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(Magnuson-Stevens Act) authorizes the
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council (Council) to prepare and amend
fishery management plans (FMPs) for
any fishery in Federal waters under its
jurisdiction. NMFS and the Council
manage the commercial shrimp fishery
in Federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico
(Gulf) under the FMP for the Shrimp
Fishery of the Gulf.
Owners or operators of vessels
applying for or renewing a commercial
vessel permit for the Gulf shrimp fishery
must complete an annual Gulf Shrimp
Vessel and Gear Characterization Form.
NMFS provides the form to each permit
holder in January each year, and the
form is due to NMFS prior to the
submission of a permit application for
renewal or transfer. Compliance with
this reporting requirement is required
for permit issuance and renewal. The
regulations for the Gulf Shrimp Vessel
and Gear Characterization Form may be
found at 50 CFR 622.51(a)(3).
Through this form, NMFS collects
census-level information on fishing
vessel and gear characteristics in the
Gulf shrimp fishery to conduct analyses
that will improve management decisionmaking in this fishery. In addition, these
analyses ensure that national goals,
objectives, and requirements of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, National
Environmental Policy Act, Regulatory
Flexibility Act, Endangered Species Act,
and Executive Order 12866 are met; and
quantify achievement of the
performance measures in the NMFS’
Operating Plans. This information is
vital in assessing the economic, social,
and environmental effects of fishery
management decisions and regulations
on individual shrimp fishing
enterprises, fishing communities, and
the nation as a whole.
There have been minor adjustments to
responses and burden. As of August 29,
2019, there are approximately 1,410
vessels with valid or renewable permits
in the Gulf shrimp fishery. The slightly
fewer number of vessels has resulted in
adjusted estimates of total burden hours
and costs as noted below in Section III.
NMFS mails a paper copy of the form
to respondents and also provides a prepaid business reply envelope for permit
applicants to submit the form. Permit
applicants must complete and mail the
form back to NMFS before a permit
expires and before NMFS will issue or
transfer a permit.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0542.
Form Number(s): None.

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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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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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:

II. Method of Collection

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Type of Review: Regular submission—
extension of a current information
collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,410.
Estimated Time per Response: 20
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 470.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 in recordkeeping or reporting
costs.

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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
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.

SUMMARY:

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To ensure consideration, written
or on-line comments must be submitted
on or before January 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Adrienne Thomas, PRA Officer,
NOAA, 151 Patton Avenue, Room 159,
Asheville, NC 28801 (or via the internet
at PRAcomments@doc.gov). All
comments received are part of the
public record. Comments will generally
be posted without change. All
Personally Identifiable Information (for
example, name and address) voluntarily
submitted by the commenter may be
publicly accessible. Do not submit
Confidential Business Information or
otherwise sensitive or protected
information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Rini Ghosh, (808)
725–5033 or rini.ghosh@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:

I. Abstract
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
collects vessel license, vessel
registration, catch, and unloading
information from operators of U.S. purse
seine vessels fishing under the
provisions of the Treaty on Fisheries
between the Governments of Certain
Pacific Island States and the
Government of the United States of
America (Treaty). The Treaty provides
access for U.S. purse seine vessels to
fish in the exclusive economic zones
(EEZs) of Pacific Island Parties to the
Treaty (PIPs). The PIPs include
Australia, Cook Islands, Federated
States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati,
Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand,
Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa,
Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and
Vanuatu. This collection of information
is required to meet U.S. obligations
under the Treaty.
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 U.S. purse seine
vessels fishing in the EEZs of PIPs under
the Treaty. Vessel operators 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.

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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 fishing under the Treaty.
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 PIP’s
EEZ. 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.
II. Method of Collection
All information are to be submitted in
hard copy via mail or through electronic
reporting.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0218.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
extension of a current information
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: $153,081 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

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included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.

Dated: November 6, 2019.
Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.

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61041

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Air Force
[Docket ID: USAF–2019–HQ–0012]

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION

Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Secretary of the Air Force, DoD.
Information collection notice.

AGENCY:

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

ACTION:

Wednesday, November
13, 2019; 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
PLACE: Hearing Room 420, Bethesda
Towers, 4330 East West Highway,
Bethesda, MD 20814.
STATUS: Commission Meeting—Open to
the Public.
MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Briefing
Matter: Adjudicative Rules NPR.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Alberta E. Mills, Secretary, Division of
the Secretariat, Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 4330 East West Highway,
Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 504–7479.

SUMMARY:

TIME AND DATE:

Dated: November 6, 2019.
Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary.
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Wednesday, November
13, 2019; 1:30–2:30 p.m.*
PLACE: Hearing Room 420, Bethesda
Towers, 4330 East West Highway,
Bethesda, MD 20814.
STATUS: Commission Meeting—Closed
to the Public.
MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Compliance
Matters: Staff will brief the Commission
on the status of compliance matters.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Alberta E. Mills, Secretary, Division of
the Secretariat, Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 4330 East West Highway,
Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 504–7479.
* The Commission unanimously
determined by recorded vote that
Agency business requires calling the
meeting without seven calendar days
advance public notice.
TIME AND DATE:

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In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Secretary of the Air Force announces a
proposed public information collection
and seeks public comment on the
provisions thereof. Comments are
invited on: 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; the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; ways
to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the information collection on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by January 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Department of Defense, Office of
the Chief Management Officer,
Directorate for Oversight and
Compliance, 4800 Mark Center Drive,
Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria,
VA 22350–1700.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name, docket
number and title for this Federal
Register document. The general policy
for comments and other submissions
from members of the public is to make
these submissions available for public
viewing on the internet at http://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on this
proposed information collection or to

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