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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 210 / Monday, October 31, 2016 / Notices
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.
Dated: October 26, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016–26155 Filed 10–28–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Expanded Vessel
Monitoring System Requirement in the
Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery
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 December 30,
2016.
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 Karen Palmigiano, (206)
526–4491 or Karen.palmigiano@
noaa.gov.
SUMMARY:

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
has established large-scale depth-based
management areas, referred to as
Groundfish Conservation Areas (GCAs),
where groundfish fishing is prohibited

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or restricted. These areas were
specifically designed to reduce the catch
of species while allowing healthy
fisheries to continue in areas and with
gears where little incidental catch of
overfished species is likely to occur.
Because NOAA needs methods to
effectively enforce area restrictions,
certain commercial fishing vessels are
required to install and use a vessel
monitoring system (VMS) that
automatically send hourly position
reports. Exemptions from the reporting
requirement are available for inactive
vessels or vessels fishing outside the
monitored area. The vessels are also
required to declare what gear will be
used.
To ensure the integrity of the GCAs
and Rockfish Conservation Areas, a
pilot VMS program was implemented
on January 1, 2004. The pilot program
required vessels registered to Pacific
Coast groundfish fishery limited entry
permits to carry and use VMS
transceiver units while fishing off the
coasts of Washington, Oregon and
California. On January 1, 2007, the VMS
program coverage was expanded on to
include all open access fisheries in
addition to the limited entry fisheries.
Finally, in 2010, NMFS expanded the
declaration reports to include several
more limited entry categories.
II. Method of Collection
The installation/activation reports are
available over the Internet. Due to the
need for the owner’s signature,
installation reports must be faxed or
mailed to the National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS). Hourly position reports
are automatically sent from VMS
transceivers installed aboard vessels.
Exemption reports and declaration
reports are submitted via a toll-free
telephone number.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0573.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular (extension of
a currently approved collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits organizations; individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,500.
Estimated Time per Response: VMS
installation: 4 hours; VMS maintenance:
4 hours; installation, exemption and
activation reports: 5 minutes each; and
declaration reports: 4 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 12,872.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $4,350,375.

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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: October 26, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016–26159 Filed 10–28–16; 8:45 am]
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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: Licensing of Private RemoteSensing Space Systems.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0174.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 18.
Average Hours per Response: 0 hours
for the submission of a license
application; 10 hours for the submission
of a data protection plan; 5 hours for the
submission of a plan describing how the
licensee will comply with data
collection restrictions; 3 hours for the
submission of an operations plan for
restricting collection or dissemination of
imagery of Israeli territory; 3 hours for
submission of a data flow diagram; 2
hours for the submission of satellite subsystems drawings; 3 hours for the

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