[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 230 (Friday, December 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 68646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26321]


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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; High Seas Fishing Permit Application, Logbook Reporting and 
Vessel Marking

    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 August 19, 2021 during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.
    Title: High Seas Fishing Permit Application, Logbook Reporting and 
Vessel Marking.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0304.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular [extension of a current information 
collection].
    Number of Respondents: 600.
    Average Hours per Response: Permit application with vessel photo, 
30 minutes; request to authorize a fishery on the high seas, 40 hours; 
transshipment notices and reports, 1 hour; power-down and power-on 
requests, 10 minutes; observer notification, 5 minutes.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 151.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently 
approved information collection. United States vessels that fish on the 
high seas (waters beyond the U.S. exclusive economic zone) are required 
to possess a permit issued under the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act 
(HSFCA). Applicants for this permit must submit information to identify 
their vessels, owners and operators of the vessels, and intended 
fishing areas.
    The application information is used to process permits and to 
maintain a register of vessels authorized to fish on the high seas. The 
HSFCA also requires vessels be marked for identification and 
enforcement purposes. Vessels must be marked in three locations (port 
and starboard sides of the deckhouse or hull, and on a weather deck) 
with their official number or radio call sign. These requirements apply 
to all vessels fishing on the high seas.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Every five years or on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: High Seas Fishing Compliance Act.
    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 0648-0304.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-26321 Filed 12-2-21; 8:45 am]
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