82_FR_4869 82 FR 4859 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Atlantic Sea Scallops Amendment 10 Data Collection

82 FR 4859 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Atlantic Sea Scallops Amendment 10 Data Collection

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 10 (January 17, 2017)

Page Range4859-4860
FR Document2017-00816

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 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4859-4860]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00816]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Atlantic Sea 
Scallops Amendment 10 Data Collection

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 20, 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 Shannah Jaburek, (978) 282-8456 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This request is for an extension of a currently approved 
information collection.
    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Greater Atlantic 
Region manages the Atlantic sea scallop (scallop) fishery of the 
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the East Coast under the Atlantic Sea 
Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The regulations implementing the 
FMP are at 50 CFR part 648. To successfully implement and administer 
components of the FMP, OMB Control No. 0648-0491 includes the following 
information collections for scallop vessel owners, operators, and 
fishery participants: Vessel monitoring system (VMS) trip declarations 
for all scallop vessels, including powerdown declarations; notification 
of access area trip termination for limited access scallop vessels; 
submission of access area compensation trip identification; submission 
of access area trip exchange forms; VMS purchase and installation for 
individuals that purchase a federally permitted scallop vessel; VMS 
daily catch reports; submission of ownership cap forms for individual 
fishing quota (IFQ) scallop vessels; submission of vessel replacement, 
upgrade and permit history applications for IFQ, Northern Gulf of Maine 
(NGOM), and Incidental Catch (IC) scallop vessels; submission of VMS 
pre-landing notification form by IFQ vessels and limited access vessels 
for access areas; enrollment into the state waters exemption program; 
submission of requests for IFQ transfers; payment of cost recovery 
bills for IFQ vessels; sector proposals for IFQ vessels and industry 
participants; and sector operations plans for approved sector 
proposals.
    Data collected through these programs are incorporated into the 
NMFS database and are used to track and confirm vessel permit status 
and eligibility, scallop landings, and scallop vessel allocations. 
Aggregated summaries of the collected information will be used to 
evaluate the management program and future management proposals.

II. Method of Collection

    Participants will submit electronic VMS transmissions and paper 
applications by mail, facsimile, or email.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0491.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profits organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 647.
    Estimated Time per Response: VMS trip declaration, trip 
termination, compensation trip identification, powerdown provision, 
daily catch reports, 2 minutes; access area trip exchange, 15 minutes; 
VMS purchase and installation, 2 hours; IFQ ownership cap forms, 5 
minutes; vessel replacement, upgrade and permit history applications, 3 
hours; VMS pre-landing notification form, 5 minutes; VMS state waters 
exemption program, 2 minutes; quota transfers, 10 minutes; cost 
recovery, 2 hours; sector proposals, 150 hours; sector operations 
plans, 100 hours; IFQ, Northern Gulf of Maine, and incidental catch 
vessel VMS requirements, 2 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,460.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $790,283.

