Notice2022-05522
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Fishery Products Subject to Trade Restrictions Pursuant to Certification Under the High Seas Driftnet Fishing (HSDF) Moratorium Protection Act.
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Published
March 16, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14841-14842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05522]
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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; Fishery Products Subject to Trade Restrictions Pursuant to
Certification Under the High Seas Driftnet Fishing (HSDF) Moratorium
Protection Act.
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 November 9, 2021 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Fishery Products Subject to Trade Restrictions Pursuant to
Certification Under the High Seas Driftnet Fishing (HSDF) Moratorium
Protection Act.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0651.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 100 respondents annually filing 50 responses
each.
Average Hours per Response: 0.167.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 835 hours.
Needs and Uses: National Marine Fisheries Service's Office of
International Affairs and Seafood Inspection is requesting an extension
of a currently approved information collection.
The information collection involves certification of admissibility
for importation of certain fish and fish products that are subject to
requirements of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection
Act (Moratorium Protection Act) or the Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA).
Pursuant to a final rule implementing certain provisions of the
Moratorium Protection Act (RIN 0648-BA89), certain fish or fish
products of a nation may be subject to import prohibitions. To
facilitate enforcement, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
requires that other fish or fish products from that nation that are not
subject to the import prohibitions must be accompanied by documentation
of admissibility. A duly authorized official/agent of the applicant's
Government must certify that the fish in the shipments being imported
into the United States (U.S.) are of a species, or from fisheries, that
are not subject to an import restriction. If a nation is identified
under the Moratorium Protection Act and fails to receive a positive
certification decision from the Secretary of Commerce, products from
that nation that are not subject to the import prohibitions must be
accompanied by the documentation of admissibility.
Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, import certification
requirements apply in cases where foreign fisheries do not meet U.S.
standards for marine mammal bycatch mitigation. A final rule (RIN 0648-
AY15) implemented a procedure for making comparability findings for
nations that are eligible for exporting fish and fish products to the
United States. The nations may receive a comparability finding to
export fish and fish products by providing documentation that a
nation's bycatch reduction regulatory program is comparable in
effectiveness to that of the United States. Fish and fish products from
a foreign fishery without a comparability finding are prohibited from
entry into U.S. commerce. To facilitate enforcement, NMFS requires that
other fish or fish products from that nation that are not subject to
the import prohibitions must be accompanied by documentation of
admissibility.
The Certification of Admissibility information is used by Customs
and Border Protection authorities to determine that inbound seafood
shipments are not subject to trade restrictions. NMFS uses the
information to ensure compliance with fish product embargos and to
assess compliance with international fishery management regulations.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Dependent upon import rate of fish or fish products
subject to prohibition(s).
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Legal Authority: 50 CFR part 216; 50 CFR part 300, subpart N.
This information collection request may be viewed at
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>.
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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 0648-0651.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2022-05522 Filed 3-15-22; 8:45 am]
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