82_FR_3734 82 FR 3726 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Region Crab Permits

82 FR 3726 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Region Crab Permits

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 8 (January 12, 2017)

Page Range3726-3727
FR Document2017-00557

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 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3726-3727]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00557]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Region 
Crab Permits

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 March 13, 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 Sally Bibb, (907) 586-7389 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is for extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    The king and Tanner crab fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 
of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, Alaska, are managed under the 
Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and 
Tanner Crabs (FMP). The North Pacific Fishery Management Council 
prepared the FMP under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act as amended in 2006. The National Marine Fisheries 
Service (NMFS) manages the crab fisheries in the waters off the coast 
of Alaska under the FMP. Regulations implementing the FMP and all 
amendments to the Crab Rationalization Program (CR Program) appear at 
50 CFR part 680. Program details are found at: http://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/regs/680/default.htm.
    The CR Program balances the interests of several groups who depend 
on the crab fisheries. The CR Program addresses conservation and 
management issues associated with the previous derby fishery, reduces 
bycatch and associated discard mortality, and increases the safety of 
crab fishermen by ending the race for fish. Share allocations to 
harvesters and processors, together with incentives to participate in 
fishery cooperatives, increases efficiencies, provides economic 
stability, and facilitates compensated reduction of excess capacities 
in the harvesting and processing sectors. Community interests are 
protected by Western Alaska Community Development Quota allocations and 
regional landing and processing requirements, as well as by several 
community protection measures.
    NMFS established the CR Program as a catch share program for nine 
crab fisheries in the BSAI, and assigned quota share (QS) to persons 
and processor quota share (PQS) to processors based on their historic 
participation in one or more of these nine crab fisheries during a 
specific period. The CR Program components include QS allocation, PQS 
allocation, individual fishing quota (IFQ) issuance, and individual 
processing quota (IPQ) issuance, quota transfers, use caps, crab 
harvesting cooperatives, protections for Gulf of Alaska groundfish 
fisheries, arbitration system, monitoring, economic data collection, 
and cost recovery fee collection.

II. Method of Collection

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

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0514.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved collection).
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,993.
    Estimated Time per Response: Annual application for crab IFQ 
permit, application for Crab IPQ permit, application to become an 
eligible crab community organization (ECCO), 150 minutes each; 
application for an Annual Crab Harvesting Cooperative IFQ Permit, Right 
of first refusal (ROFR) contracts and waivers, 1 hour each; annual 
application for Crab Converted CPO QS and CPO IFQ and application for 
Registered Crab Receiver (RCR) Permit, BSAI Crab Rationalization 
Program Quota Share Beneficiary Designation Form, 30 minutes; 
application for Crab IFQ Hired Master Permit and application for 
Federal crab vessel permit (FCVP) 21 minutes each; application for 
eligibility to receive crab QS/IFQ or PQS/IPQ by transfer, application 
for transfer of crab IFQ, application for transfer of crab QS/IFQ to or 
from an ECCO, Application to transfer crab QS or PQS, application for 
Annual Exemption from Western Aleutian Islands Golden King Crab West 
Region Delivery Requirements, Community Impact Report or IPQ Holder 
Report (North or South Response Report), 2 hours each; ECCO Annual 
report and appeal of denial to NMFS decisions, 4 hours each; 
application for transfer of IFQ between crab harvesting cooperatives, 
electronic, 5 minutes, non-electronic, 2 hours; application to Transfer 
Crab IPQ, electronic, 1 hour; non-electronic, 2 hours; CDQ notification 
of community representative, 5 hours; application for exemption from CR 
Crab North or South Region Delivery Requirements and North or South 
Region Delivery Exemption Report, 20 hours each.

