Electronic Monitoring Systems for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS)

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requests OMB merge the 0648-0816 temporary information collection into approved information collection 0648-0372, Electronic Monitoring Systems for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS). Due to the concurrent timing of the rulemaking for 0648-BI10 and the renewal of information collection 0648-0372, Electronic Monitoring Systems for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS), a temporary collection was created for the rule-related collection. This request seeks to merge the new temporary collection (0648-0816) with 0648-0372 now that all actions have been resolved. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) promulgated a rule (0648-BI10) in 2023 to implement Amendment 15 to establish two pelagic longline (PLL) monitoring areas, in which PLL vessels that are approved to fish will be required to report interactions with select bycatch species by set via their vessel monitoring system (VMS) units. Notice was provided to the public in both the proposed rule (88 FR 29050) and final rule (91 FR 04256) of the creation of a temporary collection for Amendment 15 that would be merged into 0648-0372 upon resolution of the extension to 0648-0372 and the approval of the final rule package for 0648-0816. The merging of these collections changes the number of respondents, responses, burden hours and burden cost for 0648-0372 by the burden amounts approved under 0648-0816. There are no other changes to 0648-0372. Upon approval by OMB of this change request, a discontinuation request will be submitted for information collection 0648-0816.

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Vessel Monitoring System for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species - purchase, installation and activation checklist

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