[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 151 (Monday, August 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46682-46683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19060]


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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: Pacific Islands Region Coral Reef Ecosystems Permit Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0463.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (revision and extension of a 
current information collection).

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    Number of Respondents: 12.
    Average Hours per Response: Coral Reef Ecosystem permits, 2 hours; 
appeals, 3 hours; transshipment permits, 10 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 31.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of a 
current information collection.
    National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requires, as codified 
under 50 CFR Part 665, any person (1) fishing for, taking, retaining, 
or using a vessel to fish for Western Pacific coral reef ecosystem 
management unit species in the designated low-use Marine Protected 
Areas, (2) fishing for any of these species using gear not specifically 
allowed in the regulations, or (3) fishing for, taking, or retaining 
any Potentially Harvested Coral Reef Taxa (PHCRT) in the coral reef 
ecosystem regulatory area, to obtain and carry a permit. A receiving 
vessel must also have a transshipment permit for at-sea transshipment 
of coral reef ecosystem management unit species (CREMUS). The permit 
application form provides basic information about the permit applicant, 
vessel, fishing gear and method, target species, projected fishing 
effort, etc., for use by NMFS and the Western Pacific Fishery 
Management Council in determining eligibility for permit issuance. The 
information is important for understanding the nature of the fishery 
and provides a link to participants. It also aids in the enforcement of 
Fishery Ecosystem Plan measures.
    Revision: NMFS is adding a transshipment permit application, where 
previously a separate form was not required.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually 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 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: July 30, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-19060 Filed 8-3-12; 8:45 am]
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