[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 207 (Monday, October 27, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 63894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25382]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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 Vessel and Gear Identification
Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0360.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (revision and extension of a currently
approved information collection).
Number of Respondents: 344.
Average Hours per Response: Vessel marking, 45 minutes except for
purse seine vessels, 1 hour, 15 minutes. Gear, 5 minutes for each piece
of gear.
Burden Hours: 2,352.
Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of a
currently approved information collection.
Regulations at 50 CFR 665.16 require that all U.S. vessels with
Federal permits fishing for Western Pacific fishery management unit
species display identification markings on the vessel and gear, as
specified in 50 CFR 665 and 50 CFR 300. Vessels registered for use with
a permit issued under Subparts B through E and Subparts G through I of
50 CFR 665, must display the vessel's official number on both sides of
the deckhouse or hull, and on an appropriate weather deck. Vessels
fishing in the Western and Central Pacific Convention (WCPFC) Area with
a WCPFC Area Endorsement, or required to have a WCPFC Area Endorsement,
must comply with the regulations at 50 CFR 300.14 and 50 CFR 300.217.
These regulations require that vessels must display their international
radio call sign on both sides of the deckhouse or hull, and on an
appropriate weather deck, unless specifically exempted. Regulations at
50 CFR 300.35 require that vessels fishing under the South Pacific Tuna
Treaty must display their international radio call sign on the hull,
the deck, and on the sides of auxiliary equipment such as skiffs and
helicopters. The numbers must be a specific size at specified
locations. The display of the identifying numbers aids in fishery law
enforcement.
Western Pacific fisheries regulations at 50 CFR 665.128, 665.228,
665.428, 665,628 and 665.804 require that certain fishing gear must be
marked. In the pelagic longline fisheries, the vessel operator must
ensure that the official number of the vessel is affixed to every
longline buoy and float. In the coral reef ecosystem fisheries, the
vessel number must be affixed to all fish and crab traps. The marking
of gear links fishing or other activity to the vessel, aids law
enforcement, and is valuable in actions concerning the damage, loss of
gear, and civil proceedings.
Revision: New permit programs now require vessel and gear marking
for their vessels.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
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 21, 2014.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-25382 Filed 10-24-14; 8:45 am]
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