[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 8, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47371-47372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19401]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska 
Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS)

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 October 9, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, 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:

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I. Abstract

    This request is for an extension of a current information 
collection.
    eLandings and seaLandings are data entry components of the Alaska 
Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS) which is a collaborative 
program run by National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Alaska Regional 
Office, Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), and the 
International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC). eLandings and 
seaLandings provide the Alaska fishing industry with a consolidated 
electronic means of reporting production and landings of commercial 
fish and shellfish to multiple management agencies with a single 
reporting system. NMFS collects groundfish harvest and production data 
for Fishery Management Plan species in the Exclusive Economic Zone 
(EEZ). ADF&G collects harvest data for groundfish species taken in the 
State of Alaska waters, and has responsibility for some fisheries in 
the EEZ, such as lingcod and black rockfish. ADF&G and NMFS 
cooperatively manage the Crab Rationalization Program (CR) fisheries in 
the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area. NMFS and IPHC 
cooperatively manage Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) for Pacific halibut 
and sablefish in both State waters and in the EEZ.
    Using the eLandings Web-based application, shoreside processors 
report groundfish, crab, Pacific halibut, and sablefish production and 
landings data (http://www.elandings.alaska.gov). Processors with no Web 
access, such as the at-sea fleet, use eLandings client desktop software 
named seaLandings, provided by NMFS, and submit landing reports as 
email attachments. Once data are entered and submitted, the User daily 
must print onsite through eLandings each landing report, production 
report, and if an IFQ delivery, each IFQ receipt. The parties to the 
information must acknowledge the accuracy of the printed reports by 
signing them and entering date signed. In addition, the User must make 
the printed copies available upon request of NMFS observers and 
authorized officers.
    Some of the benefits of IERS include: improved data quality, 
automated processing of data, improved process for correcting or 
updating information, availability of more timely data for fishery 
managers, and reduction of duplicative reporting of similar information 
to multiple agencies.

II. Method of Collection

    Methods of submittal include online and email. Clients with no Web 
access, such as the at-sea fleet, use seaLandings client desktop 
software and submit landing reports as email attachments. The vessels 
use satellite communications which may or may not include telephone, 
Internet, text messaging, email, and email attachment capabilities.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0515.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 272.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes for eLandings processor 
registration; 35 minutes for eLandings landing report; 35 minutes for 
backup manual eLandings report; 35 minutes for eLandings production 
report; 15 minutes for electronic logbook (eLog) registration; and 41 
minutes for active response and 5 minutes for inactive response for 
longline or pot gear catcher/processor eLog.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 23,610.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $11,212.

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: August 3, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-19401 Filed 8-7-12; 8:45 am]
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