Notice2022-12442
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; West Coast Region Trawl Logbook Requirement
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Published
June 9, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 111 (Thursday, June 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12442]
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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; West Coast Region Trawl Logbook Requirement
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 February 11, 2022 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: West Coast Region Trawl Logbook Requirement.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0782.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular Submission (extension of a currently
approved collection).
Number of Respondents: 27.
Average Hours per Response: 8 hours.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 648 hours.
Needs and Uses: This request is a renewal of an existing package.
The success of fisheries management programs depends significantly on
the availability of fishery data. Currently, the states of Washington,
Oregon, and California administer a trawl logbook on behalf of the
Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and NOAA's National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS). The log used is a standard format developed
by the Council to collect information necessary to effectively manage
the fishery on a coast-wide basis. The trawl logbook collects haul-
level effort data including tow time, tow location, depth of catch, net
type, target strategy, and estimated pounds of fish retained per tow.
Each trawl log represents a single fishing trip. The state of
California repealed their requirement, effective April 1, 2019,
therefore, NMFS created a federal requirement in order to maintain
logbook coverage from trawl vessels in California.
This federal requirement duplicates the logbook structure and
process that the state of California was using in order to minimize
disruption or confusion for fishery participants. Under this rule, NMFS
contracts with the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC)
to distribute and collect the same logbook these fishermen were using
previously. These data are used regularly by NMFS, the Pacific Fishery
Management Council, the West Coast Groundfish Observer Program, NMFS
Office of Law Enforcement, and the Coast Guard for fisheries management
and enforcement.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Monthly.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: The regulations at Sec. 660.13(a)(1) specify
reporting requirements for vessels using trawl gear in a state without
a state requirement for the completion and submission of a trawl
logbook.
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 0648-0782.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2022-12442 Filed 6-8-22; 8:45 am]
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