[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 70 (Monday, April 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19638-19639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08353]
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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: West Coast Region Vessel Identification Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0355.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 1,125.
Average Hours Per Response: 45 minutes.
Burden Hours: 169.
Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently
approved information collection.
The success of fisheries management programs depends significantly
on regulatory compliance. The vessel identification requirement is
essential to facilitate enforcement. The ability to link fishing (or
other activity) to the vessel owner or operator is crucial to
enforcement of regulations issued under the authority of the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. A vessel's official
number is required to be displayed on the port and starboard sides of
the deckhouse or hull, and on a weather deck. It identifies each vessel
and should be visible at distances
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at sea and in the air. Law enforcement personnel rely on vessel marking
information to assure compliance with fisheries management regulations.
Vessels that qualify for particular fisheries are also readily
identified, and this allows for more cost-effective enforcement.
Cooperating fishermen also use the vessel numbers to report suspicious
or non-compliant activities that they observe in unauthorized areas.
The identifying number on fishing vessels is used by the National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the United States Coast Guard (USCG),
and other marine agencies in issuing regulations, prosecutions, and
other enforcement actions necessary to support sustainable fisheries
behaviors as intended in regulations. Regulation-compliant fishermen
ultimately benefit from these requirements, as unauthorized and illegal
fishing is deterred and more burdensome regulations are avoided.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Every 5 years.
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: April 7, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-08353 Filed 4-10-15; 8:45 am]
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