[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 144 (Monday, July 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45202-45203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16226]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Reporting of Sea Turtle Entanglement in Fishing Gear or Marine 
Debris

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and 
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of 
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on March 27, 2020, during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.
    Title: Reporting of Sea Turtle Entanglement in Fishing Gear or 
Marine Debris.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0496.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission [extension of a current 
information collection].
    Number of Respondents: 116.
    Average Hours Per Response: 2 to 2.5 hours per case (78 cases).
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 169 hours.

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    Needs and Uses: NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 
manages the Sea Turtle Disentanglement Network (STDN) to respond to sea 
turtle entanglement in active or discarded fishing gear (in particular 
those involving the vertical line of fixed gear fisheries), marine 
debris, or other line in the marine environment. Entanglement has the 
potential to cause serious injury or mortality, which would negatively 
impact the recovery of endangered and threatened sea turtle 
populations. The STDN's goals are to increase reporting, to reduce 
serious injury and mortality to sea turtles, and to collect information 
that can be used for mitigation of these threats. As there is limited 
observer coverage of fixed gear fisheries, the STDN data are invaluable 
to NMFS in understanding the threat of entanglement and working towards 
mitigation.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit organizations; Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or 
Tribal government; Federal government.
    Frequency: Variable depending on reports of entanglement incidents; 
up to 78 cases annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 35, Endangered Species Act of 1973.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB. Written comments 
and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be 
submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the 
following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this 
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function and 
entering either the title of the collection or the OMB Control Number 
0648-0496.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-16226 Filed 7-24-20; 8:45 am]
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