Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application for Commercial Fisheries Authorization Under Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA)
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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 30442) during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53639-53640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20990]
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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; Application for Commercial Fisheries Authorization Under
Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA)
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
SUMMARY: 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
30442) during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an
additional 30 days for public comments.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
Title: Application for Commercial Fisheries Authorization under
Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0293.
Form Number(s): None.
[[Page 53640]]
Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of currently
approved collection).
Number of Respondents: 100.
Average Hours per Response: Initial registration--15 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 25 hours.
Needs and Uses: Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act
requires any commercial fisherman operating in Category I and II
fisheries to register for a certificate of authorization that will
allow the fisherman to take marine mammals incidental to commercial
fishing operations. The information requested in the form needed to
register or update a commercial fishery authorization is found at 50
C.F.R 229.4.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit organizations.
Frequency: One time for initial registration. Then only on an as
needed if vessel owners' contact or vessel information changes after
initial registration.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to lawfully take marine mammals'
incidental to fishing operations.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.; MMPA.
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 0648-0293.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-20990 Filed 9-27-21; 8:45 am]
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