Notice2025-04448
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Greater Atlantic Region Logbook Family of Forms
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Published
March 19, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites 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. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 19, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12708-12709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-04448]
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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; Greater Atlantic Region Logbook Family of Forms
AGENCY: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites 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. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment
preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received on or before May 19, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#024c4d43432c525043426c6d63632c656d74"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6b25242a2a453b392a2b05040a0a450c041d">[email protected]</span></a>. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648-0212 in the subject line of your
comments. All comments received are part of the public record and will
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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: Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed
to Barry Clifford, Branch Chief--Data Processing and Quality, NOAA
Fisheries--Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, (978)-281-9148,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0b696a797972256867626d6d64796f4b65646a6a256c647d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0e6c6f7c7c77206d62676868617c6a4e60616f6f20696178">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This is a request for the renewal of an approved information
collection. The Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO),
under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act) and the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative
Management Act (Atlantic Coastal Act) the New England Fishery
Management Council (the Council) and the Atlantic States Marine
Fisheries Commission (the Commission) are responsible for conservation
and management of marine fishery resources off the east coast. NOAA's
National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) enacts complementary
regulations to Council and Commission actions.
The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires that conservation and management
measures must prevent overfishing while achieving, on a continuing
basis, the optimum yield from each fishery. These measures must be
based on the best scientific information available. The Atlantic
Coastal Act oversees coastal fishery resources that migrate, or are
widely distributed, across the jurisdictional boundaries of two or more
of the Atlantic States and Federal Government.
The use of vessel logbooks are essential tools in the management of
fishery resources. Section 303(a)(5) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act
specifically identifies the kinds of data to be collected for fishery
management plans (FMPs), and the GARFO obtains much of this data
through the logbooks, a web application, and vessel monitoring system
(VMS) (which is approved under the 0648-0212 information collection)
data. Logbooks are also known as Vessel Trip Reports (VTRs).
International, federal, state, and local fishery management
authorities recognize the value of logbook data and use the data as a
part of their management systems. Resulting data are used by
economists, biologists, and managers to develop, monitor, and enforce
controls on fishery harvests. Mandatory logbook reporting requirements
are applied to all vessels permitted under the Atlantic mackerel,
squid, butterfish, Atlantic sea scallop, Atlantic surf clam, ocean
quahog, Northeast (NE) multispecies, monkfish, summer flounder, scup,
black sea bass, Atlantic bluefish, spiny dogfish, Atlantic herring,
tilefish, red crab, skate, and American lobster FMPs. If a vessel is
permitted in more than one of these fisheries, only one report needs to
be submitted to fulfill reporting requirements for all species.
The information collected using logbooks will be used by several
offices of NMFS, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Councils and Commission, and
state fishery agencies. The information is used to develop, implement,
and monitor fishery management strategies. Logbook data serve as inputs
for a variety of uses, including biological analyses and stock
assessments, regulatory impact analyses, quota allocation selections
and monitoring, economic profitability profiles, trade and import
tariff decisions, allocation of grant funds among states, and analysis
of ecological interactions among species. Additionally, the data serve
and important means to facilitate enforcement and mitigate the impacts
of interactions between fixed fishing gear and endangered whales. NMFS
would be unable to fulfill the majority of its scientific research and
fishery management missions without these data.
II. Method of Collection
Data is collected electronically using software applications
submitted over the internet.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0212.
Form Number(s): 88-30, 88-140.
Type of Review: Regular Submission [extension of a current
information collection].
Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,927.
Estimated Time per Response: Vessel Trip Reports: VTRs are
estimated at 4 minutes per response. Lobster VTRs estimated at 5
minutes per response. Shellfish VTR estimated at 4 minutes per
response. Fish Online web application estimated at 4 minutes per
response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 17,154 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: 0.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act and the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative
Management Act.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau
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 information collection request. 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,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2025-04448 Filed 3-18-25; 8:45 am]
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