[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 39079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16932]


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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: List of Gear by Fisheries and Fishery Management Council.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0346.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 6.
    Average Hours per Response: 90 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 15 hours.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension of a currently 
approved information collection.
    Under the provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery and 
Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) [16 U.S.C. 1801 
et seq.], as amended by the Sustainable Fisheries Act [Pub. L. 104-
297], the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) is required to publish a 
list of all fisheries under authority of each Regional Fishery 
Management Council (Council) and all such fishing gear used in such 
fisheries (see section 305(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act). The list 
has been published and appears in 50 CFR part 600.725(v). Any person 
wishing to use gear not on the list, or engage in a fishery not on the 
list, must provide the appropriate Council or the Secretary, in the 
case of Atlantic highly migratory species, with 90 days of advance 
notice. If the Secretary takes no action to prohibit such a fishery or 
use of such a gear, the person may proceed.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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: August 3, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-16932 Filed 8-7-18; 8:45 am]
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