Notice2021-24507
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Scientific Research, Exempted Fishing, and Exempted Educational Activity Submissions
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Published
November 9, 2021
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62152-62153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24507]
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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; Scientific Research, Exempted Fishing, and Exempted
Educational Activity Submissions
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 September 1, 2021 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Scientific Research, Exempted Fishing, and Exempted Activity
Submissions.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0309.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a currently
approved collection).
Number of Respondents: 123.
Average Hours per Response: Scientific research plans, 13 hours;
scientific research reports, 6 hours; exempted fishing permit requests,
10 hours; exempted fishing permit reports, 4.5 hours; exempted
educational requests, 5 hours; exempted educational reports, 2.5 hours.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,164.
Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a current
information collection.
Fishery regulations do not generally affect scientific research
activities conducted by a scientific research vessel. Persons planning
to conduct such research are encouraged to submit
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a scientific research plan to ensure that the activities are considered
research and not fishing. The researchers are requested to submit
reports of their scientific research activity after its completion.
Eligible researchers on board federally permitted fishing vessels that
plan to temporarily possess fish in a manner not compliant with
applicable fishing regulations for the purpose of collecting scientific
data on catch may submit a request for a temporary possession letter of
authorization. The researchers are requested to submit reports of their
scientific research activity after its completion. The National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) may also grant exemptions from fishery
regulations for educational or other activities (e.g., using non-
regulation gear). The applications for these exemptions must be
submitted, as well as reports on activities.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations and
not-for-profit institutions such as educational and research
institutions.
Frequency: As needed.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory and Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act.
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 0648-0309.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-24507 Filed 11-8-21; 8:45 am]
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