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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 13 / Tuesday, January 21, 2020 / Notices

monitoring systems collect important
information on fishing effort, catch, and
the geographic location of fishing effort
and catch for certain sectors of the
Atlantic HMS fleet. Data collected
through these systems are used in both
domestic and international fisheries
management, law enforcement, stock
assessments, and quota management
purposes. Atlantic HMS vessels
required to use VMS are pelagic
longline, purse seine, bottom longline
(directed shark permit holders in North
Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia),
and gillnet (directed shark permit
holders consistent with the
requirements of the Atlantic large whale
take reduction plan requirements at 50
CFR 229.39(h)) vessels. In addition to
VMS, pelagic longline vessels are also
required to have electronic monitoring
systems to monitor catch and account
for bluefin tuna interactions.
The National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) Office of Law Enforcement
monitors fleet adherence to gear- and
time-area restrictions with VMS
position location data. Gear restricted
areas and time-area closures are
important tools for Atlantic HMS
management that have been
implemented to reduce bycatch of
juvenile swordfish, sea turtles, and
bluefin tuna, among other species.
Electronic monitoring data from the
pelagic longline fleet are used by NMFS
to accurately monitor bluefin tuna catch
by the pelagic longline fleet, to ensure
compliance with Individual Bluefin
Quota (IBQ) limits and requirements,
and to ensure that the Longline category
bluefin tuna quota is not over-harvested.
Additionally, electronic monitoring is
used to verify disposition of retained
shortfin mako sharks, consistent with
binding international agreements. VMS
reporting of bluefin tuna catch is used
to monitor IBQ allocations in real-time.
Atlantic HMS fisheries are managed
under the dual authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(MSA) and the Atlantic Tunas
Conservation Act (ATCA). Under the
MSA, management measures must be
consistent with ten National Standards,
and fisheries must be managed to
maintain optimum yield, rebuild
overfished fisheries, and prevent
overfishing. Under ATCA, the Secretary
of Commerce shall promulgate
regulations, as necessary and
appropriate, to implement measures
adopted by the International
Commission for the Conservation of
Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit organizations; individuals or

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households; and State, Local, or Tribal
government.
Frequency: VMS reports at the start
and end of each trip, VMS set reports at
the end of each day of fishing, EM data
retrieval after each trip.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
submit reports through VMS at the start
of end of each fishing trip, after each set
and data retrieval after each trip.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
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
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: West Coast Region Permit
Family of Forms.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0204.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
collection).
Number of Respondents: 1,768.
Average Hours per Response: Pacific
Highly Migratory Species Vessel Permit
Application: Paper—20 minutes,
Online—15 minutes; Pacific Highly
Migratory Species Vessel Permit
Renewal Application: Paper—10
minutes, Online—5 minutes; Coastal
Pelagic Fishing Limited Entry Permit
Renewal Form—10 minutes; Coastal
Pelagic Fishing Limited Entry Permit
Transfer—30 minutes; EFP—60
minutes; Limited Entry Drift Gillnet
Permit: Renewal—10 minutes; Transfer
Form—30 minutes; Designation
Request—30 minutes; Exemption

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Request—30 minutes; Appeals—4
hours.
Burden Hours: 203 hours.
Needs and Uses: The West Coast
Region (WCR) Southwest Permits Office
administers permits required for
persons participating in federallymanaged fisheries off the West Coast
under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management act, 16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq. There are three types
of permits: Open access fishery permits,
limited entry permits for selected
fisheries, and exempted fishing permits
(EFPs). Open access permits are used in
all fisheries where there are no specific
limitations or eligibility criteria for
entry to the fishery. Limited entry
permits are used to prevent
overcapitalization or address other
management goals in the fishery and are
issued to applicants for fishing activities
that would otherwise be prohibited
under a fisheries management plan.
Permits also provide an important link
between the NMFS and fishermen via
the permit application process. The
permit application process also makes it
easier for NMFS staff to contact
fishermen and advise them of changes
in the regulations or fishery conditions,
and give fishermen a direct point of
contact in case they have questions or
issues they want to bring to the
attention of NMFS or a fishery
management council.
This collection consists of four
permits: The General Highly Migratory
Species (HMS) permit, limited entry
permits for coastal pelagic species (CPS)
and drift gillnet (DGN), and EFPs.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Frequency: HMS permits—Biennial;
CPS biennial; DGN LE—annual; EFP—
biennial; DGN LE Designation Request—
annual; DGN LE Exemption Request—
annual; appeals—annual.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
[FR Doc. 2020–00833 Filed 1–17–20; 8:45 am]
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