[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 214 (Friday, November 4, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 68310-68311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28662]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

15 CFR Part 902

50 CFR Part 622

[Docket No. 110620342-1659-03]
RIN 0648-BB55


Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 
Snapper-Grouper Fishery Off the Southern Atlantic States; Amendment 15B

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 15B to the Fishery Management Plan 
for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (FMP). 
This rule makes effective the collection-of-information requirements 
published on November 16, 2009, and identified below.

DATES: The amendments to 15 CFR 902.1 in this rule are effective 
December 5, 2011. Amendments to Sec. Sec.  622.5(a)(1)(iv), (b)(1), and 
(b)(2); Sec.  622.8(a)(6); and Sec.  622.18(b)(1)(ii) published at 74 
FR 58902 (November 16, 2009) are effective December 5, 2011.

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 Rich Malinowski, Southeast 
Regional Office, NMFS, 263 13th Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701; 
and OMB, by email at [email protected], or fax to (202) 395-
7285.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Michie, telephone: (727) 824-
5305.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 16, 2009 (74 FR 58902), NMFS 
published a final rule to implement Amendment 15B to the FMP. That 
final rule contained collection-of-information requirements subject to 
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that were pending OMB approval at the 
time of publication. The rule delayed the effectiveness of those 
provisions of the rule with public reporting requirements until NMFS 
published OMB's approval of the collections. OMB approved these 
collection-of-information requirements on January 4, 2010 and January 
27, 2010, under OMB control number 0648-0603 (South Atlantic snapper-
grouper reporting requirements), and on April 12, 2011, under OMB 
control number 0648-0593 (South Atlantic snapper-grouper observer 
coverage requirements). Accordingly, this final rule makes effective 
the collection-of-information requirements at Sec.  622.5(a)(1)(iv), 
(b)(1), and (b)(2); Sec.  622.8(a)(6); and Sec.  622.18(b)(1)(ii) on 
December 5, 2011. The collection-of-information requirement at Sec.  
622.5(g), which includes reporting requirements for the South Atlantic 
snapper-grouper recreational sector, will not be submitted for approval 
until further information on burden hour estimates can be obtained from 
the fishery.

Classification

    This final rule has been determined to be not significant for 
purposes of Executive Order 12866.
    This final rule contains collection-of-information requirements 
subject to the PRA which have been approved under OMB control numbers 
0648-0603 and 0648-0593. The public reporting burdens for these 
collections of information are estimated to average: (1) 4 minutes for 
each notification of a vessel trip, (2) 20 minutes for each vessel and 
gear characterization form, (3) 31 minutes for each electronic logbook 
installation and data download, (4) 8 hours for each video monitor 
installation and data download, and (5) 20 minutes for each change of 
ownership. These estimates of the public reporting burdens include the 
time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, 
gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing 
the collections of information. Send comments regarding the burden 
estimates or any other aspect of the collection-of-information 
requirements, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to NMFS 
and to OMB (see ADDRESSES).
    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 PRA, unless that collection of information displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 902

    Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.


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    Dated: November 1, 2011.
John Oliver,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
    For the reasons set out 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

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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, the table in paragraph (b), under 50 CFR, is amended 
by revising the OMB control numbers for Sec. Sec.  622.5, 622.8, and 
622.18, 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
 information collection  requirement is  Current OMB control number (all
                located                     numbers begin with 0648-)
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50 CFR
 
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622.5..................................  -0013, -0016, -0392, and -0593.
 
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622.8..................................  -0205 and -0593.
 
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622.18.................................  -0205 and -0593.
 
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