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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 35 / Friday, February 21, 2020 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration

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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: South Pacific Tuna Act.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0218.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Revision and
Extension (of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 41.
Average Hours per Response: License
application, 1 hour; VMS registration
application, 45 minutes; catch report, 1
hour; unloading logsheet, 30 minutes;
expression of interested, 2 hours; and
renewal, 15 minutes.
Burden Hours: 536.
Needs and Uses: 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. This collection of
information also includes purse seine
net sharing reporting requirements and
purse seine whale shark encirclement
reporting requirements, pursuant to
regulations implementing decision of
the Commission for the Conservation
and Management of Highly Migratory
Fish Stocks in the Western and Central
Pacific Ocean (WCPFC).
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

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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.
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.
Similarly, the Western and Central
Pacific Fisheries Convention
Implementation Act (WCPFCIA; 16
U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) and U.S.
implementing regulations (50 CFR part
300 subpart O) authorize the collection
of information from U.S. vessels fishing
for highly migratory species in the
WCPFC’s area of competence. The net
sharing and whale shark encirclement
reporting requirements under this
collection of information is needed for
fisheries management and enforcement
purposes. If the information is not
collected, the U.S. government will not
meet its obligations as a member of the
WCPFC, and the lack of fishing
information will result in poor
management of the fishery resources.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
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

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notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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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: Wage Mariner Hiring Portal
(WMHP)
OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(new collection).
Number of Respondents: 1,000
estimated per year.
Average Time per Response: 1 hour.
Burden Hours: 1,000 hours.
Needs and Uses: The Wage Mariner
Hiring Portal (WMHP) system is used to
facilitate federal wage mariner
employees. The WMHP is an internetbased system (website) that is designed
to allow an applicant to apply for a
‘‘wage mariner’’ position within the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) fleet of
maritime vessels. The WMHP system
collects basic user information, wage
mariner licensing, certifications, and
relevant current and or past work
history. Applicants fill out basic
personal, licensure, and work history
information into a profile resume. Once
their basic profile is complete,
applicants can submit this resume to
available wage mariner positions as
shown on the WMHP website.
Application information includes: First
and last name, contact number and
email address, wage mariner licenses
and certifications, relevant work history.
Affected Public: Any public citizen
that is interested and intent on applying
for position as a NOAA federal wage
mariner employee.
Frequency: Once per applicant.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow

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