[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 123 (Friday, June 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 36772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15642]


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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: Northern Mariana Islands Commercial Bottomfish Fishery 
Permit.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0584.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Revision and extension of a currently approved 
information collection.
    Number of Respondents: 30.
    Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 8.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of a 
currently approved information collection.
    As part of a fishery ecosystem plan, developed by the Western 
Pacific Fishery Management Council under the authorization of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, NMFS requires 
that owners of commercial fishing vessels in the bottomfish fishery in 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) obtain a 
federal bottomfish permit. If their vessels are over 40 ft. (12.2 m) 
long, they must also mark their vessels in compliance with federal 
identification requirements and carry and maintain a satellite-based 
vessel monitoring system (VMS). These requirements are set out in 50 
CFR part 665, subpart D. This collection of information is needed for 
permit issuance, to identify actual or potential participants in the 
fishery, and aid in enforcement of regulations and area closures.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    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: June 22, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-15642 Filed 6-25-15; 8:45 am]
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