[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30117-30118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13807]


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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: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Permit Family of Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0327.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (revision and extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 37,105.
    Average Hours per Response: Renewal of Atlantic Tunas Dealer Permit 
application, 5 minutes; renewal applications for the following vessel 
permits--Atlantic Tunas, HMS Charter/Headboat, HMS Angling, and 
Swordfish General Commercial, 10 minutes; initial Atlantic Tunas Dealer 
Permit application, 15 minutes; initial applications for the following 
vessel permits--Atlantic Tunas, HMS Charter/Headboat, HMS Angling, and 
Swordfish General Commercial, 35 minutes; One-time application for the 
IMO/LP number, 30 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 9,971.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for the revision and extension of a 
current information collection, which includes both vessel and dealer 
permits.
    Under the provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. ), the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 
is responsible for management of the Nation's marine fisheries. In 
addition, NMFS must comply with the United States' obligations under 
the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq. ). 
NMFS issues permits to fishing vessels and dealers in order to collect 
information necessary to comply with domestic and international 
obligations, secure compliance with regulations, and disseminate 
necessary information.
    Regulations at 50 CFR 635.4 require that vessels participating in 
commercial and recreational fisheries for Atlantic highly migratory 
species (HMS) and dealers purchasing Atlantic HMS from a vessel obtain 
a Federal permit issued by NMFS. This action addresses the renewal of 
permit applications currently approved under PRA 0648-0327, including 
both vessel and Atlantic Tunas Dealer permits. Vessel permits include 
Atlantic Tunas (except Longline permits, which are approved under OMB 
Control No. 0648-0205), HMS Charter/Headboat, HMS Angling, and 
Swordfish General Commercial permits. This action also includes the 
one-time requirement for commercial vessels greater than 20 meters in 
length to obtain a International Maritime Organization/Lloyd's Registry 
(IMO/LR) number.
    The primary reason for the revision of this information collection 
is to reflect that HMS International Trade Permits have been removed 
from this collection as they were discontinued in 2016, and replaced 
with the International Fishing Trade Permit (IFTP). The IFTP is covered 
under OMB Control No. 0648-0732. Thus, the burden and costs associated 
with renewal and issuance of an initial HMS ITP are no longer 
applicable to this collection of information.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.

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    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 22, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. 2018-13807 Filed 6-26-18; 8:45 am]
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