[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 78 (Friday, April 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 23679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09343]
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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: Permit and Reporting Requirements for Non-Commercial Fishing
in the Rose Atoll, Marianas Trench and Pacific Remote Islands Marine
National Monuments.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0664.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 35.
Average Hours per Response: Permit applications, 15 minutes each;
logsheets, 20 minutes each.
Burden Hours: 44.
Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a current
information collection.
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) manages fishing
activities in the Rose Atoll Marine, Marianas Trench, and Pacific
Remote Islands Marine National Monuments. Regulations at 50 CFR part
665 require the owner and operator of a vessel used to non-commercially
fish for, take, retain, or possess any management unit species in these
monuments to hold a valid permit.
Regulations also require the owner and operator of a vessel that is
chartered to fish recreationally for, take, retain, or possess, any
management unit species in these monuments to hold a valid permit. The
fishing vessel must be registered to the permit. The charter business
must be established legally in the permit area where it will operate.
Charter vessel clients are not required to have a permit.
The permit application collects basic information about the permit
applicant, type of operation, vessel, and permit area. NMFS uses this
information to determine permit eligibility. The information is
important for understanding the nature of the fishery and provides a
link to participants. It also aids in the enforcement of Fishery
Ecosystem Plan measures.
Regulations also require the vessel operator to report a complete
record of catch, effort, and other data on a NMFS logsheet. The vessel
operator must record all requested information on the logsheet within
24 hours of the completion of each fishing day. The vessel operator
also must sign, date, and submit the form to NMFS within 30 days of the
end of each fishing trip.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
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 18, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-09343 Filed 4-21-16; 8:45 am]
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