[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 143 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34928-34929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15813]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Region 
Permit Family of Forms

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 25, 
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 Kurt Iverson, (907) 586-7228 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This request is for extension of a current information collection.
    For a person to participate in Federal fisheries, the National 
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requires a Federal Fisheries Permit 
(FFP), a Federal Processor Permit (FPP), or an Exempted Fishing Permit 
(EFP). NMFS Alaska Region created a set of commercial fishing permits 
that operators of vessels and managers of processors must have on board 
or on site when fishing, receiving, buying, or processing groundfish 
and non-groundfish species. The permit information provides harvest 
gear types; descriptions of vessels, shoreside processors, and 
stationary floating processors; and expected fishery activity levels. 
These

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permits provide NMFS with a way to monitor participation in Federal 
fisheries.
    Section 303(b)(1) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act specifically 
recognizes the need for permit issuance. The requirement of a permit 
for marine resource users is one of the regulatory steps taken to carry 
out conservation and management objectives. The issuance of a permit is 
an essential ingredient in the management of fishery resources needed 
for identification of the participants, expected activity levels, and 
for regulatory compliance (e.g., withholding of permit issuance pending 
collection of unpaid penalties).

II. Method of Collection

    Respondents have a choice of either electronic or paper forms. 
Methods of submittal include mail and facsimile transmission.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0206.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 662.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Federal Fisheries Permit, 21 minutes; 
Federal Processor Permit, 25 minutes; and Exempted Fishing Permit, 20 
hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 319 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $864 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.

    Dated: July 24, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-15813 Filed 7-26-17; 8:45 am]
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