81 FR 45133 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 133 (July 12, 2016)

The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 133 (Tuesday, July 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45133-45134]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16418]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Western Alaska 
Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before September 12, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Patsy A. Bearden, (907) 586-7008 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is for extension of a current information collection.
    The Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program is an 
economic development program associated with federally managed 
fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area 
(BSAI). The CDQ Program receives apportionments of the annual catch 
limits for a variety of commercially valuable species in the BSAI, 
which are in turn allocated among six different non-profit managing 
organizations representing different affiliations of communities (CDQ 
groups). The CDQ Program redistributes a portion of commercially 
important BSAI fisheries species to adjacent communities. There are 65 
communities participating in the program. CDQ groups use the revenue 
derived from the harvest of their fisheries allocations as a basis both 
for funding economic development activities and for providing 
employment opportunities. Thus, the successful harvest of CDQ Program 
allocations is integral to achieving the goals of the program.
    National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) manages the groundfish 
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone off Alaska. NMFS manages the 
groundfish and crab fisheries of the BSAI under the Fishery Management 
Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management 
Area and the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands 
King and Tanner Crabs (FMPs). The North Pacific Fishery Management 
Council prepared the FMPs under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation & Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) as 
amended in 2006. The International Pacific Halibut Commission and NMFS 
manage fishing for Pacific halibut through regulations established 
under the authority of the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982. 
Regulations implementing the FMPs appear at 50 CFR parts 300, 679, and 
680.

II. Method of Collection

    By fax, by mail, and online.

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III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0269.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a current information collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; Not-
for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 13.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes to register and 5 minutes to 
print letter for CDQ Vessel Registration System; 35 minutes for 
Groundfish/Halibut CDQ or Prohibited Species Quota (PSQ) Transfer 
Request; 5 hours for Application for Approval of Use of Non-CDQ Harvest 
Regulations; and 4 hours for Appeals.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 25.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $7 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: July 7, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-16418 Filed 7-11-16; 8:45 am]
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