Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 56 / Wednesday, March 23, 2022 / Notices 16461 

A sector is granted an annual allocation 

of most stocks of fish managed by the 

NE Multispecies FMP. In return for 

increased operational flexibility, such as 

exemptions from certain effort controls 

and the ability to pool and trade quota, 

sectors have additional reporting and 

monitoring requirements. The sector 

reporting and monitoring requirements, 

as established by Amendment 16 and 

revised by subsequent framework 

adjustments to the NE Multispecies 

FMP, are contained within this 

information collection. 

This revision incorporates a number 

of recent changes. Amendment 16 

required sectors to develop and fund an 

independent third-party at-sea 

monitoring (ASM) program. 

Amendment 16 allowed sectors to use 

electronic monitoring (EM) instead of 

human monitors to meet ASM 

requirements, provided that the Greater 

Atlantic Regional Administrator deemed 

it sufficient. Using the authority and 

process granted to the agency in 

Amendment 16, NMFS announced its 

determination that sectors may use EM 

to meet monitoring requirements (86 FR 

16686; March 31, 2021). To implement 

this change, we are proposing to collect 

additional data elements necessary to 

support an electronic monitoring 

program. Specifically, we propose to 

require the development and 

submission of vessel monitoring plans 

and trip-level feedback reports, both of 

which are critical for accurate catch data 

and management of ACLs. We also 

propose to require the collection of 

information related to the purchase and 

installation of EM equipment. This is 

necessary for NMFS to reimburse 

industry’s ASM costs as directed and 

funded by Congressional 

appropriations. 

In 2020, the Northwest Atlantic 

Fisheries Organization (NAFO) 

established a new requirement that 

vessels fishing in the NAFO Regulatory 

Area must submit daily catch reports via 

a vessel monitoring system (VMS) and 

NMFS implemented this requirement to 

ensure compliance with NAFO 

reporting requirements. Daily VMS 

catch reports allow for near real-time 

quota monitoring and are necessary for 

the management of ACLs. 

This revision removes information 

collections related to VMS activation 

confirmation responses, time and costs, 

and the cost of purchase, maintenance 

and automated polling, which was 

transferred to OMB control number 

0648–0202. This revision also removes 

the Closed Area I Hook Gear Haddock 

SAP from the US/Canada Area and CA 

II SAPS, Closed Area I SAP and Regular 

B Program catch reporting estimates 

because NMFS removed the regulations 

implementing this SAP after it was 

eliminated as part of the Omnibus 

Essential Fish Habitat Amendment 2 (85 

FR 19129; April 6, 2020). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: Frequency varies from 

collection to collection (e.g., annual, per 

trip, weekly). 

Respondent’s Obligation: Obligation 

varies from collection to collection (e.g., 

mandatory, voluntary, required to retain 

benefits). 

Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

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 0648–0605. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06169 Filed 3–22–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

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 Logbook 

Family of Forms 

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 December 

14, 2021 (86 FR 71043) during a 60-day 

comment period. This notice allows for 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. 

Agency: NOAA National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS), Commerce. 

Title: Pacific Islands Logbook Family 

of Forms. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0214. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular Submission 

(revision of a currently approved 

collection). 

Number of Respondents: 599. 

Average Hours per Response: 0.27 

hours. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,911. 

Needs and Uses: Vessel operators or 

owners in Federally-managed fisheries 

in the Pacific Islands Region are 

required to provide certain information 

about their fishing activities, catch, and 

interactions with protected species by 

submitting reports to NMFS, per 50 CFR 

part 665.14. These data are needed to 

determine the condition of fish stocks 

and whether current management 

measures are having the intended 

effects, to evaluate the benefits and costs 

of changes in management measures, 

and to monitor and respond to 

accidental takes of endangered and 

threatened species, including seabirds, 

sea turtles, and marine mammals. 

Longline vessel operators are also 

required to submit pre-trip notifications, 

including information on trip type, 

departure time, and transit through a 

protected species zone per 50 CFR 

665.803. Other fisheries are required to 

submit notifications of trip return, 

unloading, or sales reports per 

regulations in multiple Subparts of 50 

CFR 665. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; Business or other for-profit 

organizations. 

Frequency: As required in regulations. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: 50 CFR 665. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at https://

www.reginfo.gov/public/. 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 


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16462 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 56 / Wednesday, March 23, 2022 / Notices 

entering either the title of the collection 

or the OMB Control Number 0648–0214. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06135 Filed 3–22–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

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; Nautical Discrepancy and 

Data Reporting System 

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 May 23, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, 

at NOAA.PRA@noaa.gov. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 0648– 

0007 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 Richard 

Powell, (302) 703–9041, or 

Richard.Powell@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for a revision and 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection. 

NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey (Coast 

Survey) is the nation’s nautical 

chartmaker, maintaining and updating 

over a thousand charts covering the 3.5 

million square nautical miles of coastal 

waters in the U.S. Exclusive Economic 

Zone and the Great Lakes. The marine 

transportation system relies on charting 

accuracy and precision to keep 

navigation safe and coastal communities 

protected from environmental disasters 

at sea. 

Coast Survey also writes and 

publishes the United States Coast Pilot®

(Coast Pilot), a series of ten nautical 

books that supplement nautical charts 

with essential marine information that 

cannot be shown graphically on the 

charts and are not readily available 

elsewhere. Subjects include, but are not 

limited to, channel descriptions, 

anchorages, bridge and cable clearances, 

tides and tidal currents, prominent 

features, pilotage, towage, weather, ice 

conditions, wharf descriptions, dangers, 

routes, traffic separation schemes, small 

craft facilities and Federal Regulations 

applicable to navigation. 

The marine environment and 

shorelines are constantly changing. 

NOAA makes every effort to update 

information portrayed in charts and 

described in the Coast Pilot. Sources of 

information include, but are not limited 

to: Pilot associations, shipping 

companies, towboat operators, state 

marine authorities, city marine 

authorities, local port authorities, 

marine operators, hydrographic research 

vessels, naval vessels, Coast Guard 

cutters, merchant vessels, fishing 

vessels, pleasure boats, U.S. Power 

Squadron Units, U.S. Coast Guard 

Auxiliary Units, and the U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers (USACE). 

The purpose of NOAA’s Nautical 

Discrepancy and Data Reporting System 

is to offer formal, standardized 

instruments for recommending changes, 

corrections, and updates to nautical 

charts and the Coast Pilot, and to 

monitor and document the accepted 

changes. Coast Survey solicits 

information through the Aimed 

Stakeholder Interaction and Survey Tool 

(ASSIST) (https://

www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/customerservice/assist/). 

This collection also includes a Citizen 

Science component, which allows 

boating groups or individuals to submit 

reports to update the charts. The Citizen 

Science component to the collection 

benefits Coast Survey by allowing the 

public to ‘‘adopt’’ a product or part of 

a product and provide annual data 

updates that directly affect that product 

or products. Data obtained through 

Citizen Science reports may be used to 

update certain U.S. nautical charts and 

the Coast Pilot. 

The Nautical Data Branch (NDB) 

receives numerous potential 

construction notifications in the form of 

USACE-issued Public Notices, Permit 

Applications, and Permits, which could 

include a proposal or authorization to 

dredge and/or construct, remove, or 

abandon structures. NDB vets these 

Public Notices, Permit Applications, or 

Permits for the potential of a charting 

action and registers them into a 

database. To facilitate the ability of NDB 

to learn the status of USACE-permitted 

projects and to obtain as-built and/or 

survey data associated with the 

completion of these projects, Coast 

Survey is proposing to add three Project 

Status Report Forms to the collection. 

The solicitation forms, titled Permit/ 

Public Notice Status Report, Artificial 

Reef/Mariculture Status Report, and 

Submerged Pipeline Status Report 

Form, provide a standardized method 

for reporting project statuses to the 

Nautical Data Branch and provide 

special instructions regarding the 

submission of digital as-builts and/or 

survey data. Upon receipt of the forms, 

NDB may register the forms, along with 

the USACE Permit and any as-built data, 

into the Marine Chart Division’s (MCD) 

internal database in support of potential 

updates to the applicable NOAA 

nautical chart(s). 

These forms provide an effective way 

for permittees to notify MCD of the 

status of their permitted projects and 

help MCD garner pertinent data 

necessary for chart application. This 

mode of data delivery facilitates the 

ability of NDB to capture complete, 

more efficient, registration-ready source 

packages that require less frequent 

correspondence with the permittee prior 

to source registration. This process is 

instrumental in accelerating the 

availability of important, and/or 

possibly critical, nautical data to the 

cartographic production branches for 

charting action. 

The title of this collection is also 

being updated from Nautical 

Discrepancy Reporting System to 

Nautical Discrepancy and Data 

Reporting System. 

II. Method of Collection 

Respondents can submit discrepancy 

reports electronically through the 

ASSIST website or by telephone (888– 

990–6622). 

Status Report Forms: Every month, 

NDB mails customized versions of the 

previously mentioned status report 

forms to a different batch of permittees, 

requesting information on the 

completion status of their permitted 

projects. If a permittee would like to 

notify the Marine Chart Division (MCD) 


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