[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 22 (Monday, February 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 5943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01938]


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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: Southeast Region Gulf of Mexico Mandatory Shrimp Vessel and 
Gear Characterization Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0542.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 1,410.
    Average Time Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 705.
    Needs and Uses: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act authorizes the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council 
(Council) to prepare and amend fishery management plans for any fishery 
in waters under its jurisdiction. The National Marine Fisheries Service 
(NMFS) manages the commercial shrimp fishery in Federal waters of the 
Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) under the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp 
Fishery of the Gulf.
    Owners or operators of vessels applying for or renewing a 
commercial vessel permit for the Gulf shrimp fishery must complete an 
annual Gulf Shrimp Vessel and Gear Characterization Form. NMFS provides 
the form to each permit holder in January each year, and the form is 
due to NMFS prior to the submission of a permit application for renewal 
or transfer. Compliance with this reporting requirement is required for 
permit issuance and renewal. The regulations requiring the Gulf Shrimp 
Vessel and Gear Characterization Form may be found at 50 CFR 
622.51(a)(3).
    Through this form, NMFS collects census-level information on 
fishing vessel and gear characteristics in the Gulf shrimp fishery to 
conduct analyses that will improve management decision-making in this 
fishery. In addition, these analyses ensure that national goals, 
objectives, and requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, National 
Environmental Policy Act, Regulatory Flexibility Act, Endangered 
Species Act, and Executive Order 12866 are met; and quantify 
achievement of the performance measures in the NMFS' Operating Plans. 
This information is vital in assessing the economic, social, and 
environmental effects of fishery management decisions and regulations 
on individual shrimp fishing enterprises, fishing communities, and the 
nation as a whole.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations, and 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: 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 this notice publication by 
email to [email protected] or by fax to (202) 395-5806.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-01938 Filed 1-31-20; 8:45 am]
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