[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 18788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7380]


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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: Permitting and Vessel Identification Requirements for the 
Commercial Bottomfish Fishery in the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0584.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (revision and extension of a 
current information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 125.
    Average Hours per Response: Permit applications, 30 minutes; 
appeals, 2 hours; vessel marking, 45 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 70.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a revision and extension of a 
currently approved information collection. The National Marine 
Fisheries Service (NMFS) requires that owners of commercial fishing 
vessels in the bottomfish fishery in the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands (CNMI) obtain a federal bottomfish permit. If their 
vessels are over 40 ft. (12.2 m) long, they must also mark their 
vessels in compliance with federal identification requirements and 
carry and maintain a satellite-based vessel monitoring system (VMS). 
This collection of information is needed for permit issuance, to 
identify actual or potential participants in the fishery, and aid in 
enforcement of regulations and area closures.
    Revisions: The vessel monitoring system requirements are now 
covered under OMB Control No. 0648-0441 and the NMFS is now requiring a 
permit fee of $28.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    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: March 22, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-7380 Filed 3-27-12; 8:45 am]
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