[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 40992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14683]



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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 March 11, 2020, during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    Title: NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Region 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: 4,789.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 minute per string of gear.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 16,886.
    Needs and Uses: The ability to link fishing gear to the vessel 
owner or operator is crucial for enforcement of regulations under the 
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act and Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act. Gear 
identification is also used to identify ownership of lost or damaged 
gear, as well as gear involved in civil proceedings. Gear can be lost 
or damaged as the result of interactions between mobile and fixed 
gears. Gear identification is an important tool in identifying the 
parties involved in these conflicts. Proper marking also makes gear 
more visible to other vessels in the water to aid in navigation and 
increase safety at sea.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households; business or other for-
profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act.
    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 Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-14683 Filed 7-7-20; 8:45 am]
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