Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Region BSAI Crab Permits, 50937-50938 [E7-17537]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50937-50938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-17537]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Region 
BSAI Crab Permits

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 5, 
2007.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th 
St. and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 
Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instruments and instructions 
should be directed to Patsy A. Bearden, 907-586-7008 or 
patsy.bearden@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska 
Region manages the crab fisheries, in the waters off the coast of 
Alaska, under the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea and Aleutian 
Islands Management Area (BSAI) Crab through the Crab Rationalization 
Program (Program). BSAI crab resources are allocated among harvesters, 
processors, and coastal communities. This collection-of-information 
addresses the permits, transfers, and cost recovery procedures for the 
Program. Implementing regulations may be found at 50 CFR part 680.

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II. Method of Collection

    The applications can be completed on-screen, printed, and submitted 
by mail, fax, or hand delivery. However, some applications require 
notary certification and therefore cannot be faxed. The cost recovery 
information may be submitted online.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0514.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,480.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours to complete and submit 
Application for Crab Quota Share (QS) and Processor Quota Share (PQS); 
2 hours to complete and submit Application for Crab Individual Fishing 
Quota (IFQ) Permit or Crab Individual Processor Quota (IPQ) permit; 2 
hours and 30 minutes to complete and submit Application for Crab 
Harvesting Cooperative IFQ Permit; 30 minutes to complete and submit 
Application for Registered Crab Receiver (RCR) Permit; 30 minutes to 
complete and submit Application for Crab IFQ Hired Master; 21 minutes 
to complete and submit Application for Federal Crab Vessel Permit; 2 
hours and 30 minutes to complete and submit Application To Become an 
Eligible Crab Community Organization (ECCO); 2 hours to complete and 
submit Application for Eligibility To Receive Crab QS/IFQ or PQS/IPQ by 
Transfer; 2 hours to complete and submit Application for Transfer of 
QS, IFQ, and IPQ; 2 hours to complete and submit Application for 
Transfer of Crab QS/IFQ to or From an ECCO; 2 hours to complete and 
submit Application for Inter-cooperative Transfer; 30 minutes to 
complete and submit RCR Fee Submission; 40 hours to prepare and submit 
Right of First Refusal Provisions (ROFR) Contracts; 30 minutes to 
complete and submit a ROFR Waiver; and 4 hours to complete and submit 
an appeal on NMFS decisions.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,466.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $ 31,742.
    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: August 30, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-17537 Filed 9-4-07; 8:45 am]
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