[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 102 (Friday, May 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 28763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11314]


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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; U.S. Caribbean Fishermen Census

    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 February 23, 2021 (86 FR 10939) 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: U.S. Caribbean Fishermen Census.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0716.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 1,500.
    Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 750.
    Needs and Uses: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 
proposes to conduct a census of small-scale fishers operating in the 
United States (U.S.) Caribbean. This data collection applies Puerto 
Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The proposed socio-economic study 
will collect information on demographics, capital investment in fishing 
gear and vessels, fishing and marketing practices, economic 
performance, and miscellaneous attitudinal questions. The data gathered 
will be used for the development of amendments to fishery management 
plans, which require descriptions of the human and economic environment 
and socio-economic analyses of regulatory proposals. The information 
collected will also be used to strengthen fishery management decision-
making and satisfy various legal mandates under the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (U.S.C. 1801 et seq.; MSA), 
Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Flexibility Act, Endangered Species 
Act (ESA), and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and other 
pertinent statues.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: One-time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: MSA and NEPA.
    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 0648-0716.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-11314 Filed 5-27-21; 8:45 am]
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