Notice2024-22717
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Pacific Islands Short-Tailed Albatross Recovery Data Form
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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: 2024-22717]
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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; Pacific Islands Short-Tailed Albatross Recovery Data Form
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 July 16, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Pacific Islands Short-tailed Albatross Recovery Data Form.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0456.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission [revision with an extension of
a current information collection].
Number of Respondents: 1.
Average Hours per Response: 1.25 Hrs (1.0 for report, 0.25 for
notification).
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1.25.
Needs and Uses: To improve the information collection, NMFS revised
the Short-tailed Albatross Recovery Data Form to remove the field for
hook type as only one hook type is currently allowed in the fishery,
collect information on hook size, collect more details about bird
bands, and request more information about transportation of an injured
bird. We also changed the collection's title from Pacific Islands
Region Seabird-Fisheries Interaction Recovery Reporting to Pacific
Islands Short-tailed Albatross Recovery Data Form to more accurately
describe the collection and its purpose.
Federal regulations at <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/part-665/section-665.815#p-665.815">https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/part-665/section-665.815#p-665.815</a>(b) require that the operator of a vessel
with a Hawaii longline limited access permit safely handle and release
endangered short-tailed albatrosses (Phoebastria albatrus) incidentally
hooked or entangled during fishing operations. In that event, the
vessel operator must also immediately notify NMFS, the U.S. Coast Guard
or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS); record the condition of
the bird and other time and location information on a Short-tailed
Albatross Recovery Data Form; attach identical information tags to the
carcass and specimen bag if the albatross is dead; and turn over any
carcass to USFWS within 72 hours after returning to port. If the
albatross is alive, a veterinarian will use the information to provide
advice to the vessel operator for caring for the bird. If the albatross
is dead, the recorded information will assist USFWS biologists in
follow-up studies on the specimen. This collection is one of the terms
and conditions contained in a Endangered Species Act Section 7
biological opinion issued by USFWS, and is intended to maximize the
probability of the long-term survival of short-tailed albatross
accidentally taken by longline gear.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit organizations.
Frequency: As needed.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 50 CFR 665.815(b).
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="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://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 0648-0456.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-22717 Filed 10-1-24; 8:45 am]
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