[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 140 (Monday, July 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40014-40015]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15781]


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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 Region Seabird-Fisheries Interaction Recovery 
Reporting

    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 April 21, 2021 (86 FR 20663) during a 60-day 
comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public 
comments.
    Agency: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Commerce.
    Title: Pacific Islands Short-tailed Albatross-Fisheries Interaction 
Recovery Reporting.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0456.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission, revision and extension of a 
current information collection.
    Number of Respondents: 1.
    Average Hours per Response: 1.25.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1.25.
    Needs and Uses: Federal regulations at 50 CFR 665.815(b) require 
Hawaii-based longline fishermen to safely handle and release short-
tailed albatrosses (Phoebastria albatrus) (STAL) caught incidentally 
during fishing operations. The vessel operator must: (a) Contact NMFS, 
the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
immediately; (b) complete and submit a Short-tailed Albatross Recovery 
Data Form; and (c) attach identical information tags to the carcass and 
specimen bag if the STAL is dead and turn over the carcass to USFWS 
within 72 hours after returning to port. When a STAL is brought on 
board a vessel, the vessel operator must record the incident's date, 
time, location, any tag data, and injury and health descriptions on the 
Short-tailed Albatross Recovery Data Form.
    Two minor revisions were made to the Recovery Data Form based on 
comments for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: On page 1 of the form, 
the statement ``If a photo is taken, attach to form when submitted.'' 
was added to the Photograph field; on the bottom of page 2 instruction 
was added to submit the form and photo (if taken) to U.S. Fish & 
Wildlife by email.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit organizations.
    Frequency: As needed.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: 50 CFR 665.815(b).
    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 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

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function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB 
Control Number 0648-0456.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-15781 Filed 7-23-21; 8:45 am]
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