80_FR_66701 80 FR 66492 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

80 FR 66492 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 209 (October 29, 2015)

Page Range66492-66493
FR Document2015-27570

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 209 (Thursday, October 29, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 209 (Thursday, October 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66492-66493]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27570]


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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 Recreational Charter Vessel Guide and Owner Data 
Collection.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0647.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (reinstatement without change of a 
previously approved information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 560.
    Average Hours per Response: Mail survey, 90 minutes; follow-up 
telephone survey, 6 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 260.
    Needs and Uses: Numerous management measures have recently been 
proposed or implemented that affect recreational charter boat fishing 
for Pacific halibut off Alaska. On January 5, 2010, NMFS issued a final 
rule establishing a limited entry permit system for charter vessels in 
the guided halibut sport fishery in International Pacific Halibut 
Commission Areas 2C (Southeast Alaska) and 3A (Central Gulf of Alaska) 
(75FR554). This permit system is intended to address concerns about the 
growth of fishing capacity in this fishery sector, which accounts for a 
substantial portion of the overall recreational halibut catch in 
Alaska. On March 16, 2011, a size limit on Pacific halibut caught while 
charter boat fishing in Area 2C for the 2011 fishing season was 
established (76FR14300). In addition, a Halibut Catch Sharing Plan 
(76FR44156) was implemented in 2014 that altered the way Pacific 
halibut is allocated between the guided sport (i.e., the charter 
sector) and the commercial halibut fishery.
    To assess the effect of regulatory restrictions (currently in place 
or

