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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 14 / Monday, January 25, 2021 / Notices
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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 publics 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 March 26, 2021.
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
0352 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 Keeley Kent, 206 2478252 or keeley.kent@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract This request is for extension of a currently approved information collection.
The success of fisheries management programs depends significantly on regulatory compliance. The requirements that fishing gear be marked are essential to facilitate enforcement. The ability to link fishing gear to the vessel owner or operator is crucial to enforcement of regulations issued under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The marking of fishing gear is also valuable in actions concerning damage, loss, and civil proceedings. The regulations specify that fishing gear must be marked with the vessels official number, Federal permit or tag number, or some other specified form of identification.
The regulations further specify how the gear is to be marked e.g., location and color. Law enforcement personnel rely on gear marking information to assure compliance with fisheries management regulations. Gear that is not properly identified is confiscated. Gear violations are more readily prosecuted when the gear is marked, and this allows for more cost-effective enforcement. Gear marking helps ensure that a vessel harvests fish only from its own traps/
pots/other gear and the gear are not illegally placed. Cooperating fishermen also use the gear marking numbers to
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report suspicious or non-compliant activities that they observe, and to report placement or occurrence of gear in unauthorized areas. The identifying number on fishing gear is used by the National Marine Fisheries Service NMFS, the United States Coast Guard USCG, and other marine agencies in issuing regulations, prosecutions, and other enforcement actions necessary to support sustainable fisheries behaviors as intended in regulations. Regulationcompliant fishermen ultimately benefit from these requirements, as unauthorized and illegal fishing is deterred, and more burdensome regulations are avoided.
II. Method of Collection The physical marking of fishing buoys is done by fishermen in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery according to regulation.

identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire commentincluding your personal identifying informationmay 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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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RTID 0648XA826

III. Data OMB Control Number: 06480352.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission, extension of a current information collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
811.
Estimated Time per Response: 15
minutes per gear marking.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,236 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $3,236.
Respondents Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 50 CFR 660.12.
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 this ICR. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal
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Interagency Working Group on Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing;
Reopening of Comment Period National Marine Fisheries Service NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA, Commerce.
ACTION: Reopening of public comment period.
AGENCY:

On December 16, 2020, NMFS
requested input on the Work Plan of the Interagency Working Group on Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing.
That notice requested comments by January 15, 2021. NMFS received comments requesting that the comment period be extended. We are reopening the comment period to fulfill the request and provide additional time to submit comments.
DATES: Information should be received on or before February 24, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Information may be submitted electronically to iuu.fishing@
noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mi Ae Kim, phone 3014278365 or email mi.ae.kim@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Maritime Security and Fisheries Enforcement Act Maritime SAFE Act became law on December 20, 2019. The overarching purpose of the Maritime SAFE Act is to support a whole-ofgovernment approach across the Federal government to counter illegal, unreported, and unregulated IUU
fishing and related threats to maritime security. It seeks to achieve this through a number of means, including: Improve data sharing that enhances surveillance, enforcement, and prosecution against SUMMARY:

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