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from commercial or recreational fishing
platforms.
To regulate these fishing activities,
NMFS needs information to determine
the justification for granting an EFP,
LOA, SRP, display, or shark research
fishery permit. The application
requirements are detailed at 50 CFR
600.745(b)(2). Interim, annual, and nocatch/fishing reports must also be
submitted to the HMS Management
Division within NMFS (excluding
LOAs). The authority for NMFS
requiring this information is found at 50
CFR 635.32.
NMFS has updated the burden
estimates based on participation in the
HMS Management Division’s exempted
fishing program from 2021 through 2023
and the Shark Research Fishery from
2021 through 2023.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents can submit the required
information via email via electronic
forms (PDF or spreadsheet). NMFS is
currently developing an online
electronic reporting portal for the
submission of required EFP reports,
which will be available in 2024.

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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0471.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
collection).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
58.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours
for a scientific research plan; 40 minutes
for an application for an EFP, display
permit, SRP, LOA, or shark research
fishery permit; 1 hour for an interim
report; 40 minutes for an annual fishing
report; 15 minutes for an application for
an amendment; 5 minutes for
notification of departure phone calls to
NMFS Enforcement; 10 minutes for calls
to request and observer; and 2 minutes
for ‘‘no-catch’’ reports.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 224.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: None.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary
for applications and Mandatory for
reporting and notifications.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and the
Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975.
(16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.)
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/NMFS to: (a)
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the proper functions of the Department/
NMFS, 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 Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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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; Pacific Islands Region Permit
Family of Forms
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:

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

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comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before February 12, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0490 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 Walter
Ikehara, Fishery Information Specialist,
National Marine Fisheries Service,
Pacific Islands Region, 1845 Wasp
Blvd., Bldg. 176, Honolulu, HI 96818,
(808) 725–5175, walter.ikehara@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for an extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
established the Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council), to
develop fishery ecosystem plans (FEP)
for fisheries in the United States (U.S.)
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and high
seas of the Pacific Islands region. These
plans, if approved by the Secretary of
Commerce, are implemented in Federal
regulations by the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA)
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) and enforced by NOAA’s Office
of Law Enforcement (OLE) and the U.S.
Coast Guard (USCG), in cooperation
with state and territorial agencies. FEPs
regulate fishing to prevent overfishing
and to ensure the long-term productivity
and social and economic benefit of the
resources.
Regulations at 50 CFR 665, Subpart F,
require that a vessel used to fish with
longline gear for western Pacific pelagic
management unit species (PMUS), land
or transship longline caught PMUS, or
receive longline caught PMUS from a
longline vessel, within the Exclusive
Economic Zone (EEZ) or management
subarea around U.S. islands in the
central and western Pacific must be
registered to a valid Federal fishing
permit. The regulations also require that
a vessel used to fish with squid jig gear
for pelagic squid species listed in the
western Pacific PMUS within the EEZ or
management subareas around U.S.

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islands in the central and western
Pacific, or fish with troll and handline
gear for PMUS in allowed locations
within the EEZ around each of the
Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA),
must be registered to a valid Federal
fishing permit.
Regulations at 50 CFR parts 665,
Subparts D and E, require that the
owner of a vessel used to fish for, land,
or transship bottomfish management
unit species (BMUS) using a large vessel
(50 ft or longer) in the Guam
management subarea, fish commercially
for BMUS in the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands management
subarea, or fish for BMUS in allowed
locations within the EEZ around each of
the PRIA, must register it to a valid
Federal fishing permit.
Regulations at 50 CFR parts 665,
Subparts B, C, D, and E, require that the
owner of a vessel used to fish for, land,
or transship crustacean management
unit species (CMUS) in the EEZs or
management subareas around American
Samoa, Hawaii, Guam, Northern
Mariana Islands, or in allowed locations
within the EEZ around each of the
PRIA, must register it to a valid Federal
fishing permit. The regulations also
require that a vessel used to fish for
precious corals within the EEZ or
management subarea around U.S.
islands in the central and western
Pacific must be registered to a valid
Federal fishing permit for a specific
precious coral permit area.
This collection of information is
needed for permit issuance, to identify
actual or potential participants in the
fishery, determine qualifications for
permits, and to help measure the
impacts of management controls on the
participants in the fishery. The permit
program is also an effective tool in the
enforcement of fishery regulations and
facilitates communication between
NMFS and fishermen.

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II. Method of Collection
Respondents may submit applications
and required documents via secure
email, or via online application systems
where implemented.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0490.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households; not-for-profit institutions;
state, local, or tribal government;
Federal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
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Estimated Time per Response: Hawaii
longline limited entry permit: renew via
secure email—30 min; renew online—
15 min; transfer—1 hr; apply for closed
area exemption or permit appeal—2 hr.
American Samoa longline limited entry
permit: renew or apply for additional
permit via secure email—45 min;
transfer—1 hour 15 min; permit
appeal—2 hr. All other permits: apply
via secure email—30 min; apply
online—15 min.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 131.5.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $12,650.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 50 CFR 665.
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 Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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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; For-Hire Telephone Survey
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 09/05/2023
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: For-Hire Telephone Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0709.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 21,930.
Average Hours per Response: 3
minutes, 30 seconds.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,279.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a currently approved
information collection. The For-Hire
Survey (FHS) is conducted for NMFS to
estimate fishing effort on for-hire vessels
(i.e., charter boats and head boats) in
coastal states from Maine to Mississippi.
These data are required to carry out
provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), as
amended, regarding conservation and
management of fishery resources.
The FHS collects fishing effort
information from for-hire vessel
representatives by telephone interview.
For-hire vessels are randomly selected
for the FHS from a comprehensive
sample frame developed and
maintained by NMFS. A sample of 10%
of the vessels on the FHS frame are
selected for reporting each week. Each
interview collects information about the
vessel, the number and type of trips the
vessel made during the reporting week,
the number of anglers on each trip, and
other trip-level information.

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