Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 174 / Monday, September 9, 2024 / Notices 73071 

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; Seafood Inspection and 

Certification Requirements 

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 November 8, 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– 

0266 in the subject line of your 

comments. All comments received are 

part of the public record and will 

generally be posted on https://

www.regulations.gov without change. 

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 Jeff 

Weir, Director, Operations and 

Administration Division (OMI), Office 

of International Affairs and Seafood 

Inspection, 1315 East West Hwy., Bldg. 

SSMC3, Silver Spring, MD 20910–3282, 

(301) 427–8377 or Jeff.Weir@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for a revision and 

extension of an approved information 

collection. The National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) operates a 

voluntary fee-for- service seafood 

inspection program (Program) under the 

authorities of the Agricultural Marketing 

Act of 1946, as amended, the Fish and 

Wildlife Act of 1956, and the 

Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970. The 

regulations for the Program are 

contained in 50 CFR part 260. The 

program offers inspection grading and 

certification services, including the use 

of official quality grade marks which 

indicate that specific products have 

been federally inspected. Those wishing 

to participate in the program must 

request the services and submit specific 

compliance information. 

This collection is being revised to 

include the Surety Bond form, which 

has been in use for decades, but was 

inadvertently omitted in previous 

information collection requests. 

II. Method of Collection 

Respondents have a choice of either 

electronic or paper forms. Methods of 

submittal include email and online 

portal submission of electronic forms, 

and mail and facsimile transmission of 

paper forms. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0266. 

Form Numbers: 89–800, 89–801, 89– 

814. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(revision and extension of a current 

information collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; Not-for-profit 

institutions; State, Local, or Tribal 

government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,012. 

Estimated Time per Response: 

Contract Request, 5 minutes; Surety 

Bond, 5 minutes; Inspection Request, 5 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 23,067. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $4,809 in recordkeeping/ 

reporting costs. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

Obtain or Retain Benefits. 

Legal Authority: Agricultural 

Marketing Act of 1946, as amended, the 

Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, and the 

Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970. 

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 Information 

Collection Request. 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, 

Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office 

of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE262] 

Schedules for Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshops and 

Protected Species Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshops 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public workshops. 

SUMMARY: Free Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshops and Safe 

Handling, Release, and Identification 

Workshops will be held in October, 

November, and December of 2024. 

Certain fishermen and shark dealers are 

required to attend a workshop to meet 

regulatory requirements and to maintain 

valid permits. Specifically, the Atlantic 

Shark Identification Workshop is 

mandatory for all federally permitted 

Atlantic shark dealers. The Safe 

Handling, Release, and Identification 

Workshop is mandatory for vessel 

owners and operators who use bottom 

longline, pelagic longline, or gillnet 

gear, and who have also been issued 

shark or swordfish limited access 

permits. Additional free workshops will 

be conducted in 2025 and will be 

announced in a future notice. In 


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