[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 133 (Friday, July 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40058-40059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16201]


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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: Subsistence (formerly 
titled: Alaska Pacific Halibut Fisheries: Special Subsistence Permits 
and Harvest Logs).
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0512.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (revision and extension of a 
current information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 3,806.
    Average Hours Per Response: Permit applications and Subsistence 
Halibut

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Registration Certificates, 10 minutes; Community harvest log, 30 
minutes; Ceremonial or educational harvest log, 30 minutes; Appeal for 
permit denial, 4 hours; gear marking, 15 minutes per buoy.
    Burden Hours: 1,379.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a revision and extension of a 
currently approved information collection.
    This information collection describes special permits and 
certificates 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 
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), 
formerly approved under OMB Control No. 0648-0460, now to be included 
in this information collection, 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. Along with 
the SHARC registration, gear-marking of subsistence halibut vessels has 
also been transferred from OMB Control No. 0648-0460.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or maintain benefits.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. 
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections 
currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: July 8, 2014
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-16201 Filed 7-10-14; 8:45 am]
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