[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 149 (Monday, August 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 45177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18301]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Progress Report 
on Cooperative Halibut Prohibited Species Catch Minimization

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 October 3, 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 revision of an existing information collection.
    During its February 2014 meeting, the North Pacific Fisheries 
Management Council (Council) requested that Bering Sea and Aleutian 
Islands Management Area (BSAI) groundfish sectors (American Fisheries 
Act (AFA) Catcher/processor, AFA Catcher Vessel, Amendment 80, Freezer 
Longline Cooperative, and Community Development Quota) report (at the 
June Council meeting) on the progress of voluntary, non-regulatory 
actions implemented and recorded in their cooperative and/or inter-
cooperative agreements to minimize halibut Prohibited Species Catch 
(PSC) through halibut avoidance, individual accountability, and use of 
incentives.
    During its June 2014 meeting, the Council requested additional 
voluntary, non-regulatory information regarding the use of halibut PSC 
and halibut discards in the directed halibut fishery from these same 
five groundfish fishing sectors on actions taken to reduce halibut 
mortality and to report the effectiveness of those actions in absolute 
reductions in halibut mortality. These reports are to be provided to 
the Council at the February 2015 Council meeting.

II. Method of Collection

    Respondents have a choice of either electronic or paper forms. 
Methods of submittal include email of electronic forms, and mail and 
facsimile transmission of paper forms.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0697.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (revision of an existing 
information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5.
    Estimated Time per Response: 8 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 40.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $7 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 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 30, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-18301 Filed 8-1-14; 8:45 am]
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