[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 13 (Friday, January 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2633-2634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-1397]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 011502F]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for 
collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Individual Fishing Quotas for Pacific Halibut and Sablefish 
in the Alaska Fisheries.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0272.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 13,249.
    Number of Respondents: 6,700.
    Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes for an application for a 
landing card; 30 minutes for an application for a registered buyer 
permit; 1 hour for an application for quota share; 4 hours for a letter 
of appeal; 30 minutes for a beneficiary designation; 2 hours for 
identification of ownership interest; 30 minutes for an annual update 
on status of corporation or partnership quota share; 2 hours for an 
application for a transfer eligibility certificate; 2 hours for

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an application for transfer of quota share; 30 minutes for an 
application for replacement of certificates, permits, or cards; 30 
minutes for a request for a transaction terminal; 6 minutes for a 
request for an administrative waiver; 12 minutes for a prior notice of 
landing; 12 minutes for a landing report; 12 minutes for a vessel 
clearance; 6 minutes for a departure report; 12 minutes for a 
transshipment authorization; 18 minutes for a shipment report; and 6 
minutes for a dockside sales receipt.
    Needs and Uses: The National Marine Fisheries Service collects 
information for the continued management of the Individual Fishing 
Quota (IFQ) Program for fixed-gear Pacific halibut and sablefish 
fisheries off Alaska as well as the Western Alaska Community 
Development Quota (CDQ) Program halibut fishery. The IFQ program 
allocates annual total catch limits for the halibut and sablefish 
fisheries among individual fishermen. The CDQ halibut program allocates 
annual total catch limits for the halibut fishery among individual CDQ 
fishermen. Fishermen are assigned Quota Shares (QS) for the fisheries, 
and then annually receive an IFQ and/or CDQ. Applications and reporting 
are required to manage and track the program.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit organizations.
    Frequency: Recordkeeping, on occasion, annual.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Madeleine Clayton, Departmental Paperwork 
Clearance Officer, (202) 482-3129, Department of Commerce, Room 6086, 
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 
Internet at [email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: January 10, 2002.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-1397 Filed 1-17-02; 8:45 am]
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