[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 83 (Tuesday, May 2, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08837]



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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 Region Vessel Monitoring System and Pre-Trip 
Reporting System Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0498.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (revision and extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 36.
    Average Hours per Response: Vessel monitoring system (VMS) 
installation, 4 hours; VMS activation reports, on/off notifications and 
pre-trip reports, 5 minutes each; maintenance and repair, 60 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 88.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of a 
current information collection. The title will change from West Coast 
Region Longline Monitoring System and Pre-Trip Reporting Requirements 
to West Coast Region Vessel Monitoring System and Pre-trip Reporting 
Requirements. In addition, this collection will merge OMB Control 
Number 0648-0690 (Vessel Monitoring System Requirements in the Eastern 
Pacific Highly Migratory Species Fisheries) into this information 
collection.
    This collection applies to owners and operators of U.S. commercial 
fishing vessels that fish in the West Coast exclusive economic zone and 
the eastern Pacific Ocean waters of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna 
Commission (IATTC) Convention Area for highly migratory species (HMS) 
as defined by the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for United States 
(U.S.) West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species, as well as a 
broader group of tuna and tuna-like species covered by the IATTC. These 
vessel owners and operators 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 
Fisheries Management Council to monitor the fisheries. Submissions 
include pre-trip reporting requirements and vessel monitoring systems 
(VMS). 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 evaluate that the 
objectives of the HMS FMP are being achieved and for evaluating the 
impacts of potential changes in fishery management. VMS units 
facilitate enforcement of management measures associated with HMS 
fisheries, provide timely information on associated fleet activities 
and enable confirmation of reported vessel fishing activity locations, 
which help validate logbook record accuracy.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-proft organizations.
    Frequency: One time, annually and 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: April 27, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-08837 Filed 5-1-17; 8:45 am]
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