Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 6 / Monday, January 11, 2021 / Notices 1943 

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; U.S. Pacific Highly Migratory 

Hook and Line Logbook 

AGENCY: National Oceanic & 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice and 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 March 12, 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– 

0223 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 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Micayla 

Kiepert, National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), West Coast Region 

(WCR) Long Beach Office, 501 West 

Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 

CA 90802, (562) 980–4081, and 

Micayla.Kiepert@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Under the Fishery Management Plan 

for United States (U.S.) West Coast 

Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species 

(HMS) U.S. fishermen participating in 

the Pacific hook-and-line (also known as 

the albacore troll and poll-and-line), 

coastal purse seine (vessels less than 

400 st carrying capacity), large-mesh 

drift gillnet, and swordfish harpoon 

fisheries are required to obtain an HMS 

permit. Permit holders are also required 

to complete and submit logbooks 

documenting their daily fishing 

activities, including catch and effort for 

each fishing trip. Logbook forms must 

be completed within 24 hours of the 

completion of each fishing day and 

submitted to the Southwest Fisheries 

Science Center (SWFSC) within 30 days 

of the end of each trip. Federal 

regulations allow the use of state 

logbooks to fulfill this requirement; for 

example, Washington commercial 

passenger fishing vessels have fulfilled 

this requirement to date for HMS 

fisheries. These data and associated 

analyses help the SWFSC provide 

critical HMS fisheries information to 

researchers, fisheries managers, and the 

needed management advice to the U.S. 

in its negotiations with foreign fishing 

nations that fish for HMS. 

II. Method of Collection 

Respondents have a choice of either 

electronic data submission or paper 

forms for hook-and-line logbooks. 

Currently, purse seine, drift gillnet, and 

harpoon are only collected in paper 

form. Fillable pdf forms are available for 

hook-and-line logbooks. Methods of 

submittal include secure electronic 

transmission and mailing of paper 

forms. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0223. 

Form Number(s): NOAA Form 88– 

197. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a currently approved 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business of other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,700. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3,400. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $1,110 in recordkeeping/ 

reporting costs. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required 

Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens 

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. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

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; Commercial Operator’s 

Annual Report (COAR) 

AGENCY: National Oceanic & 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 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 March 12, 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– 

0428 in the subject line of your 

comments. Do not submit Confidential 


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