[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 171 (Friday, September 4, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 45756-45757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21405]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

15 CFR Part 902

50 CFR Part 665

[Docket No. 080206127-91246-03]
RIN 0648-AS71


Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Pelagic Fisheries; Squid Jig 
Fisheries

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 Amendment 15 to the Fishery Management Plan 
for Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific Region, relating to squid 
jig fisheries. The intent of this final rule is to inform the public 
that the associated permitting and reporting requirements have been 
approved by OMB.

DATES: This rule is effective on October 5, 2009. The amendments to 50 
CFR 665.13, 665.14, 665.21, and 665.22, published at 73 FR 70600 
(November 21, 2008), have been approved by OMB and are effective on 
October 5, 2009.

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: Brett Wiedoff, Sustainable Fisheries 
Division, NMFS PIR, 808-944-2272.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Federal Register document is also 
accessible at www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/.
    A final rule for Amendment 15 was published in the Federal Register 
on November 21, 2008 (73 FR 70600). The requirements of that final 
rule, other than the collection-of-information requirements, were 
effective on December 22, 2008. 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 associated 
permitting and reporting requirements in that rule was delayed. OMB 
approved the collection-of-information requirements contained in the 
final rule on August 11, 2009.
    Under NOAA Administrative Order 205-11, dated December 17, 1990, 
the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere has delegated authority 
to sign material for publication in the Federal Register to the 
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA.

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 new collection-of-information requirements 
subject to the PRA under OMB Control Number 0648-0589. The public 
reporting burden for these requirements is estimated to be 0.5 hr per 
permit applicant, with renewals requiring an additional 0.5 hr annually 
and approximately 10 min per vessel per fishing day to complete Federal 
catch reports. 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

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[email protected], or fax to 202-395-7285.

List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 902

    Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 665

    Administrative practice and procedure, Fisheries, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: August 31, 2009.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator For Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.

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For the reasons set out in the preamble, the amendments to 50 CFR 
665.13, 665.14, 665.21, and 665.22, published at 73 FR 70600 (November 
21, 2008), have been approved by OMB, and 15 CFR part 902 is amended as 
follows:

15 CFR CHAPTER IX

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

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

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

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2. In Sec.  902.1, amend the table in paragraph (b), under the entry 
``50 CFR'' by revising the entries for ``665.13'', ``665.14'', 
``665.16'', and ``665.21(k)'' to read as follows:


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

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    (b) * * *

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  CFR part or section where the       Current OMB control  number the
      information collection        information (All numbers begin with
     requirement is  located                       0648-)
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50 CFR                             .....................................
 
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665.13                             -0490, -0586, and -0589
665.14                             -0214, -0586, and -0589
665.16                             -0360, -0586, and -0589
 
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665.21 (k)                          -0490 and -0589
 
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