[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 113 (Monday, June 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32989-32990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13206]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 060704D]


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Western Alaska 
Community Development Quota Program

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 August 13, 2004.

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 Becky Carls, 907-586-7322 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program 
allocates a portion of the quota for certain species in the Bering Sea 
and Aleutian Islands Management Area, in the Exclusive Economic Zone 
off the coast of Alaska to Western Alaska communities. So that the 
communities can start and support regionally-based commercial seafood 
or other fisheries-related businesses. NOAA Fisheries, Alaska Region 
needs to collect information to administer and manage the program. The 
information collected will be used to determine whether communities 
applying for allocations under the CDQ Program meet regulatory 
requirements, whether vessels and processors utilizing CDQ species meet 
operational requirements, and to monitor whether quotas have been 
harvested or exceeded.

II. Method of Collection

    Community Development Plans (CDPs) are paper submissions. 
Substantial and technical amendments to the CDPs may be submitted by 
FAX or as paper submissions. The annual progress, budget, and budget 
reconciliation reports are paper submissions. CDQ Delivery Reports and 
CDQ Catch Reports are submitted by FAX or other electronic means. 
Observers are given their prior notice verbally.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0269.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions and Business or other 
for-profits organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 85.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Proposed CDP, 520 hours; substantial 
amendment, 8 hours; technical amendment, 4 hours; annual progress 
report, 40 hours; annual budget report, 20 hr; annual budget 
reconciliation report, 8 hours; CDQ delivery report, 1 hour; CDQ catch 
report, 15 minutes; prior notice of offloading, 2 minutes; and prior 
notice of haul or set, 2 minutes.
    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.


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    Dated: June 4, 2004.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-13206 Filed 6-10-04; 8:45 am]
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