[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26865-26866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08070]


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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; Southeast Region Dealer and Interview Family of Forms

    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 January 24th, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
    Title: Southeast Region Dealer and Interview Family of Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0013.
    Form Number(s): NOAA Form 88-12B.
    Type of Request: Regular submission [revision and renewal of a 
current information collection].
    Number of Respondents: 1,829.
    Average Hours per Response: Dealer reporting for monitoring Federal 
fishery annual catch limits (ACLs): coastal fisheries dealers 
reporting, 10 minutes; mackerel dealer reporting (gillnet), 10 minutes. 
Bio profile data from Trip Interview programs (TIP): Fin Fish 
interviews, 10 minutes.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,826.

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    Needs and Uses: This request is for a revision and renewal of a 
current information collection. Fishery quotas are established for many 
species in the fishery management plans developed by the Gulf of Mexico 
Reef Fish Fishery Management Council, the South Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council, and The Caribbean Fishery Management Council. The 
Southeast Fisheries Science Center has been delegated the 
responsibility to monitor these quotas. To do so in a timely manner, 
seafood dealers that handle these species are required to report the 
purchases (landings) of these species. It was discovered that the USVI 
trip interviews were being double counted with the Vessel trip 
interviews. We have made the changes to remove the USVI interviews for 
accuracy.
    The frequency of these reporting requirements varies depending on 
the magnitude of the quota (e.g., lower quota usually requires more 
frequent reporting) and the intensity of fishing effort. The most 
common reporting frequency is weekly. Daily reporting is only used for 
one fishery. In addition, information collection included in this 
family of forms includes interview with fishermen to gather information 
on the fishing effort, location and type of gear used on individual 
trips. This data collection is conducted for a subsample of the fishing 
trips and vessel/trips in selected commercial fisheries in the 
Southeast region and commercial fisheries of the US Caribbean. Fishing 
trips and individuals are selected at random to provide a viable 
statistical sample. These data are used for scientific analyses that 
support critical conservation and management decisions made by national 
and international fishery management organizations. This data 
collection is authorized under 50 CFR part 622.5.
    Affected Public: Business and other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Dealer reporting for monitoring Federal fishery annual 
catch limits (ACLs) are estimated to transmit data 173 times annually. 
Vessels selected for Trip Interview programs (TIP): Fin Fish interviews 
are estimated to be encountered 2.3 times annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: 50 CFR part 622.5.
    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 0648-0013.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-08070 Filed 4-15-24; 8:45 am]
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