[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26011-26012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12025]


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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: Fishery Capacity Reduction Program Buyback Requests.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0376.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Average Hours per Response: Implementation plan, 6,634 hours; 
referenda votes, bids, seller/buyer reports and annual fee collection 
reports, 4 hours each; completion of fish ticket, 10 minutes; monthly 
fee collection report, 2 hours; advising holder/owner of conflict with 
accepted bidders' representations, 1 hour; potentially 270 hours-state 
approval/review of plans.
    Burden Hours: 15,579.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension of a current 
information collection.
    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) 
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) established programs to reduce 
excess fishing capacity by paying fishermen to surrender their vessels/
permits. These fishing capacity reduction programs, or buybacks, are 
conducted pursuant to the Magnuson-

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Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and the Magnuson-
Stevens Reauthorization Act (Pub. L. 109-479). The buybacks can be 
funded by a Federal loan to the industry or by direct Federal or other 
funding. Buyback regulations are at 50 CFR part 600.
    The information collected by NMFS involves the submission of 
buyback requests by industry, submission of bids, referenda of fishery 
participants and reporting of collection of fees to repay buyback 
loans. For buybacks involving State-managed fisheries, the State may be 
involved in developing the buyback plan and complying with other 
information requirements. NMFS requests information from participating 
buyback participants to track repayments of the loans as well as ensure 
accurate management and monitoring of the loans. The recordkeeping and 
reporting requirements at 50 CFR parts 600.1013 through 600.1017 form 
the basis for the collection of information.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; state, 
local or tribal government; individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually, monthly 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: May 31, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-12025 Filed 6-4-18; 8:45 am]
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