82_FR_35072 82 FR 34929 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska American Fisheries Act Report

82 FR 34929 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska American Fisheries Act Report

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 143 (July 27, 2017)

Page Range34929-34930
FR Document2017-15811

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 82 Issue 143 (Thursday, July 27, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 143 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34929-34930]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15811]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska American 
Fisheries Act Report

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 25, 
2017.

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 Stephanie Warpinski, (907) 586-7228 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This request is for extension of a current information collection.
    On October 21, 1998, the President signed into law The American 
Fisheries Act, 16 U.S.C. 1851 (AFA). The AFA authorizes the formation 
of fishery cooperatives in all sectors of the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
Islands Management Area (BSAI) pollock fishery, grants antitrust 
exemptions to cooperatives in the mothership sector, and imposes 
operational limits on fishery cooperatives in the BSAI pollock fishery. 
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issues a single pollock 
allocation to each cooperative, and the cooperative may make sub-
allocations of pollock to each individual vessel owner in the 
cooperative.
    With respect to the fisheries off Alaska, the AFA Program is a 
suite of management measures that fall into four general regulatory 
categories:
     Limit access into the fishing and processing sectors of 
the BSAI pollock fishery and that allocate pollock to such sectors (50 
CFR 679.64).
     Govern the formation and operation of fishery cooperatives 
in the BSAI pollock fishery, including filing of cooperative contracts 
(50 CFR 679.61 and 679.62).
     Protection of other fisheries from spillover effects from 
the AFA (50 CFR 679.64).
     Govern catch measurement and monitoring in the BSAI 
pollock fishery, including filing of annual reports and completing and 
submitting inshore catcher vessel pollock cooperative catch reports (50 
CFR 679.63).

II. Method of Collection

    Respondents have a choice of either electronic or paper forms. 
Methods of submittal include email of electronic forms, and mail and 
facsimile transmission of paper forms.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0401.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 8.
    Estimated Time Per Response: AFA Annual Cooperative Report, AFA 
Annual Cooperative Catch Report, and AFA Cooperative Contract, 8 hours 
each; Incentive Plan Agreement, 50 hours; IPA Annual Report, 40 hours; 
and IPA appeals, 4 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 366 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $89 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.

