[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 95118-95119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31134]


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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: Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishery Electronic Logbook.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0543.
    Form Number(s): None.

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    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 1,441.
    Average Hours per Response: 3 hours.
    Burden Hours: 4,323.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently 
approved information collection.
    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) manages the shrimp 
fishery in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) under the Shrimp 
Fishery Management Plan (FMP). Regulations implementing the FMP require 
owners and operators (permit holders) of federally permitted shrimp 
vessels, if selected by NMFS, to carry an electronic logbook (ELB) on 
their vessel and participate in the NMFS-sponsored electronic logbook 
reporting program. ELBs provide a more precise means of estimating 
fishing effort than paper logbooks. Using ELBs to estimate fishing 
effort serves an important role to help estimate bycatch across the 
Gulf shrimp fleet.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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 fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: December 15, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-31134 Filed 12-23-16; 8:45 am]
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