[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 67 (Friday, April 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 18516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07352]


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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; Fishermen's Contingency Fund

    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 December 28, 2020, during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.
    Title: Fishermen's Contingency Fund.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0082.
    Form Number(s): NOAA Forms 88-164, 88-166.
    Type of Request: Regular Submission-Extension of a current 
information collection.
    Number of Respondents: 20.
    Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes for a report and 7 hours, 45 
minutes for an application.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 160.
    Needs and Uses: U.S. commercial fishermen may file claims for 
compensation for losses or damage to fishing gear or vessels, plus 50 
percent of resulting economic losses, attributable to oil and gas 
activities on the U.S. outer continental shelf. To obtain compensation 
applicants must comply with requirements set forth in 50 CFR part 296. 
The requirements include a report within 15 days of the incident to 
gain a presumption of causation and an application form.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit organization.
    Frequency: Once.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
    Legal Authority: Title IV of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
Amendments of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 1841) authorizes the Fishermen's 
Contingency Fund (Fund or FCF) program to compensate U.S. commercial 
fishermen for losses of, or damages to, fishing gear or vessels, plus 
50% of resulting gross economic loss, attributable to oil and gas 
activities on the OCS. Program requirements are set forth in 50 CFR 
part 296.
    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 0648-0082.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-07352 Filed 4-8-21; 8:45 am]
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