[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 80212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22721]



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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; List of Gear by Fisheries and Fishery Management Council

    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 June 14, 2024, (89 FR 50564) during a 60-day 
comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public 
comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.
    Title: List of Gear by Fisheries and Fishery Management Council.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0346.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission [extension of a current 
information collection].
    Number of Respondents: 1.
    Average Hours per Response: 1.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 0.33.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension of a currently 
approved information collection by the NOAA's National Marine Fisheries 
Service, Office of Sustainable Fisheries. Under the provisions of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery and Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-
Stevens Act) [16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.], as amended by the Sustainable 
Fisheries Act [Pub. L. 104-297], the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) 
is required to publish a list of all fisheries under authority of each 
Regional Fishery Management Council (Council) and all such fishing gear 
used in such fisheries (see section 305(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Act). The list has been published and appears in 50 CFR part 
600.725(v). Any person wishing to use gear not on the list, or engage 
in a fishery not on the list, must provide the appropriate Council or 
the Secretary, in the case of Atlantic highly migratory species, with 
90 days of advance notice. If the Secretary takes no action to prohibit 
such a fishery or use of such a gear, the person may proceed.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: As needed.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Act.
    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 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 0648-0346.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-22721 Filed 10-1-24; 8:45 am]
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