82_FR_44767 82 FR 44583 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Rockfish Program: Permits and Reports

82 FR 44583 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Rockfish Program: Permits and Reports

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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

Page Range44583-44584
FR Document2017-20397

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 184 (Monday, September 25, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 184 (Monday, September 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44583-44584]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20397]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Rockfish 
Program: Permits and Reports

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/0545ext15.pdf.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is an extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    The Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program (RP) was designed to 
enhance resource conservation and improve economic efficiency in the 
rockfish fisheries conducted in the Central Gulf of Alaska by 
establishing cooperatives that receive exclusive harvest privileges. 
Through the RP, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (1) assigns 
rockfish quota share (QS) and cooperative quota to participants for 
rockfish primary and secondary species; (2) allows a participant 
holding a License Limitation Program (LLP) license with rockfish QS to 
form a rockfish cooperative with other persons; (3) allows holders of 
catcher/processor LLP licenses to opt-out of rockfish cooperatives each 
year; (4) includes an entry level longline fishery; (5) establishes 
sideboard limits, which are limits designed to prevent participants in 
the RP from increasing their historical effort in other Gulf of Alaska 
groundfish fisheries; and (6) includes monitoring and enforcement 
provisions. The Rockfish Program is authorized for until December 31, 
2021.

II. Method of Collection

    Forms are available on the NMFS Alaska Region Web site at https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/fisheries/central-goa-rockfish-program. The 
Application for Rockfish Cooperative Fishing Quota (CQ) must be 
submitted by mail, hand delivery, or fax. The Application for Inter-
Cooperative Transfer of Rockfish CQ, the Rockfish Vessel Check-in/
Checkout Report, and the Termination of Fishing Declaration must be 
submitted to NMFS online through eFISH on the NMFS Alaska Region Web 
site at https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/webapps/efish/login.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0545.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 9.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours for Application for Rockfish 
Cooperative Fishing Quota (CQ); 10 minutes for Application for Inter-
Cooperative Transfer of Rockfish CQ; and 10 minutes for Rockfish Vessel 
Check-in/Checkout Report with Termination of Fishing Declaration.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours and Equivalent Labor Costs to 
the Public: 34 hours and $1,300 per year ($37 per hour).
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $47 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs for photocopying, faxing, and postage for the annual 
Application for Rockfish CQ.

