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Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: MSA Section 302(j)
and 50 CFR 600.235.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit NOAA to: (a) Evaluate whether
the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of
NOAA, 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 Information
Collection Request. 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.
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; NMFS Implementation of
International Trade Data System
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:

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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 November 22, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at NOAA.PRA@noaa.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0732 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 Rachael
Confair, Office of International Affairs,
Trade, and Commerce, Supervisory
International Trade Specialist, 1315 East
West Highway, SSMC3 Room 5307,
Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301–427–
8361, rachael.confair@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) Office of International Affairs,
Trade, and Commerce requests a regular
submission for the extension of a
current information collection. The
Security and Accountability for Every
Port Act of 2006 (SAFE Port Act, Pub.
L. 109–347) requires all Federal
agencies with a role in import
admissibility decisions to collect
information electronically through the
International Trade Data System (ITDS).
The Department of the Treasury has the
U.S. Government lead on ITDS
development and Federal agency
integration. U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) developed the
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE) as an internet-based system for
the collection and dissemination of
information for ITDS. The Office of
Management and Budget (OMB),
through its e-government initiative,
oversees Federal agency participation in
ITDS, with a focus on reducing
duplicate reporting across agencies and
migrating paper-based reporting systems
to electronic information collection.
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in the regulation of international trade
and many of these agencies participate
in the decision-making process related
to import, export, and transportation.
Agencies also use trade data to monitor
and report trade activity. NMFS is a
partner government agency in the ITDS
project as it monitors the trade of certain
fishery products. Electronic collection
of seafood trade data through a single
portal has resulted in an overall
reduction of the public reporting burden
and the agency’s data collection costs,
has improved the timeliness and
accuracy of admissibility decisions, and
has increased the effectiveness of
applicable trade restrictive measures.
NMFS is responsible for
implementation of trade measures and
monitoring programs for fishery
products subject to the documentation
requirements of Regional Fishery
Management Organizations (RFMO)
and/or domestic laws. RFMOs are
international fisheries organizations,
established by treaties, to promote
international cooperation to achieve
effective and responsible marine
stewardship and ensure sustainable
fisheries management. The United
States is a signatory to many RFMO
treaties, and Congress has passed
legislation to carry out U.S. obligations
under those treaties, including trade
measures to support conservation. Trade
measures and monitoring programs
enable the United States to exclude
products that do not meet the RFMO
criteria for admissibility to U.S. markets.
Pursuant to domestic statutory
authorities and/or multilateral
agreements, NMFS has implemented a
number of monitoring programs to
collect information from the seafood
industry regarding the origin of certain
fishery products. The purpose of these
programs is to determine the
admissibility of the products in
accordance with the specific criteria of
the trade measure or documentation
requirements in effect. The three NMFS
trade monitoring programs originally
included in the OMB information
collection approved under Control
Number 0648–0732 are the Highly
Migratory Species International Trade
Program (HMS ITP) which regulates
trade in specified commodities of tuna,
swordfish, billfish, and shark fins; the
Antarctic Marine Living Resources
(AMLR) trade program which regulates
trade in Antarctic and Patagonian
toothfish and other fishery products
caught in the area where the Convention
on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine
Living Resources (CCAMLR) applies;
and the Tuna Tracking and Verification
Program (TTVP), which regulates trade
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products (refer to 50 CFR
216.24(f)(2)(iii) for a complete list).
Separately, NMFS initially received
approval from OMB for the Seafood
Import Monitoring Program (SIMP)
under Control Number 0648–0739.
NMFS implemented SIMP under the
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (MSA). Section 307(1)(Q) of the
MSA prohibits the importation of fish or
fish products that have been harvested
in violation of a foreign law or
regulation, or in contravention of a
binding conservation measure of an
RFMO to which the United States is a
contracting party. Under SIMP,
information on the harvest event must
be submitted in ACE as part of the entry
filing for designated fish products to
allow NMFS to determine that the fish
or fish products were lawfully acquired
and are therefore admissible into U.S.
commerce. In 2019, NMFS included
shrimp and abalone entries in SIMP,
and received initial OMB approval for
the additional reporting burden for
shrimp and abalone entries under a
separate Control Number (0648– 0776).
In the 2020 collection renewal of
0648–0732, OMB granted the NMFS
request to merge all the trade
monitoring programs under one
collection, which incorporated the
reporting burdens associated with
collections 0648–0739 and 0648–0776
within the scope of 0648–0732.
Generally, these trade monitoring
programs are similar and require anyone
who intends to import, export, and/or
re-export regulated species to: Obtain an
International Fisheries Trade Permit
(IFTP) from NMFS; obtain
documentation on the flag-nation
authorization for the harvest from the
foreign exporter; and submit this
information to NMFS. Depending on the
commodity, specific information may
also be required, such as the flag-state
of the harvesting vessel, the ocean area
of catch, the fishing gear used, the
harvesting vessel name, and details and
authorizations related to harvest,
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II. Method of Collection
The initial requirement for U.S.
entities trading in reportable
commodities is to apply for an IFTP. To
obtain an IFTP, U.S. importers,
exporters, and re-exporters of seafood
products covered under the TTVP,
AMLR, HMS ITP, and SIMP programs
would be required to electronically
submit their application and fee for the
IFTP via the National Permits System
available online at: NOAA Fisheries
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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0732.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; Federal
government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,800 per year.
Estimated Time per Response:
International Trade Fisheries Permits,
20 minutes; Dataset submission in
ITDS/ACE, 18 minutes; Audit Response,
30 minutes; Supply Chain
Recordkeeping, 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 103,717 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $1,854,000.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1385, 16
U.S.C. 1826(a), 16 U.S.C. 971(a), 19
U.S.C. 1411
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
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 the renewal. 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

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cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:

The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (NPFMC) Joint
Protocol Committee will meet October
13, 2022.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday, October 13, 2022, from 8:30
a.m. to 12 p.m., Alaska Time.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The in-person
component of the meeting will be held
at the William A. Egan Civic &
Convention Center, 555 W 5th Ave.,
Anchorage, AK 99501. Or watch online
through the link at https://
www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=
fisheriesboard.meetinginfo&date=10-132022&meeting=anchorage.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 1007 W
3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501–2252;
telephone: (907) 271–2809.
Instructions for attending the meeting
are given under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Witherell, Council Executive
Director; phone: (907) 271–2809 and
email: david.witherell@noaa.gov. For
technical support, please contact
administrative Council staff, email:
npfmc.admin@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
Thursday, October 13, 2022
The agenda will include staff reports
on: (1) the status of Bristol Bay red king
crab, Bering Sea snow crab, and Bering
Sea tanner crab stocks, (2) updates on
snow crab rebuilding, (3) federal Pacific
cod stock assessment and management,
(4) Council action on small boat access,

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