Notice2021-28167
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Pacific Islands Region Permit Family of Forms
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Published
December 28, 2021
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73743-73744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-28167]
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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; Pacific Islands Region 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 help 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 15, 2021 (86 FR 51345) 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: Pacific Islands Region Permit Family of Forms.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0490.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission (revision of a current
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 279.
Average Hours per Response:
<bullet> 15 minutes for Hawaii longline limited entry renewal
online, 30 minutes for Hawaii longline limited entry renewal by emailed
document submission.
<bullet> 1 hour for Hawaii longline limited entry permit transfer
document.
<bullet> 30 minutes for Western Pacific (WP) general longline, WP
receiving vessel, PRIA troll and handline, WP bottomfish, pelagic squid
jig, crustacean, and WP precious coral applications.
<bullet> 45 minutes for American Samoa longline limited entry
vessel registration.
<bullet> 75 minutes for American Samoa longline limited entry
permit transfer, renewal, or additional permit applications.
<bullet> 2 hours for coral reef fishing special/transshipment
permit application, permit appeal, and longline prohibited area
exemption.
<bullet> 15 minutes for main Hawaiian Islands non-commercial
bottomfish permit application.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 152.
Needs and Uses: All vessel owners or permit holders fishing with
specified gear in the federally managed fisheries covered by this
information collection in the Exclusive Economic Zone around Hawaii,
American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Pacific Remote
Island Areas must have the permits and to register their vessels to the
permits. Each vessel that lands catch in these islands must be
registered to a permit. NMFS, the Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council, and Federal enforcement agencies use the information to
monitor and manage the fisheries.
This request is for a revision to merge the permit application
forms from two currently approved information collections--Pacific
Islands Region Coral Reef Ecosystem Permit Form (OMB Control No. 0648-
0463) and Non-commercial Permit and Reporting Requirements in the Main
Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish Fishery (OMB Control No. 0648-0577)--into
the currently approved Pacific Islands Region Permit Family of Forms
(OMB Control No. 0648-0490).
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit organizations.
Frequency: As required.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary for open access permits;
Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits for limited entry permits.
Legal Authority: 50 CFR 665.
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.
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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="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://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 the title of the collection or OMB
Control Number 0648-0490.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-28167 Filed 12-27-21; 8:45 am]
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