[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 102 (Thursday, May 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 30440]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12885]


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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: Gulf of Alaska Trawl Groundfish Fishery Rationalization 
Social Study--Catcher Processor Socio-Cultural Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (request for a new information 
collection).
    Number of Respondents: 495.
    Average Hours per Response: Catcher-Processor Company Management 
survey, 1 hour; Catcher-Processor Shipboard Management and Catcher-
Processor Deck and Processing Crew surveys, 30 minutes each.
    Burden Hours: 255.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a new information collection.
    Historically, changes in fisheries management regulations have been 
shown to result in impacts to individuals within the fishery. An 
understanding of social impacts in fisheries--achieved through the 
collection of data on fishing communities, as well as on individuals 
who fish--is a requirement under several federal laws, including the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) (as amended 2007). The 
collection of this data not only helps to inform legal requirements for 
the existing management actions, but will inform future management 
actions requiring equivalent information.
    Fisheries rationalization programs have an impact on those 
individuals participating in the affected fishery, as well as their 
communities and may also have indirect effects on other fishery 
participants. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is 
considering the implementation of a new, yet to be defined, 
rationalization program for the Gulf of Alaska groundfish trawl 
fishery. A data collection was conducted in 2014 (OMB Control No. 0648-
0685) to obtain relevant socio-cultural information about current 
participants in most sectors of this fishery.
    The proposed data collection complements this 2014 effort by 
collecting comparable information from individuals participating in the 
catcher processor fleet that operates in the North Pacific. The data 
collected will be used to develop a baseline description of the catcher 
processor sector operating in the North Pacific that can be used to 
analyze impacts that future fisheries management changes, such as the 
new bycatch management changes being developed for the Gulf of Alaska 
trawl fishery, may have on catcher processor businesses, as well as 
individuals and communities that are dependent on this sector. The 
measurement of these changes, combined with those noted in the 2014 
survey, will lead to a greater understanding of the social impacts new 
management measures may have on the individuals and communities.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations.
    Frequency: One time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    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: May 22, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-12885 Filed 5-27-15; 8:45 am]
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