Notice2023-00983
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; International Dolphin Conservation Program
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
January 19, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 88 Issue 12 (Thursday, January 19, 2023)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3393-3394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00983]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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; International Dolphin Conservation Program
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 August 31, 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: International Dolphin Conservation Program.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0387.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission, extension of a currently
approved information collection, without change.
Number of Respondents: 518.
Average Hours per Response: 35 minutes for a vessel permit
application; 10 minutes for an operator permit application, a
notification of vessel arrival or departure, a change in permit
operator, a notification of a net modification or a monthly tuna
storage removal report; 30 minutes for a request for a waiver to
transit the ETP without a permit (and subsequent radio reporting) or
for a special report documenting the origin of tuna (if requested by
the NOAA Administrator); 10 hours for an experimental fishing operation
waiver; 15 minutes for a request for a Dolphin Mortality Limit; 35
minutes for written notification to request active status for a small
tuna purse seine vessel; 5 minutes for written notification to request
inactive status for a small tuna purse seine vessel or for written
notification of the intent to transfer a tuna purse seine vessel to
foreign registry and flag; 60 minutes for a tuna tracking form or for a
monthly tuna receiving report; 30 minutes for IMO application or
exemption request; 30 minutes for chain of custody recordkeeping
reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 277.
Needs and Uses: This request is for extension, without change, of a
current information collection.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) collects
information to implement the International Dolphin Conservation Program
Act (Act). The Act allows entry of yellowfin tuna into the United
States (U.S.), under specific conditions, from nations in the
International Dolphin Conservation Program that would otherwise be
under embargo. The Act also allows U.S. fishing vessels to participate
in the yellowfin tuna fishery
[[Page 3394]]
in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP) on terms equivalent with
the vessels of other nations. NOAA collects information to allow
tracking and verification of ``dolphin-safe'' and ``non-dolphin safe''
tuna products from catch through the U.S. market.
The regulations implementing the Act are at 50 CFR parts 216 and
300. The recordkeeping and reporting requirements at 50 CFR parts 216
and 300 form the basis for this collection of information. This
collection includes permit applications, notifications, tuna tracking
forms, reports, and certifications that provide information on vessel
characteristics and operations in the ETP, the origin of tuna and tuna
products, chain of custody recordkeeping requirements and certain other
information necessary to implement the Act.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations;
individuals or households.
Frequency: Annually, monthly, as requested, or as needed.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: The International Dolphin Conservation Program
Act, with regulations implementing the Act at 50 CFR parts 216 and 300.
The recordkeeping and reporting requirements at 50 CFR parts 216 and
300 form the basis for this collection of information.
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 0648-0387.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-00983 Filed 1-18-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
</pre></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on January 19, 2023.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.