[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 11 (Thursday, January 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2721-2722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00601]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Submission for
OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Southeast Region Dealer and Interview Family of Forms.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0013.
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Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission (revision and extension of a
currently approved collection).
Number of Respondents: 6,188.
Average Hours per Response: Shrimp Interviews, Vessel Trip
interviews, USVI Trip interviews, South Carolina Coastal Fisheries
Dealer Reporting, and Mackerel Gillnet Reporting, 10 minutes; Wreckfish
Dealer Reporting, 13 minutes; Coastal Fisheries electronic dealer
reporting, 1 minute.
Burden Hours: 4,805.
Needs and Uses: 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. The frequency of these reporting requirements varies
depending on the magnitude of the quota (e.g., lower quota usually
require 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.
Anticipated changes in burden hours and respondents are driven by
the number of fishing trips made by the fisherman each year. Seasonal
differences are always noticed because many factors such as weather,
fuel cost, dock side fish prices, fish migration patterns, the number
of fisherman with active permits, and seasonal closures can influence
how many fishing trip take place annually.
The following individual collections are removed as they are now
included in the Coastal Fisheries Dealer Reporting: Vessel Operational
Unit Inventory; Coral Dealer Reporting; and South Atlantic Snapper-
grouper, Rock Shrimp, Golden Crab, and Dolphin/Wahoo Dealer Reporting;
and Gulf and South Atlantic Coastal Migratory Pelagics and Spiny
Lobster Dealer Reporting.
This data collection is authorized under 50 CFR part 622.5.
Affected Public: Small business or other for-profit organizations;
individuals or Households with federal fishing permits.
Frequency: Per fishing trip.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-00601 Filed 1-15-20; 8:45 am]
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