[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 53 (Wednesday, March 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13279-13280]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6590]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 031403A]


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Region 
Scale and Catch Weighing Requirements

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, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before May 19, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Patsy A. Bearden at 907-586-7228, or at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The procedures in question are designed for Western Alaska 
Community Development Quota (CDQ) catcher/processors and American 
Fisheries Act (AFA) catcher/processors and AFA motherships and involve 
catch weighing, observer sampling stations, and observer coverage 
requirements. This existing information collection would be revised to 
incorporate catch-weighing requirements for AFA inshore processors 
(shoreside processors and stationary floating processors).
    NMFS must be able to ensure that the total weight, species 
composition, and catch location for each delivery are reported 
accurately. This is accomplished through a catch-monitoring system 
that: allows for independent verification of catch weight, species 
composition and haul location data; ensures that all catch is weighed 
accurately; and provides a record of the weight of each delivery that 
may be audited by NMFS. Requirements include approval of scale types 
for use, inspection requests, scale tests, an inshore processor catch 
monitoring and control plan, and printed output from scales.

II. Method of Collection

    Forms or may be e-mailed, FAXed or submitted in paper form. The 
daily scale test forms and scale printed output are paper forms that 
are not submitted to NMFS.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0330.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, 
individuals or households, and not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 37.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 20-190 hours for a scale type 
evaluation; 6 minutes for at-sea scale inspection request; 6 minutes 
for scale approval report/sticker; 2 minutes for application to inspect 
scales on behalf of NMFS; 6 minutes for records of daily at-sea or 
shoreside scale tests; 45 minutes for printed at-sea or shoreside scale 
output; 2 hours for request for observer station inspection; 5 minutes 
for inshore Catch Monitoring and Control Plan (CMCP) inspection 
request; 40 hours for CMCP; and 8 hours for CMCP addendum.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,727.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $6,048.

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

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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: March 12, 2003
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-6590 Filed 3-18-03; 8:45 am]
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