Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
| Published date | 25 June 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 29851 |
| Record Number | 2019-13447 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 122 (Tuesday, June 25, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 29851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13447]
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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: Permit and Reporting Requirements for Non-commercial Fishing
in the Rose Atoll, Marianas Trench, and Pacific Remote Islands Marine
National Monuments.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0664.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of a previously approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 25.
Average Hours per Response: 0.25 hr per permit application, 0.33 hr
per log sheet.
Burden Hours: 40.
Needs and Uses: NMFS manages non-commercial fishing activities in
the Rose Atoll Marine, Marianas Trench, and Pacific Remote Islands
Marine National Monuments. Regulations at 50 CFR part 665 require the
owner and operator of a vessel used to non-commercially fish for, take,
retain, or possess any management unit species in these monuments to
hold a valid permit issued by NMFS.
Regulations also require the owner and operator of a vessel that is
chartered to fish recreationally for, take, retain, or possess, any
management unit species in these monuments to hold a valid permit
issued by NMFS. The fishing vessel must be registered to the permit.
The charter business must be established legally in the permit area
where it will operate. Charter vessel clients are not required to have
a permit.
The permit application collects basic information about the permit
applicant, type of operation, vessel, and permit area. NMFS uses this
information to confirm the identity of the applicant and determine
permit eligibility. The information is important for understanding the
nature of the fishery and its participants. It also aids in the
enforcement of fishing regulations within the monuments.
Regulations also require the vessel operator to report a complete
record of catch, effort, and other data on a NMFS log sheet. The vessel
operator must record all requested information on the log sheet within
24 hours of the completion of each fishing day. The vessel operator
also must sign, date, and submit the form to NMFS within 30 days of the
end of each fishing trip. NMFS uses the information provided in the log
sheets to monitor fishing activities, evaluate and assess the status of
fish stocks and determine whether changes in management are needed to
sustain the productivity of the fishery and conserve marine resources.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations,
individuals or households.
Frequency: Annually for permit, periodically for log sheet.
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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2019-13447 Filed 6-24-19; 8:45 am]
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