[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 97 (Thursday, May 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 28951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12327]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Alaska Pacific Halibut Fisheries: Special Subsistence 
Permits and Harvest Logs.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0512.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 33.
    Average Hours per Response: Applications, 10 minutes; logs, 30 
minutes; appeals, 4 hours.
    Burden Hours: 17.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection concerns special 
permits issued to participants in the Pacific halibut subsistence 
fishery in waters off the coast of Alaska and any appeals resulting 
from denials. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) designed the 
permits to work in conjunction with other halibut harvest assessment 
measures. Subsistence fishing for halibut has occurred for many years 
among the Alaska Native people and non-Native people. Special permits 
in this collection are initiated in response to the concerns of Native 
and community groups regarding increased restrictions in International 
Pacific Halibut Commission Area 2C and include Community Harvest 
Permits, Ceremonial Permits, and Educational Permits.
    A Community Harvest Permit allows the community or Alaska Native 
tribe to appoint one or more individuals from its respective community 
or tribe to harvest subsistence halibut from a single vessel under 
reduced gear and harvest restrictions. Ceremonial and Educational 
Permits are available exclusively to Alaska Native tribes. Eligible 
Alaska Native tribes may appoint only one Ceremonial Permit Coordinator 
per tribe for Ceremonial Permits or one authorized Instructor per tribe 
for Educational Permits.
    Except for enrolled students fishing under a valid Educational 
Permit, special permits require persons fishing under them to also 
possess a Subsistence Halibut Registration Certificate (SHARC) (see OMB 
Control No. 0648-0460) which identifies those persons who are currently 
eligible for subsistence halibut fishing. Each of the instruments is 
designed to minimize the reporting burden on subsistence halibut 
fishermen while retrieving essential information.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: [email protected].
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected].

    Dated: May 16, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-12327 Filed 5-18-11; 8:45 am]
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