[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 245 (Thursday, December 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65680-65681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31396]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 121401D]


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Region 
Logbook Family of Forms

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

ACTION: Notice.

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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 February 19, 
2002.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    NMFS manages the U.S. groundfish fisheries of the Exclusive 
Economic Zone (EEZ) off Alaska under the Fishery Management Plan for 
Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska and the Fishery Management Plan for 
the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Area 
(FMPs). The North Pacific Fishery Management Council prepared the FMPs 
pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Act. Regulations implementing the FMPs 
are at 50 CFR part 679.
    The recordkeeping and reporting requirements at 50 CFR part 679.5 
form the basis for this collection of information. The National Marine 
Fisheries Service (NMFS) Alaska Region requests information from 
participating groundfish fishermen which, upon receipt, results in an 
increasingly more efficient and accurate database. The collection is 
necessary for the management and monitoring of the groundfish fisheries 
of the EEZ off

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Alaska for purposes of conservation of the fisheries.

II. Method of Collection

    Daily logbooks and paper forms are required from participants, and 
methods of submittal include paper logbooks, facsimile transmission of 
paper forms, and electronic reporting. The specific types of reporting 
required are identified below in the section for ``Estimated Time Per 
Response.''

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0213.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,033.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 35 minutes for Weekly Cumulative 
Mothership ADF&G Fish Tickets; 14 minutes for U.S. Vessel Activity 
Report; 18 minutes for Catcher Vessel trawl gear daily fishing logbook 
(DFL); 28 minutes for Catcher Vessel longline and pot gear DFL; 30 
minutes for Catcher/processor trawl gear daily cumulative production 
logbook (DCPL); 41 minutes for Catcher/processor longline and pot gear 
DCPL; 31 minutes for Shoreside processor DCPL; 31 minutes for 
Mothership DCPL; 8 minutes for Shoreside Processor Check-in/Check-out 
Report; 7 minutes for Mothership or Catcher/processor Check-in/Check-
out Report; 11 minutes for Product transfer report; 17 minutes for 
Weekly Production Report; 11 minutes for Daily Production Report; 
estimated time to electronically submit the weekly production report (5 
min./report); 5 minutes to electronically submit the check-in/check-out 
report; 23 minutes for buying station report.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 45,086.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $215,786.

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: December 13, 2001.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-31396 Filed 12-19-01; 8:45 am]
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