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successful as possible, and outreach 

efforts are targeting the intended 

recipients with useful information. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: Every 5–7 years. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Coral Reef 

Conservation Act of 2000. 

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 0648–0646. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14351 Filed 7–2–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–JS–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; Greater Atlantic Region 

Permit Family of Forms 

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 September 7, 2021. 

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– 

0202 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 Cynthia 

Ferrio, Greater Atlantic Regional 

Fisheries Office, 55 Great Republic Dr., 

Gloucester, MA 01930, (978) 281–9180, 

Cynthia.ferrio@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for revision of a 

current information collection. Under 

the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, the 

Secretary of Commerce has the 

responsibility for the conservation and 

management of marine fishery 

resources. Much of this responsibility 

has been delegated to NOAA’s National 

Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). 

Under this stewardship role, the 

Secretary was given certain regulatory 

authorities to ensure the most beneficial 

uses of these resources. One of the 

regulatory steps taken to carry out the 

conservation and management 

objectives is to collect information from 

users of the resources. 

The Secretary has enacted rules to 

issue permits to individuals and 

organizations participating in federally 

controlled fisheries. Permits are 

necessary to: (1) Register fishermen, 

fishing vessels, fish dealers and 

processors; (2) list the characteristics of 

fishing vessels and/or dealer/processor 

operations; (3) exercise influence over 

compliance (e.g., withhold issuance 

pending collection of unpaid penalties); 

(4) maintain contact lists for the 

dissemination of important information 

to the industry; (5) register participants 

to be considered for limited entry; and 

(6) provide a universe for data collection 

samples. Identification of fishery 

participants, their gear types, vessels, 

and expected activity levels is an 

effective and necessary tool in the 

enforcement of fishery regulations. 

This collection is being revised to 

introduce a new online permitting 

system (FishOnline) to allow 

individuals and organizations to apply 

and renew their fishing vessel permits, 

operator permits, dealer permits, Letter 

of Authorization (LOA), and gillnet 

certificates. 

This collection also includes the 

requirement for participants in certain 

fisheries to use onboard vessel 

monitoring systems (VMS) and to notify 

NMFS before fishing trips for the 

purpose of observer placement. Other 

permitting in this collection includes 

the written request to participate in any 

of the various exemption programs 

offered in the Greater Atlantic region. 

Exemption programs may allow a 

vessel to fish in an area that is limited 

to vessels of a particular size, using a 

certain gear type, or fishing for a 

particular species. This collection also 

contains paperwork required for vessel 

owners to request gillnet and lobster 

trap tags through the Greater Atlantic 

region permit office. 

Lastly, vessel owners that own 

multiple vessels, but would like to 

request communication from NMFS be 

consolidated into one mailing (and not 

separate mailings for each vessel), may 

request the single letter vessel owner 

option to improve efficiency of their 

business practice. 

II. Method of Collection 

Vessel Permits: All vessel permit 

applications, including permit 

applications and renewals for vessels, 

dealers, and vessel operators, as well as 

gillnet and lobster trap tag purchase, are 

required to be submitted using an online 

account (FishOnline). 

VMS Requirements: Vessels with 

VMS requirements are required to 

declare their intent to fish (e.g., declare 

into the fishery) and submit daily catch 

reports using electronic VMS units on 

board the vessel. Other VMS actions 

may include trip start and end hails, 

pre-landing notifications, and days-atsea (DAS) adjustments. VMS power 

down exemption requests are submitted 

by signed paper form. 

Observer Program Call-in 

Requirements: Vessels issued certain 

permits such as Northeast multispecies, 

monkfish, scallop, and Atlantic herring 

permits are required to give advance 

notification to the Northeast Fisheries 

Observer Program (NEFOP) before the 

start of a trip in order to receive a 

fisheries observer or a waiver. Vessels 

use an online pre-trip notification 

system, email, toll-free call-in number, 

or a local phone number to comply with 

this requirement. 

Exempted Fisheries Programs: Vessels 

that would like to request participation 

in one or more of the Greater Atlantic 

region fisheries exemption programs 

must either submit a request 

electronically using their VMS unit, by 

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to the start of a trip, or by submitting a 

request to participate in the program(s) 

of interest using their FishOnline 

account. 

