3638 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 13 / Friday, January 19, 2024 / Notices 

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 0648–0205. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00977 Filed 1–18–24; 8:45 am] 

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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; Fishermen’s Contingency 

Fund 

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 March 19, 2024. 

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– 

0082 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 Moni 

Banerjee, Chief, Financial Services 

Division, NOAA National Marine 

Fisheries Service, (301) 427–8716 or 

moni.banerjee@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for an extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

United States (U.S.) commercial 

fishermen may file claims for 

compensation for losses of, or damage 

to, fishing gear or vessels, plus 50 

percent of resulting economic losses, 

attributable to oil and gas activities on 

the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. To 

obtain compensation, applicants must 

comply with requirements set forth in 

50 CFR part 296. 

The requirements include a ‘‘report’’ 

within 15 days of the date the vessel 

first returns to port after the casualty 

incident to gain a presumption of 

eligible causation, and an ‘‘application’’ 

within 90 days of when the applicant 

first became aware of the loss and/or 

damage. 

The report is NOAA Form 88–166 and 

it requests identifying information such 

as: Respondent’s name; address; social 

security number; and casualty location. 

The information in the report is usually 

completed by NOAA during a telephone 

call with the respondent. 

The application is NOAA Form 88– 

164 and it requires the respondent to 

provide information on the property and 

economic losses and/or damages 

including type of damage; purchase date 

and price of lost/damaged gear; and 

income from recent fishing trips. It also 

includes an affidavit by which the 

applicant attests to the truthfulness of 

the claim. 

II. Method of Collection 

Respondents may telephone NOAA 

and provide the information for the 

report verbally or submit a paper or 

electronic report. Respondents have a 

choice of either electronic or paper 

forms for the application. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0082. 

Form Number: NOAA Forms 88–164, 

88–166. 

Type of Review: Extension of a current 

information collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; business or other for-profit 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

20. 

Estimated Time per Response: 15 

minutes for a report and 7 hours, 45 

minutes for an application. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 160. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to the 

Public: $500 in recordkeeping and filing 

costs. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

Obtain or Retain Benefits. 

Legal Authority: Title IV of the Outer 

Continental Shelf Lands Act 

Amendments of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 1841) 

authorizes the Fishermen’s Contingency 

Fund (Fund or FCF) program to 

compensate U.S. commercial fishermen 

for losses of, or damages to, fishing gear 

or vessels, plus 50% of resulting gross 

economic loss, attributable to oil and 

gas activities on the OCS. Program 

requirements are set forth in 50 CFR 

part 296. 

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 Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

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