[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 184 (Monday, September 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44583-44584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20397]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Rockfish 
Program: Permits and Reports

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 November 24, 
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]).
    An electronic copy of the most recent supporting statement for this 
information collection is available from http://www.cio.noaa.gov/itmanagement/pdfs/0545ext15.pdf.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Sally Bibb, (907) 586-7228 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is an extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    The Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program (RP) was designed to 
enhance resource conservation and improve economic efficiency in the 
rockfish fisheries conducted in the Central Gulf of Alaska by 
establishing cooperatives that receive exclusive harvest privileges. 
Through the RP, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (1) assigns 
rockfish quota share (QS) and cooperative quota to participants for 
rockfish primary and secondary species; (2) allows a participant 
holding a License Limitation Program (LLP) license with rockfish QS to 
form a rockfish cooperative with other persons; (3) allows holders of 
catcher/processor LLP licenses to opt-out of rockfish cooperatives each 
year; (4) includes an entry level longline fishery; (5) establishes 
sideboard limits, which are limits designed to prevent participants in 
the RP from increasing their historical effort in other Gulf of Alaska 
groundfish fisheries; and (6) includes monitoring and enforcement 
provisions. The Rockfish Program is authorized for until December 31, 
2021.

II. Method of Collection

    Forms are available on the NMFS Alaska Region Web site at https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/fisheries/central-goa-rockfish-program. The 
Application for Rockfish Cooperative Fishing Quota (CQ) must be 
submitted by mail, hand delivery, or fax. The Application for Inter-
Cooperative Transfer of Rockfish CQ, the Rockfish Vessel Check-in/
Checkout Report, and the Termination of Fishing Declaration must be 
submitted to NMFS online through eFISH on the NMFS Alaska Region Web 
site at https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/webapps/efish/login.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0545.
    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: 9.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours for Application for Rockfish 
Cooperative Fishing Quota (CQ); 10 minutes for Application for Inter-
Cooperative Transfer of Rockfish CQ; and 10 minutes for Rockfish Vessel 
Check-in/Checkout Report with Termination of Fishing Declaration.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours and Equivalent Labor Costs to 
the Public: 34 hours and $1,300 per year ($37 per hour).
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $47 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs for photocopying, faxing, and postage for the annual 
Application for Rockfish CQ.

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

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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: September 20, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-20397 Filed 9-22-17; 8:45 am]
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