[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 164 (Thursday, August 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 42644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18171]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Pacific Islands 
Region Coral Reef Ecosystems Logbook and Reporting

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before October 22, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Walter Ikehara, (808) 725-5175 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This request is for extension of a current information collection.
    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requires any U.S. 
citizen issued a Special Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishing Permit to 
complete logbooks and submit them to NMFS (50 CFR 665). The Special 
Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishing Permit is authorized under the Fishery 
Ecosystem Plans for American Samoa Archipelago, Hawaiian Archipelago, 
Mariana Archipelago, and Pacific Remote Island Areas. The information 
in the logbooks is used to obtain fish catch/fishing effort data on 
coral reef fishes and invertebrates harvested in designated low-use 
marine protected areas and on those listed in the regulations as 
potentially-harvested coral reef taxa in waters of the U.S. exclusive 
economic zone in the western Pacific region. These data are needed to 
determine the condition of the stocks, whether the current management 
measures are having the intended effects, and to evaluate the benefits 
and costs of changes in management measures. The logbook information 
includes interactions with protected species, including sea turtles, 
monk seals, and other marine mammals, which are used to monitor and 
respond to incidental takes of endangered and threatened marine 
species.

II. Method of Collection

    Reports are submitted to NMFS in the form of paper logbook sheets 
and paper transshipment forms within 30 days of each landing of coral 
reef harvest. No electronic forms or web-based reporting is currently 
available. Notifications are submitted via telephone.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0462.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Pre-trip and pre-landing 
notifications, 3 minutes; logbook reports, 30 minutes; transshipment 
reports, 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 18.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $100 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: August 19, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-18171 Filed 8-22-18; 8:45 am]
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