[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 199 (Friday, October 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71085-71086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24849]


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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: Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program 
Permit and License Information Collection.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0620.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (revision and extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 410.
    Average Hours per Response: QS permit/account application form--30 
minutes; QS permit/account online renewal--10 minutes; QS permit/
account late renewal form--15 minutes; QS transfer--10 minutes; QP 
transfer from QS account to vessel account--8 minutes; vessel account 
registration request--15 minutes; vessel account online renewal--10 
minutes; vessel account late renewal form--15 minutes; QP transfer from 
vessel account to another vessel account--8 minutes; trawl 
identification of ownership interest form for new entrants--45 minutes; 
trawl identification of ownership interest form for renewals--5 
minutes; first receiver site license application form for new 
entrants--210 minutes; first receiver site license application form for 
re-registering license holders--110 minutes; mothership permit renewal 
form--20 minutes; mothership permit change of vessel registration, 
permit owner, or vessel owner application form--45 minutes; mothership 
cooperative permit application form--240 minutes; change of mothership 
catcher vessel endorsement and catch history assignment registration 
form--45 minutes; mutual agreement exception--60 minutes; mothership 
withdrawal--120 minutes; catcher/processor cooperative permit 
application form--120 minutes; QS abandonment request--10 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 406.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of a 
currently approved information collection.
    The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 
U.S.C. 1801 et seq., provides that the Secretary of Commerce is 
responsible for the conservation and management of marine fisheries 
resources in the Exclusive Economic Zone (3-200 miles) of the United 
States. NMFS West Coast Region manages the Pacific Coast Groundfish 
Fishery in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off of Washington, Oregon, 
and California under the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management 
Plan.
    In January 2011, NMFS implemented a trawl rationalization program, 
which is a catch share program, for the Pacific Coast Groundfish 
Limited Entry Trawl Fishery. The program was implemented through 
Amendments 20 and 21 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management 
Plan and the corresponding implementing regulations at 50 CFR part 660. 
Amendment 20 established the trawl rationalization program that 
consists of: An individual fishing quota (IFQ) program for the 
shorebased trawl fleet (including whiting and nonwhiting sectors), and 
cooperative programs for the at-sea mothership and catcher/processor 
trawl fleets (whiting only). Amendment 21 set long-term allocations for 
the limited entry trawl sectors of certain groundfish species.
    Under the trawl rationalization program, new permits, accounts, 
endorsements and licenses were established. These consist of: quota 
share (QS) permits/accounts, vessel accounts, first receiver site 
licenses, mothership endorsements on certain limited entry trawl 
permits, mothership catcher vessel endorsements on certain limited 
entry trawl permits, catcher/processor endorsements on certain

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limited entry trawl permits, a mothership cooperative permit, and a 
catcher/processor cooperative permit. NMFS collects information from 
program participants required to: (1) Establish new permits, accounts, 
and licenses; (2) renew permits, accounts, and licenses; (3) allow 
trading of QS percentages and quota pounds (QP) in online QS and vessel 
accounts, and allow transfer of catch history assignments between 
limited entry trawl permits; (4) track compliance with program control 
limits; and (5) implement other features of the regulations pertaining 
to permits and licenses. NMFS requests comments on the extension of 
these permit information collections.
    As part of this request, NMFS plans to remove the notary 
requirement on all of our forms in this collection, which will save 
time and money for permit, vessel, and license owners.
    Affected Public: Business and other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain 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 fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: October 11, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-24849 Filed 10-13-16; 8:45 am]
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