[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 6518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02947]
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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: West Coast Region U.S. Pacific Highly Migratory Species Hook
and Line Logbook.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0223.
Form Number(s): NOAA 88-197.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 850.
Average Hours per Response: One hour.
Burden Hours: 3,400.
Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently
approved collection.
Under the Fishery Management Plan for United States (U.S.) West
Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species (HMS FMP) U.S. fishermen,
participating in the Pacific Hook and Line fishery (also known as the
albacore troll and pole-and-line fishery), are required to obtain a
Highly Migratory Species (HMS) permit. Permit holders are required to
complete and submit logbooks documenting their daily fishing
activities, including catch and effort for each fishing trip. Logbook
forms must be completed within 24 hours of the completion of each
fishing day and submitted to the Southwest Fisheries Science Center
(SWFSC) within 30 days of the end of each trip. These data and
associated analyses help the SWFSC provide fisheries information to
researchers and the needed management advice to the U.S. in its
negotiations with foreign fishing nations exploiting HMS.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: For each fishing trip.
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: February 8, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-02947 Filed 2-13-18; 8:45 am]
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