[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 240 (Friday, December 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68143-68144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26827]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Antarctic 
Marine Living Resources Conservation and Management Measures

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: To ensure consideration, written or on-line comments must be 
submitted on or before February 11, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Adrienne Thomas, PRA Officer, 
NOAA, 151 Patton Avenue, Room 159, Asheville, NC 28801 (or via the 
internet at [email protected]). All comments received are part of the 
public record. Comments will generally be posted without change. All 
Personally Identifiable Information (for example, name and address) 
voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do 
not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or 
protected information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to MiAe Kim, Office of International Affairs and Seafood 
Inspection, 1315 East-West Hwy, Silver Spring, MD 20910; (301) 427-
8365, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This is a request for revision of an existing information 
collection.
    The 1982 Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living 
Resources established the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic 
Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) for the purpose of protecting and 
conserving the marine living resources in the waters surrounding 
Antarctica. The Convention is based upon an ecosystem approach to the 
conservation of marine living resources and incorporates standards 
designed to ensure the conservation of individual populations and 
species and the Antarctic marine ecosystem as a whole.
    The United States (U.S.) is a contracting party to the Convention 
and a member of CCAMLR and the Scientific Committee established by the 
Convention.
    On November 8, 1984, the President signed Public Law 98-623, the 
Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act (the Act). The Act 
directs and authorizes the United States to take actions necessary to 
meet its treaty obligations as a contracting party to the Convention. 
The regulations implementing the Act are at 50 CFR part 300, subpart G. 
The record keeping and reporting requirements at 50 CFR part 300 form 
the basis for this collection of information. The reporting 
requirements included in this collection concern CCAMLR Ecosystem 
Monitoring Program (CEMP) activities, scientific research in the CAMLR 
Convention Area, U.S. vessel permit applicants and/or harvesting vessel 
operators, and U.S. importers, exporters, and re-exporters of AMLR.
    U.S. regulations require U.S. individuals engaged in AMLR 
harvesting, transshipping, and importing or entering and/or conducting 
activities in a CEMP site to apply for and hold a permit for such 
activities. Individuals involved in certain scientific research in the 
CAMLR Convention Area are required to report information.
    Members of the Commission are required to provide, in the manner 
and at such intervals as may be prescribed, information about 
harvesting activities, including fishing areas and vessels, so as to 
enable reliable catch and effort statistics to be compiled.
    As part of U.S. obligations to monitor and control the import, 
export, and re-export of Antarctic marine living

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resources, NOAA requires dealers to submit applications for pre-
approval certifications of imports of frozen Patagonian and Antarctic 
toothfish (also referred to as Chilean sea bass) and applications for 
re-exports of these species. These applications are currently available 
as fillable PDF forms. NOAA is proposing to revise this collection to 
allow the Application for Pre-Approval Certificate to Import Frozen 
Toothfish and Application for Re-Export of Toothfish forms be made 
available in an on-line format. No other part of this collection will 
be revised. This revision will not affect the number of respondents, 
responses, burden costs, or burden hours.

II. Method of Collection

    On-line applications would be made available, in addition to the 
current applications and fillable PDF forms, for use by participants. 
Methods of transmittal would include the internet and mail or email 
transmission of forms.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0194.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular (Revision of a currently approved 
collection).
    Affected Public: Individuals; business or other for-profit 
organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 80 dealers.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes to apply for a Pre-Approval 
Certificate to Import Frozen Toothfish, whether using on-line 
applications or fillable PDF forms; 15 minutes to complete and submit 
Application for Re-Export of Toothfish, whether using on-line 
applications or fillable PDF forms.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 260 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $128,000.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2019-26827 Filed 12-12-19; 8:45 am]
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