[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 71 (Thursday, April 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19876-19877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07742]


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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 Chinook Salmon Economic Data Report (EDR)

    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 January 13, 2021 (86 FR 2646), 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 Chinook Salmon Economic Data Report (EDR).
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0633.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 150.
    Average Hours per Response: Compensated Transfer Report: 40 hours; 
Vessel Fuel Survey: 4 hours; Vessel Master Survey: 4 hours; CTR 
Verification Audit: 4 hours.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 600 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS), 
Alaska Regional Office, is requesting extension of the currently 
approved information collection for the Alaska Chinook Salmon Economic 
Data Report (the EDR). The EDR collects economic data for the Alaska 
Chinook Salmon Economic Data Report Program.
    NMFS manages the Bering Sea pollock fishery under the American 
Fisheries Act (AFA) (16 U.S.C. 1851). AFA fishing vessels harvest 
pollock in the Bering Sea pollock fishery using pelagic (midwater) 
trawl gear, which consists of large nets towed through the water by the 
vessel. At times, Chinook salmon and pollock occur in the same 
locations in the Bering Sea; consequently, Chinook salmon are 
incidentally caught in the nets as pollock is harvested. This 
incidental catch is called bycatch and is also called prohibited 
species catch (PSC).
    The EDR Program provides NMFS and the North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council (Council) with data to evaluate the effectiveness of 
Chinook salmon bycatch management measures for the Bering Sea pollock 
fishery that were implemented under Amendment 91 to the Fishery 
Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
Management Area (75 FR 53026, August 30, 2010). The EDR consists of 
three data collections that are submitted annually by owners and 
operators of catcher vessels, catcher/processors, motherships, and the 
Western Alaska Community Development Quota Program groups qualified to 
participate in the Bering Sea pollock fishery (50 CFR 679.65). The EDR 
Program also includes a means for NMFS to verify the data submitted in 
these three collections.
    NMFS and the Council use the information to determine the 
effectiveness of the Incentive Plan Agreement (IPA) (see OMB Control 
No. 0648-0401), the IPA incentives, the PSC limits, and the performance 
standard in terms of minimizing salmon bycatch in times of high and low 
levels of salmon abundance. NMFS and the Council also use the data to 
evaluate how Amendment 91 affects where, when, and how pollock fishing 
and salmon bycatch occur and to study and verify conclusions drawn by 
industry in the IPA annual reports.
    The EDR is submitted annually by each person who held AFA pollock 
quota share in the previous calendar year or was an owner or 
leaseholder of an AFA permitted vessel in the previous calendar year.
    The EDR requirements are located at 50 CFR 679.65.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory
    Legal Authority: American Fisheries Act (16 U.S.C. 1851); 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/

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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 0648-0633.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-07742 Filed 4-14-21; 8:45 am]
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