82 FR 44581 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Pacific Halibut Fisheries: Charter Permits

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 184 (September 25, 2017)

Page Range		44581-44582
FR Document		2017-20398

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.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Pacific 
Halibut Fisheries: Charter 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 November 24, 
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]).
    An electronic copy of the most recent supporting statement for this 
information collection is available from http://www.cio.noaa.gov/itmanagement/pdfs/0592ext14.pdf.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Kurt Iverson (907) 586-7228 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is for an extension of a currently approved 
information collection.
    The Alaska Pacific Halibut Charter Program established Federal 
Charter Halibut Permits (CHPs) for operators in the charter halibut 
fishery in IPHC regulatory Areas 2C (Southeast Alaska) and 3A (Central 
Gulf of Alaska). Since February 1, 2011, all vessel operators in Areas 
2C and 3A with charter anglers onboard catching and retaining Pacific 
halibut must have a valid CHP onboard during every charter vessel 
fishing trip. CHPs must be endorsed with the appropriate regulatory 
area and number of anglers.
    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) implemented this 
program based on recommendations by the North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council to meet allocation objectives in the charter halibut 
fishery. This program provides stability in the fishery by limiting the 
number of charter vessels that may participate in Areas 2C and 3A and 
decreasing the overall number of available CHPs over time. The program 
goals are to increase the value of the resource, limit boats to 
qualified active participants in the guided sport halibut sector, and 
enhance economic stability in rural coastal communities.

II. Method of Collection

    Methods of submittal include mail and facsimile transmission of 
paper forms. Fillable pdfs are available on the NMFS Alaska Region Web 
page and may be downloaded, completed, and printed out prior to 
submission.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0592.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 68.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours for Application for Transfer 
of Charter Halibut Permit; 0.5 hours for Application for Military 
Charter Permit; 2 hours for Application for Transfer between IFQ and 
Guided Angler Fish (GAF); and 4 hours for Appeals if an Application for 
Transfer between IFQ and GAF is denied by NMFS.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours and Equivalent Labor Costs to 
the Public: 98 hours and $3,626 per year ($37 per hour for preparing 
and submitting applications and $125/hr for preparing an appeal).
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $196 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs for photocopying, obtaining a notarized signature, 
faxing, or mailing applications.

