[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 57 (Monday, March 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 17922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06721]


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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: Antarctic Marine Living Resources Conservation and 
Management Measures.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0194.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (revision and extension of a 
current information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 86.
    Average Hours per Response: Ecosystem monitoring application and 
annual report, one hour each; applications for new or exploratory 
fisheries, 28 hours; harvest/transshipment applications, 2 hours; 
occasional radio transmissions to NMFS and phone calls to request an 
observer, 5 minutes each; vessel monitoring system installation, 
certification and annual maintenance, annualized to 3 hours; vessel 
marking, 45 minutes; gear marking, 2 hours; import and/or re-export 
permit applications and dealer preapproval of catch and re-export catch 
documents and import tickets, 15 minutes each; catch data submission, 
30 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 386.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of a 
current information collection. The revision refers to minor changes to 
the re-export catch document.
    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 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 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.
    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: March 20, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-06721 Filed 3-22-13; 8:45 am]
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