82 FR 54335 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 221 (November 17, 2017)

Page Range		54335-54335
FR Document		2017-24991

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 
Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR)

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 January 16, 
2018.

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 Suja Hall, (907) 586-7462.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is for extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    The Alaska Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR) is a report 
that collects harvest and production information broken out by specific 
criteria such as gear type, area, delivery and product type, and pounds 
and value. The COAR is due by April 1 of the year following any buying 
or processing activity.
    Any person or company who received a Fisheries Business License 
from the Alaska Department of Revenue and an Intent to Operate Permit 
by Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) is required to annually 
submit the COAR to the ADF&G, under Alaska Administrative Code (AAC), 
chapter 5 AAC 39.130. In addition, any person or company who receives 
an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)-only permit from ADF&G annually must 
submit a COAR to ADF&G. Any owner of a catcher/processor or mothership 
with a Federal permit operating in the EEZ off Alaska is required to 
annually submit a COAR to ADF&G under 50 CFR 679.5(p).
    The COAR contains data on seafood purchasing, production, ex-vessel 
values, and first wholesale values for seafood products. Containing 
information from shoreside processors, stationary floating processors, 
motherships, and catcher/processors, this data collection yields 
equivalent annual product value information for all respective 
processing sectors and provides a consistent time series according to 
which groundfish resources may be managed more efficiently. Use of the 
information generated by the COAR is coordinated between NMFS and the 
ADF&G.

II. Method of Collection

    The COAR is available in pdf and Microsoft Word formats on the 
ADF&G Web site at http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fishlicense.coar. Respondents complete either a paper 
form or the fillable file available online and submit the form by mail 
to the ADF&G.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0428.
    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: 179.
    Estimated Time per Response: 8 hr.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,432.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $716 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: November 14, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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samples), Cuba (Central & SW Atlantic I. Abstract Estimated Total Annual Burden
DPS, up to 50 samples), and Sierra This request is for extension of a Hours: 1,432.
Leone (Eastern Atlantic DPS, up to 50 Estimated Total Annual Cost to
currently approved information
samples) for genetic analysis at Texas Public: $716 in recordkeeping/reporting
collection.
A&M University in Corpus Christi. costs.
The Alaska Commercial Operator’s
These samples would be used as part of Annual Report (COAR) is a report that IV. Request for Comments
a larger project to characterize the stock collects harvest and production
structure of S. lewini populations within Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
information broken out by specific the proposed collection of information
the western Atlantic, as well as between criteria such as gear type, area, delivery
the western Pacific and Atlantic, using is necessary for the proper performance
and product type, and pounds and of the functions of the agency, including
next generation sequencing techniques. value. The COAR is due by April 1 of
Tissue samples would be from animals whether the information shall have
the year following any buying or practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
that have been previously collected, or processing activity.
will be taken opportunistically as agency’s estimate of the burden
Any person or company who received (including hours and cost) of the
scalloped hammerheads are a Fisheries Business License from the
encountered in fish markets. The proposed collection of information; (c)
Alaska Department of Revenue and an ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
requested duration of the permit is five Intent to Operate Permit by Alaska
years. clarity of the information to be
Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
Dated: November 14, 2017. is required to annually submit the burden of the collection of information
Julia Harrison, COAR to the ADF&G, under Alaska on respondents, including through the
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Administrative Code (AAC), chapter 5 use of automated collection techniques
Office of Protected Resources, National AAC 39.130. In addition, any person or or other forms of information
Marine Fisheries Service. company who receives an Exclusive technology.
[FR Doc. 2017–24946 Filed 11–16–17; 8:45 am] Economic Zone (EEZ)-only permit from Comments submitted in response to
ADF&G annually must submit a COAR this notice will be summarized and/or
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
to ADF&G. Any owner of a catcher/ included in the request for OMB
processor or mothership with a Federal approval of this information collection;
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE permit operating in the EEZ off Alaska they also will become a matter of public
is required to annually submit a COAR record.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric to ADF&G under 50 CFR 679.5(p).
Dated: November 14, 2017.
Administration The COAR contains data on seafood
purchasing, production, ex-vessel Sarah Brabson,
values, and first wholesale values for NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Alaska Commercial seafood products. Containing [FR Doc. 2017–24991 Filed 11–16–17; 8:45 am]
Operator’s Annual Report (COAR) information from shoreside processors, BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
stationary floating processors,
AGENCY:National Oceanic and motherships, and catcher/processors,
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), this data collection yields equivalent DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Commerce. annual product value information for all
[Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0116]
respective processing sectors and
ACTION: Notice. provides a consistent time series Agency Information Collection
according to which groundfish Activities; Submission to the Office of
SUMMARY: The Department of resources may be managed more Management and Budget for Review
Commerce, as part of its continuing efficiently. Use of the information and Approval; Comment Request;
effort to reduce paperwork and generated by the COAR is coordinated Gainful Employment Programs—
respondent burden, invites the general between NMFS and the ADF&G. Subpart Q
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on II. Method of Collection AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA),
proposed and/or continuing information The COAR is available in pdf and Department of Education (ED).
collections, as required by the Microsoft Word formats on the ADF&G ACTION: Notice.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Web site at http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/
index.cfm?adfg=fishlicense.coar. SUMMARY: In accordance with the
DATES:Written comments must be Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
submitted on or before January 16, 2018. Respondents complete either a paper
form or the fillable file available online proposing a revision of an existing
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments and submit the form by mail to the information collection.
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental ADF&G. DATES: Interested persons are invited to
Paperwork Clearance Officer, submit comments on or before
Department of Commerce, Room 6616, III. Data December 18, 2017.
14th and Constitution Avenue NW., OMB Control Number: 0648–0428. ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Form Number(s): None. documents related to the information
Internet at pracomments@doc.gov). Type of Review: Regular submission collection listed in this notice, please
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(extension of a current information use http://www.regulations.gov by
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
collection). searching the Docket ID number ED–
Requests for additional information or
Affected Public: Business or other for- 2017–ICCD–0116. Comments submitted
copies of the information collection
profit organizations. in response to this notice should be
instrument and instructions should be
Estimated Number of Respondents: submitted electronically through the
directed to Suja Hall, (907) 586–7462.
179. Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Estimated Time per Response: 8 hr. www.regulations.gov by selecting the

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Dates		Written comments must be submitted on or before January 16, 2018.
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FR Citation		82 FR 54335

82 FR 54335 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR)

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