[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 2428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00690]


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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: Greater Atlantic Region Dealer Purchase Reports.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0229.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 657.
    Average Hours per Response: 4 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 2,278.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently 
approved information collection.
    Federally permitted dealers, and any individual acting in the 
capacity of a dealer, must submit to the Regional Administrator or to 
the official designee a detailed report of all fish purchased or 
received for a commercial purpose, other than solely for transport on 
land, by one of the available electronic reporting mechanisms approved 
by National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The information obtained 
is used by economists, biologists, and managers in the management of 
the fisheries. The data collection parameters are consistent with the 
current requirements for Federal dealers under the authority of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: Weekly.
    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 11, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-00690 Filed 1-16-18; 8:45 am]
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