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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,226.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $13,841 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: January 9, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-00557 Filed 1-11-17; 8:45 am]
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3726 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 8 / Thursday, January 12, 2017 / Notices SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Washington, DC 20230 (or via the issuance, quota transfers, use caps, crab Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). harvesting cooperatives, protections for Conservation and Management FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries, Reauthorization Act established the CCC Requests for additional information or arbitration system, monitoring, by amending Section 302 (16 U.S.C. copies of the information collection economic data collection, and cost 1852) of the MSA. The committee instrument and instructions should be recovery fee collection. consists of the chairs, vice chairs, and directed to Sally Bibb, (907) 586–7389 II. Method of Collection executive directors of each of the eight or sally.bibb@noaa.gov. Regional Fishery Management Councils SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Respondents have a choice of either authorized by the MSA or other Council electronic or paper forms. Methods of members or staff. NMFS will host this I. Abstract submittal include online, email of meeting and provide reports to the CCC This request is for extension of a electronic forms, mail, and facsimile for its information and discussion. All currently approved information transmission of paper forms. sessions are open to the public. Updates collection. III. Data to this meeting will be provided in The king and Tanner crab fisheries in subsequent notices and additional the exclusive economic zone of the OMB Control Number: 0648–0514. information will be posted on http:// Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Form Number: None. www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/management/ are managed under the Fishery Type of Review: Regular submission councils/ccc/ccc.htm when available. Management Plan for Bering Sea and (extension of a currently approved The CCC will meet as late as Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs collection). necessary to complete scheduled (FMP). The North Pacific Fishery Affected Public: Individuals or business. Management Council prepared the FMP households; business or other for-profit under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery organizations. Special Accommodations Conservation and Management Act as Estimated Number of Respondents: This meeting is physically accessible amended in 2006. The National Marine 1,993. to people with disabilities. Requests for Fisheries Service (NMFS) manages the Estimated Time per Response: Annual sign language interpretation or other crab fisheries in the waters off the coast application for crab IFQ permit, auxiliary aids should be directed to of Alaska under the FMP. Regulations application for Crab IPQ permit, Brian Fredieu at 301–427–8505 at least implementing the FMP and all application to become an eligible crab five working days prior to the meeting. amendments to the Crab Rationalization community organization (ECCO), 150 Dated: January 9, 2017. Program (CR Program) appear at 50 CFR minutes each; application for an Annual Alan D. Risenhoover, part 680. Program details are found at: Crab Harvesting Cooperative IFQ Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, http://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/ Permit, Right of first refusal (ROFR) National Marine Fisheries Service. regs/680/default.htm. contracts and waivers, 1 hour each; [FR Doc. 2017–00558 Filed 1–11–17; 8:45 am] The CR Program balances the interests annual application for Crab Converted BILLING CODE 3510–22–P of several groups who depend on the CPO QS and CPO IFQ and application crab fisheries. The CR Program for Registered Crab Receiver (RCR) addresses conservation and Permit, BSAI Crab Rationalization DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE management issues associated with the Program Quota Share Beneficiary previous derby fishery, reduces bycatch Designation Form, 30 minutes; National Oceanic and Atmospheric and associated discard mortality, and application for Crab IFQ Hired Master Administration increases the safety of crab fishermen by Permit and application for Federal crab ending the race for fish. Share vessel permit (FCVP) 21 minutes each; Proposed Information Collection; allocations to harvesters and processors, application for eligibility to receive crab Comment Request; Alaska Region together with incentives to participate QS/IFQ or PQS/IPQ by transfer, Crab Permits in fishery cooperatives, increases application for transfer of crab IFQ, efficiencies, provides economic application for transfer of crab QS/IFQ AGENCY: National Oceanic and stability, and facilitates compensated to or from an ECCO, Application to Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), reduction of excess capacities in the transfer crab QS or PQS, application for Commerce. harvesting and processing sectors. Annual Exemption from Western ACTION: Notice. Community interests are protected by Aleutian Islands Golden King Crab West Western Alaska Community Region Delivery Requirements, SUMMARY: The Department of Development Quota allocations and Community Impact Report or IPQ Commerce, as part of its continuing regional landing and processing Holder Report (North or South Response effort to reduce paperwork and requirements, as well as by several Report), 2 hours each; ECCO Annual respondent burden, invites the general community protection measures. report and appeal of denial to NMFS public and other Federal agencies to NMFS established the CR Program as decisions, 4 hours each; application for take this opportunity to comment on a catch share program for nine crab transfer of IFQ between crab harvesting proposed and/or continuing information fisheries in the BSAI, and assigned cooperatives, electronic, 5 minutes, non- collections, as required by the quota share (QS) to persons and electronic, 2 hours; application to Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. processor quota share (PQS) to Transfer Crab IPQ, electronic, 1 hour; mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES DATES: Written comments must be processors based on their historic non-electronic, 2 hours; CDQ submitted on or before March 13, 2017. participation in one or more of these notification of community ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments nine crab fisheries during a specific representative, 5 hours; application for to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental period. The CR Program components exemption from CR Crab North or South Paperwork Clearance Officer, include QS allocation, PQS allocation, Region Delivery Requirements and Department of Commerce, Room 6616, individual fishing quota (IFQ) issuance, North or South Region Delivery 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., and individual processing quota (IPQ) Exemption Report, 20 hours each. