[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 115 (Thursday, June 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32317-32318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15061]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[061101G]


Individual Fishing Quotas Program for Pacific Halibut and 
Sablefish in the Alaska Fisheries

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 August 13, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Madeleine Clayton, 
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 
6086,

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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, F/AKR2, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, 
AK 99802-1668 (telephone 907-586-7008).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Individual Fishery Quota (IFQ) program, established by 
Amendment 15 to the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Fishery Management 
Plan and Amendment 20 to the Gulf of Alaska Fishery Management Plan, 
and implemented by regulations at 50 CFR part 679, commenced in March 
1995. The IFQ program allocates annual total catch limits for the 
halibut and sablefish fisheries among individual fishermen. Fishermen 
are assigned Quota Shares (QS) for the fisheries, and then annually 
receive an IFQ. This statement supports the renewal of certain 
collection of information requirements necessary 
for the continued management of the IFQ program. The specific types of 
reporting required are identified below in the section for ``Estimated 
Time Per Response''.

II. Method of Collection

    The methods used include paper forms, facsimile transmission of 
paper forms, telephone notifications, and electronic reporting.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0272.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions, business and other 
for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,700.
    Estimated Time Per Response: IFQ prior notice of landing (12 
minutes); IFQ landing report (12 minutes); IFQ departure report (6 
minutes); IFQ dockside sale (6 minutes); administrative waiver (6 
minutes); request for QS application (30 minutes for an individual, 1 
hour for an existing corporation, 2 hours for a dissolved corporation, 
and 2 hours for a vessel); IFQ vessel clearance report (12 minutes); 
IFQ shipment report (18 minutes); IFQ transshipment authorization 
request (12 minutes); QS Designated Beneficiary Form (1 hour); QS/IFQ 
Transfer Application (2 hours); letter of appeal (4 hours); 
applications for additional IFQ cards (30 minutes); application for 
crew member eligibility (2 hours); application for replacement cards 
(30 minutes); Register Buyer Permit Application (30 minutes); request 
for a transaction terminal (30 minutes); and identification of 
ownership interest by corporations and partnerships (2 hours for 
initial submission and 30 minutes for an annual update).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 22,775.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $126,000.

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: Dated: June 8, 2001.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-15061 Filed 6-13-01; 8:45 am]
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