[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 120 (Friday, June 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 41080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13371]


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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; Type-Approval Requirements for Vessel Monitoring Systems

    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 13, 2023 (88 FR 9255) 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: Type-Approval Requirements for Vessel Monitoring Systems 
(VMS)
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0789.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of currently 
approved collection).
    Number of Respondents: 9.
    Average Hours per Response: Initial application: 80 hours; Changes 
to existing type-approval: 24 hours; Response to a type-approval 
revocation: 24 hours; Diagnostic and troubleshooting support: 1,066 
hours.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,680 hours.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently 
approved information collection. The current Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) at title 50, part 600, subpart Q, sets forth the 
requirements for Enhanced Mobile Transceiver Units (EMTUs) to be type-
approved by NMFS for use in federal fisheries programs. These EMTUs can 
either be satellite-linked systems or cellular-based hardware and 
software. Respondents for type-approval of vessel monitoring system 
(VMS) satellite- or cellular-based systems must submit a written type-
approval request and electronic copies of supporting materials that 
include certain required information. The National Marine Fisheries 
Service (NMFS) Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) uses the information 
submitted to assess whether an EMTU or EMTU-C meets minimum technical 
specifications and can be approved for use in the NMFS VMS program. The 
information currently required to accompany an application for type-
approval of VMS satellite-based systems is set forth at 50 CFR 600.1502 
through 600.1507. The information required for type-approval of VMS 
cellular-based systems will be substantially similar and identical 
except where specifically indicated (e.g., EMTU-Cs will not be required 
to report the at-sea loss of communications signals, as proposed in 50 
CFR 600.1503(e)(5)).
    Information requested in the type-approval application for EMTU-Cs 
and EMTUs includes the information identified in 50 CFR 600, subpart Q, 
more specifically, 50 CFR 600.1501 through 600.1509. This identified 
information is also embodied in the Type-Approval Matrix form 
(available from NMFS OLE) that can be used by a respondent to more 
easily organize and submit the required information in their type-
approval request to NMFS. The information will include information 
regarding: Characteristics of the EMTU-C or EMTU, Associated entities 
including manufacturer and sellers, Communication functionalities, Data 
formats, Data transmission details, Latency requirements, Messaging 
formats and transmission details, Electronic forms, Data security, 
Customer service, Durability, and Applicant's data handling 
requirements.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Variable. Estimated at once every 5 years.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Legal Authority: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) requires that the National Marine 
Fisheries Service (NMFS) and regional fishery management councils 
prevent overfishing and requires the collection of reliable data 
essential to the effective conservation, management, and scientific 
understanding of the nation's fishery resources, including vessel 
monitoring systems.
    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 0648-0789.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-13371 Filed 6-22-23; 8:45 am]
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