[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 29851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13447]


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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: Permit and Reporting Requirements for Non-commercial Fishing 
in the Rose Atoll, Marianas Trench, and Pacific Remote Islands Marine 
National Monuments.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0664.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a previously approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 25.
    Average Hours per Response: 0.25 hr per permit application, 0.33 hr 
per log sheet.
    Burden Hours: 40.
    Needs and Uses: NMFS manages non-commercial fishing activities in 
the Rose Atoll Marine, Marianas Trench, and Pacific Remote Islands 
Marine National Monuments. Regulations at 50 CFR part 665 require the 
owner and operator of a vessel used to non-commercially fish for, take, 
retain, or possess any management unit species in these monuments to 
hold a valid permit issued by NMFS.
    Regulations also require the owner and operator of a vessel that is 
chartered to fish recreationally for, take, retain, or possess, any 
management unit species in these monuments to hold a valid permit 
issued by NMFS. The fishing vessel must be registered to the permit. 
The charter business must be established legally in the permit area 
where it will operate. Charter vessel clients are not required to have 
a permit.
    The permit application collects basic information about the permit 
applicant, type of operation, vessel, and permit area. NMFS uses this 
information to confirm the identity of the applicant and determine 
permit eligibility. The information is important for understanding the 
nature of the fishery and its participants. It also aids in the 
enforcement of fishing regulations within the monuments.
    Regulations also require the vessel operator to report a complete 
record of catch, effort, and other data on a NMFS log sheet. The vessel 
operator must record all requested information on the log sheet within 
24 hours of the completion of each fishing day. The vessel operator 
also must sign, date, and submit the form to NMFS within 30 days of the 
end of each fishing trip. NMFS uses the information provided in the log 
sheets to monitor fishing activities, evaluate and assess the status of 
fish stocks and determine whether changes in management are needed to 
sustain the productivity of the fishery and conserve marine resources.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually for permit, periodically for log sheet.
    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.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2019-13447 Filed 6-24-19; 8:45 am]
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