[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 111 (Monday, June 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 26919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12065]


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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 Pacific Tuna Fisheries Logbook and Fish 
Aggregating Device Form.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0148.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 21.
    Average Hours per Response: 5 minutes to complete bridge log; 10 
minutes to complete FAD data collection requirements.
    Burden Hours: 746.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension of a current 
information collection.
    United States' (U.S.) participation in the Inter-American Tropical 
Tuna Commission (IATTC) results in certain record keeping requirements 
for U.S. vessel owners and operators who fish in the IATTC's area of 
management responsibility. Vessel owners and operators must maintain a 
log of all operations conducted from the fishing vessel, entering the 
date, noon position, and the tonnage of fish aboard by species. The 
purse seine bridge logbook provided by the IATTC is used by all United 
States purse seine vessel owners and operators. In addition, vessel 
owners and operators of large purse seine vessels (i.e., with at least 
363 metric tons of fish hold volume) that fish with FADs in the Eastern 
Pacific Ocean (EPO) are required to collect data specific on fish 
aggregating devices (FADs) to meet international obligations under 
IATTC Resolution C-16-01. Owners and operators of a FAD would be 
required to record data for each interaction with a FAD through a FAD 
form provided by the IATTC or through a FAD form provided by NMFS that 
combines the bridge logbook with the FAD Form. Data collected from FADs 
will allow IATTC scientific staff to distinguish a particular FAD when 
analyzing data and can track the activities on a FAD through time.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Daily when on fishing trip.
    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: June 7, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-12065 Filed 6-9-17; 8:45 am]
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