[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 231 (Tuesday, December 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77179-77180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26462]


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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; NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Region Vessel Identification 
Requirements

    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 July 23, 2020, during a 60-day comment period. This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: NOAA.

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    Title: NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Region Vessel Identification 
Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0350.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 3,893.
    Average Hours per Response: 45 minutes.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,920.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a current 
information collection.
    Regulations at 50 CFR 648.8 and Sec.  697.8 require that owners of 
vessels over 25 ft (7.6 m) in registered length that have Federal 
permits to fish in the Greater Atlantic Region display the vessel's 
name and official number. The name and number must be of a specific 
size at specified locations: the vessel name must be affixed to the 
port and starboard sides of the bow and, if possible, on its stern. The 
official number must be displayed on the port and starboard sides of 
the deckhouse or hull, and on an appropriate weather deck so as to be 
clearly visible from enforcement vessels and aircraft. The display of 
the identifying characters aids in fishery law enforcement.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households and business or other 
for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Once per year.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: 50 CFR 648.8.
    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 0648-0350.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-26462 Filed 11-30-20; 8:45 am]
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