[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 2643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00555]


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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; Pacific Islands Permit Family of Forms

    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 help 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 September 14, 2020, during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service.
    Title: Pacific Islands Permit Family of Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0490.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (revision of a currently 
approved collection).
    Number of Respondents: 246.
    Average Hours per Response:
     15 minutes for Hawaii longline limited entry renewal 
online, 30 minutes for Hawaii longline limited entry renewal by emailed 
document submission.
     1 hour for Hawaii longline limited entry permit transfer 
document.
     30 minutes for Western Pacific (WP) general longline, WP 
receiving vessel, PRIA troll and handline, WP bottomfish, pelagic squid 
jig, crustacean, and WP precious coral applications.
     45 minutes for American Samoa longline limited entry 
vessel registration.
     75 minutes for American Samoa longline limited entry 
permit transfer, renewal, or additional permit applications.
     2 hours for permit appeal or longline prohibited area 
exemption.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 135.
    Needs and Uses: All vessel owners or permit holders fishing with 
specified gear in the federally managed fisheries covered by this 
information collection in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone around 
Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Pacific 
Remote Island Areas must have the permits and register their vessels to 
the permits. Each vessel that lands catch in these islands must be 
registered to a permit. NMFS, the Western Pacific Fishery Management 
Council, and Federal enforcement agencies use the information to 
monitor and manage the fisheries.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit organizations.
    Frequency: As required.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary for open access permits; 
Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits for limited entry permits.
    Legal Authority: 50 CFR 665.
    This information collection request may be viewed at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 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 https://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 the title of the collection or OMB 
Control Number 0648-0490.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-00555 Filed 1-12-21; 8:45 am]
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