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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 163 / Tuesday, August 23, 2016 / Notices
January 5, 2016, and the meeting is
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5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday,
September 8, 2016, in order to attend.
Kent Rochford,
Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2016–20120 Filed 8–22–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; South Pacific Tuna
Act
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 October 24,
2016.
SUMMARY:

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, (808) 725–
5032 or tom.graham@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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ADDRESSES:

I. Abstract
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
collects vessel license, vessel

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registration, catch, and unloading
information from operators of United
States (U.S.) purse seine vessels fishing
within a large region of the western and
central Pacific Ocean, which is
governed by the Treaty on Fisheries
between the Governments of Certain
Pacific Island States and the
Government of the United States of
America. The Treaty, along with its
annexes, schedules and implementing
agreements, was signed in Port Moresby,
Papua New Guinea, in 1987. This
collection of information is required to
meet U.S. obligations under the Treaty.
The Treaty authorizes U.S. tuna
vessels to fish within fishing zones of a
large region of the Pacific Ocean. The
South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 (16
U.S.C. 973–973r) and U.S.
implementing regulations (50 CFR part
300, subpart D) authorize the collection
of information from participants in the
Treaty fishery. Vessel operators who
wish to participate in the Treaty Fishery
must submit annual vessel license and
registration (including registration of
vessel monitoring system (VMS) units)
applications and periodic written
reports of catch and unloading of fish
from licensed vessels. They are also
required to ensure the continued
operation of VMS units on board
licensed vessels, which is expected to
require periodic maintenance of the
units. The information collected is
submitted to the Pacific Islands Forum
Fisheries Agency (FFA) through the U.S.
government, NOAA’s National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS). The license
and registration application information
is used by the FFA to determine the
operational capability and financial
responsibility of a vessel operator
interested in participating in the Treaty
fishery. Information obtained from
vessel catch and unloading reports is
used by the FFA to assess fishing effort
and fishery resources in the region and
to track the amount of fish caught
within each Pacific island state’s
exclusive economic zone for fair
disbursement of Treaty monies.
Maintenance of VMS units is needed to
ensure the continuous operation of the
VMS units, which, as part of the VMS
administered by the FFA, are used as an
enforcement tool. If the information is
not collected, the U.S. government will
not meet its obligations under the
Treaty, and the lack of fishing
information will result in poor
management of the fishery resources.

All information should be submitted
in hard copy via mail.

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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0218.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
41.
Estimated Time per Response: License
application, 15 minutes; VMS
registration application, 45 minutes;
catch report, 1 hour; and unloading
logsheet, 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 402.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $143,121 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
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 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: August 18, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016–20080 Filed 8–22–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Atlantic Highly Migratory Species;
Advisory Panel for Atlantic Highly
Migratory Species Southeast Data,
Assessment, and Review Workshops
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.

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