Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 12 / Thursday, January 19, 2012 / Notices 2691 

Consumer Financial Protection, 1700 G 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20006. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification Procedures’’ above. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification Procedures’’ above. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Information in this system is obtained 

directly from the individual who is the 

subject of these records, and/or the 

agency or organization that the 

individual represents; and the CFPB 

staff involved in the external affairs 

operations. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

[FR Doc. 2012–989 Filed 1–18–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P 

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: High Seas Fishing Vessel Permit 

Application, Logbook Reporting, and 

Vessel Marking. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0304. 

Form Number(s): NA. 

Type of Request: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Number of Respondents: 120. 

Average Hours per Response: Permits, 

30 minutes; logbooks, 5 minutes; vessel 

marking, 45 minutes. 

Burden Hours: 848. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for 

extension of a current information 

collection. United States (U.S.) vessels 

that fish on the high seas (waters 

beyond the U.S. exclusive economic 

zone) are required to possess a permit 

issued under the High Seas Fishing 

Compliance Act (HSFCA). Applicants 

for this permit must submit information 

to identify their vessels, owners and 

operators of the vessels, and intended 

fishing areas. The application 

information is used to process permits 

and to maintain a register of vessels 

authorized to fish on the high seas. 

The HSFCA also requires vessels be 

marked for identification and 

enforcement purposes. Vessels must be 

marked in three locations (port and 

starboard sides of the deckhouse or hull, 

and on a weatherdeck) with their 

official number or radio call sign. 

Operators of vessels licensed under 

the HSFCA are also required to report 

their catch and fishing effort when 

fishing on the high seas. The 

requirement is for fishery management 

purposes and to provide data to 

international organizations. Vessels 

already maintaining logbooks under 

other specific regulations are not 

required to maintain an additional 

logbook. 

These requirements apply to all 

vessels fishing on the high seas. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organiations. 

Frequency: Annually, daily and every 

five years. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

OMB Desk Officer: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

JJessup@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: January 12, 2012. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–911 Filed 1–18–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

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: Northwest Region Vessel 

Identification Requirements. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0355. 

Form Number(s): NA. 

Type of Request: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Number of Respondents: 1,663. 

Average Hours per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Burden Hours: 1,247. 

Needs and Uses: The success of 

fisheries management programs 

depends significantly on regulatory 

compliance. The vessel identification 

requirement is essential to facilitate 

enforcement. The ability to link fishing 

or other activity to the vessel owner or 

operator is crucial to enforcement of 

regulations issued under the authority 

of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act. A 

vessel’s official number is required to be 

displayed on the port and starboard 

sides of the deckhouse or hull, and on 

a weather deck. It identifies each vessel 

and should be visible at distances at sea 

and in the air. Vessels that qualify for 

particular fisheries are readily 

identified, gear violations are more 

readily prosecuted, and this allows for 

more cost-effective enforcement. 

Cooperating fishermen also use the 

number to report suspicious activities 

that they observe. Regulation-compliant 

fishermen ultimately benefit as 

unauthorized and illegal fishing is 

deterred and more burdensome 

regulations are avoided. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

OMB Desk Officer: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

JJessup@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: January 12, 2012. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–912 Filed 1–18–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

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 

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