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    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 24, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-15811 Filed 7-26-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 143 / Thursday, July 27, 2017 / Notices 34929 permits provide NMFS with a way to Dated: July 24, 2017. With respect to the fisheries off monitor participation in Federal Sarah Brabson, Alaska, the AFA Program is a suite of fisheries. NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. management measures that fall into four Section 303(b)(1) of the Magnuson- [FR Doc. 2017–15813 Filed 7–26–17; 8:45 am] general regulatory categories: Stevens Act specifically recognizes the BILLING CODE 3510–22–P • Limit access into the fishing and need for permit issuance. The processing sectors of the BSAI pollock requirement of a permit for marine fishery and that allocate pollock to such resource users is one of the regulatory DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE sectors (50 CFR 679.64). steps taken to carry out conservation • Govern the formation and operation and management objectives. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric of fishery cooperatives in the BSAI issuance of a permit is an essential Administration pollock fishery, including filing of ingredient in the management of fishery cooperative contracts (50 CFR 679.61 resources needed for identification of Proposed Information Collection; and 679.62). the participants, expected activity Comment Request; Alaska American • Protection of other fisheries from levels, and for regulatory compliance Fisheries Act Report spillover effects from the AFA (50 CFR (e.g., withholding of permit issuance 679.64). AGENCY: National Oceanic and pending collection of unpaid penalties). • Govern catch measurement and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), monitoring in the BSAI pollock fishery, II. Method of Collection Commerce. including filing of annual reports and ACTION: Notice. completing and submitting inshore Respondents have a choice of either electronic or paper forms. Methods of SUMMARY: The Department of catcher vessel pollock cooperative catch submittal include mail and facsimile Commerce, as part of its continuing reports (50 CFR 679.63). transmission. effort to reduce paperwork and II. Method of Collection respondent burden, invites the general III. Data Respondents have a choice of either public and other Federal agencies to OMB Control Number: 0648–0206. electronic or paper forms. Methods of take this opportunity to comment on Form Number(s): None. submittal include email of electronic proposed and/or continuing information Type of Review: Regular submission forms, and mail and facsimile collections, as required by the (extension of a current information transmission of paper forms. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. collection). DATES: Written comments must be III. Data Affected Public: Business or other submitted on or before September 25, OMB Control Number: 0648–0401. profit organizations; individuals or 2017. Form Number(s): None. households. Type of Review: Regular submission Estimated Number of Respondents: ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental (extension of a current information 662. collection). Estimated Time Per Response: Federal Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, Affected Public: Business or other for- Fisheries Permit, 21 minutes; Federal profit organizations. Processor Permit, 25 minutes; and 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Estimated Number of Respondents: 8. Exempted Fishing Permit, 20 hours. Estimated Time Per Response: AFA Estimated Total Annual Burden Internet at pracomments@doc.gov). Annual Cooperative Report, AFA Hours: 319 hours. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Annual Cooperative Catch Report, and Estimated Total Annual Cost to Requests for additional information or AFA Cooperative Contract, 8 hours Public: $864 in recordkeeping/reporting copies of the information collection each; Incentive Plan Agreement, 50 costs. instrument and instructions should be hours; IPA Annual Report, 40 hours; directed to Stephanie Warpinski, (907) and IPA appeals, 4 hours. IV. Request for Comments 586–7228 or stephanie.warpinski@ Estimated Total Annual Burden Comments are invited on: (a) Whether noaa.gov. Hours: 366 hours. the proposed collection of information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Estimated Total Annual Cost to is necessary for the proper performance Public: $89 in recordkeeping/reporting of the functions of the agency, including I. Abstract costs. whether the information shall have This request is for extension of a practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the current information collection. IV. Request for Comments agency’s estimate of the burden On October 21, 1998, the President Comments are invited on: (a) Whether (including hours and cost) of the signed into law The American Fisheries the proposed collection of information proposed collection of information; (c) Act, 16 U.S.C. 1851 (AFA). The AFA is necessary for the proper performance ways to enhance the quality, utility, and authorizes the formation of fishery of the functions of the agency, including clarity of the information to be cooperatives in all sectors of the Bering whether the information shall have collected; and (d) ways to minimize the Sea and Aleutian Islands Management practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the burden of the collection of information Area (BSAI) pollock fishery, grants agency’s estimate of the burden on respondents, including through the antitrust exemptions to cooperatives in (including hours and cost) of the use of automated collection techniques the mothership sector, and imposes proposed collection of information; (c) or other forms of information operational limits on fishery ways to enhance the quality, utility, and mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES technology. cooperatives in the BSAI pollock clarity of the information to be Comments submitted in response to fishery. The National Marine Fisheries collected; and (d) ways to minimize the this notice will be summarized and/or Service (NMFS) issues a single pollock burden of the collection of information included in the request for OMB allocation to each cooperative, and the on respondents, including through the approval of this information collection; cooperative may make sub-allocations of use of automated collection techniques they also will become a matter of public pollock to each individual vessel owner or other forms of information record. in the cooperative. technology. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:17 Jul 26, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27JYN1.SGM 27JYN1

