[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 64 (Friday, April 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 18198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07585]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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 Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR).
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0428.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 179.
    Average Hours per Response: 8 hours.
    Burden Hours: 1,432.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently 
approved information collection.
    The Alaska Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR) is a report 
that collects harvest and production information broken out by specific 
criteria such as gear type, area, delivery and product type, and pounds 
and value. The COAR is due by April 1 of the year following any buying 
or processing activity.
    Any person or company who received a Fisheries Business License 
from the Alaska Department of Revenue and an Intent to Operate Permit 
by Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) is required to annually 
submit the COAR to the State of Alaska, Alaska Department of Fish and 
Game (ADF&G), under Alaska Administrative Code (AAC), chapter 5 AAC 
39.130. In addition, any person or company who receives an Exclusive 
Economic Zone (EEZ)-only permit from ADF&G annually must submit a COAR 
to ADF&G. Any owner of a catcher/processor or mothership with a Federal 
permit operating in the EEZ off Alaska is required to annually submit a 
COAR to ADF&G under 50 CFR part 679.5(p).
    The COAR provides information on ex-vessel and first wholesale 
values for statewide fish and shellfish products. Containing 
information from shoreside processors, stationary floating processors, 
motherships, and catcher/processors, this data collection yields 
equivalent annual product value information for all respective 
processing sectors and provides a consistent time series according to 
which groundfish resources may be managed more efficiently.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    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 fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: March 30, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-07585 Filed 4-2-15; 8:45 am]
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