2020-06872. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request  

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    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 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

    Title: Antarctic Marine Living Resources Conservation and Management Measures.

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0194.

    Form Number(s): None.

    Type of Request: Regular (revision of an existing collection).

    Number of Respondents: 87.

    Average Hours per Response: One hour to apply for a CEMP research permit; 1 hour to report on research; 28 hours to supply information on Start Printed Page 18566potential new or exploratory fishing; 2 hours to apply for a harvesting permit; 5 minutes to transmit information by radio; 4 hours to install a vessel monitoring device (VMS); 2 hours for annual VMS maintenance; 45 minutes to mark a vessel; 40 minutes to mark buoys; 10 hours to mark pot gear; 6 minutes to mark trawl nets; 15 minutes to apply for a first receiver permit; 15 minutes to complete and submit a toothfish catch document; 15 minutes to apply for pre-approval of toothfish imports; 15 minutes to complete and submit re-export catch documents; 15 minutes to submit import tickets.

    Burden Hours: 363.

    Needs and Uses: This request is for revision of a currently approved information collection. As part of U.S. obligations to monitor and control the import, export, and re-export of Antarctic marine living resources, NOAA requires dealers to submit applications for pre-approval certifications of imports of frozen Patagonian and Antarctic toothfish (also referred to as Chilean sea bass) and reporting forms for air-shipped fresh imports of these species. These applications are currently available as fillable PDF forms. NOAA is revising this collection to allow these forms to be submitted in an on-line format. No other part of this collection will be revised.

    The 1982 Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (Convention) established the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR). The United States is a Contracting Party to the Convention. The Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act (AMLRCA) directs and authorizes the United States to take actions necessary to meet its treaty obligations as a Contracting Party to the Convention. The regulations implementing AMLRCA are at 50 CFR part 300, subpart G. The record keeping and reporting requirements at 50 CFR part 300 form the basis for this collection of information. This collection of information concerns research in, and the harvesting and importation of, marine living resources from waters regulated by CCAMLR related to ecosystem research, U.S. harvesting permit application and/or harvesting vessel operators and to importers and re-exporters of Antarctic marine living resources. The collection is necessary in order for the United States to meet its treaty obligations as a contracting party to the Convention.

    Affected Public: Business or other for profit organizations; not-for-profit institutions; individuals or households.

    Frequency: Annually and on occasion.

    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.

    Legal Authority: Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act, 16 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.

    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 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 0648-0194.

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    Sheleen Dumas,

    Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Commerce Department.

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    [FR Doc. 2020-06872 Filed 4-1-20; 8:45 am]

    BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

Document Information

Published:
04/02/2020
Department:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
2020-06872
Pages:
18565-18566 (2 pages)
PDF File:
2020-06872.Pdf