[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 132 (Monday, July 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 42337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-17373]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 070500A]


State of Alaska Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR)

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Proposed information collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before September 8, 
2000.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier, 
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 
6086, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via 
Internet at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Patsy A. Bearden, National Marine Fisheries 
Service, Alaska Region, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, Alaska 99802, telephone 
number 907-586-7008.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Existing recordkeeping and reporting requirements for participants 
in the groundfish fisheries of the exclusive economic zone off Alaska 
(Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and the Gulf of Alaska) would be 
revised to require owners of catcher/processors and motherships to 
complete the State of Alaska, Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) 
Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR), which provides information 
on ex-vessel and first wholesale values for statewide fish and 
shellfish products. This information currently is submitted to ADF&G by 
shoreside processors under State of Alaska regulations. The intent of 
this data collection is to require at-sea groundfish processors to 
submit these reports as well.

II. Method of Collection

    ADF&G would provide the COAR to each mothership and catcher/
processor on an annual basis to collect information from the previous 
year. The completed COAR and certification page would be sent by the 
processor to ADF&G for computer data entry. If no receipt or production 
took place, the processor would submit only a certification page that 
indicates no receipt or production took place for that year. Use of the 
COAR information would be coordinated between NMFS and the State of 
Alaska.

III. Data

    OMB Number: None.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business and other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 134.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 8 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,072.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $268.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: June 30, 2000.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-17373; Filed 7-7-00; 8:45 am]
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