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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 109 / Wednesday, June 9, 2021 / Proposed Rules
Center, unpublished data. In American Samoa, 2020 longline fishing activity was also likely to have been similarly adversely affected, compounded by the imposition of incoming travel restrictions, which affected the recruitment of fishing crew. However, travel and other restrictions are likely to ease, which would help boost market demand for locally caught seafood, market prices, and fishing effort.
NMFS has established a small business size standard for businesses, including their affiliates, whose primary industry is commercial fishing see 50
CFR 200.2. A business primarily engaged in commercial fishing NAICS
code 11411 is classified as a small business if it is independently owned and operated, is not dominant in its field of operation including its affiliates, and has combined annual receipts not in excess of $11 million for all its affiliated operations worldwide.
Based on available information, NMFS
has determined that all vessels permitted federally under the FEP are small entities, i.e., they are engaged in the business of fish harvesting NAICS
114111, are independently owned or operated, are not dominant in their field of operation, and have annual gross receipts not in excess of $11 million.
Even though this proposed action would apply to a substantial number of vessels, the implementation of this action would not result in significant adverse economic impact to individual vessels.
Under this proposed rule, the Hawaii and American Samoa longline fisheries are not expected to expand substantially or change their operations i.e., area fished, number of vessels and trips, number and depth of hooks, or deployment techniques. The proposed rule does not duplicate, overlap, or conflict with other Federal rules and is not expected to have significant impact on small organizations or government jurisdictions. Furthermore, there would be little, if any, disproportionate adverse economic impacts from the proposed action based on gear type, or relative vessel size. The proposed action also will not place a substantial number of small entities, or any segment of small entities, at a significant competitive disadvantage to large entities.
For the reasons above, NMFS does not expect the proposed action to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. As a result, an initial regulatory flexibility analysis is not required and none has been prepared.
This proposed rule has been determined to be not significant for purposes of Executive Order 12866.

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This proposed rule contains a collection-of-information requirement subject to review and approval by OMB
under the Paperwork Reduction Act PRA. This rule revises the existing requirements for the collection of information under Office of Management and Budget OMB Control Number 06480214 Pacific Islands Logbook Family of Forms by requiring the use of electronic logbooks in Hawaii pelagic longline fisheries and on Class C and D vessels in the American Samoa pelagic longline fishery. This revision is not expected to affect the number of respondents or anticipated responses and is expected to reduce the number of burden hours and burden cost to fishermen. Public reporting burden for completing an electronic logbook form for a completed fishing day is estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.
Public comment is sought regarding:
Whether this proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility;
the accuracy of the burden estimate;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Submit comments on these or any other aspects of the collection of information at www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law, no person is required to respond or, nor shall any person by subject to a penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the PRA, unless that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.
List of Subjects in 50 CFR 665
Administrative practice and procedure, Hawaii, American Samoa, Fisheries, Fishing, Longline, Pacific Islands, reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: June 4, 2021.
Samuel D. Rauch III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.

For the reasons set out in the preamble, NMFS proposes to amend 50
CFR part 665 as follows:

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PART 665FISHERIES IN THE
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1. The authority citation for 50 CFR
part 665 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

2. In 665.14 revise paragraph b to read as follows:

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Reporting and recordkeeping.

b Fishing record forms 1 Applicability.
i Paper records. The operator of a fishing vessel subject to the requirements of 665.124, 665.142, 665.162, 665.203a2, 665.224, 665.242, 665.262, 665.404, 665.424, 665.442, 665.462, 665.603, 665.624, 665.642, 665.662, 665.801, 665.905, 665.935, or 665.965 must maintain on board the vessel an accurate and complete record of catch, effort, and other data on paper report forms provided by the Regional Administrator, or electronically as specified and approved by the Regional Administrator, except as required in paragraph b1ii of this section or as allowed in paragraph b1iv of this section.
ii Electronic records.
A The operator of a fishing vessel subject to the requirements of 665.801b or a Class C or D vessel subject to the requirements of 665.801c must maintain on board the vessel an accurate and complete record of catch, effort, and other data electronically using a NMFS-certified electronic logbook, and must record and transmit electronically all information specified by the Regional Administrator within 24 hours after the completion of each fishing day.
B After the Regional Administrator has notified a permit holder subject to this section of the requirement to submit records electronically, and after the vessel has acquired the necessary NMFS-certified equipment, the vessel and any vessel operator must use the electronic logbook. A vessel operator must obtain an individually assigned user account from NMFS for use with the electronic logbook.
C Permit holders and vessel operators shall not be assessed any fee or other charges to obtain and use an electronic logbook that is owned and provided by NMFS. If a permit holder or vessel operator subject to this section does not use a NMFS-owned electronic logbook, the permit holder and operator must provide and maintain an alternative NMFS-certified electronic logbook.
D If a vessel operator is unable to maintain or transmit electronic records
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