[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 80228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22717]



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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; Pacific Islands Short-Tailed Albatross Recovery Data Form

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite 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. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on July 16, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.
    Title: Pacific Islands Short-tailed Albatross Recovery Data Form.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0456.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission [revision with an extension of 
a current information collection].
    Number of Respondents: 1.
    Average Hours per Response: 1.25 Hrs (1.0 for report, 0.25 for 
notification).
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1.25.
    Needs and Uses: To improve the information collection, NMFS revised 
the Short-tailed Albatross Recovery Data Form to remove the field for 
hook type as only one hook type is currently allowed in the fishery, 
collect information on hook size, collect more details about bird 
bands, and request more information about transportation of an injured 
bird. We also changed the collection's title from Pacific Islands 
Region Seabird-Fisheries Interaction Recovery Reporting to Pacific 
Islands Short-tailed Albatross Recovery Data Form to more accurately 
describe the collection and its purpose.
    Federal regulations at https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/part-665/section-665.815#p-665.815(b) require that the operator of a vessel 
with a Hawaii longline limited access permit safely handle and release 
endangered short-tailed albatrosses (Phoebastria albatrus) incidentally 
hooked or entangled during fishing operations. In that event, the 
vessel operator must also immediately notify NMFS, the U.S. Coast Guard 
or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS); record the condition of 
the bird and other time and location information on a Short-tailed 
Albatross Recovery Data Form; attach identical information tags to the 
carcass and specimen bag if the albatross is dead; and turn over any 
carcass to USFWS within 72 hours after returning to port. If the 
albatross is alive, a veterinarian will use the information to provide 
advice to the vessel operator for caring for the bird. If the albatross 
is dead, the recorded information will assist USFWS biologists in 
follow-up studies on the specimen. This collection is one of the terms 
and conditions contained in a Endangered Species Act Section 7 
biological opinion issued by USFWS, and is intended to maximize the 
probability of the long-term survival of short-tailed albatross 
accidentally taken by longline gear.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit organizations.
    Frequency: As needed.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: 50 CFR 665.815(b).
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website https://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 0648-0456.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-22717 Filed 10-1-24; 8:45 am]
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