[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 205 (Monday, October 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73058-73059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25551]


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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 Dealer and Interview Family of Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0013.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (revision and extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 7,494.
    Average Hours per Response: Dealer reporting for monitoring Federal 
fishery annual catch limits (ACLs): Coastal fisheries dealers 
reporting, 10 minutes; mackerel dealer reporting (non-gillnet), 10 
minutes; mackerel dealer reporting (gillnet), 10 minutes; mackerel 
vessel reporting (gillnet), 10 minutes; wreckfish dealer reporting, 10 
minutes.
    Bioprofile data from Trip Interview programs (TIP): Shrimp 
Interviews, 10 minutes; Fin Fish interviews, 10 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 5,028.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of a 
current information collection.
    Fishery quotas are established for many species in the fishery 
management plans developed by the Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Fishery 
Management Council, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, and 
The Caribbean Fishery Management Council. The Southeast Fisheries 
Science Center has been delegated the responsibility to monitor these 
quotas. To do so in a timely manner, seafood dealers that handle these 
species are required to report the purchases (landings) of these 
species. The frequency of these reporting requirements varies depending 
on the magnitude of the quota (e.g., lower quota usually require more 
frequent reporting) and the intensity of fishing effort. The most 
common reporting frequency is twice a month; however, some fishery 
quotas, (e.g., the mackerel gill net) necessitate weekly or by the trip 
reporting.
    In addition, information collection included in this family of 
forms includes interview with fishermen to gather information on the 
fishing effort, location and type of gear used on individual trips. 
This data collection is conducted for a subsample of the fishing trips 
and vessel/trips in selected commercial fisheries in the Southeast 
region and commercial fisheries of the US Caribbean. Fishing trips and 
individuals are selected at random to provide a viable statistical 
sample. These data are used for scientific analyses that support 
critical conservation and management decisions made by national and 
international fishery management organizations.
    A revision to this collection is requested because the Caribbean 
Fishery Management Council has asked that commercial trip interviews be 
conducted for the fisheries of the Caribbean. In order to support this

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request, the SEFSC has developed a sampling procedure which will 
require additional commercial trip interview with fishers in the 
Caribbean. This data collection is authorized under 50 CFR part 622.5.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: 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: October 18, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-25551 Filed 10-21-16; 8:45 am]
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