[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 11 (Thursday, January 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 2722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00603]


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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.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Northwest Region, Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Trawl 
Rationalization Cost Recovery Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0663.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension, without change, of 
a currently approved collection).
    Number of Respondents: 166.
    Average Hours per Response: Cost recovery forms (online fee 
payments): 1 hour; Annual report: 1 hour; Failure to pay report: 4 
hours.
    Burden Hours: 1,874.
    Needs and Uses: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act authorizes and requires the collection of cost recovery 
fees for Limited Access Privilege Programs, such as the Pacific Coast 
Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program (Trawl Program). Cost recovery 
fees may not exceed three percent of the ex-vessel value and must 
recover costs associated with the management, data collection and 
analysis, and enforcement of these programs. The Trawl Program's cost 
recovery program requires fish sellers to submit fees to fish buyers 
who then submit those fees to NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service 
(NMFS). Fish buyers must also submit information to NMFS on the volume 
and value of harvested groundfish when submitting the fees. Information 
is collected from monthly and annual reports as well as non-payment 
documents when necessary.
    This program is authorized under the Pacific coast groundfish 
fishery regulations, trawl rationalization cost recovery program at 50 
CFR 660.115.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit.
    Frequency: Monthly (online fee payments), annually (annual 
reports), occasionally (failure to pay reports).
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    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.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-00603 Filed 1-15-20; 8:45 am]
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