuals appointed by
Atlantic Tunas the U.S. Commissioners to ICCAT who Procedure for Submitting Nominations
shall select such individuals from the Nominations to the Advisory
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
various groups concerned with the Committee or to a species working
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
fisheries covered by the ICCAT
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), group should include a letter of interest
Convention; and (2) the chairs (or their
Commerce. and a resume or curriculum vitae. Self-
designees) of the New England, Mid-
ACTION: Notice of request for nominations are acceptable. Letters of
Atlantic, South Atlantic, Caribbean, and
nominations. recommendation are useful but not
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
required. When making a nomination,
SUMMARY: NMFS is soliciting Councils. Each member of the Advisory
please specify which appointment
nominations to the Advisory Committee Committee appointed under paragraph
(Advisory Committee member or
to the U.S. Section to the International (1) shall serve for a term of 2 years and
Technical Advisor to a species working
Commission for the Conservation of be eligible for reappointment. The
group) is being sought. Nominees may
Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) as established Committee meets at least twice a year
when members receive information and also indicate which of the species
by the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act working groups is preferred, although
(ATCA). NMFS is also soliciting provide advice on ICCAT-related
matters. All members of the Advisory placement on the requested group is not
nominations for Technical Advisors to guaranteed.
the Advisory Committee’s species Committee are appointed in their
individual professional capacity and Dated: August 3, 2018.
working groups.
undergo a background screening. Any John Henderschedt,
DATES: Nominations must be received
individual appointed to the Committee Director, Office of International Affairs and
by October 1, 2018. who is unable to attend all or part of an Seafood Inspection, National Marine
ADDRESSES: Nominations, including a Advisory Committee meeting may not Fisheries Service.
letter of interest and a resume or appoint another person to attend such [FR Doc. 2018–16956 Filed 8–7–18; 8:45 am]
curriculum vitae, should be sent via meetings as his or her proxy. Members BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
email to Terra Lederhouse at of the Advisory Committee shall receive
terra.lederhouse@noaa.gov with a copy no compensation for their services. The
to Grace Ferrara at grace.ferrara@ Secretary of Commerce and the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
noaa.gov. Include in the subject line Secretary of State may pay the necessary
whether the nomination is for the travel expenses of members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Advisory Committee or for a Technical Advisory Committee. The terms of all Administration
Advisor to a species working group. currently appointed Advisory
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Committee members expire on Submission for OMB Review;
Grace Ferrara, Office of International December 31, 2018. NMFS is soliciting Comment Request
Affairs and Seafood Inspection; nominees to serve as members of the The Department of Commerce will
telephone: (301) 427–8371; email: Advisory Committee for a term of 2 submit to the Office of Management and
grace.ferrara@noaa.gov. years that will expire December 31, Budget (OMB) for clearance the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 2020. following proposal for collection of
Section 971b–1 of ATCA specifies
The Convention and the Commission information under the provisions of the
that the U.S. Commissioners may
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Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
ICCAT was established to provide an establish species working groups for the
Chapter 35).
effective program of international purpose of providing advice and
cooperation in research and recommendations to the U.S. Agency: National Oceanic and
conservation in recognition of the Commissioners and to the Advisory Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
unique problems related to the highly Committee on matters relating to the Title: Report of Whaling Operations.
migratory nature of tunas and tuna-like conservation and management of any OMB Control Number: 0648–0311.
species. The International Convention highly migratory species covered by the Form Number(s): None.

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Contact		Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to: Celeste Leroux at (301) 427-8372 or [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 39077

83 FR 39077 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; International Fisheries Trade To Include Shrimp and Abalone

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