[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 21, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 43588]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17991]


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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: Northeast Region Permit Family of Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0202.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular.
    Number of Respondents: 65,360.
    Average Hours per Response: 5 minutes: Dealer Permit Renewal, VMS 
Certification Form, Industry Call to Confirm Reporting to NOAA, Emails 
for US EEZ Arrival/Departure and Transhipment Activity, VMS Reporting, 
Exemption programs authorized for permit holders, Change in 
Multispecies Permit Category, Gillnet Designations; 10 minutes: VMS 
certification form and Installation confirmation, Lobster Area 
Designation and Requests for Trap Tags; 15 minutes: Initial Dealer 
Permit, VMS Power Down Exemption; 20 minutes: Lobster Area 5 Waiver; 30 
minutes: Vessel Permit Renewal, Good Samaritan Credit, Entangled Whale 
DAS Credit, Canceled Trip DAS Credit, Vessel Owner Single Letter 
Option; 45 minutes: Initial Vessel Permit; 1 hour: Initial Operator 
Permit, Operator Permit Renewal, VMS Installation, State Quota 
Transfer; 1.3 hours: Installation and Operation Maintenance Fees; 1.5 
hours: Replacement/CPH, History Retention; 2 hours: Notification and 
Communication with USCG and Center for Coastal Studies regarding 
Entangled Whale.
    Burden Hours: 20,825.
    Needs and Uses: The information collected via permit issuance 
(vessel, dealer, and operator) and through the Vessel Monitoring 
Systems (VMS) is used by several offices of the NOAA Fisheries Service, 
the U.S. Coast Guard, the Councils, and state fishery enforcement 
agencies under contract to the NOAA Fisheries Service in order to 
develop, implement, and monitor fishery management strategies. 
Identification of the participants, gear types, vessels, expected 
activity, and activity levels is an effective and necessary tool in the 
enforcement and management of fishery regulations.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit organizations are 
primarily affected. Individuals or households, state, local or tribal 
governments, and the Federal Government are also affected.
    Frequency: On occasion, weekly, monthly, annually, every three 
years.
    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. 2019-17991 Filed 8-20-19; 8:45 am]
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