[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 142 (Monday, July 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48393-48394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17471]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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 Permit Family of Forms--Southwest.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0204.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 1705.
    Average Hours per Response: HMS permit applications, 30 minutes; 
HMS permit renewal applications, 3 minutes; CPS renewal applications, 
15 minutes; CPS transfers, 30 minutes; photo requirement, 30 minutes; 
exempted fishing permits, 1 hour; appeals, 2 hours.
    Burden Hours: 94.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a revision and extension to the 
existing reporting requirements approved under OMB Control Number 0648-
0204, West Coast Region Family of Forms. The West Coast Region (WCR) 
Permits Office administers permits required for persons to participate 
in Federally-

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managed fisheries off the West Coast under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. There are three 
types of permits: basic fishery permits for Highly Migratory Species 
(HMS), limited entry permits for Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS), and 
experimental fishing permits (EFP). The WCR Permits Office proposes to 
revise one permit within the collection of information approved under 
OMB Control Number 0648-0204.
    Currently, under 50 CFR part 660.707, HMS permits are issued to 
vessels that fish for HMS off or land HMS in the States of California, 
Oregon, and Washington. Permits are issued for a 2-year term and remain 
valid until the first date of renewal. The Inter-American Tropical Tuna 
Commission (IATTC) adopted amended Resolution C-11-06 which requires a 
vessel on the IATTC regional vessel registry to add a photograph of the 
vessel showing its identifying vessel markings. NMFS proposed to revise 
OMB Control Number 0648-0204 to require new and renewing applicants to 
submit a vessel photo with their application. Owners can email or mail 
photographs to the Long Beach Permits Office, which in turn will be 
submitted to the IATTC vessel database manager. Online submission 
option is expected to be available through the National Permits System 
(NPS) by 2016 year-end.
    NMFS estimates this revision could affect up to 1639 respondents, 
which is the total number of permitted HMS vessels. Currently, HMS 
renewal forms are mailed to permit holders within 60 days prior to 
expiration. To reduce the expected burden from photo submission, pre-
filled renewal forms with basic data will substitute the current 
renewal application. Forms can be completed by signing and dating a 
statement of acknowledgement that all current information is correct.
    The basic information collected from applicants will remain the 
same. There will be minimal expected public burden to submit 
photographs, which will not apply after the initial photo is submitted. 
There will be no additional burden beyond the estimated application 
processing time or recordkeeping/reporting costs.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: Biannually and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    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 fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: July 20, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-17471 Filed 7-22-16; 8:45 am]
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