[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 83 (Monday, April 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 33331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09173]


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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; NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Region Vessel Identification 
Requirements

    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 14, 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: NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Region Vessel Identification 
Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0350.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 3,935.
    Average Hours per Response: 45 minutes (0.75 hours) to affix vessel 
information to the required locations.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,952.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a current 
information collection. Regulations at 50 CFR 648.8 and 697.8 require 
that owners of vessels over 25 ft (7.6 m) in registered length that 
have federal permits to fish in the Greater Atlantic Region display the 
vessel's name and official number. The name and number must be of a 
specific size at specified locations: the vessel name must be affixed 
to the port and starboard sides of the bow and, if possible, on its 
stern. The official number must be displayed on the port and starboard 
sides of the deckhouse or hull, and on an appropriate weather deck to 
be clearly visible from enforcement vessels and aircraft. The success 
of fisheries management programs depends upon regulatory compliance. 
The vessel identification requirement, which is required of all 
federally permitted fishing vessels in the Greater Atlantic region, is 
essential to facilitate enforcement. The ability to link fishing or 
other activities to a vessel owner or operator are crucial to the 
enforcement of regulations issued under the authority of the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. When this information 
is clearly displayed, it enables enforcement personnel to easily 
identify Federal permit holders while engaged in fishing.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households and business or other 
for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Once per year.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: 50 CFR 648.8 and 697.8.
    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 0648-0350.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-09173 Filed 4-26-24; 8:45 am]
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