[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61268-61269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27928]
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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
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Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Pacific Islands Region Vessel and Gear Identification
Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0360.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 339.
Average Hours per Response: Vessel-marking for all but purse seine
vessels: 45 minutes; purse seine vessels, 75 minutes; gear-marking, 5
minutes per piece of gear.
Burden Hours: 2,348.
Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently
approved information collection.
Regulations at 50 CFR 665.16 require that all U.S. vessels with
Federal permits fishing for Western Pacific fishery management unit
species display identification markings on the vessel and gear, as
specified in 50 CFR 665 and 50 CFR 300. Vessels registered for use with
a permit issued under Subparts B through E and Subparts G through I of
50 CFR 665, must display the vessel's official number on both sides of
the deckhouse or hull, and on an appropriate weather deck. Vessels
fishing for highly migratory species in the Western and Central Pacific
Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) Convention Area must comply with the
regulations at 50 CFR 300.217. These regulations require that vessels
must display their international radio call sign on both sides of the
deckhouse or hull, and on an appropriate weather deck, unless
specifically exempted. Regulations at 50 CFR 300.35 require that
vessels fishing under the South Pacific Tuna Treaty must display their
international radio call sign on the hull, the deck, and on the sides
of auxiliary equipment such as skiffs and helicopters. The numbers must
be a specific size at specified locations. The display of the
identifying numbers aids in fishery law enforcement.
Western Pacific fisheries regulations at 50 CFR 665.128, 665.228,
665.428, 665.628, and 665.804 require that certain fishing gear must be
marked. In the pelagic longline fisheries, the vessel operator must
ensure that the official number of the vessel is affixed to every
longline buoy and float. In the coral reef ecosystem fisheries, the
vessel number must be affixed to all fish and crab traps. The marking
of gear links fishing or other activity to the vessel, aids law
enforcement, and is valuable in actions concerning the damage, loss of
gear, and civil proceedings.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations;
individuals or households.
Frequency: Annually or 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: December 21, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-27928 Filed 12-26-17; 8:45 am]
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