[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3089-3090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-957]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Region 
Bering Sea & Aleutian Islands Crab Permits

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 March 21, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 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

    This is an extension of a currently approved collection.
    The Crab Rationalization Program allocates Bering Sea and Aleutian 
Islands (BSAI) crab resources among harvesters, processors, and coastal 
communities through a limited access system that balances the interests 
of these groups who depend on these

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fisheries. Program components include quota share allocation, processor 
quota share allocation, individual fishing quota and individual 
processing quota issuance, quota transfers, use caps, crab harvesting 
cooperatives, protections for Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries, 
arbitration system, monitoring, economic data collection, and cost 
recovery fee collection.

II. Method of Collection

    On paper (faxed or mailed) or electronically. The Annual RCR Ex-
Vessel Volume and Value Report, Crab Inter-Cooperative IFQ Transfer, 
and Transfer of Crab IPQ may be completed online.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0514.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular Submission (extension of a currently 
approved collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,920.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2.5 hours for Application for Crab 
Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) permit; 2.5 hours for Application for 
Crab Individual Processor Quota (IPQ) permit; 2.5 hours for Application 
for annual crab harvesting cooperative IFQ permit; 30 minutes for 
Application for Registered Crab Receiver (RCR) permit; 35 minutes for 
Application for crab IFQ hired master; 35 minutes for Application for 
Federal crab vessel permit; 2.5 hours for Application to become an 
eligible crab community organization (ECCO); 2 hours for Application 
for eligibility to receive Crab QS/IFQ or PQS/IPQ by transfer; 2 hours 
for Application for transfer of Crab QS/IFQ or PQS/IPQ; 2 hours for 
Application to transfer QS/IFQ to or from an ECCO; 2 hours for 
Application for Transfer of IFQ between Crab Harvesting Cooperatives; 
30 minutes for RCR fee submission form; 40 hours for Right of First 
Refusal Provisions (ROFR); 30 minutes for ROFR Waiver; and 4 hours to 
file an appeal to NMFS Permit Decisions.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,472.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $ 12,425 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.

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: January 13, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-957 Filed 1-18-11; 8:45 am]
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