[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 42904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17727]


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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: NMFS Implementation of International Trade Data System.
    OMB Control Numbers: 0648-0732; 0648-0739; 0648-0776.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular; This is a revision of a currently 
approved collection.
    Number of Respondents: 1800.
    Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 103,717.
    Needs and Uses: Pursuant to domestic statutory authorities and/or 
multilateral agreements, NMFS has implemented a number of trade 
monitoring programs to collect information from the seafood industry 
regarding the origin of certain fishery products. The purpose of these 
programs is to determine the admissibility of the products in 
accordance with the specific criteria of the trade measure or 
documentation requirements in effect for the species of fish that are 
being imported or exported.
    The Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (SAFE 
Port Act, Pub. L. 109-347) requires all Federal agencies with a role in 
import admissibility decisions to collect information electronically 
through the International Trade Data System (ITDS). U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection (CBP) developed the Automated Commercial Environment 
(ACE) as an internet-based system for the collection and dissemination 
of information for ITDS.
    NMFS works with CBP to designate certain codes from the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States as requiring additional 
information when an entry is electronically filed in ACE. That 
information (harvesting vessel, ocean area of catch, fishing gear, date 
and port of landing, etc.) is used by NMFS to determine that the fish 
products in the shipment were lawfully acquired, properly labeled and 
are admissible into U.S. commerce. Trade permits are issued by NMFS to 
importers and exporters of the designated fish species so that the 
import/export documentation requirements can be communicated to the 
trade community and to provide a point of contact when shipment 
documentation problems are encountered at the border.
    Electronic reporting of trade data has been approved by OMB under 
three separate information collections: 0648-0732, 0648-0739 and 0648-
0776. This information collection request proposes to merge the three 
collections under 0648-0732 and extend the approval for an additional 
three years.
    Affected Public: Importers and exporters of seafood subject to 
catch documentation requirements.
    Frequency: Annual trade permits; electronic reports upon import/
export; provision of supply chain documents when selected for audit.
    Respondent's Obligation: Affected importers and exporters must 
obtain an annual trade permit from NMFS. An electronic message set 
specific to NMFS must be filed electronically in ACE upon import/export 
of fish species subject to documentation requirements. When imports are 
selected for audit, the importer must furnish supply-chain records to 
NMFS for examination.
    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. 2019-17727 Filed 8-16-19; 8:45 am]
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