[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53639-53640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20990]


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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; Application for Commercial Fisheries Authorization Under 
Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA)

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.

SUMMARY: 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 June 8, 2021 (86 FR 
30442) during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an 
additional 30 days for public comments.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
    Title: Application for Commercial Fisheries Authorization under 
Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0293.
    Form Number(s): None.

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    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of currently 
approved collection).
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Average Hours per Response: Initial registration--15 minutes.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 25 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
requires any commercial fisherman operating in Category I and II 
fisheries to register for a certificate of authorization that will 
allow the fisherman to take marine mammals incidental to commercial 
fishing operations. The information requested in the form needed to 
register or update a commercial fishery authorization is found at 50 
C.F.R 229.4.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit organizations.
    Frequency: One time for initial registration. Then only on an as 
needed if vessel owners' contact or vessel information changes after 
initial registration.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to lawfully take marine mammals' 
incidental to fishing operations.
    Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.; MMPA.
    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 0648-0293.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-20990 Filed 9-27-21; 8:45 am]
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