[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 8923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02133]


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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: Mandatory Shrimp Vessel and Gear Characterization Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0542.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 1,441.
    Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 721.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a current 
information collection.
    The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
(Magnuson-Stevens Act) authorizes the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 
Council (Council) to prepare and amend fishery management plans (FMPs) 
for any fishery in Federal waters under its jurisdiction. NMFS and the 
Council manage the shrimp fishery in the Federal waters of the Gulf of 
Mexico (Gulf) under the FMP for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf. The 
regulations for the Gulf Shrimp Vessel and Gear Characterization Form 
may be found at 50 CFR 622.51(a)(3).
    Owners or operators of vessels applying for or renewing a 
commercial vessel permit for Gulf shrimp must complete an annual Gulf 
Shrimp Vessel and Gear Characterization Form. NMFS provides the form at 
the time of permit application and renewal. Compliance with this 
reporting requirement is required for permit issuance and renewal.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organization; 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: 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 fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: January 27, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-02133 Filed 1-31-17; 8:45 am]
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