Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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Federal RegisterMay 3, 2016
81 Fed. Reg. 26526 (May. 3, 2016)

The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Fisheries Certificate of Origin.

OMB Control Number: 0648-0335.

Form Number(s): NOAA 370.

Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved information collection).

Number of Respondents: 430.

Average Hours per Response: 25 minutes.

Burden Hours: 5,417.

Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension of a current information collection.

The information required by the International Dolphin Conservation Program Act, amendment to the Marine Mammal Protection Act, is needed to: (1) Document the dolphin-safe status of tuna import shipments; (2) verify that import shipments of fish were not harvested by large scale, high seas driftnets; and (3) verify that tuna was not harvested by an embargoed nation or one that is otherwise prohibited from exporting tuna to the United States. Forms are submitted by importers and processors.

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.

This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395-5806.

Dated: April 27, 2016.

Sarah Brabson,

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 2016-10249 Filed 5-2-16; 8:45 am]

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