[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 87909-87910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29233]


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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: West Coast Region Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Trawl 
Rationalization Cost Recovery Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0663.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 176.
    Average Hours per Response: Cost recovery and annual reporting 
forms, 1 hour; failure to pay reports, 4 hours.
    Burden Hours: 1,898.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension of a currently 
approved information collection.
    The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
requires that the Secretary of Commerce maintain a cost recovery 
program to cover part of the management, data collection, and 
enforcement costs of the limited access privilege programs, such as the 
Pacific coast groundfish fishery's trawl rationalization program. This 
cost recovery program requires fish sellers to submit fees to fish 
buyers who then submit those fees to the National Marine Fisheries 
Service (NMFS) and include information about the volume and value of 
groundfish. Information is collected from monthly and annual reports as 
well as non-payment documents when necessary.
    This program is authorized under the Pacific coast groundfish 
fishery regulations, trawl rationalization cost recovery program at 50 
CFR 660.115.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Monthly and 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.


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    Dated: November 30, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-29233 Filed 12-5-16; 8:45 am]
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