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method of fisheries reporting. Benefits
of IERS include improved data quality,
automated processing of data, improved
process for correcting or updating
information, availability of more timely
data for fishery managers, and reduction
of duplicative reporting of similar
information to multiple agencies.
Additionally, IERS provides continuous
online access to individual accounts for
participants.
This renewal will incorporate the
change request associated with the rule
for Amendment 121 to Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area and Amendment 110
to Fishery Management Plan for
Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (RIN
0648–BJ49). The proposed rule
published in the Federal Register on
April 23, 2020 (85 FR 22703).
Publication of the final rule is expected
later this year prior to approval of the
renewal of this information collection.
The rule reclassifies sculpins as a nontarget ecosystem component (EC)
species and makes minor revisions to
the information collection requirements
to clarify the location of the species
code for sculpins in the tables to 50 CFR
part 679 to note that sculpins should be
reported as non-target EC species rather
than target species.

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II. Method of Collection
The eLandings registration, landing
reports, production reports, and
electronic logbooks are submitted via
the internet. For catcher/processors and
motherships that do not have reliable
internet service, seaLandings can be
used to generate report files for
submitting via email. Tender vessels
that do not have access to email or the
internet can enter the information
electronically on a USB drive that is
later uploaded to eLandings over the
internet. eLandings registration and the
out-of-state landing report may be
submitted by fax.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0515.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
206.
Estimated Time per Response:
eLandings registration, 15 minutes;
electronic logbooks, 15 minutes;
shoreside processor production report,
10 minutes; at-sea processor production
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report, 10 minutes; out-of-state landing
report, 20 minutes; shoreside processor
and catcher processor, landing reports,
30 minutes each; registered buyer and
registered crab receiver landing reports,
60 minutes each.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 22,850 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $5,639 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
IV. Request for Comments

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Billfish Tagging Report
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before August 24, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at Adrienne.thomas@noaa.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0009 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Nicole
Nasby-Lucas, Fisheries Biologist, NOAA
Southwest Fisheries Science Center,
8901 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla CA
92037, (858–334–2826), or
Nicole.nasby-lucas@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.

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I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration’s
Southwest Fisheries Science Center
operates a conventional mark-recapture
billfish tagging program. The Billfish
Tagging Program (Program) began in
1963 and is an integral part of the
Billfish Research Program at the
Southwest Fisheries Science Center
(SWFSC). This Program is authorized
under 16 U.S.C. 760(e), Study of

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migratory game fish; waters; research;
purpose.
The SWFSC provides tagging supplies
to individuals electing to tag and release
the billfish they catch (the Program is
advertised by a newsletter and
fishermen hear in this way and also by
word of mouth from others catching
billfish). Each Billfish Tagging Report
Card is issued with an individual
billfish tag and is imprinted with the
number matching the accompanying tag.
The Billfish Tagging Report Card is the
primary mechanism by which these
cooperating anglers and commercial
fishers return the tag and release
information concerning the billfish they
have tagged. Individuals cooperating in
the Program do so on a strictly
voluntary basis.
Tagging supplies are provided to
volunteer anglers. When anglers catch
and release a tagged fish, they submit a
brief report on the fish and the location
of the tagging. The Program is
conducted throughout the year to
determine billfish habitat, mortality
rates, migration patterns, feeding habits,
and growth rates. Fishery biologists
investigating the health of billfish
resources throughout the Pacific utilize
data from this Program. Results aid in
ongoing research concerning billfish
resources and are published annually in
the Billfish Newsletter.
Information is submitted by mail, via
a paper form the size of a postcard.
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OMB Control Number: 0648–0009.
Form Number(s): NOAA 88–162.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1000.
Estimated Time per Response: 5
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 83.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: This program is
authorized under 16 U.S.C. 760(e),
Study of migratory game fish; waters;
research; purpose.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will

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have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; NMFS Alaska Region Vessel
Monitoring System (VMS) Program
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.

AGENCY:

Notice of information collection,
request for comment.

ACTION:

The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.

SUMMARY:

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To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before August 24, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at Adrienne.thomas@noaa.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0445 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Gabrielle
Aberle, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:

I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries
Services (NMFS), Alaska Regional
Office, is requesting extension of a
currently approved information
collection for the NMFS Alaska Region
Vessel Monitoring System (VMS)
Program. There are no proposed changes
to this information collection.
NMFS requires the owners and
operators of selected vessels
participating in federally managed
groundfish and crab fisheries off Alaska
to obtain, install, and maintain an
operational, NMFS-approved Vessel
Monitoring System (VMS). VMS units
automatically transmit the location of a
vessel several times per hour using a
Global Positioning System satellite. The
VMS unit is passive and automatic,
requiring no reporting effort by the
vessel operator. A communications
service provider receives the
transmission and relays it to NMFS
Office for Law Enforcement (OLE).
Tracking vessel location using VMS is
required to monitor compliance with
area-specific catch allocations, to
monitor compliance with requirements
to redeploy or remove fishing gear from
commercial fishing grounds, and to
monitor compliance with complicated
time and area closures in the Gulf of
Alaska (GOA) and Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands (BSAI) designed to
protect Steller sea lion or essential fish
habitat. The VMS requirements are
found at 50 CFR parts 679 and 680.
VMS is an essential component of
monitoring and management for
complicated, geographically widespread
fishing closures. Given the large size
and remoteness of the area in which
Alaska fisheries occur, and the limited
enforcement infrastructure available,
determining a vessel’s location depends
crucially on VMS reports. When a VMS
track is examined, information can be

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