[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 41 (Thursday, March 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 12567]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4938]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Pacific Islands 
Region Coral Reef Ecosystems Logbook and Reporting

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 April 30, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 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 Walter Ikehara, (808) 944-2275 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This request is an extension of a current information collection.
    National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requires United States 
(U.S.) fishing vessels registered for use with, or any U.S. citizen 
issued with, a Special Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishing Permit (authorized 
under the Fishery Management Plan for Coral Reef Ecosystems of the 
Western Pacific Region), to complete logbooks and submit them to NMFS. 
The information in the logbooks is used to obtain fish catch/fishing 
effort data on coral reef fishes and invertebrates harvested in 
designated low-use marine protected areas and on those listed in the 
regulations as potentially-harvested coral reef taxa in waters of the 
U.S. exclusive economic zone in the western Pacific region. These data 
are needed to determine the condition of the stocks and whether the 
current management measures are having the intended effects, to 
evaluate the benefits and costs of changes in management measures, and 
to monitor and respond to incidental takes of endangered and threatened 
marine animals. NMFS Fishery Management Plans are developed per Section 
303 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Plan.

II. Method of Collection

    Information is submitted to NMFS in the form of paper logbook 
sheets and paper transshipment forms within 30 days of each landing of 
coral reef harvest.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0462.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5.
    Estimated Time per Response: Pre-trip and pre-landing 
notifications, 3 minutes; logbook reports, 30 minutes; transshipment 
reports, 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 382.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 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 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: February 24, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-4938 Filed 2-29-12; 8:45 am]
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