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: September 20, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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taken relative to the population size of DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE halibut fishery. This program provides
the affected species or stocks. stability in the fishery by limiting the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric number of charter vessels that may
Unmitigable Adverse Impact Analysis Administration participate in Areas 2C and 3A and
and Determination
decreasing the overall number of
There are no relevant subsistence uses Proposed Information Collection; available CHPs over time. The program
of the affected marine mammal stocks or Comment Request; Alaska Pacific goals are to increase the value of the
species implicated by this action. Halibut Fisheries: Charter Permits resource, limit boats to qualified active
Therefore, NMFS has determined that AGENCY: National Oceanic and participants in the guided sport halibut
the total taking of affected species or Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), sector, and enhance economic stability
stocks would not have an unmitigable Commerce. in rural coastal communities.
adverse impact on the availability of ACTION: Notice.
such species or stocks for taking for II. Method of Collection
subsistence purposes. SUMMARY: The Department of Methods of submittal include mail
Commerce, as part of its continuing and facsimile transmission of paper
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
effort to reduce paperwork and forms. Fillable pdfs are available on the
Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered respondent burden, invites the general NMFS Alaska Region Web page and
Species Act of 1973 (ESA: 16 U.S.C. public and other Federal agencies to may be downloaded, completed, and
1531 et seq.) requires that each Federal take this opportunity to comment on printed out prior to submission.
agency insure that any action it proposed and/or continuing information
authorizes, funds, or carries out is not III. Data
collections, as required by the
likely to jeopardize the continued Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. OMB Control Number: 0648–0592.
existence of any endangered or DATES: Written comments must be
Form Number: None.
threatened species or result in the Type of Review: Regular submission
submitted on or before November 24,
destruction or adverse modification of (extension of a currently approved
2017.
designated critical habitat. To ensure collection).
ESA compliance for the issuance of ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments Affected Public: Business or other for-
IHAs, NMFS consults internally, in this to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental profit organizations.
case with the ESA Interagency Paperwork Clearance Officer, Estimated Number of Respondents:
Cooperation Division, whenever we Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 68.
propose to authorize take for 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours
endangered or threatened species. Washington, DC 20230 (or via the for Application for Transfer of Charter
We (the NMFS OPR Permits and Internet at pracomments@doc.gov). Halibut Permit; 0.5 hours for
Conservation Division) are authorizing An electronic copy of the most recent Application for Military Charter Permit;
the incidental take of four species of supporting statement for this 2 hours for Application for Transfer
marine mammals which are listed under information collection is available from between IFQ and Guided Angler Fish
the ESA: The sei, fin, blue and sperm http://www.cio.noaa.gov/itmanagement/ (GAF); and 4 hours for Appeals if an
whale. Under Section 7 of the ESA, we pdfs/0592ext14.pdf. Application for Transfer between IFQ
initiated consultation with the NMFS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and GAF is denied by NMFS.
OPR Interagency Cooperation Division Requests for additional information or Estimated Total Annual Burden
for the issuance of this IHA. In copies of the information collection Hours and Equivalent Labor Costs to the
September, 2017, the NMFS OPR instrument and instructions should be Public: 98 hours and $3,626 per year
Interagency Cooperation Division issued directed to Kurt Iverson (907) 586–7228 ($37 per hour for preparing and
a Biological Opinion with an incidental or kurt.iverson@noaa.gov. submitting applications and $125/hr for
take statement, which concluded that SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: preparing an appeal).
the issuance of the IHA was not likely Estimated Total Annual Cost to
I. Abstract Public: $196 in recordkeeping/reporting
to jeopardize the continued existence of
sei, fin, blue and sperm whales. The This request is for an extension of a costs for photocopying, obtaining a
Biological Opinion also concluded that currently approved information notarized signature, faxing, or mailing
the issuance of the IHA would not collection. applications.
destroy or adversely modify designated The Alaska Pacific Halibut Charter
Program established Federal Charter IV. Request for Comments
critical habitat for these species.
Halibut Permits (CHPs) for operators in Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
Authorization the charter halibut fishery in IPHC the proposed collection of information
NMFS has issued an IHA to the regulatory Areas 2C (Southeast Alaska) is necessary for the proper performance
University of Hawaii for the potential and 3A (Central Gulf of Alaska). Since of the functions of the agency, including
harassment of small numbers of 24 February 1, 2011, all vessel operators in whether the information shall have
marine mammal species incidental to a Areas 2C and 3A with charter anglers practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
marine geophysical survey in the central onboard catching and retaining Pacific agency’s estimate of the burden
Pacific Ocean, provided the previously halibut must have a valid CHP onboard (including hours and cost) of the
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mentioned mitigation, monitoring and during every charter vessel fishing trip. proposed collection of information; (c)
reporting requirements are incorporated. CHPs must be endorsed with the ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
appropriate regulatory area and number clarity of the information to be
Dated: September 19, 2017. of anglers. collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
Donna S. Wieting, The National Marine Fisheries Service burden of the collection of information
Director, Office of Protected Resources, (NMFS) implemented this program on respondents, including through the
National Marine Fisheries Service. based on recommendations by the North use of automated collection techniques
[FR Doc. 2017–20362 Filed 9–22–17; 8:45 am] Pacific Fishery Management Council to or other forms of information
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Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Written comments must be submitted on or before November 24, 2017.
Contact		Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Kurt Iverson (907) 586-7228 or [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 44581

82 FR 44581 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Pacific Halibut Fisheries: Charter Permits

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