Notice2025-01670
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; U.S. Caribbean Commercial Fishermen Census
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Published
January 24, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 15 (Friday, January 24, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8122-8123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01670]
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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; U.S. Caribbean Commercial Fishermen Census
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
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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
August 9th, 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: U.S. Caribbean Commercial Fishermen Census.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0716.
Form Number(s): [None].
Type of Request: Regular submission [extension of a current
information collection].
Number of Respondents: 1,500.
Average Hours per Response: 45 minutes to complete the Fisher
Census Survey Form.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,125 hours.
Needs and Uses: This is a request for renewal of an approved
information collection. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
proposes to conduct a census of small-scale fishers operating in the
United States (U.S.) Caribbean. This data collection applies Puerto
Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The proposed socio-economic study
will collect information on demographics, capital investment in fishing
gear, equipment and vessels, fishing and marketing practices, economic
performance, crew dynamics, and miscellaneous attitudinal questions.
The data gathered will be used for the development of amendments to
fishery management plans, which require descriptions of the human and
economic environment and socio-economic analyses of regulatory
proposals. The information collected will also be used to strengthen
fishery management decision-making and satisfy various legal mandates
under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
(U.S.C. 1801 et seq.; MSA), Executive Order 12866, Regulatory
Flexibility Act, Endangered Species Act (ESA), and National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and other pertinent statues.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: NEPA and MSA.
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 0648-0716.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2025-01670 Filed 1-23-25; 8:45 am]
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