[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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