[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 61266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27929]


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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: Alaska Region Permit Family of Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0206.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 531.
    Average Hours per Response: Federal fisheries permit, 21 minutes; 
federal processor permit, 25 minutes; exempted fishing permit, 100 
hours.
    Burden Hours: 590.
    Needs and Uses: 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 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).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: Every three years, 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: December 21, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-27929 Filed 12-26-17; 8:45 am]
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