83 FR 9844 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 46 (March 8, 2018)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 46 (March 8, 2018)
| Page Range | 9844-9844 | |
| FR Document | 2018-04682 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 46 (Thursday, March 8, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 9844] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-04682] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Title: Alaska Rockfish Program: Permits and Reports. OMB Control Number: 0648-0548. Form Number(s): None. Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved information collection). Number of Respondents: 9. Average Hours per Response: Application for rockfish cooperative fishing quota, 2 hours; application for intercooperative transfer of cooperative fishing quota, 10 minutes; Rockfish Program Vessel Check- In/Check-Out and Termination of Fishing Report, 10 minutes. Burden Hours: 50. Needs and Uses: 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. Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations. Frequency: On occasion. Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits. This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806. Dated: March 5, 2018. Sarah Brabson, NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2018-04682 Filed 3-7-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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14th and Constitution Avenue NW, Estimated Time per Response: intercooperative transfer of cooperative
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Contract Request, 15 minutes; label fishing quota, 10 minutes; Rockfish
internet at pracomments@doc.gov). approval, 15 minutes; Inspection Program Vessel Check-In/Check-Out
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Request, 30 minutes. and Termination of Fishing Report, 10
Requests for additional information or Estimated Total Annual Burden minutes.
copies of the information collection Hours: 10,679.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Burden Hours: 50.
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Jeff Weir, (301) 427–8377 or Public: $106,790 in recordkeeping/ Needs and Uses: The Central Gulf of
Jeff.Weir@noaa.gov. reporting costs. Alaska Rockfish Program (RP) was
designed to enhance resource
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IV. Request for Comments
conservation and improve economic
I. Abstract Comments are invited on: (a) Whether efficiency in the rockfish fisheries
the proposed collection of information conducted in the Central Gulf of Alaska
This request is for extension of a is necessary for the proper performance
currently approved information by establishing cooperatives that receive
of the functions of the agency, including exclusive harvest privileges. Through
collection. whether the information shall have
The National Marine Fisheries Service the RP, National Marine Fisheries
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Service (NMFS) (1) assigns rockfish
(NMFS) operates a voluntary fee-for- agency’s estimate of the burden
service seafood inspection program quota share (QS) and cooperative quota
(including hours and cost) of the
(Program) under the authorities of the to participants for rockfish primary and
proposed collection of information; (c)
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as secondary species; (2) allows a
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
amended, the Fish and Wildlife Act of clarity of the information to be participant holding a License Limitation
1956, and the Reorganization Plan No. collected; and (d) ways to minimize the Program (LLP) license with rockfish QS
4 of 1970. The regulations for the burden of the collection of information to form a rockfish cooperative with
Program are contained in 50 CFR part on respondents, including through the other persons; (3) allows holders of
260. The program offers inspection use of automated collection techniques catcher/processor LLP licenses to opt-
grading and certification services, or other forms of information out of rockfish cooperatives each year;
including the use of official quality technology. (4) includes an entry level longline
grade marks which indicate that specific Comments submitted in response to fishery; (5) establishes sideboard limits,
products have been Federally inspected. this notice will be summarized and/or which are limits designed to prevent
Those wishing to participate in the included in the request for OMB participants in the RP from increasing
program must request the services and approval of this information collection; their historical effort in other Gulf of
submit specific compliance information. they also will become a matter of public Alaska groundfish fisheries; and (6)
In July 1992, NMFS announced new record. includes monitoring and enforcement
inspection services, which were fully
Dated: March 5, 2018. provisions. The Rockfish Program is
based on guidelines recommended by
the National Academy of Sciences, Sarah Brabson, authorized for until December 31, 2021.
known as Hazard Analysis Critical NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. Affected Public: Business or other for-
Control Point (HACCP). The information [FR Doc. 2018–04681 Filed 3–7–18; 8:45 am] profit organizations.
collection requirements fall under BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Frequency: On occasion.
§ 260.15 of the regulations. These
guidelines required that a facility’s Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
quality control system have a written DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE obtain or retain benefits.
plan of the operation, identification of This information collection request
control points with acceptance criteria National Oceanic and Atmospheric may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
and a corrective action plan, as well as Administration the instructions to view Department of
identified personnel responsible for Commerce collections currently under
Submission for OMB Review;
oversight of the system. review by OMB.
Comment Request
II. Method of Collection Written comments and
The Department of Commerce will recommendations for the proposed
Respondents have a choice of either submit to the Office of Management and
electronic or paper forms. Methods of information collection should be sent
Budget (OMB) for clearance the within 30 days of publication of this
submittal include email of electronic following proposal for collection of
forms, and mail and facsimile notice to OIRA_Submission@
information under the provisions of the
transmission of paper forms. omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35). Dated: March 5, 2018.
III. Data
Agency: National Oceanic and Sarah Brabson,
OMB Control Number: 0648–0266. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
Form Numbers: 89–800, 89–814, 89– Title: Alaska Rockfish Program: [FR Doc. 2018–04682 Filed 3–7–18; 8:45 am]
819. Permits and Reports.
Type of Review: Regular submission OMB Control Number: 0648–0548. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
(extension of a currently approved
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Form Number(s): None.
information collection). Type of Request: Regular (extension of
Affected Public: Business or other for- a currently approved information
profit organizations; Not-for-profit collection).
institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Number of Respondents: 9.
government. Average Hours per Response:
Estimated Number of Respondents: Application for rockfish cooperative
4,260. fishing quota, 2 hours; application for
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