[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 221 (Friday, November 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54330-54331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24990]


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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: Scientific Research, Exempted Fishing, and Exempted Activity 
Submissions.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0471.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 49.
    Average Hours per Response: 2 hours for a scientific research plan; 
40 minutes for an application for an EFP, Display Permit, SRP, LOA, or 
Shark Research Permit; 1 hour for an interim report; 40 minutes for an 
annual fishing report; 15 minutes for an application for an amendment; 
5 minutes for notification of departure phone calls to NMFS 
Enforcement; 10 minutes for calls to request and observer; and 2 
minutes for ``no-catch'' reports.
    Burden Hours: 143.
    Needs and Uses: Exempted fishing permits (EFPs), scientific 
research permits (SRPs), display permits, letters of acknowledgment 
(LOAs), and shark research fishery permits are issued under the 
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Reauthorization Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) 
and/or the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA) (16 U.S.C. 971 et 
seq.). Issuance of EFPs and related permits is necessary for the 
collection of Highly Migratory Species (HMS) for public display and 
scientific research that requires exemption from regulations (e.g., 
seasons, prohibited species, authorized gear, and minimum sizes) that 
otherwise may prohibit such collection. Display permits are issued for 
the collection of HMS for the purpose of public display, and a limited

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number of shark research fishery permits are issued for the collection 
of fishery-dependent data for future stock assessments and cooperative 
research with commercial fishermen to meet the shark research 
objectives of the Agency.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions; state, local or tribal government; federal 
government.
    Frequency: Annually and within 5 days of fishing.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    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: November 14, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-24990 Filed 11-16-17; 8:45 am]
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