[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 128 (Thursday, July 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31304-31305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14124]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Groundfish 
Trawl Catcher Processor Economic Data Report

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
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 September 5, 
2017.

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 Stephanie Warpinski, (907) 586-7228.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is for extension of a current information collection.
    The Groundfish Trawl Catcher Processor Economic Data Report (the 
EDR) collects information for the Gulf of Alaska Trawl Groundfish 
Economic Data Report Program (GOA Trawl EDR Program) and for Amendment 
80 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and 
Aleutian Islands Management Area.
    The GOA Trawl EDR Program evaluates the economic effects of current 
and future groundfish and prohibited species catch (PSC) management 
measures for GOA trawl fisheries. This program provides the National 
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council with baseline information on affected harvesters, 
crew, processors, and communities in the GOA.
    Amendment 80 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the 
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area primarily allocates 
several BSAI non-pollock trawl groundfish fisheries among fishing 
sectors, and facilitates the formation of harvesting cooperatives among 
vessels in the Non-American Fisheries Act (non-AFA) Trawl Catcher/
Processor Cooperative Program. This program established a limited 
access privilege program for the non-AFA trawl catcher/processor 
sector.
    Data collected through the EDR includes labor information, revenues 
received, capital and operational expenses, and other operational or 
financial data. This information is used to assess the economic effects 
of Amendment 80 on vessels or entities regulated by the non-AFA Trawl 
Catcher/Processor Cooperative Program, and impacts of major changes in 
the groundfish management regime, including allocation of PSC species 
and target species to harvesting cooperatives.
    The EDR is submitted annually by vessel owners and leaseholders of 
GOA trawl vessels, processors receiving deliveries from those trawl 
vessels, and Amendment 80 catcher/processors harvesting in the GOA and 
BSAI. Submission of the EDR is mandatory.

II. Method of Collection

    The EDR may be submitted online, or by mail or facsimile 
transmission of paper forms. Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission 
(PSMFC) has been designated by NMFS as the Data Collection Agent. PSMFC 
mails EDR announcements and filing instructions to respondents by April 
1 of each year. Respondents are encouraged to complete the form online 
on the PSMFC Web site at https://survey.psmfc.org. The EDR is also 
available in fillable PDF format on the PSFMC Web site at http://www.psmfc.org/goatrawl/.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0564.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 25.
    Estimated Time per Response: Groundfish Trawl Catcher Processor 
EDR, 22 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 550 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $31 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.


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    Dated: June 29, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-14124 Filed 7-5-17; 8:45 am]
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