[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 148 (Friday, July 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 46073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16631]


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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; Vessel Monitoring System Requirements for the Pacific Islands 
Fisheries

    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 help 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 May 7, 2020, during a 60-day comment period. This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA).
    Title: Vessel Monitoring System Requirements for the Pacific 
Islands Fisheries.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0441.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 180.
    Average Hours per Response: Observe initial installation--4 hours; 
Observe VMS replacement--2 hours; Observe VMS unit maintenance and 
repair--1.5 hours; Position reports--0 hours (automatic).
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 170.
    Needs and Uses: Owners of commercial fishing vessels in the Hawaii 
pelagic longline fishery, American Samoa pelagic longline fishery (only 
vessels longer than 50 feet), Northwestern Hawaiian Islands lobster 
fishery (currently inactive), and Northern Mariana Islands bottomfish 
fishery (only vessels longer than 40 feet) must allow the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to install vessel 
monitoring system (VMS) units on their vessels when directed to do so 
by NOAA enforcement personnel. VMS units automatically send periodic 
reports on the position of the vessel. NOAA uses the reports to monitor 
the vessels' location and activities, primarily to enforce regulated 
fishing areas. NOAA pays for the units, installation, maintenance, and 
messaging. There is no public burden for the automatic messaging; 
however, the time required for VMS installation and annual maintenance 
are considered public burden.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit organizations.
    Frequency: Hourly.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: 50 CFR 665.16.
    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 0648-0441.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-16631 Filed 7-30-20; 8:45 am]
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