Vessel Owner Single Letter Option: 

Vessel owners that own multiple 

vessels, but would like to receive only 

a single Greater Atlantic Fisheries 

Bulletin or small entity compliance 

guide instead of one for each vessel 

permit, must submit a written request to 

NMFS to participate in this program. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0202. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular (revision of a 

current information collection). 

Affected Public: Businesses and other 

for-profit organizations are primarily 

affected. Individuals or households, 

state, local or tribal governments, and 

the Federal Government are also 

affected. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

129,453. 

Estimated Time per Response: Vessel 

Permits: Vessel permit application: 40 

minutes; vessel permit renewal forms: 

20 minutes; initial dealer permit 

applications: 15 minutes; dealer permit 

renewal forms: 5 minutes; initial and 

renewal vessel operator permit 

applications: 30 minutes; online 

account creation (FishOnline Account 

Information Collection): 15 minutes; 

limited access vessel replacement 

applications: 1.5 hours; and 

applications for retention of limited 

access permit history: 1.5 hours. VMS 

Requirements: Installing a VMS unit: 1 

hour; confirming VMS connectivity: 5 

minutes; VMS certification form: 5 

minutes; VMS installation for Canadian 

herring transport vessels: 1 hour and 20 

minutes; email to declare their entrance 

and departure from U.S. waters: 15 

minutes; automatic polling of vessel 

position using the VMS unit: 0 minutes; 

area and DAS declarations: 5 minutes; 

declaration of days-out of the gillnet 

fishery for monkfish and NE 

multispecies vessels: 5 minutes; Good 

Samaritan DAS credit request: 30 

minutes; entangled whale DAS credit 

request: 30 minutes; DAS credit for a 

canceled trip due to unforeseen 

circumstances, but have not yet begun 

fishing: 5 minutes to request via the 

VMS unit and 10 minutes to request via 

the paper form; VMS catch reports: 5 

minutes; VMS power down exemption: 

30 minutes. Observer Program Call-in 

Requirements: Requests for observer 

coverage are estimated to require either 

2 or 10 minutes per request, depending 

on the program for which observers are 

requested. Exempted Fisheries 

Programs: Letter of Authorization (LOA) 

to participate in any of the exemption 

programs: 5 minutes; Charter/Party 

Exemption Certificate for GOM Closed 

Areas: 5 minutes; limited access sea 

scallop vessels state waters DAS 

exemption program or state waters gear 

exemption program: 2 minutes; 

withdraw from either state waters 

exemption program prior to the end of 

the 7-day designated exemption period 

requirement: 2 minutes; request for 

change in permit category designation: 5 

minutes; request for transit to another 

port by a vessel required to remain 

within the GOM cod trip limit: 2 

minutes; gillnet category designation, 

including initial requests for gillnet tags: 

10 minutes; requests for additional tags: 

2 minutes; notification of lost tags and 

requests for replacement tag numbers: 2 

minutes; attachment of gillnet tags: 1 

minute; initial lobster area designations: 

5 minutes; requests for additional tags: 

2 minutes; and notification of lost tags: 

3 minutes; requests for state quota 

transfers in the bluefish, summer 

flounder and scup fisheries: 1 hour; 

GOM cod trip limit exemption: 5 

minutes; vessel owner single letter 

option: 5 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 18,737. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $2,302,677 in record keeping/ 

reporting costs. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Title 50, Chapter VI, 

Part 648: FISHERIES OF THE 

NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. 

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 Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB202] 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council’s Northeast Trawl 

Advisory Panel (NTAP) Working Group 

will hold a public webinar meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, July 21, 2021, from 1 p.m. 

to 3 p.m. For agenda details, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar. Details on the proposed 

agenda, webinar listen-in access, and 

briefing materials will be posted at 

www.mafmc.org. 

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 800 N State 

Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; 

telephone: (302) 674–2331; 

www.mafmc.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, telephone: (302) 

526–5255. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting was rescheduled from June 18, 

2021 to July 21, 2021 due to the new 

Juneteenth federal holiday. The purpose 

of this rescheduled meeting is for the 

NTAP Working Group to discuss (1) 

objectives of the restrictor cable 

research, (2) scope and timing of the 

research, and (3) prepare documentation 

for reporting out to the full panel. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 


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