[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 146 (Wednesday, July 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44160-44161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17887]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Rockfish 
Program: Permits and Reports

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 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 September 29, 
2014.

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:

I. Abstract

    This request is for an extension of a currently approved 
information collection.
    The Rockfish Program determines the access and allocation of the 
Central Gulf of Alaska (GOA) rockfish fisheries and associated halibut 
prohibited species catch (PSC), also known as the rights of access to 
the fishery. Cooperatives were established to receive exclusive harvest 
privileges for rockfish primary and secondary species. These resource 
allocations are used to assign the available resources in an economic 
way. In the case of halibut, a specific amount of halibut mortality is 
assigned to the cooperative, because halibut is often caught 
incidentally with rockfish.
    The rockfish fisheries are conducted in Federal waters near Kodiak, 
Alaska, primarily by trawl vessels, and to a lesser extent by longline 
vessels. The Rockfish Program allocates harvest privileges to holders 
of License Limitation Program (LLP) licenses with a history of Central 
GOA rockfish landings associated with those licenses.

II. Method of Collection

    Respondents have a choice of online, electronic, or paper forms. 
Methods of submittal include email of electronic forms, and mail and 
facsimile transmission of paper forms. Online application allows 
cooperatives to check in and out in conjunction with their current 
online account balance Web sites.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0545.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 55.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours for paper or 10 minutes online 
for Application for Rockfish Cooperative Fishing Quota (CQ); 10 minutes 
online for Application for Inter-Cooperative Transfer of Rockfish CQ; 
40 hours for Annual Rockfish Cooperative Report; 30 minutes for 
Rockfish Catch Report; 10 minutes online for Rockfish Vessel Check-in/
Checkout Report with Termination of Fishing Declaration; 4 hours for 
Appeals for Denial of Rockfish Permit; and 10 minutes online for 
Rockfish Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 490.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $222 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

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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: July 24, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-17887 Filed 7-29-14; 8:45 am]
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