[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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