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 11, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-00816 Filed 1-13-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 10 / Tuesday, January 17, 2017 / Notices 4859 determination has been made that the #!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2016- summary of oral comments at the activity proposed is categorically 0160, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, hearings will be provided to the Pacific excluded from the requirement to complete the required fields, and enter Council at its April meeting. prepare an environmental assessment or or attach your comments. All public hearings begin at 7 p.m. at environmental impact statement. • Mail: Mr. Herb Pollard, Chair, the following locations: Concurrent with the publication of Pacific Fishery Management Council, • March 27, 2017: Chateau Westport, this notice in the Federal Register, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Beach Room, 710 West Hancock, NMFS is forwarding copies of the Portland, OR 97220–1384. Westport, WA 98595, telephone 360– application to the Marine Mammal • Fax: 503–820–2299, Attn: Ms. 268–9101. Commission and its Committee of Robin Ehlke. • March 27, 2017: Red Lion Hotel, Scientific Advisors. • Comments can also be submitted South Umpqua Room, 1313 North via email to PFMC.comments@noaa.gov. Bayshore Drive, Coos Bay, OR 97420, Dated: January 11, 2017. Instructions: Comments sent by any Julia Harrison, telephone 541–267–4141. other method, to any other address or Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, individual may not be considered by • March 28, 2017: City of Fort Bragg. Office of Protected Resources, National NMFS or the Pacific Council. All Town Hall, 363 North Main Street, Fort Marine Fisheries Service. comments received are a part of the Bragg, CA 95437, telephone: (707) 961– [FR Doc. 2017–00802 Filed 1–13–17; 8:45 am] public record and will generally be 2823. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P posted for public viewing on http:// Comments on the alternatives the www.regulations.gov without change. Pacific Council adopts at its March 2017 All personal identifying information meeting, and described in Preseason DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential Report II, may be submitted in writing business information, or otherwise or electronically as described under National Oceanic and Atmospheric ADDRESSES, or verbally or in writing at Administration sensitive information submitted voluntarily by the sender will be any of the public hearings held on RIN 0648–XF117 publicly accessible. NMFS and the March 27–28, 2017, or at the Pacific Pacific Council will accept anonymous Council’s meeting, April 6–12, 2017, at Pacific Fishery Management Council; comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in the required the DoubleTree by Hilton, in Public Meetings and Hearings fields if you wish to remain Sacramento, CA. Details of these anonymous). meetings will be available on the Pacific AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Council’s Web site (http:// Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. www.pcouncil.org) and will be Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Robin Ehlke, Pacific Council, telephone: published in the Federal Register. Commerce. 503–820–2280. For information on Written and electronically submitted ACTION: Notice of opportunities to submitting comments via the Federal e- comments must be received no later submit public comments. Rulemaking portal, contact Peggy than 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, March 31, Mundy, NMFS West Coast Region, 2017, in order to be included in the SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery telephone: 206–526–4323; email: Management Council (Pacific Council) briefing book for the April Council peggy.mundy@noaa.gov. meeting where they will be considered has announced its annual preseason SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The management process for the 2017 ocean in the adoption of the Pacific Council’s Pacific Council has published its annual final recommendation for the 2017 salmon fisheries. This notice informs notice of availability of reports, public the public of opportunities to provide salmon fishery management measures. meetings, and hearings for the 2017 All comments received accordingly will comments on the 2017 ocean salmon ocean salmon fisheries (81 FR 95568, management measures. be reviewed and considered by the December 28, 2016). The Pacific Council Pacific Council and NMFS. DATES: Written comments on the salmon will adopt alternatives for 2017 ocean management alternatives adopted by the Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. salmon fisheries at its meeting, March Pacific Council at its March 2017 7–14, 2017, at the Hilton in Vancouver, Dated: January 10, 2017. meeting, and described in Preseason WA. Details of this meeting are available Emily H. Menashes, Report II, received electronically or in on the Pacific Council’s Web site (http:// Acting Director, Office of Sustainable hard copy by 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, www.pcouncil.org) and will be Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. March 31, 2017, will be considered in published in the Federal Register in [FR Doc. 2017–00801 Filed 1–13–17; 8:45 am] the Pacific Council’s final February 2017. On March 22, 2017, BILLING CODE 3510–22–P recommendation for the 2017 ‘‘Preseason Report II—Proposed management measures. Alternatives and Environmental ADDRESSES: Documents will be available Assessment Part 2 for 2017 Ocean DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE from Mr. Herb Pollard, Chair, Pacific Salmon Fishery Regulations’’ is Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE scheduled to be posted on the Pacific National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, Council Web site at http:// Administration OR 97220–1384, and posted on the www.pcouncil.org. The report will Proposed Information Collection; Pacific Council Web site at http:// include a description of the salmon Comment Request; Atlantic Sea www.pcouncil.org. You may submit management alternatives and a sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Scallops Amendment 10 Data comments, identified by NOAA–NMFS– summary of their biological and Collection 2016–0160, by any one of the following economic impacts. Public hearings will methods: be held to receive comments on the AGENCY: National Oceanic and • Electronic Submissions: Submit all proposed ocean salmon fishery Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), electronic public comments via the management alternatives adopted by the Commerce. Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to Pacific Council. Written comments ACTION: Notice. http://www.regulations.gov/ received at the public hearings and a VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:21 Jan 13, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17JAN1.SGM 17JAN1

