[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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