[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 93 (Friday, May 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27296-27297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11497]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Highly 
Migratory Species Dealer Reporting Family of Forms

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before July 13, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Craig Cockrell, (301) 713-2347 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Under the provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the National Marine 
Fisheries Service (NMFS) is responsible for management of the Nation's 
marine fisheries. NMFS must also carry out, as necessary and 
appropriate, obligations the United States undertakes internationally 
regarding tuna management through the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (16 
U.S.C. 971 et seq.). NMFS must collect domestic landings data for 
Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) via dealer reports in order to 
provide information vital for fishery management. In addition, the 
United States must monitor the import, export, and re-export of bluefin 
tuna, frozen bigeye tuna, and swordfish in order to comply with 
international obligations established through membership in the 
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas 
(ICCAT). ICCAT has implemented a trade monitoring program for bluefin 
tuna, frozen bigeye tuna, and swordfish to discourage illegal, 
unregulated, and unreported fishing activities as well as to further 
understand catches of and international trade in these species. Similar 
objectives are the basis for the Southern bluefin tuna (BFT) trade 
monitoring program established by the Commission for the Conservation 
of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT). Although the United States is not a 
member of the CCSBT, effective management of the Southern bluefin tuna 
resource is in the best interest of affected parties in the United 
States. Thus, the United States has implemented the CCSBT trade 
monitoring program, along with the analogous ICCAT programs.
    This collection serves as a family of forms for Atlantic HMS dealer 
reporting requirements, including for the purchase of HMS from 
fishermen, and the import, export, and/or re-export of HMS.

II. Method of Collection

    Information is submitted via mail or fax.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0040.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,456.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes each for catch and 
statistical documents and re-export certificates; 1 minute for tagging; 
2 hours for validation; 15 minutes for HMS International Trade biweekly 
report; 15 minutes for Southeast Region HMS biweekly dealer report and 
Northeast Region trip tickets; 3 minutes for Southeast Region HMS 
biweekly dealer negative reporting; 15 minutes for Atlantic BFT 
biweekly dealer report; 2 minutes for Atlantic BFT landing cards.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,794.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $11,612 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

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burden of the collection of information on respondents, including 
through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: May 10, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-11497 Filed 5-13-10; 8:45 am]
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