[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 60 (Thursday, March 28, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 11752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05917]


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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: Designation of Fishery Management Council Members and 
Application for Reinstatement of State Authority.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0314.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
collection).
    Number of Respondents: 275.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 hour to designate a principal state 
fishery official(s) or for a request to reinstate authority; 80 hours 
for a nomination for a Council appointment; 16 hours for background 
documentation for nominees.
    Burden Hours: 4,607.
    Needs and Uses: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), as amended in 1996, provides for 
the nomination for members of Fishery Management Councils by state 
governors and Indian treaty tribes, for the designation of a principal 
state fishery official who will perform duties under the Magnuson-
Stevens Act, and for a request by a state for reinstatement of state 
authority over a managed fishery. Nominees for council membership must 
provide the governor or tribe with background documentation, which is 
then submitted to NOAA with the nomination. The information submitted 
with these actions will be used to ensure that the requirements of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Act are being met.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal government.
    Frequency: Annual.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required per regulation at 50 CFR 600.215.
    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.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2019-05917 Filed 3-27-19; 8:45 am]
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