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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 157 / Tuesday, August 14, 2018 / Notices
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 9, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018–17410 Filed 8–13–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–JS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Transshipment
Requirements Under the Western and
Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
(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 October 15,
2018.
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 pracomments@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Rini Ghosh, Pacific Islands

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Regional Office, (808) 725–5033 or
rini.ghosh@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 (Convention). 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 of highly migratory
species in the area of application of the
Convention (Convention Area) and each
transshipment of highly migratory
species caught in the Convention Area;
(2) submit a notice containing specific
information at least 36 hours prior to
each transshipment on the high seas in
the Convention Area or within 12 hours
of an emergency transshipment that
would otherwise be prohibited; (3)
provide notice to NMFS at least 72
hours before leaving port of the need for
an observer, in the event that a vessel
anticipates a transshipment where an
observer is required; (4) complete and
submit a U.S. Purse Seine Discard form
within 48 hours after any discard; and
(5) submit certain information regarding
purse seine fishing activities. The
information collected from these
requirements is used by NOAA and the
WCPFC 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.

Estimated Time per Response:
Transshipment Report: 60 minutes;
Notice for Transshipment: 15 minutes;
Pre-trip Notification for Observer
Placement: 1 minute; Purse Seine
Discard Report: 30 minutes; Purse Seine
Fishing Activity Information: 10
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,499.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $12,369.
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 9, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018–17399 Filed 8–13–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; High Seas Fishing
Permit Application Information
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.

AGENCY:

Notice.

III. Data

ACTION:

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:
214.

SUMMARY:

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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.

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