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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 174 / Monday, September 9, 2024 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Seafood Inspection and
Certification Requirements
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:

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 8, 2024.
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–
0266 in the subject line of your
comments. All comments received are
part of the public record and will
generally be posted on https://
www.regulations.gov without change.
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 Jeff
Weir, Director, Operations and
Administration Division (OMI), Office
of International Affairs and Seafood
Inspection, 1315 East West Hwy., Bldg.
SSMC3, Silver Spring, MD 20910–3282,
(301) 427–8377 or Jeff.Weir@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
This request is for a revision and
extension of an approved information
collection. The National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) operates a
voluntary fee-for- service seafood
inspection program (Program) under the
authorities of the Agricultural Marketing
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Wildlife Act of 1956, and the
Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970. The
regulations for the Program are
contained in 50 CFR part 260. The
program offers inspection grading and
certification services, including the use
of official quality grade marks which
indicate that specific products have
been federally inspected. Those wishing
to participate in the program must
request the services and submit specific
compliance information.
This collection is being revised to
include the Surety Bond form, which
has been in use for decades, but was
inadvertently omitted in previous
information collection requests.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents have a choice of either
electronic or paper forms. Methods of
submittal include email and online
portal submission of electronic forms,
and mail and facsimile transmission of
paper forms.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0266.
Form Numbers: 89–800, 89–801, 89–
814.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(revision and extension of a current
information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local, or Tribal
government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,012.
Estimated Time per Response:
Contract Request, 5 minutes; Surety
Bond, 5 minutes; Inspection Request, 5
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 23,067.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $4,809 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Legal Authority: Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946, as amended, the
Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, and the
Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970.
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,
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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,
Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office
of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XE262]

Schedules for Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshops and
Protected Species Safe Handling,
Release, and Identification Workshops
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public workshops.
AGENCY:

Free Atlantic Shark
Identification Workshops and Safe
Handling, Release, and Identification
Workshops will be held in October,
November, and December of 2024.
Certain fishermen and shark dealers are
required to attend a workshop to meet
regulatory requirements and to maintain
valid permits. Specifically, the Atlantic
Shark Identification Workshop is
mandatory for all federally permitted
Atlantic shark dealers. The Safe
Handling, Release, and Identification
Workshop is mandatory for vessel
owners and operators who use bottom
longline, pelagic longline, or gillnet
gear, and who have also been issued
shark or swordfish limited access
permits. Additional free workshops will
be conducted in 2025 and will be
announced in a future notice. In

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