[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 49862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12880]


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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 Gear 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 April 2, 2024, 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: NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Gear Identification 
Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0351.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 2,307.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 minute per string of gear.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,571.
    Needs and Uses: This request would extend an approved information 
collection regarding Greater Atlantic Region fishing gear marking 
requirements. There are no changes to the gear marking requirements in 
this collection.
    Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
(Magnuson-Stevens Act), the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) is 
responsible for the conservation and management of marine fishery 
resources. The Secretary has delegated much of this responsibility to 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/National 
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The Magnuson-Stevens Act gives the 
Secretary and NOAA certain regulatory authorities to ensure the most 
beneficial uses of marine fishery resources. One of the regulatory 
steps taken to carry out the conservation and management objectives is 
to collect data from users of the resource.
    Regulations at 50 CFR 648.84(a),(b), and (d), 648.125(b)(3), 
648.144(b)(1), 648.264(a)(5), and 697.21(a) and (b) require Federal 
permit holders using certain types of fishing gear to mark the gear 
with information necessary to identify the vessel and gear (e.g., hull 
identification number, Federal fishing vessel permit number). The 
regulations also specify gear marking requirements for visibility 
(e.g., buoys, radar reflectors). These gear marking requirements aid in 
fishery law enforcement, support safe navigation by increasing gear 
visibility, and help prevent gear conflicts by providing gear type 
information to other fisherman.
    The number of end lines associated with each string of hooks, pots, 
or traps determine the quantity of gear in this collection. A single 
Federal permit holder may be responsible for marking several strings of 
a given gear type and may use multiple gear types that require marking.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annual.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: 50 CFR 648.84(a), (b), and (d), 648.125(b)(3), 
648.144(b)(1), 648.264(a)(5), and 697.21(a) and (b).
    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 0648-0351.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-12880 Filed 6-11-24; 8:45 am]
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