[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 193 (Thursday, October 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60677-60678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24414]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Antarctic 
Marine Living Resources Conservation and Management Measures

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 
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before December 3, 
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 Internet at 
[email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Mi Ae Kim at (301) 427-8365 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The 1982 Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living 
Resources (Convention) established the Commission for the Conservation 
of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR). CCAMLR meets annually to 
adopt measures to conserve and manage the marine living resources of 
the Convention Area. The United States is a Contracting Party to the 
Convention and a member of CCAMLR and its Scientific Committee. The 
Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act (AMLRCA) directs and 
authorizes the United States to take actions necessary to meet its 
treaty obligations as a Contracting Party to the Convention. The 
regulations

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implementing AMLRCA are at 50 CFR part 300, Subpart G.
    The recordkeeping and reporting requirements at 50 CFR part 300 
form the basis for this collection of information. The reporting 
requirements included in this collection concern CCAMLR Ecosystem 
Monitoring Program (CEMP) activities, United States (U.S.) harvesting 
permit applicants and/or harvesting vessel operators, and U.S. 
importers and re-exporters of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (AMLR).

II. Method of Collection

    Paper applications, electronic reports, satellite-linked vessel 
monitoring devices, radio and telephone calls, gear and vessel markings 
are required from participants and methods of transmittal include 
Internet, satellite, facsimile and mail transmission of forms, reports 
and information.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0194.
    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: 86: 1 research entity; 5 vessel 
owners; 80 dealers.
    Estimated Time per Response: One hour to apply for a CEMP research 
permit; one hour to report on permitted research; 28 hours to supply 
information on potential new or exploratory fishing; two hours to apply 
for a harvesting permit; 2 minutes to transmit information by radio; 4 
hours to install a vessel monitoring device (VMS); two hours for annual 
VMS maintenance; 45 minutes to mark a vessel; 40 minutes to mark buoys; 
10 hours to mark pot gear; six minutes to mark trawl nets; 15 minutes 
to apply for a dealer permit to import and/or re-export Antarctic 
marine living resources; 15 minutes to complete and submit a toothfish 
catch document; 15 minutes to apply for pre-approval of toothfish 
imports; 15 minutes to complete and submit re-export catch documents; 
fifteen minutes to submit import tickets.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 294.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $132,373 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the continuing 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 continuing 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: September 28, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-24414 Filed 10-3-12; 8:45 am]
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