[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 133 (Thursday, July 10, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39587-39588]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-15610]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

15 CFR Part 902

50 CFR Part 648

[Docket No. 070817467-8744-03]
RIN 0648-AV90


Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop 
Fishery; Framework Adjustment 19; Announcing OMB Approval of 
Information Collection

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

ACTION: Final rule; effective date of OMB control numbers.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces that 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the following 
collection of information pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995: OMB 0648-0546, ``Northeast Region Observer Providers 
Requirements.'' This rule publishes the OMB control number for these 
collections and makes effective the collection-of-information 
requirements published in a final rule to implement measures included 
in Framework Adjustment 19 (Framework 19) to the Atlantic Sea Scallop 
Fishery Management Plan (FMP).

DATES: This final rule is effective August 11, 2008. The amendments to 
50 CFR 648.11(h)(5)(vii)(G) through (J), and the collection-of-
information requirements published on May 29, 2008 (73 FR 30790), are 
effective August 11, 2008.

ADDRESSES: An environmental assessment (EA) was prepared for Framework 
19 that describes the action and other alternatives considered, and 
provides a thorough analysis of the impacts of the measures and 
alternatives. Copies of Framework 19, the EA, and the Initial 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA), are available upon request from 
Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management 
Council (Council), 50 Water Street, Newburyport, MA 01950. The Final 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (FRFA) was published in the 
Classification section of the final rule (73 FR 30790, May 29, 2008). 
Copies of the FRFA are available upon request from the Regional 
Administrator at the address listed in the next paragraph.
    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 the Regional Administrator at 1 
Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930 and by e-mail to [email protected], or fax to (202) 395-7285.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jamie Goen, Fishery Policy Analyst, 
phone 978-281-9220; fax 978-281-9135.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 29, 2008 (73 FR 30790), NMFS 
published a final rule to implement measures included in Framework 
Adjustment 19 (Framework 19) to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery 
Management Plan (FMP), which was developed by the Council. Framework 19 
included, in part, adjustments to the industry-funded observer program 
for the scallop fishery, which included a collection of information 
associated with regulations at 50 CFR 648.11(h)(5)(vii)(G) through (J). 
OMB's approval of NMFS PRA submission on the collection of information 
did not happen in time to publish their determination with the final 
rule on Framework 19.
    The PRA and its implementing regulations require Federal agencies 
to display OMB control numbers and inform respondents of their legal 
significance after OMB has approved an Agency's information collection. 
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless 
it displays a currently valid OMB control number, and no person is 
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. In accordance with the requirements 
of the PRA and its implementing regulations, NMFS notifies the public 
that the following information collection has been approved by OMB 
following the Agency's submission of an information collection request 
(ICR):
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0546.
    OMB Approval Date: 06/03/08.
    Expiration Date: 06/30/2011.
    Title: Northeast Region Observer Providers Requirements.
    This notice announces approval of the information collection listed 
above, publishes the OMB control number, and announces the 
effectiveness of the implementing regulations in 50 CFR 
648.11(h)(5)(vii)(G) through (J).

Classification

    NMFS determined that Framework 19 was necessary for the 
conservation and management of the Atlantic sea scallop fishery and was 
consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Act and other applicable law. This 
rule announces OMB approval of a collection of information pursuant to 
the PRA and the effectiveness of regulations that were published in the 
final rule for Framework 19 dated May 29, 2008. Therefore, NMFS has 
also determined that this rule is necessary for the conservation and 
management of the Atlantic sea scallop fishery and is consistent with 
the Magnuson-Stevens Act and other applicable law.
    This final rule has been determined to be not significant for 
purposes of Executive Order 12866.
    This rule contains a collection-of-information requirement subject 
to the PRA. The collection of this information was approved by OMB on 
June 3, 2008, under OMB Control Number 0648-0546. Public reporting 
burden for these collections of information are estimated to average as 
follows:
    1. Service provider observer contact information reports, OMB 
 0648-0546--5 min per response;
    2. Service provider observer availability reports, OMB  
0648-0546--1 min per response;
    3. Copies of service provider outreach materials, OMB  
0648-0546--30 min per response;
    4. Copies of service provider contracts, OMB  0648-0546 --
30 min per response.
    More detail on these collections of information is available in the 
final rule for Framework 19 (73 FR 30790, May 29, 2008) and on the 
following website listing OMB approved PRA submissions: http://www.cio.noaa.gov/itmanagement/prasubs.html. Send comments regarding 
these burden estimates or any other aspect of this data collection, 
including suggestions for reducing the burden, to NMFS (see ADDRESSES) 
and by e-mail to

[[Page 39588]]

[email protected], or fax to 202-395-7285.
    NMFS, pursuant to Section 604 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act 
(RFA), included a final regulatory flexibility analysis (FRFA) in the 
classification section of the Framework 19 final rule. This final rule 
only announces OMB approval of a collection of information and 
effectiveness of regulations contained in the Framework 19 final rule 
and analyses. Therefore, the FRFA is not repeated here. The FRFA 
described the economic impact the Framework 19 final rule will have on 
small entities. It incorporated the economic impacts and analysis 
summarized in the IRFA for the proposed rule to implement Framework 19, 
the comments and responses in the Framework 19 final rule, and the 
corresponding economic analyses prepared for Framework 19 (e.g., the EA 
and the RIR). A copy of the IRFA, the RIR, and the EA for Framework 19 
is available upon request (see ADDRESSES).

List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 902

    Reporting and recordkeeping.

    Dated: July 2, 2008.
John Oliver,
Deputy Assistant Administrator For Operations, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.

0
For the reasons stated in the preamble, 15 CFR part 902 is amended as 
follows:

PART 902--NOAA INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE 
PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT: OMB CONTROL NUMBERS

    1. The authority citation for part 902 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

0
2. In Sec.  902.1, the table in paragraph (b) under ``50 CFR'' is 
amended by revising the existing entry for Sec.  648.11 to read as 
follows:


Sec.  902.1  OMB control numbers assigned pursuant to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act.

* * * * *
    (b) Display.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Current OMB control number
CFR part or section where the information  (All numbers begin with 0648-
    collection requirement is located                    )
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                * * * * *
 
50 CFR                                     .............................
                                * * * * *
648.11                                     -0202,-0546, and -0555
                                * * * * *
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------

[FR Doc. E8-15610 Filed 7-9-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-S