[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 25, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 20789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10263]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 042001A]


Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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, Pub. L. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before June 25, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Madeleine Clayton, 
Departmental Paperwork 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 Obren Davis, F/AKR2, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 
99802-1668 (phone 907-586-7241).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The purpose of the CDQ program is to allocate a portion of the 
quotas for certain species to Western Alaska communities so that these 
communities can start and support regionally-based commercial seafood 
or other fishery-related businesses. In order to obtain an allocation, 
a community must submit a Community Development Plan, file any 
necessary amendments to the Plan and submit various reports to allow 
tracking of activities, including the amount of fish caught as part of 
the quota. NOAA needs the information to manage the program and to 
insure that the CDQ program is accomplishing its intended purposes and 
to track quotas.

II. Method of Collection

    Delivery and catch reports may be submitted electronically, using 
either NOAA-supplied or respondent's software. These reports may also 
be faxed. Notifications are provided in person to an observer on-site 
or by phone or radio. All other requirements are met by submission of 
paper forms or paper documents that comply with the CDQ regulations.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0269.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions, business or other 
for-profit organizations, and state, local, or tribal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 85.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 520 hours for a CDP proposal, 40 hours 
for an annual CDP report, 20 hours for an annual CDP budget report, 8 
hours for an annual CDP budget reconciliation, report, 8 hours for a 
substantial amendment to a CDP, 4 hours for a technical amendment to a 
CDP, 1 hour for a CDQ delivery report, 15 minutes for a CDQ catch 
report, 2 minutes for a shoreside processor to provide notification of 
a CDQ delivery, 2 minutes for vessels to provide notifications to 
observers prior to hauls or sets.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,746.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $1,000.

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: April 18, 2001.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-10263 Filed 4-24-01; 8:45 am]
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