[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 134 (Friday, July 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 33240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14849]


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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.
    Title: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Recreational 
Landings and Bluefin Tuna Catch Reports.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0328.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (Extension, without change, of a currently 
approved collection).
    Number of Respondents: 15,761.
    Average Hours per Response: 5-10 minutes per landings report; 1 
hour for state reports.
    Burden Hours: 1,786.
    Needs and Uses: Catch reporting from recreational and commercial 
handgear fisheries provides important data used to monitor catches of 
Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) and supplements other existing 
data collection programs. Data collected through this program are used 
for both domestic and international fisheries management and stock 
assessment purposes.
    Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) catch reporting provides real-time 
catch information used to monitor the BFT fishery. Under the Atlantic 
Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (ATCA, 16 U.S.C. 971), the United States 
is required to adopt regulations, as necessary and appropriate, to 
implement recommendations of the International Commission for the 
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), including recommendations on a 
specified BFT quota. BFT catch reporting helps the United States 
monitor this quota and supports scientific research consistent with 
ATCA and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
(Magnuson-Stevens Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). Recreational anglers 
and commercial handgear fishermen are required to report specific 
information regarding their catch of BFT.
    Atlantic billfish and swordfish are managed internationally by 
ICCAT and nationally under ATCA and the Magnuson-Stevens Act. This 
collection provides information needed to monitor the recreational 
catch of Atlantic blue marlin, white marlin, and roundscale spearfish, 
which is applied to the recreational limit established by ICCAT, and 
the recreational catch of North Atlantic swordfish, which is applied to 
the U.S. quota established by ICCAT. This collection also provides 
information on recreational landings of West Atlantic sailfish, which 
is unavailable from other established monitoring programs.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households; and State, Local, or Tribal government.
    Frequency: On occasion; Weekly/Bi-weekly; Annually.
    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. 2019-14849 Filed 7-11-19; 8:45 am]
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