[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 115 (Friday, June 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27696-27697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12566]


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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: Vessel Monitoring System Requirements in Western Pacific 
Fisheries.

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    OMB Control Number: 0648-0441.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 201.
    Average Hours per Response: 4 hours for installation or replacement 
of a VMS unit; 2 hours for annual maintenance.
    Burden Hours: 170.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently 
approved information collection.
    As part of fishery management plans developed under the authority 
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, owners 
of commercial fishing vessels in the Hawaii pelagic longline fishery, 
American Samoa pelagic longline fishery (only vessels longer than 50 
feet), Northwestern Hawaiian Islands lobster fishery (currently 
inactive), and Northern Mariana Islands bottomfish fishery (only 
vessels longer than 40 feet) must allow the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to install vessel monitoring system 
(VMS) units on their vessels when directed to do so by NOAA enforcement 
personnel. VMS units automatically send periodic reports on the 
position of the vessel. NOAA uses the reports to monitor the vessel's 
location and activities, primarily to enforce regulated fishing areas. 
NOAA pays for the units and messaging. There is no public burden for 
the automatic messaging; however, VMS installation and annual 
maintenance are considered public burden.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: One time, annually and hourly (passive reporting).
    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 13, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-12566 Filed 6-15-17; 8:45 am]
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