[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 30120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13809]


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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: West Coast Limited Entry Groundfish Fixed Gear Economic Data 
Collection.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (request for a new information 
collection).
    Number of Respondents: 320.
    Average Hours per Response: Initial telephone screen, 2 minutes; 
follow-up detailed survey, 22 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 64.
    Needs and Uses: This is a request for a new information collection.
    The Northwest Fisheries Science Center is conducting a cost and 
earnings survey of active vessels operating with a limited entry 
groundfish permit that has a fixed gear (longline and/or pot) 
endorsement. Commercial fisheries economic data collections implemented 
by the Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) have contributed to 
legally mandated analyses required under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (MFCMS), the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA), the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), and Executive 
Order 12866 (E.O. 12866).
    Surveys implemented by the NWFSC since 2005 have covered West Coast 
harvesters, processors, and coastal communities. These surveys have 
focused on the federally managed groundfish and salmon fisheries as 
well as the closely related crab and shrimp fisheries. This document 
describes a data collection covering catcher vessels operate with a 
limited entry groundfish permit that has a fixed gear (longline and/or 
pot) endorsement. During 2012 there were 169 vessels active on the West 
Coast that held a federal groundfish limited entry permit with a fixed 
gear endorsement. These 169 vessels landed $46.5 million of fish on the 
West Coast, including $25.3 million of groundfish (including $22.5 
million of sablefish) and $16.6 million of crab.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    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: June 22, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-13809 Filed 6-26-18; 8:45 am]
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