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potential) on charter operator and owner behavior and welfare, it is 
necessary to obtain a better general understanding of the Alaska 
recreational charter boat industry. Some information useful for this 
purpose is already collected from existing sources, such as charter 
vessel logbooks administered by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game 
(ADF&G). In addition, a voluntary survey under this OMB Control Number 
administered to collect economic information for three fishing seasons 
(2011-2013) from business owners in the charter fleet was administered 
between 2012 and 2014. It collected information on vessel and crew 
characteristics, services offered to clients, spatial and temporal 
aspects of their operations and fishing behavior, and costs and 
earnings information for the three fishing seasons prior to 
implementation of the Halibut Catch Sharing Plan. These data were 
collected directly from the industry since they are not available from 
other existing data sources. A description of the previously-fielded 
survey and a summary of the results are available in a NOAA Technical 
Memorandum that can be accessed at http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/Publications/AFSC-TM/NOAA-TM-AFSC-299.pdf.
    To evaluate changes in the charter sector associated with the 
Halibut Catch Sharing Plan, the National Marine Fisheries Service's 
(NMFS) Alaska Fisheries Science Center proposes to continue the 
implementation of the survey of charter vessel owners to collect annual 
cost, earnings, and employment data that will supplement logbook data 
collected by ADF&G. The proposed data collection will provide another 
three years of basic economic information about the charter sector 
beyond the 2011 to 2013 data that was collected previously, including 
revenues produced from different products and services provided to 
clients, fixed and variable operating costs, and locations of 
purchases. These data will support improved analysis and of the effects 
of fisheries regulations on the charter fishing industry, information 
that is increasingly needed by the North Pacific Fishery Management 
Council and NMFS to more completely understand ongoing halibut 
allocation issues and other fishery management issues involving the 
charter industry. The survey will have minor changes, including, 
possibly, a small set of questions about how charter vessels have been 
impacted by a new management program)
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    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: October 26, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-27570 Filed 10-28-15; 8:45 am]
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66492 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 209 / Thursday, October 29, 2015 / Notices Coastal Pelagic Species Management Groundfish Advisory Subpanel Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Team convening at 8 a.m.; convening at 8 a.m.; Dated: October 26, 2015. Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Groundfish Management Team Tracey L. Thompson, Policy and Technical Advisory convening at 8 a.m.; Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Committees convening at 8 a.m.; Enforcement Consultants convening Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Groundfish Management Team on an ad hoc basis. [FR Doc. 2015–27591 Filed 10–28–15; 8:45 am] convening at 8 a.m.; Tuesday, November 17, 2015 BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Highly Migratory Species Advisory Subpanel convening at 8 a.m.; California State Delegation convening Highly Migratory Species at 7 a.m.; DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Management Team convening at 8 a.m.; Oregon State Delegation convening at Scientific and Statistical Committee 7 a.m.; National Oceanic and Atmospheric convening at 8 a.m.; Washington State Delegation Administration Habitat Committee convening at 8:30 convening at 7 a.m.; a.m.; Groundfish Advisory Subpanel Submission for OMB Review; Legislative Committee convening at 1 convening at 8 a.m.; Comment Request p.m.; Groundfish Management Team Budget Committee convening at 2 convening at 8 a.m.; The Department of Commerce will p.m. Enforcement Consultants convening submit to the Office of Management and on an ad hoc basis. Budget (OMB) for clearance the Saturday, November 14, 2015 following proposal for collection of Wednesday, November 18, 2015 information under the provisions of the California State Delegation convening at 7 a.m.; California State Delegation convening Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Oregon State Delegation convening at at 7 a.m.; Chapter 35). 7 a.m.; Oregon State Delegation convening at Agency: National Oceanic and Washington State Delegation 7 a.m.; Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). convening at 7 a.m.; Washington State Delegation Title: Alaska Recreational Charter Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory convening at 7 a.m.; Vessel Guide and Owner Data Subpanel convening at 8 a.m.; Groundfish Advisory Subpanel Collection. Coastal Pelagic Species Management convening at 8 a.m.; OMB Control Number: 0648–0647. Team convening at 8 a.m.; Groundfish Management Team Form Number(s): None. Enforcement Consultants convening convening at 8 a.m.; Type of Request: Regular at 8 a.m.; Enforcement Consultants convening (reinstatement without change of a Groundfish Advisory Subpanel on an ad hoc basis. previously approved information convening at 8 a.m.; collection). Thursday, November 19, 2015 Number of Respondents: 560. Groundfish Management Team convening at 8 a.m.; California State Delegation convening Average Hours per Response: Mail Highly Migratory Species Advisory at 7 a.m.; survey, 90 minutes; follow-up telephone Subpanel convening at 8 a.m.; Oregon State Delegation convening at survey, 6 minutes. Highly Migratory Species 7 a.m.; Burden Hours: 260. Management Team convening at 8 a.m.; Washington State Delegation Needs and Uses: Numerous Scientific and Statistical Committee convening at 7 a.m. management measures have recently convening at 8 a.m.; Although non-emergency issues not been proposed or implemented that Annual Awards Banquet convening at contained in this agenda may come affect recreational charter boat fishing 6 p.m. before this Council for discussion, those for Pacific halibut off Alaska. On issues may not be the subject of formal January 5, 2010, NMFS issued a final Sunday, November 15, 2015 Council action during these meetings. rule establishing a limited entry permit California State Delegation convening Council action will be restricted to those system for charter vessels in the guided at 7 a.m.; issues specifically listed in this notice halibut sport fishery in International Oregon State Delegation convening at and any issues arising after publication Pacific Halibut Commission Areas 2C 7 a.m.; of this notice that require emergency (Southeast Alaska) and 3A (Central Gulf Washington State Delegation action under Section 305(c) of the of Alaska) (75FR554). This permit convening at 7 a.m.; Magnuson-Stevens Fishery system is intended to address concerns Groundfish Advisory Subpanel Conservation and Management Act, about the growth of fishing capacity in convening at 8 a.m.; provided the public has been notified of this fishery sector, which accounts for a Groundfish Management Team the Council’s intent to take final action substantial portion of the overall convening at 8 a.m.; to address the emergency. recreational halibut catch in Alaska. On Enforcement Consultants convening March 16, 2011, a size limit on Pacific Special Accommodations halibut caught while charter boat fishing on an ad hoc basis; Stock Assessment Briefing convening These meetings are physically in Area 2C for the 2011 fishing season accessible to people with disabilities. was established (76FR14300). In asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES at 7 p.m. Requests for sign