Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Citation84 FR 70954
Record Number2019-27743
Published date26 December 2019
SectionNotices
CourtCommerce Department,National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 247 (Thursday, December 26, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 247 (Thursday, December 26, 2019)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 70954]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-27743]
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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: American Lobster--Annual Trap Transfer Program.
                 OMB Control Number: 0648-0673.
                 Form Number(s): None.
                 Type of Request: Regular.
                 Number of Respondents: 102.
                 Average Hours Per Response: 10 minutes.
                 Burden Hours: 17.
                 Needs and Uses: NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
                collects annual application forms from lobster permit holders who wish
                to buy and/or sell Area 2, 3, or Outer Cape Area trap allocation
                through the Trap Transfer Program. The transfer applications are only
                accepted during a 2-month period (from August 1 through September 30)
                each year, and the revised allocations for each participating lobster
                permit resulting from the transfers become effective at the start of
                the following Federal lobster fishing year on May 1. Both the seller
                and buyer of the traps are required to sign the application form, which
                includes each permit holder's permit and vessel information, the number
                of traps sold, and the revised number of traps received by the buyer,
                inclusive of the amount removed according to the transfer tax. Both
                parties must sign the form as an agreement to the number of traps in
                the transfer. The parties must date the document and show that the
                transferring permit holder has sufficient allocation to transfer and
                the permit holder receiving the traps has sufficient room under any
                applicable trap cap. This information allows NMFS to process and track
                transfers of lobster trap allocations through the Trap Transfer
                Program, and better enables the monitoring and management of the
                American lobster fishery as a whole.
                 Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations;
                Individuals or households; Federal government; and State, Local, or
                Tribal government.
                 Frequency: Once per transaction.
                 Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
                 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,
                Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
                Officer, Commerce Department.
                [FR Doc. 2019-27743 Filed 12-23-19; 8:45 am]
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