Notice2024-08070
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Southeast Region Dealer and Interview Family of Forms
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Published
April 16, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26865-26866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08070]
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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; Southeast Region Dealer and Interview Family of Forms
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 January 24th, 2024 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
Title: Southeast Region Dealer and Interview Family of Forms.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0013.
Form Number(s): NOAA Form 88-12B.
Type of Request: Regular submission [revision and renewal of a
current information collection].
Number of Respondents: 1,829.
Average Hours per Response: Dealer reporting for monitoring Federal
fishery annual catch limits (ACLs): coastal fisheries dealers
reporting, 10 minutes; mackerel dealer reporting (gillnet), 10 minutes.
Bio profile data from Trip Interview programs (TIP): Fin Fish
interviews, 10 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,826.
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Needs and Uses: This request is for a revision and renewal of a
current information collection. Fishery quotas are established for many
species in the fishery management plans developed by the Gulf of Mexico
Reef Fish Fishery Management Council, the South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, and The Caribbean Fishery Management Council. The
Southeast Fisheries Science Center has been delegated the
responsibility to monitor these quotas. To do so in a timely manner,
seafood dealers that handle these species are required to report the
purchases (landings) of these species. It was discovered that the USVI
trip interviews were being double counted with the Vessel trip
interviews. We have made the changes to remove the USVI interviews for
accuracy.
The frequency of these reporting requirements varies depending on
the magnitude of the quota (e.g., lower quota usually requires more
frequent reporting) and the intensity of fishing effort. The most
common reporting frequency is weekly. Daily reporting is only used for
one fishery. In addition, information collection included in this
family of forms includes interview with fishermen to gather information
on the fishing effort, location and type of gear used on individual
trips. This data collection is conducted for a subsample of the fishing
trips and vessel/trips in selected commercial fisheries in the
Southeast region and commercial fisheries of the US Caribbean. Fishing
trips and individuals are selected at random to provide a viable
statistical sample. These data are used for scientific analyses that
support critical conservation and management decisions made by national
and international fishery management organizations. This data
collection is authorized under 50 CFR part 622.5.
Affected Public: Business and other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Dealer reporting for monitoring Federal fishery annual
catch limits (ACLs) are estimated to transmit data 173 times annually.
Vessels selected for Trip Interview programs (TIP): Fin Fish interviews
are estimated to be encountered 2.3 times annually.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 50 CFR part 622.5.
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 0648-0013.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-08070 Filed 4-15-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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