[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 159 (Thursday, August 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 49411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20100]


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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, Vessel Identification, and Reporting 
Requirements for the Pelagic Squid Jig Fishery in the Western Pacific 
Region.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0589.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (revision and extension of a 
current information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 30.
    Average Hours Per Response: Permit applications, 30 minutes; 
logsheets, 15 minutes, vessel identification, 45 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 265.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of a 
currently approved information collection.
    Federal regulations at Title 50, Part 665, of the Code of Federal 
Regulations require that owners of vessels fishing for, or landing, 
pelagic squid in the western Pacific region obtain a permit from NOAA 
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). In addition, the regulations 
require vessel operators to report fishing activity and harvest on 
daily logbooks and mark their vessels for identification: the vessel's 
official number is required to be displayed on the port and starboard 
sides of the deckhouse or hull, and on an appropriate weather deck.
    The information collected is used to identify participants in the 
fishery, document fishing activities and landings, determine the 
conditions of the stocks, assess the effectiveness of management 
measures, evaluate the benefits and costs of changes in management 
measures, and monitor and respond to accidental takes of protected 
species, including seabirds, turtles, and marine mammals.
    Vessel owners must identify their vessels to assist in aerial and 
at-sea enforcement of fishing regulations.
    Revision: There is now a $32 permit fee.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually and daily during fishing trips.
    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: August 10, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-20100 Filed 8-15-12; 8:45 am]
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