4860 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 10 / Tuesday, January 17, 2017 / Notices SUMMARY: The Department of vessels; sector proposals for IFQ vessels use of automated collection techniques Commerce, as part of its continuing and industry participants; and sector or other forms of information effort to reduce paperwork and operations plans for approved sector technology. respondent burden, invites the general proposals. Comments submitted in response to public and other Federal agencies to Data collected through these programs this notice will be summarized and/or take this opportunity to comment on are incorporated into the NMFS included in the request for OMB proposed and/or continuing information database and are used to track and approval of this information collection; collections, as required by the confirm vessel permit status and they also will become a matter of public Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. eligibility, scallop landings, and scallop record. DATES: Written comments must be vessel allocations. Aggregated Dated: January 11, 2017. submitted on or before March 20, 2017. summaries of the collected information Sarah Brabson, ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments will be used to evaluate the NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental management program and future [FR Doc. 2017–00816 Filed 1–13–17; 8:45 am] Paperwork Clearance Officer, management proposals. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Department of Commerce, Room 6616, II. Method of Collection 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Participants will submit electronic VMS transmissions and paper DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). applications by mail, facsimile, or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: National Oceanic and Atmospheric email. Requests for additional information or Administration copies of the information collection III. Data RIN 0648–XF154 instrument and instructions should be OMB Number: 0648–0491. directed to Shannah Jaburek, (978) 282– Form Number: None. Marine Mammals; File Nos. 19703 and 8456 or Shannah.Jaburek@noaa.gov. Type of Review: Regular submission 20993 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (extension of a currently approved AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries I. Abstract collection). Affected Public: Business or other for- Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and This request is for an extension of a profits organizations. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), currently approved information Estimated Number of Respondents: Commerce. collection. 647. ACTION: Notice; receipt of applications. The National Marine Fisheries Service Estimated Time per Response: VMS (NMFS) Greater Atlantic Region SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that trip declaration, trip termination, manages the Atlantic sea scallop Fred Sharpe, Ph.D., Alaska Whale compensation trip identification, (scallop) fishery of the Exclusive Foundation, 4739 University Way NE., powerdown provision, daily catch Economic Zone (EEZ) off the East Coast #1230, Seattle, WA 98105 (File No. reports, 2 minutes; access area trip under the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery 19703) has applied in due form for a exchange, 15 minutes; VMS purchase Management Plan (FMP). The permit to conduct research on cetaceans and installation, 2 hours; IFQ ownership regulations implementing the FMP are and Christopher Cilfone, Be Blue, 2569 cap forms, 5 minutes; vessel at 50 CFR part 648. To successfully Douglas Hwy. Unit 1, Juneau, AK 99801 replacement, upgrade and permit implement and administer components (File No. 20993) has applied in due form history applications, 3 hours; VMS pre- of the FMP, OMB Control No. 0648– to conduct commercial/educational landing notification form, 5 minutes; 0491 includes the following information photography on humpback whales VMS state waters exemption program, 2 collections for scallop vessel owners, (Megaptera novaeangliae). minutes; quota transfers, 10 minutes; operators, and fishery participants: cost recovery, 2 hours; sector proposals, DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email Vessel monitoring system (VMS) trip 150 hours; sector operations plans, 100 comments must be received on or before declarations for all scallop vessels, hours; IFQ, Northern Gulf of Maine, and February 16, 2017. including powerdown declarations; incidental catch vessel VMS ADDRESSES: The application and related notification of access area trip requirements, 2 minutes. documents for File No. 19703 are termination for limited access scallop Estimated Total Annual Burden available for review by selecting vessels; submission of access area Hours: 3,460. ‘‘Records Open for Public Comment’’ compensation trip identification; Estimated Total Annual Cost to from the ‘‘Features’’ box on the submission of access area trip exchange Public: $790,283. Applications and Permits for Protected forms; VMS purchase and installation Species (APPS) home page, https:// for individuals that purchase a federally IV. Request for Comments apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting permitted scallop vessel; VMS daily Comments are invited on: (a) Whether File No. 19703 from the list of available catch reports; submission of ownership the proposed collection of information applications. cap forms for individual fishing quota is necessary for the proper performance Documents for File No. 19703 and (IFQ) scallop vessels; submission of of the functions of the agency, including 20993 are also available upon written vessel replacement, upgrade and permit whether the information shall have request or by appointment in the history applications for IFQ, Northern practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Permits and Conservation Division, Gulf of Maine (NGOM), and Incidental agency’s estimate of the burden sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, Catch (IC) scallop vessels; submission of (including hours and cost) of the 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, VMS pre-landing notification form by proposed collection of information; (c) Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) IFQ vessels and limited access vessels ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376. for access areas; enrollment into the clarity of the information to be Written comments on these state waters exemption program; collected; and (d) ways to minimize the applications should be submitted to the submission of requests for IFQ transfers; burden of the collection of information Chief, Permits and Conservation payment of cost recovery bills for IFQ on respondents, including through the Division, at the address listed above. 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Document Created: 2017-01-14 01:44:22
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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 March 20, 2017.
ContactRequests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Shannah Jaburek, (978) 282-8456 or [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 4859 
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