34930 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 143 / Thursday, July 27, 2017 / Notices Comments submitted in response to For a vessel designated on an LLP (including hours and cost) of the this notice will be summarized and/or license, the LLP license authorizes the proposed collection of information; (c) included in the request for OMB type of fishing gear that may be used by ways to enhance the quality, utility, and approval of this information collection; the vessel, the maximum size of the clarity of the information to be they also will become a matter of public vessel, an area endorsement, and collected; and (d) ways to minimize the record. whether the vessel may catch and burden of the collection of information Dated: July 24, 2017. process fish at sea or if it is limited to on respondents, including through the Sarah Brabson, delivering catch without at-sea use of automated collection techniques processing. LLP licenses that allow or other forms of information NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. vessels to catch and process at-sea are technology. [FR Doc. 2017–15811 Filed 7–26–17; 8:45 am] Comments submitted in response to assigned a catcher/processor BILLING CODE 3510–22–P endorsement. LLP licenses specify the this notice will be summarized and/or maximum length overall (MLOA) of the included in the request for OMB vessel to which that LLP license may be approval of this information collection; DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE they also will become a matter of public assigned. The LLP may also include a National Oceanic and Atmospheric species endorsement for Pacific cod in record. Administration the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Dated: July 24, 2017. management area (BSAI) and Gulf of Sarah Brabson, Proposed Information Collection; Alaska (GOA). NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. Comment Request; Alaska License An LLP license is required for vessels [FR Doc. 2017–15812 Filed 7–26–17; 8:45 am] Limitation Program (LLP) for participating in directed fishing for LLP BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Groundfish, Crab, and Scallops groundfish species in the BSAI or GOA, or fishing in any BSAI LLP crab AGENCY: National Oceanic and fisheries. An LLP license is also Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE required for any vessel deployed in Commerce. scallop fisheries in Federal waters off National Oceanic and Atmospheric ACTION: Notice. Alaska (except for some diving Administration operations). SUMMARY: The Department of II. Method of Collection Proposed Information Collection; Commerce, as part of its continuing Comment Request; Alaska Crab effort to reduce paperwork and Respondents have a choice of either Arbitration respondent burden, invites the general electronic or paper forms. Methods of public and other Federal agencies to submittal are mail and facsimile AGENCY: National Oceanic and take this opportunity to comment on transmission of paper forms. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), proposed and/or continuing information Commerce. collections, as required by the III. Data ACTION: Notice. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. OMB Control Number: 0648–0334. DATES: Written comments must be Form Number(s): None. SUMMARY: The Department of submitted on or before September 25, Type of Review: Regular submission Commerce, as part of its continuing 2017. (extension of a current information effort to reduce paperwork and collection). respondent burden, invites the general ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments Affected Public: Business or other for- public and other Federal agencies to to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental profit organizations; individuals or take this opportunity to comment on Paperwork Clearance Officer, households. proposed and/or continuing information Department of Commerce, Room 6616, Estimated Number of Respondents: collections, as required by the 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., 79. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Estimated Time Per Response: DATES: Written comments must be Internet at pracomments@doc.gov). Request to Extinguish Pacific Cod submitted on or before September 25, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sideboard Limits for Hook-and-Line 2017. Requests for additional information or Catcher/Processors in the Western or copies of the information collection ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments Central GOA, 30 minutes; Application instrument and instructions should be to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental for Transfer of Groundfish/Crab LLP directed to Kurt Iverson, (907) 586–7228 Paperwork Clearance Officer, License, 1 hour; Application for or kurt.iverson@noaa.gov. Department of Commerce, Room 6616, Transfer of Scallop LLP License, 1 hour; 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: and Transfer appeals, 4 hours. Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Estimated Total Annual Burden I. Abstract Internet at pracomments@doc.gov). Hours: 130 hours. This request is for extension of a Estimated Total Annual Cost to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: current information collection. Public: $657 in recordkeeping/reporting Requests for additional information or The License Limitation Program (LLP) costs. copies of the information collection restricts access to the commercial instrument and instructions should be groundfish fisheries, commercial crab IV. Request for Comments directed to Stephanie Warpinski, (907) mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES fisheries, and commercial scallop Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 586–7228 or stephanie.warpinski@ fisheries in the Exclusive Economic the proposed collection of information noaa.gov. Zone off Alaska except for certain areas is necessary for the proper performance SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: where alternative programs exist. The of the functions of the agency, including intended effect of the LLP is to limit the whether the information shall have I. Abstract number of participants and reduce practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the This request is for extension of a fishing capacity in fisheries off Alaska. agency’s estimate of the burden current information collection. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:17 Jul 26, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27JYN1.SGM 27JYN1


Document Created: 2017-07-27 02:07:34
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesWritten comments must be submitted on or before September 25, 2017.
ContactRequests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Stephanie Warpinski, (907) 586-7228 or [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 34929 
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