Notice2023-13509
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Reporting Requirements for the Ocean Salmon Fishery Off the Coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California
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Published
June 26, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites 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. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 121 (Monday, June 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41388-41389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13509]
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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 the Ocean Salmon Fishery Off the
Coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California
AGENCY: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites 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. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment
preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received on or before August 25, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ffb1b0bebed1afadbebf91909e9ed1989089"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fdb3b2bcbcd3adafbcbd93929c9cd39a928b">[email protected]</span></a>. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648-0433 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed
to Shannon Penna, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) West Coast
Region, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle WA 98115; telephone: 562-980-
4239; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c9baa1a8a7a7a6a7e7b9aca7a7a889a7a6a8a8e7aea6bf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f7c676e61616061217f6a61616e4f61606e6e21686079">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for an extension of a currently approved
information collection.
Ocean salmon fisheries conducted in the U.S. exclusive economic
zone, 3-200 nautical miles off the West Coast states of Washington,
Oregon, and California are managed by the Pacific Fishery Management
Council (Council) and NOAA's NMFS under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (MSA). Management measures for the
ocean salmon fisheries are set annually, consistent with the Council's
Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The FMP provides a
framework for managing the ocean salmon fisheries in a sustainable
manner, as required under the MSA, through the use of conservation
objectives, annual catch limits, and other reference points and status
determination criteria described in the FMP. To meet these criteria,
annual management measures, published in the Federal Register by NMFS,
specify regulatory areas, catch restrictions, and landing restrictions
based on the stock abundance forecasts. These catch and landing
restrictions include area- and species-specific quotas for the
commercial ocean salmon fishery, and generally require catch and
landings to be reported to the appropriate state and tribal agencies to
allow for timely and accurate accounting of the season's catch (50 CFR
660.404 and 50 CFR 660.408(o)). The best available catch and effort
data and projections are presented by the state fishery managers in
telephone conference calls involving the NMFS Regional Administrator
and representatives of the Council. However, NMFS acknowledges that
unsafe weather or mechanical problems could prevent commercial
fishermen from making their landings at the times and places specified,
and the MSA requires conservation and management measures to promote
the safety of human life at sea. Therefore, the annual management
measures will include provisions to exempt commercial salmon fishermen
from compliance with the landing requirements when they experience
unsafe weather conditions or mechanical problems at sea, so long as the
appropriate notifications are made by, for example, at-sea radio and
cellular telephone, and information on catch and other required
information is given, under this collection of information.
The annual management measures will specify the contents and
procedure of the notifications, and the entities receiving the
notifications (e.g., U.S. Coast Guard). Absent this requirement by the
Council, the state reporting systems would not regularly collect this
specific type of in-season radio report. These provisions, and this
federal collection of information, promote safety at sea and provide
practical utility for sustainably managing the fishery, and ensure
regulatory consistency across each state by implementing the same
requirements in the territorial waters off each state. This information
collection is intended to be general in scope by leaving the specifics
of the notifications for annual determination, thus providing
flexibility in responding to salmon management concerns in any given
year.
II. Method of Collection
Notifications are made by at-sea radio or cellular phone
transmissions.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0433.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently
approved collection).
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 40.
Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau
to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether
the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy
of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed
collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden
on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
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to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available
at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-13509 Filed 6-23-23; 8:45 am]
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