[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 30, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 41214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18371]
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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: Greater Atlantic Observers Providers' Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0546.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 515.
Average Hours per Response: Application for approval of observer
service provider and applicant response to denial of application for
approval of observer service provider, 10 hours each; observer service
provider request for observer training, 30 minutes; observer deployment
report and observer availability reports, 10 minutes each; safety
refusal report, 30 minutes; submission of raw observer data and
biological samples, 5 minutes each; observer debriefing, 2 hours;
rebuttal of pending removal from list of approved observer service
providers, 8 hours; vessel request to observer service provider for
procurement of a certified observer, 25 minutes; vessel request for
waiver of observer coverage requirement and observer contact list
updates, 5 minutes each; observer availability updates, 1 minute;
service provider material submissions and service provider contracts,
30 minutes each.
Burden Hours: 5,250.
Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently
approved information collection.
Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act,
the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) has the responsibility for the
conservation and management of marine fishery resources. Much of this
responsibility has been delegated to the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS). Under this stewardship role, the Secretary was given certain
regulatory authorities to ensure the most beneficial uses of these
resources. One of the regulatory steps taken to carry out the
conservation and management objectives is to collect data from users of
the resource.
Regulations at 50 CFR 648.11(g) require observer service providers
to comply with specific requirements in order to operate as an approved
provider in the Atlantic sea scallop (scallop) fishery. Observer
service providers must comply with the following requirements: Submit
applications for approval as an observer service provider; formally
request observer training by the Northeast Fisheries Observer Program
(NEFOP); submit observer deployment reports and biological samples;
give notification of whether a vessel must carry an observer within 24
hours of the vessel owner's notification of a prospective trip;
maintain an updated contact list of all observers that includes the
observer identification number; observer's name mailing address, email
address, phone numbers, homeports or fisheries/trip types assigned, and
whether or not the observer is ``in service.'' The regulations also
require observer service providers submit any outreach materials, such
as informational pamphlets, payment notification, and descriptions of
observer duties as well as all contracts between the service provider
and entities requiring observer services for review to NMFS/NEFOP.
Observer service providers also have the option to respond to
application denials, and submit a rebuttal in response to a pending
removal from the list of approved observer providers. These
requirements allow NMFS/NEFOP to effectively administer the scallop
observer program.
Affected Public: Business and other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Daily and 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: August 25, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-18371 Filed 8-29-17; 8:45 am]
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