[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 2691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-911]


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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: High Seas Fishing Vessel Permit Application, Logbook 
Reporting, and Vessel Marking.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0304.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 120.
    Average Hours per Response: Permits, 30 minutes; logbooks, 5 
minutes; vessel marking, 45 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 848.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a current 
information collection. United States (U.S.) vessels that fish on the 
high seas (waters beyond the U.S. exclusive economic zone) are required 
to possess a permit issued under the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act 
(HSFCA). Applicants for this permit must submit information to identify 
their vessels, owners and operators of the vessels, and intended 
fishing areas. The application information is used to process permits 
and to maintain a register of vessels authorized to fish on the high 
seas.
    The HSFCA also requires vessels be marked for identification and 
enforcement purposes. Vessels must be marked in three locations (port 
and starboard sides of the deckhouse or hull, and on a weatherdeck) 
with their official number or radio call sign.
    Operators of vessels licensed under the HSFCA are also required to 
report their catch and fishing effort when fishing on the high seas. 
The requirement is for fishery management purposes and to provide data 
to international organizations. Vessels already maintaining logbooks 
under other specific regulations are not required to maintain an 
additional logbook.
    These requirements apply to all vessels fishing on the high seas.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organiations.
    Frequency: Annually, daily and every five years.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: [email protected].
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0336, 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: January 12, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-911 Filed 1-18-12; 8:45 am]
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