80 FR 10666 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 39 (February 27, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-04145

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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: Alaska Chinook Salmon Economic Data Report (EDR).
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0633.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 133.
    Average Hours per Response: 40 hours for Compensated Transfer 
Report; 4 hours each for Vessel Fuel Survey, Vessel Master Survey; and 
Chinook EDR Verification/Audit.
    Burden Hours: 1,168.
    Needs and Uses: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska 
Region manages the groundfish fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone 
off Alaska. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) 
prepared the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea 
and Aleutian Islands Management Area (FMP) under the authority of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 
1801 et seq. (Magnuson-Stevens Act). The FMP is implemented under 
regulations at 50 CFR part 679.
    NMFS manages the Bering Sea pollock fishery under the American 
Fisheries Act (AFA) (16 U.S.C. 1851). The AFA ``rationalized'' the 
Bering Sea pollock fishery in part by allowing for the formation and 
management of fishery cooperatives. AFA fishing vessels harvest pollock 
using pelagic (mid-water) 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). Chinook Salmon are defined as a 
prohibited species because they are caught by a vessel issued a Federal 
Fisheries Permit under Sec.  679.4(b) while fishing for groundfish 
(pollock) in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI) 
or Gulf of Alaska.
    In December 2009, the Council recommended that NMFS implement the 
Chinook Salmon Economic Data Report (Chinook Salmon EDR) to evaluate 
the effectiveness of Chinook salmon bycatch management measures for the 
Bering Sea pollock fishery that were implemented under Amendment 91 to 
the BSAI FMP (75 FR 53026, August 30, 2010).
    The Chinook EDR Program provides information to the analysts and 
the Council for determining the effectiveness of the Incentive Plan 
Agreement (IPA). The Chinook EDR Program evaluates the effectiveness of 
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, and evaluates how Amendment 91 affects where, when, 
and how pollock fishing and salmon bycatch occur. The data collection 
program also provides data for NMFS and the Council to study and verify 
conclusions drawn by industry in the IPA annual reports.
    Affected Public:
    Frequency:
    Respondent's Obligation:
    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: February 24, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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days of the publication of the notice of Dated: February 23, 2015. incidental catch is called bycatch and is
initiation of the requested review. In Christian Marsh, also called prohibited species catch
this case, Wheatland timely withdrew Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping (PSC). Chinook Salmon are defined as a
its review request by the 90-day and Countervailing Duty Operations. prohibited species because they are
deadline, and no other party requested [FR Doc. 2015–04203 Filed 2–26–15; 8:45 am] caught by a vessel issued a Federal
an administrative review of the BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Fisheries Permit under § 679.4(b) while
antidumping duty order. As a result, we fishing for groundfish (pollock) in the
are rescinding the administrative review Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
of circular welded carbon quality steel DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Management Area (BSAI) or Gulf of
pipe from the PRC for the period July 1, Alaska.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
2013, through June 30, 2014. Administration In December 2009, the Council
Assessment recommended that NMFS implement
Submission for OMB Review; the Chinook Salmon Economic Data
The Department will instruct U.S. Comment Request Report (Chinook Salmon EDR) to
Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) evaluate the effectiveness of Chinook
The Department of Commerce will
to assess antidumping duties on all submit to the Office of Management and salmon bycatch management measures
appropriate entries. Because the Budget (OMB) for clearance the for the Bering Sea pollock fishery that
Department is rescinding this following proposal for collection of were implemented under Amendment
administrative review in its entirety, the information under the provisions of the 91 to the BSAI FMP (75 FR 53026,
entries to which this administrative Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. August 30, 2010).
review pertained shall be assessed Chapter 35). The Chinook EDR Program provides
antidumping duties at rates equal to the Agency: National Oceanic and information to the analysts and the
cash deposit of estimated antidumping Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Council for determining the
duties required at the time of entry, or Title: Alaska Chinook Salmon effectiveness of the Incentive Plan
withdrawal from warehouse, for Economic Data Report (EDR). Agreement (IPA). The Chinook EDR
consumption, in accordance with 19 OMB Control Number: 0648–0633. Program evaluates the effectiveness of
CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department Form Number(s): None. the IPA incentives, the PSC limits, and
intends to issue appropriate assessment Type of Request: Regular (extension of the performance standard in terms of
instructions to CBP 15 days after the a currently approved information
minimizing salmon bycatch in times of
publication of this notice. collection).
high and low levels of salmon
Number of Respondents: 133.
Notifications Average Hours per Response: 40 abundance, and evaluates how
hours for Compensated Transfer Report; Amendment 91 affects where, when,
This notice serves as a final reminder and how pollock fishing and salmon
4 hours each for Vessel Fuel Survey,
to importers of their responsibility bycatch occur. The data collection
Vessel Master Survey; and Chinook EDR
under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a program also provides data for NMFS
Verification/Audit.
certificate regarding the reimbursement Burden Hours: 1,168. and the Council to study and verify
of antidumping duties prior to Needs and Uses: National Marine conclusions drawn by industry in the
liquidation of the relevant entries Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska IPA annual reports.
during this review period. Failure to Region manages the groundfish fisheries Affected Public:
comply with this requirement could in the Exclusive Economic Zone off
result in the Department’s presumption Frequency:
Alaska. The North Pacific Fishery
that reimbursement of the antidumping Management Council (Council) Respondent’s Obligation:
duties occurred and the subsequent prepared the Fishery Management Plan This information collection request
assessment of doubled antidumping for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
duties. Aleutian Islands Management Area the instructions to view Department of
This notice also serves as a final (FMP) under the authority of the Commerce collections currently under
reminder to parties subject to Magnuson-Stevens Fishery review by OMB.
administrative protective order (‘‘APO’’) Conservation and Management Act, 16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq. (Magnuson-Stevens Written comments and
of their responsibility concerning the recommendations for the proposed
return or destruction of proprietary Act). The FMP is implemented under
regulations at 50 CFR part 679. information collection should be sent
information disclosed under APO in within 30 days of publication of this
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which NMFS manages the Bering Sea
pollock fishery under the American notice to OIRA_Submission@
continues to govern business
Fisheries Act (AFA) (16 U.S.C. 1851). omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
proprietary information in this segment
of the proceeding. Timely written The AFA ‘‘rationalized’’ the Bering Sea Dated: February 24, 2015.
notification of the return/destruction of pollock fishery in part by allowing for Sarah Brabson,
the formation and management of
APO materials or conversion to judicial NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
fishery cooperatives. AFA fishing
protective order is hereby requested. [FR Doc. 2015–04145 Filed 2–26–15; 8:45 am]
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vessels harvest pollock using pelagic
Failure to comply with the regulations
(mid-water) trawl gear, which consists BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
and terms of an APO is a violation of large nets towed through the water by
which is subject to sanction. the vessel. At times, Chinook salmon
This notice is issued and published in and pollock occur in the same locations
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and in the Bering Sea. Consequently,
777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as Chinook salmon are incidentally caught
amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4). in the nets as pollock is harvested. This

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80 FR 10666 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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