83 FR 54722 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 211 (October 31, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-23830

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 211 (Wednesday, October 31, 2018)

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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: Pacific Islands Region Coral Reef Ecosystems Permit Form.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0463.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 12.
    Average Hours per Response: 2 hours per special permit application; 
10 minutes per transhipment permit application.
    Burden Hours: 31.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a current 
information collection.
    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requires, as codified 
under 50 CFR part 665, any person (1) fishing for, taking, retaining, 
or using a vessel to fish for Western Pacific coral reef ecosystem 
management unit species in the designated low-use Marine Protected 
Areas, (2) fishing for any of these species using gear not specifically 
allowed in the regulations, or (3) fishing for, taking, or retaining 
any Potentially Harvested Coral Reef Taxa in the coral reef ecosystem 
regulatory area, to obtain and carry a permit. A receiving vessel owner 
must also have a transshipment permit for at-sea transshipment of coral 
reef ecosystem management unit species. The permit application form 
provides basic information about the permit applicant, vessel, fishing 
gear and method, target species, projected fishing effort, etc., for 
use by NMFS and the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council in 
determining eligibility for permit issuance. The information is 
important for understanding the nature of the fishery and provides a 
link to participants. It also aids in the enforcement of Fishery 
Ecosystem Plan measures.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations and 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually.
    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: October 25, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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must not jeopardize the existence of reef ecosystem regulatory area, to obtain Burden Hours: 27,238.
Federally listed species. and carry a permit. A receiving vessel Needs and Uses: The National
This notice is provided pursuant to owner must also have a transshipment Oceanic and Atmospheric
section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS will permit for at-sea transshipment of coral Administration (NOAA), National
evaluate the application, associated reef ecosystem management unit Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
documents, and comments submitted to species. The permit application form deploys fishery observers on United
determine whether the application provides basic information about the States (U.S.) commercial fishing vessels
meets the applicable requirements of permit applicant, vessel, fishing gear and to fish processing plants in order to
section 10(a) of the ESA and Federal and method, target species, projected collect biological and economic data.
regulations. NMFS’ decision on whether fishing effort, etc., for use by NMFS and NMFS has at least one observer program
to issue the permit will not be made the Western Pacific Fishery in each of its five Regions. These
until after the end of the 30-day Management Council in determining observer programs provide the most
comment period. eligibility for permit issuance. The reliable and effective method for
NMFS will publish notice of its final information is important for obtaining information that is critical for
action in the Federal Register. understanding the nature of the fishery the conservation and management of
and provides a link to participants. It living marine resources. Observer
Dated: October 26, 2018.
also aids in the enforcement of Fishery programs primarily obtain information
Angela Somma,
Ecosystem Plan measures. through direct observations by
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office employees or agents of NMFS; and such
of Protected Resources, National Marine Affected Public: Business or other for-
profit organizations and individuals or observations are not subject to the
Fisheries Service.
households. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).
[FR Doc. 2018–23812 Filed 10–30–18; 8:45 am]
Frequency: Annually. However, observer programs also collect
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P the following information that requires
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
This information collection request clearance under the PRA: (1)
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow Standardized questions of fishing vessel
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE captains/crew or fish processing plant
the instructions to view Department of
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Commerce collections currently under managers/staff, which include gear and
Administration review by OMB. performance questions, safety questions,
Written comments and and trip costs, crew size and other
Submission for OMB Review; recommendations for the proposed economic questions; (2) questions asked
Comment Request information collection should be sent by observer program staff/contractors to
within 30 days of publication of this plan observer deployments; (3) forms
The Department of Commerce will notice to OIRA_Submission@ that are completed by observers and that
submit to the Office of Management and omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. fishing vessel captains are asked to
Budget (OMB) for clearance the review and sign; (4) questionnaires to
following proposal for collection of Dated: October 25, 2018.
evaluate observer performance; and (5)
information under the provisions of the Sarah Brabson, a form to certify that a fisherman is the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. permit holder when requesting observer
Chapter 35). [FR Doc. 2018–23830 Filed 10–30–18; 8:45 am] data from the observer on the vessel.
Agency: National Oceanic and BILLING CODE 3510–22–P NMFS seeks to renew OMB PRA
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). clearance for these information
Title: Pacific Islands Region Coral collections.
Reef Ecosystems Permit Form. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE The information collected will be
OMB Control Number: 0648–0463. used to: (1) Monitor catch and bycatch
Form Number(s): None. National Oceanic and Atmospheric in federally managed commercial
Type of Request: Regular (extension of Administration fisheries; (2) understand the population
a currently approved information status and trends of fish stocks and
collection). Submission for OMB Review;
protected species, as well as the
Number of Respondents: 12. Comment Request
interactions between them; (3)
Average Hours per Response: 2 hours The Department of Commerce will determine the quantity and distribution
per special permit application; 10 submit to the Office of Management and of net benefits derived from living
minutes per transhipment permit Budget (OMB) for clearance the marine resources; (4) predict the
application. following proposal for collection of biological, ecological, and economic
Burden Hours: 31. information under the provisions of the impacts of existing management action
Needs and Uses: This request is for Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. and proposed management options; and
extension of a current information Chapter 35). (5) ensure that the observer programs
collection. Agency: National Oceanic and can safely and efficiently collect the
The National Marine Fisheries Service Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). information required for the previous
(NMFS) requires, as codified under 50 Title: Observer Programs’ Information four uses. In particular, these biological
CFR part 665, any person (1) fishing for, That Can Be Gathered Only Through and economic data collection programs
taking, retaining, or using a vessel to Questions. contribute to legally mandated analyses
fish for Western Pacific coral reef OMB Control Number: 0648–0593. required under the Magnuson-Stevens
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ecosystem management unit species in Form Number(s): None. Fishery Conservation and Management
the designated low-use Marine Type of Request: Regular (extension of Act (MSA), the Endangered Species Act
Protected Areas, (2) fishing for any of a currently approved information (ESA), the Marine Mammal Protection
these species using gear not specifically collection). Act (MMPA), the National
allowed in the regulations, or (3) fishing Number of Respondents: 3,711. Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
for, taking, or retaining any Potentially Average Hours per Response: 75 Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA),
Harvested Coral Reef Taxa in the coral minutes. Executive Order 12866 (E.O. 12866), as

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		83 FR 54722

83 FR 54722 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCENational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 211 (October 31, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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