[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64300-64301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-26851]


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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: Individual Fishing Quotas for Pacific Halibut and Sablefish 
in the Alaska Fisheries.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0272.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (revision and extension of a 
current information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 1,686.
    Average Hours per Response: Application for a non-profit 
corporation to be designated as a Community Quota Entity (CQE), 200 
hours; application for eligibility to receive quota share/individual 
fishing quota (QS/IFQ), identification of shareholder interest, 
application for transfer of QS/IFQ, 2 hours; application for hired 
master permit, application for registered buyer permit, designated 
beneficiary form, 30 minutes; prior notice of landing, 12 minutes; 
landing report, 18 minutes, administrative waiver, 15 minutes, dockside 
sales receipt, 6 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 9,946.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of a 
current information collection.
    The Pacific Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) 
Program was developed to reduce fishing capacity that had increased 
during years of management as an open access fishery, while maintaining 
the social and economic character of the fixed gear fishery that is 
relied on as a source of revenue for coastal communities in Alaska. The 
Halibut and Sablefish IFQ Program provides economic stability for the 
commercial hook-and-line fishery while reducing many of the 
conservation and management problems commonly associated with open 
access. The IFQ Program for sablefish and Pacific halibut fixed gear 
provides each fisherman a catch quota that can be used any time during 
the open season. Individual shares are intended to allow fishermen to 
set their own pace and adjust their fishing effort. The IFQ Program is 
intended to reduce the premium that was traditionally placed on speed, 
allowing fishermen to pay more attention to efficiency and product 
quality. The IFQ Program consists of three parts: IFQ halibut and 
sablefish, Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) halibut, 
and Gulf of Alaska (GOA) IFQ community quota share.
    Program changes/revisions consist of removal of duplicative forms/
information collections and changes to notarization requirements 
(removing for some information collections and adding for one).

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    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    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: October 12, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-26851 Filed 10-17-11; 8:45 am]
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