83 FR 40233 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Transshipment Requirements Under the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 157 (August 14, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-17399

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; Transshipment 
Requirements Under the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission 
(WCPFC)

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 15, 
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 Rini Ghosh, Pacific Islands Regional Office, (808) 725-
5033 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This request is for an extension of a currently approved 
information collection. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has 
issued regulations under authority of the Western and Central Pacific 
Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (WCPFCIA; 16 U.S.C. 6901 et 
seq.) to carry out the obligations of the United States under the 
Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish 
Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (Convention). The 
regulations include requirements for the owners and operators of U.S. 
vessels to: (1) Complete and submit a Pacific Transshipment Declaration 
form for each transshipment of highly migratory species in the area of 
application of the Convention (Convention Area) and each transshipment 
of highly migratory species caught in the Convention Area; (2) submit a 
notice containing specific information at least 36 hours prior to each 
transshipment on the high seas in the Convention Area or within 12 
hours of an emergency transshipment that would otherwise be prohibited; 
(3) provide notice to NMFS at least 72 hours before leaving port of the 
need for an observer, in the event that a vessel anticipates a 
transshipment where an observer is required; (4) complete and submit a 
U.S. Purse Seine Discard form within 48 hours after any discard; and 
(5) submit certain information regarding purse seine fishing 
activities. The information collected from these requirements is used 
by NOAA and the WCPFC to help ensure compliance with domestic laws and 
the Commission's conservation and management measures, and are 
necessary in order for the United States to satisfy its obligations 
under the Convention.

II. Method of Collection

    Respondents must submit some of the information by mail or in 
person via paper forms, and must submit other information 
electronically by fax or email.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0649.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 214.
    Estimated Time per Response: Transshipment Report: 60 minutes; 
Notice for Transshipment: 15 minutes; Pre-trip Notification for 
Observer Placement: 1 minute; Purse Seine Discard Report: 30 minutes; 
Purse Seine Fishing Activity Information: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,499.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $12,369.

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: August 9, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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is necessary for the proper performance Regional Office, (808) 725–5033 or Estimated Time per Response:
of the functions of the agency, including rini.ghosh@noaa.gov. Transshipment Report: 60 minutes;
whether the information shall have SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice for Transshipment: 15 minutes;
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Pre-trip Notification for Observer
agency’s estimate of the burden I. Abstract Placement: 1 minute; Purse Seine
(including hours and cost) of the This request is for an extension of a Discard Report: 30 minutes; Purse Seine
proposed collection of information; (c) currently approved information Fishing Activity Information: 10
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and collection. National Marine Fisheries minutes.
clarity of the information to be Service (NMFS) has issued regulations Estimated Total Annual Burden
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the under authority of the Western and Hours: 2,499.
burden of the collection of information Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Estimated Total Annual Cost to
on respondents, including through the Implementation Act (WCPFCIA; 16 Public: $12,369.
use of automated collection techniques U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) to carry out the
or other forms of information obligations of the United States under IV. Request for Comments
technology. the Convention on the Conservation and
Comments submitted in response to Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
Management of Highly Migratory Fish the proposed collection of information
this notice will be summarized and/or Stocks in the Western and Central
included in the request for OMB is necessary for the proper performance
Pacific Ocean (Convention). The of the functions of the agency, including
approval of this information collection; regulations include requirements for the
they also will become a matter of public whether the information shall have
owners and operators of U.S. vessels to: practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
record. (1) Complete and submit a Pacific agency’s estimate of the burden
Dated: August 9, 2018. Transshipment Declaration form for (including hours and cost) of the
Sarah Brabson, each transshipment of highly migratory proposed collection of information; (c)
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. species in the area of application of the ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
[FR Doc. 2018–17410 Filed 8–13–18; 8:45 am]
Convention (Convention Area) and each clarity of the information to be
transshipment of highly migratory collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
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species caught in the Convention Area; burden of the collection of information
(2) submit a notice containing specific on respondents, including through the
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE information at least 36 hours prior to use of automated collection techniques
each transshipment on the high seas in or other forms of information
National Oceanic and Atmospheric the Convention Area or within 12 hours technology.
Administration of an emergency transshipment that
would otherwise be prohibited; (3) Comments submitted in response to
Proposed Information Collection; provide notice to NMFS at least 72 this notice will be summarized and/or
Comment Request; Transshipment hours before leaving port of the need for included in the request for OMB
Requirements Under the Western and an observer, in the event that a vessel approval of this information collection;
Central Pacific Fisheries Commission anticipates a transshipment where an they also will become a matter of public
(WCPFC) observer is required; (4) complete and record.
submit a U.S. Purse Seine Discard form Dated: August 9, 2018.
AGENCY: National Oceanic and
within 48 hours after any discard; and Sarah Brabson,
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
(5) submit certain information regarding NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
Commerce.
purse seine fishing activities. The [FR Doc. 2018–17399 Filed 8–13–18; 8:45 am]
ACTION: Notice. information collected from these BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
SUMMARY: The Department of requirements is used by NOAA and the
Commerce, as part of its continuing WCPFC to help ensure compliance with
effort to reduce paperwork and domestic laws and the Commission’s DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
respondent burden, invites the general conservation and management
public and other Federal agencies to measures, and are necessary in order for National Oceanic and Atmospheric
take this opportunity to comment on the United States to satisfy its Administration
proposed and/or continuing information obligations under the Convention.
Proposed Information Collection;
collections, as required by the II. Method of Collection Comment Request; High Seas Fishing
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Respondents must submit some of the Permit Application Information
DATES: Written comments must be
information by mail or in person via
submitted on or before October 15, AGENCY:National Oceanic and
paper forms, and must submit other
2018. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
information electronically by fax or
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments email. Commerce.
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental ACTION: Notice.
Paperwork Clearance Officer, III. Data
Department of Commerce, Room 6616, OMB Control Number: 0648–0649. SUMMARY: The Department of
14th and Constitution Avenue NW, Form Number(s): None. Commerce, as part of its continuing
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Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Type of Review: Regular submission effort to reduce paperwork and
internet at pracomments@doc.gov). (extension of a currently approved respondent burden, invites the general
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: information collection). public and other Federal agencies to
Requests for additional information or Affected Public: Business or other for- take this opportunity to comment on
copies of the information collection profit organizations. proposed and/or continuing information
instrument and instructions should be Estimated Number of Respondents: collections, as required by the
directed to Rini Ghosh, Pacific Islands 214. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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Action		Notice.
Dates		Written comments must be submitted on or before October 15, 2018.
Contact		Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Rini Ghosh, Pacific Islands Regional Office, (808) 725- 5033 or [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 40233

83 FR 40233 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Transshipment Requirements Under the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)

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