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gear locations, email or text contact with
fishing vessels identified by the Vessel
Monitoring System as fishing in the
research area, Coast Guard notices to
mariners, and any other methods to
reduce the risk of potential gear
conflicts. The principal investigators
will make information-sharing decisions
while protecting participant
confidentiality and managing the risk of
negative repercussions to participants;
and
• A copy of the final report would be
provided to NMFS within 6 months of
the expiration of the EFP.
If approved, the applicant may
request minor modifications and
extensions to the EFP throughout the
year. EFP modifications and extensions
may be granted without further notice if
they are deemed essential to facilitate
completion of the proposed research
and have minimal impacts that do not
change the scope or impact of the
initially approved EFP request. Any
fishing activity conducted outside the
scope of the exempted fishing activity
would be prohibited.
All comments received are a part of
the public record and may be posted for
public viewing without change. All
personal identifying information (e.g.,
name, address), confidential business
information, or otherwise sensitive
information submitted voluntarily by
the sender will be publicly accessible.
NMFS will accept anonymous
comments (enter ‘‘anonymous’’ as the
signature if you wish to remain
anonymous).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 23, 2024.
Lindsay Fullenkamp,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024–16569 Filed 7–26–24; 8:45 am]
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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; Foreign Fishing Vessel
Permits, Vessel, and Gear
Identification, and Reporting
Requirements
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of

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1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite 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. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on March 20,
2024 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
Title: Foreign Fishing Vessel Permits,
Vessel, and Gear Identification, and
Reporting Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0075.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 4.
Average Hours per Response: 5 hours
for reporting requirements for foreign
vessels operating in internal waters, 2
hours for foreign fishing and
transshipment permit applications, 5
hours for joint venture reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, and 5
hours for foreign fishing vessel and gear
identification requirements.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 17.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a currently approved
information collection. The National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issues
permits, under the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.; MSA), to
foreign fishing vessels fishing or
operating in U.S. waters. MSA and
associated regulations at 50 CFR part
600 require that vessels apply for fishing
permits, that vessels and certain gear be
marked for identification purposes, that
observers be embarked on selected
vessels, and that permit holders report
their fishing effort and catch or, when
processing fish under joint ventures, the
amount and locations of fish received
from U.S. vessels. These requirements
apply to all foreign vessels fishing,
transshipping, or processing fish in U.S.
waters.
Information is collected from persons
who operate a foreign fishing vessel in
U.S. waters to participate in a directed
fishery or joint venture operation,
transship fish harvested by a U.S. vessel
to a location outside the U.S., or process
fish in internal waters. Each person
operating a foreign fishing vessel under
MSA authority may be required to
submit information for a permit, mark
their vessels and gear, or submit
information about their fishing

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activities. To facilitate observer
coverage, foreign fishing vessel
operators must provide a quarterly
schedule of fishing effort and upon
request must also provide observers
with copies of any required records. For
foreign fishing vessels that process fish
in internal waters, the information
collected varies somewhat from other
foreign fishing vessels that participate in
a directed fishery or a joint venture
operation. In particular, these vessels
may not be required to provide a permit
application or mark their vessels. The
information submitted in applications is
used to determine whether permits
should be used to authorize directed
foreign fishing, participation in joint
ventures with U.S. vessels, or
transshipments of fish or fish products
within U.S. waters. The display of
identifying numbers on vessels and gear
aid in fishery law enforcement and
allows other fishermen to report
suspicious activity. Reporting of fishing
activities allows monitoring of fish
received by foreign vessels.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Annually, weekly, and on
occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0648–0075.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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