[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 21 (Monday, February 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 5515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01891]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Pacific Island 
Pelagic Longline Fisheries; Seabird-Fisheries Interaction Recovery 
Reporting

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 
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 3, 2015.

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 Walter Ikehara, (808) 725-5175 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is for extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requires pelagic 
longline vessel operators to notify NMFS in the event an endangered 
short-tailed albatross is hooked or entangled during fishing 
operations. Following the retrieval of the seabird from the ocean, as 
required by Federal regulations, the vessel captain must record the 
condition of the injured short-tailed albatross on a recovery data 
form. A veterinarian will use the information in providing advice to 
the captain caring for the short-tailed albatross. If the albatross is 
dead, the captain must attach an identification tag to the carcass to 
assist the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) biologists in follow-
up studies on the specimen. This collection is one of the terms and 
conditions contained in the biological opinion issued by USFWS, and is 
intended to maximize the probability of the long-term survival of 
short-tailed albatross accidentally taken by longline gear.

II. Method of Collection

    Respondents have a choice of either electronic or paper forms. 
Methods of submittal include email of electronic forms, or mail or 
facsimile transmission of paper forms within 72 hours of landing.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0456.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.
    Estimated Time per Response: Notification, reporting, and tagging 
and specimen handling, 1 hour each.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $80 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs, mainly for at-sea communications costs.

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: January 28, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-01891 Filed 1-30-15; 8:45 am]
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