Notice2021-26362
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Economic Surveys of the Commercial and Charter Fishing Sectors of Federally Managed Fisheries
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Published
December 6, 2021
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites 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. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 231 (Monday, December 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69017-69018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26362]
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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; Economic Surveys of the Commercial and Charter Fishing Sectors
of Federally Managed Fisheries
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites 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. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment
preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received on or before February 4, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7c3d180e151912121952081413111d0f3c12131d1d521b130a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b9f8ddcbd0dcd7d7dc97cdd1d6d4d8caf9d7d6d8d897ded6cf">[email protected]</span></a>. Do not
submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed
to Dr. Joe Terry, Office of Science and Technology, 1315 East-West
Hwy., Bldg. SSMC3, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282, (858) 454 -2547,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#abc1c4ce85dfced9d9d2ebc5c4caca85ccc4dd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c1abaea4efb5a4b3b3b881afaea0a0efa6aeb7">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for a new information collection.
The Office of Science and Technology is sponsoring this collection.
Economic surveys will be conducted for the commercial and charter
fishing sectors of federally managed fisheries of the United States.
The requested information will include different components of
operating costs/expenditures, earnings, employment, ownership, vessel
characteristics, effort/gear descriptors, employment, and demographic
information. The information will be collected from the owners and
operators of fishing vessels that participated in the commercial and/or
charter fishing sectors, where the vessels that participated in the
charter sector include guide boats, 6-pack boats, charter boats,
commercial passenger fishing vessels, and party/head boats.
A variety of laws, Executive Orders (E.O.s), and NOAA Fisheries
strategies and policies include requirements for economic data and the
analyses they support. When met adequately, those requirements allow
better-informed conservation and management decisions on the use of
living marine resources and marine habitat in federally managed
fisheries. Obtaining these data improves the ability of NOAA Fisheries
and the Regional Fishery Management Councils (Councils) to monitor,
explain and predict changes in the economic performance and impacts of
federally managed fisheries. Measures of economic performance include
costs, earnings, and profitability (net revenue); productivity and
economic efficiency; capacity; economic stability; the level and
distribution of net economic benefits to society; and market power. The
economic impacts include sector, community or region-specific and
national employment, sales, value-added, and income impacts. Economic
data are required to support more than a cursory effort to comply with
or support the following laws, E.O.s, and NOAA Fisheries strategies and
policies:
1. The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA)
2. The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA)
3. The Endangered Species Act (ESA)
4. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
5. The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
6. E.O. 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review)
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7. E.O. 13771 (Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs)
8. E.O. 12898 (Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in
Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations)
9. E.O. 13840 (Ocean Policy to Advance the Economic, Security, and
Environmental Interests of the United States)
10. The NOAA Fisheries Guidelines for Economic Reviews of Regulatory
Actions
11. The NOAA Fisheries Strategic Plan 2019-2022 (Strategic Plan)
12. The NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management (EBFM) Road
Map
13. The NOAA Fisheries National Bycatch Reduction Strategy
14. NOAA's Catch Share Policy
Data collections will focus each year on a different set of
fisheries. This cycle of data collection will facilitate economic data
being available and updated for all federally managed fisheries.
There will be an effort to coordinate the data collections in order
to reduce the additional burden for those who participate in multiple
fisheries. To further reduce the burden, the requested information for
a specific fishery will be limited to that which is not available from
other sources. Participation in these data collections will be
voluntary.
II. Method of Collection
The information will be collected by mail, internet, phone, video
call, and in-person interviews. Where feasible, survey respondents will
have the option to respond to an on-line survey. If phone and in-person
interviews are not feasible or not desired by the potential
respondents, the information will be collected by mail or internet.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-XXXX.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (a new collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or households and business or other
for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,052.
Estimated Time per Response: 55 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 6,464.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau
to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether
the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy
of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed
collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden
on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available
at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-26362 Filed 12-3-21; 8:45 am]
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