Notice2024-22594
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Vessel Information Family of Forms
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Published
October 2, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22594]
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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; Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Vessel
Information 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 June 6, 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: Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Vessel
Information Family of Forms.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0595.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission [Revision and extension of a
current information collection].
Number of Respondents: 226.
Average Hours per Response: 3.5 total hours. 2 hours for Foreign
EEZ form, 1 hour for WCPFC Area Endorsement form, and 0.5 hour for
Request for IMO Ship Identification Number.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 44 hours.
Needs and Uses: This request is for a revision and extension of the
current information collection. The revision will include the
following: A section at the beginning of the Area Endorsement form,
paper, and online format, was added for vessel IMO numbers to be
included, alongside the Official Number and Vessel Name sections.
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) administers regulations
that implement decisions of the Commission for the Conservation and
Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central
Pacific Ocean (WCPFC or Commission). The regulations require for the
owners or operators of U.S. vessels to (1) apply for and obtain a WCPFC
Area Endorsement if the vessel is used for fishing for highly migratory
species (HMS) on the high seas in the WCPFC area (or Convention Area)
(50 CFR 300.212), (2) complete and submit a Foreign Exclusive Economic
Zone (EEZ) Form if the vessel is used for fishing for HMS in the
Convention Area in areas under the jurisdiction of any nation other
than the United States (50 CFR 300.213), and (3) request and obtain an
IMO number if the vessel is used for fishing for HMS on the high seas
or in areas under the jurisdiction of any nation other than the United
States (50 CFR 300.217(c)).
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations;
individuals or households.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries
Convention Implementation Act (WCPFCIA); 16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.
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 0648-0595.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-22594 Filed 10-1-24; 8:45 am]
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