[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8433-8434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03011]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Reporting of 
Sea Turtle Entanglement in Fishing Gear or Marine Debris

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 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 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before April 14, 2014.

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 the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Kate Sampson, (978) 282-8470 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is for extension of a currently approved collection.
    Sea turtles can become accidentally entangled in active or 
discarded fishing gear, marine debris, or other lines in the marine 
environment. These entanglements may prevent the recovery of endangered 
and threatened sea turtle populations. NOAA's Marine Fisheries Service 
(NMFS) established the Sea Turtle Disentanglement Network in response 
to the threat of entanglement, in particular in the vertical line of 
fixed gear fisheries. The Network's goals are to increase reporting and 
to reduce sea turtle serious injury and mortality associated with these 
events. As there is limited to no observer coverage of pot gear 
fisheries, NMFS relies on the

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Network, the United States Coast Guard, the fishing industry, Federal, 
state, and local authorities, and the public for this information, 
which helps NMFS understand the threats to sea turtle populations in 
the Northeast Region (Maine to Virginia).

II. Method of Collection

    Reports will be submitted on paper (faxed or mailed), by telephone, 
or, most frequently, electronically.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0496.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, 
individuals or households, not-for-profit institutions, Federal 
government, and state, local or tribal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 88.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Two hours to two hours and 30 minutes 
per case (75 cases).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 164.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $450 (recordkeeping/
reporting).

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 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 proposed 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: February 6, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-03011 Filed 2-11-14; 8:45 am]
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