[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50645-50646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21522]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Region
Amendment 80 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 December 10,
2018.
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 Stephanie Warpinski, 907-586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Amendment 80 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area allocates several
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area non-pollock trawl
groundfish fisheries among trawl fishery sectors, established a limited
access privilege program, and facilitated the formation of harvesting
cooperatives in the non-American Fisheries Act (non-AFA) trawl catcher/
processor sector.
The Amendment 80 Program encourages the formation of cooperatives
and cooperative fishing practices among all persons holding Amendment
80 quota share (QS) permits. The cooperatives that receive allocations
of cooperative quota (CQ) allow vessel operators to make operational
choices to improve fishery returns, reduce prohibited species catch
usage, and reduce fish discards.
This information collection is necessary to manage participation in
the Amendment 80 Program. This collection contains applications used by
persons to apply for QS, to apply for an Amendment 80 limited access
fishery permit, and to transfer QS; by cooperatives to apply for CQ and
transfer CQ; by cooperatives or CDQ groups to exchange CQ for one
eligible flatfish species with CQ of a different eligible flatfish
species; and by Amendment 80 vessel owners to replace their vessels.
Additionally, this collection includes the process used to appeal an
application that is denied.
II. Method of Collection
The applications are available as fillable PDFs on the NMFS Alaska
Region website at https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/fisheries-applications that may be downloaded, printed, and faxed or mailed to
NMFS. The Flatfish Exchange Application must be submitted online
through eFISH on the NMFS Alaska Region website at https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/webapps/efish/login. The Application for
Inter-cooperative Transfer of Amendment 80 CQ is submitted to NMFS
through eFISH with the option to mail, fax, or deliver the application.
The appeals letter must be submitted by mail or delivery. All other
elements of this collection may be submitted to NMFS by mail, fax, or
delivery.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0565.
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: 33.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours each for Application for
Amendment 80 QS, Application for Amendment 80 CQ Permit, Application
for Amendment 80 Limited Access Fishery Permit, Application to Transfer
Amendment 80 QS, Application for Amendment 80 Vessel Replacement, and
Application for Inter-cooperative Transfer of Amendment 80 CQ; 4 hours
for Amendment 80 appeals letter; 5 minutes for Flatfish Exchange
Application.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 130 hours.
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Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $129 in recordkeeping and
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: September 28, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-21522 Filed 10-5-18; 8:45 am]
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