[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 2, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1-2]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-28365]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Greater 
Atlantic Region Logbook Family of Forms

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 March 4, 2019.

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 James StCyr, Greater Atlantic Regional Office, Analysis 
& Program Support Division, Data Processing & Quality Branch, 55 Great 
Republic Dr, Gloucester, MA 01930, (978) 281-9369 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is for extension of a current information collection. 
Under the provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management

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Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration's (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is 
responsible for management of the nation's marine fisheries. Fishing 
vessels permitted to participate in Federally-permitted fisheries in 
the Northeast are required to submit logbooks containing catch and 
effort information about their fishing trips. The information submitted 
is needed for the management of the fisheries. This action seeks to 
renew Paperwork Reduction Act clearance for these requirements.

II. Method of Collection

    Information is collected using either paper or electronic logbooks.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0212.
    Form Number(s): 80-30, 80-140.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 130,417.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 11,509.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: 61,160.

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: December 21, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-28365 Filed 12-31-18; 8:45 am]
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