[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 9 (Friday, January 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 2212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00579]


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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; Vessel Monitoring System Requirements for the Pacific Islands 
Fisheries

    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 September 1, 2023, 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: Vessel Monitoring System Requirements for the Pacific 
Islands Fisheries.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0441.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission. Extension of a current 
information collection.
    Number of Respondents: 69.
    Average Hours per Response: 4 hours for installation of a VMS unit; 
2 hours for VMS unit replacement, and 1.5 hours for annual maintenance.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 131.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently 
approved information collection. National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, Pacific Islands Region, and the NOAA 
Office of Law Enforcement (OLE), Pacific Islands Division, collect 
vessel tracking information through a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS). 
The authority for this collection is specified at 50 CFR 665.19.
    As part of fishery ecosystem plans developed under the authority of 
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, owners of 
commercial fishing vessels in the Hawaii pelagic longline fishery, 
American Samoa pelagic longline fishery (only vessels longer than 50 
feet), Northwestern Hawaiian Islands lobster fishery (currently 
inactive), and Northern Mariana Islands bottomfish fishery (only 
vessels longer than 40 feet) must allow NOAA to install VMS units on 
their vessels when directed by OLE personnel. VMS units automatically 
send periodic reports on the position of the vessel to OLE. NOAA uses 
the reports to monitor the vessel's location and activities, primarily 
to enforce regulated fishing areas. NOAA pays for all costs related to 
the VMS systems for the aforementioned fisheries. There is no public 
burden for the automatic messaging; however, VMS installation and 
maintenance are considered public burden. Aside from updates to the 
burden estimates, there are no changes to the collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory
    Legal Authority: 50 CFR 665.19
    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 0648-0441.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-00579 Filed 1-11-24; 8:45 am]
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