[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 32360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13614]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE



National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration




Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Crab 

Report Forms



AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of 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 August 9, 2010.



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, 907-586-7008 or 

[email protected].



SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:



I. Abstract



    Fishery Management Plans (FMP) are developed under the authority of 

the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 

1801 et seq.) The FMP for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Crab 

includes the Crab Rationalization (CR) Program, a limited access system 

that allocates BSAI Management Area Crab resources among harvesters, 

processors, and coastal communities. The intent of the CR Program Crab 

Reports is to monitor crab landings in the BSAI crab fisheries through 

receipt of reports.



II. Method of Collection



    Methods of submittal include e-mail of electronic forms, and mail 

and facsimile transmission of paper forms.



III. Data



    OMB Control Number: 0648-0570.

    Form Number: None.

    Type of Review: Regular submission.

    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 

Individuals or households.

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,692.

    Estimated Time per Response: 40 hours for Eligible Crab Community 

Organization (ECCO) annual report; 2 hours for CR Registered Crab 

Receiver Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report.

    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 350.

    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $81.



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: June 2, 2010.

Gwellnar Banks,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 2010-13614 Filed 6-7-10; 8:45 am]

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