Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); NOAA Information Collection Requirements; Regulatory Adjustments

NMFS announces approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of a collection-of-information requirement contained in the final consolidated regulations governing the Atlantic HMS fisheries. Accordingly, NMFS amends the regulations and makes effective the requirement that vessels taking paying customers to fish for Atlantic tunas, swordfish, sharks, and billfish obtain an Atlantic HMS Charter/ Headboat permit. This final rule, technical amendment, also updates the OMB table to add this OMB approval, to remove expired control numbers, and to correct control numbers to the appropriate CFR part or section. The intent of this final rule is to inform the public of the effective date of the Atlantic HMS Charter/Headboat permit requirement and to adjust the regulations accordingly.