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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 105 / Tuesday, June 2, 2015 / Notices
Dated: May 22, 2015.
Perry Gayaldo,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015–13134 Filed 6–1–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Transshipment
Requirements Under the WCPFC
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before August 3, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at JJessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Tom Graham, Pacific Islands
Regional Office, (808) 725–5032 or
tom.graham@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
This request is for an extension of a
currently approved information
collection. National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS) has issued regulations
under authority of the Western and
Central Pacific Fisheries Convention
Implementation Act (WCPFCIA; 16
U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) to carry out the
obligations of the United States under
the Convention on the Conservation and
Management of Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks in the Western and Central
Pacific Ocean (Commission). The
regulations include requirements for the
owners and operators of U.S. vessels to:
(1) Complete and submit a Pacific
Transshipment Declaration form for
each transshipment that takes place in
the Convention Area of highly migratory

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species caught in the Convention Area,
(2) submit notice to the WCPFC
Executive Director containing specific
information at least 36 hours prior to
each transshipment on the high seas in
the Convention Area, (3) in the event
that a vessel anticipates a transshipment
where an observer is required, provide
notice to NMFS at least 72 hours before
leaving port of the need for an observer,
(4) submit a notice to the WCPFC
Executive Director containing specific
information six hours prior to entry or
exit of the Eastern High Seas Special
Management Area, (5) complete and
submit a U.S. Purse Seine Discard form
within 48 hours after any discard, and
(6) submit a FAD Report within 24
hours at the end of each day that the
vessel is on a fishing trip in the
Convention Area.
The information collected from these
requirements is used by NOAA and the
Commission to help ensure compliance
with domestic laws and the
Commission’s conservation and
management measures, and are
necessary in order for the United States
to satisfy its obligations under the
Convention.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents must submit some of the
information by mail or in person via
paper forms, and must submit other
information electronically by fax or
email.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0649.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
211.
Estimated Time per Response:
Transshipment Report: 60 minutes;
Notice for Transshipment: 15 minutes;
Pre-trip Notification for Observer
Placement: 1 minute; Notice of Entry or
Exit for Eastern SMA: 15 minutes; Purse
Seine Discard Report: 30 minutes; Daily
FAD Report: 10 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,260.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $11,116 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

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agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. Comments are also
requested on possible modifications to
both the Pacific Transshipment
Declaration form and the U.S. Purse
Seine Discard form in order to enhance
the convenience and usability of the
forms. Recent versions of both forms can
be found in the WCPFC Transshipping,
Bunkering, Reporting and Purse Seine
Discard Compliance Guide at http://
www.fpir.noaa.gov/Library/IFD/BA85compliance-guide-IRC.pdf.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: May 28, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Fisheries of the South Atlantic;
Southeast Data, Assessment and
Review (SEDAR); Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR Procedural
Workshop 7: SEDAR Data Best
Practices.
AGENCY:

The SEDAR Procedural
Workshop 7 will develop best practice
recommendations for SEDAR Data
Workshops. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR Procedural
Workshop 7 will be held on June 22,
2015, from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m.; June 23–
25, 2015, from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.; and
June 26, 2015, from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.
The established times may be adjusted
as necessary to accommodate the timely
completion of discussion relevant to the
assessment process. Such adjustments
may result in the meeting being
SUMMARY:

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