Notice2022-02602
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Collection of High Resolution Spatial and Temporal Fishery To Support Scientific Research
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Published
February 8, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7138-7139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02602]
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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; Collection of High Resolution Spatial and Temporal Fishery To
Support Scientific Research
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 October 29, 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: Collection of High Resolution Spatial and Temporal Fishery
Dependent Data to Support Scientific Research.
OMB Control Number: 0648-XXXX.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular Submission (new information collection).
Number of Respondents: 39.
Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes to complete registration,
and 35 minutes per day for vessels collecting trip level data.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 908.
Needs and Uses: Commercial fishers from the Northeast and Mid-
Atlantic will collaborate with NOAA Fisheries, Northeast Fisheries
Science Center (NEFSC) Cooperative Research Branch to voluntarily
collect detailed fishery dependent data during commercial fishing
trips. Collection of information regarding fishing for commercial
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fisheries is necessary to fulfill the following statutory requirements:
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C.
1801 et seq.).
Fishers will use the Fisheries Logbook Data Reporting Software
(FLDRS) to collect high resolution information on fishing effort and
catch. The goal is to enable fishers to collect more accurate and
precise data on where and how many fish are caught, and how much effort
was expended. This high resolution data will lead to improved accuracy
of commercial fisheries data and better understanding of fishery
dynamics. The FLDRS software was designed to record data at the haul
(effort) level, similar to the level of data collected by the Northeast
Fisheries Observer Program (NEFOP) but can be used to collect sub trip
level data and is approved for federal eVTR. FLDRS can be integrated
with Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS),
depth sounders and temperature/depth sensors. The FLDRS software can
use the VMS to transmit a trip data file to NEFSC email account where
it is ultimately uploaded to NEFSC database. Alternatively, the vessel
operator can choose to manually upload trip files using the web-based
application Vessel Electronic Reporting Web Portal (VERS).
Temperature and Depth (TD) data will be collected opportunistically
and dependent on fisher interest. TD probes will be used to monitor the
duration of time gear is fished in addition to collecting temperature
and depth data. The high resolution catch data in conjunction with
temperature depth data can be used to validate oceanographic and
habitat models to produce oceanographic and species density forecasts
for fishers. These species specific density forecast can be used as a
tool while fishing to maximize efficiency and avoid limited stocks.
By collecting these data, we are improving the data available to
support improved understanding of population, ecosystem, and fishery
dynamics in the northeast region. These improved understandings help
the Northeast Fisheries Science Center inform management so they can
meet the standards laid out in the Magnuson Stevens Act. Without
working with the fishing industry to collect these data we are severely
restricting our access to the best available data to support needed
research that informs management decisions.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: As needed.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Magnuson Stevens 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 the title of the collection.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2022-02602 Filed 2-7-22; 8:45 am]
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