Notice2023-21176
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Electronic Logbook for the Commercial Shrimp Fishery in the Gulf of Mexico
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Published
September 28, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 187 (Thursday, September 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66815-66816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21176]
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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; Electronic Logbook for the Commercial Shrimp Fishery in the
Gulf of Mexico
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 June 9, 2023, 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: Electronic Logbook for the Commercial Shrimp Fishery in the
Gulf of Mexico.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0543.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission--extension of a current
information collection.
Number of Respondents: 610.
Average Hours per Response: 2 hours.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,220.
Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a current
information collection. The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) authorizes the Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council (Council) to prepare and amend fishery
management plans for any fishery in waters under its jurisdiction.
NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) manages the commercial
shrimp fishery in Federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) under the
Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf. The
electronic logbook (ELB) regulations for the Gulf shrimp fishery may be
found at 50 CFR 622.51(a)(2). The ELB is a device that records the
position of the vessel every ten minutes. The tracks of the vessels can
be examined to determine when and where shrimp trawling is occurring.
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As of May 1, 2023, there are approximately 1,319 valid or renewable
Federal permits to commercially harvest shrimp from the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ) in the Gulf. Monitoring shrimp vessels, operating
together with many other fishing vessels of differing sizes, gears
types used, and fishing capabilities, is made even more challenging by
seasonal variability in shrimp abundance and price, and the broad
geographic distribution of the fleet. ELBs provide a precise means of
estimating the amount of shrimp fishing effort. Using ELBs to estimate
fishing effort serves an important role to help estimate bycatch in the
Gulf shrimp fleet.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Twice Annually (every 6 months).
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain a Service or
Benefit.
Legal Authority: Fishing Regulation 50 CFR 622.51(a)(2).
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 0648-0543.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-21176 Filed 9-27-23; 8:45 am]
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