Notice2022-22728
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Reporting Requirements for Commercial Fisheries Authorization Under Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act
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Published
October 20, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 202 (Thursday, October 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63764-63765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22728]
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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; Reporting Requirements for Commercial Fisheries Authorization
Under Section 118 of the Marine Mammal 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 July 19, 2022 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: Reporting Requirements for Commercial Fisheries
Authorization under Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0292.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of currently
approved collection).
Number of Respondents: 200.
Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 50.
Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension of a currently
approved information collection and is sponsored by National Marine
Fisheries Service Office of Protected Resources.
Reporting injury to and/or mortalities of marine mammals incidental
to commercial fishing activities is mandated under section 118 of the
Marine Mammal Protection Act. This information is required to determine
the impacts of commercial fishing on marine mammal populations. This
information is also used to classify commercial fisheries into
Categories I, II, or III on the annual Marine Mammal Protection Act
List of Fisheries. Participants in the first two categories must be
authorized to take marine mammals, while those in Category III are
exempt from that requirement. All three categories must report injuries
or mortalities to the National Marine Fisheries Service using the OMB
approved form.
Minor administrative changes are being made to the form to clarify
the instructions for completing the ``Description of the mortality/
injury incident'' (DESCRIPTION OF UNKNOWN SPECIES OR CIRCUMSTANCES OF
MORTALITY/INJURY INCIDENT field) and the ``Coast Guard document
number'' (COAST GUARD DOCUMENT NO. or VESSEL'S STATE REGISTRATION NO
field).
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations;
Individuals or households; State, local, or tribal government.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1387 Sec. 118.
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
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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 0648-0292.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2022-22728 Filed 10-19-22; 8:45 am]
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