[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 24 (Friday, February 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6268-6269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-2496]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Rockfish 
Pilot Program

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.

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.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before April 7, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 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, (907) 586-7008 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    In Section 802 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004, the 
United States (U.S.) Congress included a directive to the Secretary of 
Commerce to establish, in consultation with the North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council, a pilot program for management of three rockfish 
fisheries in the Central Gulf of Alaska (CGOA) in the exclusive 
economic zone off the coast of Alaska. The Rockfish Pilot Program 
provides exclusive harvesting and processing privileges for a specific 
set of rockfish species and associated species harvested incidentally 
to those CGOA rockfish; an area from 140[deg] W. long. to 168[deg] W. 
long.

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II. Method of Collection

    Paper reports are required from participants; these reports are 
transmitted by U.S. mail or facsimile.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0545.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,142.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours each for: Application for 
Cooperative Quota, Application for Limited Access Fishery, Application 
for Entry-level Fishery, and Application to Opt-out; 2 hours for 
Application for Inter-Cooperative Transfer of Cooperative Quota and 
Application to Participate; 4 hours for Annual Rockfish Cooperative 
Report; 6 minutes for Rockfish Catch Report; 15 minutes for Cooperative 
Termination of Fishing Declaration; 30 minutes for Vessel Check-in and 
Check-out; and 4 hours for Appeals.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,270.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $5,909.

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: February 2, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-2496 Filed 2-5-09; 8:45 am]
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