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

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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: September 20, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-20397 Filed 9-22-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 184 / Monday, September 25, 2017 / Notices 44583 approved, NMFS expects that the Gulf DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE entry level longline fishery; (5) red snapper and gray triggerfish stocks establishes sideboard limits, which are would be reclassified as not overfished, National Oceanic and Atmospheric limits designed to prevent participants but rebuilding, because the biomass for Administration in the RP from increasing their these two stocks is currently estimated historical effort in other Gulf of Alaska Proposed Information Collection; groundfish fisheries; and (6) includes to be greater than 50 percent of BMSY. Comment Request; Alaska Rockfish The greater amberjack stock would monitoring and enforcement provisions. Program: Permits and Reports The Rockfish Program is authorized for remain classified as overfished. AGENCY: National Oceanic and until December 31, 2021. Procedural Aspects of Amendment 44 Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), II. Method of Collection The Council has submitted Commerce. ACTION: Notice. Forms are available on the NMFS Amendment 44 for Secretarial review, Alaska Region Web site at https:// approval, and implementation. NMFS’ SUMMARY: The Department of alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/fisheries/ decision to approve, partially approve, Commerce, as part of its continuing central-goa-rockfish-program. The or disapprove Amendment 44 will be effort to reduce paperwork and Application for Rockfish Cooperative based, in part, on consideration of respondent burden, invites the general Fishing Quota (CQ) must be submitted comments, recommendations, and public and other Federal agencies to by mail, hand delivery, or fax. The information received during the take this opportunity to comment on Application for Inter-Cooperative comment period on this notice of proposed and/or continuing information Transfer of Rockfish CQ, the Rockfish availability. After consideration of these collections, as required by the Vessel Check-in/Checkout Report, and factors, and consistency with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. the Termination of Fishing Declaration Magnuson-Stevens Act and other DATES: Written comments must be must be submitted to NMFS online applicable laws, NMFS will publish a submitted on or before November 24, through eFISH on the NMFS Alaska notice of agency action in the Federal 2017. Region Web site at https:// Register announcing the Agency’s alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/webapps/efish/ ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments decision to approve, partially approve, login. to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental or disapprove Amendment 44. Because Paperwork Clearance Officer, III. Data none of the measures included in the Department of Commerce, Room 6616, OMB Control Number: 0648–0545. amendment involve regulatory changes, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Form Number(s): None. no proposed or final rule is required at Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Type of Review: Regular submission this time. If approved, the provisions of Internet at pracomments@doc.gov). (extension of a current information Amendment 44 would not be specified An electronic copy of the most recent collection). in regulations but would be considered supporting statement for this Affected Public: Business or other for- an amendment to the FMP. information collection is available from profit organizations; Individuals or http://www.cio.noaa.gov/itmanagement/ households. Consideration of Public Comments pdfs/0545ext15.pdf. Estimated Number of Respondents: 9. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours Comments on Amendment 44 must be Requests for additional information or for Application for Rockfish Cooperative received by November 24, 2017. copies of the information collection Fishing Quota (CQ); 10 minutes for Comments received during the comment instrument and instructions should be Application for Inter-Cooperative period for this notice of availability will directed to Sally Bibb, (907) 586–7228 Transfer of Rockfish CQ; and 10 minutes be considered by NMFS in its decision or sally.bibb@noaa.gov. for Rockfish Vessel Check-in/Checkout to approve, partially approve, or Report with Termination of Fishing SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: disapprove Amendment 44. Comments Declaration. received after the comment period will I. Abstract Estimated Total Annual Burden not be considered by NMFS in this This request is an extension of a Hours and Equivalent Labor Costs to the decision. All comments received by currently approved information Public: 34 hours and $1,300 per year NMFS during the comment period will collection. ($37 per hour). be addressed in the notice of agency The Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Estimated Total Annual Cost to action. Program (RP) was designed to enhance Public: $47 in recordkeeping/reporting resource conservation and improve costs for photocopying, faxing, and Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. economic efficiency in the rockfish postage for the annual Application for Dated: September 19, 2017. fisheries conducted in the Central Gulf Rockfish CQ. Samuel D. Rauch, III, of Alaska by establishing cooperatives that receive exclusive harvest privileges. IV. Request for Comments Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Through the RP, National Marine Comments are invited on: (a) Whether Fisheries Service. Fisheries Service (NMFS) (1) assigns the proposed collection of information [FR Doc. 2017–20396 Filed 9–22–17; 8:45 am] rockfish quota share (QS) and is necessary for the proper performance asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 3510–22–P cooperative quota to participants for of the functions of the agency, including rockfish primary and secondary species; whether the information shall have (2) allows a participant holding a practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the License Limitation Program (LLP) agency’s estimate of the burden license with rockfish QS to form a (including hours and cost) of the rockfish cooperative with other persons; proposed collection of information; (c) (3) allows holders of catcher/processor ways to enhance the quality, utility, and LLP licenses to opt-out of rockfish clarity of the information to be cooperatives each year; (4) includes an collected; and (d) ways to minimize the VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:45 Sep 22, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25SEN1.SGM 25SEN1

