[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 40990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14676]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Alaska Region Pacific Halibut Fisheries: Charter

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and 
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of 
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on 02/24/2020 (85 FR 10413) during a 60-day comment 
period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public 
comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Alaska Region Pacific Halibut Fisheries: Charter.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0575.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission [extension of a current 
information collection, revision].
    Number of Respondents: 656.
    Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes for Application for Annual 
Registration of Charter Halibut Permits (CHPs); 0.5 hour for 
Application of Military CHP; 2 hours for Application for Transfer of 
CHP; 1.5 hours for Application for Transfer Between IFQ and GAF and 
Issuance of GAF Permit; 5 minutes for GAF Landing Report; 2 minutes for 
GAF Permit Log; 4 minutes for ADF&G Saltwater Sport Fishing Charter 
Trip Logbook; and 4 hours for Appeals.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,494 hours.
    Needs and Uses: NMFS manages the charter halibut fishery off Alaska 
under the Charter Halibut Limited Access Program (CHLAP) and the 
Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan (CSP). This collection of 
information is necessary for NMFS to manage and administer the charter 
halibut fishery under the CHLAP and the CSP, and to allow fishery 
participants to register, transfer, and utilize their fishery 
privileges and other program features. This collection is an essential 
part of the sustainable management of the Pacific halibut fishery off 
Alaska, and is an integral element of ensuring regulatory compliance in 
the charter halibut fishing sector. This request is for extension and 
revision of OMB Control No. 0648-0575, and will merge OMB Control No. 
0648-0592 into this collection. As a result, 0648-0575 will now contain 
logbook reporting, landing reports, applications for permits and 
transfers, and administrative appeals for the charter halibut fishery.
    Affected Public: Individuals; Business or other for-profit 
organizations; Not-for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: Annually; As needed.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary; Required to Obtain or Retain 
Benefits.
    Legal Authority: The Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (16 
U.S.C. 773c) and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq).
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB 
Control Number 0648-0575.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-14676 Filed 7-7-20; 8:45 am]
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