[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 64246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26277]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Highly Migratory Species Dealer Reporting Family of Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0040.
    Form Number(s): 88-14.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (renewal of an existing 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 1,832.
    Average Hours per Response: Catch documents, export/re-export 
certificates and statistical documents, 5 minutes; validation of these 
documents, 15 minutes; nongovernmental validation authorization, 2 
hours; Atlantic bluefin tuna daily landing report and tag, 3 minutes; 
biweekly landing reports, 15 minutes; biweekly negative landing 
reports, 15 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 6,735.
    Needs and Uses: 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 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 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 highly 
migratory species dealer reporting requirements, including the purchase 
of highly migratory species from fishermen, and the import, export, 
and/or re-export of highly migratory species.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Daily, biweekly and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: [email protected].
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected].

    Dated: October 14, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-26277 Filed 10-18-10; 8:45 am]
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