[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 231 (Friday, December 1, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 69495-69496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-20378]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 665

[Docket No. 060724200-6302-03; I.D. 052506A and 071106G]
RIN 0648-AT95 and 0648-AT94


Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Bottomfish and Seamount 
Groundfish, Crustacean, and Precious Corals Fisheries; Permit and 
Reporting Requirements

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule; effectiveness of collection-of-information 
requirements.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces approval by the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) of collection-of-information requirements contained in 
regulations implementing the amendments to the

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Bottomfish and Seamount Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), 
Crustaceans FMP, and Precious Corals FMP. The intent of this final rule 
is to inform the public of the permitting and reporting requirements.

DATES: Amendments to Sec. Sec.  665.14, 665.41, and 665.61, published 
at 71 FR 53605 (September 12, 2006), and amendments to Sec. Sec.  
665.14 and 665.61, published at 71 FR 64474 (November 2, 2006) are 
effective on January 2, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the burden-hour estimates or 
other aspects of the collection-of-information requirements contained 
in this final rule may be submitted to William L. Robinson, 
Administrator, NMFS Pacific Islands Region (PIR), 1601 Kapiolani 
Boulevard, Suite 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814-4700, and to David Rostker, 
OMB, by e-mail to [email protected], or fax to 202-395-7285.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Harman, NMFS PIR, 808-944-2271.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Access

    This Federal Register document is also accessible at the web site 
of the Office of the Federal Register: www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html.

Background

    A final rule for amendments to the Bottomfish and Seamount 
Groundfish, Crustaceans, and Precious Corals FMPs was published in the 
Federal Register on September 12, 2006 (71 FR 53605), and the 
requirements of that final rule, other than the collection-of-
information requirements, were effective on October 12, 2006. Because 
OMB approval of the collection-of-information requirements had not been 
received by the date that final rule was published, the effective date 
of the permitting and reporting requirements in that rule was delayed. 
Also, another final rule for an amendment to the Bottomfish and 
Seamount Groundfish FMP was published in the Federal Register on 
November 2, 2006 (71 FR 64474), and the requirements of that final 
rule, other than the collection-of-information requirements, will be 
effective on December 4, 2006. Because OMB approval of the collection-
of-information requirements had not been received by the date that rule 
was published, the effective date of the permitting and reporting 
requirements in that rule was also delayed.
    OMB approved the collection-of-information requirements contained 
in the two rules on November 7, 2006. Accordingly, this final rule 
makes effective the collection-of-information requirements at 
Sec. Sec.  665.14, 665.41, and 665.61, which were amended in the 
September 12, 2006, final rule, and the collection-of- information 
requirements at Sec. Sec.  665.14 and 665.61, which were amended in the 
November 2, 2006, final rule.

Classification

    This final rule has been determined to be not significant for 
purposes of Executive Order 12866.
    Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no person is 
required to respond to, and no person shall be subject to penalty for 
failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the 
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), unless that 
collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control 
number.
    This final rule contains revisions to collection-of- information 
requirements subject to the PRA under OMB control numbers 0648-0214 and 
0648-0490. The public reporting burden for these requirements is 
estimated to be 30 min for a new permit application, and 5 min for 
completing a fishing logbook each day. These estimates include time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information. Send comments regarding these burden 
estimates or any other aspect of this data collection, including 
suggestions for reducing the burden, to William L. Robinson (see 
ADDRESSES), or by e-mail to [email protected], or fax to 202-
395-7285.

    Dated: November 27, 2006.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
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