[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 248 (Friday, December 28, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 73665-73666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-25076]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 679

[Docket No. 0612242964-7332-02; I.D. 080106C]
RIN 0648-AS84


Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Individual 
Fishing Quota Program; Community Development Quota Program

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule; effectiveness of collection-of-information 
requirements.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces approval by the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) of collection-of-information requirements implementing the 
Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program for the fixed-gear commercial 
Pacific

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halibut fishery and sablefish fishery. OMB assigned OMB Control Number 
0648-0569 to the collection of information contained in these 
regulations. The intent of this final rule is to announce the effective 
date of these regulations is January 28, 2008.

DATES:  The collection of information requirements in Sec. Sec.  
679.42(d) and 679.42(i), published on August 9, 2007 (72 FR 44795), are 
effective January 28, 2008.

ADDRESSES:  Written comments regarding the burden-hour estimates or 
other aspects of the collection-of-information requirements contained 
in this final rule may be submitted to NMFS Alaska Region, P.O. Box 
21668, Juneau, AK 99802, Attn: Ellen Sebastian, and by email to [email protected] or fax to 202-395-7285.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Patsy A. Bearden, NMFS, 907-586-7228 
or e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A final rule that modified the Individual 
Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program for the fixed-gear commercial Pacific 
halibut fishery and sablefish fishery was published in the Federal 
Register on August 9, 2007 (72 FR 44795), and most of the measures were 
effective September 10, 2007. However, because OMB approval of the 
reporting requirements contained in this final rule at 50 CFR parts 
679.42(d) and 679.42(i) had not been received by the effective date of 
the rule, the effective date of these collection-of-information 
requirements were delayed. On October 31, 2007, NMFS received OMB 
approval for these collection-of-information requirements and assigned 
OMB Control Number 0648-0569 to them. Consequently, NMFS announces the 
effectiveness of these regulations relating to IFQ Medical Transfer 
Application, appeal, and proof-of-ownership documentation for the hired 
master changes.
    A complete explanation of the requirements imposed by these 
regulations and the rationale for them was provided in the proposed 
rule (72 FR 64218, November l, 2006), and the August 9, 2007 final rule 
(72 FR 44795).
    Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no person is 
required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty 
for failure to comply with, a collection-of-information subject to the 
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), unless that 
collection-of- information displays a currently valid OMB control 
number.
    This rule contains collection-of-information requirements subject 
to the PRA that have been approved by OMB under control number 0648-
0569. Public reporting burden per response is estimated to average 2 
hours for Application for Medical Transfer of IFQ; 4 hours for each 
letter of appeal if an application is denied by NMFS; and 1 hour for 
each proof-of-ownership document for the hired master changes.
    The estimated response time includes the time needed for reviewing 
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information. Send comments regarding these reporting 
burden estimates or any other aspect of the collection-of-information, 
including suggestions for reducing the burden, to NMFS and OMB (see 
ADDRESSES).

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 679

    Alaska, Fisheries, Recordkeeping and reporting requirements.

    Dated: December 19, 2007.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator For Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-25076 Filed 12-27-07; 8:45 am]
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