Notice2021-19942
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Highly Migratory Species Permit Family of Forms
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Published
September 15, 2021
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 51345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19942]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Highly Migratory Species Permit Family of Forms
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on June 8, 2021, (86 FR 30411) during a 60-day comment
period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public
comments.
Agency: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Permit Family of Forms.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0327.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission [extension of a current
information collection].
Number of Respondents: 34,803.
Average Hours per Response: Renewal applications for the following
vessel permits--Atlantic Tunas, HMS Charter/Headboat, HMS Angling, and
Swordfish General Commercial, 10 minutes; initial applications for the
following vessel permits--Atlantic Tunas, HMS Charter/Headboat, HMS
Angling, and Swordfish General Commercial, 34 minutes; One-time
application for the IMO/LP number, 30 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,017.
Needs and Uses: This request is for the revision and extension of a
current information collection. This collection is being revised to
remove the Atlantic tuna dealer permits as this burden is captured
under OMB Control Number 0648-0202.
Under the provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
is responsible for management of the Nation's marine fisheries. In
addition, NMFS must comply with the United States' obligations under
the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.). NMFS
issues permits to fishing vessels in order to collect information
necessary to comply with domestic and international obligations, secure
compliance with regulations, and disseminate necessary information.
Regulations at 50 CFR 635.4 require that vessels participating in
commercial and recreational fisheries for Atlantic highly migratory
species (HMS) obtain a Federal permit issued by NMFS. Vessel permits
include Atlantic Tunas (except Longline permits, which are approved
under PRA 0648-0205), HMS Charter/Headboat, HMS Angling, and Swordfish
General Commercial permits. This action also includes the one-time
requirement for commercial vessels greater than 20 meters in length to
obtain an International Maritime Organization/Lloyd's Registry (IMO/LR)
number.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations
(commercial and for-hire vessel owners), Individuals or households
(private recreational vessel owners).
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and the Atlantic Tunas
Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.)
This information collection request may be viewed at
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view the Department of
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB
Control Number 0648-0327.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-19942 Filed 9-14-21; 8:45 am]
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