language addition, a Halibut Catch Sharing Plan Monday, November 16, 2015 interpretation or other auxiliary aids (76FR44156) was implemented in 2014 California State Delegation convening should be directed to Kristopher that altered the way Pacific halibut is at 7 a.m.; Kleinschmidt at least five days prior to allocated between the guided sport (i.e., Oregon State Delegation convening at the meeting date by: telephone (503) the charter sector) and the commercial 7 a.m.; 820–2280; at the Council office (see halibut fishery. Washington State Delegation ADDRESSES); or by email at To assess the effect of regulatory convening at 7 a.m.; kris.kleinschmidt@noaa.gov. restrictions (currently in place or VerDate Sep<11>2014 23:37 Oct 28, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29OCN1.SGM 29OCN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 209 / Thursday, October 29, 2015 / Notices 66493 potential) on charter operator and owner This information collection request Special Accommodations behavior and welfare, it is necessary to may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow This meeting is physically accessible obtain a better general understanding of the instructions to view Department of to people with disabilities. Requests for the Alaska recreational charter boat Commerce collections currently under sign language interpretation or other industry. Some information useful for review by OMB. auxiliary aids should be directed to this purpose is already collected from Written comments and Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at existing sources, such as charter vessel recommendations for the proposed (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to logbooks administered by the Alaska information collection should be sent the meeting date. Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G). within 30 days of publication of this In addition, a voluntary survey under notice to OIRA_Submission@ Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. this OMB Control Number administered omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. Dated: October 26, 2015. to collect economic information for Dated: October 26, 2015. Tracey L. Thompson, three fishing seasons (2011–2013) from Sarah Brabson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable business owners in the charter fleet was Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. administered between 2012 and 2014. It [FR Doc. 2015–27598 Filed 10–28–15; 8:45 am] collected information on vessel and [FR Doc. 2015–27570 Filed 10–28–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P crew characteristics, services offered to BILLING CODE 3510–22–P clients, spatial and temporal aspects of their operations and fishing behavior, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING and costs and earnings information for COMMISSION the three fishing seasons prior to National Oceanic and Atmospheric implementation of the Halibut Catch Fees for Reviews of the Rule Administration Sharing Plan. These data were collected Enforcement Programs of Designated directly from the industry since they are RIN 0648–XE275 Contract Markets and Registered not available from other existing data Futures Associations sources. A description of the previously- New England Fishery Management fielded survey and a summary of the Council; Public Meeting AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading results are available in a NOAA AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Commission. Technical Memorandum that can be Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and ACTION: Notice of 2015 schedule of fees. accessed at http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/ Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Publications/AFSC-TM/NOAA-TM- SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Commerce. Trading Commission (‘‘CFTC’’ or AFSC-299.pdf. ACTION: Notice; public meeting. To evaluate changes in the charter ‘‘Commission’’) charges fees to sector associated with the Halibut Catch SUMMARY: The New England Fishery designated contract markets and Sharing Plan, the National Marine Management Council (Council) is registered futures associations to recover Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) Alaska scheduling a public meeting of its Joint the costs incurred by the Commission in Fisheries Science Center proposes to Skate Advisory Panel & Committee the operation of its program of oversight continue the implementation of the Meeting to consider actions affecting of self-regulatory organization rule survey of charter vessel owners to New England fisheries in the exclusive enforcement programs, specifically collect annual cost, earnings, and economic zone (EEZ). National Futures Association, a employment data that will supplement Recommendations from this group will registered futures association, and the logbook data collected by ADF&G. The be brought to the full Council for formal designated contract markets. The proposed data collection will provide consideration and action, if appropriate. calculation of the fee amounts charged another three years of basic economic for 2015 by this notice is based upon an DATES: This meeting will be held on information about the charter sector average of actual program costs incurred Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 9:30 beyond the 2011 to 2013 data that was during fiscal year (‘‘FY’’) 2012, FY 2013, a.m. collected previously, including and FY 2014. revenues produced from different ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at DATES: Effective date: Each self- products and services provided to the Radisson Airport Hotel, 2081 Post regulatory organization is required to clients, fixed and variable operating Road, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: remit electronically the applicable fee costs, and locations of purchases. These (401) 739–3000; fax: (401) 732–9309. on or before December 28, 2015. data will support improved analysis and Council address: New England FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: of the effects of fisheries regulations on Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. Mary Jean Buhler, Chief Financial the charter fishing industry, information Officer, Commodity Futures Trading that is increasingly needed by the North FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commission; (202) 418–5089; Three Pacific Fishery Management Council Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., and NMFS to more completely New England Fishery Management Washington, DC 20581. For information understand ongoing halibut allocation Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. on electronic payment, contact Jennifer issues and other fishery management SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Fleming; (202) 418–5034; Three issues involving the charter industry. Agenda Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW., asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES The survey will have minor changes, Washington, DC 20581. including, possibly, a small set of The Skate Committee and Advisory Panel will review Plan Development SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: questions about how charter vessels have been impacted by a new Team work on alternatives under I. Background Information management program) consideration and impacts of these alternatives in Framework Adjustment 3 A. General Affected Public: Business or other for- profit organizations. and select preferred alternatives. They This notice relates to fees for the Frequency: Annually. will also discuss other business as Commission’s review of the rule Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. necessary. enforcement programs at the registered VerDate Sep<11>2014 23:37 Oct 28, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29OCN1.SGM 29OCN1


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FR Citation80 FR 66492 
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