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:28 Jan 11, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12JAN1.SGM 12JAN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 8 / Thursday, January 12, 2017 / Notices 3727 Estimated Total Annual Burden box on the Applications and Permits for File No. 19655: The applicant Hours: 7,226. Protected Species (APPS) home page, proposes to study humpback whales Estimated Total Annual Cost to https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then and other cetacean species in the waters Public: $13,841 in recordkeeping/ selecting File No. 18059 or 19655 from off the Hawaiian Islands and Alaska. reporting costs. the list of available applications. Research methods include passive These documents are also available acoustics, photo-identification, IV. Request for Comments upon written request or by appointment photogrammetry, opportunistic Comments are invited on: (a) Whether in the Permits and Conservation collection of fecal and skin samples, and the proposed collection of information Division, Office of Protected Resources, remote biopsy sampling. A subset of is necessary for the proper performance NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room humpback whales would also receive of the functions of the agency, including 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone suction cup tags. Other endangered whether the information shall have (301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376. species targeted for study include: Blue practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Written comments on these (B. musculus), bowhead (Balaena agency’s estimate of the burden applications should be submitted to the mysticetus), fin, North Pacific right (including hours and cost) of the Chief, Permits and Conservation (Eubalaena japonica), sei, and sperm proposed collection of information; (c) Division, at the address listed above. whales (Physeter macrocephalus) and ways to enhance the quality, utility, and Comments may also be submitted by the Main Hawaiian Insular stock of false clarity of the information to be killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens). facsimile to (301) 713–0376, or by email collected; and (d) ways to minimize the An additional 21 marine mammal to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. burden of the collection of information species would also be studied. The Please include the File No. in the on respondents, including through the objectives of the research are to subject line of the email comment. use of automated collection techniques continue the long-term population study or other forms of information Those individuals requesting a public of the behavior, biology, and technology. hearing should submit a written request communication systems of humpback Comments submitted in response to to the Chief, Permits and Conservation whales and other cetaceans. Specific this notice will be summarized and/or Division at the address listed above. The topics to be investigated include included in the request for OMB request should set forth the specific individual life histories, social roles, approval of this information collection; reasons why a hearing on these migration, habitat use, distribution, and they also will become a matter of public applications would be appropriate. evolution of humpback song. The record. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara permit would be valid for five years. Young or Amy Hapeman (File No. In compliance with the National Dated: January 9, 2017. 18059), Carrie Hubard or Shasta Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 Sarah Brabson, U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial McClenahan (File No. 19655), (301) NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. determination has been made that the 427–8401. [FR Doc. 2017–00557 Filed 1–11–17; 8:45 am] activities proposed are categorically SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BILLING CODE 3510–22–P excluded from the requirement to subject permits are requested under the prepare an environmental assessment or authority of the Marine Mammal environmental impact statement. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Protection Act of 1972, as amended Concurrent with the publication of (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the this notice in the Federal Register, National Oceanic and Atmospheric regulations governing the taking and NMFS is forwarding copies of the Administration importing of marine mammals (50 CFR applications to the Marine Mammal part 216), the Endangered Species Act of Commission and its Committee of RIN 0648–XF085 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 Scientific Advisors. Marine Mammals; File Nos. 18059 and et seq.), and the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of Dated: January 6, 2017. 19655 Julia Harrison, endangered and threatened species (50 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries CFR 222–226). Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Office of Protected Resources, National File No. 18059: The applicant Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Marine Fisheries Service. requests a five-year scientific research Commerce. [FR Doc. 2017–00472 Filed 1–11–17; 8:45 am] permit to investigate the foraging ACTION: Notice; receipt of applications. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P ecology, habitat use, physiology, and acoustic and social behavior of SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that humpback (Megaptera noveaeangliae), David Wiley, Ph.D., Stellwagen Bank DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE fin (Balaenoptera physalus), minke (B. National Marine Sanctuary, 175 Edward acutorostrata), and sei (B. borealis) Foster Road, Scituate, MA 02066 and National Oceanic and Atmospheric whales in the Gulf of Maine. Up to 130 Administration Adam Pack, Ph.D., University of Hawaii adult and juvenile humpbacks, 90 fin, at Hilo, 200 West Kawili Street, Hilo, HI 60 minke, and 70 sei whales would be RIN 0648–XF084 96720, have applied in due form for approached for suction cup tagging, permits to conduct scientific research Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to prey mapping, obtaining biological on cetaceans. Specified Activities; Taking Marine samples including biopsies, and photo mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email Mammals Incidental to Rocky Intertidal ID. Up to 10 humpback calves, 5 fin comments must be received on or before Monitoring Surveys Along the Oregon calves, and 4 sei calves would also be February 13, 2017. and California Coasts approached for tagging and blow ADDRESSES: The applications and sampling. Up to 690 humpback, 480 fin, AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries related documents are available for 250 minke, and 370 sei whales would be Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and review by selecting ‘‘Records Open for incidentally harassed during this Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Public Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ research. Commerce. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:28 Jan 11, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12JAN1.SGM 12JAN1


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CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesWritten comments must be submitted on or before March 13, 2017.
ContactRequests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Sally Bibb, (907) 586-7389 or [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 3726 
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