[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63630-63631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26753]


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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: Transshipment Requirements under the WCPFC.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0649.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 222.
    Average Hours per Response: Transshipment Report: 60 minutes; 
Notice for Transshipment: 15 minutes; Pre-trip Notification for 
Observer Placement: 1 minute; Purse Seine Discard Report: 30 minutes; 
Purse Seine Fishing Activity Information: 10 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 2,142.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension of a currently 
approved information collection.
    National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued regulations 
under authority of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention 
Implementation Act (WCPFCIA; 16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) to carry out the 
obligations of the United States under the Convention on the 
Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the 
Western and Central Pacific Ocean (Convention). The regulations include 
requirements for the owners and operators of U.S. vessels to: (1) 
Complete and submit a Pacific Transshipment Declaration form for each 
transshipment of highly migratory species in the area of application of 
the Convention (Convention Area) and each transshipment of highly 
migratory species caught in the Convention Area; (2) submit a notice 
containing specific information at least 36 hours prior to each 
transshipment on the high seas in the Convention Area or within 12 
hours of an emergency transshipment that would otherwise be prohibited; 
(3) provide notice to NMFS at least 72 hours before leaving port of the 
need for an observer, in the event that a vessel anticipates a 
transshipment where an observer is required; (4) complete and submit a 
U.S. Purse Seine Discard form

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within 48 hours after any discard; and (5) submit certain information 
regarding purse seine fishing activities.
    The information collected from these requirements is used by NOAA 
and the WCPFC to help ensure compliance with domestic laws and the 
Commission's conservation and management measures, and are necessary in 
order for the United States to satisfy its obligations under the 
Convention.
    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: December 5, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-26753 Filed 12-10-18; 8:45 am]
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