Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 246 / Tuesday, December 22, 2020 / Notices 83519 

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; Greater Atlantic Region 

Logbook Family of Forms 

AGENCY: National Oceanic & 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Information 

Collection, request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites 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. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before February 22, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, 

at Adrienne.thomas@noaa.gov. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 0648– 

0212 in the subject line of your 

comments. Do not submit Confidential 

Business Information or otherwise 

sensitive or protected information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to James StCyr, Greater Atlantic 

Regional Office, Analysis & Program 

Support Division, Data Processing & 

Quality Branch, 55 Great Republic Dr, 

Gloucester, MA 01930, (978) 281–9369 

or james.stcyr@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

I. Abstract 

This request is for the revision of a 

current information collection. Under 

the provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration’s (NOAA) National 

Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is 

responsible for management of the 

nation’s marine fisheries. Fishing 

vessels permitted to participate in 

federally permitted fisheries in the 

Greater Atlantic Region are required to 

submit logbooks containing catch and 

effort information about their fishing 

trips. Participants in the tilefish and 

open access herring fisheries are also 

required to make reports on the catch, 

which are currently submitted via an 

Interactive Voice Response (IVR) 

system. In addition, vessels fishing 

under the Exempted Fishing Permit 

(EFP) or Mid-Atlantic Research SetAside (RSA) programs are required to 

submit research catch information 

through the IVR system. The IVR system 

will be taken offline in 2021 and reports 

will need to be submitted using our web 

based system, Fish Online. The 

information submitted is used by 

several offices of the NOAA Fisheries 

Service, the U.S. Coast Guard, the 

Councils, and state fishery enforcement 

agencies under contract to the NOAA 

Fisheries Service in order to develop, 

implement, and monitor fishery 

management strategies. This action 

seeks to revise Paperwork Reduction 

Act clearance for the impacted 

requirements. 

II. Method of Collection 

Information is collected through an 

Interactive Voice Response (IVR) 

system. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0212. 

Form Number(s): 80–30, 80–140. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

[revision of a current information 

collection]. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; business or other for-profit 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2,299. 

Estimated Time per Response: 5 

minutes for VTRs; 12.5 minutes for the 

Shellfish Log; 3 minutes standardized 

response time for the 6 web forms— 

Soawning Blocks, Monkfish DAS, EFP, 

Herring, RSA, and Tilefish). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 10,487. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $58,653. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act. 

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of our estimate of the time and 

cost burden for this proposed collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) Minimize the 

reporting burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28217 Filed 12–21–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XA718] 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Take of Anadromous Fish 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; availability of a 

proposed evaluation and pending 

determination and permit application 

for public comment. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a 

proposed evaluation and pending 

determination (PEPD) is available for 

public comment on a hatchery and 

genetic management plan (HGMP) for 

Skykomish River steelhead submitted 

under limit 6 of the Endangered Species 

Act (ESA) 4(d) Rule. NMFS is also 

making an ESA section 10(a)(1)(A) 

permit application available for public 

comment. The permit application is for 

a trap and haul operation at Sunset 

Falls, also on the Skykomish River in 

Washington State. 

DATES: Comments must be received at 

the appropriate address (see ADDRESSES) 


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