[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 8916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02132]
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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: Fishery Products Subject to Trade Restrictions Pursuant to
Certification Under the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium
Protection Act or the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0651.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 90.
Average Hours per Response: 10 minutes.
Burden Hours: 150.
Needs and Uses: Extension of an approved collection is requested.
Pursuant to the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act
(Moratorium Protection Act) or the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA),
if certain fish or fish products of a nation are subject to import
prohibitions to facilitate enforcement, the National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS) requires that other fish or fish products from that
nation that are not subject to the import prohibitions must be
accompanied by certification of admissibility. A duly authorized
official/agent of the applicant's Government must certify that the fish
being imported into the U.S. are of a species that are not subject to
an import restriction of the U.S. If a nation is identified under the
Moratorium Protection Act and fails to receive a certification decision
from the Secretary of Commerce, products from that nation that are not
subject to the import prohibitions must be accompanied by certification
of admissibility. Likewise, if a nation does not receive a
comparability finding for a fishery under the MMPA, products from that
nation that are not subject to the import prohibitions must be
accompanied by the certification of admissibility
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
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: January 27, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-02132 Filed 1-31-17; 8:45 am]
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