[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 57 (Tuesday, March 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 16278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06484]


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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: West Coast Region Longline Vessel Monitoring System and Pre-
Trip Reporting Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0498.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (revision and extension of a 
current information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 5.
    Average Hours Per Response: Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) 
installation and certification, 3 hours; annual maintenance, 2 hours; 
pre-trip notifications, 5 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 16.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a revision and extension of a 
currently approved information collection.
    Owners of vessels that fish out of West Coast ports for highly 
migratory species such as tuna, billfish, and sharks are required to 
submit information about their intended and actual fishing activities. 
These submissions would allow the National Marine Fisheries Service 
(NMFS) and the Pacific Fishery Management Council to monitor the 
fisheries and determine the effects and effectiveness of the Fishery 
Management Plan (FMP) for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly 
Migratory Species (HMS). Pre-trip reporting requirements are essential 
for effectively and efficiently assigning available observer coverage 
to selected HMS vessels. Data collected by observers are critical to 
evaluating if the objectives of the FMP are being achieved and for 
evaluating the impact of potential changes in management to respond to 
new information or new problems in the fisheries. Vessel Monitoring 
System (VMS) units will facilitate enforcement of closures associated 
with HMS fisheries and provide timely information on associated fleet 
activities.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit organizations.
    Frequency: Daily and annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. 
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections 
currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: March 20, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-06484 Filed 3-24-14; 8:45 am]
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