[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 111 (Thursday, June 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 35180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12442]



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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; West Coast Region Trawl Logbook Requirement

    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 February 11, 2022 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: West Coast Region Trawl Logbook Requirement.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0782.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular Submission (extension of a currently 
approved collection).
    Number of Respondents: 27.
    Average Hours per Response: 8 hours.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 648 hours.
    Needs and Uses: This request is a renewal of an existing package. 
The success of fisheries management programs depends significantly on 
the availability of fishery data. Currently, the states of Washington, 
Oregon, and California administer a trawl logbook on behalf of the 
Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and NOAA's National Marine 
Fisheries Service (NMFS). The log used is a standard format developed 
by the Council to collect information necessary to effectively manage 
the fishery on a coast-wide basis. The trawl logbook collects haul-
level effort data including tow time, tow location, depth of catch, net 
type, target strategy, and estimated pounds of fish retained per tow. 
Each trawl log represents a single fishing trip. The state of 
California repealed their requirement, effective April 1, 2019, 
therefore, NMFS created a federal requirement in order to maintain 
logbook coverage from trawl vessels in California.
    This federal requirement duplicates the logbook structure and 
process that the state of California was using in order to minimize 
disruption or confusion for fishery participants. Under this rule, NMFS 
contracts with the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) 
to distribute and collect the same logbook these fishermen were using 
previously. These data are used regularly by NMFS, the Pacific Fishery 
Management Council, the West Coast Groundfish Observer Program, NMFS 
Office of Law Enforcement, and the Coast Guard for fisheries management 
and enforcement.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Monthly.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: The regulations at Sec.  660.13(a)(1) specify 
reporting requirements for vessels using trawl gear in a state without 
a state requirement for the completion and submission of a trawl 
logbook.
    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 0648-0782.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2022-12442 Filed 6-8-22; 8:45 am]
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