[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 58 (Friday, March 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16141-16142]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06803]
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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: Southeast Region Permit Family of Forms.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0205.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (revision of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 13,909.
Average Hours per Response: Vessel and dealer permit applications,
29 minutes each; wreckfish permit applications, live rock permit
applications and operator card applications, 21 minutes each.
Burden Hours: 7,023.
Needs and Uses: This request is for a revision to the existing
reporting requirements. The SERO Permits Office (Southeast Permits
Office) administers Federal fishing permits in the Gulf of Mexico
(Gulf), South Atlantic, and Caribbean Sea under the authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 U.S.C.
1801. The Southeast Permits Office proposes to revise two parts of the
collection-of-information approved under OMB Control Number 0648-0205.
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The Southeast Permits Office proposes to collect additional
information on five applications for economic analysis and for purposes
of notifying respondents. These data include race, sex, and business
type and ownership information, as well as email addresses and the
option to provide cellular contact information for digital
notifications. The revision will also include a small business
certification section, so NMFS can determine if the respondent is a
small or large business according to standards established by the Small
Business Administration. These proposed revisions will not change the
current cost burden but will increase the annual time burden for
respondents.
Currently, NMFS requires fishermen (respondents) to display one
adhesive decal on their vessel indicating that they have a Federal
fishing permit in at least one of two Gulf fisheries; the applicable
permits are the Charter Vessel/Headboat Permit for Gulf Reef Fish, the
Charter Vessel/Headboat Permit for Gulf Coastal Migratory Pelagic fish,
and their respective Historical Captain endorsements. NMFS proposes to
revise OMB Control Number 0648-0205 to split the single decal covering
both fisheries into two decals, with one decal administered with each
specific fishery permit or endorsement. In addition, this revision also
addresses a new fee of $10 per decal to cover administrative costs, as
required by NOAA Finance Handbook, Exhibit 9-1. The Federal Permit
Application for Vessels Fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone would
also be revised to reflect the new fee. The decal is currently issued
at no cost to permit applicants. These decals allow individuals and law
enforcement officials to easily identify vessels that have Federal
permits.
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: March 22, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-06803 Filed 3-24-16; 8:45 am]
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