[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 154 (Thursday, August 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 39430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17057]


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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: Pacific Island Pelagic Longline Fisheries; Short-tailed 
Albatross-Fisheries Interaction Recovery Reporting.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0456.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 1.
    Average Hours per Response: 1.
    Burden Hours: 3.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently 
approved information collection. Federal regulations require the 
operator of a vessel with a Hawaii longline limited access permit 
vessel to notify NMFS if an endangered short-tailed albatross is hooked 
or entangled during fishing operations. Following the retrieval of the 
albatross from the ocean the vessel operator must record the condition 
of the bird on a recovery data form. A veterinarian will use the 
information to provide advice to the captain for caring for the bird. 
If the albatross is dead, the captain must attach an identification tag 
to the carcass to assist the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) 
biologists in subsequent studies. This collection of information is one 
of the terms and conditions contained in the Endangered Species Act 
Section 7 biological opinion issued by USFWS, and is intended to 
maximize the probability of the long-term survival of short-tailed 
albatrosses accidentally taken by longline gear.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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: August 6, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-17057 Filed 8-8-18; 8:45 am]
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