Notice2024-18406
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Southeast Region Logbook Family of Forms
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Published
August 16, 2024
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Department of Commerce invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing information collections in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 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 the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 159 (Friday, August 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66693-66694]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18406]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Southeast Region Logbook Family of Forms
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing
information collections in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (PRA), 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 the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB).
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received by October 15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f39d9c9292dd838192b39d9c9292dd949c85"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fa94959b9bd48a889bba94959b9bd49d958c">[email protected]</span></a>. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648-0016 in the subject line of your
comments. All comments received are part of the public record and will
generally be posted on <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> without change. Do
not submit confidential business information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional
information or questions related to collection activities described in
this notice to Rich Malinowski, NMFS Southeast Regional Office,
Sustainable Fisheries Division, 263 13th Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL
33701, telephone: 727-824-5305, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e5978c868dcb8884898c8b8a92968e8ca58b8a8484cb828a93"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b0c2d9d3d89eddd1dcd9dedfc7c3dbd9f0dedfd1d19ed7dfc6">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The NMFS Southeast Region proposes to revise parts of the
information collections currently approved under OMB Control Number
0648-0016 to comply with a court order from the U.S. Fifth Circuit
Court of Appeals, which effectively invalidated previous regulations
implemented by NMFS. The
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NMFS Southeast Region manages commercial and recreational fisheries in
Federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf), South Atlantic, and
Caribbean under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. 1801
et seq., through regulations implemented at 50 CFR part 622.
Participants in most of these federally managed fisheries are required
to keep and submit logbooks of their fishing effort and catch from
their fishing trips. Some fishermen on these vessels also provide
information on the species and quantities of fish, shellfish, marine
turtles, and marine mammals that are caught and discarded or have
interacted with the fishing gear. These fishermen may also provide
information about dockside prices, trip operating costs, and annual
fixed costs.
NMFS is developing a final rule to remove the regulations for the
Gulf electronic reporting program applicable to an owner or operator of
a recreational charter vessel or headboat (for-hire vessel) with such a
recreational permit to fish for federally managed Gulf reef fish or
Gulf coastal migratory pelagic species. The final rule will reinstate
regulations for recordkeeping and reporting that were in effect on
January 4, 2021, before the effective dates of the invalidated rules.
Those historical regulations can be viewed at this website: <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2021-01-04/title-50/chapter-VI/part-622?toc=1">https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2021-01-04/title-50/chapter-VI/part-622?toc=1</a>. See
subparts B and Q to part 622.
Because the rulemaking action results from a court order, NMFS does
not have discretion to change the recordkeeping and reporting
regulations from those in effect on January 4, 2021, which consisted of
the information collection requirements previously approved by OMB and
implemented by NMFS. Therefore, this revision would: 1. remove from the
approved information collections all components associated with the
Gulf for-hire electronic reporting program, and 2. reinstate those
previously approved recordkeeping and reporting requirements, the
number of respondents, responses, and the time and cost burdens for
which were at a much smaller scale, without changes to other
information collections under OMB Control Number 0648-0016, Southeast
Region Logbook Family of Forms.
II. Method of Collection
The information is submitted on paper forms and electronic
transmissions.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0016.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission--revision of a current
information collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,499.
Estimated Time per Response: Annual fixed-cost report, 45 minutes;
Discard logbook, 15 minutes; headboat, charter vessel, golden crab,
reef fish-mackerel, economic cost per trip, and wreckfish, 10 minutes;
No-fishing report for golden crab, reef fish-mackerel, charter vessels,
and wreckfish, 2 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 42,797.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $148,400 in recordkeeping
and reporting costs.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory, required to obtain or retain
benefits.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments 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
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. 2024-18406 Filed 8-15-24; 8:45 am]
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