[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 69 (Monday, April 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 21322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08165]
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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: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Recreational Landings and
Bluefin Tuna Catch Reports.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0328.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 13,402.
Average Hours per Response: 5 minutes for an initial call-in or
internet report; 5 minutes for a confirmation call; 10 minutes for a
landing card; 1 hour for a weekly or biweekly state report; and 4 hours
for an annual state report.
Burden Hours: 1,586.
Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently
approved information collection.
Catch reporting from recreational and commercial hand-gear
fisheries provides important data used to monitor catches of Atlantic
highly migratory species (HMS) and supplements other existing data
collection programs. Data collected through this program are used for
both domestic and international fisheries management and stock
assessment purposes.
Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) catch reporting provides real-time
catch information used to monitor the BFT fishery. Under the Atlantic
Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (ATCA, 16 U.S.C. 971), the United States
is required to adopt regulations, as necessary and appropriate, to
implement recommendations of the International Commission for the
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), including recommendations on a
specified BFT quota. BFT catch reporting helps the U.S. monitor this
quota and supports scientific research consistent with ATCA and the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-
Stevens Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). Recreational anglers and
commercial hand-gear fishermen are required to report specific
information regarding their catch of BFT.
Atlantic billfish and swordfish are managed internationally by
ICCAT and nationally under ATCA and the Magnuson-Stevens Act. This
collection provides information needed to monitor the recreational
catch of Atlantic blue and white marlin, which is applied to the
recreational limit established by ICCAT, and the recreational catch of
North Atlantic swordfish, which is applied to the U.S. quota
established by ICCAT. This collection also provides information on
recreational landings of West Atlantic sailfish which is unavailable
from other established monitoring programs. Collection of sailfish
catch information is authorized under the Magnuson-Stevens Act for
purposes of stock management.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations.
Frequency: Daily, biweekly, monthly, annual.
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 5, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-08165 Filed 4-8-16; 8:45 am]
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