[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 243 (Monday, December 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 79335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31832]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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: Vessel Monitoring System Requirement in the Pacific Coast 
Groundfish Fishery.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0573.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 1,500.
    Average Hours per Response: Installation/activation reports and 
exemption reports, 5 minutes; declaration reports, 4 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 2,114.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a renewal of a currently 
approved information collection.
    NOAA has established large-scale depth-based management areas, 
referred to as Groundfish Conservation Areas (GCAs), where groundfish 
fishing is prohibited or restricted. These areas were specifically 
designed to reduce the catch of species while allowing healthy 
fisheries to continue in areas and with gears where little incidental 
catch of overfished species is likely to occur. Because NOAA needs 
methods to effectively enforce area restrictions, certain commercial 
fishing vessels are required to install and use a vessel monitoring 
system (VMS) that automatically sends hourly position reports. 
Exemptions from the reporting requirement are available for inactive 
vessels or vessels fishing outside the monitored area. The vessels are 
also required to declare what gear will be used.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Every four years and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6f20263d2e303c1a0d02061c1c0600012f00020d410a001f41080019"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1f50564d5e404c6a7d72766c6c7670715f70727d317a706f31787069">[email protected]</span></a>.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cbaf83b2a5aea08bafa4a8e5aca4bd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1e7a5667707b755e7a717d30797168">[email protected]</span></a>).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#337c7a61726c6046515e5a40405a5c5d735c5e511d565c431d545c45"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="307f7962716f6345525d594343595f5e705f5d521e555f401e575f46">[email protected]</span></a>.

    Dated: December 14, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-31832 Filed 12-17-10; 8:45 am]
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