82 FR 9726 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Special Subsistence Permits and Harvest Logs for Pacific Halibut in Waters Off Alaska

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 25 (February 8, 2017)

Page Range		9726-9726
FR Document		2017-02591

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; Special 
Subsistence Permits and Harvest Logs for Pacific Halibut in Waters Off 
Alaska

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 April 10, 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 instruments and instructions 
should be directed to Rachel Baker, (907) 586-7425 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This request is for extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    This information collection describes special permits issued to 
participants in the Pacific halibut subsistence fishery in waters off 
the coast of Alaska and any appeals resulting from denials. The 
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) designed the permits to work 
in conjunction with other halibut harvest assessment measures. 
Subsistence fishing for halibut has occurred for many years among the 
Alaska Native people and non-Native people. Special permits are 
initiated in response to the concerns of Native and community groups 
regarding increased restrictions in International Pacific Halibut 
Commission Area 2C and include Community Harvest Permits, Ceremonial 
Permits, and Educational Permits.
    A Community Harvest Permit allows the community or Alaska Native 
tribe to appoint one or more individuals from its respective community 
or tribe to harvest subsistence halibut from a single vessel under 
reduced gear and harvest restrictions.
    Ceremonial and Educational Permits are available exclusively to 
Alaska Native tribes. Eligible Alaska Native tribes may appoint only 
one Ceremonial Permit Coordinator per tribe for Ceremonial Permits or 
one authorized Instructor per tribe for Educational Permits.
    Except for enrolled students fishing under a valid Educational 
Permit, special permits require persons fishing under them to also 
possess a Subsistence Halibut Registration Certificate (SHARC) (see OMB 
No. 0648-0460) which identifies those persons who are currently 
eligible for subsistence halibut fishing. Each of the instruments is 
designed to minimize the reporting burden on subsistence halibut 
fishermen while retrieving essential information.

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. Educational Permits may not 
be applied for online.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0512.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved collection).
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; state, local, or tribal 
government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 33.
    Estimated Time per Response: Permit applications, 10 minutes; 
Community harvest log, 30 minutes; Ceremonial or educational harvest 
log, 30 minutes; Appeal for permit denial, 4 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 17.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $21 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: February 3, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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(xviii) 0.015 percent of zirconium. I. Abstract Affected Public: Individuals or
Finished carbon steel flanges are currently households; state, local, or tribal
classified under subheadings 7307.91.5010 This request is for extension of a
currently approved information government.
and 7307.91.5050 of the Harmonized Tariff Estimated Number of Respondents:
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). They collection.
33.
may also be entered under HTSUS This information collection describes Estimated Time per Response: Permit
subheadings 7307.91.5030 and 7307.91.5070. special permits issued to participants in
The HTSUS subheadings are provided for applications, 10 minutes; Community
the Pacific halibut subsistence fishery in harvest log, 30 minutes; Ceremonial or
convenience and customs purposes; the waters off the coast of Alaska and any
written description of the scope is educational harvest log, 30 minutes;
appeals resulting from denials. The Appeal for permit denial, 4 hours.
dispositive.
National Marine Fisheries Service Estimated Total Annual Burden
Appendix II (NMFS) designed the permits to work in Hours: 17.
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
conjunction with other halibut harvest Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Decision Memorandum assessment measures. Subsistence Public: $21 in recordkeeping/reporting
fishing for halibut has occurred for costs.
1. Summary
2. Background
many years among the Alaska Native
people and non-Native people. Special IV. Request for Comments
3. Period of Investigation
4. Scope of the Investigation permits are initiated in response to the Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
5. Scope Comments concerns of Native and community the proposed collection of information
6. Application of Facts Available and Use of groups regarding increased restrictions is necessary for the proper performance
Adverse Inference in International Pacific Halibut of the functions of the agency, including
7. Calculation of All-Others Rate Commission Area 2C and include whether the information shall have
8. Verification Community Harvest Permits, practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
9. Conclusion Ceremonial Permits, and Educational agency’s estimate of the burden
[FR Doc. 2017–02606 Filed 2–7–17; 8:45 am] Permits. (including hours and cost) of the
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P A Community Harvest Permit allows proposed collection of information; (c)
the community or Alaska Native tribe to ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
appoint one or more individuals from clarity of the information to be
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE its respective community or tribe to collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
harvest subsistence halibut from a single burden of the collection of information
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
vessel under reduced gear and harvest on respondents, including through the
Administration
restrictions. use of automated collection techniques
Proposed Information Collection; Ceremonial and Educational Permits or other forms of information
Comment Request; Special are available exclusively to Alaska technology.
Subsistence Permits and Harvest Logs Native tribes. Eligible Alaska Native Comments submitted in response to
for Pacific Halibut in Waters Off Alaska tribes may appoint only one Ceremonial this notice will be summarized and/or
Permit Coordinator per tribe for included in the request for OMB
AGENCY:National Oceanic and Ceremonial Permits or one authorized approval of this information collection;
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Instructor per tribe for Educational they also will become a matter of public
Commerce. Permits. record.
Except for enrolled students fishing Dated: February 3, 2017.
ACTION: Notice.
under a valid Educational Permit, Sarah Brabson,
SUMMARY: The Department of special permits require persons fishing
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
Commerce, as part of its continuing under them to also possess a
[FR Doc. 2017–02591 Filed 2–7–17; 8:45 am]
effort to reduce paperwork and Subsistence Halibut Registration
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
respondent burden, invites the general Certificate (SHARC) (see OMB No.
public and other Federal agencies to 0648–0460) which identifies those
take this opportunity to comment on persons who are currently eligible for
subsistence halibut fishing. Each of the CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND
proposed and/or continuing information COMMUNITY SERVICE
collections, as required by the instruments is designed to minimize the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. reporting burden on subsistence halibut
Proposed Information Collection;
fishermen while retrieving essential
DATES:Written comments must be Comment Request
information.
submitted on or before April 10, 2017. AGENCY: Corporation for National and
II. Method of Collection
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments Community Service.
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Respondents have a choice of either ACTION: Notice.
Paperwork Clearance Officer, electronic or paper forms. Methods of
Department of Commerce, Room 6616, submittal include online, email of SUMMARY: The Corporation for National
14th and Constitution Avenue NW., electronic forms, mail, and facsimile and Community Service (CNCS), as part
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the transmission of paper forms. of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
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Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). Educational Permits may not be applied
for online. conducts a pre-clearance consultation
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: program to provide the general public
Requests for additional information or III. Data and federal agencies with an
copies of the information collection OMB Control Number: 0648–0512. opportunity to comment on proposed
instruments and instructions should be Form Number: None. and/or continuing collections of
directed to Rachel Baker, (907) 586– Type of Review: Regular submission information in accordance with the
7425 or rachel.baker@noaa.gov. (extension of a currently approved Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: collection). (PRA95) . This program helps to ensure

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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 April 10, 2017.
Contact		Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instruments and instructions should be directed to Rachel Baker, (907) 586-7425 or [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 9726

82 FR 9726 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Special Subsistence Permits and Harvest Logs for Pacific Halibut in Waters Off Alaska

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