44584 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 184 / Monday, September 25, 2017 / Notices burden of the collection of information Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov; or visit the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE on respondents, including through the NOAA SAB Web site at http:// use of automated collection techniques www.sab.noaa.gov. United States Patent and Trademark or other forms of information Office technology. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Comments submitted in response to meeting will be open to public Submissions for OMB Review; this notice will be summarized and/or participation with a 15-minute public Comment Request; ‘‘Submissions included in the request for OMB comment period on October 30th from Regarding Correspondence and approval of this information collection; 4:45–5:00 p.m. EDT (check Web site to Regarding Attorney Representation they also will become a matter of public confirm time). The SAB expects that (Trademarks)’’ record. public statements presented at its The United States Patent and Dated: September 20, 2017. meetings will not be repetitive of Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit Sarah Brabson, previously submitted verbal or written to the Office of Management and Budget NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. statements. In general, each individual (OMB) for clearance the following [FR Doc. 2017–20397 Filed 9–22–17; 8:45 am] or group making a verbal presentation proposal for collection of information BILLING CODE 3510–22–P will be limited to a total time of two (2) under the provisions of the Paperwork minutes. Individuals or groups planning Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). to make a verbal presentation should Agency: United States Patent and DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE contact the SAB Executive Director by Trademark Office, Commerce. October 23, 2017 to schedule their Title: Submissions Regarding National Oceanic and Atmospheric presentation. Written comments should Correspondence and Regarding Attorney Administration be received in the SAB Executive Representation (Trademarks). Director’s Office by October 23, 2017, to OMB Control Number: 0651–0056. Science Advisory Board (SAB); Public Form Number(s): provide sufficient time for SAB review. Meeting of the NOAA Science Advisory Written comments received by the SAB • PTO Form 2196 Board Executive Director after October 23, • PTO Form 2201 AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and 2017, will be distributed to the SAB, but Type of Request: Regular. Atmospheric Research (OAR), National may not be reviewed prior to the Number of Respondents: 84,291 per Oceanic and Atmospheric meeting date. Seating at the meeting year. Administration (NOAA), Department of will be available on a first-come, first- Average Hours per Response: The Commerce (DOC). USPTO estimates that it will take the served basis. public approximately between 5 ACTION: Notice of open meeting. Special Accommodations: These minutes (0.08 hours) to 30 minutes (0.50 SUMMARY: The Science Advisory Board meetings are physically accessible to hours) to complete this information, (SAB) was established by a Decision people with disabilities. Requests for depending on the complexity of the Memorandum dated September 25, special accommodations may be document. This includes the time to 1997, and is the only Federal Advisory directed no later than 12:00 p.m. on gather the necessary information, Committee with responsibility to advise October 23, 2017, to Dr. Cynthia Decker, prepare the request, and submit them to the Under Secretary of Commerce for SAB Executive Director, SSMC3, Room the USPTO. The time estimates shown Oceans and Atmosphere on strategies 11230, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver for the electronic forms in this for research, education, and application Spring, MC 20910; Email: collection are based on the average of science to operations and information Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov. amount of time needed to complete and services. SAB activities and advice electronically file the associated form. Matters to be Considered: The provide necessary input to ensure that Burden Hours: 7,840.77 hours. meeting will include the following Cost Burden: $82.81 (postage costs). National Oceanic and Atmospheric topics: (1) Discussion of SAB Review of Administration (NOAA) science Needs and Uses: The USPTO needs the NOAA Policy on Partnerships in the the information described in this programs are of the highest quality and Provision of Environmental Information; collection to manage the various actions provide optimal support to resource (2) Discussion of SAB Review of concerning the appointments and management. Indigenous and Local Ecological retention of attorneys and domestic DATES: The meeting will be held Knowledge; (3) Quantification and representatives for trademark Monday, October 30, 2017, from 9:45 documentation of the value of applications. The information in this a.m. EDT to 5 p.m. EDT and on information gathered by NOAA; (4) collection is also a matter of public Tuesday, October 31, 2017, from 9 a.m. Better understanding of how record and is utilized by the public for EDT to 12 p.m. EDT. These times and information is used, and (5) Updates a variety of private business purposes the agenda topics described below are related to establishing and enforcing from the Acting NOAA Administrator subject to change. Please refer to the trademark rights. The information is and Acting Chief Scientist. Web page www.sab.noaa.gov/ accessible online, through the USPTO SABMeetings.aspx for the most up-to- Dated: September 15, 2017. Web site, as well as through various date meeting times and agenda. David Holst, asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES USPTO facilities. Additionally, the ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Acting Chief Financial Officer/CAO, Office USPTO provides the information to the The Sheraton Silver Spring Hotel, 8777 of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research public through the Patent and Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD, 20910. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Trademark Depository Library (PTDLs) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Administration. System. Cynthia Decker, Executive Director, [FR Doc. 2017–20395 Filed 9–22–17; 8:45 am] Affected Public: Businesses or other Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Room BILLING CODE 3510–KD–P for-profits; not-for-profit institutions; 11230, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver individuals. Spring, MD 20910. Email: Frequency: On occasion. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:45 Sep 22, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25SEN1.SGM 25SEN1


Document Created: 2018-10-24 14:41:44
Document Modified: 2018-10-24 14:41:44
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 November 24, 2017.
ContactRequests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Sally Bibb, (907) 586-7228 or [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 44583 
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